Games to go out with a bang
Pat Forde, ESPN.comFrom pre-bowl crescendo games to the annual end-of-season awards, The Dash runs through it all.
Story | Conversation | December 01, 2009Irish prestige drops in 13-year drought
Pat Forde, ESPN.comOf the top 15 programs of all-time as tabulated in 2008 by ESPN's stats and research department, Notre Dame lags behind the other 14 from 1997 through the present.
Story | Conversation | November 30, 2009Good hire can reverse Irish's course
Pat Forde, ESPN.comCharlie Weis is the latest and most costly in a series of Notre Dame coaching mistakes, but there's nothing wrong with the Irish that a good hire can't fix.
Story | Conversation | November 29, 2009Cody blocks Volunteers' upset bid
Pat Forde, ESPN.comTerrence Cody is primed to be immortalized on Alabama's Mount Rushmore of heroic defensive performances after saving the Tide.
Story | Conversation | October 24, 2009Big D -- Dallas, Domers and defense
Pat Forde, ESPN.comFrom Dallas, Domers and defense to midweek madness and the Moscow miracle, The Dash runs through it all.
Story | Conversation | October 13, 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, 2009Foulest 40 villains of them all
Pat Forde, ESPN.comVillains 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, 2009Wolverines aim to erase '08 memories
Pat Forde, ESPN.comRude reminders lurked around every Chicago corner for Rich Rodriguez on Monday. Until Sept. 5 arrives, Michigan still has to live with the ghosts of 2008.
Story | Conversation | July 28, 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 to provide '09 fireworks
Pat Forde, ESPN.comAs the summer temperatures rise, so does the anticipation about the red-hot rivalries for 2009. Find out which ones will provide fireworks.
Story | Conversation | June 30, 2009Heavy price for ballot secrecy
Pat Forde, ESPN.comThe AFCA's decision to stop making the final coaches' poll ballots public is an example of coaches being coaches. It's also coaches being cowards.
Story | Conversation | May 27, 2009Big 12-SEC dominance continues
Pat Forde, ESPN.comTeams from the SEC and Big 12 are regular fixtures in the national championship discussion. That's true for this season, and -- with superior coaching and in-state talent -- doesn't figure to change anytime soon, writes Pat Forde.
Story | Conversation | January 07, 2009Bowl-der Dash sprints from D.C. to Miami
Pat Forde, ESPN.comReady to play a little Bowl-der Dash? With the 34-game bowl-season sprint from Washington, D.C., to Miami about to kick off, The Dash picks the winners.
Story | Conversation | December 18, 2008Time to hand out hardware, Dash style
Pat Forde, ESPN.comWhile the BCS continues to provide annual snafus, The Dash is proud to present his annual awards: The Dashies.
Story | Conversation | December 02, 2008Stoops, Sooners have stumbled in recent spotlight games
Pat Forde, ESPN.comBob Stoops once was heralded as "Big Game Bob." He's been downsized. The Oklahoma coach has something to prove against Texas Tech to earn his reputation back.
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