Articles by Alan Draper (245814)

Saints Nation’s Top 10 Plays of the 2014 Season: #9 – Kenny Stills 69 yarder at Steelers
Updated:I’d have to rate the road win at Pittsburgh as the most unexpected result of 2014 maybe alongside the lopsided…
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Game 6: Pirates 2 Cardinals 1
Updated:One point that I try to drive home every year during March is that spring training results don’t matter so…
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Morning Cup of Joe: Bowl projectors have Penn State heading to Music City Bowl
Updated:There are worse places in the country to go than Nashville… like Detroit Penn State is 3-1 after picking up…
Read moreLinks of the Day 1/20/10
Updated:Coaching decisions are often difficult to understand. Elizabeth Hasselbeck showed up on NFL Live yesterday. In other news, I think…
Read more2011 Pre-Season Preview: Rutgers Scarlet Knights
Updated:2010 Record: (4-8, 1-6 in Big East) Head Coach: Greg Schiano (59-63 All-Time) Last Bowl Game: 2009 St. Petersburg Bowl…
Read moreGamday Q&A: Grizzlies preview with All Heart in Hoop City
Updated:To preview tonight’s 8:30 p.m. San Antonio Spurs matchup against the Memphis Grizzlies, I talked with Sharon Brown, the co-owner…
Read moreBlitz & Beatz 2011 College Tour hits Penn State
Updated:Buy your tickets from Nittany Lion’s Den and have a chance to win a free spring break trip! Nittany…
Read moreBreaking Down ND’s One-Back Power Game
Updated:Notre Dame’s run offense may consist primarily of zone plays (outside zone was the top run check last season), but…
Read more2013 Pre-Season Preview: Arkansas State Red Wolves
Updated:2012 Record: 10-3 (7-1 in Sun Belt) Head Coach: Bryan Harsin (First Time Head Coach) Last Bowl Game: 2013 GoDaddy.com…
Read more2011 Spring Fish Wrap – ASU Devils Edition
Updated:Happy Friday Cougs, and welcome to another spring fish wrap, 2011 style. Today we hit on opponent #10 on the…
Read moreTesticle Tuesday’s Hot and Steamy Link Dump 9/22/09: Drunk Lions Fans, Tigers Playoff Tickets, and Larry Fitzgerald’s Brother
Updated:Tigers Links: ALDS tickets are on sale now, I got mine [Tigers.com] Collective Exhale [Old English D] Rick Porcello making…
Read moreOilers vs Ducks: Tracking Stats
Updated:The following stats were tracked during manually during the game. The raw totals for the tracking stats and the glossary…
Read moreSquawker media alert: Listen to me squawk about the new stadiums!
Updated:Just in case you’d like to hear my not-so-dulcet tones yak about the new NYC stadiums, here’s your big chance….
Read moreThe Questions: Featuring Mark Strotman, Senator Giggity and Norman from Rumble in the Garden
Updated:I am not entirely sure what to call the series in which I ask people whatever questions are on my…
Read moreBombers Moving to Greenville / Korean Cartoons
Updated:The Capital City Bombers, the Red Sox’s new A-affiliate, is moving to Greenville. Minor League Baseball has approved the Capital…
Read moreConnor McDavid – Expectations
Updated:Every single summer, Lowetide does a tremendous series over on his blog about expectations for every play on the Oilers…
Read moreGraham Glasgow is Not A Buckeye
Updated:Update 7/24/11: Glasgow has apparently decided to walk-on at Michigan and is currently listed on their roster. There has been…
Read moreTuesday Links – Return From the Dead Wings, Brett Favre Doesn’t Think He’ll Be Back, & Charlie Davies’ Awesome Healing Powers
Updated:Unfortunately last weekend’s nice(r) weather didn’t hang around for long, as I fell on my ass about 25 times yesterday…
Read morePeople Just Hate Boston
Updated:Let’s face it… people hate Boston now. Probably a product of all the winning we do (and lines like the…
Read moreBeating the Spread: AAC Week 11
Updated:Yeah buddy! If you didn’t come back around after my 3-1 effort against the spread in Week 8, or after…
Read moreOilers Bargain Bin Shopping – Defenders
Updated:In part one of my post on bargain bin value contracts yesterday, we took a look at a few options…
Read moreThursday’s Viewing Picks
Updated:All Times Eastern Australian Rules Football Men’s JLT Community Series Greater Western Sydney Giants vs. Collingwood Magpies, 3 a.m. College…
Read moreTop 10 All Decade Saints Players – 1980s
Updated:Jim Mora came to the Saints in 1986 and immediately success followed the team. While they would never win a…
Read more2013 Pre-Season Preview: Pittsburgh Panthers
Updated:2012 Record: 6-7 (3-4 in Big East) Head Coach: Paul Chryst (second year at Pitt) Last Bowl Game: 2013 BBVA Compass…
Read moreLinks of the Day 3/4/09
Updated:Matt Cassel plans on thanking Bernard Pollard, his new teammate, for the opportunity to play. This is the crime I…
Read moreVideos of the Week: NFL on NBC Opens
Updated:Last week, I showed you various ABC Monday Night Football Opens. Today, it’s NBC’s turn. We can go back to…
Read moreLuke Walton believes Lonzo Ball has taken a ‘big step’ in his offseason work
Updated:In a week filling up with news about where LiAngelo Ball could go during the aftermath of the 2018 NBA Draft, Lonzo…
Read moreLinks of the Day 2/16/09
Updated:Shameless self promotion! Anze Skywalker beats Dwayne ‘Death Star’ Roloson. More from the world of annoying on-screen graphics. Check out…
Read moreGarnett, Cassell, bloggers respond to Taylor
Updated:Fanhouse has video of Garnett’s response when asked about owner Glen Taylor’s comments. From Steve Bulpett/Boston Herald: Garnett took the…
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