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"&lt;p&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt; Columnists had a field day debating the class merits of Dave Christensen's \"flyboy\" speech. (AP)&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;College football's offseason encompasses late winter and early spring, a fine time in the turning of the seasons and on the calendar to focus on self-reflection and improvement. For today's meditation, kindly internalize Bryan Curtis' sportswriting-themed tribute to Ambrose Bierce:&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;i&gt;class&lt;/i&gt;\u00A0(n.) \u2014 one of the sportswriterly virtues. A \"classy\" athlete is a deferential one, both to us and to his opponents. A \"classless\" coach is one who skips the postgame handshake.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;i&gt;columnist&lt;/i&gt;\u00A0(n.) \u2014 a writer who produces less copy than a blogger.\n&lt;i&gt;commit&lt;/i&gt;\u00A0(n.) \u2014 short for \"commitment.\" On college sports recruiting sites, it means a high school player who has pledged to play for a particular school. A commit who's wavering about his decision is said to be \"soft.\"&lt;/p&gt;"^^<http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#string>
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