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LaMichael James Takes Ducks to Rose Bowl (Oregon vs UCLA)
LaMichael James might have played his last game at Eugene for the Oregon Ducks, leading them to a 49-31 win over UCLA in the Pac-12 Championship game. Chip Kelly (34-6) will get another shot at winning his first bowl game at the Rose Bowl against either Wisconsin or Michigan State.
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Marshawn Lynch Back in Business (Eagles vs Seahawks)
Marshawn Lynch ran for 148 yards and two touchdwons as the Seattle Seahawks became the next team to kick the Philadelphia Eagles’ Dream roster corpse, beating Andy Reid’s 4-8 disappointment 31-14.
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Chicago Bears Ending Looking Tragic Without Jay Cutler
Jay Cutler suddenly seems like the most important player in the world to Chicago Bears fans. Who knew. Cutler announced he won’t be coming back anytime soon, not even the playoffs (if they make it), leaving Caleb Hanie, an undrafted quarterback out of Colorado State to fill in.
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Around the NFL – Week 12
With Thanksgiving leaving the Sunday lineup of games a bit thin, we still got to see the hard to explain Tim Tebow win (Broncos defense), Tom Brady rip apart the Philadelphia Eagles and the Pittsburgh Steelers keep pace with the Baltimore Ravens in the AFC North.
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2011 College Football Rankings – Week 13
LSU should beat Georgia in the SEC championship game, which means, if we know the BCS, that we’ll have a All-SEC national championship game in January 2012 between the LSU Tigers (beating Arkansas) and Alabama, who beat Auburn rather easily in the Iron Bowl.
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2011 College Football Week 13 – We Need Playoffs, Not BCS Rankings
There’s nothing new in 2011. College Football needs a playoff, as the whole BCS rankings and systems leave us with too many one-loss teams who deserve a shot at LSU, and Alabama, who already lost to them and won’t play for the SEC title, look like the most likely candidate.
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MVP Like Aaron Rodgers (Packers vs Lions)
Aaron Rodgers and the Green Bay Packers were too good, offensively and defensively (yes) for the rising Detroit Lions, beating them in Ford Field 27-15, the Lions’ eighth consecutive loss on Thanksgiving.
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2011 NFL Week 11 – Quarterbacks Rise and Fall
Late November, 11 weeks of NFL action and everything is as expected – Aaron Rodgers and the Green Bay Packers can’t lose, Sam Bradford keeps getting sacked, and Jay Cutler leads the Bears to a fifth straight win and Bears fans are sad he’s out for the season. Wait, What?!
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2011 College Football Rankings – Week 12
LSU, Alabama and Arkansas make it an SEC 1-2-3 at the top of the AP Top 25 rankings, making it the first time since 1971 the top 3 teams were from the same conference, mostly thanks to Oregon and the Oklahoma teams suffering from big upsets.