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It was a close first half but the Gators pulled away with authority in the final frames. Here are Pat Dooley’s Sunday morning takeaways.
This week’s Sunday Hash comes at you after a crazy Saturday of college football, which is to say that it was a typical day of college football. And night. I feel like I watched more overtime than a full season of Bill Maher.
Meanwhile, Florida football stood strong on its home turf on Saturday night, defeating the visiting Tennessee Volunteers, 38-14. Here are my Sunday morning thoughts on the events of the previous evening in the Swamp.
The Gators nearly overthrew the No. 1 team in the nation on Saturday in the Swamp. Here are Pat Dooley’s Sunday morning takeaways.
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It was a game that rocked the Swamp like the old days as No. 11 Florida came within a couple of yards of forcing overtime against No. 1 Alabama.
Instead, the Tide played like a championship team when it absolutely had to and held off Florida, 31-29. Like the SEC Championship Game a year ago, the Gators got the ball for one final play but had too much real estate to cover with only seconds to go.
The Gators might have earned some respect from the national media because so many were expecting a blowout. But the loss does sting in terms of Florida’s SEC record.
Of course, that’s what Alabama does. Comes to town, leaves with all of its streaks intact and thanks you for the lovely parting gifts.
That’s 43 straight games where they have scored on opening drives, 11 straight wins for Nick Saban over Dan Mullen, 17 straight wins for Alabama and 22 straight against SEC East coaches.
The Sunday Hash takes a look back at the game:
