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The Back Nine comes at you after a wild and crazy weekend (Festrunk Brothers skits sold separately) that saw some scores I didn’t think I would see and some that were predictable. Just not by me.   Last week, Gainesville and the Gator Nation were abuzz about a quarterback controversy. …

Grading the Gators By Pat Dooley Offense B First half: After a clumsy three-and-out to start the game. The Gator offense was cranking behind both quarterbacks the rest of the half. Florida scored on five straight possessions – all touchdowns – as both quarterbacks made nice throws for touchdown passes. …

The Back Nine comes at you with something to really talk about, some actual games and some actual upsets and some fan bases wondering when basketball season starts. It was a special night in the Swamp Saturday with the fans back (I never dreamed what a big crowd it would …

The Tailgate’s Pat Dooley has busted out his red pen and we have our first set of grades following the Gators 35-14 win over FAU.   Offense B- First half: Obviously, the first two drives were excellent, but the mistakes made by Emory Jones late were not what you want …

The Back Nine comes at you with real games to talk about and even more real games to talk about in a full weekend of college football coming up. Sorry, I’m a little giddy. It’s Game Week! So let me get this straight. The media has been looking forward to …

We bring you the last “Friday Fivesome” and hope you have enjoyed them as we head into real football games. The Back Nine will continue Mondays and we start Grading the Gators next Saturday. Can’t wait. 1.I thought we would finish up with a look at Florida’s rivalry games. It …

The Back Nine comes at you and IT’S GAME WEEK! OK, not for the Gators but for college football. We have real games and don’t forget it’s Week 1, not Week Zero. That nonsense has gone on long enough. So, this is a discussion that has been going on all …

This is the penultimate Friday Fivesome as we have tried to help get you through the hot and boring summer months to get to football season. One more next week and then we will be in Game Week for the Gators, and I will start writing my Grading the Gators …

The Back Nine comes at you with the countdown to kickoff a real thing now. Of course, which kickoff you’re counting down to depends on your love for the game. Most of you are counting down to FAU in the Swamp which is only 19 days away. You know that …

The Friday Fivesome comes at you after five days in the Panhandle and a couple of days this week going to bed at 9 p.m. I think they are related. For the Fivesome today, we are going to talk about the coaches’ poll and only because every year when either …