Sunday Hash: Requiem for Florida football’s bad bowl game performance

Pat Dooley whips up his final Sunday Hash of the year with a review of Florida’s Las Vegas Bowl loss.

Perhaps the most interesting thing about the Las Vegas Bowl was the spread. It jumped from its initial 2.5 to 10 when [autotag]Anthony Richardson[/autotag] opted out. The wise guys knew this would not end well for Florida.

And it climbed to 11.5 in some places. But a late flurry of Gator money dropped the spread to 7.5 by kickoff. That was not money well spent.

Instead, Florida lost by 27 thanks to a late field goal that rankled a few people.

When I say the spread was possibly the most interesting thing about the game, you get the gist of what was a 3.5-hour trip to the dentist. (I used that line after the Fiesta Bowl loss to Nebraska, and this was almost as painful).

Let’s look back at the final game of 2022 for the Gators (and thank goodness) with the Sunday Hash.