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Now, you can taste it. Now, you can smell it. Now, you can pick out your outfit for the first game. Now, it feels real. We are almost there, just three weeks from Saturday until the Gators show us whether we have been raised on promises or not. And we …

The Back Nine comes at you after a weekend of watching sports and hunkering down for another storm. 10. Sorry, but my goosebumps have goosebumps after watching a Gator set a world record in what they are saying has been a slow pool. (How is water slow?) Bobby Finke won …

I often refer to August 1 as the beginning of football season, because it is the first month in a long time when we have games. And I also have referred to myself as a kid before Christmas this time of year. I can’t wait to see what is under …

The Back Nine comes at you after a weekend of having Olympic Fever. It sure beats COVID. 10. After watching the opening ceremony Friday, I was less than enthusiastic for the Summer Olympics. It was very French (oh yeah, they are in France) and I was not a fan of …

The Back Nine comes at you after a weekend that was all about golf. Playing, watching. I need a nap.  10. Obviously, this was a weekend to be watching, because it was the final major of the year and especially because our guy was leading after 54 holes. And then …

SEC Football Media Days/Week finally ended Thursday in Dallas, and I felt a little melancholy. But not that much. What did we learn from the four-day clambake and stenographer convention? Not much? But five things for sure as the High Five takes a look back: Billy Napier is confident We’ve …

The Back Nine comes at you after a great weekend that led right into the peak of Talking Season – SEC Media Days. 10. There will be a lot of talking, too, with 16 different coaches and 48 different players on hand at the Dallas Omni Hotel (if you ever …

As most of you know, SEC Media Week starts Monday or as I liked to call it, “The Greg Sankey Clambake.” They treat the media pretty well at this event and I’m sure its first trip to Dallas will be a blast. Everything is bigger in Texas, right? The key …

The Back Nine comes at you while dealing with COVID during the worst weekend for sports ever. Free Pat Dooley! 10. You know what snuck up on me? SEC Media Days. Maybe it’s because I don’t have to go anymore (I thought about just going because it’s not difficult to …

Well, COVID is far from gone. I know because I tested positive Thursday morning. That’s the second time in less than a year for me, but neither has been horrible. You know what is horrible? Trying to find something interesting to watch when you can’t leave the house. The High …