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The Back Nine comes at you after a wonderful New Year’s evening in downtown Gainesville and a sedentary New Year’s Day watching college football. The biggest story of the weekend was not the CFP playoff games (boring) or the Saturday games (thrilling) as much as it was the debate about …

My halls have been decked and the cookies consumed. It was indeed a wonderful Christmas with my family over in St. Augustine. I hope yours was just as great. 10. So, we started the trip by getting to our rental home (the kids call it an Airbnb) just in time …

  Pat Dooley grades the Gators after their 29-17 loss to UCF in the Gasparillla Bowl.   OFFENSE F First half: Florida had the chance to put off a big half, but something went wrong too many times. Sometimes it was Emory Jones missing a wide open receiver or receivers …

In the wild world of college football bowls, the Florida Gators arrived late. UF did not go to its first bowl game until all of the World Wars (so far) had been fought and won and Queen Elizabeth II had just come to power. The year was 1953. Alabama had …

The Back Nine comes at you after a weekend of way too much couch time and the first of many Christmas celebrations. This is my first one without parents and it really feels a little empty. Is it me or did you wake up this morning not thinking about Florida …

The Back Nine comes at you after a very nice weekend working on my Christmas joy. I even found a place that had the Big 10 Network. Then, everything went to pieces.   I am starting with basketball today because that is the freshest wound for Gator fans (although Nick …

The Back Nine comes at you after my first in-person press conference in three months, which was cathartic in a way. It was a lot of fun to see so many people there for the new coach. So, what is my first impression of Billy Napier? He was much more …

The Back Nine comes at you after a glorious weekend unless you were trying to field a punt at The Swamp. Before I get to the new Billy, let me talk about Saturday’s game. What a mess. It was overly-officiated and lasted an incredible 3:53 because of all of the …

PAT DOOLEY GRADES THE GATORS – FSU Offense C+ First half: Florida had two chances early to put the foot on the neck of the opponent, but couldn’t take advantage of a short punt and a rare UF interception. Florida had the total yardage advantage, as usual, but again struggled …

The Back Nine comes at you after a weekend that was clearly the last straw for Dan Mullen and the fourth head coaching search in the last eight years for a Florida football coach. I am available for counseling. 10. It is a sad day when a coach gets fired …