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Tebow bridges gap between cult and folk heroes

Bruce Feldman

There is an intersection that very, very few athletes ever find themselves at in sports. It's the cross between being a folk hero and being a cult her...

ESPN Insider Blog Entry | Conversation | November 29, 2009

Behind the Bets: All hail college hoops!

Chad Millman, ESPN The Magazine

Think Vegas doesn't care about NCAA basketball until March? You're wrong. In fact, some of the smartest bets around can be taken now, while many sports books are still busy juggling football games.

ESPN Insider Story | Conversation | November 18, 2009

Time to make some picks

Bruce Feldman

I had a decent week last week, going one-over against the line, putting me 12 over for the season versus the number. The good was picking Stanford to ...

ESPN Insider Blog Entry | Conversation | November 11, 2009

Cal and UCLA battling for RB James

Greg Biggins

...James (Corona, Calif./Corona) will make his college choice this Thursday at halftime of the ESPNU boys basketball game of the week (tip off is at 4:00 p.m. PT). James has narrowed his...

ESPN Insider Blog Entry | Conversation | November 10, 2009

Personnel Points: Hawk on the rise

Mel Kiper, ESPN.com

Iowa has produced plenty of defensive talent in recent seasons, and another linebacker is ready to make the jump tot he pros. Plus: a pair of awesome pass rushers; an unsung running back; and more analysis from Mel Kiper.

ESPN Insider Story | Conversation | November 02, 2009

Iowa's road to BCS title; FSU as "Entourage"

Bruce Feldman

Let's get started with the regular Friday mailbag: From Kevin in Iowa City: Quick question regarding the Hawkeyes. Obviously we need to convince th...

ESPN Insider Blog Entry | Conversation | October 30, 2009

Horns-Cowboys, Trojans-Ducks and more picks

Bruce Feldman

I had a decent week last week. I went 13-11 against the line, putting me 10 over for the season versus the number. The good was picking Iowa to beat M...

ESPN Insider Blog Entry | Conversation | October 28, 2009

Linemen, QBs among Red River prospects

Todd McShay

One of the biggest rivalries in college football kicks off again Saturday when Oklahoma and Texas meet in Dallas. College football fans will be watchi...

ESPN Insider Blog Entry | Conversation | October 14, 2009

The Scout Team: Week 5

Scott Burton, ESPN The Magazine

Scott Burton consults the icy cold, oraclelike robo-logic of Insider's Fantasy Scout to plan a course of action for Week 5 of the NFL fantasy football season. Among the discoveries: Adrian Peterson won't be the top RB the rest of the way.

ESPN Insider Story | Conversation | October 07, 2009

The top storylines of Week 4

Bruce Feldman

The top storylines for college football games from Sept. 24-26: 1. Is Ole Miss overrated? It's been almost a half century since Ole Miss has reac...

ESPN Insider Blog Entry | Conversation | September 22, 2009

Linemen impressive for both USC and OSU

Kevin Weidl

Scouts Inc. was in Columbus over the weekend to take in the USC-Ohio State matchup, and it was an impressive sight in all ways. The Horseshoe is one o...

ESPN Insider Blog Entry | Conversation | September 14, 2009

Ten college football storylines to watch this week

Bruce Feldman

What an awesome week. The season will begin Thursday night with a much-anticipated prime-time game between the Oregon Ducks and Boise State Broncos ...

ESPN Insider Blog Entry | Conversation | August 31, 2009

The dominance of the '95 Cornhuskers

Bruce Feldman

Opening up the Friday mailbag with some reaction to my "best team ever" blog entry. From Ben in Tampa, Fla.: I understand your outlook on players m...

ESPN Insider Blog Entry | Conversation | August 28, 2009

The 10 best program-building coaches

Bruce Feldman

I was trading e-mails with a few buddies and we got into an interesting exchange about which current coach deserves top billing as the country's best ...

ESPN Insider Blog Entry | Conversation | August 24, 2009

College football's hoops invasion

Bruce Feldman

...a college hoops vibe to this 2009 football season. Monday was a very big day for the basketball crowd. Former Duke point guard Greg Paulus was named Syracuse's starting quarterback even though he last...

ESPN Insider Blog Entry | Conversation | August 18, 2009