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OTL: The Boy Who Cried Cal

Updated: March 10, 2009, 12:59 PM ET
By Tom Friend

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lie this big isn't just a belch out of someone's mouth, it's years in the making. A lie this melancholy isn't mean-spirited, it's a flabby high school misfit stopping at nothing to fit in. A lie this loud isn't humble, it's a 300-pound lineman telling teammates, "Division I, son. I'm going D-I." A lie this complex isn't a one-man show, it's mom, pop, grandpa, grandma, buddies, coaches and principals ...

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