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Pat Dooley

The writing of legendary sports writer Pat Dooley

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Pat Dooley’s Back Nine (September 11th)

Monday September 11, 2023

The Back Nine comes at you after a Saturday of true football decadence although I did go to sleep before Auburn-Cal was over.  10. Yes, I had spent 14 hours watching football. Oh, I did move …
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Pat Dooley’s Grades (McNeese St. vs GATORS)

Sunday September 10, 2023

Pat Dooley from The Tailgate on WRUF grades the Gators after their 49-7 win over McNeese  State on Saturday night at The Swamp. OFFENSE A- First half: Clearly, Florida was going to go back to what …
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Pat Dooley’s Grades (Gators vs UTAH)

Thursday August 31, 2023

Pat Dooley grades the Gators after their 24-11 loss at No. 14 Utah on Thursday night:   Offense D- First half: Utah came into the game with the goal of shutting down the running game and the …
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Pat Dooley’s Back Nine (August 28th)

Monday August 28, 2023

The Back Nine comes at you still struggling with this Covid (still testing positive) and trying to figure out what is going to happen Thursday night.  10. Last Thursday, I mentioned to my wife that …
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Pat Dooley’s Back Nine (August 21st)

Monday August 21, 2023

The Back Nine comes at you with Dr. Football dealing with my first case of Covid. It’s not fun. Thank goodness it did not happen during a big football weekend.  10. Although sitting at home …
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Pat Dooley’s High Five (August 18th)

Friday August 18, 2023

Now that we are so close to Game Day we can hear it, it’s time to start winding down the High Five for a bit. This is the penultimate one and next week the plan is to give you my five best picks …
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Pat Dooley’s Back Nine (August 14th)

Monday August 14, 2023

The Back Nine comes at you after a weekend that was way too decadent if you consider it decadent to watch a ton of baseball, football and golf and not get anything done except hang one framed …
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Pat Dooley’s High Five (August 4th)

Friday August 4, 2023

Amid all the realignment talk this week, there is something I thought I should bring to your attention. On Monday, the Coaches’ USA Today Poll comes out for college football. I know there are those …
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Pat Dooley’s Back Nine (July 31st)

Monday July 31, 2023

The Back Nine comes at you after a weekend of golf, rain and life, and not in that order. Sometimes, all three are just frustrating.   10. It certainly has been a weird time to be a college …
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Pat Dooley’s High Five (July 28th)

Friday July 28, 2023

I have this playlist on my phone that is called “Almost There” which I am not allowed to play until we get within two weeks of the first game of the season. We are almost there to “Almost …