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Alabama or Oklahoma State? That is the question, but there’s still no right...
The hay is in the barn, as they say, and in a little less than 12 hours the 2011 regular season will yield to the postseason with the unveiling of final BCS standings. The question that's going to set...
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TCU hopes voters are on its side in final BCS tally
It wasn't until about halfway through the second quarter that TCU realized it still had a chance. The score of the Conference USA title game - Southern Miss 49, Houston 28 — flashed across the video...
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Superlatives: In which Wisconsin pays back Michigan State, with interest
Snap judgments on Saturday's best. ECONOMICS • Russell Wilson and Jeff Duckworth, Wisconsin. Recalling the emotional dagger Michigan State stuck in the Badgers' undefeated season on a last-second Hail...
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BCS Realpolitik: Laissez les bon rematch rouler
In a perfect world, the Doc would be given carte blanche to publicly torch the Bowl Championship Series in effigy and institute the elaborate, double-elimination battle royal of his dreams. But we...
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Alabama fans land first national championship jab in LSU’s online shop *UPDATED*
UPDATE: TeamFanShop issued a statement Monday morning apologizing for accidentally using Alabama images instead of LSU images on the LSU shopping website. It was an honest, albeit untimely, mistake by...
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Ole Miss rolls the dice on Hugh Freeze, Arkansas State’s one-year wonder
Ole Miss' coaching search has been good for more than a few laughs over the last month, but it ends on a serious gamble: Hugh Freeze, less than a year removed from being promoted to his first Division...
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Headlinin’: Fresno State gives Pat Hill, his fu manchu the heave ho
Making the morning rounds. • Happy trails, part one. After 15 years, Fresno State pulled the plug on head coach Pat Hill Sunday, one day after a 35-28 loss at San Diego State tied the school record for...
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Boise State fans run Ohio punter off Twitter for usual cold bowl complaint
Punter Paul Hershey apparently was spoiled last year when Ohio went to the R+L Carriers New Orleans Bowl for its postseason destination. So much so that when the Bobcats were selected by the Famous...
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Chris Petersen is done believing the BCS bowl system will take care of Boise...
Chris Petersen isn't that outspoken of a coach. He's not the guy who gets involved in wars of words and he's certainly not the guy who complains about anything football related. He does his best to...
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Bowl Roll Call: The Kraft Fight Hunger Bowl is the saddest bowl, and other notes
A postseason primer. Happiest Game: Cotton Bowl. Organizers make no bones about the Cotton Bowl's bid for a call-up from the BCS — they've ditched New Year's Day in the Cotton Bowl itself for a later...
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The clock strikes midnight on Cliff Harris’ last chance at Oregon
Based on his sophomore season at Oregon and the accompanying hype over the offseason, this should have been the week Cliff Harris basked in the adulation of All-America teams and whatever other awards...
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Headlinin’: Hawaii bids aloha to Greg McMackin
Making the morning rounds. • Just to be clear: In this case, it means "goodbye." Hawaii coach Greg McMackin announced his "retirement" Monday, two days after the curtain fell on a losing (6-7) season...
View ArticleVideo: Kick return gaffe eliminates Wofford from playoffs
Someone needs to give Wofford kick returner Stephon Shelton a hug — every day, for the rest of his life. That might be the only way to take some of the sting out of a boneheaded play Shelton made...
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Pat Haden sends 2011 Trojans off with his best Lane Kiffin impression
USC might not have a bowl game to look forward to this season, but it's not letting that dampen its spirit. During Monday night's end-of-season banquet, athletic director (and former Trojan...
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Top 25: LSU is No. 1. The rest is noise.
Now in its seventh year, the College Football BlogPoll is a weekly effort of dozens of college football-centric Web sites representing a wide array of schools under the oversight of SB Nation. As...
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Headhunters: North Carolina strikes first in the Larry Fedora sweepstakes
• Longing for Larry. The hunt may be coming to a close at North Carolina, where UNC has identified its fox: Southern Miss coach Larry Fedora, fresh off a season-making (and season-wrecking) upset at...
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Betrayed Gator mom wants to change little Spurrier Urban’s middle name
When Urban Meyer decided to take the Ohio State job less than a year after retiring from Florida, many Gator fans were upset with their former coach. But few more so than Jen Wiley, who named her son...
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Headlinin’: Larry Fedora is the new head Heel at North Carolina
Making the morning rounds. • Happy Trails. As expected, Southern Miss coach Larry Fedora has agreed to an offer from North Carolina, according to the Winston-Salem Journal, which expects an official...
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Montee Ball’s unofficial Heisman vote goes to Robert Griffin
Wisconsin running back Montee Ball doesn't have a Heisman vote — yet — but if he did, he said he wouldn't vote for himself. "I'd vote for RGIII," Ball told the Scott Van Pelt on Van Pelt's radio show....
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Westward Ho: Your guide to the Big East’s new manifest destiny
It's official: After weeks of wrangling, the Big East is officially welcoming five new schools today to shore up its ranks in the face of potentially crippling attrition. You should know about this....
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