Ohio 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, 2008On the diva scale, no one tops the wide receivers
Pat Forde, ESPN.comWhen it comes to football carnival acts, a large percentage of them seem to bubble up from the wide receiver position.
Story | Conversation | September 14, 2006Current headlines show depth of college hoops' woes
Pat Forde, ESPN.comPat Forde takes a look at the current college hoops headlines and wonders how the game will ever clean itself up.
Story | Conversation | July 07, 2006Kiffin, Sarkisian elevate powerful USC offense
Pat Forde, ESPN.comUSC's offense was expected to take a hit when Norm Chow left, but a pair of youthful coaches stepped in and improved it, writes Pat Forde.
Story | Conversation | December 28, 2005Leinart's star shines brightly in L.A. scene
Pat Forde, ESPN.comHaving fun is easy for Matt Leinart. But why shouldn't it be? He's the trendiest player on the trendiest team in the trendiest town on Earth.
Story | Conversation | September 23, 2005OU, USC share impressive records
Pat Forde, ESPN.comBoth Oklahoma and USC have plenty of supporting facts when tradition is the issue on the table.
Story | Conversation | December 31, 2004Showing off our Freshman 15
Pat Forde, ESPN.comRacing from a good form of freshman 15 to who's on the bowl bubble to thanking Adriana in our awards speech.
Story | Conversation | November 10, 2004Super fan highlights wild first half
Pat Forde, ESPN.comRacing this week from a wild first half to the midseason fan of the year to Rulon Gardner's Big Red review.
Story | Conversation | October 13, 2004Kragthorpe out at Louisville
Pat Forde, ESPN.comSteve Kragthorpe has coached his last game at Louisville.
Story | Conversation | November 28, 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, 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, 2009Riding Rachel Alexandra a no-brainer
Pat Forde, ESPN.comChanging horses in the middle of the Triple Crown is unusual, but it was a no-brainer for Calvin Borel.
Story | Conversation | May 15, 2009So just how strange is Isiah-to-FIU?
Pat Forde, ESPN.comIsiah Thomas is coaching where? OK, so seeing Zeke lead Florida International will seem a little strange. But take a gander around the college hoops landscape. Plenty of coaches looking to rebound have found seemingly odd landing spots over the past decade.
Story | Conversation | April 15, 2009A deceptively tough run to glory
Pat Forde, ESPN.comBelieve it or not, there was some work involved -- some sweat, some anxiety -- for North Carolina in going from landslide favorite to landslide winner of a national title.
Story | Conversation | April 07, 2009Will the joke end up being on Barnhart?
Pat Forde, ESPN.comJohn Calipari will bring plenty of wins, plenty of charisma and plenty of big-time recruits to Kentucky. He also brings things that aren't as nice. Did the same AD who failed in his last attempt at this really look at the whole package this time?
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