The Back Nine comes at you in a bit of a panic because it is only three weeks until the 26thBob Dooley Invitational and I’m starting to freak out. This is, of course, an annual occurrence. 1. Because we live in football town (and remind me to tell you about …
Read More »Pat Dooley’s Back Nine April 19
The Back Nine comes at you after a weekend that had a lot of positive results for the Gators so we’ll skip over the bad ones. Naw, we have to deal with those, too. 10. I know there are some of you out there who are lamenting that there were …
Read More »Pat Dooley’s Back Nine April 16
The Back Nine comes at you after a week of hustling to catch up to where I should be for the 26th Bob Dooley Invitational and using up a tank of gas without leaving town. 1. That said, the generosity of the people in this town never ceases to amaze …
Read More »Pat Dooley’s Back Nine: April 12
The Back Nine comes at you after an emotional weekend that will lead to a very long celebration of life for my father and no more lectures about how important family is. I’ll let you figure that out for yourself. 10. I’m going to start out with some football, which …
Read More »Pat Dooley’s Front Nine April 9
The Front Nine comes at you on a day when the world says goodbye to my sweet and loving father with a celebration of a life well-lived. I’ll try to keep it together. 1. The reason I am such a sports nut is because of my Dad. It was ingrained …
Read More »Pat Dooley’s Back Nine: April 5
The Back Nine comes at you after a weekend that had a little bit of everything. 10. There were a lot of people poised to Tweet out how the women’s Final Four was blowing away the men’s Final Four after those two amazing women’s games and Baylor’s blowout of Houston …
Read More »Pat Dooley’s Back Nine: March 29
The Back Nine comes at you after a weekend that could have been spent indoors but shouldn’t have been. It was so nice outside, right? 10. Maybe this is just me, but I don’t think it is. We root like crazy for the underdogs on the first weekend, but then …
Read More »Pat Dooley’s Front Nine: March 26
The Front Nine comes at you after another one of these weeks that went by too quickly. Maybe that’s what happens when you get old. 1. I get a sense that Dan Mullen likes the 2021 football team he will put on the field, but now it is up to …
Read More »Pat Dooley’s Back Nine: March 22nd
The Back Nine comes at you after a weekend where I literally had too much to watch and starting to feel a little anxiety about what I was missing. I need a fourth TV. 10. There are no easy losses in the NCAA Tournament. There are some that are just …
Read More »Pat Dooley’s Front Nine: March 19
The Front 9 comes at you as we get ready for the Big Dance and all of the other stuff we are preparing to watch either in person or on the telly. My wife has been watching so many of those British shows it’s rubbing off. 1. Obviously, I am …
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