Expect a postseason of surprises
Pat Forde, ESPN.comThe 2009 season had its share of surprises. From unranked Cincinnati transforming into a national title contender to Ndamukong Suh becoming a Heisman candidate, the message for the postseason is clear: Expect the unexpected.
Story | Conversation | December 06, 2009Dishing out some October mea culpas
Pat Forde, ESPN.comFrom the art of the apology to coaches on the hot seat to players trending up and down, The Dash runs through it all.
Story | Conversation | October 05, 2009Numbers don't lie for Big Ten
Pat Forde, ESPN.comOhio State has held up as the Big Ten flagship, but the Buckeyes haven't received much help the past few seasons.
Story | Conversation | August 27, 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, 2009Let 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, 2008Doomed history no longer repeating itself at Missouri
Pat Forde, ESPN.comMissouri's players must not remember how bad things were in past years. They're a national contender and just beat a top-20 team on the road, yet they're still unhappy, writes Pat Forde.
Story | Conversation | August 30, 2008Upsets make midseason landscape hard to recognize
Pat Forde, ESPN.comFrom upsets to coaches to busts to worst fan reactions to conference calls, The Dash's run through the midseason report has it all.
Story | Conversation | October 09, 2007Penthouse crashing, October forecasts and VIP info
Pat Forde, ESPN.comFrom programs wandering off the streets and into the penthouse to October forecasting to VIP newsletters, The Dash runs through it all.
Story | Conversation | October 02, 2007Underdogs deliver multiple hard-to-believe moments
Pat Forde, ESPN.comOn Insanity Saturday, there were plenty of hard-to-believe moments. From Colorado to Auburn and points in between, the underdogs believed every time.
Story | Conversation | September 29, 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, 2007The Dash dons some riot gear for this week's run
Pat Forde, ESPN.comFrom the return of Thug U to other "ambassadors" of the game to BCS arguments to boiling point locales, the Dash runs through it all.
Story | Conversation | October 17, 2006OU reaction transitions from indignation to insanity
Pat Forde, ESPN.comFrom the Sooner Nation's losing its collective mind to the unusually undefeated to the coaching heat index, The Dash runs through it all.
Story | Conversation | September 19, 2006Florida opening is the first of many
Pat Forde, ESPN.comRacing this week from what jobs open next to who might fill them to Adriana on the hot seat.
Story | Conversation | October 27, 2004Super fan highlights wild first half
Pat Forde, ESPN.comRacing this week from a wild first half to the midseason fan of the year to Rulon Gardner's Big Red review.
Story | Conversation | October 13, 2004EDITOR'S PICKS
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