Tag Archives: 2023 Florida Gators

The Back Nine comes at you after the first crippling withdrawals from football season started to hit. Dry mouth, headache, nausea. Oh, that was a hangover? Never mind. 10. I can finally reveal my Heisman Trophy ballot now that ESPN had its boring show on and bled right into a …

The Back Nine comes at you after a weird weekend when Georgia finally lost a game and FSU somehow won one and then lost. 10. Look, you all know how I feel about Florida State. But when I went to bed Saturday night after watching that dreadful display of offensive …

The Florida Gators volleyball team took a 3-1 win over South Carolina in the Exactech Arena on Wednesday. The team celebrated Senior Day, as seniors Anna Dixon, AC Fitzpatrick, Elli Mckissock, Kennedy Muff, Nnedi Okammor and Sofia Victoria were recognized. Done in Four Sets one and two were all Gators …

The Tailgate’s Pat Dooley hands out grades after Florida’s 33-31 loss to No. 9 Missouri at Memorial Stadium in Columbia on Saturday night: OFFENSE B First half: It was about as bad as it has been so far this season. Florida managed only 30 plays and 153 yards in the …

The Tailgate’s Pat Dooley hands out grades after Florida’s 52-35 loss to LSU in Baton Rouge on Saturday night. OFFENSE B- First half: The offense came out looking great and then got a couple of big penalties against LSU to drive for a second score. Graham Mertz only had two …

The Tailgates’ Pat Dooley grades the Gators after their 43-20 loss to Georgia in Jacksonville on Saturday: OFFENSE C- First half: That first drive was something. Really well executed. After that, not much. The fourth-down call was something that will be dissected for a year, but the biggest issue was …

Last time out, it took Texas A&M a five-set, career performance to edge the Florida Gators on their home turf. This time,  Florida went into Bryan-College Station to remind them only Gators get out alive with a career day of their own. The No. 17 Gators improve to 13-4 on …

The Back Nine comes at you with what brain cells are left after a great weekend that included the rarest of sights – the Gators celebrating a road win.  10. There was a point Saturday with Florida down 10 and nine minutes to go where I was trying to figure …

The Tailgates’ Pat Dooley Grades the Gators after their 41-39 win Saturday against South Carolina in Columbia, S.C.: OFFENSE A+ First half: The Gators came out firing and kept it going throughout the half with 293 total yards. Florida scored on all but one possession and Graham Mertz threw for …

It’s no secret that the Gators have struggled on the road under football coach Billy Napier. Since taking over in 2022, Napier’s Gators are 1-6 away from The Swamp, with the sole win coming against a Texas A&M team that finished the season 5-7. On Saturday, the Gators (4-2, 2-1 …