The Back Nine comes at you after a weekend with a lot of college basketball and NFL. Hug your parents and comedian friends today. 10. Another week, another big commitment and more quality coaches coming to town. Getting Trevor Etienne was another step in the process for Billy Napier and …
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Gators Football Bowl History Review
In the wild world of college football bowls, the Florida Gators arrived late. UF did not go to its first bowl game until all of the World Wars (so far) had been fought and won and Queen Elizabeth II had just come to power. The year was 1953. Alabama had …
Read More »Pat Dooley’s ‘Back 9’ Nov 29th
The Back Nine comes at you after a glorious weekend unless you were trying to field a punt at The Swamp. Before I get to the new Billy, let me talk about Saturday’s game. What a mess. It was overly-officiated and lasted an incredible 3:53 because of all of the …
Read More »Pat Dooley’s Friday Fivesome July 30
The Friday Fivesome comes at you after a great trip to the West Coast where there is so much to do it is almost too much. But we tried to jam it all into five days. 1.Today’s theme is simple. Things I think I think about this college football season. …
Read More »Pat Dooley’s Back Nine July 12
The Back Nine comes at you after a week off and I hope you missed me. The craziness isn’t that far off. 10. Hearing the great Rece Davis on the studio show for the Euro Cup got my football blood circulating. And by that I mean the real football, American …
Read More »Fred Taylor Inducted into Senior Bowl Hall of Fame
Fred Taylor spent four years at the University of Florida. The running back finished his college career as one of the best running backs in Florida history. Taylor will be among five inductees into the Reese’s Senior Bowl Hall of Fame. Illustrious Career of Fred Taylor Over his four years in Gainesville, …
Read More »Pat Dooley’s Front Nine: February 26
The Front Nine comes at you on the precipice of another special weekend of Gator sports and they are going to all be that way for a while. Sit back and enjoy. 1. If this is Friday, there must be another mock draft available on one of the websites. Try …
Read More »Pat Dooley’s Back Nine: February 1
The Back Nine comes at you after a weekend of watching balls bouncing all over the place … and that was just during my golf round. Thanks to the Haile’s Angels for inviting me out. 10. When LSU tight end Arik Gilbert announced he was entering the transfer portal, many …
Read More »Pat Dooley’s Front Nine: January 29
The Front Nine comes at you as we get ready for another big weekend of sports in for the Florida Gators. It’s only going to get better when baseball and softball join in and soccer cranks back up. 1. I’ve received dozens of questions about how much the football team …
Read More »New Feature! Pat Dooley’s Front Nine
The Front Nine is a new feature here on WRUF.com (veterans will remember that when the Back Nine started years ago, it was called the Front Nine, and now you are getting confused). So here we go with a look ahead to the weekend, but also a look back at …
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