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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