With the regular season concluding in college football and a weekend of conference championships ahead, there is much at stake for the top teams in the poll. Undefeated Georgia, Michigan, Washington and Florida State sit in the top four spots, hoping to clinch a playoff berth. Questions remain if there …
Read More »Pat Dooley’s Back Nine (Nov. 27)
The Back Nine comes at you after a wonderful Thanksgiving weekend as long as yours could not be spoiled by a Gator loss. That eliminates most of us. 10. There is nothing worse than losing a football game in The Swamp against that team out west. It’s depressing, especially if …
Read More »Dooley Grades The Gators: No. 5 Florida State at Florida
The Tailgate’s Pat Dooley hands out grades after Florida’s 24-15 loss to No. 5 Florida State in The Swamp on Saturday night: OFFENSE D First half: Florida did about as well as you could expect with Max Brown starting the game at quarterback. Even with FSU crowding the line of …
Read More »Pat Dooley’s Back Nine (Nov. 20)
The Back Nine comes at you after another soul-crushing loss by Florida’s football team that is going to send us down a weird rabbit hole. 10. Oh, and Happy Thanksgiving to everyone out there. My favorite dish is the stuffing, but it’s kind of like beer — not all stuffing …
Read More »Dooley Grades The Gators: Florida at No. 9 Missouri
The Tailgate’s Pat Dooley hands out grades after Florida’s 33-31 loss to No. 9 Missouri at Memorial Stadium in Columbia on Saturday night: OFFENSE B First half: It was about as bad as it has been so far this season. Florida managed only 30 plays and 153 yards in the …
Read More »South Carolina Set to Host Kentucky
South Carolina will host Kentucky in each team’s last SEC matchup of the regular season. The Gamecocks will look to keep their bowl game hopes alive with a victory over the Wildcats. If they can pull it off, this will be Shane Beamer’s third-straight bowl game appearance. Kickoff is set …
Read More »Georgia and Tennessee Face Off in SEC East Matchup
The No.1-ranked Georgia Bulldogs (10-0) travel to Neyland Stadium to face No.21 Tennessee (7-3) Saturday. Georgia is 7-0 in conference play, while Tennessee is 3-4. https://twitter.com/GeorgiaFootball/status/1724882063713812966 Dawgs Continue to Build Momentum Georgia continues to show its strength with big wins against Top-25-ranked SEC teams. The Bulldogs most recently destroyed Lane …
Read More »Pat Dooley’s Back Nine (Nov. 13)
The Back Nine comes at you after a beautiful weekend unless you are a huge Gator fan. For you, not so good. 10. Remember when we were all excited about Florida’s defense early in the season and were quoting their national ranking with pride? Not so fast, my friend. The …
Read More »Pat Dooley’s Grades (FLORIDA vs. LSU)
The Tailgate’s Pat Dooley hands out grades after Florida’s 52-35 loss to LSU in Baton Rouge on Saturday night. OFFENSE B- First half: The offense came out looking great and then got a couple of big penalties against LSU to drive for a second score. Graham Mertz only had two …
Read More »Preview: Florida at No. 18 LSU
The Florida Gators are set to travel to Baton Rouge and take on No. 18 LSU Saturday night. https://twitter.com/GatorsFB/status/1721883953441751229 Gators Struggles After an upset loss in overtime to Arkansas, the Gators have now fallen to 3-3 in SEC play this season. Florida had an uphill battle since the first quarter …
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