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What We Learned: Week 8

Think Twice Before Kicking that FG.  For years we’ve all known that in a tie game there’s virtually no downside to kicking a field goal as time expires.  If you make it, you win; if you don’t, there’s overtime. Auburn’s … Continue reading

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Chaos Theory: the What Ifs

During the BCS Era, the nightmare scenario was always 3 undefeated teams remaining for two spots.  In mid-October people would begin to speculate what was going to happen with all the undefeated teams.  Some people rooted for an unsolvable problem … Continue reading

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The Pride and The Shame: Week 7

The Pride.  Iowa.  Where did these guys come from?  The Hawkeyes demolished Northwestern and are almost certainly going to be in the Big Ten championship game.  It’s not even November and it’s tough to see a normal scenario where Iowa isn’t … Continue reading

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The Pride and The Shame: Week 6

The Pride.  Michigan certainly looks different with Jim Harbaugh, don’t they?  The Wolverines weren’t supposed to be ranked this year; it was supposed to be the beginning of a rebuilding process.  Now Michigan is sky rocketing up the polls behind … Continue reading

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The Pride and The Shame: Week 3

The Pride.  Michigan.  The hype surrounding the return of Jim Harbaugh to Michigan is beginning to come to fruition.  The Maize and Blue annihilated a BYU team that isn’t bad at all.  The Wolverines led 31-0 at the half and … Continue reading

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Key Plays: Alabama vs. Ole Miss

Today, we look at two plays from the Ole Miss – Alabama game on Saturday night.  Both plays showcase Ole Miss head coach Hugh Freeze’s offense, his innovation and understanding of the game.  He must be a nightmare to coach … Continue reading

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The Pride and The Shame: Week 3

The Pride.  Northwestern.  There isn’t a lot of chest thumping from the Big Ten this week.  Ohio State and Minnesota survived scares against lesser opponents, and many of the other teams played uninteresting games as well.  In the high profile games … Continue reading

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The Play that Broke the Tarheels: SC’s Handoff Sweep

The Gamecocks played from behind most of Thursday night.  South Carolina took the lead for the first and only time against North Carolina on Shon Caron’s 48 yard touchdown run in the fourth quarter.  Carson scored on a play Steve … Continue reading

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The Narrative: The Fruit of Talking Season

After the last whistle of the last game until the kickoff of the first game, we are mired in talking season.  We talk and talk and talk.  We rehash; we debate; we argue.  We do everything we do during the … Continue reading

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Alabama – Louisville and “True Road Games”

On Friday morning ESPN reported Alabama and Louisville have agreed to play a 2018 game in Orlando to open the season. Immediately many on twitter derided the fact that the game was not a true road game. Some expanded their … Continue reading

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