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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 …

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 …