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Motorola announced the Moto G a step down from the Moto X at a cheaper price than the Nexus 5 without LTE for $179.
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USC Trojans vs. Boston College Eagles Complete Game Preview
USC hosts the Boston College Eagles in the second of a three-game homestand at the Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum this week, and the Trojans are looking to bounce back from an embarrassing loss to the Washington State Cougars.
It's only the fourth ever installment of this West vs. East matchup, and it's only the second time ever that the Eagles have played in LA. The Trojans lead the series 3-0 and are looking to notch a fourth win in a game that marks the 90th anniversary of USC playing in the Coliseum.
The history between these two schools stems from Jeff Keith, a recipient of USC's Swim With Mike scholarship. Keith ran across the United States in 1984 on an artificial leg after losing his right leg to cancer. He played a large part in pitting his undergraduate alma mater, Boston College, with his graduate school one, USC, on the football field.
Before we get to the game itself, here's a look at game day specs:
KICKOFF: 12 Noon PT
PLACE: Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum
TV: Pac-12 Network
Spread: USC (-14)
FSU QB Jameis Winston Looks Forward to Playing Against Someone with a Mullet
Florida State QB Jameis Winston made an incredibly impressive debut in the team's Week 1 game against Pitt, throwing for 356 yards and 4 TDs on 25 of 27 passes.
With FSU's matchup against Nevada coming up, Winston says there's one thing that he's really excited about for Saturday.
Brock Hekking is the proud owner of the bleached-blond mullet that Winston will see chasing him on Saturday, and it is glorious.
Hat tip to CBS Sports for the find.
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Picks, Predictions and Prognosis for Every Week 3 Big 12 Football Game
Another week, another slate of generally "meh" out-of-conference games for the Big 12.
All except for one, that is. Texas has an important game this Saturday against Ole Miss if it wants to rebound from an embarrassing loss to BYU. There's been a change at the defensive coordinator for the Longhorns: Manny Diaz is out, Greg Robinson is in. How the 'Horns play on D against the Rebels will undoubtedly be a matchup to watch.
The Big 12's conference schedule also has a key early season game on Thursday night when TCU travels to Lubbock to take on Texas Tech. This is a major game for both sides. Tech's freshman quarterback, Baker Mayfield, is off to a hot start and could gain even more exposure. The Horned Frogs need to get off on the right foot after showing up sluggish against Southeastern Louisiana.
How will all eight games look this week? We give it our best guess next.
(All rankings used reflect the latest Associated Press poll. All quotes obtained firsthand unless noted otherwise.)
USC Football: He Said, He Said Just Another Indication Program Is in Turmoil
"Kiffin don't know."
The ongoing soap opera that is USC football under head coach Lane Kiffin can currently be summed up in three little words, which star wide receiver Marqise Lee uttered per Scott Wolf of The Los Angeles Daily News.
Lee confirmed a rumored USC players only meeting did in fact occur, despite Kiffin's statement to the contrary.
Linebacker Devon Kennard, a leader on a Trojan defense that has been lights out thus far into 2013, joined Lee and linebacker Hayes Pullard in addressing their teammates in said meeting, which may or may not have happened.
Kennard tweeted it didn't happen.
Then followed up that it did, but wasn't formal.
Lee too has since softened his tone, via Twitter.
Whatever occurred, can anyone blame athletic director Pat Haden if he's holding his own private meeting to put Kiffin under double-secret probation?
Why a players only meeting would elicit such damage control in response is baffling, though par for the course in a program steeped in turmoil.
Players only meetings happen with regularity, across all team sports. This quasi, semi, maybe meeting is not a fire that needs putting out, yet the bells in Heritage Hall are ringing as if it's a five-alarm inferno.
Among the things "Kiffin don't know" is PR, apparently.
The manner in which USC's season is publicly unraveling lends credence to Kiffin's secretive nature a season ago. Yet even then, the Trojan coach was generating headlines for various absurdities.
There was the temporary banishment of longtime Trojan beat writer Wolf for reporting an injury, a 29-second press conference and the firing of a student-manager for under-inflating balls. Such silliness only exacerbated the hand-wringing prompted in a disappointing 7-6 finish.
In a similar vein, Kiffin said after naming Cody Kessler USC's starting quarterback Monday he would not divulge specifics behind his decision, as Gary Klein of The Los Angeles Times notes, citing the lingering "negativity...outside" the program.
Yet, Lee and others taking on a leadership role is met with a confounding response that only furthers the negative narrative.
Redirecting the season as it veers off-course looks increasingly difficult. Who is going to be able to step up for USC? Right now, Lee's words seem fitting of a different context: "Kiffin don't know."
Kyle Kensing is the Pac-12 Lead Writer. All quotes were obtained firsthand unless otherwise noted. Follow Kyle on Twitter @kensing45.
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College Football Week 3 Picks: UCLA Bruins vs. Nebraska Cornhuskers
The Nebraska Cornhuskers have averaged 43.2 points in quarterback Taylor Martinez's 15 career starts before October, which is important to consider when making your college football Week 3 picks Saturday, as they take on the UCLA Bruins at Memorial Stadium.
Sports bettors will find that the Cornhuskers are 4.5-point home favorites in the NCAA football odds, with the betting total sitting at 70 in the market.
Let's take a closer look at this non-conference matchup from a betting perspective, while offering up a prediction along the way.
Gambling stats via SBR Forum
Boise State Broncos vs. Air Force Falcons Complete Game Preview
Boise State vs. Air Force
Game Date: Friday, Sept. 13, 2013
Kickoff: 8 p.m. EST
Where: Bronco Stadium, Boise, Idaho
Television: ESPN
Radio: Bronco Radio Network, 670 AM KBOI Boise, Idaho
Boise State will begin its quest for an outright Mountain West Championship Friday night at Bronco Stadium.
With the new alignment in the MWC, each divisional game takes on more importance than previous seasons. Boise State and Air Force both occupy the "Mountain Division" of the new Mountain West. The winner of that division will face the winner of the "West Division" in December for the outright title.
Air Force has already put itself in a vicarious position after losing to fellow Mountain Division member Utah State last week. The Falcons will certainly be looking to rebound, but it will be quite the task to take down the Broncos on their home field in prime time on ESPN.
It will be a battle, and it should be an electric environment as Air Force flies into Boise, Idaho, in an attempt to corral the Broncos.
Let's take a closer look at this Mountain West showdown in an effort to forecast what it might look like and what it might all mean for both of these teams.
Picks, Predictions and Prognosis for Every Week 3 Pac-12 Football Game
Week 3 in the Pac-12 Conference more than compensates for a lackluster second week. All 12 teams are in action. All but one face Bowl Subdivision opponents. Eight take on BCS conference competition, including Oregon State and Utah, who meet in the second league game of 2013.
The Pac-12 and Big Ten meet in something of a Rose Bowl series, pitting eight teams—four per conference—against each other. UCLA's trip to Nebraska begins the slate with a bang, and Arizona State-Wisconsin cap an exciting Saturday in similar fashion.
The SEC also comes calling in Week 3, when Tennessee pays a visit to Oregon.
Last Week: 5-3
Record Against the Spread in 2013: 11-7
All lines courtesy VegasInsider.com. All quotes obtained firsthand unless otherwise noted.
2014 QB Recruits Capable of Starting as Freshmen in College
Not all quarterbacks are created equal. The top passers in the 2014 recruiting class have each taken unique journeys to surpass their peers and become premier recruits, developing skills that set them apart from the pack.
The jump from high school football to collegiate competition can be harsh for an ill-equipped and underprepared quarterback. Redshirt seasons and multiple years learning an offense from the sidelines is often the fate that awaits quarterbacks attempting to make leap.
However, there's always an upper echelon of talent ready to take on the task of orchestrating a college offense from the moment they step on campus. A blend of natural ability, refined technique and mental maturity make these quarterbacks capable of starting as freshmen.
There may be hurdles in the way (established veterans, crowded depth charts) but that doesn't mean these players aren't prepared to contribute immediately if their number is called.
Alabama vs. Texas A&M: Complete Gambling Guide for Crimson Tide vs. Aggies
Week 3 of the college football season is a big one, as the No. 6 ranked Texas A&M Aggies are playing host to the top-ranked Alabama Crimson Tide. It's unquestionably the most anticipated matchup of the year, as the two best teams in the game's best conference are set to collide in an epic rematch.
Remember, Johnny Manziel led his Aggies to an incredible win down in Tuscaloosa last season, igniting his eventual Heisman Trophy-winning campaign and handing 'Bama its only loss during a national title season.
Perhaps the only way there someone could be any more excited about this contest is to have something riding on the outcome. If you are interested, I have you covered.
Keep reading if you want to bet against the spread, try your luck on the total, or just have some fun with props, as there is advice and picks for each type of bet below.
Spread and total courtesy of ScoresAndOdds.com, Props courtesy of Bleacher Report.
Spread: Alabama (-8) vs. TEXAS A&M
Although the Tide are travelling to College Station and playing in a hostile environment, they are disciplined and talented enough to walk away with a double-digit victory.
Head coach Nick Saban has been preparing his players for this matchup all offseason long, motivating them by placing A&M logos on the weight stations and showing replays of the 2012 game on every television.
Outside of these mental tactics, Saban will also have his disciplined group playing smart football and avoiding mistakes. These players know that one turnover at the wrong time or boneheaded penalty could cost them a chance at winning a historic third-straight national championship.
The defense will have its hands full trying to contain Johnny Football all afternoon, but should be able to limit him just enough to put the offense in position to win.
As long as the offensive line shows a vast improvement over Week 1's debacle against Virginia Tech, the Tide will roll to a big win.
Pick: Alabama
Total: Over/Under 61
Lean towards the under, as both defenses are going to step up and make plays throughout the contest.
Alabama used to be an unstoppable force when rushing the ball, but turnover along the O-line had this group looking beatable. Quarterback A.J. McCarron was hurried and sacked a number of times against the Hokies and the Aggies pass rush will likely follow the same blueprint.
On the flip side, 'Bama's defenders were absolutely dominant in the opener, with Vinnie Sunseri returning an interception for a touchdown and the rest of the team holding V-Tech quarterback Logan Thomas to just 5-of-26 passing.
It's going to be an interesting game, one that should fall just below the set total if both defenses play up to their abilities.
Pick: Under
Prop Bets
Total Offense for Johnny Manziel: Over/Under 325 Yards
Anyone who watched the Tide defense blanket the Hokies' receivers and harass Thomas into one of his worst performances of his career has to believe that they can play just as well against Manziel.
The reigning Heisman-winner may be a bit more skilled than Thomas, but the sophomore sensation has proven vulnerable in the past. If he is getting frustrated early and can't make his throws, there is a good chance he starts relying on his legs more than A&M would prefer.
Manziel is a great and elusive rusher, but he's not going to beat the Tide solely with his feet.
He'll need to make some big throws and come up with some home run plays through the air to reach this 325-yard number and have a chance at winning, which I don't think is going to happen.
Pick: Under
Total Touchdowns for T.J. Yeldon: Over/Under 1.5 Touchdowns
The poor play of the Alabama offensive line deserves one more mention here, but there's no way that those five guys can possibly play that bad again.
Because of that, Yeldon should be able to improve upon his 17-rush, 75-yard, one-touchdown performance against Texas A&M. He's the most dangerous weapon on the Tide's roster and capable of performing inhuman feats once he has the football in his hands.
The coaching staff realizes that and should be angling to give the 6'2", 218-pound workhorse of a sophomore as many touches as possible in this SEC battle.
If all goes to plan and he gets a few decent holes opened in front of him, Yeldon will have a minimum of two touchdowns and well over 100 yards.
Pick: Over
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College Football's Most Underrated Quarterbacks Heading into Week 3
All college football fans are familiar with names like Johnny Manziel, Braxton Miller, Teddy Bridgewater, Aaron Murray, Marcus Mariota and A.J. McCarron. But who are some of the underrated quarterbacks who are making names for themselves so far this year?
While we are only two weeks into the 2013 college football season, some quarterbacks who most have not even heard of have started to emerge.
These names might be in the national spotlight by the end of the season—similar to what Mariota and Manziel went through last year.
But which 10 quarterbacks are the most underrated in college football so far this season?
These are signal-callers who were not well known heading into 2013 but have proven to be worthy of national recognition.
Check out the 10 most underrated quarterbacks in college football heading into Week 3.
*All stats via ESPN.com
College Football Week 3 Picks: Tennessee Volunteers vs. Oregon Ducks
The Tennessee Volunteers are tied for first in the nation with nine turnovers forced this season, which is important to consider when making your college football Week 3 picks Saturday, as they prepare to face the Oregon Ducks at Autzen Stadium.
Sports bettors will find that the Volunteers are 28-point road underdogs in the NCAA football odds, with the betting total sitting at 70 in the market.
Let's take a closer look at this non-conference matchup from a betting perspective while offering up a prediction along the way.
Gambling stats via SBR Forum
Dez Bryant, Former Oklahoma State Players React to Sports Illustrated Article
Part Two of "The Dirty Game," Sports Illustrated's five-part series detailing alleged corruption in the Oklahoma State football program, was released on Tuesday morning, supplementing Monday's "Money" chapter with one about academic misconduct.
But the response to SI's story has become a story unto itself, a backlash narrative exploring the credibility of the whole investigation and the people who conducted it.
Many former OSU players and other people associated with the program have denied the reports and pilloried against SI's journalistic integrity. The school even has its own official response page, dedicated to spreading and substantiating its side of the story.
Of the former Cowboys who have disputed the claims, Dez Bryant—who's now a different kind of Cowboy—is perhaps the highest-profile. He was an All-American receiver when he played in Stillwater, and tweeted the following in regard to player payment (via Chris Brown of Smart Football, since the original tweet no longer exists):
T. Boone Pickens, one of Oklahoma State's biggest and highest-profile boosters, issued the following official statement, expressing his disappointment in the report:
There's one word I have for the Sports Illustrated reporting on Oklahoma State University: Disappointing.
This series is not reflective of Oklahoma State University today. Many of their sensational allegations go back a decade ago.
There have been wholesale changes at the school in recent years in leadership and facilities. During that time, I have given more than $500 million to OSU, for athletics and academics. Have I gotten my money's worth? You bet. We have a football program that has a commitment to principled sportsmanship. They understand the expectations we, as fans and supporters, have for the program. We have an incredible and growing fan base, and a loyal group of alums that believe in the character of our players, coaches and administrators.
But I do welcome this scrutiny. If people take the time, it's an opportunity to better understand where Oklahoma State is today, not a decade ago. It's a different university today. It's a better university. If there are areas where we need to improve, we'll do it.
Which leads me back to my disappointment with Sports Illustrated, and their failure to ask the most important question of all: What's happening at OSU today?
Seahawks offensive tackle Russell Okung, a former Cowboy, an NFL Pro Bowler and one of the most cerebral players in football, has the same journalistic issue with the report as many professional writers: source credibility:
Okung raises an interesting point, but it's not just the credibility of the sources that have come into question—it's the credibility of the writers.
Co-author of "The Dirty Game," Thayer Evans, has a reputation (fair or not) for disliking the Oklahoma State program, and his former colleague at Fox Sports, ESPN's Jason Whitlock, couldn't believe his eyes when he learned of Evans's inclusion on this piece.
According to Kelly Hines of the Tulsa World, Whitlock said:
Having worked with Thayer Evans at Fox Sports, having followed his work for some time, I am completely and utterly flabbergasted that a legitimate news outlet would allow Thayer Evans to be involved in some type of investigative piece on college football that tears down a program, and particularly one that tears down Oklahoma State when it is no secret what a huge, enormous, gigantic Oklahoma homer Thayer Evans is.
This is just incredible. Knowing the lack of competence that's there with Thayer Evans, knowing the level of simplemindedness that's there with Thayer Evans, to base any part of the story on his reporting is mind-boggling.
Which leads to the testimony of Aso Pogi, a former OSU quarterback who was quoted in the story. According to Gina Mizell of the Oklahoman, Pogi said he was "straight up" misquoted by the writers:
For example, the quote I said that, "Wow, it's a big deal, because I was the starting quarterback," that was in reference to, as he was quoting off all of the allegations, I was repeating it back to him. So he would make allegations about OSU about football players and I'm sitting there just kind of like, "Wow, this is crazy. You mean this was going on?" So I'm just basically repeating what he's saying, and then I said, "Man, that would have been a big deal, because I was the starting quarterback."
That is the way it was actually being said. And then he took that quote and said, "It's a big deal, because I was the starting quarterback." It was nothing like it. Now, when he asked me specifically, "Aso, were you a part of this? Did you see any of this going on?" I said, "Absolutely not." My time at Oklahoma State was phenomenal. We had a great time. It was just all good. And I saw absolutely nothing of that manner going on.
According to a Facebook post by Roderick Johnson, another source named in the piece, Pogi isn't the only one who claims to have been wildly misquoted:
Many other players have also joined in solidarity to defend their former program. Artrell Woods, for example, took to Facebook for a very NSFW rant (h/t College Spun):
And according to Tom Withers of the Associated Press, current Browns QB and former OSU star Brandon Weeden laughed at the allegations, calling them comical:
Weeden, who set numerous records at Oklahoma State from 2008-11, said he "literally laughed out loud" while reading the first part of SI's investigative series. Weeden said the players SI interviewed for the expose "are guys that aren't real credible." Weeden said he did not accept any money while he was at OSU and praised coach Mike Gundy for running a clean program.
Weeden said he did not see any wrongdoing during his time at the Big 12 school.
The second-year NFL starter believes SI writer Thayer Evans targeted Oklahoma State because he's a fan of rival Oklahoma.
Weeden said "it's comical. The truth will come out."
Other former Cowboys have taken to Twitter to voice their testimony. Here's just a small sampling of what they've had to say:
What do you guys think of the SI reports? Fair or foul? Sound off in the comments.
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Alabama vs. Texas A&M Football Tickets Draw Premium Price
This Saturday, the Texas A&M Aggies will take on the Alabama Crimson Tide in what should be an epic rematch.
In last year's iteration of the game, the Aggies defeated the Tide with a score of 29-24, shocking the sporting world. Not much can be said about that game that hasn't already been said, which inevitably leads to hype for round two.
So intense is the hype, that tickets to the game have broken the record for the most expensive average ticket price to a regular season college football game. The record stood for two years after LSU and Alabama squared off in 2011 for "The Game Of The Century." Those tickets sold for an average of about $710.
In order to see A&M and Alabama this Sunday, patrons will be shelling out an average of slightly more than $760. Stub Hub has tickets starting at around $350 and ranging well into the $3,000 price range. As a comparison, Best Tickets has Texas A&M Football Tickets within roughly the same price range, but their preferred inventory appears to offer a bit of a discount.
The prices may be outrageous, but it just goes to show you that the law of supply and demand applies in every situation; even sports. The Tide are out for vengeance, and Johnny Manziel is arguably the single-most talked about athlete of the past year. Kyle Field offers a premium venue, and of course, there are National Championship implications for both teams entering this game. How could this game not demand a premium price?
For me, it is interesting that Johnny Football is involved with this particular game. Fitting that the player who is currently under a microscope for making money off of his CFB fame is playing in the most expensive game in the history of the sport. I for one have come to respect his unabashed arrogance and his devil may care attitude when it comes to the NCAA's rules. Stick it to 'em Johnny. Or I guess I should say gig 'em...whatever that means.
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Texas A&M Aggies vs. Alabama Crimson Tide Complete Game Preview
The Saturday college football fans have been waiting for is finally within our reach. Top-ranked Alabama faces off against No. 6 Texas A&M in "The Rematch" at Kyle Field this Saturday, each team with national title hopes and one opportunity to gain the upper hand on its SEC West rival down the stretch.
Following the Aggies' 29-24 upset of the Crimson Tide last season, the Sept. 14 matchup has been circled on most everyone's calendar. ESPN College Game Day will be in College Station. CBS will be broadcasting the game live. The national spotlight shines on central Texas like it never has before.
As for the game itself, though, below is all the info you need to know:
Time: 3:40 ET, Saturday, Sept. 14
Place: Kyle Field, College Station, Texas
Radio: Compass Media (national); Texas A&M Sports Network
Spread: Entering Saturday's game, the Crimson Tide are a seven point favorite over A&M, per vegasinsider.com
*Unless otherwise noted, all quotes obtained firsthand
Ranked 2013 Teams Guaranteed to Lose in Week 3
Week 3 doesn't boast much in terms of quality matchups.
This weekend, 20 ranked teams will take the field. Out of those teams, only seven of them will face an undefeated opponent. Furthermore, only four will face a fellow Top 25 member.
With all that said, three of those teams are a lock to lose this week.
Victim No. 1: No. 25 Ole Miss (2-0) at Texas (1-1), 8:00 p.m. ET
The Rebels are off to a 2-0 start for just the third time since 2002. They've also racked up 70 points on their way to earning the school's first appearance in either poll since 2009.
However, beating Vanderbilt and Southeast Missouri State isn't anything to write home about.
While scoring hasn't been an issue, Ole Miss has also conceded 48 points and 678 yards to opponents. The team's averages of 24 points and 339 yards per game rank 59th and 46th in the nation respectively.
It will be interesting to see how the Rebels react against a tougher opponent.
Why They Will Lose… The Longhorns are coming off one of the most embarrassing losses in program history.
In last Saturday's 40-21 loss to BYU, Texas surrendered 550 yards on the ground. The Cougars had two players over 180 yards rushing and a third with 87. It was the most rushing yards allowed by a Longhorns team in school history.
Not only did the loss propel Texas out of the Top 25, but it placed head coach Mack Brown firmly in the hot seat. A loss to Ole Miss would only make Brown's departure a foregone conclusion.
Did we mention that it was a home game at night for the Longhorns?
Victim No. 2: No. 16 UCLA (1-0) at No. 23 Nebraska (2-0), 12:00 p.m. ET
In their only game this season, the Bruins looked impressive.
Quarterback Brett Hundley stole the show, throwing for 274 yards and two touchdowns while rushing for 63 yards and another two scores. The sophomore was aided by running back Jordan James, who rushed for 155 yards and a touchdown on 21 carries. All together, UCLA ran for a staggering 345 yards on the ground.
But while that's an impressive feat, it was only against Nevada.
Sure, Hundley should continue to impress. But on the other hand, James isn't too much of a sure thing—he rushed for just 215 yards on 61 carries (3.5 YPC) last year.
The pressure will be on the junior this Saturday.
Why They Will Lose… The Cornhuskers didn't take too kindly to losing to the Bruins 36-30 last season. As head coach Bo Pelini made clear, this one is about revenge.
Thus far, Nebraska has looked quite intimidating.
Quarterback Taylor Martinez is off to a fast start. The senior has thrown for 325 yards and six touchdowns on 71.1-percent passing. He has also racked up 114 yards of rushing on 22 carries.
In total, the Cornhuskers have four players with over 100 yards of rushing each along with a combined total of five touchdowns on the ground. The team ranks No. 8 in the nation, averaging 330 rushing yards per game.
Nebraska may not be able to stop too many offenses—they allowed 360.6 yards per game last year—but the team can certainly score with the best of them.
Not to mention UCLA hasn't beaten Nebraska at home since 1948. The team is 0-4 since.
Victim No. 3: No. 6 Texas A&M (2-0) vs. No. 1 Alabama (1-0), 3:30 p.m. ET
The Aggies are rolling offensively.
Through two games, the team has totaled 117 points, putting up 52 and 65 points respectively. Texas A&M also ranks fifth in the nation in total offense, averaging 600 yards per game.
Last year's Heisman Trophy winner Johnny Manziel has picked up where he left off. The sophomore has racked up a total of 552 yards and seven touchdowns through the air and on the ground.
But the biggest question mark for the Aggies is their defense.
The unit has allowed 449.5 yards and 29.5 points per game thus far. They rank 96th and 84th in those categories respectively. Even more concerning, Texas A&M has been gashed for 273 yards on the ground—a mark that has the school ranked 115th in the nation.
What good is an unstoppable offense if you can't stop the other team's offense?
Why They Will Lose… Don't expect the Crimson Tide to let their guard down against the Aggies for the second year in a row.
Running back T.J. Yeldon could be the team's biggest weapon. The sophomore rushed for 1,108 yards and 12 touchdowns last season as part of Alabama's two-man committee in the backfield.
Now, as the lone option, expect Yeldon to put together a breakthrough season. There's not a better place to start than against a defense that has been ravaged by suspensions and injuries.
Then of course there's quarterback A.J. McCarron.
Last year's top-rated quarterback (175.3), threw for 30 touchdowns and just three interceptions in 2012. With another year of experience under his belt, the senior should only get better.
This one might not be as close as people think.
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College Football Week 3 Picks: Alabama Crimson Tide vs. Texas A&M Aggies
The Alabama Crimson Tide are 14-3 when featured on ESPN's College GameDay under head coach Nick Saban, which is important to consider when making your Week 3 college football picks Saturday, as they take on the Texas A&M Aggies at Kyle Field.
Sports bettors will find that the Crimson Tide are 7.5-point road favorites in the NCAA football odds, with the betting total sitting at 62 in the market.
Let's take a closer look at this Southeastern Conference matchup from a betting perspective while offering up a prediction along the way.
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What Sports Illustrated's Oklahoma State Allegations Mean for Les Miles
Sports Illustrated's second installment of its five-part series on Oklahoma State football, titled "The Academics" was published Wednesday morning.
There are three more installments to go—"The Drugs", "The Sex" and "The Fallout"—but this is the first time LSU coach Les Miles, who coached the Cowboys from 2001-04, is more extensively mentioned.
In fact, he's mentioned in the first paragraph of "The Academics" as a coach with a philosophy: academics first, football second.
Except it reportedly was the other way around:
As Miles said, "Academics first," he would hold up two fingers. And as he said, "Football second," he would hold up one.
"You heard his words but you saw what he was doing," says Doug Bond, a Cowboys offensive lineman from 2002 to '04. "So the thought process was that you're going to school just so you can play football."
Miles denied downplaying academics at OSU to SI and called the gestures, in a way that only Miles could, "a moment of humor."
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Miles further addressed the accusations in Wednesday's SEC conference call.
"I can tell you that people that were commenting on the state of the program weren't there long enough to figure it out. They heard me tell them attend class, do the right things and heard me routinely. I'm going to withhold further comment," Miles said via the New Orleans Times-Picayune. "I can tell you that staff, family and friends, anybody that sat in our meeting rooms, knew that this thing was done right. I want to withhold further comment to get my team ready to play against a quality Kent State. That's my push."
However, none of that jibes with what OSU's academic adviser, who, for what it's worth, doesn't have a background in academia, said about Miles during his time in Stillwater:
Terry Henley, an academic adviser for football since 2000, denies the players' allegations that he scheduled them in easy classes and steered them to majors, but concedes that academics weren't a priority for Miles. "There was never pressure [to cheat], but Miles was like most coaches who want to be somewhere else," said Henley. "They're going to do what they need to do for two or three years, and they're not going to have to deal with whatever the fallout is. So, no, he didn't promote academics."
The "win at all costs" mentality alluded to in the SI piece isn't limited to Oklahoma State—rather, it's something that has made its way to just about every corner of college football.
Though Oklahoma State is at the center of the series, LSU is now indirectly connected through Miles. But that doesn't necessarily mean it has reason to be overly concerned.
Former LSU athletic director Skip Bertman told the New Orleans Times-Picayune on Tuesday that no NCAA concerns came up when the university hired Miles in 2004.
"We did an extensive background check on a personal basis, and there was also a background check on the University per se," Bertman said. "Nothing showed in terms of NCAA issues—nothing."
Even if that's not true, there's likely no reason for LSU to be sweating this one out.
"The Academics" does allege that multiple players committed academic misconduct when Miles was the head coach, but the accusations are beyond the NCAA's statute of limitations.
Without ruling anything out officially, it seems unlikely at this time that what's being reported about Oklahoma State will come back to haunt Miles.
Ben Kercheval is the lead writer for Big 12 football. All quotes obtained firsthand unless noted otherwise. You can follow Ben on Twitter @BenKercheval.
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Nebraska Cornhuskers vs. UCLA Bruins Betting Odds Preview, Prediction
Few knew what to expect from UCLA last year, but when the Bruins pulled an upset over Nebraska in Week 2, we should have known head coach Jim Mora Jr. might have something cooking out in Westwood.
During their wonderful first season under Mora, UCLA started 3-0 both SU and ATS. That included a 36-30 win over the Cornhuskers at the Rose Bowl. However, the Bruins faded down the stretch, losing their last three games.
UCLA now offers Big Red a chance at revenge when the teams meet Saturday afternoon in Lincoln.
In the early betting on this Pac-12/Big Ten rematch, the Huskers were favored by five points over the Bruins according to most sportsbooks monitored by OddsShark.com. The OVER/UNDER was 70, pointing to oddsmaker expectation of another high-scoring battle.
Nebraska has only lost twice as a home favorite since 2009, according to the college football odds database (Northwestern in 2011, Texas in 2010).
UCLA is 1-0 after crushing Nevada 58-20 two weeks ago, piling up 345 rushing yards and covering the spread as three-touchdown favorites. The Bruins then took last week off.
Nebraska is off to a 2-0 start after holding off Wyoming 37-34 then squashing Southern Miss 56-13. The Huskers couldn't cover 31 points against the Cowboys, but took care of business as 28-point favorites over the Golden Eagles.
UCLA went 2-0 ATS last year as dogs on the road. Nebraska went 6-1 ATS last season as favorites at home.
There's an outside chance Saturday's game could be a Rose Bowl preview; Nebraska is lined at odds of about 9-2 to win the Big Ten championship this season, while UCLA is getting around 10-1 to win the Pac-12 title.
In last year's battle between these teams, the Bruins, as five-point home dogs, racked up 653 yards of offense, 344 of those on the ground, on their way to a six-point victory. That game was tied at 27 in the fourth quarter until UCLA sacked Nebraska QB Taylor Martinez in the end zone to take the lead for good.
Bruins RB Johnathan Franklin ran for 217 yards that day, but he plays for the Green Bay Packers now. Fortunately, UCLA still has QB Brett Hundley, who threw for 305 yards and four scores against the Blackshirts last year.
ABC has the bead on Saturday's game from Memorial Stadium, beginning bright and early at noon ET, 9 a.m. Bruins home time.
Prediction: We like the Huskers here, but our computer says 45-30 UCLA
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Alabama Crimson Tide Fans Decorate Their Poodle in Insane Fashion
The folks over at The Big Lead brought this poodle to our attention, and were quick to note how this may push the boundaries of what is acceptable as an animal owner. We all know people like to pamper their poodles with extravagant haircuts, but does this cross the line of what is fair to the pooch?
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Alabama vs. Texas A&M: Which Skill-Position Players Will Make a Difference?
Johnny Manziel and AJ McCarron, the quarterbacks of Texas A&M and Alabama, respectively, get top billing in the showdown that the college football world's been waiting to watch. However, many of the plays, both big and small, that it will take to win the game will come from the skill positions.
Texas A&M is loaded to the gills with skill players at both the running back and wide receiver positions. Alabama keeps a tight circle of skill guys, but the talent level of the key contributors is second to none. Both teams are going to call upon the skill positions, making use of both youth and experience to put together a winning campaign.
At the running back position, Alabama enters with TJ Yeldon, a coaches' selection for preseason first-team All-SEC, doing most of the heavy lifting. Coming off a 1,100-yard season, Yeldon's first game was a 17-carry, 75-yard affair where, despite his 4.41 yards per carry, consistent yardage was tough to come by.
A&M's leading counterpunches come in the form of Ben Malena and Tra Carson. Malena was the second-leading rusher for the Aggies a season ago with 808 yards, and he picked up where he left off, setting the pace for the A&M ground game. Paired with the speedy Malena is Carson, a 230-pound Oregon transfer, who can bang in the middle and still get loose at the second level.
'Bama and the Aggies are two teams that want to run the football, and both have solid contributors at the running back position. For Alabama, establishing the run has to be job one given the team does not possess a quarterback that can kick-start the offense on his own.
Last year, the Tide posted just 122 yards on 31 carries, the team's season low in SEC play. Add to that the poor showing in the opener against Virginia Tech, and the run game—something that's been Alabama's strong suit on this successful run—has to find its stride.
That means TJ Yeldon is going to have to have a consistent impact for Alabama's offense to flow. The Tide like to build play-action off of the run game, use run sets to keep A&M in base personnel to throw the ball and run to the interior to wear down the opponent.
As far as skill players go, Yeldon is the most critical player, for either team, in this ball game. If A&M can stop Yeldon, then it can pin its ears back and make McCarron uncomfortable. If Yeldon can get going early, Alabama can put the pressure on A&M with its offense.
On the flip side, Malena and Carson put the pressure on an Alabama defense that is most certainly geared up to stop Manziel. Malena's a slippery player who gets into (and out of) breaks quickly, can hide behind linemen and explode through seams to pick up big yardage.
Carson's impact will be about serving some of the Tide's physical play back at the defense. Alabama is going to chase Manziel and Malena all over the field, and then Carson's going to make Tide defenders adjust their approach as he comes downhill at them. Chasing for part of the drive, then being forced to take a back like Carson head-on is going to be part of the Aggies' game plan.
For A&M, the beauty of Carson will be the Aggies' ability to keep Alabama in its nickel and dime packages with four receiver sets by only substituting Carson for Malena on the fly. Texas A&M will not have to change its play-calls or formations; they are simply getting a downhill runner in the game while the Tide keep extra defensive backs on the field.
The Carson-Malena element is merely another interesting aspect of this chess match.
While Yeldon might catch a pass or two, the real impact back in the passing game will be Malena. With Alabama game-planning to keep Manziel in the pocket and play coverage downfield, Malena is going to be a tertiary read for the reigning Heisman winner.
This A&M offense is built to get the running backs the ball in space, and Malena, with his shiftiness, will be a tough open-field tackle for the safety or linebacker tasked with getting out into the flat or tracking him through the shallow middle.
Malena's impact in the passing game will only come to fruition when the Aggies' other weapons through the air are covered down by the Tide. After losing Ryan Swope, Texas A&M has answered the bell, in a big way, at the receiver position. Mike Evans is the go-to guy, but Ricky Seals-Jones, Sabian Holmes, Malcome Kennedy, Derel Walker and LaQuvionte Gonzalez will likely make appearances on Saturday as well.
The beauty of A&M's offense is that, even with all of the success of Manziel as a dual-threat quarterback, this is still an Air Raid attack. It still uses the same concepts and route combinations that Sumlin and Dana Holgorsen employed at Houston to make Case Keenum a record-breaker. It still uses the same reads and spacing that Holgorsen used to help Geno Smith put up huge numbers at West Virginia.
Point being, this group of receivers is going to force Alabama to cover them all over the field, because that is what the offense is designed to do. With Evans and Seals-Jones, the Aggies have receivers with legitimate matchup issues, as both guys tower over the defensive backs for the Tide. That means the receivers are not only able to get open through spacing, route combinations and route-running, but even when covered—well, they remain open targets for Manziel.
If Manziel stays in the pocket the way both his coaches and Alabama's coaches want, the quarterback will be forced to show that he has grown from a season ago. That means getting deep into his reads and progressions to hit not just his primary targets, but the secondary and tertiary receivers as they become open.
With Alabama, Amari Cooper is the centerpiece of the passing game. Kevin Norwood is back, as is Kenny Bell and DeAndrew White, but Christion Jones is the next big skill player for the Tide. Cooper is a guy who showed a season ago he can take the top off of the defense and turn a short play into a big gainer.
Much like the run game has to get going to help create more openings in the pass game, Cooper has to get going to create more space in the passing game for his fellow receivers to find success.
That's Cooper over the top. That's Cooper in the screen game. That's Cooper with the back-shoulder fade. All things to help force Texas A&M to be more wary of Cooper and allow other receivers to get open both underneath and downfield.
Jones also has the ability to have a major impact in this ball game, especially as a return man. The junior already has two return touchdowns under his belt this season, and he will be looking for more against the Aggies. Jones' impact will be one to watch because it can show itself in two completely different ways.
A&M's coverage teams will be put to the test, and if Jones can get another big return, that impact will be quite tangible for the Crimson Tide. However, after seeing Jones, the Aggies may opt to kick away from the return man, and that could mean improved field position—especially in the punt game—for Alabama.
Kicking away is an inexact science that revolves around punting out of bounds, sky punts and sky kicks. Punting out of bounds is not easy, and teams run the risk of shanked punts off of the side of the foot or punts that stay in the field and end up returned.
Both sky punts and sky kicks are, in the pursuit of hang-time, shorter ventures than true punts or kicks. A high punt can yield a fair catch and a coverage team that is breathing in the face of a returner, at the sacrifice of yardage on the back-end or a bounce that adds to the distance. With a sky kick, teams can get a fair catch or a possible mishandling from an inexperienced returner, but the kick travels a shorter distance.
For a team whose coach's heart lies on the defensive side and with a ball-controlling offense, the hidden yardage of a team kicking away from Jones will be an advantage few casual viewers notice, but an impact that contributes to Alabama achieving its goal.
Some unsung heroes from the skill ranks may rise up in this game as well. Look for Brandon Williams and Trey Williams to get touches on the ground for the Aggies, while freshman Altee Tenpenny will likely spell TJ Yeldon for the Tide. OJ Howard, a freshman tight end who got limited reps against Virginia Tech, might make his big debut as a pass catcher against an A&M defense that has not seen a dynamic threat at that position out of Alabama.
Skill-position players are going to make some of the biggest plays of this ballgame. While A&M has more bodies, the Tide's skill players will will help set the tone for both offenses. If Yeldon gets going on the ground, he could be Alabama's best weapon to limit the impact of Texas A&M's plethora of skill players.
However, should A&M get Evans, Seals-Jones, Malena and Carson going, along with Manziel, it will be a long day for the Tide.
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Juvenile: similar to female; male may show black on throat Similar SpeciesOn males notice the black facial mask goes down perpedicular to the line from eye to upper bill, so that the black area constitutes a square. Similar, black-faced, species have an angle smaller than 90 deg. DistributionBreeds from central California, Nevada, central Arizona, southern New Mexico, and southern Texas southward through Mexico to Belize. Some of the Mexican breeders seems to have bred already in the same summer in the US before migrating to Mexico for their second round of nesting. A few spend winters in southern California and southern Texas, most of the rest winter in Mexico. Casual vagrant to Oregon and Washington. Accidental vagrant to Ontario, Quebec, and Louisiana. TaxonomySubspeciesCurrently, six subspecies are recognized by Clements[1], with several others considered synonyms[2]:
Western Group
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stay at ND and get those athletes to double their size by whatever pumping means Alabama employed.
Kelly is smart enough to realize that after all he did to get ND back to top level status, he ran into a semi-pro team in Alabama, and it was not pretty. Might as well go to the pros if a group of universities will continue to skip over NCAA academic rules to put on the field a team that's almost as good as some NFL teams. ND, and other recognized academic schools, can't compete consistently in this structure and should not undercut their strong academic reputations to do so.
Phlutie, how we longed for the return of Dr. Lou to lead us out of the desert. He sent Kelly. We'll keep Brian as long as he stays. No one can fault a coach for looking. Not being a Major college football coach who has just coached in a National Championship game, I wouldn't dream of commenting on Coach Kelly or the Eagles. As for those who do, well, there will always be Notre Dame Haters as my Da said back in the '50s. Yeah, my Da used the word Hater long before it became a popular colloquialism.
I think he knows that 2012 was somewhat of an accidental success story. ND is much improved and he is a great coach. But they are not at the championship level yet and next season will disappoint fans. But they are on the rise and can get there in a couple of years if he does stay.
I don't think that Brian is ready for that big of a "big time". He will be like Holtz and come back with his "tail between his legs".
Four days ago. "I have the Best job in football, including the NFL." Domer80, I hope you are right; Don't understand, but I can't wait to hear from him when he returns from his vacation. I would think he would be anxious to resume at Notre Dame and not have the Tide Trouncing as his last legacy.


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Toronto Star entertainment columnist and part-time travel writer Richard Ouzounian is in Las Vegas to check things out and to report on the recent opening of the Cosmpolitan Hotel in the City Center development. Here's his Thursday, Dec. 30 report. Thanks, Richard!
LAS VEGAS - Things are hot here right now, even if the mercury seems to be heading in the opposite direction. It's a nippy 2 Celsisus at 8:30 AM as I write this and it's not getting much warmer today. New Year's Eve, one of the craziest nights of the year in this crazy town, is supposed to go below zero!
But everyone's smiling, especially the people here who make their living in the tourism industry. My eyes tell me that I haven't seen hotels, theatres, restaurants and shops this crowded in several years and Kathleen Kenna, the Star's resident Vegas expert, is being told by some of the hoteliers that this is the busiest holiday season in 5 years.
A lot of the attention is focused on The Cosmopolitan, which is opening officially on New Year's Eve and has already earned the nickname "the billion dollar baby" because of its $3.9 billion price-tag.
It's easy to see where the money has gone. Touch-screen directories line the walls, holograms appear in the least likely places. (Are you ever ready for morphing faces of rock stars on your way to the men's room?) and video panels filled with ever-changing images dot the mirrored elevators.
The spacious public areas are filled with whimsical sculptures, ranging from a quartet of watchful dogs to a 10-foot high red high-heeled shoe.
Best of all, you can enter the hotel, check in and head up to your room in the elevator without having gone through the casino. Everything is in its place here and despite 2,200 condo-hotel units and 800 conventional hotel rooms, the twin-towered giant actually seems cozy.
The major attraction for me here are the dozen high-end restaurants and I've already sampled two. China Poblano is a magic fusion of Asian and Mexican cuisine, which sounds strange but really works. And superstar chef Scott Conant has two restaurants here. I sampled his more casual D.O.C.G. (which are the letters the Italian wine industry puts on its highest end product) and was blown away by the rustic Italian food and the reasonable prices.
More detailed reports on these places will be coming in The Star very soon and I'll get around to describing the hotel further tomorrow.
But right now, I have to go shopping with my wife Pam and son Michael for something cool enough to wear on New Year's Eve. Why? Well The Cosmopolitan is ending the year with real style: their musical guests are Coldplay and Jay-Z, performing just for the hotel's guests.
Jay-Z has booked 50 rooms for his posse and the rest of the VIP list currently includes. Beyoncé Knowles. Jennifer Lopez, Marc Anthony, Alex Rodriguez, Mark Wahlberg and Kristin Davis.
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OLYMPIA – Aug. 16, 2013 – The Washington State Parks and Recreation Commission is looking for winter sports enthusiasts to serve on the Washington State Snowmobile Advisory Committee (SMAC). The snowmobile committee has one position that will soon become vacant. The positions is open to a snowmobiler who lives in Kittitas, Yakima, Klickitat or Benton counties (Area 5). Nominations must be received by August 30. New appointments begin Oct. 1, for a term of three years. The SMAC is made up of six snowmobiler representatives and three representatives from non-motorized winter sports. The committee also has one representative each from the Washington Department of Natural Resources, Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife and Washington Association of Counties. Also included is an ex-officio member from the Washington Department of Licensing. The committee meets at least two weekends each year, once during the winter and once during the summer. The committee reviews vital issues and advises the Commission and its staff on program policy and funding priorities for snow removal, trail grooming, sanitation, education and enforcement. Members are appointed by the Commission and may serve up to two, three-year terms. Travel, lodging and meal costs for the meetings are reimbursed for members. The Winter Recreation Program manages more than 3,000 miles of groomed snowmobile trails, 300 miles of groomed cross-country ski trails and more than 120 Sno-Parks (plowed parking areas near snowmobile and cross-country ski trails). The Winter Recreation Program is supported entirely by user fees, snowmobile registrations and a percentage of the state fuel tax. To send nominations or request an application, contact the Winter Recreation Program at email@example.com, P.O. Box 42650, Olympia, WA 98504-2650, or the Washington Telecommunications Relay Service, (800) 833-6388. For more information on nominations, call (360) 902-8684. Stay connected to your state parks by following Washington State Parks at www.facebook.com/WashingtonStateParks, www.twitter.com/WaStatePks, www.foursquare.com/WAStatePks and www.youtube.com/WashingtonStateParks. The Commission manages a diverse system of more than 100 state parks and recreation programs, including long-distance trails, boating safety and winter recreation. The 99-year-old park system will celebrate its 100th anniversary in 2013. Support state parks by purchasing your annual Discover Pass today, and enjoy a whole year of outdoor fun on Washington's beautiful state-managed recreation lands. For more information, visit www.discoverpass.wa.gov. -30-


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Daily maintenance for Greenwod Hills Country Club begins early. Typically the grounds crew starts before sunrise, ready to tackle the everyday grind of grooming one of the areas finest courses.
"The guys usually get in around 4:30" said maintenance crew member Dan Vergin. "There are different jobs listed each day. The greens get cut everyday. The fair ways every other day."
But maintaining the pristine conditions of Greenwood Hills doesn't come without challenges. The course is cut right out of farmland and forest, making for less than ideal soil conditions.
"We make sure water drains properly and we make sure that the greens and fair ways are watered during the dry spell to maintain that pristine, nearly perfect course," Vergin said.
Plus, it's called Greenwood Hills for good reason. With plenty of elevated greens and tee boxes, the crew works tirelessly to fight gravity. Keeping the peaks from drying out, and the valleys from becoming water hazards.
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En español | A spate of cruise ship difficulties of late — including Carnival's slow boat to Tampa, the seemingly lost at sea Carnival Triumph that stranded 3,100 folks in the Gulf of Mexico without electricity for days and the truly terrifying sinking of the Costa Concordia in Italy last year — raises concerns about the safety of taking a floating vacation, which 20.3 million are expected to do this year.
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From a passenger's perspective, the most relevant cruise ship problems can be narrowed down to two types: health issues and hassles.
Ross Klein, a sociologist in Newfoundland who meticulously tracks incidents on cruises at cruisejunkie.com, says, "Consumers should recognize that in the vast majority of cases, it's a matter of being inconvenienced, as opposed to being a threat to safety."
A few of the risks to consider:
If you just consider the statistics, you would think it unlikely that you will contract that terrible stomach virus. According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, last year 2,791 passengers reported "symptoms of diarrheal disease," which is a tiny fraction of all passengers.
But cruisejunkie's Klein points out that there are far more cases than those included in the figures. The CDC only records the numbers of sick passengers if the cruise ship sails in or out of a U.S. port, and more than 3 percent of the ship's passengers have reported symptoms. Some passengers know that if they report gastrointestinal upset, they might be quarantined to their rooms — so plenty of people keep their sickness to themselves.
Of course you can catch norovirus on land as well.
What you can do: The most effective way to protect yourself, according to the CDC, is with good hygiene: That means thorough hand-washing with soap and water, not just using hand sanitizer. Also, after washing, use a towel to turn off the faucet, and then to open the door as you leave. (Good advice for when you're on dry land, too.)
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The Democrat Party has urged police to speedily find the gunman who fired bullets into four ASTV Manager cars at the newspaper's head office in the early hours of Saturday.
Opposition leader Abhisit Vejjajiva said the incident represented a threat to the media, and police had a responsibility to quickly shed light on who was the shooter.
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In the pursuit of squeezing more current from a solar cell, Harvard spin-off SiOnyx is using lasers.
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Played a game last night that had a lot of draws coming ip and not sure we were resolving them correctly.
For example, I attack and roll 3 dice in attack (and 1 in defence): 5, 3, 2 (and a 4 defence)
My opponent defends with all 3 dice: 5, 5, 2
First up, we are drawn as we both got a 5 as highest dice, so we go to number of dice rolled. Again we're drawn as we both rolled 3 dice against each other in that exchange (presumably no counting the defence dice?)
So now we go to the second highest dice rolled, he presumably ignores the other 5 and uses his 2 compared against my 3 and so succeed in hitting him with a success level of 3-2= 1 ??
Or can he use his other 5 to go against my 3?
Diff scenario.
I attack with a 5, 3, 3
He defends with a 5, 2
The 5s draw so we go to number of dice rolled - I rolled 3 dice, he rolled 2 - I win that exchange... But what is my success level? Presumably 0 as 5-5 = 0 ??
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Abington sports scoreboard12/9/13Penn State Abington athletics scores for the week of Dec. 1. An Abington junior men's basketball player scored his 1,000th point.
Men's basketball hosts Marshall on Military Appreciation Day12/6/13After three games on the road, the Penn State men's basketball team returns to the Bryce Jordan Center for a 4 p.m. Saturday game against Marshall. The Nittany Lions (6-3) have dropped each of their last two and look to right the ship before playing three of their next four games at home.
Lady Lions visit Georgetown on Sunday12/6/13The No. 11/10 Penn State Lady Lions (5-2, 0-0 Big Ten) will have their first true road game when they visit Georgetown (5-2) Sunday at 2 p.m. It will be the first visit to the nation's capital for the Lions since 2006.
Men's basketball to play in 2014 Charleston Classic11/21/13The Penn State men's basketball team is one of six teams announced for the eight-team 2014 Charleston Classic, scheduled for Nov. 20-23, 2014, at TD Arena in Charleston, S.C.
Lehigh Valley basketball teams to play first home games Nov. 30 at Stabler Arena11/19/13The Penn State Lehigh Valley men's and women's basketball teams will play their first home game on Nov. 30 at Stabler Arena in Bethlehem. The teams will take on Penn State York with the women's game beginning at 6 p.m. and the men's game beginning at 8 p.m. The games are free and open to the public.
No. 15/13 Lady Lions host top-ranked UConn Sunday11/15/13The No. 15/13 Penn State Lady Lions (2-0, 0-0 Big Ten) welcome the defending national champions and top-ranked Connecticut Huskies (2-0, 0-0 AAC) to the Bryce Jordan Center on Sunday at noon. Fans that bring their Penn State football ticket from the Purdue game or their Penn State men's hockey ticket from either UMass-Lowell game will receive a buy one, get one free ticket offer. As always, Penn State students get in for free.
Men's basketball faces Penn Saturday at The Palestra11/15/13The Penn State men's basketball team heads out on the road for its first away game of the season, taking on longtime rival Penn in a 2 p.m. Saturday matinee at The Palestra in Philadelphia, Pa.
Chambers signs two to Letters of Intent11/15/13Penn State men's basketball coach Patrick Chambers announced the signing of Shep Garner (Philadelphia, Pa./Roman Catholic) and Isaiah Washington (Williamsport, Pa./Williamsport) to NCAA National Letters of Intent beginning in the 2014-15 season.
Men's basketball opens season against Wagner Saturday11/8/13The Penn State men's basketball team opens the 2013-14 campaign against Wagner at 4 p.m. Saturday in the Bryce Jordan Center. The game will be streamed through GoPSUsports.com and the Big Ten Digital Network and heard live on the Penn State Sports Network with Loren Crispell and Dick Jerardi calling the action.
Lady Lions host St. Francis in season-opener11/7/13The Penn State Lady Lions (0-0, 0-0 Big Ten) will kick off the 2013-14 season in the friendly confines of the Bryce Jordan Center when they host intrastate foe St. Francis (Pa.) on Friday at 7 p.m.
Lucas among vote-getters for preseason AP All-America11/7/13Penn State Lady Lion senior guard Maggie Lucas (Narberth, Pa.) was among the players that received votes for the five-player preseason Associated Press All-America team for the second-straight season.
Lady Lions introduce Hometown Hero program11/7/13The Penn State Lady Lions have announced the creation of the Lady Lion Basketball Hometown Hero program that will recognize people in the Centre Region and surrounding areas who have made exceptional contributions to the community.
Lady Lions 13th in AP preseason poll11/7/13The Penn State Lady Lions are ranked 13th in the Associated Press preseason poll, the highest of the four Big Ten schools in the voting. The Lady Lions will face six teams ranked in the preseason AP Top 25
Lady Lion Lucas named Senior CLASS candidate11/1/13Penn State Lady Lion senior guard Maggie Lucas (Narberth, Pa.) has been selected as one of the 30 candidates for the 2013-14 Senior CLASS Award, given to the student-athletes that have notable achievements in four areas of excellence - community, classroom, character and competition.
Lady Lions ranked 15th in Preseason Coaches Poll11/1/13The Penn State Lady Lions are ranked 15th in the preseason USA Today Sports Coaches' Poll, which was released Tuesday (Oct. 29).


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So im between these two! I know that the FTW has a higher clock speed and is more stable ( and a wee bit faster than the Asus ) and the Asus has the custom cooler making it run a bit cooler and less noisy!!! What do you guys think? I want to make this purchase having in mind that i will be adding another 670 later on for an SLI set-up
Get the Evga graphics card first and maybe a Asus or a different 670 later. You might want to consider getting the Evga GTX 670 FTW Signature 2 model of the graphics card if it is within your budget as it has better cooling.
If you can afford the Asus DirectCU2 TOP edition,then it seems to be the best 670 out there. http://www.techpowerup.com/reviews/ASUS/GeForce_GTX_670_Direct_Cu_II/1.html
...I am running my ASUS GTX 670 DirtectCU II at same speeds as the DirectCU II TOP version - so the ASUS is rock solid....
ASUS hands down over the EVGA. My GTX570 Direct CUII @ 950 core does not go over 60C with the fans @ 65%. Best card/cooler combo I have ever owned.
Hmmm , although the asus DCII is the way to go , since the EVGA FTW got the signature model with the after market dual fans ( which are quiet and make the card run cooler ) i see no real distinction between the two , so i would say that it's gonna get down to customer support , RMA support and waranty!
I would like to think customer service for either graphics card manufacturer would be distinctively better than the other, but both Asus and Evga have been around for sometime and it is safe to say they are just as good as the other; although people will have their own experiences of customer service from each one (take in account that experience can vary on what part of the world you are in and how the particular manufacturer operates in the country or area relevant to you). Oddly enough I can say that with the 670s there are quite a few ones which are at the top in the same place oddly enough so it is difficult choosing the best 670. Currently the Evga Signature 2, Gigabyte Windforce X3 and Asus DirectCU II and MSI Power Edition OC GTX 670 graphics are the best ones to have while the Gainward Phantom GTX 670 only have points down on the fact it uses up 2.5 slots (as good as 3 as the slot after the second can't be used due to the cooler), but is good as the top performers; and then there is the Sparkle Calibre GeForce GTX 670 Captain which hasn't been reviewed that much as it only recently came out (or at least in the UK it is), but is probably a top high performance graphics card with good performance per watt assuming it is similar to it's 680 equivalent (last I check there was only a review on the Sparkle 680). Other 670 graphics cards tend to be average performers or have significant flaws (or I may have missed a few good graphics cards), but I won't go further with that.
Very well , i guess i will go for the Asus DirectCU2 and if that doesnt work out i will go for the EVGA 670 FTW signature 2 Thank you everyone for your time and opinions !! Cheers!
I don't see a reason to pick the more expensive option. Both cards will perform so close to the same it's not worth the cost of brain-cells wasted on a comparison. The nvidia chips run beautifully and quietly on air and really gain performance in greater numbers by going to water cooling. Realistically you will not notice a difference. 670s are beasts.
If you don't mind, let me do a objection to the MSI GTX670 Power Edition. That card does have a flaw (not a important one for the casual/non-extreme overclocker user, just those that want take some risks). http://www.tomshardware.com/news/MSI-GTX-660-670-overvolting-PowerEdition,18013.html
I've got GTX 670 DCUII and i get 77c-78c in Farcry3, with 200mm fan blowing on it! Is it normal??? Fan speed is at 60%
I've got the EVGA GTX 670 FTW 2GB and it performs very well, just to let you know. In regards to your pick id say buy what makes you happy they are all good performers.
Let me say 1st i do not use any precision software that come with the GPU only drivers, which i downloaded, never seen whats in the disc it come with. Seasons here in Kenya most of the year its sunny Idle cold/rainy days 32c - 35c Idle sunny/hot days 40c -43c Load temps Avg 75c - 79c Load temps Max 85c as reported by GPUz I have For The Win (FTW) edition, the real deal, i like to call it (WTF) What The Fuck edition
I don't mind the temps at all, i assume the card can handle it self. Plus while gaming GPU-Z reports core clock running as high as 1241MHz in some games, so the card preforms well more than i expected and most of the time depending on the game it averages 1215MHz
Yeah thats the same one I have. But just to let you know there are two "FTW" Editions. The one we have and the "FTW" Edition LE which is clocked a little lower.


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