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Never Underestimate the Heart of a Champion: Boston Celtics Still Alive

Those words, infamously said by former Rockets coach Rudy Tomjanovich, have received much discourse for Boston over the course of these playoffs...

Written by Phil Friend about 6 months ago 256 reads 4 comments
Can Ball State Make the BCS? Round Two

Cardinals fans definitely got their wish last Thursday when TCU's BCS hopes came crashing down in a loss to Utah.Like I said last week, it really was a lose-lose situation for the Cardinals...

Written by Phil Friend about about 1 year ago 189 reads 1 comments
Mark Schlabach Is a Master Researcher: False

This has been talked about quite a bit on BSUFans, and it's probably worthy of an entire post. On today's main college football page at ESPN...

Written by Phil Friend about about 1 year ago 144 reads 1 comments
Cardinal Roundtable: Ball State-Miami Preview

(Cripes...this past week flew right by. I can't believe it's GAMEDAY! already. What we have is another great opportunity to make ourselves famous with what should be a great performance against ...

Written by Phil Friend about about 1 year ago 133 reads 0 comments
Cardinal Roundtable: Miami

(Cripes...this past week flew right by. I can't believe it's GAMEDAY! already. What we have is another great opportunity to make ourselves famous with what should be a great performance against Miami...

Written by Phil Friend about about 1 year ago 35 reads 0 comments
Cardinal Roundtable: Northern Illinois

Definitely a hilarious video, check it out.Alright, here's this week's Cardinal Roundtable. Every single one from here on out will be during the week because of our random schedule. Check it out...

Written by Phil Friend about about 1 year ago 31 reads 0 comments
Can Ball State make the BCS?

[NOTE: I had to edit this because I completely spaced about Utah.]There were a couple interesting articles in the Chicago Tribune today. One discussed Ball State's chances of making the BCS, and the other related to Northern Illinois' plight in 2003...

Written by Phil Friend about about 1 year ago 78 reads 0 comments
Cardinal Roundtable: Bye week edition

(Every week, The Sixth Ball Brother and the other two Ball State sports blogs, Over The Pylon and Ball U Nation, participate in a Cardinal Roundtable, where we attempt to answer the key questions concerning this coming week's opponent...

Written by Phil Friend about about 1 year ago 43 reads 0 comments
Dante Love released from rehab center

Good news! Dante Love has officially been released from the Indianapolis rehab center and will continue to do his rehabilitation on campus.According to the AP story, well, there wasn't really anything new...

Written by Phil Friend about about 1 year ago 30 reads 0 comments
Western Kentucky fan attempts to start brawl with TSBB

So here was the highlight of my Saturday trip to Bowling Green.During the first half, a group of about 5 Western Kentucky students were sitting a few rows behind taking jabs at Ball State...

Written by Phil Friend about about 1 year ago 41 reads 0 comments
TSBB Morning Quarterback: Ball State vs. Western Kentucky

I've had a few games to digest this, and my opinion from Saturday night has not changed: We played poorly.I spent most of the second half wondering what was wrong with this team...

Written by Phil Friend about about 1 year ago 56 reads 0 comments
Ball State Cardinal Roundtable: Western Kentucky

(Every week, The Sixth Ball Brother and the other two Ball State sports blogs, Over The Pylon and Ball U Nation, participate in a Cardinal Roundtable, where we attempt to answer the key questions concerning this coming week's opponent...

Written by Phil Friend about about 1 year ago 204 reads 0 comments
Football team in the news

I thought I'd just throw up everything here. Hope everyone enjoys.Ball State defensive end Brandon Crawford is awesome. He was on ESPN's First Take with Jay Crawford and Dana Jacobson...

Written by Phil Friend about about 1 year ago 27 reads 0 comments
Ball State reaches AP Top 25, world ends

In the past few days, whenever I get depressed or upset about something, all I do is think to myself, "Ball State is in the Top 25." I still cannot get over it. It brings a huge smile to my face...

Written by Phil Friend about about 1 year ago 23 reads 0 comments
Quick thoughts on the Toledo game

So, a lot has happened since we last chatted. There was no TSBB Morning Quarterback because I didn't get to watch or listen to any of the Toledo game, so it's kind of hard to provide any sort of analysis...

Written by Phil Friend about about 1 year ago 24 reads 0 comments
Cardinal Roundtable: Ball State-Toledo (Four Days Late)

(Yes, yes, I know, I haven't posted anything for a week. I have my reasons, but I will try to get back on the horse in an attempt to bring the best possible news...

Written by Phil Friend about about 1 year ago 92 reads 0 comments
Ball State Creeping Up the College Football Polls

I will apologize for the lack of TSBB Morning Quarterback, but I didn't get to see too much of the game and I was way busy yesterday.But let's talk about what's going on in the polls...

Written by Phil Friend about about 1 year ago 289 reads 1 comments
Cardinal Roundtable: Kent State

(Every week, The Sixth Ball Brother and the other two Ball State sports blogs, Over The Pylon and Ball U Nation, participate in a Cardinal Roundtable, where we attempt to answer the key questions concerning this coming week's opponent...

Written by Phil Friend about about 1 year ago 44 reads 0 comments
MiQuale and Derrick, you're fine men

Congratulations to MiQuale Lewis and Derrick Henry, who continue a strong run of Ball State excellence so far this week. Lewis was named the MAC West Offensive Player of the Week and Henry picked up defensive honors...

Written by Phil Friend about about 1 year ago 21 reads 0 comments
Final thoughts on the IU/BSU game

In case you missed it, we're BACK on LETTERMAN! The Ball State alumni made a reference to the Cardinals' big win over IU Saturday. Enjoy. I had forgotten about the "fiercest-sized robin bird...

Written by Phil Friend about about 1 year ago 25 reads 0 comments
Cards slowly creeping their way toward Top 25

R-E-S-P-E-C-T...find out what it means to me!Oooh, the soothing sounds of Aretha Franklin bring up this week's update of the Top 25 Associated Press and Coaches Polls...

Written by Phil Friend about about 1 year ago 19 reads 0 comments
Cards slowly creeping their way toward Top 25

R-E-S-P-E-C-T...find out what it means to me!Oooh, the soothing sounds of Aretha Franklin bring up this week's update of the Top 25 Associated Press and Coaches Polls...

Written by Phil Friend about about 1 year ago 22 reads 0 comments
Dante Love probably won't play football again

According to a statement released by Ball State today, wide receiver Dante Love will live a "normal and happy" life, but his football career is "expected to be over."Not surprising news, but very unfortunate...

Written by Phil Friend about about 1 year ago 49 reads 0 comments
Dante Love probably won't play football again

According to a statement released by Ball State today, wide receiver Dante Love will live a "normal and happy" life, but his football career is "expected to be over."Not surprising news, but very unfortunate...

Written by Phil Friend about about 1 year ago 25 reads 0 comments
TSBB Morning Quarterback: Ball State vs. Indiana

Make no bones about it, this 42-20 smackdown was one of the most important wins in the history of Ball State football. It's kind of a weird thing to say, being that conference should be most important and IU just isn't that good...

Written by Phil Friend about about 1 year ago 33 reads 0 comments

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Phil Friend Article Archive

Never Underestimate the Heart of a Champion: Boston Celtics Still Alive

Can Ball State Make the BCS? Round Two

Mark Schlabach Is a Master Researcher: False

Cardinal Roundtable: Ball State-Miami Preview

Cardinal Roundtable: Miami

Cardinal Roundtable: Northern Illinois

Can Ball State make the BCS?

Cardinal Roundtable: Bye week edition

Dante Love released from rehab center

Western Kentucky fan attempts to start brawl with TSBB

TSBB Morning Quarterback: Ball State vs. Western Kentucky

Ball State Cardinal Roundtable: Western Kentucky

Football team in the news

Ball State reaches AP Top 25, world ends

Quick thoughts on the Toledo game

Cardinal Roundtable: Ball State-Toledo (Four Days Late)

Ball State Creeping Up the College Football Polls

Cardinal Roundtable: Kent State

MiQuale and Derrick, you're fine men

Final thoughts on the IU/BSU game

Cards slowly creeping their way toward Top 25

Cards slowly creeping their way toward Top 25

Dante Love probably won't play football again

Dante Love probably won't play football again

TSBB Morning Quarterback: Ball State vs. Indiana

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