1. Kansas Jayhawks vs. South Florida Bulls Is Underrated Matchup of The Weekend

    The day before the "Game of the Century", college football will see one of its' best matchups of the whole year: the No. 13 Kansas Jayhawks on the road at to face the No. 19 South Florida Bulls...

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  2. Five Things You Can Expect From The Ohio State-USC Showdown

    The showdown between No. 5 Ohio State Buckeyes and No. 1 USC Trojans is sure to be the game of the year. As a college football fan, there are several things you should expect from this Saturday's Collision at the Coliseum...

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  3. Cardinals-Cubs: Late Inning Heroics Key Cards' 4-3 Win

    Chicago Cubs' manager Lou Piniella chose to let starter Ryan Dempster pitch to Cardinals' slugger Albert Pujols. That decision is something he definitely regrets...

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  4. Weixlmann's Tidbits: "To Hell With You, Charlie Weis"

    After Notre Dame head coach, Charlie Weis, strongly proclaimed "to hell with Michigan", I'll parity a sentiment by the late Bo Schembechler and say, "To hell with you, Charlie Weis...

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  5. College Coaches on The Hot Seat: Whos Burning Up?

    There are several coaches who are beginning to feel the seat warmers. Burning up Tommy Bowden, Clemson. After a poor Week One showing against Alabama, his Tigers looked sluggish in the first half against The Citadel...

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  6. Weixlmann's Tidbits: Why Saturdays Just Aren't Saturdays Anymore

    Sure, I wasn't at Miami of Ohio for the Ben Roethlisberger days, but in my one-year stint in Oxford, Ohio, I saw some quality football. The RedHawks made the MAC Championship game and were one win away from a bowl game...

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  7. Weixlmann's Week Two Tidbits: Tressel's Sweating Bullets

    After Week Two in College Football, I have decided to compile some word association games for coaches and players. Spectacular: ECU. Another Pirates' upset! Not just any win though, they defeated then-No...

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  8. Cardinals-Marlins: My Day in the Press Box, Part II

    First of all, I want to give huge thanks to Dave Nemetz for allowing me to have this wonderful experience this weekend. After witnessing the Cardinals’ meltdown on Friday night, I was back in the press box for tonight’s game...

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  9. Cardinals-Marlins: My Night in The Press Box—Part I

    In what will turn out to be a two-part series, as I am spending both Friday and Saturday nights in the St. Louis Cardinals press box, the first game had plenty of intrigue. First and foremost, I want to thank Dave Nemetz for making this all possible...

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  10. Best College Football Teams of All-Time

    After a fair amount of research, including looking at college football teams from back in the 1940s, I'm compiling my list of the ten greatest teams in NCAA history...

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  11. Vanderbilt Stuns South Carolina, Goes 2-0

    The South Carolina Gamecocks weren't going to stay in the Top 25 for long, at least if the Vanderbilt Commodores had anything to say about it...

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  12. College Football Top Ten Teams Predictions For Week Two

    The top ten teams have shuffled around a bit after Week One, so I'm going to predict what will happen in Week Two. These rankings are going by the AP poll, not USA Today. 1) USC- idle...

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  13. NFL Power Rankings in One Sentence

    Yes, I want to give proper credit, I am borrowing this idea from Lisa Horne, but I'm doing it for the NFL rather than CFB. Without further ado... 1) Patriots The "Evil NFL Empire" still has Tom Brady and Randy Moss...

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  14. Tatum Bell Tries to Pull Fast One, Gets Caught Stealing Rudi's Baggage

    NFL players make enough money, don't they? Apparently, former Lions running back Tatum Bell didn't think so, because he stole new Lions' RB Rudi Johnson's bags...

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  15. NFL: AFC South '08-'09 Preview, Can the Indianapolis Colts Stay on Top?

    In the 2007-2008 season, the AFC South established itself as the best conference from top-to-bottom. Not only did three of the four teams win 10 or more games, but the last place team, the Houston Texans, finished 8-8...

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  16. USC Jumps Two Spots in Rankings, Sits at No. 1

    After a lackluster performance by the Georgia Bulldogs in Week One, and a cupcake dunkfest for Ohio State at the Horseshoe, pollsters felt strongly enough to name USC the top sheriff ...

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  17. Chris Smelley to Start for South Carolina this Week

    After writing an article last week describing why it would be interesting to see which quarterback South Carolina Gamecocks' head coach Steve Spurrier would choose to start this week against Vanderbilt, that decision has finally been made...

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  18. Remembering Todd Doxey: 1989-2008

    It was supposed to be a fun and relaxing day for the Oregon Duck football squad. A tradition that takes place every year, members of the team take a trip to McKenzie River to go floating for the day...

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  19. Tennessee-UCLA Provides Most Excitement of First Week

    Phil Fulmer's Tennessee Volunteers versus Rick Neuheisel's UCLA Bruins was the game of the week, and far as most media outlets were concerned. Boy, did it live up to the billing...

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  20. Fresno State Might Be The BCS Buster in College Football

    After weeks of hearing how good they would be this season, the Fresno State Bulldogs went out and proved to America that they are in fact a legit contender to make a BCS run...

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  21. Who Are The Best Fans in College Football?

    It's a great debate: which school has the best fans in all of college football? I'm going to make my case that the Michigan Wolverines do! Michigan Stadium is one of the truly remarkable sports venues in the nation...

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  22. Top Five Heisman Trophy Candidates After Week One

    After Week One, a ton of players showed that they have the potential to win the Heisman Trophy. That being said, this list isn't necessarily who is going to be on most Heisman lists, but rather who should be...

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  23. Can the MAC Shock the College Football World This Year?

    During the first weekend of college football, a couple of teams from the tiny Mid-American Conference had some surprises in store for the BCS power conferences...

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  24. Top Ten Teams After The First Saturday of College Football

    After an exciting first day of college football, there have been some upsets, as well as some teams getting steamrolled. Here's my top ten after the first Saturday. 10) Alabama Yea, I know they were ranked No...

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  25. Iranian Star Hamed Haddidi Signs with Memphis Grizzlies

    So it’s official. After much to do about not allowing NBA teams to speak with Iranian star Hamed Haddidi, the Memphis Grizzlies have signed the free agent center...

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