The third edition of the “Friday Fivesome” comes at you with more stuff to think about regarding college football during talking season. 1. I spent the last two afternoons with Steve Spurrier at different functions and one thing we talked about was how good FSU was during his run at …
Read More »College World Series Eight are Set
The College World Series Begins The road to Omaha is over and the 2021’s College World Series bracket is finalized. For the 12th time in the tournament’s history, the SEC will have three teams participating. The defending Champions, the Vanderbilt Commodores along with Tennessee, and Mississippi State will represent the …
Read More »Pat Dooley’s Back Nine June 14
The Back Nine comes at you after a weekend that was either scary storms or golf-inducing sunshine. We are a weird state. And it just started raining again. 10. With the big news about the College Football Playoffs expansion last week, several virtual scribes went to work on what the …
Read More »Pat Dooley’s Friday Fivesome June 11th
The “Friday Fivesome” comes at you for the second installment of football only opinions, which means we are that much closer to football season. Heck, we can even see SEC Media Days from here. 1.Obviously, the plans for a new playoff system took center stage in the college football world …
Read More »Congress debates NCAA NIL bill
With less than a month to go, five states will enact name, image and likeness laws for college athletes. Florida, Alabama, Georgia, Mississippi and New Mexico will open endorsement opportunities for college athletes on July 1. Meanwhile, the race is on for the NCAA and Congress to get federal regulations …
Read More »The SEC Continues to fight its way through Regionals
Regional play in the College World Series wraps up today with four SEC teams in position to advance to the Super Regionals. Tennessee and Vanderbilt have already secured their position in the Supers going undefeated in the Regional tournament. The SEC holds the potential to see play in five of …
Read More »Pat Dooleys’ Back Nine June 7th
The Back Nine comes at you after we have pretty much cleared the decks of Gators sports for the academic year (I know, I know, there is still track and field). Hopefully, no Gator fans were injured slipping on banana peels during the making of these orange and blue postseasons. …
Read More »Pat Dooley’s New Friday Fivesome!
Now that the sports season is winding down for the Gator programs, we’re going to switch gears. The Back Nine will continue Mondays, but we’ll let the Front Nine take the summer off. Instead, we will help you get through the hot months of June, July and August in anticipation …
Read More »2021 NCAA Women’s College World Series Preview
The 2021 NCAA Women’s College World Series is set to begin Thursday, June 3. The road ends here. 🏆 🔗 https://t.co/lq9jexR06a #WCWS pic.twitter.com/lsa98vEZLZ — NCAA Softball (@NCAASoftball) May 31, 2021 The World Series will be taking place in Oklahoma City with eight competing teams. Out of the eleven SEC teams …
Read More »SEC Well Represented in Super Regionals
Seven teams from the Southeastern Conference will compete in the Super Regionals of the 2021 NCAA Division I Softball Championship. These teams include Alabama, Kentucky, Arkansas, Georgia, Missouri, Louisiana State, and Florida. No. 1 Alabama Third-seeded Alabama is the only team to play in all 16 Super Regionals since the …
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