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Bowden vs. Tebow and more picks

Bruce Feldman

I had a shaky week last week in going 8-9 against the line -- putting me 15 over for the season versus the number. The good was picking BYU to beat Ai...

ESPN Insider Blog Entry | Conversation | November 23, 2009

Week 5 Wrap: Miami not yet The U of old

Bruce Feldman

...0 start through the roughest first month of a season in over 30 years (the 1978 Rice Owls were the most recent team to open with four top-20 opponents) and then I think...

ESPN Insider Blog Entry | Conversation | October 04, 2009

Time to make some picks

Bruce Feldman

...creative offense to pull out a victory. The pick is Boise State 23, Fresno State 20. Temple Owls at Penn State Nittany Lions (12:00 p.m. ET Saturday, Big Ten Network) The good news...

ESPN Insider Blog Entry | Conversation | September 16, 2009

The dominance of the '95 Cornhuskers

Bruce Feldman

Opening up the Friday mailbag with some reaction to my "best team ever" blog entry. From Ben in Tampa, Fla.: I understand your outlook on players m...

ESPN Insider Blog Entry | Conversation | August 28, 2009

Hokies, Dawgs take on all comers

Mark Schlabach, ESPN.com

Which teams are taking the nonconference hard road this season? Which ones have a soft landing? Mark Schlabach examines the schedules.

Story | Conversation | June 10, 2009

Following legend Bertman no easy task

Ryan McGee, ESPN The Magazine

Skip Bertman is a living legend at LSU. Paul Mainieri knew that. But he still took the head-coaching job. As the Tigers prepare to play Rice in the Baton Rouge Super Regional, neither has regrets.

Story | Conversation | June 04, 2009

Forde Minutes: Finding role models for boorish behavior

Pat Forde, ESPN.com

From the outbreak of boorish behavior to flashy first seasons to freshman report cards, The Minutes runs through it all.

Story | Conversation | February 03, 2009

ESPNTheMag.Com Presents: All-World Power Rankings

Ted Bauer

TEN YEARS OF BCS TITLE GAMES, AND YOU GOTTA GO WITH TEXAS VS. USC AS THE BEST ONE, RIGHT? What is "All-World Power Rankings?" Interesting: "BCS" is...

Blog Entry | Conversation | January 08, 2009

Noles, Ducks, Yellow Jackets look like bowl winners

Bruce Feldman, ESPN.com

Bruce Feldman rolls out his second set of bowl predictions.

Story | Conversation | December 25, 2008

C-USA: UAB and UTEP could challenge Memphis in March

Andy Katz, ESPN.com

The 2008-09 college basketball season is almost two months old. And the nonconference portion of the schedule is nearly complete. So it's time to take a look at where C-USA stands with conference play on the horizon.

Story | Conversation | December 23, 2008

Bowl-der Dash sprints from D.C. to Miami

Pat Forde, ESPN.com

Ready 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, 2008

Love Always, Mom

Lindsay Berra

When each of them lost the one who meant most, Rice seniors Jason McKrieth and Michael Harris did just what mom would have wanted: played on

Story | Conversation | December 10, 2008

Best (or worst) in show: Ranking all 34 bowls

Mark Schlabach, ESPN.com

Bowl season has arrived, but not every game is created equal. See how Mark Schlabach ranks all 34 bowl games.

Story | Conversation | December 07, 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

Florida, South Carolina enter ESPN class rankings

Tom Luginbill, Scouts Inc.

As the 2009 recruiting season begins to hit its stride, USC remains at the top of the class rankings, writes Tom Luginbill.

Story | Conversation | November 11, 2008