January 11th, 2010 04:49pm
by Pat Dooley
The Back Nine comes at you after a wonderful weekend that included my famous $50 chili, loads of sports on TV and a wife who understood that it’s OK to spend two days in sweatpants.
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January 4th, 2010 06:51pm
by Pat Dooley
The Back Nine comes at you with thoughts on the bowls so far, Chandler Parsons’ shot and the Gators’ amazing performance in the Big Easy.
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December 31st, 2009 12:34pm
by Pat Dooley
Snap, there are a lot of Cincinnati fans in New Orleans.
Last night on Bourbon Street, while we were throwing beads to young ladies and watching young men get taken to jail for public stupidity, all you could see was a sea of red and black. Since Florida turned back thousands of tickets and Bearcat fans grabbed them up, Florida will be playing its second straight game at a neutral site that is hardly neutral.
Alabama had a 2-to-1 advantage in Atlanta. …
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December 30th, 2009 02:12pm
by Pat Dooley
The immediate reaction was understandable, that the Urban Meyer change of mind would be a major blow to Florida’s recruiting because of the uncertainty surrounding the program. But the more I read comments from recruits and talk to Florida coaches, the more I am starting to believe Florida is headed for another excellent class.
You hear UF commit Lynden Trail from Miami’s Booker T. Washington.
“For anybody to jump ship and decommit that’s foolish,” he said. “In the first place, you …
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December 29th, 2009 03:11pm
by Pat Dooley
I have been receiving a lot of e-mails about my appearance on “Outside the Lines” on ESPN Monday and feel I owe the readers a little bit of insight to the situation.
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December 16th, 2009 03:31pm
by Pat Dooley
A belated Back Nine — hey, I’ve got shopping to do, too — comes right at you with Heisman thoughts, the new Big Ten and the stretch run in the NFL (Tiger Woods-endorsed products no longer available).
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December 9th, 2009 11:03am
by Pat Dooley
Because Florida lost to Alabama I’m actually getting a few days off. No special section to worry about. But I felt a need to share because so many of you are down in the dumps. Some are sad for Timmy, some for Urban, some for the whole Gator team.
It was a devastating loss, one that put Urban Meyer in the hospital and reduced Tim Tebow to tears. How bad was it? It makes my top 10 of the toughest losses …
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November 16th, 2009 05:20pm
by Pat Dooley
The Back Nine returns with a look at the sorry states of Southern Cal football and SEC basketball as well as your weekly music advice. Oh yeah, there’s also some Gator stuff in here.
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November 9th, 2009 02:20pm
by Pat Dooley
The Back Nine takes a look at another wild weekend of sports while wondering if all female freshmen at UF are issued black cocktail dresses when they enroll.
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November 8th, 2009 03:45pm
by Pat Dooley
Gold star: Julio Jones. The sensational receiver had been underachieving and got his coach so mad that Nick Saban spiked his headset. But Jones made up for it with the play of the game, a 73-yard touchdown on a bubble screen. Jones finished with four catches for 102 yards.
Silver star: Jevan Snead. The Ole Miss quarterback has had a spotty season but bounced back into form with a four-touchdown day, two rushing and two passing. The Rebels handled Northern Arizona, …
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