It’s official, conference play has begun for Men’s Basketball in the Southeastern Conference. As SEC play tipped off on Tuesday, the conference had five teams in the Top-25. All Auburn From the Jump The SEC’s highest-ranked team, the No. 9 Auburn Tigers (13-1), traveled to South Carolina to take on …
Read More »Crushing Defeat Leaves Florida Winless To Start Conference Play
A valiant effort by the Florida Gators women’s basketball team (10-4, 0-1 SEC) was not enough on Sunday as they kickoff Southern Eastern Conference play at home. The Gators gave No.13 ranked Georgia Lady Bulldogs (12-2, 1-1 SEC) a run for their money in a nail bitter at Exactech Arena. …
Read More »Pat Dooley’s ‘Back 9’ Jan 3rd
The Back Nine comes at you after a wonderful New Year’s evening in downtown Gainesville and a sedentary New Year’s Day watching college football. The biggest story of the weekend was not the CFP playoff games (boring) or the Saturday games (thrilling) as much as it was the debate about …
Read More »Pat Dooley’s ‘Back 9’ Dec 27th
My halls have been decked and the cookies consumed. It was indeed a wonderful Christmas with my family over in St. Augustine. I hope yours was just as great. 10. So, we started the trip by getting to our rental home (the kids call it an Airbnb) just in time …
Read More »Gators End Rough Season with Loss in Gasparilla Bowl
The matchup between Florida and UCF finally came. For the Florida Gators, they’re glad it’s finally over. In the midst of head coaching changes, upsets when heavily favored and hope for the future, the Gators just couldn’t end it on a high note. After leading by a point at halftime, …
Read More »Pat Dooley’s Grades: UCF vs UF
Pat Dooley grades the Gators after their 29-17 loss to UCF in the Gasparillla Bowl. OFFENSE F First half: Florida had the chance to put off a big half, but something went wrong too many times. Sometimes it was Emory Jones missing a wide open receiver or receivers …
Read More »Gators End Non-Conference Play With A Victory
A career-high performance by senior guard Phlandrous Fleming Jr. catapults the Florida Gators men’s basketball team to a home victory to close out non-conference play. The Gators hosted the Stony Brook Seawolves in a 87-62 clinic in the O’Connell Center. This comes after a 66-55 victory against the USF Bulls …
Read More »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 »Gators Women’s Hoops Gets To Double-Digit Wins
To close out their non-conference schedule, the Florida Gators (10-3) women’s basketball team defeats Murray State Racers (8-3), 67-51. Tuesday’s matchup marked the first time these two programs faced off. Also, Head Coach Kelly Rae Finley gets to double-digit wins at the helm for the first time, winning 77 percent …
Read More »Pat Dooley’s ‘Back 9’ Dec 20th
The Back Nine comes at you after a weekend of way too much couch time and the first of many Christmas celebrations. This is my first one without parents and it really feels a little empty. Is it me or did you wake up this morning not thinking about Florida …
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