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The Back Nine comes at you after a chilly weekend that included a rare sighting of a character who elicited a buzz throughout the O-Dome on Saturday. 10. No, not Colin Castleton – although for more on him keep reading – but instead a burly man who could barely fit …

Florida got itself back inside the bubble with two straight come-from behind wins, overcoming a combined 25 points worth of deficits to get those wins That doesn’t mean the Gators are anything close to being a lock to make the tournament. And anything short of Colin Castleton returning – which …

The Back Nine comes at you after a weekend when we found out which teams will be in the Super Bowl and which conference is better in basketball. There was so much going on this weekend, I’m not sure where to start. Maybe we should go with the event in …

Florida did not exactly get it done in its last two games, sinking back below the Don DeVoe line to an under .500 record in league play. The two losses at Ole Miss and Tennessee came in different ways. For example, against Ole Miss the Gators couldn’t shoot at all. …

Florida heads into a stretch of three games in five days that was forced by the postponement of the Ole Miss game back in December. The Gators do so with some momentum, winning their last two conference games including a come-from-behind victory over Mississippi State. That puts the Gators record …

The Back Nine comes at you after a great weekend for sports and some of that included me on the golf course which was terrific except for the golf part. It’s been a while since the Gator Nation has been able to be happy about much, but this weekend was …

Florida 9-6, 0-3 in SEC) is not in a good place right now after playing three straight ranked teams and hardly getting the result the Gators hoped for. UF has now lost three straight and six of nine games heading into the softer part of the schedule. Of course, when …

The Back Nine comes at you after a weekend with a lot of college basketball and NFL. Hug your parents and comedian friends today. 10. Another week, another big commitment and more quality coaches coming to town. Getting Trevor Etienne was another step in the process for Billy Napier and …

It doesn’t get any easier after Florida opened its SEC schedule a week late with a home loss to Alabama. That’s part of the problem for a team with only one Quad One win (Ohio State) so far this season – the league is loaded with good teams but is …

The Back Nine comes at you after a wonderful New Year’s evening in downtown Gainesville and a sedentary New Year’s Day watching college football. The biggest story of the weekend was not the CFP playoff games (boring) or the Saturday games (thrilling) as much as it was the debate about …