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Florida State Seminoles – The Only Team With Nothing to Worry About
As the dust from rivalry week settles, Florida State remain unscathed, undefeated, and the only team no one has a doubt about when it comes to their place in the national championship game. They’ve added a 37-7 win over Florida with yet another Heisman-worthy performance from Jameis Winston, and are still waiting for the one team to test them, something that hasn’t happened this season.
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Duke Blue Devils – It Can’t Get Better Than This, Can It?
It’s hard enough thinking about Duke as a successful football program, making it to the ACC championship game for the first time in school history thanks to a 27-25 win over North Carolina, securing their first ever 10-win season. The Blue Devils have a chance to be major players in the national title picture if […]
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College Football – The Last Big BCS Standings Controversy
No matter who ends up in the top two of the BCS standings and goes to the national championship eventually, there’s going to be an uproar. Ohio State barely survived against Michigan, but remain undefeated. However, one-loss Auburn became the team that knocked off the almost wire-to-wire number one Alabama off its perch, while Florida State took care of business against Florida. What are the pollsters and the computers to do?
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Oregon Ducks – At Least They Won the Civil War
An arrogant bunch, the 2013 version of the Oregon Ducks. If it’s not the national title, it’s not good enough for them. That kind of thinking led to a shocking loss in Arizona, ending their chance of winning the Pac-12 and going to the Rose Bowl. They almost let their rivalry against Oregon State and the small chance of appearing in a BCS bowl slip away too, until Marcus Mariota and Josh Huff decided that enough is enough, coming up with the dramatic touchdown to win the game 36-35.
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Iowa Hawkeyes – Getting Bo Pellini Closer to Getting Fired
A rivalry rekindled between Iowa and Nebraska has been a one-side affair for quite some time, but no longer. The Hawkeyes came away from Lincoln with a 38-17 win, their first against the Cornhuskers since 1981 after five consecutive losses and their first on the road since 1943, making it that much tougher for Bo Pellini, stuck on 8 regular season wins this season, to keep his job after they year he’s had.
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Texas Longhorns – Big 12 Championship Hopes Still Alive
The best way to get over being beaten by 25 points? Hand someone the same kind of treatment yourself. Texas were overwhelmed by Oklahoma State to pick up their first conference loss of the season, but thanks to a 41-16 win over Texas Tech, their way of compensating for losing their bigger in-state rival to the SEC, their hopes of winning the Big 12 for the first time in four years remain alive and well.
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Baltimore Ravens – Luck Was On Their Side
Games between the Baltimore Ravens and the Pittsburgh Steelers are never pretty affairs. Conservative play calling, a lot of defense and usually a play or two that decide the whole game. The Thanksgiving edition of this AFC North rivalry wasn’t any different, as a failed two-point conversion kept the win in Baltimore (22-20), mostly relying on the kicking of Justin Tucker to pull away by half a game from their rivals.
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Dallas Cowboys – Tony Romo Destroying Every Jinx in the Book
The Dallas Cowboys? Playoffs? Tony Romo? Clutch? Even while wearing the blue jersey? Even with the SI cover? Not a lot of complementary things have been said about the NFC East this season, but this doesn’t change the fact that the Cowboys are on their way to win the division and unless another late season collapse follows, their win over the Oakland Raiders, putting them two games over .500 for the first time this season, will be one huge step towards their first postseason appearance in four years.
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Detroit Lions – The Thanksgiving Curse is Over
Maybe the Detroit Lions should be thankful for Matt Flynn playing at quarterback for the Green Bay Packers instead of Aaron Rodgers, because they’re no way they’d be winning by 30 points if that was the case. However, it shouldn’t harm the feeling of elation for a franchise that’s seen so many rough seasons and Thanksgiving disappointments. They’re leading the NFC North, and seem to be in good hands with the trio of Matthew Stafford, Calvin Johnson and Reggie Bush leading the offense.
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NFL on Thanksgiving – Steelers vs Ravens Predictions
In the wide open AFC North, two teams that aren’t used to being 5-6 at this stage still have an excellent chance of making the postseason, with a lot more pressure on the defending Super Bowl champions Baltimore Ravens to beat the Pittsburgh Steelers, who currently hold the head-to-head advantage.