The Back Nine comes at you after a great weekend that included a lot of golf, sweat and tears. And the true start of talking season. 10. It is here, the annual Clambake that we call SEC Media Days. I mentioned in my “High Five” column that the best part is …
Read More »Dooley’s Back Nine: College Football’s ‘Talking Season’ Approaching Kickoff
The Back Nine comes at you after a glorious weekend unless you like watching sports. We put that on hold for a few days. 10. So, this time of the year was christened “Talking season” by my podcast partner Steve Spurrier many years ago and if he had patented it, …
Read More »Dooley’s Back Nine: Good Week For Florida Men’s Basketball
The Back Nine comes at you after a rainy weekend in Gainesville. But seriously, do you call that a storm? (Said Lt. Dan) 10. It is that time of year when I keep telling myself to do something constructive and end up watching multiple episodes of The Bear and Stick. But it …
Read More »Dooley’s High Five: Here’s A Way To 10-2 For Florida Football
OK, so we are knuckle deep into talking seasons which is when lists become very popular. And because The High Five invented lists (at least that’s what I tell my wife) let’s go to the Summer of Scam, which is basically putting info out there that you will have forgotten …
Read More »Dooley’s Back Nine: Florida Football Staff Doing Work In Recruiting
The Back Nine comes at you after a wonderful Father’s Day weekend that included crab legs, boiled shrimp and steak. My wife and daughter should open a restaurant. 10. What a big weekend for Florida and Billy Napier looks like — recruit like it’s nobody’s business. While you and I …
Read More »Four-Star Safety Commits To Florida Football
Four-star safety Kaiden Hall has committed to playing football at the University of Florida, just days after his official visit to The Swamp. Hall is the second commit for the Gators this week after IOL G’Nivre Carr and is now the Gators’ highest rated recruit for next season. Go Gators https://t.co/PEhjjGDhy2 …
Read More »Pat Dooley’s High Five: Florida Football Games That Will Define Season
It’s still almost 100 days until Florida starts its football season and we certainly are all in when it comes to the spring sports battling for national titles. But football’s always on our minds. Especially on Thursday when I played nine holes with a couple of super Gators — kicker …
Read More »Florida Men’s Basketball, Golden Finalize Contract Extension
Florida men’s basketball coach Todd Golden has agreed on a contract extension through March 31, 2031, Gators athletic director Scott Stricklin announced Tuesday. Golden’s contract now runs for the next six years and totals $40.5 million. The deal raises his annual salary to $6 million about a month after he …
Read More »Pat Dooley’s Hive Five: Similar Expectations For Football As Basketball Season
Is everyone breathing normally again? Have you dried out, whether it be your liver or favorite T-shirt? That run that the Florida basketball team not only put lives on hold, it took at least a week to recover from the butterflies hatching in your stomachs and fingernails torn off by …
Read More »Florida Football’s Lagway Set To ‘Start Throwing In Couple Weeks’
DJ Lagway hasn’t thrown a single pass this spring, sparking speculation and a flurry of rumors among fans and media. However, the truth may have finally come out. The Gators are simply taking a cautious approach with their star quarterback. The rising sophomore is expected to “start throwing in a …
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