We start a new feature every Friday called “The High Five” which will be five things Pat Dooley thinks about a given subject or five bits of information about something he thinks you would be interested in. In other words, it’s fluid.   The college basketball world was buzzing Thursday …

The Back Nine comes at you after a crazy weekend dominated by two things – the weather and Florida’s newest national champions. At least that’s what I thought until Sunday afternoon when Mike White flipped off Florida and Tom Brady crashed the bracket reveal. 10. That Mike White decided to …

The Back Nine comes at you after I actually sat on press row and worked the game Saturday (and two we had to chase cheering Kentucky fans out of media seats), played golf twice and filmed a part in a new documentary. So, I was busy.   Walking into the …

Florida did exactly what it had to do in its last two games, but it also found out about how fickle the NET Rankings can be. Even though the SEC Network announcers were talking about Florida getting a Quad 1 win Tuesday night and probably punching their ticket, by the …

Florida is running out of options with only three regular season games remaining plus the SEC Tournament. That is in Tampa, but don’t expect too much of a home court advantage the way some teams in this league travel. Of these three games remaining, the next two are more difficult …

The Back Nine comes at you after a wild weekend in Gainesville where I hope you were entertained. Now, let’s see if I can sum up a million things with nine items.   I have to start by pointing out that I was wrong about the Florida basketball team when …

The Gators, now 16-10 and 6-7 in the league, have gone from a bubble team to a team looking at wasted opportunities. And the loss to Texas A&M really hurt UF’s chances to make the NCAA Tournament. It doesn’t mean the Gators can’t get in, but they are going to …

  The Back Nine comes at you still digesting the feast my wife made for our little Super Bowl party. I’m not sure what it says that we had salmon instead of chicken wings. I think it says I am getting older. Let’s start out with the Super Bowl after …

Florida has won four straight, successfully navigating the soft part of the schedule. Things get more difficult the rest of the way with games against four ranked teams among the final seven regular season games. The good news for Florida is that Colin Castleton has made it through the last …

The Back Nine comes at you after a chilly weekend that included a rare sighting of a character who elicited a buzz throughout the O-Dome on Saturday. 10. No, not Colin Castleton – although for more on him keep reading – but instead a burly man who could barely fit …