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The Back Nine comes at you with something that is becoming a little too familiar — starting a week with a Gator loss in the rear-view mirror. It’s not fun. So, there are many ways to look at a result that was inevitable. Dan Mullen took a chunk of the …

Pat Dooley Grades the Gators Georgia 34, Florida 7   OFFENSE D- First half: Pathetic is the only possible word. Let’s see, the fact that Florida has only 147 total yards was one problem. The fact that Anthony Richardson, in his first start, turned the ball over in the last …

The Back Nine comes at you after a Saturday off and, boy, did I take advantage of it. If by taking advantage of it, you can accept doing almost nothing but watching football and one really lovely baseball game. After watching Mississippi throttle LSU on Saturday, I’m sure there were …

  The Back Nine comes at you and I can’t decide whether to start with the winning or losing coach from the Florida-LSU game. College football is crazy. There is a defense for the defense. I know it is there. I just have to find it. I mean, Todd Grantham’s …

OFFENSE D+ FIRST HALF: The 77-yard drive at the end of the half and the Hail Mary allowed Florida to outgain LSU in the first half. Up to then, it was not good. Florida rushed for 35 yards against a team that could not stop the running game the week …

The Back Nine comes at you halfway through another college football season. Man, where did it go? Again? I’m going to savor the rest of it.   10. So, we have been telling you most weeks what you will be able to learn about your football team. I don’t think …

Offense B First half: Boy, Anthony Richardson struggled when he was in. Emory Jones was solid as he threw for two touchdown passes. And the good news was that Florida did try some deep passes early. Offense generated 215 yards, which was a little low because the Gators could not …

The Back Nine comes at you after a weekend that was going really well in St. Augustine until the disaster in Lexington. 10. I was wrong. I thought Florida might be on the verge of a run this season, that the quarterback situation had been worked out and the defense …

Offense F First half: The whole Emory Jones-Anthony Richardson thing was a weird deal, but Florida only had six possessions because of the flow of the game. Florida still almost eclipsed the 200-yard mark. Trent Whittemore had a nice half. Too many false start penalties. Second half: It didn’t get …

The Back Nine comes at you after a weekend that wasn’t as electric as the one before but still packed plenty of fun. And winning is always more fun than the alternative. Because of SEC scheduling, it now feels like the rest of this journey with the 2021 team will …