| That's right - the Ferringo Report is
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| | stopping the Bulldogs on that crucial
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| back for another fun-filled season! And
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| | fourth down, Steve Spurrier pulled out
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| this year, The Report has extended its
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| | the wide receiver option pass. MSU was
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| diabolical reach into the realm of
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| | caught with its pants down and the
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| college football. Not to worry, I'll
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| | Gamecocks managed the game's lone
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| still share my reflections on the
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| | touchdown. That's the difference coaching
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| National Football League, but college
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| | makes.- Somehow, even though it shouldn't
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| will be on Monday and pro will be on
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| | have surprised anyone, who wasn't utterly
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| Tuesday.In the meantime, here are my
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| | shocked to find out the Crocodile Hunter
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| random, nonsensical ravings about a wild
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| | was killed? After watching him dance with
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| Week 1 in the World of College Football:-
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| | King Cobras and brush the teeth of
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| The Big East would have to be the
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| | frenzied crocs a few dozen times, I
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| conference I was most impressed with last
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| | thought the guy was the real-life Beast
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| weekend. Beast schools finished 7-1
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| | Master. Steve Irwin was supposed to be
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| straight up and 5-0 against the spread,
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| | indestructible. The best a person can
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| and notched a pair of rousing victories
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| | hope for in life is to find something
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| over ACC schools (Pitt hammered Virginia;
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| | that they can be as passionate about as
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| Rutgers handled North Carolina). The Mike
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| | that guy was with animals.- With all the
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| Bush injury has all but eliminated
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| | concern about rule changes and games
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| Louisville from BCS contention (I wasn't
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| | being shortened, the effect on over/under
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| a believer anyway - not with that
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| | bettors was minimal. In the 44 games that
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| defense) but it also opened the door for
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| | had posted totals, teams went 21-23
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| a powerful West Virginia team to possibly
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| | against the number.The only part of the
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| run the table and earn a slot in the
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| | rule change I don't like is starting the
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| National Title Game.Here's a look at how
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| | clock after a change of possession.
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| each of the six major conferences
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| | That's ridiculous.- Who looked less
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| performed:ACC: 6-4 straight-up, 2-5
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| | impressive than Michigan last weekend?
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| against the spread, four games off the
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| | Oh, that's right - Michigan State.- USC
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| board.
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| | is a machine. They lost 91 percent of
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| Big East: 7-1 SU, 5-0 ATS, two games
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| | their total offense last season and rang
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| OTB.
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| | up 50 points, on the road, in their
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| Big 10: 11-0 SU, 6-2 ATS, three games
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| | opener. Quite impressive.- Penn State and
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| OTB.
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| | the University of Georgia have both
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| Big 12: 10-2 SU, 3-3 ATS, six games OTB.
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| | banned alcohol from parking lot tailgate
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| Pac-10: 7-3 SU, 3-5 ATS, two games OTB.
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| | parties. They want pregame to be a safer
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| SEC: 8-4 SU, 6-5 ATS, one game OTB.An
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| | environment. I say if people want safe
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| interesting side note is that only four
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| | they should stay home. Tailgate parties
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| of the 12 teams in the Big 12 returned
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| | should be a staging point for hedonism,
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| their starting quarterbacks, while nine
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| | vulgarity and general debauchery. That's
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| of the 11 Big 10 schools brought back
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| | what makes college football so fun. The
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| their signal caller. That may have
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| | word "college" is involved. There should
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| something to do with the ATS disparity.
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| | be drunkenness, nakedness and all manner
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| Or not.- Someone explain to me the big
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| | of recklessness. What's this world coming
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| to-do about Cal? I don't care who you
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| | to?- Do you think it's any coincidence
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| are, you don't just walk into Knoxville
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| | that now that the Yankees have extended
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| and kick the Volunteers around.
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| | their lead to nine games A-Rod is
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| Especially not with a starting
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| | suddenly unstoppable? Now with no
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| quarterback that was named about 15
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| | pressure the guy morphs into Babe Ruth.
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| seconds before kickoff. Tennessee is now
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| | But when the chips are down, you know
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| 12-0 straight-up and 9-3 ATS in season
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| | he's going to fold faster than the French
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| openers over the past dozen years. The
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| | army.- I was at a Jocks and Jills in
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| Vols are going to be dangerous this
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| | Alpharetta, GA on Saturday and about 40
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| season as they seek retribution for the
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| | rowdy Oklahoma fans had reserved a room
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| Debacle of 2005.- Week 1 of the college
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| | for a private party. Fortunately, I left
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| football season has become the equivalent
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| | before the end of the first quarter of
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| of NFL preseason football. Twenty-nine
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| | the OU/UAB contest. I have a feeling they
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| teams played Division I-AA schools this
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| | would've burnt that place to the ground
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| weekend. This season there will be 74
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| | if Adrian Peterson hadn't put that team
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| games played between the big boys and
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| | on his back in the second half. The
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| their Div. I-AA little sisters. Last year
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| | Sooners are severely on tilt.- Chris
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| there were just 45 such matchups.The
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| | Spielman and Sean McDonough were calling
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| humorous - or distressing - part of the
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| | the Michigan-Vanderbilt contest on
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| story is that two I-AA teams actually
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| | Saturday. After about the 28th dropped
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| won! Montana State humiliated Colorado
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| | pass in the game, Spielman told a story
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| and Richmond treated Duke like the
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| | about how he teaches the pee wee kids
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| pansies they are.Also, what's up with
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| | that he coaches to catch the ball with
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| counting these games towards bowl
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| | their hands instead of with their body.
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| eligibility? That's not the case in
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| | "I find that if you whip the ball right
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| college hoops, so what gives with
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| | at their face, they get those two hands
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| football? I think all that does is give
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| | up there," he said, getting increasingly
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| schools a reason to go out and put more
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| | angry as he told the tale. He apologized
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| cupcakes on their slate.- During the
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| | afterwards for his "passion". Priceless.-
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| first half of the Notre Dame-Georgia Tech
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| | Take your hat off to Northwestern. They
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| game I was having serious flashbacks to
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| | proved once again that football can be
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| Super Bowl XXXVI. That was the game in
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| | transcendent, and they showed the college
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| which Charlie Weis' New England club took
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| | football fraternity that their fallen
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| down an infinitely more talented St.
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| | coach taught them well.- Kenny Irons is
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| Louis squad in one of the Big Game's
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| | legit, and will soon join Cadillac
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| great upsets. The Rams downfall was their
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| | Williams, Ronnie Brown and Brandon Jacobs
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| hubris and their soft game plan.You would
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| | as the next successful Auburn-to-NFL
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| think Weis - an alleged football genius -
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| | running back. Irons looks a bit bigger
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| would know better than to come out
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| | and stronger this season, and he hasn't
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| pussy-footing around against a very game
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| | lost that burst that helped him gain
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| Tech team. Dinky passing and no rushing
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| | 1,300 yards last season.The Tigers
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| attack doomed the Irish to a 10-0
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| | dominated a decent Washington State squad
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| deficit. It wasn't until they started
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| | 40-14, but may be caught in a bit of a
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| grinding it out on the ground that they
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| | look-ahead game this weekend. Auburn
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| established control.Also, with six months
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| | travels to Starkville to face Mississippi
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| to design a defense to stop Yellowjackets
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| | State before hosting LSU in a critical
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| uber-wideout Calvin Johnson you would've
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| | SEC clash.- What happened to the
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| thought Notre Dame would've done a better
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| | Metro-Atlantic Conference? The daddies of
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| job. Like, say, triple-teaming Johnson
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| | the MAC have been thorns in the side of
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| from the opening snap. That shouldn't
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| | Goliath over the past few seasons.
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| have been a halftime adjustment - that
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| | However, they were a putrid 3-7-1 ATS and
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| should've been the plan all along. That's
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| | looked downright feeble doing it.- Even
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| a red flag.- Sylvester Croom should be
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| | if Gary Throne had a hard time telling
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| coaching Pop Warner football. Mississippi
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| | them apart, Rutgers halfback Ray Rice
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| State faced fourth-and-one at the South
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| | (black) and fullback Brian Leonard
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| Carolina 45, down 6-0 with about 14
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| | (white) may comprise the best backfield
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| minutes left in the fourth quarter. Now,
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| | in the nation. Rutgers is legit this year
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| I loved the call to go for it, but how
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| | and I'm already calling that they win
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| about digging into the playbook a little
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| | their bowl game.- I had heard that LSU
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| bit. The Bulldogs averaged 2.4 yards per
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| | quarterback JaMarcus Russell beefed up
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| rush for the game and were getting
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| | over the summer. But until I saw all
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| hammered at the point of attack. What'd
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| | 6-feet, 6-inches and 252 pounds of him
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| Croom do? Just ran up the gut. No
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| | sliding around the field I didn't realize
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| misdirection. No ingenuity. Just a dive
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| | just how big he'd gotten. He might be the
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| play. The result: minus-two yards. If
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| | best quarterback in the SEC, and the
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| they had simply faked and sent the
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| | Tigers will be a BCS dark horse because
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| quarterback on a bootleg - which they had
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| | of him.- Reggie Ball is the Nick Anderson
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| set up by trying to run up the middle for
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| | of college football.- Give me some of
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| the entire game - they would have picked
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| | whatever Tiger Woods is eating these
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| up 25 yards easily.Conversely, after
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| | days.
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