Chance to bash SEC has likely passed
Pat Forde, ESPN.comLast season might have been the worst for SEC basketball in 30 years. But with coaching upgrades and a wealth of talent returning, the league might already be back.
Story | Conversation | October 26, 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, 2009Evolution threatening storied positions
Pat Forde, ESPN.comChanges in the game are putting some storied positions on the endangered list. Could some of them become extinct?
Story | Conversation | August 29, 2009A tradition that needs to change
Pat Forde, ESPN.comIt's a long-standing tradition that coaches delegate their Top 25 vote. That practice needs to change for the good of the game.
Story | Conversation | July 24, 2009The plot thickens in SEC Votegate
Pat Forde, ESPN.comWelcome to a live-action game of Clue, SEC football style. The crime: Who didn't vote for Tim Tebow.
Story | Conversation | July 23, 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, 2009See no evil, hear no evil in Kentucky
Pat Forde, ESPN.comThere are still plenty of questions to be answered, but don't tell that to Kentucky or its fans. The NCAA allegations at Memphis? That doesn't involve next year's dream season -- so no need to dig up the past.
Story | Conversation | May 28, 2009Will the joke end up being on Barnhart?
Pat Forde, ESPN.comJohn Calipari will bring plenty of wins, plenty of charisma and plenty of big-time recruits to Kentucky. He also brings things that aren't as nice. Did the same AD who failed in his last attempt at this really look at the whole package this time?
Story | Conversation | March 31, 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, 2009Big Dance: Who takes the crown?
Pat Forde, ESPN.comFrom Selection Sunday to the Coen brothers to the players under pressure, The Minutes -- Big Dance edition! -- runs through it all.
Story | Conversation | March 15, 2009Let's hear it for the little guy
Pat Forde, ESPN.comFrom Morehead mania to the possible fourth No. 1 seed to Chief Kickingstallionsims, The Minutes runs through it all.
Story | Conversation | March 10, 2009Strange times could get stranger
Pat Forde, ESPN.comThree No. 1 seeds from the same conference? These are strange times we're living in.
Story | Conversation | March 05, 2009For all the Cinderella dreamers, the tournament starts now
Pat Forde, ESPN.comFrom Cinderella dreamers to the big men who make March go to the bubble-weary, The Minutes runs through it all.
Story | Conversation | March 03, 2009Tigers distinguish themselves in dysfunctional SEC season
Pat Forde, ESPN.comLSU wasn't expected to win the SEC West let alone challenge for the SEC title. But in Trent Johnson's first season, the Tigers have distinguished themselves as the cream of the crop in a dysfunctional SEC.
Story | Conversation | February 28, 2009No. 1 seeds not locked up
Pat Forde, ESPN.comFrom potential No. 1 seeds to provocative questions to coach of the year candidates, The Minutes runs through it all.
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