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Click Tales: God won’t allow Auburn to win. No word on the allegiance of other deities

Whoa! It’s Tuesday? I set my iPhone alarm to go off Monday morning, but I just woke up. What happened? I gotta’ start getting serious about this game. Let’s do some linking.

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Click Tales: Tick, tock, tick, tock, somebody fast-forward the big bad clock

Click Tales: Tick, tock, tick, tock, somebody fast-forward the big bad clock

Just our luck, ain’t it? The one week of the year where the days last 48 hours instead of 24 happens to fall on the same week that we’re waiting for, like, the most important football game ever. Coooome on, already!

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Halloween Costumes for All! What Everyone’s Wearing

In the second annual “Halloween Costumes For All,” OTP takes a look at what prominent figures in college football are going as this weekend.

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Ranking the Pac-10: Week 9 – Cal? Cal? What’s the Deal?

Oregon remains the clear leader of the Pac-10 while also solidifying its spot at No. 1 in the human polls. The computers are still waiting to crunch some better numbers, but anything to give you an extra edge is worth having, right?

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Perfunctory Pac-10 Picks – Week 8

As I look at my season against the spread, that 1-9 effort in week two continues to haunt me. I’d be setting mythical records if not for that uninspired effort. Then again, I don’t put a lot of effort into any of these picks. Luck has been my friend.

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Run It Back: Facts From Oregon vs. Stanford

Run it Back is a weekly sampling of thoughts following the previous game. The “facts” presented are factual because the blog says so. Oregon is better at receiver than we realized. The passing game is much improved with Darron Thomas at quarterback. Before, wide receivers always looked like better blockers than playmakers, but look what’s [...]

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I Won’t Do it… I… “Does Stanford Have Enough Luck to Overcome the Ducks?” Aaaahh, It’s Irresistible!

Writers are running out of ways to preview this game. But there’s still one interesting angle to explore.

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Ranking the Pac-10 – Week 5: Not Yet Stanford (Actually, Not Ever)

This blog will not move Stanford to #1. What’s the point of rearranging something for one week if you’re just going to put it right back?

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Poisoned Pac-10 Picks – Week 4

An ego is pure poison. Sure, I went 7-3 last week, but any sap could have done that. It’s the 1-8 record against the spread that was the betting equivalent of gargling acid. Just like that, I don’t know what I’m doing. Straight Up: 24-4 Against the Spread: 10-11 Posted spreads are from sportsbook.com at [...]

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3rd Annual Pac-10 Coaches’ Awards!

When new commish Larry Scott caught wind of this year’s awards, he said, “Nick, you got a good thing going here, but your presentation is weak. Come on, market it, kid! Throw in some pictures or something. Let the world know you exist!” He’s the guru. Now on to the 2010 Coaches’ Awards. The Rick [...]

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