Former longtime Gainesville Sun sportswriter Pat Dooley contributes on a weekly basis to Gators Wire with “Pat Dooley’s Book of Lists,” chronicling his thoughts on the past, present and future of Gators sports. Look for more frequent contributions during football season.
At some point this football season, we will be able to put it all — NIL’s, commitment videos, the transfer portal and an expanded playoff that may be four years away — all of it behind us and concentrate on actual football games.
And being a fan, you know that you are going to feel about every emotion during the season, including the joy of seeing fill stadiums.
That’s why Dr. Football is here to offer you some guidelines for college football. I used to call these Commandments, but then I had to change a few, and I don’t think you can use that phrase when your rules are flexible.
No, these are just things that you should take to heart if you want to truly enjoy this football season. Years of watching the game qualify me (at least in my mind) to present these not so much as a doctrine, but more like advice.
You still have a couple of months left to go on vacation, get stuff done around the house and inform your niece that you won’t be attending her wedding because it’s scheduled for a football Saturday.
Once we get to late August, it’s time to buckle up and get ready for what should be an entertaining college football season. It will be more fun if you stick to these guidelines: