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Andy Griffith: "What It Was, Was Football" was only the start
Washington Post (blog)
Andy Griffith began his remarkable career with a comedy bit called "What
It Was, Was Football." All these years later, it's still funny.
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Boise State Football: A Long, Brief History with the Mountain West
Conference
Bleacher Report
Most casual fans of college football believe that the Boise State Broncos
have only had a brief history with the Mountain West Conference. However,
Bronco fans know that this is simply untrue...
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College football's playoff will be huge, and everyone wants a piece of it
CBSSports.com
Bigger than the Final Four? The World Series? Maybe. Dennis Dodd says
college football's playoff is still two years off, but cities are already
lining up for the chance to host games that will likely be second only to
the Super Bowl.
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West Virginia Football: 3 Key Issues Mountaineers Must Address
Bleacher Report
After winning the Big East in 2011 and putting an appropriate stamp on the
season with a dominating performance in the Orange Bowl, the West Virginia
Mountaineers must forget about last season—and all of its successes...
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NCAA Football: Is the New Playoff Format an Improvement over the BCS?
Bleacher Report
For years, we college football fans whined and moaned about the travesty
that was the BCS, demanding a new system...
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World Football Gossip Roundup: Andre Villas-Boas, Sami Khedira, Iker
Casillas
Bleacher Report
Welcome back, AVB. Wait, has AVB been sacked yet? Andre Villas-Boas is
reportedly on the verge of joining Tottenham Hotspur as the North London
club's newest manager...
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Should Penn State football get the NCAA's 'death penalty'?
Syracuse.com (blog)
The debate over whether the NCAA has the right to punish Penn State
football continues.
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It's Official: Boise State to Big East – Fan's Reaction
Yahoo! Sports
From Yahoo! Sports: In 2013, the Boise State Broncos will be affiliated
with the Big East Conference as a football member only with the schools
remaining sports awaiting acceptance to the Big West Conference.
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Fantasy Football Rankings 2012: Top NFL Rookies You'll Want to Draft This
Year
Bleacher Report
Taking rookies and expecting big things for them in your fantasy football
season is always a risky endeavor. Sometimes it pays off, like it did last
year if you nabbed Cam Newton or A...
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Alabama Football: Saban's Decision to Shun Wisconsin Indicates
Philosophy ...
Bleacher Report
The new Football Bowl Subdivision (FBS) four-team playoff structure that
goes into effect in 2014 will create different theories for athletic
directors, depending on conference strength ...
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