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Pat Dooley’s Grades: Florida vs Kentucky

Saturday October 2, 2021

Offense F First half: The whole Emory Jones-Anthony Richardson thing was a weird deal, but Florida only had six possessions because of the flow of the game. Florida still almost eclipsed the 200-yard …
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Pat Dooley’s ‘Back 9’ September 27th

Monday September 27, 2021

The Back Nine comes at you after a weekend that wasn’t as electric as the one before but still packed plenty of fun. And winning is always more fun than the alternative. Because of SEC scheduling, …
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Pat Dooley’s Grades: Vols vs Florida

Saturday September 25, 2021

Pat Dooley Grades the Gators after Tennessee   OFFENSE B+ First half: Florida was able to run the ball as usual, but we still had to simply wonder about an offense with two quarterbacks and how …
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Pat Dooley’s ‘Back 9’ September 20th

Monday September 20, 2021

The Back Nine comes at you after one of those weekends in Gainesville that we haven’t seen in a while. Just know more are coming our way. Full confession, I tried to stay out of the crazy on …
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Pat Dooley’s Grades: BAMA vs Florida

Saturday September 18, 2021

GRADING THE GATORS   Offense B First half: Obviously, not having Anthony Richardson limited the Gators in what they can do. The one touchdown drive looked like the Gator offense from a year ago. …
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Pat Dooley’s ‘Back 9’ September 13th

Monday September 13, 2021

The Back Nine comes at you after a wild and crazy weekend (Festrunk Brothers skits sold separately) that saw some scores I didn’t think I would see and some that were predictable. Just not by me. …
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Pat Dooley’s Grades: USF vs Florida

Saturday September 11, 2021

Grading the Gators By Pat Dooley Offense B First half: After a clumsy three-and-out to start the game. The Gator offense was cranking behind both quarterbacks the rest of the half. Florida scored on …
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Pat Dooley’s ‘Back 9’ September 6th

Monday September 6, 2021

The Back Nine comes at you with something to really talk about, some actual games and some actual upsets and some fan bases wondering when basketball season starts. It was a special night in the …
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Pat Dooley’s Grades: FAU vs Florida

Saturday September 4, 2021

The Tailgate’s Pat Dooley has busted out his red pen and we have our first set of grades following the Gators 35-14 win over FAU.   Offense B- First half: Obviously, the first two drives …
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Pat Dooley’s ‘Back 9’ August 30th

Monday August 30, 2021

The Back Nine comes at you with real games to talk about and even more real games to talk about in a full weekend of college football coming up. Sorry, I’m a little giddy. It’s Game Week! So let …