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, 2009Forde 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, 2009Dashing on the brink of an epic year
Pat Forde, ESPN.comFrom Twitter truths to conference credibility rankings to punching the clock at Michigan, The Dash runs through it all.
Story | Conversation | August 31, 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, 2009Purdue explodes out of the gates
Pat FordeINDIANAPOLIS -- Purdue has absolutely blown Illinois out of the building in the first 20 minutes, roaring to a 37-17 lead with some blistering perimeter shooting. The Boilermakers made seven 3-point...
Blog Entry | Conversation | March 14, 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, 2009TOP SEARCHES IN NOVEMBER
Bowl Projections tops ESPN.com searches in November. Did "purdue boilermakers" make the list?