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Predict The 2015 Heisman Winner

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Inside Read: Good and bad of playoff, Georgia's Gurley picks up new sport


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As recently as 2007, former Ohio State president Gordon Gee declared, “They’ll have to wrench a playoff system from my cold, dead hands.” But as we head into the 2014 season, the debut of the four-team College Football Playoff epitomizes how much the sport has evolved in the past decade.

The playoff arrived thanks to two definitive on-field turning points that suggest it will inevitably expand beyond its current four-team format. The first came when Auburn was left out of the national title game after going undefeated in 2004, formally beginning SEC commissioner Mike Slive’s quest to bring a four-team playoff to college football. Slive got stonewalled for years until two SEC teams -- LSU and Alabama -- played for the national title in 2011. “All of a sudden, we were talking about a playoff,” said Slive, his devilish snicker offering more insight than his words.

What do those drastically different seasons have in common? They prove the most powerful change agent in college football is exclusion. And the way the new playoff is structured, we’re entering an era where exclusion could end up defining the season-long narrative. The debate over which teams and league -- or leagues if Slive gets his way -- get left out should end up as big of a part of the season-long conversation about who gets in. And as history has shown us, college football leaders unhappy with exclusion will push ahead toward creating more inclusion.

http://www.si.com/college-football/2014/08/18/inside-read-college-football-playoff-todd-gurley
 
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Big surprise in store for the Clemson game. SPOILER ALERT!!!!! Two words: Chrome. Helmets. #DawgsOnTop
 
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Was told Ohio State expecting Braxton Miller to miss entire season. Release expected later today. Big blow for that team.
 
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