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The writing of legendary sports writer Pat Dooley

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Pat Dooley’s Front Nine: February 12

Friday February 12, 2021

The Front Nine comes at you with another Saturday devoid of Gator basketball. Thank goodness we are about to have multiple choices of sports to pay attention to. 1.We’ll get to the drought of …
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Pat Dooley’s Back Nine: February 8

Monday February 8, 2021

The Back Nine comes at you after the end of football season and the beginning of basketball season, which is the way some people look at it. 10. There were a lot of people disappointed in the big …
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Pat Dooley’s Front Nine: February 5, 2021

Friday February 5, 2021

The Back Nine comes at you while gearing up for a busy weekend that includes a little bit of everything including the most overwhelming game in any sport – Puppy Bowl XVII. 10. Now that both …
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Pat Dooley’s Back Nine: February 1

Monday February 1, 2021

The Back Nine comes at you after a weekend of watching balls bouncing all over the place … and that was just during my golf round. Thanks to the Haile’s Angels for inviting me out. 10. When LSU …
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Pat Dooley’s Front Nine: January 29

Friday January 29, 2021

The Front Nine comes at you as we get ready for another big weekend of sports in for the Florida Gators. It’s only going to get better when baseball and softball join in and soccer cranks back up. …
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Pat Dooley’s Back Nine: January 25

Monday January 25, 2021

The Back Nine comes at you after a trip to St. Augustine to see my dad and get a surprise gift from my brother. More on that later. 10. We usually lean to the Gators to lead off this column, but it …
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Pat Dooley’s Front Nine: January 22

Friday January 22, 2021

The Front Nine comes at you to talk about The Season Of The Weird not going away just because the calendar changed. 10. I tried to tell people that just because the year was new didn’t mean we were …
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Pat Dooley’s Back Nine: January 18

Tuesday January 19, 2021

The Back Nine comes at you after a weekend of a lot of football and a lot of basketball and even a little golf. Not that I played any of these. And sorry for the delay. Technical issues. 10. If the …
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New Feature! Pat Dooley’s Front Nine

Friday January 15, 2021

The Front Nine is a new feature here on WRUF.com (veterans will remember that when the Back Nine started years ago, it was called the Front Nine, and now you are getting confused). So here we go with …
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Pat Dooley’s Final AP Rankings

Tuesday January 12, 2021

Our final Associated Press votes had to be in an hour after the end of Monday night’s national title game. I sent mine in as soon as Alabama went past the 50-mark. It was a magnificent performance …