The Front Nine comes at you hoping you have fastened your seat belts because the ride is about to get really interesting around here. 1. You know what really just sunk in the other day (and I’m sorry if I am the last person to realize this)? Florida is doing …
Read More »Pat Dooley’s Back Nine: February 15
The Back Nine comes at you after a busy sports weekend and I hope you carved out some time for your Valentines. The heart-shaped pancakes were the best part of it for yours truly. 10. There was a lot going on over the weekend (and it continues tonight with a …
Read More »Pat Dooley’s Front Nine: February 12
The Front Nine comes at you with another Saturday devoid of Gator basketball. Thank goodness we are about to have multiple choices of sports to pay attention to. 1.We’ll get to the drought of Florida basketball games, but since we have officially entered “Talking Season” with football finished for another …
Read More »Pat Dooley’s Back Nine: February 8
The Back Nine comes at you after the end of football season and the beginning of basketball season, which is the way some people look at it. 10. There were a lot of people disappointed in the big game on Sunday and the usual snarky comments about the halftime performer. …
Read More »Pat Dooley’s Front Nine: February 5, 2021
The Back Nine comes at you while gearing up for a busy weekend that includes a little bit of everything including the most overwhelming game in any sport – Puppy Bowl XVII. 10. Now that both Signing Days are over and the second one that used to be a national …
Read More »Pat Dooley’s Back Nine: February 1
The Back Nine comes at you after a weekend of watching balls bouncing all over the place … and that was just during my golf round. Thanks to the Haile’s Angels for inviting me out. 10. When LSU tight end Arik Gilbert announced he was entering the transfer portal, many …
Read More »Pat Dooley’s Front Nine: January 29
The Front Nine comes at you as we get ready for another big weekend of sports in for the Florida Gators. It’s only going to get better when baseball and softball join in and soccer cranks back up. 1. I’ve received dozens of questions about how much the football team …
Read More »Pat Dooley’s Back Nine: January 25
The Back Nine comes at you after a trip to St. Augustine to see my dad and get a surprise gift from my brother. More on that later. 10. We usually lean to the Gators to lead off this column, but it is impossible for anyone not to be talking …
Read More »Pat Dooley’s Back Nine: January 18
The Back Nine comes at you after a weekend of a lot of football and a lot of basketball and even a little golf. Not that I played any of these. And sorry for the delay. Technical issues. 10. If the summer if “talking season” as Steve Spurrier calls it, …
Read More »New Feature! Pat Dooley’s Front Nine
The Front Nine is a new feature here on WRUF.com (veterans will remember that when the Back Nine started years ago, it was called the Front Nine, and now you are getting confused). So here we go with a look ahead to the weekend, but also a look back at …
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