The Back Nine comes at you after a trip to St. Augustine to see my dad and get a surprise gift from my brother. More on that later. 10. We usually lean to the Gators to lead off this column, but it is impossible for anyone not to be talking …
Read More »Skaggs, No. 1 Gators Get Road Win Over No. 8 Arkansas
In their third meet of the season, the No. 1 Florida Gators made the trip to Fayetteville, Arkansas to take on the No. 8 Razorbacks. The Gators were seeking their second top-ten win of the season, and their 21st consecutive win against Arkansas. In an up-and-down meet for Florida, they …
Read More »Pat Dooley’s Front Nine: January 22
The Front Nine comes at you to talk about The Season Of The Weird not going away just because the calendar changed. 10. I tried to tell people that just because the year was new didn’t mean we were all going to get back to normal. As Exhibit A, I …
Read More »Gators Get Huge Upset Win Over No. 6 Tennessee
It was the night that everything seemed to connect for the Gators. And could they have picked a better night than against the No. 6 team in the country? https://twitter.com/GatorsMBK/status/1351713305363050497 The Florida Gators had everything stacked against them. Down multiple influential players, greatly outmatched on defense and more. However, that …
Read More »Pat Dooley’s Back Nine: January 18
The Back Nine comes at you after a weekend of a lot of football and a lot of basketball and even a little golf. Not that I played any of these. And sorry for the delay. Technical issues. 10. If the summer if “talking season” as Steve Spurrier calls it, …
Read More »Gators Look to get Upset Win Over No. 6 Tennessee
After dropping three of their last four games, the Gator men’s basketball team is in desperate need of a win. However, a win tonight will not come easy. The No. 6 Tennessee Volunteers head to Gainesville looking to continue their hot streak. Tennessee has won the last four matchups against …
Read More »No. 1 Gators Top No. 7 Bulldogs
The No. 1 Gators Gymnastics team started their season off with a dominant win in Auburn against the No. 14 Tigers. Now, the Gators returned home to face their rival: the No. 7 Georgia GymDogs. Since the Gators lost their last meet against Georgia at the O’Connell Center in 2019, …
Read More »Florida Women’s Basketball Loses In Near Miss To No. 17 Arkansas
Florida women’s basketball fell to Arkansas Razorbacks last night 84-80. Although the Gators outscored Arkansas through three of the quarters and shooting 45.7 percent, their efforts were not enough. The Florida Gators have faced a tough start in the 2021 season as they have already faced four AP Top 25 teams …
Read More »New Feature! Pat Dooley’s Front Nine
The Front Nine is a new feature here on WRUF.com (veterans will remember that when the Back Nine started years ago, it was called the Front Nine, and now you are getting confused). So here we go with a look ahead to the weekend, but also a look back at …
Read More »Gymnastics Meet Preview: No. 1 Gators Returns Home to Face No. 7 Georgia
The No. 1 Gators Gymnastics team dominated in their first meet of the season at Auburn, finishing with a 197.500-195.725 win. Highlighted by a 9.950 on the beam from freshman Ellie Lazzari and another SEC Gymnast of the Week Award for junior Trinity Thomas, the Gators also earned the highest …
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