<![CDATA[The Daily Aztec - Pope's Doctrine RSS]]> http://www.thedailyaztec.com/se/the-daily-aztec-pope-s-doctrine-rss-1.757107 Tue, 16 Mar 2010 07:28:37 -0400 en <![CDATA[POPE'S DOCTRINE: Sports staff road trips to AZ]]> http://www.thedailyaztec.com/sports/football/pope-s-doctrine-sports-staff-road-trips-to-az-1.1852297

By: David Pope, Assistant Sports Editor



Do you know how far it is from San Diego to Phoenix? It’s more than 350 miles. How do I know that?  Well there are only two reasons I would ever go to Arizona. Either I’m dating a really hot girl at ASU or the Green Bay Packers are playin...

]]> 1.1852297 Tue, 1 Sep 2009 23:27:21 -0400 <![CDATA[POPE'S DOCTRINE: Betting on the big game]]> http://www.thedailyaztec.com/sports/pope-s-doctrine/pope-s-doctrine-betting-on-the-big-game-1.1317582

By: David Pope, Assistant Sports Editor



I’ve advocated a lot of questionable activities in this column: underage drinking, promiscuous premarital sex and even acts of a statutory nature (who edits these things anyway?). Really, the only thing left is degenerate gambling. Today, I break do...

]]> 1.1317582 Thu, 29 Jan 2009 11:46:03 -0500 <![CDATA[POPE'S DOCTRINE: A classic day in Anaheim]]> http://www.thedailyaztec.com/sports/pope-s-doctrine-a-classic-day-in-anaheim-1.1141369

By: David Pope, Assistant Sports Editor


Throughout Saturday’s trip with Sports Editor Edward Lewis and Managing Editor Eric Shannon to the John R. Wooden Classic at the Honda Center in Anaheim, I kept this running diary on the day’s events. ...

]]> 1.1141369 Sun, 14 Dec 2008 20:43:17 -0500 <![CDATA[POPE'S DOCTRINE: After a bye, questions still remain for Aztecs]]> http://www.thedailyaztec.com/sports/pope-s-doctrine/pope-s-doctrine-after-a-bye-questions-still-remain-for-aztecs-1.1096672

By: David Pope, Assistant Sports Editor


At 0-3, and coming off a blowout loss to in-state rival San Jose State, the San Diego State football team had plenty to mull over during its bye this weekend. Now, going into its second home game of the year against lowly Idaho, there are five main questi...

]]> 1.1096672 Mon, 8 Dec 2008 22:47:41 -0500 <![CDATA[POPE'S DOCTRINE: Being an Aztec fan is harder than it appears]]> http://www.thedailyaztec.com/sports/pope-s-doctrine/pope-s-doctrine-being-an-aztec-fan-is-harder-than-it-appears-1.1096550

By: David Pope, Assistant Sports Editor


Aztec football: It's agonizing. Visit any San Diego State message board online and you'll see that mantra just about everywhere you click....

]]> 1.1096550 Mon, 8 Dec 2008 21:26:23 -0500 <![CDATA[POPE'S DOCTRINE: Fans need fire]]> http://www.thedailyaztec.com/sports/pope-s-doctrine/pope-s-doctrine-fans-need-fire-1.840133

By: David Pope, Assistant Sports Editor



Because the vast majority of this section’s readers barely skim the actual content en route to the sudoku puzzle, a lot of information goes largely unread. But one thing that probably stood out to anyone who picked up Monday’s paper was the sc...

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