Of course, it was a big deal when Florida was announced as a regional host site for the NCAA Baseball Tournament which will take place this weekend. You always want to be at home, sleep in your own beds, play in the facility you know best. There are no guarantees, …

The Back Nine comes at you after a celebratory weekend because nobody celebrates SEC titles like the Gators. That’s my story and I’m sticking to it.   10. Watching the videos of the Gator players and coaches celebrating after Arkansas lost and Florida won a share of the SEC took …

On The Tailgate the other day I had a brain cramp and could not think of any famous football players who wore No. 28. So, we got a ton of calls – one from the father of one of the 28s – to straighten me out. Today on the High Five, I …

The Back Nine comes at you and it is officially The Bob Week, so understand if I am short with you. I still love you (just trying to get the apologies out of the way early):   10. The Bob Dooley Invitational is Saturday and I encourage people to come …

The plan is that Greg Sankey, the commissioner of the conference that Just Means More, is going to walk out of a meeting in Destin at the end of the month with the new schedule plan for 2024’s SEC football season. We’ll see how it goes. Everyone I talk to …

The Back Nine comes at you after a crazy weekend that – incredibly – included me hitting some really nice golf shots. Yes, it was an aberration.   10. The reason this was a crazy weekend for me was that I went to an anniversary party for Chris Harry and …

Now that the first round of the 2023 NFL Draft is complete and we know that Anthony Richardson is a Colt, we also know that where you are drafted matters … but not always. The higher you are picked, the more money you get in your first contract. Of course, the …

The Back Nine comes at you after a busy weekend because we are inside three weeks until the 28th Bob Dooley Invitational. I didn’t sleep much. I have a problem.   10. While the Back Nine is always happy to talk about golf, we hardly ever talk about Gator golf and …

The Back Nine comes at you after a week that was crazy for an old man like me. Quarterback Club, Spring Game, Stop Children’s Cancer Gala, golf course, baseball game. I was everywhere.   10. But we didn’t leave for the gala until we watched all of the gymnastics. There …

Pat Dooley grades the Gators after Thursday night’s spring game at the Swamp. Offense D First half: Well, if Gator fans showed up for this game to see if the offense is in good hands, the first half was not a convincer. Graham Mertz seemed to find himself late in …