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Forde Minutes: Look back, look forward
Pat Forde, ESPN.comForde Minutes takes a look back at the decade that was and looks forward to the season that will be.
Story | Conversation | November 09, 2009Dissecting Sagarin's all-time rankings
Pat Forde, ESPN.comPat Forde loves the first 1,195 pages of the "ESPN College Basketball Encyclopedia." But when it comes to Jeff Sagarin's all-time rankings, well let the debate begin.
Story | Conversation | October 04, 2009Brand brought just the right touch
Pat Forde, ESPN.comWhat is done at the highly secretive NCAA is not always well-known. What we do know is this: The late Myles Brand transformed the academic expectations of student-athletes.
Story | Conversation | September 16, 2009Big-money coaches not immune
Pat Forde, ESPN.comMost revenue-sport coaches are accustomed to living like CEOs. These financial times have changed some things.
Story | Conversation | July 13, 2009Red-hot rivalries burn down the house
Pat Forde, ESPN.comWhen it comes to red-hot rivalries for the 2009-10 season, Tobacco Road takes a back seat to Kentucky and Louisville.
Story | Conversation | July 01, 2009The teams I'm looking out for in '09-10
Pat Forde, ESPN.comWith plenty of star power returning to college basketball, Pat Forde is already looking forward to the 2009-10 season. What teams garner elite status? Which fall just a notch below?
Story | Conversation | June 16, 2009Big Ten getting blown out in title game shocker
Pat Forde...a national championship, that is. Michigan State is following the beatdown trail blazed by Ohio State in football and basketball -- two lopsided losses in the BCS Championship Game (one against Florida, one against LSU) and...
Blog Entry | Conversation | April 06, 2009King of the quick turnaround
Pat Forde, ESPN.comThanks to a dedicated and hardworking staff, Tom Izzo is at his best during the tournament when preparation time is condensed to a maximum of 48 hours.
Story | Conversation | April 05, 2009Final Four Likability Index
Pat Forde, ESPN.comIs your bracket busted? No team left to root for? Don't worry. We have a surefire method for calculating which team in this year's Final Four is the most objectively enjoyable.
Story | Conversation | March 31, 2009Pitino, Izzo meet for first time
Pat Forde, ESPN.comAt long last, two of the pre-eminent coaches in the game -- Rick Pitino and Tom Izzo -- will match wits, wardrobes and signature playing styles.
Story | Conversation | March 28, 2009Blame goes to Gillispie and Kentucky
Pat Forde, ESPN.comBilly Gillispie'a two years in Lexington were a spectacular failure for Gillispie personally. And for the Wildcats as a basketball program.
Story | Conversation | March 26, 2009Decision time for Utes
Pat Forde...after being left in the game. Interesting (dubious) coaching decisions being made here. Star watching Miami Hurricanes football coach Randy Shannon hasn't just put in an appearance at the NCAA tournament today. He's...
Blog Entry | Conversation | March 20, 2009Deacons not ready for Vikings
Pat Forde, ESPN.comThey might be Cinderella, but the Cleveland State Vikings don't wear a tiara. Wake Forest found out the hard way.
Story | Conversation | March 20, 2009Dreams and nightmares for 64 teams
Pat Forde, ESPN.comWhat's the best-case scenario for your team? What's the worst thing that could happen? Pat Forde breaks it down for all 64 teams in the NCAA tournament.
Story | Conversation | March 18, 2009Forde Minutes: Stretch-run story lines, monopolies and underachievers
Pat Forde, ESPN.comFrom the stretch-run story lines to the multi-bid monopoly to the underachievers, The Minutes runs through it all.
Story | Conversation | February 17, 2009

