Numbers 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, 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, 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, 2008If The Dash has his way, there will be BCS chaos
Pat Forde, ESPN.comFrom the wishful thinking for BCS chaos to the Dawgs & Gators to the showdown in Lubbock, the Dash runs through it all.
Story | Conversation | October 28, 2008Ohio State-USC a rare treat in current gridworld climate
Pat Forde, ESPN.comFrom Ohio State-USC myth busting to a solid Week 3 undercard to questionable kicks to excessive officiating, the Dash runs through it all.
Story | Conversation | September 09, 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, 2006No two ways about it, No. 2 is an impossible call
Pat Forde, ESPN.comFinding No. 1 is easy. Trying to figure out the nation's second-best team is nearly downright impossible.
Story | Conversation | September 01, 2005Big Ten no longer just the big two
Pat Forde, ESPN.comThe Big Ten features more than just the big two, which is why the conference could have the No. 1 team.
Story | Conversation | August 09, 2005These teams fit the sleeper profile
Pat Forde, ESPN.comSo who is this year's Auburn? Here's a list of potential sleepers for the 2005 season.
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