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Florida vs Florida State. Bitter Rivals. While Urban Meyer and the Gators have made this a one-sided affair the last 5 years, there will be plenty of drama on Saturday in Gainesville.

It could be Bobby Bowden's last trip to the Swamp. It will be the last game on campus for Florida seniors, including Tim Tebow, and Gator fans are imploring everyone to honor the quarterback by wearing eye black.

Tom Rinaldi sat down with Tim Tebow and talked about running out of Florida's tunnel for the last time Saturday against the Seminoles.

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Mississippi players celebrate with the Magnolia Bowl trophy after their 25-23 victory over LSU last Saturday.

*A woman berated Les Miles during his radio show on Tuesday. She said Miles should have had his field goal team ready to run onto the field with one second left after a hail-mary completion near the goal line. But Miles noted it was a situational improbability. One caller pointed out what he felt was a larger problem: that LSU has lost two in a row to Alabama, Florida, Ole Miss and Arkansas.
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Wes Johnson illustrates the angle Syracuse is rising in the polls.

Don’t look now, but the Syracuse men’s basketball team is legit. The Orange were unranked just a week ago, probably due to the loss of Timberwolves PG / Dedicated Twitterer Jonny Flynn and/or that whole LeMoyne thing. But now they are 5-0, having won against the likes of Cal and UNC by double-digit margins. Last night they managed to pull away from upstate rivals Cornell, 88-73. “Ooh, two-time defending Ivy League champs,” you may scoff. “Isn’t that like being the most popular kid at Math Camp?” Well, the Big Red aren’t slouches either, defeating Alabama and U Mass to start the season. This ain’t Dartmouth.

Freshman Brandon Triche led all scorers with 21 points as the Orange shot over 50% from downtown. Cornell’s Ryan Wittman drained nine three’s in last year’s match-up, but had a much more difficult time against 'Cuse's aggressive zone this time around. Looks like there’s no rest for Villanova and Notre Dame atop the Big East leaderboard.

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BENSON MAY PLAY AGAINST BROWNS:
Cedric Benson may return to action this week against the Browns, a team he ran for 171 yards against in one game last season. According to the AP, Bengals coach Marvin Lewis said that Benson "seems very close" to coming back. Benson did not play last Sunday against the Raiders due to strained hip muscles.
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Baylor's Brittney Griner may only be a freshman, but now she's also only the seventh woman ever to dunk in a college basketball game. The last to do it was Candace Parker in 2008 - her seventh thrown down as a Tennessee Lady Vol.

Is anyone under consideration for the Notre Dame job OTHER than Brian Kelly? It's remarkable how virtually every college football analyst is jumping on the Brian Kelly bandwagon and the inevitability that Charlie Weis loses his job at Notre Dame.

Kelly, the two time Big East coach of the year, has gone 31-6 over the last three seasons with the Bearcats and admittedly has done a remarkable job turning around programs at every level. However, when shopping for a house (for instance) you look at more than one if for no other reason than contrasting and comparing while weighing your options. One can only hope that that the folks at the House the Rockne Built are doing the same...


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Foolish flesh-based Bulldogs. Resistance to our borg-like ways is futile.

In the wake of UGA VII’s passing, People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals suggested that the University of Georgia replace its beloved mascot by doing one of the following: (a) use an animatronic substitute; (b) use the dude in the suit; or (c) bring in Itchy and Scratchy's best friend, Poochie, the Rockin’ Dog. We think PETA’s on to something; based on this video it’s clear UGA had to endure horrific conditions such as a diet of Georgia Center grits and a demeaning wardrobe of custom-made jerseys. There are tenured professors living worse than that.

Resurrecting UGA VII as a crime-fighting cyborg on the streets of Detroit is out of the question, but the robotic direction sounds like a good plan. We’ve done well with replacing U.S. Presidents (see Disneyland’s Main Street USA). That means it's all on you, University of Georgia’s Driftmier Engineering Center. Build UGAs VIII – XII so that they may represent Bulldog Pride in the next RoboCup. The future of the Republic relies on you.

Wendi Nix explains how the Patriots will attempt to take down the undefeated Saints and when Bill Belichick believes the season really begins.


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Josh Elliott

First, the update:

Burgh natives and Steelers faithful Gina and Devin Pedzwater arrived just before 12:30am this morning. Lola Pedzwater, weighing in at a robust 7 lbs., 9 oz. And so, a nation collectively hoists an Iron City and a Primanti's....And...a quick note on the Lakers...
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