Articles by Alan Draper (246303)
Where are the Gamecock Club donors?
Anyone notice that the Former Morgan Stanley chairman and CEO Philip J. Purcell announced this past Thursday he was contributing…
Read moreWeek 6 AOL preview up, plus weekly picks
Check it out. If you are too lazy to click the link, Brinkhater has a good feel for it below….
Read moreLooking At the Payroll
In 2006, the Red Sox’s payroll was about $127.79 million dollars, while the Yankees are at $199.01 million dollars. While…
Read moreDr. Brinkhater
Well, this week began my personal quest to become Dr. Brinkhater. Unfortunately for the Brinkhater army, this quest comes at…
Read moreTwo pieces of good news…..
Good News #1 – Over 6,000 people viewed “Iowa Had A Bad Day, Too” in just the first day it…
Read moreQuick Note On The Oakland A
The Oakland Athletics have lose nine straight potential series clinching games since the start of 2000. The A??s will get…
Read moreA Good Read for today – Is the ACC weak?
Saw this article on thestate.com and decided it was worthy to be posted here today. Do read it….it discusses the…
Read moreFire Brand Community’s 2006 Playoff Predictions
As predicted by you, me, and all the other commenters in Monday’s column, the Minnesota Twins will be the champions…
Read moreIowa Had A Bad Day, Too
As requested, here is my newest YouTube creation. Am I “just being mean”? Maybe. Does it “just about sum things…
Read moreI Hope Frank Thomas Threw Out His Hip Trotting Around the Bases
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Read moreMajor League Baseball Playoff Predictions
Ok people, it is that time of the year where the MLB playoffs take over all of your shows on…
Read more“Bad Day” remix??? YES!
Some of you recognize my video work, especially this classic, called “Texas Had A Bad Day”. Around The Oval said…
Read moreAre we 11-0 already???
I said it in my last post, but now I’d like to discuss it….can we consider ourselves 11-0 right now?…
Read morePlayoff Power Rankings
For baseball fans, October is the greatest month of the year. The year when the playoffs begin, the ultimate march…
Read moreCareful when you call 911 in clemson…
If you call 911 in clemson on gameday, be careful who treats you. This is a interesting idea and takes…
Read moreTwo Coaches Wave Adieu To Boston
Pitching coach Dave Wallace and hitting coach Ron Jackson will not be back with the club next year. (link) (Fire…
Read moreMonday Water Cooler Talk….
Interesting Spurrier Quotes… “I don’t want our fans to boo, but please don’t clap when we come close,” Spurrier told…
Read moreUCONN Huskies shipwrecked by the Middies
In another “exciting” football game this weekend, UCONN was destroyed 41-17 by the Navy Midshipmen. Boasting the number 1 rushing…
Read morePredicting the 2006 Playoffs
I thought it’d be a fun exercise to predict the playoffs. We did a pretty good job predicting the position…
Read more2006: A look back
Well, the regular season ends today, and what a season it has been. Before we step into the bizarro-world that…
Read moreJust Win Next Week!
First of all, congratulations to the Cougar program for a heck of a game tonight. It was a really fun…
Read moreComplete and total domination
Seriously, THAT was the #13 team in the NCAA? They looked like they were foundering on every drive except two…
Read moreTwo Nights in Teflon
The past two nights, I’ve spent going to baseball ganes, checking out the Twins before they begin their hopefully lengthy…
Read moreNew Uniform Ad – More to it Than Just Uniforms?
So this showed up in the Evergreen today, and right in line with the press release, “Crimson and Gray in…
Read moreTomorrow’s game
It’s the night before a game. Guess what I am having trouble with??? Yep. I can’t sleep. Oh, well. It’s…
Read moreFootball Friday: Week V
So, we finally reach the big weekend. While next week’s game is really the swing game of the season, this…
Read moreBack From Biloxi
So I had a great time in Biloxi, MS last week. Mostly because I got away from my desk and…
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