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Who’s running with a bull market? Who’s battling the bears (not the Golden ones)? Stock up Arizona, Arizona State, California and Oregon: The competition was questionable, sure, but all three looked good in specific ways that suggested optimism over preseason expectations is entirely reasonable. Receivers: Arizona’s Juron Criner, California’s Keenan Allen, Oregon’s Jeff Maehl, Stanford’s…
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Oregon is nearly a two-touchdown favorite for its visit to Tennessee on Saturday. That seems a bit odd, doesn’t it, if you watched much of the Volunteers when they won 152 games and a national title from 1993-2008 under former coach Phillip Fulmer? But Tennessee has experienced as much upheaval as any program in the…
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Some of the following news will be slightly aged for our standards, but yesterday was busy, and we do at least want to point and laugh at John Blake getting fired moving on to better opportunities from North Carolina. THE SATANIC HIRSUTE [Read more at EDSBS]
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They’re still playing with little contact in practice, but players don’t want to use that as an excuse.They’re still playing with little contact in practice, but players don’t want to use that as an excuse. [L.A. Times]
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Baxter, a running back billed as one of the nation’s top recruits, was suspended and stayed home for the Trojans’ season opener at Hawaii. Saturday night at the Coliseum, he’ll debut against Virginia, the first step in what he and Coach Lane Kiffin expect to be a stellar career.Baxter, a running back billed as one…
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It would be the right thing to do, but don’t expect it to happen from a player (and an era) with that sense of entitlement.It would be the right thing to do, but don’t expect it to happen from a player (and an era) with that sense of entitlement. [L.A. Times]
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There’s the honor and then there’s the statue, the real award and the symbolic one. Nothing more. [OC Register]
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In 2007, Les Miles took a shot at USC by insulting the Pac-10: I would like nothing better than to play USC for the [national] title. I can tell you this, that they have a much easier road to travel. [ESPN]
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Boise State’s win makes the possibility of Boise State reaching the national championship much more of a reality.
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“Philosophical” is not a term that often appears next to USC coach Lane Kiffin’s name, but it accurately describes how he’s responding to his Trojans “good news, bad news” performance at Hawaii last Thursday. The good news was his offense rolling up 524 yards and 49 points, with quarterback Matt Barkley turning in a nearly…
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Former USC tailback Reggie Bush can keep his Heisman Trophy, at least for the time being. William J. [OC Register]
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Oregon running back Kenjon Barner, Oregon State safety Lance Mitchell and Oregon punt returner Cliff Harris have been named Pac-10 Players of the Week. Barner, a sophomore from Riverside, Calif. [ESPN]
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