| Here are some random thoughts on last
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| | you decide:
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| weekend's college football action:- My
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| | Manningham - 21 catches, 452 yards, 21.5
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| favorite fan poster of the weekend was
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| | average and 7 touchdowns.
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| one I saw at Iowa behind the College
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| | Johnson - 25 catches, 426 yards, 17.0
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| Gameday set. The sign read: "I skipped my
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| | average and 7 touchdowns.Remember,
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| sister's wedding to come to the Game of
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| | Manningham has Steve Breaston (19
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| the Year! Sorry Jill." That's classic.
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| | catches) on the other side, while Johnson
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| But it was another sign in that same
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| | has no one with more than 12 catches.-
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| crowd that really peaked my interest. A
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| | What in good God's name was going on with
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| kid in Florida Gators colors held one and
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| | that Virginia-Duke line last week? The
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| it read: "Give Tebow The Heisman!"Senior
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| | Cavaliers began as more than a touchdown
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| starter Chris Leak is, to some, a
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| | favorite but the line kept trickling down
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| legitimate Heisman Trophy candidate. Yet,
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| | to a close of just -4. I loved this game,
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| he can't even get respect from his own
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| | but got scared off the line by the
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| fans. What gives?In a way, I understand
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| | movement. Paranoia crept in during the
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| how Gators fans can be torn. Freshman Tim
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| | dark of night, seizing my senses and
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| Tebow had to bail Leak out in Tennessee
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| | overwhelming reason. The result: no
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| on a critical fourth-and-one, and it
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| | play.Yeah, so Virginia kicked the crap
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| wasn't until Tebow made an appearance in
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| | out of the Blue Devils 37-0. And the only
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| the second half that the Gators got it
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| | thing I was surprised by was my own
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| going against Alabama. He's feisty, he's
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| | stupidity. What can you do? And I still,
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| the spark off the bench, and he's the
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| | for the life of me, can't figure out how
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| most popular guy on the team - the backup
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| | Duke covered against Wake Forest in week
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| QB. Also, Tebow is a freshman so he's
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| | two. I'm still bitter.- Looking at the AP
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| soaked that magic word: Potential. And
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| | Polls, two things jump out at me. First,
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| that can be as intoxicating as jungle
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| | there's no way Georgia should be No. 10.
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| juice at a frat house.But Leak is the one
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| | They're juggling high school
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| who makes the machine work in Florida.
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| | quarterbacks, and the regular "starter"
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| The Gators aren't going to run the table
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| | Joe Tereshinski has about 15 seconds of
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| in the SEC, but that doesn't mean they
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| | actual experience. They're receivers drop
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| can't have a fantastic season and
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| | almost as many passes as the Falcons, and
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| possibly make a national title run. But
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| | though the defense is first-rate they've
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| after they lose to either LSU or Auburn -
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| | still had to come from behind to beat
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| no chance they win both - the only thing
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| | Colorado and Ole Miss.On the flip side,
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| that could derail their year is if Urban
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| | Clemson should be ranked higher than 15.
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| Meyer gets an itchy trigger finger with
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| | Their one loss was in overtime at Boston
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| Leak.- I still don't think anyone is
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| | College when their extra point was
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| ready to embrace Ohio State as a classic,
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| | blocked. The Tigers are second in the
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| elite, juggernaut, unanimous national
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| | nation in scoring and are the least shaky
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| title shoo-in. The Buckeyes are like a
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| | team in a very suspect ACC. I'll be
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| Rachel McAdams - better looking than you
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| | surprised if they don't win the league
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| think, and solid in everything they do.
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| | title, and think after they railroad Wake
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| But college fans and writers are still
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| | Forest this week they'll find their way
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| seduced by teams like Florida or USC,
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| | into the Top 10.- Here are some quick-hit
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| which are like a Jessica Alba -
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| | thoughts for you:
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| incredibly hot, but not much substance
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| | TCU looked extremely flat for a team
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| when it comes to taking care of
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| | trying to extend the nation's longest
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| business.Even Vegas oddsmakers appear to
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| | winning streak.Boise State looked like a
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| be seduced by the Alba ass, because they
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| | team on a mission against Utah, but it
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| are still undervaluing Ohio State. The
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| | will be interesting to see if they can
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| Buckeyes have been an ATM machine,
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| | bring that intensity on the road for a
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| posting 12 straight against the spread
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| | second week in a row. The same thing goes
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| victories dating back to last year.
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| | for Oregon.South Florida quarterback Matt
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| That's unheard of for a team with such
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| | Grothe will be a solid NFL quarterback
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| national exposure.The reason is partially
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| | someday. That kid makes all the throws,
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| their outstanding play, but partially
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| | and has a lot of moxie for a freshman.I
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| soft lines. During that 12-game run the
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| | agree that Northern Illinois running back
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| Buckeyes have faced only two spreads of
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| | Garrett Wolfe should be in the Heisman
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| more than 20 points. Comparatively, Texas
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| | discussion but there's no way he wins
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| saw seven spreads of more than 20 points
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| | it.Washington State showed a lot of heart
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| last year during its 10-2 ATS season. The
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| | last weekend, and if NT Sedrick Ellis and
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| Longhorns saw only two single-digit lines
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| | WR Dwayne Jarrett don't play this weekend
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| - against Ohio State and Southern Cal.-
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| | then Washington could hang around with
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| In the third quarter of its game at South
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| | USC.Tebow's late fumble against Alabama
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| Carolina the Auburn Tigers horded the
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| | showed why it's so important to bet a
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| ball like Iranian royalty hording their
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| | favorite that you like early in the
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| country's oil fortune. The Tigers offense
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| | week.How is Illinois celebrating on
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| had possession for the entire - I mean
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| | anyone's home field? And how hilarious
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| ENTIRE - third quarter and put the
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| | was that John L. Williams meltdown.
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| squeeze on the Cocks en route to a 24-10
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| | PLAYOFFS!?!?- So, you think Arizona State
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| lead. My bet at Auburn (-13.5) was
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| | coach Dirk Koetter is second-guessing the
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| looking smooth.But then at the most
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| | way he dealt with his preseason
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| critical junction of that game the Tigers
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| | quarterback situation? Essentially it was
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| looked tentative. I was expecting to see
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| | a lose-lose-lose situation. Koettner's
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| the killer instinct of a national
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| | Sun Devils are going down in flames. Rudy
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| championship contender. Instead I saw
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| | Carpenter is completing just 54 percent
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| hesitancy.South Carolina's first
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| | of his passes and has nine interceptions
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| second-half possession didn't take place
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| | in his five games. Sam Keller is on his
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| until there was just 14:11 left in the
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| | way to Nebraska, where he will have to
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| game. If Auburn had attacked S. Carolina
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| | sit out a year for transferring. What a
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| and forced a three-and-out it could've
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| | mess.- Here's your weekly update on
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| gotten ugly. Instead, their scheme was
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| | nonconference records by BCS schools:ACC:
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| passive. They only rushed three defenders
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| | 3-0 straight-up, 1-1 against the spread
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| and fell back into a soft zone.
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| | (20-10 SU, 7-17 ATS for the season)
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| Naturally, the Cocks got in a rhythm
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| | Big East: 4-1 SU, 3-1 ATS (25-8 SU, 20-6
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| offensively and scored a touchdown. After
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| | ATS)
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| Auburn got shut down, it was then back in
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| | Big 10: 0-1 SU, 1-0 ATS (28-9 SU, 17-14
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| the hands of USC and Auburn avoided
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| | ATS)
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| overtime only because of dropped passes.-
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| | Big 12: 2-0 SU, 0-0 ATS (33-14 SU, 19-13
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| Who is the best receiver in college
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| | ATS)
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| football? And before you automatically
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| | Pac 10: 0-0 SU, 0-0 ATS (20-7 SU, 10-14
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| say "Mario Manningham", the Heisman
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| | ATS)
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| candidate from Michigan, I have another
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| | SEC: 3-0 SU, 1-2 ATS (25-7 SU, 15-14
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| name for you to consider: Georgia Tech's
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| | ATS)Questions or comments for Robert?
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| Calvin Johnson.Here are the numbers, and
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