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Pat Dooley

The writing of legendary sports writer Pat Dooley

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Pat Dooley’s High Five (June 16th)

Thursday June 16, 2022

Last week on the High Five I gave you the five games Florida cannot lose if the Gators want to have a successful season. But those are not the games that you are mentally circling in your calendar. …
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Pat Dooley’s Back Nine (June 13th)

Monday June 13, 2022

The Back Nine comes at you after a nice weekend that included the rain we needed and the championship fix Gator fans are always craving.   10.  It is amazing that Mike Holloway and his deep men’s …
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Pat Dooley’s High Five (June 9th)

Thursday June 9, 2022

The other night at the Gainesville Quarterback Club, I was asked about my over/under for the Gators this season. Vegas has the Gators at 7 or 7.5, depending on where you want to place a bet. Me? …
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Pat Dooley’s Back Nine (June 6th)

Monday June 6, 2022

The Back Nine comes at you after a weekend that certainly had its ups, downs and probably too much sunshine. And that’s just me at the pool.   10.  There was a depressing moment for Gator …
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Pat Dooley’s High Five (June 2nd)

Thursday June 2, 2022

It is June, which means we only have a few more months until we get to see Billy Napier’s first team take the field. The other day, I was doing research on something else and noticed something. So, …
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Pat Dooley’s Back Nine (May 16th)

Monday May 16, 2022

The Back Nine comes at you after a very nice weekend that included a lot of golf and swimming. My goal this summer is to do one or the other every day it doesn’t rain. It’s not much of a goal.   …
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Pat Dooley’s High Five (May 12th )

Thursday May 12, 2022

We still have a long way to go to football season and Florida’s roster is still not quite complete. But we do know what lies ahead when we are talking about the difficult schedule the Gators will …
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Pat Dooley’s Back Nine (May 9th)

Monday May 9, 2022

The Back Nine comes at you after a really nice weekend that included actually going to a movie in person and (hopefully) making my wife realize what a great mother she is to Kelsey.   10.  We have …
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Pat Dooley’s High Five (May 5th )

Thursday May 5, 2022

Florida only had three players taken in the recent NFL Draft, but five others signed free agent deals. For those players, there are plenty of examples of undrafted players who made it in the NFL. The …
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Pat Dooley’s Back Nine (May 2nd)

Monday May 2, 2022

The Back Nine comes at you after about as good a weather Saturday you could ask for … unless you were covering the Florida baseball game that started in April and ended in May. Me? I was zonked out …