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Championship Series Q&A With Burnt Orange Nation
When it was looking like Texas and LSU would meet for the championship, the guys from Burnt Orange Nation contacted me about having some cross-pollination on the blogs. A couple of their guys do most of the baseball coverage over there, and they sent me some questions to answer.  The ...
Ranking the nonconference schedules: The Big 12
sportingnews.com — This is the second in a series of columns that rank nonconference schedules in the six BCS leagues and the best and worst schedules overall in the nation. The SEC came out on Monday. Next up on Saturday, Pac-10. To follow: Monday, Big Ten; ... (more) Ranking the nonconference schedules: The Big 12
Championship Q&A With And The Valley Shook
Championship Q&A With And The Valley Shook
burntorangenation.com — In anticipation of the big National Championship matchup between Texas and LSU, we exchanged questions with Richard Pittman of the Tigers' SBN blog And The Valley Shook . His answers to our four questions are below, and our answers to his questions for us are appearing over at ATVS. Richard ... (more) Championship Q&A With And The Valley Shook
Talent vs. Magic
andthevalleyshook.com — I live in Texas, so I am surrounded by Texas fans. To be honest, in the great UT-A&M debate, I tend to side with A&M because I am related to a few a Aggies and I sort of admire their completely unreasonable fanaticism.  But I ... (more) Talent vs. Magic
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Talking Points: Scroggins, Seastrunk on Tennessee's chances
Rocky Top Talk — ... please. Tim Tebow says the best non-Gator in the SEC is . . . Eric Berry. Tennessee basketball From puttin' on to takin' off for Tennessee. Bobby Maze has cut his hair in honor of a new beginning. SEC LSU pounded Arkansas 14-5 to get to the College World Series championship. The talented Tigers will take on magical Texas, and SB Nation blogs And the Valley Shook and Burnt Orange Nation are trading questions. The Rivalry, Esq. chooses the 2000 Orange Bowl ...

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