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Forde Minutes: Look back, look forward

Pat Forde, ESPN.com

Forde Minutes takes a look back at the decade that was and looks forward to the season that will be.

Story | Conversation | November 09, 2009

Dash of lessons, forecasts and fibs

Pat Forde, ESPN.com

From September's lessons to October's forecasts to the coaches' corner, The Dash runs through it all.

Story | Conversation | September 28, 2009

Foulest 40 villains of them all

Pat Forde, ESPN.com

Villains beat you and hurt your feelings in the process. They've always held a prominent place in the game. And they keep on coming. Meet the foulest 40 of them all.

Story | Conversation | August 16, 2009

The teams I'm looking out for in '09-10

Pat Forde, ESPN.com

With 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, 2009

So just how strange is Isiah-to-FIU?

Pat Forde, ESPN.com

Isiah Thomas is coaching where? OK, so seeing Zeke lead Florida International will seem a little strange. But take a gander around the college hoops landscape. Plenty of coaches looking to rebound have found seemingly odd landing spots over the past decade.

Story | Conversation | April 15, 2009

Miami offers tasty first-round fare

Pat Forde

MIAMI -- Quick previews of the four games here Friday: No. 3 Syracuse (26-9) vs. No. 14 Stephen F. Austin (24-7) Shock the world? Yes, this would ...

Blog Entry | Conversation | March 19, 2009

Dreams and nightmares for 64 teams

Pat Forde, ESPN.com

What'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, 2009

Duke sends big-picture message with its Boiler beatdown

Pat Forde, ESPN.com

What 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, 2008

Time to hand out hardware, Dash style

Pat Forde, ESPN.com

While the BCS continues to provide annual snafus, The Dash is proud to present his annual awards: The Dashies.

Story | Conversation | December 02, 2008

Before Ryan assumes draft's throne, recall sinking Couch

Pat Forde, ESPN.com

As BC's Matt Ryan seems to have been anointed this draft's top QB, he should heed the tale of Tim Couch, Pat Forde writes.

Story | Conversation | April 23, 2008

Wildest dreams and nightmare scenarios for 64 teams

Pat Forde, ESPN.com

Really, what's the worst that could happen? Pat Forde tells all 64 teams that and the best possible outcome in the NCAA tournament.

Story | Conversation | March 18, 2008

Here's to the league overachievers ... and the underachievers too

Pat Forde, ESPN.com

Now that conference tourneys are officially here, it's time to break out some hardware for the overachievers and underachievers in their respective leagues. And The Minutes can't help but throw a little love to the Little Dances as well.

Story | Conversation | March 03, 2008

Dashing through the bowl season

Pat Forde, ESPN.com

Ready to play a little Bowl-der-Dash? With the 32-game bowl season sprint from San Diego to New Orleans about to kick off, The Dash picks the winners.

Story | Conversation | December 18, 2007

Trinity's Lateralpalooza rocks Division III and beyond

Pat Forde, ESPN.com

From a Holy Trinity moment to the November nine to rating the top gunslingers, The Dash laterals his way through it all.

Story | Conversation | October 30, 2007

Year of Opportunity candidates include perfect five, mulligan club

Pat Forde, ESPN.com

From appraising the 16 hats currently tossed in the title ring to Mohawks to Forte's latest sprint, The Dash runs through it all.

Story | Conversation | October 23, 2007