The Back Nine comes at you after running into a couple of old friends this weekend and reliving the times at P.J. O’Reilly’s. The ones we could repeat. 10. I am going to start out with the thing that warmed my heart the most this weekend and that was J.C. …

The Back Nine comes at you after another perfect weekend in Gainesville. Remember this when it’s July and you can cook bacon on the roof of your car. 10. In the last few days I have had multiple people say this to me, “I wake up every morning and wonder …

Is everyone breathing normally again? Have you dried out, whether it be your liver or favorite T-shirt? That run that the Florida basketball team not only put lives on hold, it took at least a week to recover from the butterflies hatching in your stomachs and fingernails torn off by …

The Back Nine comes at you after a glorious weekend of Gainesville weather, other than the fact I experienced my first hailstorm. Those things are loud. 10. Let’s start with the spring game, which was certainly way more entertaining than I thought it would be. I don’t know that Florida …

The Back Nine comes at you as the proud owner of an undefeated T-shirt. I guess I have to put it in the wash to have its powers ready for tonight.     10. I’m kidding, of course, because we all know that what we wear or where we are …

This is hardly breaking news, but Saturday evening will be Florida’s sixth appearance in the Final Four. It will also be Florida’s third Final Four as a No. 1 seed. So let us review as The High Five looks at the other Final Fours in Florida history: 1994 – The …

The Back Nine comes at you with Final Four Fever and the only cure for it is more cowbell. I’m sure they can be found in San Antonio. 10. There are always heroes in the NCAA Tournament and while Cooper Flagg may be the most famous player still playing, I’m …

Florida’s win against Maryland on Thursday night was the 10th Sweet 16 win in the history of the program. The Gators have only lost twice in the Sweet 16, in 1987 to Syracuse and 1999 to Gonzaga (and I still say Casey Calvary was over the back). Because we always …

The Back Nine comes at you after seeing both Gator basketball teams stay alive. Baseball, we’re not so sure those Gators are still with us. 10. So, I have this ritual for Gator basketball games. I put on my lucky shirt from Alumni Hall (still undefeated) and go sit in …

The Back Nine comes at you after an incredible weekend, especially anyone who made it to Nashville like my daughter did. By the way, Happy St. Patrick’s Day. 10. It’s difficult to put into words how impressive the last month-and-a-half of this basketball season has been. So, I’ll let my …