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The Back Nine returns after an unscheduled Monday off because of an evil stomach virus, but everybody is OK now and our pipes are new and we keep doing a heck of a job dealing with adversity. Good times are coming.   10.  Just when you think the Florida gymnastics …

In case you are wondering where the Back Nine was this week, I was leveled – and I mean leveled – by a stomach flu that was pure evil. And then I gave it to my wife, who had to deal with it while plumbers were re-piping our house. Good …

The High Five was told a great story the other day, but since the writer hasn’t used it yet in print, I’ll wait to tell it. I can tell you that it revolves around how many football coaches Florida has been through in the last decade. Basketball has been a …

The Back Nine comes at you with eyeballs that are still bouncing from watching so many basketball games (and seeing so many bad calls): The difficult part about being a fan is that you are going to go through tough stretches no matter which laundry you are rooting for. Certainly, …

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 …

The Back Nine comes at you after a busy weekend but that’s going to be the norm around here for a while. Good thing we have the weather for it. We’ll start with basketball, which is staring down the barrel of extinction despite the win over Georgia Saturday. Of course, …

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 …