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Down 17-10 late in the 3rd quarter, LSU's season was on the brink.  I wasn't ready to write the team off, but I was thinking of adjusting my expectations to give up on the SEC title.  Then the team started playing like a Les Miles team.  I'm a firm believer that good teams ...
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Week Eight S.E.C. Power Poll Ballot Submitted
Dawg Sports — ... : Duh! Yes, the Crimson Tide were fortunate to win each of their last two outings, but I strongly disagree with Poseur’s position "that good teams don’t win close games, they win by blowout." As ...

Should the Georgia Bulldogs Throw to the Tight End Against the L.S.U. Tigers?
Dawg Sports — ... left tackle is the second-highest paid position in the N.F.L., and Georgia has lost two left tackles to injury this season. Can the Bulldogs afford to weaken the forward wall separating the L.S.U. defensive front from Matthew Stafford by putting the tight end’s hands to use for any purpose other than blocking onrushing defenders, in the hope of scoring enough points in the first two quarters to allow the visitors to prevail after L.S.U. inevitably adjusts defensively and clamps down in the second half? When attempting to answer that question, we should ...

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