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The Back Nine comes at you after one of those weekends that makes the Gator Nation warm and fuzzy all over.  10. But we have to start with the big national story which was the court-storming by Wake Forest students that caused an injury to Duke’s Kyle Filipowski. The answer …

The other day on the radio, we were talking about losses that stay with you for a few days and some that stay with you forever. It was in reference to Florida’s tough overtime loss to Alabama on Wednesday night. But because I felt like the Gators were playing with …

The Back Nine comes at you after a wet weekend that included another win by Florida’s suddenly en fuego basketball team.  10. You can look at these Gators as a team that is making you run out of Tums or a team that keeps winning close games. No matter how …

Todd Golden may be causing you some heartburn, but even the most cynical of Gator fans (what, Gator fans cynical?) will begrudgingly give him credit for where the Gators are this season. At 17-7 and 7-4 in the SEC, Golden’s second Florida team has fallen somewhere in the upper half …

The Back Nine comes at you after a weekend that saw the end of one season and the beginning of another. At least that was the way I saw it. 10. The last football game of the season delivered in many ways, especially the final quarter and OT. But up …

We know Florida won’t finish unbeaten at home this year thanks to Kentucky (the Gators did get the Wildcats back). How you play at home has a lot to do with how you finish and where you play in the postseason. Certainly, with the home schedule Florida has remaining starting …

The Back Nine comes at you after a weekend with a lot of disappointing results, including weather issues at Pebble Beach. That’s the way sports goes.  10. Certainly, nobody can say they expected Florida basketball to win both road games last week. But when you win one, you get greedy. …

The pump-fake and made 3-pointer by Walter Clayton Jr. on Wednesday night was one of the all-timers. It sent the game into overtime in a battle Florida would eventually win at Rupp Arena. So, where would you rank it all time at UF? Well, you can’t yet. You have to …

The Back Nine comes at you after a beautiful weekend, unless you were a fan of any of the losing teams.  10. I’m going to start with basketball because getting these two home wins was crucial for Florida. We also saw this team at its best and worst in both …

Florida’s win over Mississippi State on Wednesday night was important, but as we know from the previous two seasons, big wins don’t necessarily lead to NCAA tournament appearances. The win did elevate Florida in the metrics whether it be NET Ranking or KenPom, the two that matter most. But Florida …