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The Tide that binds
Ivan Maisel, ESPN.comWhen FSU and Bama meet Saturday, Bobby Bowden won't be on the sideline he envisioned growing up in Birmingham. After all, the bonds forged between a boy and his team remain strong for a lifetime, writes Ivan Maisel.
Story | Conversation | September 26, 2007Gators have plenty of toughness to go with all that speed and flash
Ivan Maisel, ESPN.comFlorida had the faster horses, that much we knew. But the Gators proved they're not all flash and speed. Against Bama, they proved they can tough it out against the best of them, writes Ivan Maisel.
Story | Conversation | December 06, 2008Saban keeps efficient, powerful Tide rolling along
Ivan Maisel, ESPN.comAlabama is undefeated and No. 1. While fans and voters might see royalty returning to the throne, this is not the old Bama. But it is old-school Bama. Nick Saban has molded the Tide that way.
Story | Conversation | November 28, 2008Breaking the huddle on Texas Tech's opportunity
Ivan Maisel, ESPN.com...notion that head coach Mike Leach's offense picks on the afflicted and melts in the glare...Cotton Bowl in 1994, but only because the NCAA had sent Texas A&M to its room...
Page | ConversationBuckeyes, Paterno fight back against critics, odds
Ivan Maisel, ESPN.comThe nation wrote off Ohio State six weeks ago. Joe Paterno was written off even earlier than that. Both have managed to come back strong, writes Ivan Maisel.
Story | Conversation | October 23, 2008Breaking the huddle on 2008's stealth teams
Ivan Maisel, ESPN.comStealth Fighting The Ohio State team preparing to play No. 3 Penn State in the Horseshoe on Saturday night (ABC, 8 ET) is not the same team that lost ...
Page | ConversationBreaking the huddle at the season's halfway point
Ivan Maisel, ESPN.comMeet Me In Miami If the 2007 season taught us nothing else, it revealed the folly of attempting before the last weekend to predict which teams would p...
Page | ConversationMature, confident McCoy playing better than ever
Ivan Maisel, ESPN.comTexas QB Colt McCoy has evolved into the kind of player and leader that his teammates respect and believe in. Now, if they would only remember his name.
Story | Conversation | October 09, 2008Tradition and emotion play big roles in OU-Texas lore
Ivan Maisel, ESPN.comOklahoma and Texas don't need top-five rankings to grab the nation's attention. The rivalry between the Sooners and the Longhorns has too much else going for it, writes Ivan Maisel.
Story | Conversation | October 08, 2008Breaking the huddle on conference cannibalism
Ivan Maisel, ESPN.comBig 12 Feeding Frenzy Starts Saturday It could be that the Big 12 Conference has arrived. The league that has belonged almost exclusively to Oklahoma ...
Page | ConversationRobinson's time at Syracuse coach appears to be growing short
Ivan Maisel, ESPN.comSyracuse athletic director Dr. Daryl Gross said Monday that the Orange football team has yet to show the "obvious progress" necessary for Greg Robinson to remain as football coach beyond this season.
Story | Conversation | September 23, 2008Breaking the huddle on a new season, neutral sites and a key hidden stat
Ivan Maisel, ESPN.com...hooked up with turvy for the entire 2007 college football season, and those crazy kids first met a...
Page | ConversationBig 12 teams are adept at picking up the offensive tempo
Ivan Maisel, ESPN.comWhich teams know how to use speed to their advantage? Ivan Maisel lists the nation's top tempo teams.
Story | Conversation | August 08, 2008Coaches talk BCS, recruiting, climbing the ladder
Ivan Maisel, ESPN.comMark Richt, Randy Shannon, Jack Siedlecki, Tommy Tuberville and Charlie Weis took the stage three times for panel discussions during their trip. See what they had to say about their careers and their sport.
Story | Conversation | June 02, 2008Adams needs to follow through if he's serious
Ivan Maisel, ESPN.comIt's one thing to hold a press conference and announce good intentions. But if Georgia president Dr. Michael F. Adams wants to get anywhere with the BCS, he'll need to devote plenty of time and attention, writes Ivan Maisel.
Story | Conversation | January 08, 2008
