Articles by Alan Draper (246303)
SECOND SEASON
Saturday will mark the 12th game–or second season–with little Alex at the helm of the sinking good ship Cougar. After…
Read moreNotes From the Weekend
One more complaint about Brink and then I’m done. He follows his receiver the whole way. Even Thrasher noticed that…
Read moreI KNOW NOTHING
That’s right, nothing. I never played organized football past my sophomore year in high school. I’ve never coached football, at…
Read more“ITS NOT HOW MANY YARDS YOU RUSH FOR”
Its not how many yards you rush for, its how many times you rush the ball.-Charlie Weiss, yesterday.. Those words…
Read moreThe Final Red Sox Game of 2005
Well, I finally came through with some pictures and video of the last Red Sox game. Go ahead and check…
Read moreTen Games (Part 2 of 2)
In Part 1 yesterday, I talked about 5 games that influenced me as a fan; they were numbers 10 through…
Read moreRecruits for the weekend – BIG time
First, Rooster, you are right. Your reasonings make perfect sense as to why we’ll lose. If I could change picks…
Read moreI Hope You’re Right Hawk!
I’m expecting that even if UCLA’s offensive time on the field is limited, they’ll make the most of it. Unless…
Read moreBest time of the Year – Midnight Madness
Today is the start of my second favorite college sport, College basketball, at midnight major basketball programs will have there…
Read moreWhy the Cougs can win, plus other picks
GOOOOOOOO BRUINS! 🙂 Ask yourself, are you REALLY afraid of the powder-blue and gold? Seriously, reasons why the Cougs can…
Read moreTen Games (Part 1 of 2)
We all have games that we remember in their entirety, like lightning bolts. We have games where we remember a…
Read moreRed Sox Bargains and Busts
Andrew checks in today with his top ten Red Sox games that made him a fan today. Check it out!…
Read moreEpisode 10 coming soon
We just recorded Episode 10, and it turns out to be Mike Paceleo’s last rookie podcast. It was a bit…
Read moreNOT SO FAST MY FRIEND
Good news is never long for the Coug Gloom Squandron (SAE)..Courtesy of Mr. Glenn at the Spokesman (3:19pm Thursday): Hill…
Read moreGood practice news; Pflu chat recap
First, as you’ll read today, Hill and Jordan practiced the entire way on Wednesday. That is good news guys. VERY…
Read morePLAIN AND SIMPLE
Over the past two weeks, much has been made about Brink, Swogger, scheme, philosophy, coaching and what have you. All…
Read moreRunning Diary: Game 2 of the ALCS
Angels-White Sox Game 2 running diary, Bill Simmons-esque. This is my first time ever really doing this, so don??t completely…
Read moreTexas football at its best
Baylor on the road in the Big 12Baylor won its first Big 12 road game … ever. The 23-13 win…
Read moreMIND GAME: David Ortiz, Johnny Damon, Kevin Youkilis, Nomar Garciaparra
MIND GAME: How the Boston Red Sox Got Smart, Won a World Series, and Created A New Blueprint for Winning…
Read moreWe’re actually nice around here
These guys HATE Doba: http://nwsports.blogsome.com/ Well, HATE is a very strong word. They strongly dislike the old guy and think…
Read moreSenior leadership, and reality check time
First, remember a couple of years ago, when ABC ran that graphic during the Cougs run with Gesser about how…
Read moreWhy Has Our Bullpen Consistently Been A Weakness?
For the last few years, the Red Sox’s bullpen has always been the achilles’ heel of this team. You would…
Read moreSEC Defensive and Freshman of the week honors
Some might say that the win over Uk was not all that great, but when you have been playing as…
Read moreSwogger time
As Jim Moore in the P-I writes today: http://seattlepi.nwsource.com/moore/243963_moore10.html It’s Swogger time. I admit it. I was wrong. I have…
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