Articles by Alan Draper (246319)

Worst defense in the Doba era?

I write this with 10 minutes left in the SECOND quarter…and ASU nearly has over 300 yards of total offense….

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Doba on the QB’s

This from Glenn’s Spokesman blog says it all doesn’t it? “People want to make a (QB) switch just for the…

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Analyzing Theo: 2005

[NOTE BY EVAN] Now that we’re in the off-season, Fire Brand’s going to be switching to a weekday website. Not…

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Gamecocks go for a bowl game

After one of the greatest victories in South Carolina’s history, the team will travel to the far corner of the…

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The Class of 2006 (Part 2 of 2)

The first part of this look at the prospects and rookies that will or could impact the 2006 season was…

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ARRRRRGGGGGGHHHHHHHHHHH!!!!

“In hindsight, we probably should have thrown the hitch 20 times,” Doba said. “Just keep hammering away. Because they were…

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SEC Football is getting crazy

Georgia, Florida and South Carolina are the only teams remaining that are mathematically live for the Eastern Division title. Georgia…

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The Nation Cries Theo

Two days after. And the shock is still evident in Boston. We’ve heard since Day One that Theo didn’t plan…

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Onward Brinkhater Nation

The nation is building, check out the response to Brinkhater in Glenn’s blog: In terms of the rest of the…

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Analyzing Theo: 2004

On Halloween afternoon, Theo Epstein officially stepped down as the Red Sox GM. His Ïdream jobÓ may have been a…

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Happy Halloween ‘n stuff

USC’s ass-kicking paid off, as they are the new BCS #1. I guess as Doba said, maybe the computer watched…

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End of an Era? The Great Theo Steps Down

Channel 7 in Boston saying Theo Epstein just stepped down and is cleaning out his office. WEEI is also reporting…

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South Carolina is Tostitos Fiesta Bowl National Team of the Week

South Carolina is Tostitos Fiesta Bowl National Team of the Week Pictured: South Carolina coach Steve Spurrier (AP Photo) 10/31/2005…

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The Class of 2006 (Part 1 of 2)

Since Theo Epstein took over the General Manager’s office with the Boston Red Sox (see Zach’s article on Theo’s first…

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Analyzing Theo: 2003

Theo Epstein is currently at the tail end of a contract dispute with the Red Sox. A Brookline native, Epstein…

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The Insane Period

It’s been an absolutely insane week for me, and it has been for the Red Sox too. All we hear…

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HAPPY GOOD FRIDAY

Is it the Friday before the crucifixion? Or the Friday before the resurrection? Time will tell…. The picks: USC 48…

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Talking to the Man in the Mirror

My father suggested an interesting topic for a post last night, and now that the White Sox have completed their…

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Episode 13 coming tonight

We’re pumped and ready for Episode 13 tonight. We’ll bring you all the latest Spurs news and our takes and…

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Brink stuff (and some eye-candy as requested by Rooster)

First, this from Rosie today via the Go-To-Guy, on Brink: On replacing Alex Brink with Josh Swogger. It’s just not…

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THE “LOGIC” AND THE GAME PLAN

If Brink is so bad then how come you think the Cougs can score 38?The logic is simple and evident…

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One Year Ago, We Had A Wild Ride

October 5: Know Thy Enemy: The Anaheim Angels “It??s time for the Red Sox to rip off 11 wins before…

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Gooooooo Trojans!

Just keeping with the theme from UCLA a few weeks ago…… All I know is, the tone at USC changed…

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World Series Game Blog: 10/26, Game 4, CHW @ HOU

PREGAME Well, here we are again. The Sox are 3-0 against their NL Central opponent, needing only a win on…

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What does Matt Clement Need To Do?

The below quote was by a Sons of Sam Horn poster. I e-mailed Sam Killay to get his take on…

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