Just curious. “You never want to come out and start a game like that,” said center Nick Buchanan. So you want to talk about sexism in sports? I mean, if we had an actual video of Tiger Woods on the night of his wreck or at Perkins, that would be another story. It’s difficult to say. By now you … One of them was Mullen, who blew up on receivers coach Billy Gonzales after one personnel mistake and at defensive coordinator Todd Granthan after, like the 300th Georgia third-down conversion. This was a rough few days because of all of the sports figures we lost, including one of the nicest guys in the world in coach Pepper Rodgers. The frustration will be a wave of white noise all week. So it was something, which is better than nothing and the money raised by the golf event was phenomenal. Latest Florida Gators sports news with photos, schedules, scores and more University of Florida sports news from the South Florida Sun Sentinel OK, I made that last part up, but this was a game where a Florida team that prides itself on the little things had a whole lot of little mistakes (and one big one) add up to one big mess. “It took us three quarters.”. All rights reserved. And follow at Twitter.com/Pat_Dooley. A deep pass that could have gone for a touchdown but was dropped by a freshman. “I would hate to go on a date with judge Edie Franklin and have her judge me. That’s kind of sad. “That’s us. * And for an oldie, a reader pointed out something I did not know, that the ACC Commissioner John Swofford is the brother of the singer Oliver. You have to be sharp from the opening kickoff and — for some reason — this team was painfully dull. Florida Gators coach Dan Mullen apologized Wednesday for his comments suggesting fans pack the Swamp shortly before a COVID-19 outbreak spread among his team. I know that a lot of breaks went against the Gators, but you have to deal with bad breaks and bad calls. Gators' defense strives to shake off slow start, help UF win Georgia had the week off, too. Sports coverage for Gainesville, FL, including high school, college and professional, from Gainesville Sun. UF coach Dan Mullen said COVID-19 cases continue to surface, but he remains optimistic the Gators will return to the football field for practice Monday. Play from ahead, make the Bulldogs panic. Florida Gators Coaching Search Rumors. He was an assistant at UF on Ray Graves’ first staff, hired Spurrier to Georgia Tech and helped lure him to the Washington Redskins (we’ll forgive him for that.) Maybe until next year. Keep up with the Gators' showdown with Mizzou, Find Gators-Tigers on TV, online and on radio, Five things to know about Florida-Missouri, Your California Privacy Rights / Privacy Policy. The Florida Gators latest football and basketball news, stats, schedules, football and basketball recruiting. It’s like the old recruiting line Steve Spurrier used to feed out-of-state players about how everybody up North saves their money to retire to Florida so why not come to school here now? Special to The Sun The story of the first quarter wasn’t Florida’s ongoing COVID-19 situation, nor was it necessarily either team’s offense or defense. Spurrier had been fired by Charley Pell after Pell took over for Doug Dickey in 1979. Anyway, a nice guy named John guided me out of there. All rights reserved. Get the latest news and analysis on the Dolphins, Heat, Hurricanes and more sent straight to your email inbox. And you know what I remember? Also, it’s not the best course to handle a huge crowd because of the way it is laid out with all of those waste areas. The Gators head coach incited a riot, blamed his players, and then tried to make himself the hero. Copy Link. Yes, the Cal Bears have been to Florida Field before in 1974 for the opening game (the Gators won 21-17). Contact Pat Dooley at 352-374-5053 or at pat.dooley@gvillesun.com. In this week’s first episode of the Dooley Noted Podcast  Pat Dooley, the sports columnist at the Gainesville Sun, talks about the Florida Gators game against South Carolina. The redshirt junior from Ponte Vedra, making the start in place of the unavailable Evan McPherson, provided Florida’s only points in the first quarter –– a pair of field goals from 28 and 32 yards, respectively. Well, I don't think anybody else has that much video of an individual locked away in a vault anywhere. This article originally appeared on The Gainesville Sun: Gators drop one spot in coaches poll Continue Reading Show full articles without "Continue Reading" button for {0} hours. “He had me up for an interview and I stayed at his house,” Spurrier said of Rodgers. UF coach Dan Mullen announced Saturday he has tested positive for COVID-19, becoming the latest person impacted by the outbreak within the Gators football program. We gotta coach better,” Mullen said. The Gainesville Sun In this week’s first episode of the Dooley Noted Podcast Pat Dooley, the sports columnist at the Gainesville Sun, talks about the Florida Gators game against South Carolina. Instead, Florida’s awful first quarter let Georgia and the No. The second question, I can’t answer. Of course, the transfer portal has given and taken away for Mullen and all of the players who left before last season were a big reason the roster was so depleted. 0:45  Going to the game was strange but I had a great time, 2:10  I saw what everyone saw offense good defense needs work, 3:05  Offense has something to do with the struggles as well, 4:20  Mullen on Muschamp strategy at the end of the game, 5:00  Defense will catch up to the offense, 6:50  Most fans will watch on TV but nice jobs to the ones who attended, 10:13  Take a different approach to looking at this Gator team, 11:40  Saturdays game may have changed some thoughts on the season, 14:20  The defensive line might be kinda short on guys, 16:05  Special team and Toney are looking great, 17:00  the UF receivers are looking great, 18:10  Trask has looked good and getting better, but they need Jones back, 23:55  Interview with Rece Davis, ESPN GameDay, 38:45  College Football is a 10, but right now maybe it’s a 6, 39:25  FSU will start their third quarterback, 39:45  SEC games could be affected by the Hurricane Delta. OK, so sports is back, right? ASK IRA: Is NBA heading down the MLB, NFL path of pandemic uncertainty. What is not difficult is to look things up when writing a column or story. Gator basketball sports coverage for Gainesville, FL from Gator Sports. What you can’t be dealing with is self-inflicted bad breaks. 15. © Gannett Co., Inc. 2020. It wasn’t a great show (but I watched almost all of it and even got my daughter interested in it) because the golfers were rusty and the banter forced and when the players said something interesting the announcers were often talking over them. A team with a ton on the line played like the weight was too heavy. He kept my coaching career alive.” We also lost Phyllis George, a genuine pioneer who laid the groundwork for women in sports on TV. It has been really interesting and everybody has their input on what would make another great 10-part series. The wonderful McKethan Stadium farewell tribute video produced by the University Athletic Association really hit home with both fans and players. So this playlist includes “Good Morning Starshine” by Oliver. That was the thing about the way this game unfolded. The Back Nine comes at you after the first weekend of televised sports since mid-March unless you have had a security camera watching people do stadiums at … Here’s a playlist: * To make sure you’re awake today “Death By Rock and Roll” by the Pretty Reckless. 10 Florida Gators return to competition for the first time in three weeks when Missouri visits the Swamp. “We kind of found our identity,” said Trask. Gainesville Sun ~ 2700 SW 13th St., Gainesville, FL 32608 ~ Do Not Sell My Personal Information ~ Cookie Policy ~ Do Not Sell My Personal Information ~ Privacy Policy ~ Terms Of Service ~ Your California Privacy Rights / Privacy Policy. Join the club, said every Gator fan who does not enjoy three straight losses to a hated rival.