The Front Nine comes at you hoping you have fastened your seat belts because the ride is about to get really interesting around here. 1. You know what really just sunk in the other day (and I’m sorry if I am the last person to realize this)? Florida is doing …
Read More »Pat Dooley’s Back Nine: February 15
The Back Nine comes at you after a busy sports weekend and I hope you carved out some time for your Valentines. The heart-shaped pancakes were the best part of it for yours truly. 10. There was a lot going on over the weekend (and it continues tonight with a …
Read More »SEC 2021 Football Schedules Released
The 2021 SEC football schedules have officially been released. The schedules for each school include eight conference matchups. Florida’s SEC Schedule https://twitter.com/GatorsFB/status/1354514537538457601 The Gators will play just two non-conference games before welcoming their first SEC opponent to The Swamp on Sept. 18. The reigning National Champions, Alabama Crimson Tide, will …
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 »Tennessee Parts Ways With Jeremy Pruitt Following Internal Investigation
Tennessee fired football head coach Jeremy Pruitt Monday during an ongoing investigation into the program’s potential recruiting violations. Recruiting Violations The university and NCAA found evidence of multiple Level I and Level II NCAA recruiting rules violations under Pruitt’s watch. University of Tennessee chancellor Dondee Plowman called the findings stunning. …
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 »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 »Pat Dooley’s Final AP Rankings
Our final Associated Press votes had to be in an hour after the end of Monday night’s national title game. I sent mine in as soon as Alabama went past the 50-mark. It was a magnificent performance to a magnificent but trying year. Is this the best team of all …
Read More »Alabama Makes History in Route over Ohio State
The No. 1 Alabama Crimson Tide showed off last night in their 52-24 route over Ohio State. It was a night full of breaking records, huge plays and really some things that only Alabama could manage. Saban’s Legacy Alabama head coach, Nick Saban, made history with last night’s win over …
Read More »Pat Dooley’s Back Nine: January 4
The Back Nine comes at you with a sense of relief because I attended the Florida-LSU basketball game as a fan and did not jinx the mighty Gators. As a result, my daughter Kelsey said I am allowed to attend future games. 10. It would appear that Gator football fans …
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