The Back Nine comes at you after a productive weekend at home mainly because great friends Ann and Shannon helped my wife with some serious interior design work while I watched games. They should have their own show. 10.Because we had a few people over and I played host, I …
Read More »UF Football Receives Official Notice of Inquiry From NCAA
The NCAA has sent the University of Florida and its football team an official letter of inquiry that was sent to UF president Ben Sasse on June 9. According to published reports and to sources, the inquiry is based around the recruitment of former quarterback Jaden Rashada. However, Rashada’s name …
Read More »Pat Dooley’s High Five: UF Athletic Director Facing Blame Game
OK, the High Five is back after taking some time off during football season (and Grading the Gators) and another couple of weeks for the holidays (and Gaining The Weight). We will start out with the five reasons Florida’s schedule is so difficult in 2024. Most consider it the toughest …
Read More »Pat Dooley’s Back Nine: Weather affects Gator Basketball
The Back Nine comes at you with some big news at the end and a thanks to my late parents for moving to Florida instead of staying in upstate New York. Brrr! 10. Did you ever sit there watching a game and felt likeitwas cold in your heated TV room? …
Read More »Pat Dooley’s Back Nine: Gators Need To Win A Lot of Basketball Games
The Back Nine comes at you after an incredible couple of weeks off and the wonderful feeling of living into the year 2024. 10. We will start with the basketball game and Florida was so close to pulling this one off. Just a few more made free throws or just …
Read More »Pat Dooley’s Back Nine (Dec. 11)
The Back Nine comes at you after the first crippling withdrawals from football season started to hit. Dry mouth, headache, nausea. Oh, that was a hangover? Never mind. 10. I can finally reveal my Heisman Trophy ballot now that ESPN had its boring show on and bled right into a …
Read More »New NCAA Proposal Would Allow Athletes to Be Paid Directly
With everyone in the nation talking about FSU not making the College Football Playoff this week, the NCAA has new proposal might have people buzzing for months to come. A new NCAA proposal could pave the way for schools to pay athletes directly through trust funds and NIL by creating …
Read More »Tebow Inducted into the College Football Hall of Fame
Tim Tebow, a former Florida Gators quarterback and Gator Great, will be inducted into the College Football Hall of Fame Tuesday night. He is the third Florida quarterback to be inducted, following Steve Spurrier and Danny Wuerffel. Tebow Era: Tebow is considered one of the greatest quarterbacks in Florida and …
Read More »CFP Top 25: Winners, Losers and Weirdos from Playoff Selection Day
The CFP Top 25 is set in stone following championship weekend. The regular season is over, bowl selection is here and the college football playoff has been decided. Michigan, Washington, Texas and Alabama will all vie for college football glory, while Florida State and Georgia look beyond from outside the …
Read More »The Band, Bush and a Brawl: Remembering the Pac-12
As conference realignment dominates the sport we so love, there is one major casualty in all the chaos. The Pac-12 is dead. Washington took down Oregon 34-31 on Friday to propel the Huskies to the College Football Playoff and send a once-great conference to the grave. So sit back and …
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