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Where's the return counter?

Ivan Maisel, ESPN.com

The preseason hype sent the season's stock to an all-time high. Now it feels like we were part of a Ponzi scheme.

Story | Conversation | November 17, 2009

What does second half offer?

Ivan Maisel, ESPN.com

No player or team has made the first half of the season sparkle, leaving fans waiting to be dazzled in the second half.

Story | Conversation | October 20, 2009

Venues, games make the weekend

Ivan Maisel, ESPN.com

Between the games and the venues, the SEC takes center state this weekend.

Story | Conversation | October 06, 2009

Best to have a backup plan at QB

Ivan Maisel, ESPN.com

A month into the 2009 season, we've already seen some of the nation's best quarterbacks sidelined by injury, sending previously unknown backups into the fire. But how do you prepare a player for a situation you hope never happens?

Story | Conversation | October 02, 2009

Stage set for historic 2009 season

Ivan Maisel, ESPN.com

Old blood resides at the top of the polls. Established stars are back for more. If you like seeing college football history being made, then watch the 2009 season.

Story | Conversation | August 09, 2009

QB triumvirate share common bond

Ivan Maisel, ESPN.com

Sam Bradford, Colt McCoy and Tim Tebow would tell you they are lucky to have college football. It turns out the reverse is true, too.

Story | Conversation | August 11, 2009

Tebow a combination of unique traits

Ivan Maisel, ESPN.com

Tim Tebow never wanted to be normal. He isn't. His competitiveness on the field is in contrast with the compassion that defines his life off the gridiron.

Story | Conversation | July 10, 2009

Fantasy football matchups for 2009

Ivan Maisel, ESPN.com

Penn State versus Virginia Tech or USC versus Florida sound good? They aren't on any real '09 schedule, but they both made our fantasy list.

Story | Conversation | June 10, 2009

Highlights, good & bad, of bowl season

Ivan Maisel, ESPN.com

With so many games, it was easy to cull out the best (and worst) of the bowl season crop.

Story | Conversation | January 13, 2009

Trademark dominant fourth quarter elevates Tebow, Gators

Ivan Maisel, ESPN.com

Florida is loaded with speed and gifted athletes. Make them work, however, and the Gators will call on heart and guts. That trait served Urban Meyer's team well again on the biggest stage.

Story | Conversation | January 08, 2009

Is the Sooners' defense better than the statistics show?

Ivan Maisel, ESPN.com

Are Big 12 defenses as bad you think? Are SEC offenses nonexistent? Ivan Maisel went straight to the sources to find out.

Story | Conversation | January 06, 2009

Bradford solves Sooners' problems with ease

Ivan Maisel, ESPN.com

Sam Bradford has passed for staggering numbers this season, but a real accounting of his talents steers away from his right arm and moves above his shoulders.

Story | Conversation | January 06, 2009

Stoops' industrial-grade filter weeds out irrelevant matter

Ivan Maisel, ESPN.com

Bob Stoops is cranky. Lots of questions about things that have nothing to do with the next game will do that. The OU coach wants to focus on one thing: winning.

Story | Conversation | January 04, 2009

Gators have plenty of toughness to go with all that speed and flash

Ivan Maisel, ESPN.com

Florida 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, 2008

Breaking the huddle on Gators vs. Crimson Tide

Ivan Maisel, ESPN.com

...berth in the BCS National Championship Game there for the taking, No. 1 Alabama and No. 4 Florida have more on their minds than winning the Southeastern Conference. When the Crimson Tide and the Gators...

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