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2013 College Football Season – Georgia vs Clemson Predictions
In a top 10 matchup on the opening week that’s about national championship hopes (for both Georgia and Clemson) but also about the pride of the ACC against the usually dominant SEC, with Heisman hopes and questions about changing defenses also being a huge part of the scenery.
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Chelsea FC – Eden Hazard Shines Amid Tactical Brutality
There’s now doubt Chelsea, with or without Jose Mourinho are a very talented side with Eden Hazard looking like the best of the bench when he’s free to use his creativity and skill, but it’s quite easy to shine when most of the tactical approach of your team is to deliberately hurt opponents at every opportunity and hope to get away with it.
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Bayern Munich – Javi Martinez Shows Pep Guardiola Makes Mistakes
The arrival of Pep Guardiola to Bayern Munich placed him as some sort of genius arriving into a difficult situation, trying to change too much of a perfect thing. Javi Martinez being left out early on might have been his biggest mistake, but a manager like Guardiola realizes at some point that despite all of his ego, there are some things he shouldn’t let his pride decide on.
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USC Trojans – Cody Kessler & Max Witter Don’t Have to do Anything
If the USC Trojans have any chance of improving this season compared to a disastrous one a year ago, it’ll be about their quarterback committee not messing up, but also about their defense stepping up. One game into the 2013 season, there certainly is room to be optimistic.
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Oakland Raiders – Terrelle Pryor Embarrassing as a Starting Quarterback
The Oakland Raiders may be questioning Matt Flynn and aren’t ready to start a rookie like Tyler Wilson, but it’s quite clear that Terrelle Pryor, through all of this preseason, has shown he isn’t ready to become the team’s starting quarterback.
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South Carolina Gamecocks – Mike Davis Feels At Home as Starting Running Back
Most of the talk surrounding South Carolina entering the new season had to do with Jadeveon Clowney, but the Heisman hopeful had one of his weakest performances in recent memory. On the other hand, Mike Davis, new to the starting role at running back, had no problem gaining yards and scoring a touchdown as the Gamecocks kicked off their season with a bit of sloppiness.
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New England Patriots – Tim Tebow Deserves a Roster Spot
We’re never going to see Tim Tebow enter a season and be named as the starting quarterback of a team, but it seems he has done enough in the final game of the preseason to earn himself a spot as one of the backup quarterbacks for the New England Patriots.
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Europa League – All 48 Teams in the Group Stage
In the group stage of the Europa League, it seems that for now, before Champions League dropouts join the chase for the trophy, clubs like Lyon, Tottenham, Fiorentina and Lazio seem like the early favorites to win the trophy in the 2013-2014 season.
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European Super Cup – Bayern Munich vs Chelsea Predictions
Fate always seems to bring Pep Guardiola and Jose Mourinho back together, who stand at the center of the European Super Cup clash between Bayern Munich and Chelsea to determine which of the European Club Cups holder is the better team entering the new seasons.
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Liverpool FC – Trying to Sign Mamadou Sakho, Andriy Yarmolenko & Shay Given
It seems that Liverpool are trying to squeeze in quite a few signings before the end of the transfer window, as they get a little bit closer to the signature of Mamadou Sakho, ponder adding Shay Given as a backup goalkeeper while also making a bid for Andriy Yarmolenko of Dynamo Kyiv.