Do we want to talk about it? From a statistical perspective, it appears that Florida outplayed the Wildcats right? Gators had 217 receiving yards and 171 yards, compared to Kentucky with 87 receiving yards and 137 rushing yards. What happened? Here is the good, the bad and the ugly. There …
Read More »Pat Dooley’s Back Nine July 12
The Back Nine comes at you after a week off and I hope you missed me. The craziness isn’t that far off. 10. Hearing the great Rece Davis on the studio show for the Euro Cup got my football blood circulating. And by that I mean the real football, American …
Read More »Pat Dooley’s Friday Fivesome June 18
The third edition of the “Friday Fivesome” comes at you with more stuff to think about regarding college football during talking season. 1. I spent the last two afternoons with Steve Spurrier at different functions and one thing we talked about was how good FSU was during his run at …
Read More »Pat Dooley’s Back Nine June 14
The Back Nine comes at you after a weekend that was either scary storms or golf-inducing sunshine. We are a weird state. And it just started raining again. 10. With the big news about the College Football Playoffs expansion last week, several virtual scribes went to work on what the …
Read More »Pat Dooley’s Friday Fivesome June 11th
The “Friday Fivesome” comes at you for the second installment of football only opinions, which means we are that much closer to football season. Heck, we can even see SEC Media Days from here. 1.Obviously, the plans for a new playoff system took center stage in the college football world …
Read More »Pat Dooley’s Front Nine May 28
The Front Nine comes at you on the verge of a big weekend for the bats and balls crowd. SEC baseball tourney title on the line, softball super regional in Gainesville. A lot of teams elsewhere have already finished their seasons. 1. In a way, I think I owe the …
Read More »Pat Dooley’s Front Nine May 21
The Front Nine comes at you as I get ready to settle in for some serious TV time this weekend. What’s that honey? Yard work? Aw, drat. 1. I could go all day talking about how jealous the national media is of Tim Tebow and you know these guys are …
Read More »Florida Athletics Moving Toward Normal Operation
After a year of mask wearing, physical distancing and limited stadium capacity, Florida Gator sports will begin to return to pre-pandemic conditions. The recent announcement from the Center for Disease Control regarding mask wearing for fully vaccinated people has led some communities to begin changing COVID-19 restrictions. On Monday, the …
Read More »Pat Dooley’s Front Nine May 7
The Front Nine comes at you with the full knowledge that Sunday it will officially be Bob Dooley Invitational week. It’s kind of like Masters week without the Champions Dinner. 1. We were talking about this on the Tailgate the other day – who are the third best teams in …
Read More »Pat Dooley’s Back Nine May 3rd
The Back Nine comes at you after another weekend on the road and some and, yes, I feel pampered. And poor. Now it’s time to pour myself into the 26th Bob Dooley Invitational (May 15). 10. So, the NFL Draft finally is over and the SEC once again flexed its …
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