The Back Nine comes at you after a beautiful weekend unless you care about the Florida football team, in which case you can’t believe the sun bothered to come up.  10. I think one of the biggest problems Florida fans are realizing in their most sober of moments is that …

The Tailgates’ Pat Dooley grades the Gators after their 43-20 loss to Georgia in Jacksonville on Saturday: OFFENSE C- First half: That first drive was something. Really well executed. After that, not much. The fourth-down call was something that will be dissected for a year, but the biggest issue was …

The Back Nine comes at you after an incredible trip to Washington, D.C, where I learned all of the stuff I should have known after minoring in history at Florida. 10. We were there because my wife’s father was laid to rest in Arlington National Cemetery (he passed 22 months …

The Back Nine comes at you with what brain cells are left after a great weekend that included the rarest of sights – the Gators celebrating a road win.  10. There was a point Saturday with Florida down 10 and nine minutes to go where I was trying to figure …

The Tailgates’ Pat Dooley Grades the Gators after their 41-39 win Saturday against South Carolina in Columbia, S.C.: OFFENSE A+ First half: The Gators came out firing and kept it going throughout the half with 293 total yards. Florida scored on all but one possession and Graham Mertz threw for …

The Back Nine comes at you after waking up to the first hint of fall. Our three-day winter could be right around the corner.  10. The team Florida beat in The Swamp on Saturday was not good. It was not even as good as the team that beat Florida in …

The Tailgate’s Pat Dooley grades the Gators after their 38-14 win Saturday over Vanderbilt in The Swamp: OFFENSE B+ First half: Florida was able to be balanced and had three nice drives to take the halftime lead. There were a few boos when Florida threw a screen pass on third-and-23, …

The Back Nine comes at you after a crazy football weekend that unfortunately Florida decided not to show up for.  10. It is really depressing for Gator fans to deal with this constant roller coaster. Every time they start to feel good about what is happening, it goes south, and …

The Tailgate’s Pat Dooley grades the No. 22 Gators after their embarrassing 33-14 loss at Kentucky on Saturday. OFFENSE D- First half: It was not good on offense until the drive for the touchdown with 34 seconds left in the half. Until then, quarterback Graham Mertz looked unsure of himself, …

The Back Nine comes at you after a weekend that had a little bit of everything, and we’ll leave it right there.  10. I think Florida fans, who have been awesome this year in terms of showing up, need to realize this football team is what we thought it might …