29 Results for tournament

Dash of discipline, unis and key games

Pat Forde, ESPN.com

From Florida "discipline" to messing with uniforms to key November games, The Dash runs through it all.

Story | Conversation | November 03, 2009

Evolution threatening storied positions

Pat Forde, ESPN.com

Changes in the game are putting some storied positions on the endangered list. Could some of them become extinct?

Story | Conversation | August 29, 2009

Foulest 40 villains of them all

Pat Forde, ESPN.com

Villains 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, 2009

Big-money coaches not immune

Pat Forde, ESPN.com

Most revenue-sport coaches are accustomed to living like CEOs. These financial times have changed some things.

Story | Conversation | July 13, 2009

Eight-team playoff would be ideal for college football

Pat Forde, ESPN.com

The BCS is a bad system that clearly doesn't work. It's time to end the charade and give the people what they want: a playoff.

Story | Conversation | May 19, 2008

Stewart's résumé topped with Fiesta Bowl win

Pat Forde, ESPN.com

West Virginia interim coach Bill Stewart completed an on-the-job interview for the ages in beating Oklahoma in the Fiesta Bowl, writes Pat Forde.

Story | Conversation | January 02, 2008

Coaching chaos, rivalry games add spice to holiday week

Pat Forde, ESPN.com

From updating the coaching chaos department to The Border War to rivalry games, the Dash runs through it all.

Story | Conversation | November 20, 2007

Appalachian State earns role as conquering hero

Pat Forde, ESPN.com

Saturday's shocking result in Ann Arbor is every bit about what Appalachian State accomplished as it is about what Michigan didn't, writes Pat Forde.

Story | Conversation | September 01, 2007

Illinois, Missouri poster children of underachieving programs

Pat Forde, ESPN.com

Top-notch facilities, fertile recruiting bases, membership in elite conferences and inexplicably loyal fans: Illinois and Missouri seemingly have everything a program would need to sustain success. That's hardly the case, writes Pat Forde.

Story | Conversation | August 31, 2007

Southern passion propels SEC to top of conference ladder

Pat Forde, ESPN.com

In a team-by-team showdown, the SEC would beat the Pac-10. But that's not the reason the South rules over college football, writes Pat Forde.

Story | Conversation | August 16, 2007

Christmas in July ... the college football preview mags are out

Pat Forde, ESPN.com

For a college football fan, few things are sweeter than the day the college football preview magazines hit the stands.

Story | Conversation | July 02, 2007

Cardinals' program flying high with newly minted CWS appearance

Pat Forde, ESPN.com

We know all about Florida's across-the-board athletic success. But Louisville? Don't look now, but the Cardinals are playing in the big time.

Story | Conversation | June 11, 2007

'06 made the downtrodden downright delightful

Pat Forde, ESPN.com

What did we learn in 2006? That all lost causes don't remain lost forever. And the down-on-their-luck can sometimes get the last laugh.

Story | Conversation | December 28, 2006

Success lifts Buckeyes, Gators into dream state

Pat Forde, ESPN.com

Florida and Ohio St. currently rule the two glamour college sports, but the Gators and Buckeyes aren't the only programs built for dual-sport success.

Story | Conversation | December 21, 2006

The Dash dons some riot gear for this week's run

Pat Forde, ESPN.com

From the return of Thug U to other "ambassadors" of the game to BCS arguments to boiling point locales, the Dash runs through it all.

Story | Conversation | October 17, 2006