sports.espn.go.com - 1/13/2009
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Utah's attorney general is using his personal blog to answer criticism that he's wasting state resources by investigating whether the Bowl Championship Series violates federal antitrust laws.
rivals.yahoo.com - 1/20/2009
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Occasional X-in' and O-in' on big plays, big
games and other relevant oddities. Hopefully this will become...
a recurring offseason feature. Here's Alabama center and captain Antoine Caldwell, No. 59, at the Sugar Bowl coin toss, politely informing Utah ...
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Breakdown: Utah's zone blitz leaves Alabama in traction
rivals.yahoo.com - 1/8/2009
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One of the Doc's ironclad rules when reading
Venerable Sports Columnists is "Always Disagree with John Feinstein."...
It doesn't matter what he's saying, really, but when it comes to college football, he just tends to be a step or two behind. ...
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AP voters, do not judge Utah by John Feinstein's advocacy
rivals.yahoo.com - 1/7/2009
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Kyle Whittingham last Friday and then Mack Brown
last night, in his wonderful display of showmanship ,...
both declared to gleeful fans that they planned to vote their teams No. 1 on their Coaches' Poll ballots at the end of the week. Hooray for ...
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Wait: How do coaches vote their own team No. 1, anyway?
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Addicted To Quack —
... because he's still hauling in the dough for the Buckeyes. Did the Bills fire Marv Levy after four straight Super Bowl losses? Did they try to find a replacement for Jim Kelly? No, because for all intents and purposes, the Bills franchise was a financial success during those four seasons. And I know what you're thinking: "That's irrelevant. The NFL is a business, and college football isn't." Really? Utah's attorney general Mark Shurtleff will vehemently disagree with you. ...
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blocku.com 1/8/2009 —
Find me anybody else that went undefeated. Thirteen-and-zero. Beat four ranked teams. Went to the Deep South and seal-clubbed Alabama in the Sugar Bowl.
No other team can claim what Utah has this season. They didn't win on a fluke in their bowl ...
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Deseret News | Some BYU fans at crossroads after 3-loss season
deseretnews.com 1/13/2009 — So, what is the psyche of the BYU fan when the topic of chief rival Utah comes up in football discussions? That's the question my editors asked me to explore. I don't know if I can provide a definitive answer. But the question is interesting. After ...
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Bleacher Report - College Football 1/13/2009
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