Red-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, 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, 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, 2009Hoops schools vs. non-hoops schools
Pat Forde, ESPN.comFrom the differences between hoops schools and non-hoops schools to ruggedness on the floor to the hots and nots, The Minutes runs through it all.
Story | Conversation | February 10, 2009Purdue exposes Davidson's one-man show in blowout win
Pat Forde, ESPN.comIt's a not-well-kept secret that Davidson relies almost exclusively on Stephen Curry. A blowout loss leaves it to wonder how it's going to diversify its offense.
Story | Conversation | December 20, 2008Duke sends big-picture message with its Boiler beatdown
Pat Forde, ESPN.comWhat 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, 2008Was this Sampson's last goodbye at Indiana?
Pat Forde, ESPN.comIf the win over Purdue was Kelvin Sampson's finale as the Indiana basketball coach, it was an awkward goodbye. While several students rooted for Sampson, the majority of Hoosier Nation seems ready to let him go, writes Pat Forde.
Story | Conversation | February 19, 2008What is America's Team? How about 'Mempis'?
Pat Forde, ESPN.comDon't overlook the prelude to the madness. Between UNC-Duke, Saint Mary's-Gonzaga and Tennessee-"Mempis," The Minutes breaks down the must-see regular-season games.
Story | Conversation | February 18, 2008Oden needs just one arm to put opponents away
Pat Forde, ESPN.comIt's time to abandon understatement and speak the truth: Seventy-five percent of Greg Oden could be enough to lift Ohio State to the national title, Pat Forde writes.
Story | Conversation | December 16, 2006Forde 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, 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, 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, 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.
Story | Conversation | February 24, 2009Wildest dreams and nightmare scenarios for 64 teams
Pat Forde, ESPN.comReally, 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, 2008Who will be cutting down the nets in the Little Dance?
Pat Forde, ESPN.comThe big boys are all set to tip off their Champ Weeks. Who will be cutting down the nets? The Minutes knows, although he's just hoping the refs don't have anything to do with it.
Story | Conversation | March 10, 2008TOP SEARCHES IN OCTOBER
NFL Expert Picks tops ESPN.com searches in October. Did "purdue boilermakers" make the list?
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