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Pat Dooley

The writing of legendary sports writer Pat Dooley

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Pat Dooley’s High Five (March 18th)

Friday March 18, 2022

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 …
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Pat Dooley’s Back Nine (March 14th)

Monday March 14, 2022

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 …
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Pat Dooley’s Back Nine (March 7th)

Monday March 7, 2022

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 …
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Gator Hoops: The Week Ahead (March 2nd)

Thursday March 3, 2022

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 …
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Pat Dooley’s Back Nine (Feb 28th)

Monday February 28, 2022

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 …
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Gator Hoops: The Week Ahead (Feb 24th)

Thursday February 24, 2022

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 …
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Pat Dooley’s Back Nine (Feb 21st)

Monday February 21, 2022

The Back Nine comes at you after a wild weekend in Gainesville where I hope you were entertained. Now, let’s see if I can sum up a million things with nine items.   I have to start by pointing …
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Gator hoops: The Week Ahead (Feb 17th)

Thursday February 17, 2022

The Gators, now 16-10 and 6-7 in the league, have gone from a bubble team to a team looking at wasted opportunities. And the loss to Texas A&M really hurt UF’s chances to make the NCAA …
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Pat Dooley’s Back Nine (Feb 14th)

Monday February 14, 2022

  The Back Nine comes at you still digesting the feast my wife made for our little Super Bowl party. I’m not sure what it says that we had salmon instead of chicken wings. I think it says I am …
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Gator Hoops: The Week Ahead (Feb 10th)

Thursday February 10, 2022

Florida has won four straight, successfully navigating the soft part of the schedule. Things get more difficult the rest of the way with games against four ranked teams among the final seven regular …