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Now that we are so close to Game Day we can hear it, it’s time to start winding down the High Five for a bit. This is the penultimate one and next week the plan is to give you my five best picks against the spread for the season. After …

The Back Nine comes at you after a weekend that was way too decadent if you consider it decadent to watch a ton of baseball, football and golf and not get anything done except hang one framed Gainesville Sun front page on the wall.  10. Obviously, nobody was surprised to …

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 …

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 …

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 …

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 …

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 …

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 …

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 …

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 …