Tag Archives: 2023 college football

The Back Nine comes at you after an incredible trip to Washington, D.C, where I learned all of the stuff I should have known after minoring in history at Florida. 10. We were there because my wife’s father was laid to rest in Arlington National Cemetery (he passed 22 months …

The Back Nine comes at you with what brain cells are left after a great weekend that included the rarest of sights – the Gators celebrating a road win.  10. There was a point Saturday with Florida down 10 and nine minutes to go where I was trying to figure …

The Tailgates’ Pat Dooley Grades the Gators after their 41-39 win Saturday against South Carolina in Columbia, S.C.: OFFENSE A+ First half: The Gators came out firing and kept it going throughout the half with 293 total yards. Florida scored on all but one possession and Graham Mertz threw for …

It’s no secret that the Gators have struggled on the road under football coach Billy Napier. Since taking over in 2022, Napier’s Gators are 1-6 away from The Swamp, with the sole win coming against a Texas A&M team that finished the season 5-7. On Saturday, the Gators (4-2, 2-1 …

The Tailgate’s Pat Dooley grades the Gators after their 38-14 win Saturday over Vanderbilt in The Swamp: OFFENSE B+ First half: Florida was able to be balanced and had three nice drives to take the halftime lead. There were a few boos when Florida threw a screen pass on third-and-23, …

The Back Nine comes at you after a crazy football weekend that unfortunately Florida decided not to show up for.  10. It is really depressing for Gator fans to deal with this constant roller coaster. Every time they start to feel good about what is happening, it goes south, and …

The Tailgate’s Pat Dooley grades the No. 22 Gators after their embarrassing 33-14 loss at Kentucky on Saturday. OFFENSE D- First half: It was not good on offense until the drive for the touchdown with 34 seconds left in the half. Until then, quarterback Graham Mertz looked unsure of himself, …

The Tennessee Volunteers matchup against the South Carolina Gamecocks at home in an SEC East game Saturday. The Volunteers are 3-1 on the season and are coming off of a 45-14 blowout win against UTSA. South Carolina bounced back in Week 4 and defeated Mississippi State 37-30. The last time …

Week 4 across the college football plain featured a few nail-biters and eye-opening play, to leave us wondering who is real and who is not. https://twitter.com/SportsCenter/status/1706008742376980641 The rankings were expected to be shaken up this week. Eight games on the slate featured teams that were 3-0 or better. Colorado Bluffin’? …

The Back Nine comes at you after a weekend that had a little bit of everything, and we’ll leave it right there.  10. I think Florida fans, who have been awesome this year in terms of showing up, need to realize this football team is what we thought it might …