The Back Nine comes at you after a beautiful weekend unless you care about the Florida football team, in which case you can’t believe the sun bothered to come up. 10. I think one of the biggest problems Florida fans are realizing in their most sober of moments is that …
Read More »Gators Volleyball Falls to No. 10 Arkansas
The Florida Gators Volleyball team fell to the No. 10 ranked Arkansas Razorbacks this Sunday afternoon. This moves the Gators to a record of 14-5, while the Razorbacks move on to 10-1. Finished in Three The Gators took the lead early on in set one. Arkansas was able to come …
Read More »Georgia routs Florida For Third Consecutive Year
The Florida Gators lost to the Georgia Bulldogs, 43-20, for the third year in a row Saturday in Jacksonville. The No. 1 Bulldogs (8-0, 5-0 SEC) remain undefeated and keep the top spot in the SEC Eastern division. Things will shift for the Gators (5-3, 3-2) and where they stand …
Read More »Pat Dooley Grades The Gators (FLORIDA vs. GEORGIA)
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 …
Read More »Florida Soccer Ends Season With Draw Against No. 13 South Carolina
Florida’s soccer season ended Thursday in a 0-0 draw against the No. 13 South Carolina Gamecocks on senior night at the Diz. The Gators (6-5-6, 2-4-4 SEC) tried to cement their position in the Southeastern Conference tournament with a win, but their strong performance held the game to a draw. …
Read More »Kayla DiCello Brings Home Gold in Pan Am Games
Florida Gators gymnast Kayla DiCello won the Pan American Games All-Around Gold for artistic gymnastics on Monday. With the help of DiCello, the U.S. won its sixth consecutive Pan Am Games team gold. With a score of 54.699, DiCello narrowly defeated Brazilian Flavia Saraiva’s 54.565. DiCello’s teammate, Team USA’s Jordan …
Read More »Pat Dooley’s Back Nine (Oct. 23)
The Back Nine comes at you after an incredible trip to Washington, D.C, where I learned all of the stuff I should have known after minoring in history at Florida. 10. We were there because my wife’s father was laid to rest in Arlington National Cemetery (he passed 22 months …
Read More »Gators Soccer Draws 3-3 Against Vanderbilt
The Florida Gators soccer team headed to Vanderbilt on Sunday afternoon for their final road game of the regular season. In a game full of goals, Florida ended up tying the Commodores 3-3. Vanderbilt stays unbeaten at home, moving to 8-4-5 on the year. The Gators are now 6-5-5 on …
Read More »Where Gators Football Stands At Bye Week
The Florida Gators are 5-2 entering their bye week in this chaotic 2023 football season. The Gators play the hardest remaining schedule in the country, facing four teams ranked in the AP Top 25 in their remaining five games. There is still room for optimism for this season despite the …
Read More »Colts Announce Anthony Richardson Out for Season
Rookie quarterback Anthony Richardson will be out for the rest of the season, the Indianapolis Colts announced Wednesday. Richardson will undergo shoulder surgery to repair his AC joint injury. The former Florida Gators quarterback suffered the injury to his right throwing shoulder during a running play in the second quarter …
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