Duke sends big-picture message with its Boiler beatdown
Pat Forde, ESPN.comWhat are the possible roadblocks facing prohibitive favorite North Carolina? For starters, the Heels bedeviling neighbor looks every bit the part of a national title contender, writes Pat Forde.
Story | Conversation | December 02, 2008Let it snow, let it snow, let it snow
Pat Forde, ESPN.comFrom snowball bombardment at Notre Dame to rapid-firing snowballs at some offending parties to snow cones for the winners, the Dash runs through it all.
Story | Conversation | November 24, 2008These schools put the student back in student-athlete
Pat Forde, ESPN.comFrom real student-athletes to September superlatives to what's ahead in October, the Dash runs through it all.
Story | Conversation | September 30, 2008Week 1 provides some cheers and many jeers
Pat Forde, ESPN.comFrom the Cupcake Roulette to debuts to boo or cheer to fresh faces with fast feet, The Dash runs through it all.
Story | Conversation | September 01, 2008Happy to be back, The Dash kicks off the season
Pat Forde, ESPN.comBack from Beijing, CTD -- that's Columnist The Dash to you -- runs through it all, from debuts to hot seats to turnovers.
Story | Conversation | August 25, 2008Where do Chalmers' NCAA tourney theatrics rank?
Pat Forde, ESPN.comWith three months of perspective, where does Mario Chalmers' national-title game winner rank among the best shots in NCAA tournament history? Pat Forde breaks down the deserving shots.
Story | Conversation | July 08, 2008UNC proves its Achilles' heel is not on defense
Pat Forde, ESPN.comFor the longest time this season, the knock on No. 1 UNC was its defense. But the Tar Heels put the lockdown on Duke in the waning minutes of Saturday's win, and they looked like a favorite for the national championship in doing so, writes Pat Forde.
Story | Conversation | March 08, 2008New reality changes the landscape for coaches
Pat Forde, ESPN.comFrom sorting through the carnage of Black Monday to looking at possible coaching replacements to conference relegation and promotion, the Dash runs through it all.
Story | Conversation | November 27, 2007Five at a time, everything you need to know
Pat Forde, ESPN.comAs the season tips, Pat Forde gives you the comprehensive list of everything you need to know.
Story | Conversation | November 04, 2007Underachievers come in all shapes and sizes
Pat Forde, ESPN.comIt's not easy to quantify underachievement but you know it when you see it, writes Pat Forde.
Story | Conversation | August 30, 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, 2007Escaping college football's basement easier said than done
Pat Forde, ESPN.comThe schools that rank in the bottom 20 of our list of the decade's top programs are all dreaming of becoming The Next Boise. But they also know that the reality of big-time football is a good deal less glorious, writes Pat Forde.
Story | Conversation | July 22, 2007Gators head blue-chip programs positioned for success
Pat Forde, ESPN.comLooking ahead to the next 10 years, Florida heads a list of blue-chip programs best positioned for continued success, writes Pat Forde.
Story | Conversation | May 11, 2007In a battle of image, Duke takes black eye
Pat Forde, ESPN.comAlthough the game was fairly ordinary by this rivalry's standards, the Duke-North Carolina feud was knocked up a notch by a flying forearm, writes Pat Forde.
Story | Conversation | March 04, 2007A Dash of coaching news and a dose of Dashies
Pat Forde, ESPN.comFrom the high-profile coaching moves to the big-money burnout jobs to handing out some Dashies, the Dash runs through it all.
Story | Conversation | November 28, 2006TOP SEARCHES IN NOVEMBER
Bowl Projections tops ESPN.com searches in November. Did "duke blue devils" make the list?