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Drilled To Perfection
Pat FordeFor the top teams in college football, the chase for No. 1 Starts with a few Summertime seven-on-sevens. For top players like Brian Brohm, it began long before that
Story | Conversation | September 30, 2008An embodiment of the Olympic ideal, Michael Phelps saved the Games
Pat Forde, ESPN.comWhen you look back at all of Michael Phelps' performances in Beijing, you can come to this conclusion: He is the Olympic ideal and single-handedly just saved the Olympics.
Story | Conversation | August 17, 2008Is Torres' unprecedented feat too good to be true?
Pat Forde, ESPN.comPat Forde wants to believe Dara Torres' unprecedented feat. But after years of being conned, we've become conditioned to question the unprecedented.
Story | Conversation | July 04, 2008Wildest dreams and nightmare scenarios for 64 teams
Pat Forde, ESPN.comReally, what's the worst that could happen? Pat Forde tells all 64 teams that and the best possible outcome in the NCAA tournament.
Story | Conversation | March 18, 2008Pearl served his time in Div. II before thriving in Div. I again
Pat Forde, ESPN.comBruce Pearl was a high-rising assistant coach before being exiled to Division II Southern Indiana. He spent nine years there, but he survived his purgatory and now has his Tennessee Vols poised to make a run at the Final Four, writes Pat Forde.
Story | Conversation | March 17, 2008Favre miracles started long before Green Bay
Pat Forde, ESPN.comThat 79-yard bomb to lift Southern Miss over Louisville in 1989 was a little fluky, but it provided an early glimpse at the nascent Brett Favre mystique.
Story | Conversation | March 04, 2008What is America's Team? How about 'Mempis'?
Pat Forde, ESPN.comDon't overlook the prelude to the madness. Between UNC-Duke, Saint Mary's-Gonzaga and Tennessee-"Mempis," The Minutes breaks down the must-see regular-season games.
Story | Conversation | February 18, 2008FAU's bowl run adds to Schnellenberger's legacy
Pat Forde, ESPN.comStrange twists and turns have brought Howard Schnellenberger to Florida Atlantic, but it's a journey he's grown to appreciate.
Story | Conversation | December 21, 2007To remember Beard for scandal is to remember the wrong things
Pat Forde, ESPN.comRalph Beard died this week, and his obit talked about taking money from gamblers. But that's only a small part of the story.
Story | Conversation | November 30, 2007Dixon, Oregon rolling through top competition
Pat Forde, ESPN.comDennis Dixon is the most exciting player in college football -- until he gets into the end zone -- something he does with alarming frequency, writes Pat Forde.
Story | Conversation | November 03, 2007Quarterbacks enter 2007 with much to prove
Pat Forde, ESPN.comQuarterbacks are calm and cool. They have all the answers. Not this season. Even the nation's best QBs have something to prove in 2007.
Story | Conversation | August 07, 2007No one can rival a QB's to-do list
Pat Forde, ESPN.comYeah, quarterbacks do get the accolades. But they get them the hard way: 30 action-packed seconds at a time, writes Pat Forde.
Story | Conversation | July 28, 2007Christmas in July ... the college football preview mags are out
Pat Forde, ESPN.comFor a college football fan, few things are sweeter than the day the college football preview magazines hit the stands.
Story | Conversation | July 02, 2007Cardinals' program flying high with newly minted CWS appearance
Pat Forde, ESPN.comWe know all about Florida's across-the-board athletic success. But Louisville? Don't look now, but the Cardinals are playing in the big time.
Story | Conversation | June 11, 2007Legendary Arkansas icon's run nears finish line
Pat Forde, ESPN.comA thoroughly modern melodrama has helped push old-school icon Frank Broyles out the door and threatens to smudge his sterling legacy on the way out.
Story | Conversation | May 30, 2007

