Dooley’s Dozen: 12 good Gators teams that should have played in bowls

Pat Dooley looks back on 12 teams that could’a and should’a made a bowl game, but – like these Gators – went home for the holidays.

It is a bit torturous for Florida football fans to listen to the constant yammering about this season’s bowl games.

And that jingle …

It’s the most

pitiful time of the year

With all of the bowl games out there, Florida is in a bad way after a 5-7 season that wasn’t that far from being 8-4.

There have been teams that were deserving, but for one reason or another were not invited to participate in the free swag, rubber chicken and visits to Dave & Buster’s.

This team was good enough to be invited, but missed a kick here and couldn’t stop a fourth-and-17 there and won a guy a Heisman Trophy in Baton Rouge.

Today in the Dooley’s Dozen, we look back on 12 teams that could’a and should’a made a bowl game, but – like these Gators – went home for the holidays.