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For the first time in recorded college football history - which is the only history that really matters - one conference put 4 teams in the top 5 of the AP poll. And to the surprise of absolutely no one, that conference was:
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SEC
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Big 10
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Big 12
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ACC
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Many said it was too good to last, and apparently they were right. Ole Miss's fantastic season finally suffered a blemish as they were handed their first defeat of the season by:
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Auburn
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LSU
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South Carolina
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Florida
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Meanwhile, this team turned things up to Ludicrous Speed, tallying 82 points in their victory on Saturday:
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Texas A&M
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Alabama
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Michigan State
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TCU
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But not all is hunky dory in the world of college sports, as 3000 students - about half of them athletes - enrolled in classes they didn't actually attend at this university, according to a newly-released report:
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UCLA
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Michigan
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UNC
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Colorado
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And this major college sports factory unveiled a plan to pay each of its athletes a sum of upwards of $10,000 each:
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Notre Dame
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Nebraska
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USC
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Texas
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In NFL happenings, there was news on the Michael Sam front, as he:
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Was traded by the Cowboys
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Was promoted to the Cowboys official roster, but has yet to play in an actual game
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Was released from the Cowboys practice squad
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Played a down in an official NFL game
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Defense was strictly optional for these two NFL teams, both of which surrendered more than 50 points to their opponents on Sunday:
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St. Louis and Indianapolis
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St. Louis and Cleveland
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Chicago and Indianapolis
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Cleveland and Chicago
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Meanwhile, the lead in this division changed hands on Sunday:
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AFC West
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NFC South
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AFC North
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NFC West
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Some baseball news? Why the heck not. With the World Series possibly still being played, the manager for this team suddenly said "I'm outta here" and posted his resignation:
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Colorado
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Cleveland
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Tampa Bay
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Cincinnati
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And as the NBA season is set to begin, it will do so without one of its class acts, as this old-timer hurt his back and will be out for the season - and, possibly, will see his career end:
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Tim Duncan
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Andre Miller
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Paul Pierce
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Steve Nash
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