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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 …

I was in the whirlpool at the gym recently when a former UF player asked me this question: Why do they hate Billy Napier? My response was it is the lunatic fringe who hates the Florida football coach. There are a lot of people who believe in him and there …

The Back Nine comes at you after a weird weekend. I know we have them all the time, but when Gator sports are over for the academic year, I feel a little lost.   10. Hey, we do have the Olympics, although, if they are as boring as the Trials …

It’s not only a long way to college football season, but also a long way to SEC Media Days. Now that college sports at Florida are done until August, we are looking for answers to questions that have not really been asked. Seriously, what has changed in the last few …

The Back Nine comes at you after a humid weekend where we saw train wrecks at the Open and bad breaks for the Gator baseball team. 10. It wasn’t that great a catch. It was more that when Cade Kurland hit it, you thought it might be the game-winner. But …

You all know about the three statues in front of the football stadium (unless you have never been west of 13th Street). Certainly, the three Heisman Trophy winners deserve statues. I just think there should be more. We know the money is there. Let me kick in the first 10-spot. …