Amid all the realignment talk this week, there is something I thought I should bring to your attention. On Monday, the Coaches’ USA Today Poll comes out for college football. I know there are those of you who despise preseason polls and others who can’t take seriously a poll that …
Read More »Pat Dooley’s Back Nine (July 31st)
The Back Nine comes at you after a weekend of golf, rain and life, and not in that order. Sometimes, all three are just frustrating. 10. It certainly has been a weird time to be a college football fan as you find yourself waking up and running to your computer …
Read More »Pat Dooley’s High Five (July 28th)
I have this playlist on my phone that is called “Almost There” which I am not allowed to play until we get within two weeks of the first game of the season. We are almost there to “Almost There.” And today, the High Five will take a look at the …
Read More »Pat Dooley’s Back Nine (July 24th)
The Back Nine comes at you after a weekend in St. Augustine, which means the gym is calling. Man, I consumed too much. 10. Maybe one reason I ate too much and have to get back on my diet is that I knew this was the last fun weekend …
Read More »Pat Dooley’s High Five (July 21st)
Now that SEC Media Days are over, it’s only five+ more weeks until the start of the season. Yay!?!? Naw, all that happens at the SEC Media days is we start talking season. The start of the regular season – Week Zero for those who like that moniker – is …
Read More »Pat Dooley’s Back Nine (July 17th)
The Back Nine comes at you with a sore back after spending too much time in the recliner. 10. I must admit that one reason I retired from the newspaper was because travel had become tedious. But this is the one week where I miss being on the road. So …
Read More »Pat Dooley’s Back Nine (July 10th)
The Back Nine comes at you after a lazy weekend that included counting the days until football season starts. 10. Certainly, the big story of the weekend around here was the Major League Baseball Draft which I actually watched more of than the NFL Draft. I do think it’s …
Read More »Pat Dooley’s Back Nine (June 26th)
The Back Nine comes at you after a weekend that hasn’t ended yet. 10. And that’s a good thing because once tonight’s game is over we are done with college sports until late August. You want to be playing in the last game of the academic season because that …
Read More »Pat Dooley’s Back Nine (June 19th)
The Back Nine comes at you after a magnificent Father’s Day that included a magnificently strange baseball game. 10. For openers, let me tell you that I am so happy the Gators will not be playing baseball until Wednesday. I am spent after watching that nerve-wracking second game of …
Read More »Pat Dooley’s Back Nine (June 12th)
The Back Nine comes at you after another wild weekend that saw Florida fans show up and Gators deliver in two sports. 10. Last week I saw something I don’t think I had seen before in person and that was two Gators getting thrown out at home on the …
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