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The LVSC poll/ranking usually responds differently to teams losing games or winning games, so I find this weeks poll extremely interesting as Florida, Arkansas and Michigan State all fall into the Overrated category. All three teams had impressive showings on Saturday. Anyway, we’re sticking with the program: Team Vegas Ranking Polling Average Index Coastal Carolina 25 17 -8 Wisconsin 23 16.5 -6.5 Michigan State Unranked 20.5 -4.5 Arkansas 21 17 -4 Penn State 10 7 -3 Florida 14 11 -3 Ole Miss 16 13 -3 Underrated Team Vegas Ranking Polling Average Index TCU 13 27 14 Oklahoma State 12 25.5 13.5 Liberty 18 26.5 85Read More →

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The NCAA needs to figure this out if it hopes to have a future.  Its athletes (in major sports) are not amateurs, they are semi-employed fund-raisers for the school, the conference and the national associations to which the school belongs.  Let’s be clear here, we are talking specifically about revenue-generating sports.  For schools like Texas, Ohio State and Alabama, that major sport is Football.  For Duke, North Carolina and UCLA, that sport is Basketball.  At Tennessee it is football and Women’s basketball. The reality is that the athletes (especially in football) have no choice but to serve their three years before entering the NFL draft.Read More →

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Whitlock: Eagles had other issues with DeSean Jackson By: Jason Whitlock (ESPN.com) It’s my belief Chip Kelly and the Philadelphia Eagles wanted to trade DeSean Jackson because the diminutive receiver is — and always has been — a massive headache for a coaching staff. DeSean Jackson received criticism for being a high-maintenance player for coaches to handle.   It’s my belief Chip Kelly and the Philadelphia Eagles cut DeSean Jackson because they realized a sensationalized media report tying together the diminutive receiver’s “gang ties” would eviscerate Jackson’s trade value. The people, including two-mouths-and-one-ear All-Pro cornerback Richard Sherman, screaming that Kelly and the Eagles have acted in a racist manner haveRead More →