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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 …

The SEC finally revealed its 2024 football schedule and the results were predictable. Not which teams play each other, but the way the fans of every team reacted. They are either a little ticked off or a lot excited. We will see what the 2025 schedule looks like and whether …

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 …

The Back Nine comes at you after a week off and a heckuva lot going on. Especially Monday afternoon.   10.  In the end, it was all about power. Florida’s power at the plate and the power pitching on the mound. (Not to mention the power of a home crowd). Florida’s …

Of course, it was a big deal when Florida was announced as a regional host site for the NCAA Baseball Tournament which will take place this weekend. You always want to be at home, sleep in your own beds, play in the facility you know best. There are no guarantees, …

The Back Nine comes at you after a celebratory weekend because nobody celebrates SEC titles like the Gators. That’s my story and I’m sticking to it.   10. Watching the videos of the Gator players and coaches celebrating after Arkansas lost and Florida won a share of the SEC took …

On The Tailgate the other day I had a brain cramp and could not think of any famous football players who wore No. 28. So, we got a ton of calls – one from the father of one of the 28s – to straighten me out. Today on the High Five, I …

The Back Nine comes at you after an amazing weekend that included rain but only at the best times for the 28th Bob Dooley Invitational. I think Dad was looking out for us.   10. This will be the last you will have to read about the tournament in this space …

The Back Nine comes at you and it is officially The Bob Week, so understand if I am short with you. I still love you (just trying to get the apologies out of the way early):   10. The Bob Dooley Invitational is Saturday and I encourage people to come …

The plan is that Greg Sankey, the commissioner of the conference that Just Means More, is going to walk out of a meeting in Destin at the end of the month with the new schedule plan for 2024’s SEC football season. We’ll see how it goes. Everyone I talk to …