Articles by Alan Draper (245814)

The Big Dance, essentially, begins tomorrow
Updated:When you get right down to it, the conference tournaments are essentially the first rounds of the actual tournament. Not…
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Wolves Updates 4/14
Updated:From Britt Robson/On The Ball: While it remains possible that Richard will become this year’s Bracey Wright–a kid with a…
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Jason’s debut just as impressive as Chris Johnson’s
Updated:When it comes to Titan rookies, most of the attention has been bestowed upon the potential of electrifying RB Chris Johnson….
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The SEC is a little too full of themselves
Updated:I have a buddy, Marcus, who is originally from Atlanta and is consequently a huge Georgia fan. We got into…
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Well That Was a Bummer
Updated:The Pirates fell to the Cubs twice yesterday. Chicago held on to win the rain-delayed game 8-6, and touched Ian…
Read moreGetting to know the 2011 Oregon newcomers: Sam Kamp
Updated:Sam Kamp DL – 6-4, 247, 4.82 Mesa, Ariz. (Mountain View HS) 2010 stats: Injured, DNP 2009: 68 tackles, 8…
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Insert Clever Commitment Title For “Royal” Names Here
Updated:Yes. The Prince is coming. Four star outside linebacker / defensive end, Prince Shembo is committed to Notre Dame for…
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Ohio State Recruiting: Puting a Bow on 2013
Updated:Let me start by saying that it is quite remarkable how far along the 2013 class already is considering we…
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Roundtable: Which Non-Playoff Teams Could Win Olympic Gold in Various Team Sports?
Updated:TLM’s Jon Elliot, Josh Cornelissen, and I joined together to tackle the biggest and baddest question facing the basketball world: among…
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Wake Starting to Get Some All-Star Buzz
Updated:Should Tim Wakefield be on the A.L. All-Star team? Haggs thinks so and others in the blogosphere are starting to…
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Double Play Stats…
Updated:This post goes out to my Baby Brother, Jacob. For without him, I probably wouldn’t have found the link to…
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Making the Rounds on a Monday
Updated:Happy Monday Cougs! As usual, here’s hoping all is well in your world as we kick off another week. And…
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DZ does a mock draft
Updated:A special thanks to Phins Phocus. I didn’t love any of the options available, so I took the highest rated…
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What SC needs to work on before Ole Miss
Updated:Going to go with 5 things USC needs to work on before the Ole Miss game – 1. First…
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First 2017 March Madness Bracket Projection
Updated:Now that the Steelers season is in the books (I’m still working on my Season Wrap-Up post but you can…
Read moreYour Morning Dump..Where The Bill Russell Legacy Project Is Underway
Updated:Every morning, we compile the links of the day and dump them here… highlighting the big storyline. Because there’s nothing…
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Link-O-Rama And The Hatred of Alabama
Updated:Well Irish fans, and you haters who stop by, this now becomes a very dead period for our beloved Fighting…
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Guest Blogger #1: A Look Back at Rangers Free Agency History
Updated:By Andrew F. of Pucky the Whale Let the worrying begin. It’s not that I’m superstitious or anything, it’s just…
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WSU Makes Athlon’s Cover After all
Updated:Greetings Cougs, and a happy Monday to all of you. Yours truly has just returned from a weekend of camping…
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James Harrison > You
Updated:Remember when James Harrison used to be number 42? As in, before he was cut by the team and signed…
Read moreEnding the Partisanship
Updated:I’ve gotta say that this managerial search had the feel of an election. Elements of the fan base passionately…
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An Ode to the Vikings; A Collection of Team Related Haikus
Updated:Brett Favre, You are the Barbaro of quarterbacks So please break a leg Tarvaris Jackson If we could understand…
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Less likely vegetarians
Updated:As Pete Croatto asked on Deadspin, is vegetarianism hurting Prince Fielder? Great question, but I’m not really sure I care…
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Abel to Yzerman’s ‘Bring Herm to Hockeytown’
Updated:I’ve always said Wings fans are the best in the NHL. Sure we may all be cocky, arrogant bastards, but the…
Read moreThat’s Supposed To Be Jagr And Lemieux
Updated:Some crazy Czechs are putting on a play about the life of Jaromir Jagr or something. I linked you to…
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The Royals Mascot is Clearly Not Safe for Work
Updated:So…you wanna be a mascot? Apparently Sluggerrr, the Kansas City Royals’ mascot, took part in some off-the-field activities a while…
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The BCS, Holliday & Mega Links
Updated:When I was 18, I think the most prescient thing on my mind at any given time was either how…
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How To Die Early…And Happy
Updated:I saw this on EDSBS and I had to spread the word. It was a link to a Penn…
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