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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 …

WRUF sports columnist Pat Dooley grades the Gators after their 22-7 win over Charlotte in The Swamp on Saturday night: OFFENSE C First half: You could look at the 243 total yards or look at the 16 points. You could look at the 188 passing yards or the 55 rushing …

The Back Nine comes at you after a glorious weekend that included friends, family and the biggest win of Billy Napier’s career. So far.  10. Man, you should have heard the chatter in the press box Saturday. It wasn’t what Florida would do IF Florida lost to Tennessee, it was …

Pat Dooley grades the Gators after their 29-16 win over No. 11 Tennessee in The Swamp on Saturday night:   OFFENSE B- First half: Despite a shaky start with an empty drive which lasted 7:21 that started the game, the Gators dominated. The running game was especially efficient with 135 …

The Back Nine comes at you after a Saturday of true football decadence although I did go to sleep before Auburn-Cal was over.  10. Yes, I had spent 14 hours watching football. Oh, I did move occasionally from the recliner. There were wings involved. That first big weekend of the …