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Superlatives: Duck, duck ... Gerhart!
Snap judgments on Saturday's best. Teachers' Pet: Toby Gerhart. (It's always the quiet ones.) The unfolding parity of the Pac-10 has been great television this year, and with 223 yards and three touchdowns against Oregon, Stanford's thundering senior back put the Cardinal squarely in the ...
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Alabama fans don't care if it's pretty, as long as it gets the job done
Alabama has demonstrated some very fine fourth quarter chops on its way to 9-0, but as usual, some 'Bama partisans may be taking the trend a little too far : A resourceful lot all the way around, those Tiders. But, you know, when it comes to school spirit in the clutch, gotta support the team ...
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For Alabama fans, too, it doesn't have to be pretty as long as it gets the job done
Alabama has demonstrated some very fine fourth quarter chops on its way to 9-0, but as usual, some 'Bama partisans may be taking the trend a little too far : A resourceful lot all the way around, those Tiders. But, you know, when it comes to school spirit in the clutch, gotta support the team ...
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C.J. Spiller: An appreciation, as Clemson braces for another stretch run in the driver's seat
Clemson 40, Florida State 24. We've had a long time to watch C.J. Spiller now, and the book on his career to date is more or less identical to the book on his team: Enormously talented, hyped, capable of isolated dominance but also prone to inconsistency and disappearing over surprisingly ...
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Jahvid Best survives the flight of his life, but only barely
By any measure, California had a dreadful night against Oregon State -- the Beavers quickly led 14-0 and ultimately outgained Cal by 200 yards for the game to stick the Bears with their third lopsided conference loss in six games. But none of the losses were worse than the spectacular and ...
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Slow-starting Tide still a hit when push comes to fourth quarter heroics
Scroll down or click here to join the Doc's game day live blog, covering every game, all day long. Alabama 24, LSU 15. When Tennessee held Alabama without a touchdown two weeks ago, coach Nick Saban acknowledged after the game that his team may have been "tired" after eight ...
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Welcome to a brand new season of 'Weis On the Hot Seat'
Scroll down or click here to join the Doc's game day live blog, covering every game, all day long. Even the Charlie Weis haters among Notre Dame fans haven't had much reason for complaint through the first two months as far as the Weis "hot seat" watch goes: The Irish were on track ...
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Just when you thought it was safe, Ohio State has the Big Ten at its feet again
Scroll down or click here to join the Doc's game day live blog, covering every game, all day long. Ohio State 24, Penn State 7. We don't know exactly how the season is going to play out -- it could very well be, for example, that Penn State just isn't very good. We didn't know much about ...
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Notre Dame's BCS ship officially submarined ... by Navy?
Scroll down or click here to join the Doc's game day live blog, covering every game, all day long. Navy 23, Notre Dame 21. Watching a game like this unfold is almost a surreal experience when you stop to size up the absurd physical differences between these two teams, especially between ...
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Another defensive collapse, and Michigan's circle of despair is nearly complete
Scroll down or click here to join the Doc's game day live blog, covering every game, all day long. Purdue 38, Michigan 36. Mathematically , Michigan is still alive for a bowl game, but at this point, that's like saying "Chrysler is still solvent" or "People are still ...
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Iowa finally gets burned, and out goes one more anti-BCS torch
rivals.yahoo.com — Scroll down or click here to join the Doc's game day live blog, covering every game, all day long. Northwestern 17, Iowa 10. Anytime a nondescript, 16.5-point underdog rebounds from a quick 10-point hole to upend a 9-0 national-title contender ... (more) Iowa finally gets burned, and out goes one more anti-BCS ...
Iowa finally gets burned, and one more anti-BCS torch goes out
Scroll down or click here to join the Doc's game day live blog, covering every game, all day long. Northwestern 17, Iowa 10. Anytime a nondescript, 16.5-point underdog rebounds from a quick 10-point hole to upend a 9-0 national-title contender on the road, that is a "shocking" ...
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Game Day Live Blog: Come for the blockbusters, stay for the surprises
Today's lineup isn't really as mediocre as all that, despite the frustration of both marquee, national-interest games -- LSU-Alabama and Ohio State-Penn State -- competing with one another in the afternoon slot. Major unbeaten teams are defending their title chances early (Iowa, Texas) and ...
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Your Saturday in Detail: Hear Ducks roar again at Stanford
Ten hyper-specific predictions. • Despite rumors of his reinstatement this week, suspended Oregon running back LeGarrette Blount doesn't show at all at Stanford -- not that the Ducks need him as they pile up more than 250 yards rushing on more than six yards per carry for the third ...
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Friday Quarterback: Alabama it is, but back at full roar?
Nothing in LSU's first six games suggests the Tigers have any hope of upsetting a top-three rival on the road. This was a team that struggled mightily against Washington in the opener and required a dramatic goal line stand to win at Mississippi State -- without defensive and special teams ...
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Four Reasons to Watch: Boise State and Louisiana Tech, WAC-ky as they wanna be
That's right, it's another Friday night WAC tilt we're foisting on you, because you know you should care. We care about Boise State at Louisiana Tech, anyway, and here's why (besides the fact that we're addicts): Admit it: Ruston is growing on you. Both teams have already made a pair of ...
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Friday Quarterback: Step right and meet the mystery Lions, at last
At the beginning of November, three-quarters of the way into the season, our hard knowledge of Penn State as it heads into its season-making date with Ohio State Saturday amounts to the following set of observations against a very un-illuminating schedule: • They can still play ...
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Backed into a corner, SEC comes out swinging $30K fine at Meyer
I recounted Thursday the long chain of calls, apologies, complaints and threats that put the SEC in the position of potentially fining or suspending Florida coach Urban Meyer for criticizing conference officials, with one looming question: Did the conference really have the guts to drop the ...
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Texas fans can't help counting Rose Bowl chickens before they hatch
With upset bids from Oklahoma, Missouri and Oklahoma State emphatically quashed over the last three weeks and championship runs by fellow powerhouses like USC and Ohio State out of the question, all that's standing between Texas and the BCS title game in the Rose Bowl is holding court over its ...
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All Tomorrow's Parties: Cal, where you're always welcome to the music (but bring your own drummer)
All Tomorrow's Parties: Cal, where you're always welcome to the music (but bring your own drummer)
rivals.yahoo.com — Our weekly tailgating guide stays West this week, meandering down the coast to Berkeley for Cal's date with Oregon State. The Lowdown. Cal is a bit of a unique critter when it comes to tailgating, in that there's not a lot of traditional ... (more) All Tomorrow's Parties: Cal, where you're always welcome ...
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