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College football projections: Week 2 F/+ picks
First, the good news: the odds portion of the F/+ rankings is doing pretty well. I was a bit worried about that since I'm using full-season methods on preseason projection data, but last week, things...
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USC is fun! But when fun plays Stanford, Stanford usually wins
A week after USC's most invigorating performance in years, what can the Trojans do to keep the vibes rolling against the two-time defending Pac-12 champions?The first week of the college football...
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Missouri at Toledo preview
Toledo is experienced and deeper than a MAC team is supposed to be. The Rockets could find quite a bit of success against a Missouri team still working through its kinks. Hold on tight.Since it's...
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Missouri 49, Toledo 24: Tigers clear the Toledo hurdle with room to spare
In handling a solid Toledo team more easily than it did a year ago, Missouri proved that its upside is still awfully high this season. But the improvement will need to continue if the Tigers want to...
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Poll watch: Missouri 20th in AP, 22nd in Coaches poll
The polls are out, and after Missouri's 49-24 win over Toledo, the Tigers rank 20th in the AP poll and 22nd in the coaches'.For more coverage, check out SB Nation's polls page.APCoachesSagarin1Florida...
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Mizzou Links: Toledo's in the rearview, and Markus Golden's awesome
Crossing off the Toledo narratives (Maty Mauk comes home! Gary Pinkel comes home! Mizzou's receivers are good now!) and moving on to UCF. Also: it was a tough weekend for Mizzou Volleyball at Hearnes,...
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The Oregon Ducks vs. power teams narrative is dead (again)
The "Oregon can't handle physical teams" narrative probably shouldn't have existed in the first place, but Marcus Mariota and the Ducks more than put it to rest by topping Michigan State's best...
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2014 Missouri depth chart: Tigers release two-deep for UCF game
Mizzou has released its latest depth chart for this Saturday's UCF game. The starting lineup may have slightly changed (depending on who actually takes the field first at SLB), but most of the...
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Bill Connelly spent five days in England to search for the heart of English soccer, compare football crowds to futbol crowds, and figure out why everybody was telling him not to rent a car.I. Nerd...
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Mizzou Links: Mauk as player of the week, Murphy as difference maker
Mizzou-Indiana will kick off at 3 p.m. CT at Faurot Field, Maty Mauk is the SEC's offensive player of the week after his five-touchdown performance against Toledo, Marcus Murphy is a play-maker, and...
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Bill Connelly spent five days in England to search for the heart of English soccer, compare football crowds to futbol crowds, and figure out why everybody was telling him not to rent a car.III. New...
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The Numerical: How Notre Dame won by *that* much, plus more great stats
With blown scoring opportunities and plenty of horrific offense, Week 2 of the 2014 college football season was not one that you would send to the vaults for commemoration. But it did have Ameer...
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Missouri 49, Toledo 24: Beyond the box score
Missouri held a slight efficiency advantage over Toledo (particularly in the passing game) and finished drives as well as you can possibly finish drives. That was enough to create a 25-point winning...
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Mizzou Links: Awesome ends, deep balls, and the Mizzou Legacy
Missouri's starting defensive ends might be even better this year, Maty Mauk likes to throw the deep ball, the Mizzou defense needs to make big plays smaller, and Volleyball loses another tight match....
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Let's pretend Georgia vs. South Carolina is a normal football game
Todd Gurley and Mike Davis are the obvious marquee players when Georgia faces South Carolina on Saturday (3:30 p.m. ET, CBS). But the quarterbacks will have the biggest roles in determining the...
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Bill Connelly spent five days in England to search for the heart of English soccer, compare football crowds to futbol crowds, and figure out why everybody was telling him not to rent a car.VI. Hi ho,...
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UCF at Missouri: Knights have depth at the speed positions
UCF has plenty to prove at quarterback and has good, but not great, line play. But if you're hoping to beat the Knights with speed on the outside, it might backfire.Wednesday signals a shift from last...
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Mizzou Links: Maty Mauk's fearless, and Justin Smith's still got it
Maty Mauk is fearless, for better or worse. Plus: Marcus Murphy has his return mojo back, Justin Smith is still making plays for the 49ers, and Mizzou Volleyball is struggling out of the gates. 1. From...
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College football projections: Week 3 F/+ picks
So ... I can't say I saw this one coming:Week 22014 Season50-60% chance of winning1-2 (33%)6-5 (55%)60-70% chance of winning13-5 (72%)20-10 (67%)70-80% chance of winning18-1 (95%)34-6 (85%)80-90%...
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Let's figure out Week 3's best non-Georgia vs. South Carolina games
Georgia-South Carolina is the only marquee battle in the third week of the college football season, but there are plenty of other games that might be appealing and will definitely answer some questions...
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