Ty and Dan rehash college football’s eighth week and discuss Kirk Cousins’ Hail Mary, James Franklin’s casual dress Saturday, Clemson’s chances of going unbeaten, and Nick Foles… in a winning effort!

Today’s Chorus is brought to you by Concordia University (Toronto) attendee Will Arnett. Arnett’s dropping out eventually led to me getting more Arrested Development, so kudos, sir.

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• The trio of Ohio State players expected to return from their suspensions… were suspended again. So close!

• Connor Shaw is your new South Carolina starting QB. RIP Gamecock fun.

• SB Nation’s Spencer Hall goes all A to Z on the week.

• Ole Miss coach Houston Nutt said a recruit flip-flopped from Ole Miss to Auburn because it was “business.” Fun.

• ESPN has pertinent Stanford questions.

• Wild Heisman speculation!

• Utah QB Jordan Wynn is out 2-3 weeks at the very least with a shoulder injury. Fork meet Utes.

• Illinois LB Jonathan Brown is out a game after the squares frowned upon him kneeing a Northwestern player between the legs. Lame.

• Oklahoma LB Travis Lewis brings the funny on Twitter.

• SI.com’s Stewart Mandel goes overtime.

• The Wiz has Week 5 screengrabs. Nebraska fans seem bummed.

• Kind of cool that Marshall Lobbestael holding onto his QB spot for Washington State is a positive story.

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Today’s Video of the Day is a fun collection of moderately serious injuries suffered in September. Woo.

www.youtube.com/watch?v=XloiggwBL5c

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Ty and Dan rifle through all the Week 5 action and examine their lingering trust issues with Ohio State, Clemson, and Texas.

Ty Hildenbrandt and Dan Rubenstein take a closer look at impressive victories by LSU and Alabama, poke fun at Texas A&M’s pass defense, and devise a diabolical scheme to fix South Carolina’s quarterback problem. Plus, another batch of listener Reverbs and another tale of Nick Foles’ performance… in a losing effort, of course.

Today’s Chorus is brought to you by NYU graduate and Lost executive producer Damon Lindelof. This mention is to serve as a reminder that I still hold a grudge.

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• CBS’s Bryan Fischer has a week one wrap. Get your knowledge on.

• SB Nation’s Bill Connelly has week one number dissection. Get some more knowledge on.

• SI.com’s Stewart Mandel has a new College Football Overtime in which he has the common sense to call the Pac-12 horrible after week one.

• In cased you missed it last night, Maryland wore crazy Medieval Times uniforms AND scored a FAT GUY TOUCHDOWN doing so. (and beat Miami)

• Tennessee has a new crimson-y AD.

• Reading this Heisman Watch collection will only hurt your brain.

• ESPN has conference power rankings. It’s what they do.

• Texas WR Marquise Goodwin is coming back to the Longhorns after saying he would redshirt to focus on track. The Garrett Gilbert Effect!

• SI.com’s Holly Anderson (Peete) has week one judginess.

• Nick Saban still doesn’t have a “starting quarterback” per se.

• Florida DT Shariff Floyd is still ineligible (for now).

• Ole Miss RB Brandon Bolden will miss a few weeks with a fractured ankle. Bad times.

• Oregon CB Cliff Harris and LB Kiko Alonso are still suspended for the time being.

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Today’s Video of the Day is a collection of acceptable NSFW words, at least within the context of It’s Always Sunny in Philadelphia. (NSFW)

www.youtube.com/watch?v=-Vs78Gh085M

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Ty and Dan kick off their fourth season as hosts of The Solid Verbal by reviewing the news of the week, reading a handful of Verballer messages, and previewing the biggest games of 2011′s opening weekend.

Today’s Chorus is brought to you by San Francisco State Dana Carvey, whose “Critic’s Choice” standup special still holds up. Also, read an oral history of his old variety show. And chop some broccoli.

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• OU OLB Travis Lewis will miss eight weeks after breaking his toe. He’s expected to tackle everyone in the hospital. Twice.

• You’ll start rooting for Tulsa QB G.J. Kinne in 3..2..1…

• A limited James Rodgers is practicing for Oregon State. Scary.

• More details about the arrest of Texas S Christian Scott have come out. Not good.

• More Dr Saturday SEC Week lurve. Jump on it.

• Rivals has a Texas A&M preview in which they appear to be just as confused about the Aggie possibilities as we all are.

• EDSBS contributor Anonymous IV at Mono Lake has a new system of college football taxonomy. Have fun with this.

• CBS’s Brett McMurphy wonders if Arkansas can be the next Auburn. I’ll do you one better and tell you if they are with absolute certainty in mid-December.

• ESPN quickly runs down conference Heisman candidates and Nick Foleses.

• ESPN‘s bloggers give out QB superlatives. FINALLY, some attention for QBs on ESPN.

• Previewing LSU might be what sends SB Nation’s Bill Connelly completely over the edge.

• Ole Miss is going to slowly flatten all of their best footballs.

• Virginia has one enormous player and many smaller ones who will hit you with flags.

• Minnesota coach Jerry Kill will make you clean a horse stall. He won’t think twice about it, either.

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Today’s Video of the Day features Gabe, today’s bulldog of the day.

www.youtube.com/watch?v=-tcJws5xM8s

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• Mike Vrabel retired from the NFL and has accepted a job to coach LBs at Ohio State.

• Ex-Mizzou QB Tyler Gabbert is the new Tate Forcier. Adjust your brains.

• Georgia RB Caleb King will be academically ineligible to compete this fall. And yes, he’s hoping to be drafted supplementally.

• ESPN previews Pac-12 interior defensive linemen. I’ll save you some time — pretty much everyone that was good last year is gone.

• Notre Dame plays three ACC games. ESPN’s Heather Dinich takes an early July crack at the outcomes.

• ESPN ranks the SEC’s best home run threats. ESS EE SEE afmnvmjqdgnaqdfjk.

• ESPN’s Brian Bennett isn’t impressed by Ohio State’s response to the NCAA‘s notice of allegations.

• Oklahoma CB Jamell Fleming has rejoined the Sooners. It appears to be a reverse Caleb King situation.

• SB Nation’s Bill Connelly delights in previewing Stanford. Basically, the Cardinal are going to do what you expect them to do, they’ll just do it well enough to be successful. Pretty simple, really.

• Litigious former UNC DE Michael McAdoo cheated like crazy on a paper. Allegedly. (LIKE CRAZY)

• Michigan received a verbal commitment from a former Ohio State verbal commitment. Hilarious.

• Ole Miss RB Brandon Bolden is shvitzing.

• Rivals ranks their top 25 teams of the past ten years (in recruiting).

• CBS’s Bryan Fischer wraps coverage of The Opening, last week’s major recruiting combine/tournament on the Nike campus in Portland, OR.

• IGN has posted their review of NCAA ’12, which appears to be slowly becoming an off-the-field experience that also features actual gameplay.

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Today’s Video of the Day is the return of Kenny Powers, K-Swiss CEO. BOOM.

www.youtube.com/watch?v=sIQ0EhEMiSs

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• Terrelle Pryor pulled a Jason Giambi and apologized for nothing in particular. Sports!

• CBS’s Brett McMurphy looks at how the tornadoes that hit Alabama brought a little bit of humanity to the Iron Bowl. Just a little.

• Pitt and Penn St will start playing each other again in five years. By that time, Ty and I will either be THE voices of college football or we’ll be long gone with the money we’ve slowly laundered from everyone that has ever listened to the show.

• Texas lost WR Greg Timmons to a nasty case of no longer wanting to play for Texas.

• Free agent QB Russell Wilson should be deciding on a 2011 destination soon. You know, for grad school.

• The CBS Sports Network, which will forever be a triple digit channel, has hired Rich Rodriguez to be a full time analyst.

• Football Study Hall aims at Ole Miss. And Dairy Queen. Just read it.

• ESPN’s Heather Dinich looks at Week 3 of the ACC slate. My calendar also says today is June 15, if you’re curious.

• SEC running backs are ranked. No joke to be had here, the conference is filthy is backs.

• ESPN’s Adam Rittenberg chats with Michigan St coach Mark Dantonio.

• New West Virginia coach Dana Holgorsen went skydiving yesterday. And almost exploded.

• Oh, you thought The Wiz was done rolling out the financial reports from the bowl games. Too silly.

• Rivals’s's’s's’s Tom Dienhart looks at the biggest scheme changes of the offseason.

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Today’s Video of the Day features two seals being released into the wild. And wouldn’t you know it, right after they were released, things got super romantic.

www.youtube.com/watch?v=dgJbqyQN164

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• The lawyer of Ohio State QB Terrelle Pryor questions 90% of the SI story. I’m feeling even better about the article already.

• Similarly, lawsuits are being threatened over SI’s investigative piece. I have a feeling the follow up to this story will include the phrase, “never materialized.”

• West Virginia OC Dana Holgorsen is now clear on the expectations the school and the state have no the whole “not getting tossed out of casinos” thing.

• Former Notre Dame and current Montana QB Nate Montana (get it?!?!) was arrested for suspected DUI. Not cool.

• Penn State OC Jay Paterno says athletes are already getting paid dozens of dollars an hour for the work they put in athletically. Of course, his math is all poorly constructed and he leaves out revenue figures for schools. Other than that, bang-up job, sir.

• SI.com’s Andy Staples argues that, while Steve Spurrier‘s plan won’t happen, it’s an important step towards a payment discussion.

• Maryland and Connecticut each had offensive footprints last season. Football Study Hall takes you inside the magic.

• Tim Tebow was on The Daily Show. Bloomin’ Onions were implied.

• ESPN’s Andrea Adelson answers some basic TCU/Big East questions. It’s all she can do to not say TCU is going to swallow up USF.

• Former Georgia RB Washaun Ealey has transferred to Jacksonville State. Gentlemen, get your moving violation ticket pads rrrreeeaadddyyyy!!!

• Will Ohio State‘s recruits hang around? Fox Sports’s Zac (no K, no H) Johnson further pontificates.

• SB Nation’s Holly Anderson (Peete) tries to crack the SEC Lion King Twitter code. I’m so lost.

• Some quick thoughts on noisemakers on the SEC by EDSBS fanposter “RaginCajunRebel.” Remember to get sucked into the amazing comment vortex.

• Former Michigan QB Tate Forcier visited San Jose State. Come for the football, stay for the obscene burritos.

• Mel Kiper is totally down with high school 7on7 tournaments. Just so you know.

• Hot/Cold Yes/No UCF QB recruit DeMarcus Smith has chosen to stick with UCF. This is actually news.

• The purple and gray field at Central Arkansas is coming along just fine, thank you.

• Arizona needs snitches ASAP.

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Today’ s Video of the Day is Orson Welles sleepwalking through a commercial shoot. I could watch this forever and ever.

www.youtube.com/watch?v=VFevH5vP32s

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Today’s Chorus is brought to you by somebody named Blake Lively, who apparently is now a fake naked person who may or may not coincidentally have a movie coming out soon. Crazy how that works.

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• The SEC spring meetings began and oversigning was the topic du jour.

• Kansas DC Carl Torbush decided to retire to devote his attention to battling “low grade prostate cancer.” Let’s hope for a swift, speedy Torbushian recovery.

• ESPN’s Mark May has spelling credibility! <— I don’t know what “credibility” means.

• Deadspin’s Tommy Craggs very intelligently argues that Jim Tressel is a “symptom, not the disease.”

• SB Nation’s Bill Connelly studies Rutgers. Our sympathies.

• Incoming Oregon LB Tyson Coleman was chased down (on bike) and arrested by police after ditching an unopened can of 4Loko. Yep.

• SEC coaches react to Jim Tressel’s resignation. I’m not sure Houston Nutt actually knows what happened. Seriously.

• SB Nation’s Spencer Hall eulogizes Jim Tressel. Oh don’t act surprised that there’s a “suck it” reference in the first paragraph.

• Texas compliance is for real.

• Top incoming South Carolina recruit Jadeveon Clowney is most likely eligible. Hurray!

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Today’s Video of the Day is Jon Stewart tap dancing on Sarah Palin.

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Today’s Chorus is brought to you by UC Riverside alum and Hangover Part 2 actress Jamie Chung. Chung is attractive and UCR is known has the Highlanders and their bear mascot has a half blue face to honor William Wallace. No part of that sentence was invented in any way.

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• Former Ohio State WR Ray Small sold his Buckeye memorabilia while still enrolled and on the team. I just hope Jim Tressel doesn’t fire E. Gordon Gee. ESPN’s Adam Rittenberg puts it into context.

• USC‘s appeal of the NCAA‘s 2010 decision was straight Mutumbo’d. Remember USC’s 2004 BCS title? Wrong, you don’t.

• Is the Big East expanding? Could they add another school in Texas or the service academies? Find out next time on “Maybe?”!!

• SI.com’s Stewart Mandel explains why Alabama is his preseason #1. He surmises that their outstanding good players will impact their fortunes.

• West Virginia OC Dana Holgorsen and WVU AD Oliver Luck agreed that Holgorsen’s mystery actions were “inappropriate.” Stop with the teasing already, Morgantown.

• Georgia coach Mark Richt appears to be selling his lake house because he’s a charitable human being. I’m ok with this.

• LSU is “oozing” with talent. DC John Chavis illustrates this, um, accurately in the attached photo.

• ESPN’s Edward Aschoff addresses SEC QB battles. Apparently, nobody knows who’s going to throw for a crapload of INTs in Oxford yet.

• Fox Sports, with an assist from a photo gallery of ACC cheerleaders, profiles new Clemson QB Tajh Boyd, Boyd, by all accounts, had a mostly horrific spring, though it’s oddly not mentioned here at all. But the cheerleaders definitely are.

• Football Study Hall has your stinkin’ numbers right here, UCLA. And they really are quite stinkin’.

• A high school freshman has eight major verbal scholarship offers. This can only end well.

• Indiana football is going to be different this time. Honest.

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Today’s Video of the Day is a clip from last night’s amazing NCAA South Park (via EDSBS).

www.youtube.com/watch?v=TVfiaVM0ap8

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Today’s Chorus is brought to you by late West Virginia alumnus Don Knotts, who despite his allegiance to the Mountaineers, would’ve probably sided with Johnny Law re: Dana Holgorsen.

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• West Virginia OC Dana Holgorsen was allegedly escorted from the premises of a casino. Allegedly.

• SEC commissioner Mike Slive is proposing anti-oversigning legislation. I imagine it’s called something like the SabanSpurrierNuttPetrino Addendum. Or something.

• CBS Sports’s Brett McMurphy profiles Pitt coach Todd Graham. Graham celebrated by immediately suspending his backup QB.

• ESPN’s Joe Schad reported that former NC State QB Russell Wilson visited Auburn yesterday. Excuse me, I should have used his full name … Joe Schad According to Sources.

• With the Big 10 weighing options to cover additional “cost of attendance” for student-athletes, EDSBS examines just what that means at different schools.

• Oregon coach Chip Kelly talks about his team’s unique way of naming captains. After reading this, I think I may have been inadvertently named a captain of something.

• The Big 12 has dark horses. Or do they?

• Notre Dame WR Michael Floyd may not miss any games after all. Nice ‘n tidy.

• Nomadic QB Tate Forcier either wants to be closer to home or doesn’t. That about covers it.

• SB Nation’s Spencer Hall has some thoughts about South Carolina being favored to win the SEC East. He feels cautiously nauseated.

• Noted horrible person Senator Jon Kyl won’t be returning the contribution he received from the Fiesta Bowl.

• Boise State‘s secret? Holland pipeline, duh.

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Today’s Video of the Day is the trailer for the new season of Curb Your Enthusiasm. I can’t argue with any of what Marty Funkhauser says.

www.youtube.com/watch?v=w8iW4vr1EaU

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Today’s Chorus is brought to you by ESPN’s most famous community college attendee/draft analyst, Mel Kiper Jr. I can’t pinpoint exactly what he does well or accurately, but he certainly, well, exists.

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• The Fiesta Bowl‘s eligibility is being reviewed by an 11 member NCAA panel. Nine of those members went on a Fiesta Bowl sponsored vacation, but I’m sure they’ll be completely impartial about giving the Fiesta Bowl an additional BCS game.

• SI.com’s Stewart Mandel breaks down the NCAA’s notice of allegations against Ohio State. Apparently they dodged some sort of bullet. If only there was some way to commemorate this with some sort of long-lasting form of body art…

• The NCAA has cleared Ole Miss QB transfer Barry Brunetti to play immediately for the Rebel Black Bears.

• Former Michigan CB Cullen Christian is officially transferring to Pitt, which is also the new home of three former Michigan assistants. So when you find yourself missing Michigan’s general secondary philosophy from the past few years, just flip on over to the Pitt game.

• ESPN’s Ted Miller points out that Arizona State believes it is their “time.” Time for what, nobody exactly knows, but many have already begun to speculate about a *possible* magical Kraft Fight Hunger Bowl run. Shh, don’t jinx it!

• ESPN’s Adam Rittenberg summarizes the action from Wisconsin’s spring game. Long story short, the QBs may have been throwing greased-up footballs.

• Baylor coach Art Briles is anti anti-taunting rules.

• ESPN has surprise SEC spring performers. It did little other than remind me that everybody should pronounce the name “Joel” as Jo-el. Let’s make it happen!

• There appears to be a lot of returning passing yards in the Pac-12. And whatever it is that Colorado does in that department.

• Iowa‘s strength and conditioning coach was given the “Assistant of the Year” award by the football program. The trophy was immediately hospitalized.

• Incoming Georgia DE Ray Drew hung out with fiddlin’ legend Charlie Daniels. The picture atop the story makes me happy.

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Today’s Video of the Day is the best video I’ve ever seen of hipsters making beef stroganoff from scratch while also fighting a ninjas.

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Today’s Chorus is brought to you by Danny Pudi, whose Abed “character” admirably (and scientifically) calculated who was indeed the boss on “Who’s the Boss on last night’s Community. Play on, player. Play on.

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• The Pac-12 is having discussions with Fox, ESPN, NBC/Comcast, and Turner, with a figure of $2.3 buh-buh-billion dollars being thrown around for a ten year commitment. I’ll say it again, I’ll quit The Solid Verbal RIGHT NOW. No questions asked. If need be, I can even arrange the kidnapping of Ty. I can do it. Let’s do this thing.

• CBS’s Dennis Dodd speaks with Penn State assistant Jay Paterno about the terrors 7-on-7 tournaments and its effect on recruiting. Of course there’s always possibility that the passing schemes at these camps overwhelm the Nittany Lion playbook.

• USC‘s got a whole lotta offensive line woes goin’ on.

• New Minnesota coach Jerry Kill is ruthless when comes to efficiency. The latest victim? The Killstache. RIP.

• ESPN’s Edward Aschoff previews tomorrow’s Ole Miss spring game.

• Aschoff does the same with Georgia, but with more allusions to moving violations.

• Tomorrow is a big Big East spring game day. Damn and it falls on the same calendar square as Dan Rubenstein Violent Nap Day.

• Wisconsin RB Zach Brown is an angry man, but in a good way. Like a dairy-fed Charles Bronson.

• ESPN’s Brian Bennett interviews new Pitt coach Todd Graham. If you listen to yesterday’s show, you’ll be horrified at the statistics cited here.

• Five-star class of 2011 DT Delvon Simmons officially signed with Texas Tech after skipping out on North Carolina. He had long expressed a desire to play in a city a bit more nowheresy.

• As good as Alabama appears to look this fall, QB is still very much a question. As is, “How do we make this Brent Calloway story go away?”

• Fox Sports Ohio handicaps the Ohio State interim QB race. Jim Tressel appears to be covering up where he’s leaning.

• Vanderbilt OL coach Herb Hand CAN TAKE A HIT.

• SI.com’s Andy Staples says Big 12 commissioner Dan Beebe is on the right path financially with the Big Twenelve.

• Texas A&M recruiting letters have, well, flair.

• EDSBS is raising money for an outstanding organization. If the mood strikes, stop by and help out.

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Today’s Video of the Day is one of the better examples of everyone having an ability to do something outstanding. This girl sounds like animals. Her collection of birds is a revelation.

www.youtube.com/watch?v=qcVFM4X7OSg

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Today’s Chorus is brought to you by Kate Upton because, damnit, she Dougies for Arash Markazi. And appears on Jimmy Traina’s podcast. And looks like Kate Upton.

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• Former Auburn OL Chaz Ramsey, who was interviewed on the HBO special about money and NCAA athletes, will speak to the NCAA about his allegations of under-the-table payments and ticket sales.

• After falling to 4th on the depth chart, Ole Miss QB Nathan Stanley will transfer. This makes it a perfect 10 players to leave Oxford since the end of 2010. I blame the Tom Kite Black Bear.

• The Big 12 has a new TV deal with Fox Sports worth a little over a billion (with a “b”) dollars to show all Big 12 sporting evens, including every football game that ESPN/ABC or school-operated channels won’t. To clarify, this even includes any Kansas/Iowa State matchups.

ESPN’s David Ubben reacts.

• Arizona State and Washington State have new uniforms. I’m grading Wazzu a bit higher on this one. Gray gets the nod.

• ESPN’s David Ubben visits Stillwater to get the straight poop on Oklahoma State. Pyongyang awaits your thoughts, sir.

• Northwestern and Notre Dame are going to play each other. They’ll fight over the Mandel-Hildenbrandt Cup.

• Kentucky QB Morgan Newton is once again starting. Let’s hope that sentence isn’t vacated.

• ESPN’s Adam Rittenberg files notes from Ann Arbor. Like most of us, he’s captivated by QB Denard Robinson‘s effortless smile.

• How are things at QB in Berkeley? Good? Average? Uncomfortable? I have no idea.

• Want to know what USC QB Matt Barkley sees (other than possible rooftop shenanigans)? Fox Sports West straps on. A camera.

• SI.com’s Andy Staples profiles Keyshawn Johnson’s 7-on-7 team and training program, which definitely isn’t AAU football. Definitely not.

• You know that new Purdue Pete brought in to be less scary to the kiddies? Already done in West Lafayette.

• A former BYU professor explores Cougar athletes (mainly football players) and honor code violations.

• Rivals profiles Florida State QB EJ Manuel because it’s April and that’s what you do in April.

• Penn State QB Robert Bolden‘s mom has no idea where her son will be going to school this fall. Perhaps a phone call is in order.

• EDSBS has an updated Howard Schnellenberger Top 25. Suspenders are just CRUISING.

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Today’s Video of the Day is the trailer for Rise of The Planet of the Apes. Damn you James Franco!!

www.youtube.com/watch?v=rqyKYrDta_E

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Today’s Chorus is brought to you by Michigan alum Rich Eisen, who, if the NFL lockout continues, could find himself with a lot of time to enjoy Michigan Stadium’s new video board.

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• Iowa DB Willie Lowe, one of the Hawkeye players who suffered from rhabdomyolysis, asked for his release from the program.

• Arizona State took a big hit with star CB Omar Bolden and WR TJ Simpson both going down with torn ACLs. They’ll still beat Arizona.

• ESPN’s Heather Dinich predicts 1,000 yd ACC running backs and has now decided to include my new favorite, Wake Forest RB Josh Harris. ‘Bout time.

• TCU has new uniforms and helmets.

• ESPN’s Chris Low has an Arkansas status update. As far as I can tell, the Hogs and RB Knile Davis are In a Relationship. See what I did there?

• A Pac-12 Network is a “done deal” for 2012. I’m already aimlessly sending out my resumé.

• More of those Ohio State gold pants medallions have hit the open market … on the History Channel. Cool?

• ESPN’s Adam Rittenberg has some observations from Buckeye practice in Columbus. Quick, somebody check his pockets for gold pants!

• ESPN’s Brian Bennett does the same from Pitt. He seems keen on coach Todd Graham.

• Fox Sports Florida looks at the new ways Gator coach Will Muschamp is running the Gators. I didn’t read the whole thing, but I assume this involves “Ain’t No Mountain High Enough” sing-a-longs in the locker room.

• Rivals profiles new Baylor DC Phil Bennett and previews Kansas State’s spring.

• Nebraska turned down the Big Ten Network‘s offer to broadcast their spring game for fear that somebody would study the tape. Hark!

• Michigan is installing a new ginormous video board in Michigan Stadium. It’s expected to work well for awhile but still need some rebuilding.

• Ole Miss‘s new black bear mascot met with children. They weren’t all thrilled.

• Oregon DE Terrell Turner is out for the spring with a leg injury. You may remember him from such video situations as “towering over Ty and laughing.”

• The Name of the Year bracket is finally up!!!

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Today’s Video of the Day is the new music video from The Lonely Island, containing language that’s nowhere near safe for your work.

www.youtube.com/watch?v=N24fVEJyQKM

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Today’s Chorus is brought to you by Cal pole vaulter Allison Stokke, who I can only imagine is beyond excited to listen to our brand spankin’ new Jeff Tedford interview.

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• CBS’s Tony Barnhart is sick and GOT-DANG tired of all the messes off the field in college football and proposes five simple steps to clean up the game.

• Ole Miss QB Randall Mackey has turned the corner after struggling with his voice in the huddle. Good on him.

• Washington State coach Paul Wulff did something entirely human to seal the deal with a recruit across the country.

• Penn State coach Joe Paterno is none too pleased with his offensive line. Oh and also that incessant rock and roll racket.

• ESPN’s Adam Rittenberg visits with Ohio State. I’m sure they love the attention.

• ESPN’s Heather Dinich profiles new Virigina Tech QB Logan Thomas and the expectations surrounding his ascent to starter. And then she herself says he could be a mix of Tyrod Taylor and Cam Newton, so there’s that.

• Some mini-facts from the most recent scrimmages of Boston College and Miami have now seen the light of day.

• Colorado kicker Justin Castor isn’t a fan of Dan Hawkins nearly as much as he is, well, not a fan of Dan Hawkins.

• Yesterday was Colorado and today is Utah in Ted Miller‘s Pac-12 food odyssey.

• Scout.com has released its initial Scout 300 rankings for the 2012 class. #1 QB? Guy named Gunner. No big deal. Gunner.

• Georgia QB Aaron Murray wears a European Carry-all. It’s European!

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Today’s Video of the Day is the same sink prank done three straight years. To the same guy (language NSFW).

www.youtube.com/watch?v=jnHIkS0T9HQ

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Today’s Chorus is brought to you by Harvard alum Rivers Cuomo. I’ve never said this until now, but a pretty significant part of me wants to destroy his sweater. Whew, that felt right.

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• Pac-12 TV rights hit the open market today. Here’s a rundown of the favorites to land conference media rights. I’m positive by the time all is said and done, I’ll be watching Oregon games on Oprah‘s third regional network in standard definition.

• Noted shady person Willie Lyles allegedly asked Texas A&M $80,000 to deliver Patrick Peterson. Peterson and his father were outraged and denied any association with Lyles. And then a Rivals reporter confirmed THREE YEARS AGO that Peterson and his father went to Houston specifically to visit Lyles. Whoops indeed!

• Well then, Ohio State blog Eleven Warriors looks … different today.

• ESPN’s David Ubben made the trek to College Station and returns with Texas A&M practice notes. Because it’s his job, that’s why.

• ESPN’s Adam Rittenberg does the same in Evanston for Northwestern, but uses bullet points. Ohyoufancyhuh?

• When Nebraska plays a team with a decent defense, their offense is going to be way better. Srsly, you guys.

• Yahoo!!!!!’s Dr. Saturday looks at Cal’s offense and the news that coach Jeff Tedford is once again in control.

• It seems that New Mexico coach Mike Locksley can finally be terminated and not be paid a quadrillion dollars. Advanced economics!

• Colorado QB Tyler Hansen implies that there perhaps, maybe, kind of, sort of, probably was a touch of nepotism in former coach Dan Hawkins playing QB Cody Hawkins so much. Intriguing.

• Verbie-nominated Tweeter and Ole Miss DE Kentrell Lockett has been granted a sixth year of eligibility. #excitement

• Rivals previews Ohio State’s spring. Quiet quiet quiet.

• The Texas spring game will be on ESPN. The secrety secrets will be exposed!

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Today’s Video of the Day is our ol’ pal at SI.com, Andy Staples, talkin’ jorts.

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• Fiesta Bowl CEO John Junker was fired for being laughably corrupt — using bowl funds to, among other things, underwrite strip club excursions, golf vacations, and political contribution reimbursements. If you’re going to go out, this is the way to go.

• Four former Auburn players spoke with HBO about the pay-for-play scheme they were involved in while in school. Just warning you — the uninformed manufactured reaction-outrage from sportswriters is much worse than anything in this story.

SB Nation has a good summary of the madness.

• Florida State‘s spring is primed. If they’re good this year, get ready for as many “Manuel/Manual” puns as you can handle.

• ESPN’s Ted Miller has eyes everywhere, and this case they’re his as he attends a Colorado practice and sends in some bullet points.

• Here’s an early look at ESPN’s game broadcast schedule. It appears that the Auburn spring game is only offered via pay-per-view.

• Nebraska DT Jared Crick will miss spring practice because of a knee injury. Think nothing of it, rest of B1G Ten.

• Ole Miss coach Houston Nutt literally has a circle of trust. Literally.

• Oregon practice opened yesterday. RB Lache Seastrunk was faster than everyone.

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Today’s Video of the Day is a heated argument between twin babies that can’t yet form words or sentences.

www.youtube.com/watch?v=_JmA2ClUvUY

Enjoy your Wednesday.

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Today’s Chorus is brought to you by Morehead State attendee and perennial game show host  Chuck Woolery. The Eagles are in the tournament and won’t stop breaking hearts until, well, possibly today.

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• CBS Sports’s Dennis Dodd profiles Stanford QB Andrew Luck. What I learned: He’s seen ZZ Top LIVE, which only partially explains his neckbeard.

• Five-star UNC defensive tackle signee Delvon Simmons has officially been released from his scholarship and will transfer elsewhere. It’s almost as if taking an official visit to the school and meeting your position coach face to face is meaningful. Almost.

• The Pac-12 decided to welcome itself to college sports by filming a bouncy music video. It’s about as good/bad as you think it is.

• Alabama blog Roll Bama Roll previews the Tide’s defensive backfield. I’m guessing they’ll be just fine.

• SI.com’s Cory McCartney previews Notre Dame’s spring, along with the springs of other notable non-BCS conference schools. Somebody had to.

• Oh like you’ve never tried to steal a bathing suit by wearing it under your pants? Ole Miss!

• Rivals previews Penn State. “Never count out a Paterno-coached team,” they say, which makes it easier to count out Penn State.

• Rivals also previews Syracuse. You don’t just ignore the Pinstripe Bowl champ, ok?

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Today’s Video of the Day is Tom Green in Afghanistan. Bum.

www.youtube.com/watch?v=VLuHMB438gc

Enjoy your Thursday.

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Ty and Dan talk with Clay Travis about Lane Kiffin, quarterbacks in the SEC, the bear population in Mississippi, and tattoos.  Plus, what the F is the Internet?

He is a graduate of the University of Ottowa and Today’s Chorus sponsor. Who is Alex Trebek? (see what I did there?)

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• Purdue WR Keith Smith has been denied a sixth year of eligibility.

• EDSBS’s Spencer Hall is terrified/mildly aroused (terrifoused?) at the new Nick Saban statue that will soon be found on Alabama’s campus.

• The Wall Street Journal is intrigued by SEC oversigning. My favorite sentence? “Sometimes, however, the math simply goes awry.”

• Michigan QB Denard Robinson appeared on Jeopardy! last night. For realsies.

• ESPN’s Chris Low reviews both the weekend and yesterday’s performance by the SEC at the NFL Scouting Combine. It all means very little.

• Ditto for ESPN’s Ted Miller and the Pac-12.

• ESPN’s Mark Schlabach (BAH) has eleven spring storylines to follow. It only involves noteworthy or recently successful teams. Amazing.

• Here’s a glance at Ole Miss‘s new mascot head. Tom Kite is already gushing over the headwear.

• Was Cam Newton in the room when Cecil Newton was allegedly recorded on tape talking about pricing? I have no idea.

• Stanford‘s just cruising along, thanks.

• Rivals’s Tom Dienhart puts together a (99% west coast-free!) dream team staff. His two DL dream team coaches were the front line of defenses that finished 7th in the Pac-10 and 7th in the SEC against the run last year. Wonderful.

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Today’s Video of the Day is Jimmy Kimmel guiding supremely attractive women onto exercise balls. And then they hump the balls.

www.youtube.com/watch?v=CKekcHMiVVg

Enjoy your Tuesday.

Today’s Chorus is brought to you by Brooklyn Decker, whose husband is a Nebraska fan. The B1G Ten just got an attractiveness boost!

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• The NCAA Rules Committee is recommending new rules. You know now that I think about it, I was having a little too much time watching college football.

• EDSBS’s Spencer Hall helps Jadeveon Clowney pick a school. All class, all the time, that Hall.

• SmartFootball’s Chris Brown looks at red-zone options for pass first, airraid offenses. Smart.

• ESPN’s Ted Miller gets a Colorado primer from ESPN’s David Ubben. Writing “Colorado primer” makes me think it’s either a crazy sexual act or the best sandwich nobody’s heard of.

• ESPN’s Ubben also speaks with Big 12 (10) commissioner Dan Beebe. He never mentions Ty’s sound effect. Weak.

• SI.com’s Andy Staples writes that high school football 7on7 camps and tournaments are inching closer and closer to basketball’s AAU system. But with pink socks.

• SportsbyBrooks reviews Alabama LB/asst head coach Sal Sunseri‘s recruiting techniques.

KTBS (Shreveport) reporter Rick Rowe produced a four-part special on the recruitment of DE prospect Jermauria Rasco (featuring Sunseri).

• Ole Miss coach Houston Nutt definitely doesn’t oversign recruiting classes. Oh wait, I wrote that sentence incorrectly. Can YOU figure out where?

• Unless he gets PAID to play baseball, Nebraska QB signee Bubba Starling plans to play football. Sounds about right.

• A caller to Paul Finebaum‘s radio show was having a heart attack while he called. Probably over Kenneth Cole’s spring line.

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Today’s Video of the Day is a nine year old from Tanzania recapping “Commando.” Only way it should be.

www.youtube.com/watch?v=pLix4QPL3tY

Enjoy your Friday.

Today’s Chorus is brought to you by Jennifer Aniston. She didn’t go to college, but she did appear on NC State alum Zach Galifianakis’s talk show. That’s good enough.

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• CBS Sports’s Dennis Dodd wonders why the ACC can put so many players in the NFL but can’t win BCS games. He also frames the column around Al Groh, but doesn’t make the “Sub-par coaches keep big jobs” point. Oops.

• Ole Miss WR Jesse Grandy is transferring to be closer to home.

• The Pac 12 is having issues acquiring Pac12.com. Because of a Tupac Shakur fan. Of course.

• SEC QB positions are available. Ole Miss is expected to bring in Hezekiah Masoli, Jeremiah’s twin brother with slightly different facial hair.

• Virginia lost backup RB Torrey Mack to academics. This is crucial information.

• ESPN’s Chris Low “kicks it” with SEC commissioner Mike Slive. Word.

• Scout looks at some names of note from the Class of 2012. It includes somebody named “Gunner.” I’m all in.

• SI.com’s Stewart Mandel is excited to see what Notre Dame can do with top-shelf DL talent. Me? I’m excited for a new era of 9-3 Notre Dame teams getting to BCS games over more deserving 11-1 teams. Woo!

• Nebraska has an offensive coordinator. His name is Shawn Watson. The Lincoln Journal Star has chosen to profile a potential replacement. Cold.

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Today’s Video of the Day is a trick shot (throw) mixtape from Johnny McEntee. It serves almost no football purpose, but neither does UCLA and we still love watching them.

www.youtube.com/watch?v=s0WMd0Y6hIw

Enjoy your Wednesday.

Ty and Dan are joined by Andy Staples to discuss recruiting wars in the SEC, the re-emergence of Florida State, and God’s Power Offor’s other profession.  Plus, a full boat of Verballer e-mails from the last few weeks.

Today’s Chorus is brought to you by Chris Farley, who apparently loved the Green Bay Packers. And Paul McCartney.

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• Top OT recruit Cyrus Kouandjio signed with Alabama after all. Auburn fans are claiming recruiting shenanigans, which is funny because Auburn fans are claiming recruiting shenanigans.

This includes the daughter of former Auburn coach Pat Dye, who herself was active on Kouandjio’s Facebook page. Classy.

• ESPN’s Desmond Howard and CBS’s Phil Simms had to separated over Simms’s anger over Howard’s tweets re: Simms’s son, Tennessee QB Matt Simms. It’s all very exciting.

• According to ESPN’s Joe Schad, former Michigan QB Tate Forcier is down to five lucky schools. It’s like The Bachelor but with an undersized, overrated, pouty QB.

• Nebraska is trying to hire former QB and current Oregon WR coach Scott Frost to an open offensive coaching position. He’s apparently well-liked by Huskers coach Bo Pelini, which seems to make him the only one right now.

• There are new assistants in the B1G Ten. Rejoice!

• Touted Florida QB recruit Jacoby Brissett made a decision (Florida) and faxed in his LOI. Beeeeeee dooooooooo buuunnnnnn bunnn krrrrrrrrrrr shhhhhhhhhh. That’s what a fax machine kind of sounds like.

• SI.com’s Stewart Mandel tries to figure out what exactly Alabama coach Nick Saban is talking about when he addresses the Tide’s funny little oversigning habit.

• Some Ole Miss fans aren’t giving up the Colonel Reb fight. And they’ve taken to the streets! Ok, billboards.

• USC DL coach Ed Orgeron is the subject of an NCAA investigation. Of all the coaching staffs of all the teams in college football…

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Today’s Video of the Day is Christina Aguilera’s Super Bowl national anth. What? If she can skip parts, so can I.

www.youtube.com/watch?v=byWqsfP1eKo

Enjoy your Monday.

Today’s Chorus is brought to you by Iowa alumnus and Willy Wonka himself, Gene Wilder. As far as I know, Wilder never faced serious workout-related kidney overuse. Damn, now I need some chocolate.

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• A dozen Iowa players were hospitalized with rhabdomyalysis, a kidney condition that stems from, essentially, working out too much and overexerting the kidneys. Iowa Football: We Piss Excellence … and Dirty Brownish Urine.

• College football conferences made a record $170 million from bowls in 2010-11. That’s like pre-hooker Charlie Sheen money, right there.

• Ohio State hired Florida RB coach Stan Drayton to coach Buckeye WRs. Mr. Drayton, please turn in your playbook and oversized wristband.

• ESPN’s David Ubben reviews the recruiting needs of the Big 12. It wasn’t fair of him, given their conference movement and recent turmoil, to put up a giant “EVERYTHING” next to Colorado.

• ESPN’s Joe Schad reports that Tate Forcier is considering nine different schools for his impending transfer — three of which are FCS programs. Didn’t expect to see Florida A&M in the Forcier sweepstakes, but now they’re who I’m rooting for. Rattler Up!

• Former Florida DB Will Hill claimed a hacker took over his Twitter account and somehow it was the fault of “some blogger” for posting the choice tweets. I don’t see how there could be any holes in this story.

• SI.com’s Stewart Mandel explains how USC coach Lane Kiffin is dancing around the school’s NCAA sanctions.

• Former touted West Virginia QB Barry Brunetti decided to transfer a few weeks ago and now we can all have a great Wednesday knowing he will be taking his talents to Oxford, MS to play for Ole Miss.

• Rich Rodriguez will serve as an analyst for CBS College Sports on National Signing Day. Yep.

• Texas A&M’s AD Bill Byrne is being a Longhorn Network buzzkill. As he should be.

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Today’s Video of the Day is Seinfeld. But serious.

www.youtube.com/watch?v=Z14_-En-JTk

Enjoy your Wednesday.

Today’s Chorus is brought to you Nike founder Phil Knight. Thanks, Phil.

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• The official bowl schedule is out. I think we all remember where we were for our first Franklin American Mortgage Music City Bowl.

• The final coaches poll was released, and thus, we finally get to see each coach’s final ballot. It’s even more dumb and biased than we’ve thought all along. Hip hip.

• USC fans fought with UCLA fans because a football hit a car during the pre-game tailgate. It ended with stabbing. Officially, Reggie Bush is being blamed.

• Virginia Tech coach Frank Beamer gets up, gets up, and gets down. (via edsbs)

• The AP’s Mark Long reports there are rumors Oklahoma State OC Dana Holgersen is being “eyed” by Florida. Or is using Florida to get, as Ty puts it, an eleventy billion dollar raise from the Cowboys.

• This has nothing to do with anything, but the first few paragraphs of this old CNN/SI profile of Dan Kendra are amazing.

• Given that the regular season is over, ESPN’s CFB bloggers have some pretty definitive power rankings. Oh and bowl overviews. And they’ve collectively made the finest guacamole of anybody ever featured here.

• The Texas Longhorns’ season, in MS Paint.

• And on that note, Texas OC Greg Davis officially resigned and two position coaches retired. Now Texas will go undefeated in 2011. Like for definitely.

• Ole Miss DT Jerrell Powe is going to play in the National Football League. Well, I guess we also thought that about Jevan Snead, so I’ll wait until April to say any more.

• Wisconsin‘s student paper named names. Of students bright enough to sell overpriced bowl tickets in what I’m assuming will be lousy seats in an uncomfortable stadium. Who wants to watch a game from an angle that makes it impossible to see Bret Bielema tasting blood?

• Word from Pullman, WA is Washington State is bringing back coach Paul Wulff. At least that’s what I can make of all those dots and dashes.

• USC student-agent Teague (Teague!!) Egan is now, thanks to NFLPA decertification, just a student. Oh, and a horrible person.

• Oregon play by play announcer Jerry Allen gets emotional during the last few seconds of Saturday’s Civil War. And if you know anything about Jerry Allen, you know that the fact that he was aware of the game clock status is something to celebrate.

• SI.com’s Stewart Mandel picks through the BCS storylines in this week’s College Football Overtime.

• Lee Corso‘s wacky mascot head has disappeared. Some clues have surfaced, but mostly, this story has made me want to dance to some Basement Jaxx.

• The Wiz has the week in shapshots, the week in video, and the new Colorado coaches arriving.

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Today’s Video of the Day is scotch. Scotchy scotch scotch.

Enjoy your Monday.

Ty and Dan break down a wild weekend that saw a monster upset by Nevada, a triumphant victory for Auburn, and a defining loss for Rich Rodriguez against Ohio State.  Plus, wackiness in the Big 12, closure in the ACC, and a host of listener Reverbs.

Ty and Dan deliver a super-sized episode, chock full of analysis for all the week’s biggest rivalries, listener e-mails and voice messages.

Ty and Dan talk about LSU’s close call, Nebraska’s dud, a potential Wisconsin-Stanford Rose Bowl, and the ongoing Dillon Baxter Experiment at USC.

Today’s Chorus is brought to you by Natalie Portman. I don’t really need to explain further, but she went to Harvard, who had the audacity to beat Lafayette last month. She’s also in some new movie with rule-breaking Iowa booster Ashton-Something. I forgive her.

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• ESPN’s Joe Schad is reporting that both Cam and Cecil Newton admitted to a “pay for play plan” during phone calls, and that Cam himself apologized to recruiters at Mississippi State because the “money was too much” at Auburn to pass up.

SportsbyBrooks is convinced somebody is lying.

• Ole Miss QB Jeremiah Masoli suffered a concussion against Louisiana-Lafayette and is questionable against Tennessee.

• Oklahoma coach Bob Stoops said nothing seemed out of the ordinary to him while the Sooners recruited Cam Newton. Of course, how much credibility does Stoops have out ON THE ROAD? Exactly.

• CBS Sports’s Adam Jacobi spoke with Jack Arute and Mike Leach. Out loud.

• Oregon (backup) QB Nate Costa is out for the season after suffering a career-ending knee injury on a botched play. This is the fourth major knee surgery for Costa, inching him closer on the punch card to that coveted free sandwich.

• Iowa RB Adam Robinson is expected to play this week against Northwestern after missing last week’s Indiana game with a possible concussion.

• SB Nation’s Spencer Hall (SVBFF) reviews last night’s outstanding 30for30 documentary, “The Best There Never Was” about former Oklahoma RB Marcus Dupree.

• Florida State QB Christian Ponder missed practice yesterday due to a right elbow injury.

• Colorado fired Dan Hawkins partly because an embarrassing Kansas comeback was a clear last straw. SI.com’s Joe Posnanski celebrates a pretty great Kansas win.

• SI.com’s Stewart Mandel, along with other SI staffers, sits down with NCAA President Mark Emmert. On video. IN your computer.

• The Wiz has the last 30 years of Michigan trick plays.

• Minnesota evidently has San Diego State coach Brady Hoke on their short list of coaching candidates.

• Penn State has named Matt McGloin the new starter at QB. Coach Joe Paterno even went as far as learning his name, so you know it’s for real.

• Oklahoma State OC Dana Holgersen has been amazing for the Cowboys. This means he’s either gone after the year or it’s time for STRAIGHT. CASH. HOMEY.

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Today’s Video of the Day is an apology from Bundaberg Rum over an insensitive commercial. I don’t know why, but I forgive them.

www.youtube.com/watch?v=bRvE_fNW_N0

Enjoy your Wednesday.

Ty and Dan get together on Halloween and recap the Week 9 action, including solid road wins by Oregon and Auburn and tough road losses for Michigan State and Missouri.

Ty and Dan talk about Mizzou’s big win, the rise of Auburn, and Navy’s dismantling of Notre Dame. Plus, Verballers ReVerbs.

Today’s Chorus is brought to you by Jimmy Buffett, who seems to enjoy eating cheeseburgers in tropical places and towns named after mixed drinks. He also owns Landshark Lager. I don’t know what a “landshark” is, but I imagine he’s pleased Ole Miss is considering making his made-up animal its mascot.

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• Florida QB John Brantley has injured ribs. But he’s doing great!

• Former Virginia coach (and current Georgia Tech defensive Allow More-dinator) Al Groh will face off against former assistant and now UVa head coach Mike London. It’s like master vs student, only Al Groh isn’t a master, and nobody cares.

• Wisconsin and Pitt each came into the season with excellent, well-known running backs. Now, John Clay (Wisc) and Dion Lewis (Pitt) both may not be as good as their backups. Next!

• Players in the Big 10 are injured. Beep beep ba beep beep beep ba beep beep. That was me typing out an old fashioned telegraph spitting out the headlines. Really for no reason.

• ESPN’s Pat Forde‘s weekly “Forde Yard Dash” is out. ***Dan’s Notes*** Lots of Les Miles, coaching, plays-per-minute, Ana Ivanovic, previews, something about steaks.

• SVBFF and SB Nation’s Brian Cook drops The Week in Schadenfreude. It made me laugh. And a little gassy. Weird.

• Various people continue to rank players for an important award only eligible to certain positions. The Heisman Pundit, SB Nation, and Fox Sports publish these people. Ndamukong Suh will not be clicking any of these links, and with good reason.

• SI.com’s Andy Staples doesn’t just rank teams, he ranks them in powerful fashion. After each entry, I like to imagine he pounds his desk with a fist and yells, “BOOM!” That’s power, children.

• Ole Miss revealed possible mascots to be the new Rebel. I kind of like the bear, and that’s as nice as I can possibly be. Whatever, I happen to like bears wearing hats that bears never wear.

• Arizona State LB Vontaze Burfict, aka The Walking Personal Foul, aka 15 Yards for Unsportsmanlike Conduct, aka The First Guy to Ever Rip Out a Spleen on a Football Field, has been benched. I wonder if this play or that play have anything to do with it. We may never know.

• ESPN’s Lou Holtz is trolling for Republican votes using cheesy football metaphors. Awww, so friggin’ adorable.

• Notre Dame coach Brian Kelly analyzes the differences between two of the teams that beat him, Michigan and MIchigan State, who play each other this weekend in Ann Arbor. Solid analysis before Kelly gave the coaching advantage to Michigan’s Rich Rodriguez because of his wonderful stent-free arteries. What an animal.

Today’s Video of the Day is another one from the Harvard Sailing Team, who doesn’t sail and is not a team. And has nothing to do with Harvard. It’s called “Boys Will Be Girls: Night Out.”

www.youtube.com/watch?v=FukzyfIqYf8

Enjoy your Wednesday. Totes.

Today’s Chorus is brought to you by Longhorn alumnus (and film director) Wes Anderson, who was probably far too busy figuring out the perfect font for an extra’s blazer to watch Texas wilt against UCLA in the Texas sun.

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Walking Wounded

• It’s football, people get hurt. Here are some of the more well-known victims:

Purdue QB Robert Marve is undergoing an MRI on his left knee after an injury against Toledo.

Ole Miss DE Kentrell Lockett is out for the year after tearing his ACL. Plenty of time for Twitter, though.

Oregon State WR James Rodgers suffered a concussion against Boise State and his status is still unknown.

Michigan QB Denard Robinson hurt his knee against Bowling Green, but is likely to play this week at Indiana.

Moving on,

• Georgia LB Demetre Baker was kicked off the team after he was charged with DUI. It was the tenth Georgia arrest this year, earning Mark Richt a large sub at the “What the Hell Happened to Georgia?” deli.

• ESPN’s College Football Gameday will be in Eugene, OR this week for Oregon’s game against Stanford. CB Cliff Harris will be there, per usual, locking shit down.

• EDSBS’s Holly Anderson (or as I sometimes refer to her in my head, Holly Anderson Peete), grades out the week in college football with children’s stickers. Completely appropriate. **Cough** Big 10 **Cough**.

• ESPN’s team of CFB bloggers put forth their conference power rankings and what they each learned this weekend. Not a lot of people know that each of the bloggers wears decoder rings, and when they put them together, they expect something cool to happen, but it’s just a bunch of bloggers sticking decoder rings in the air waiting for something cool to happen. It looks weird.

• This week’s actual rankings are also out. Here are the people that are doing their best to make this bullet point irrelevant.

• ESPN’s Mark Schlabach is On the Mark. Because that’s the name of his column. I’m still not sure if I’m going with “Dan Coverage” or “Dan Overboard” for my future punny column. Either way, “TyBreakers” will be outstanding.

• SI.com’s Stewart Mandel is excited for Week Five in his College Football Overtime.

Today’s Video of the Day is the music video for “Home” by LCD Soundsystem. It can’t be found on XM’s pop station and it’s kind of long, but I still like it anyway. I don’t know if it’s safe for work, but it may be weird for work. I hope this doesn’t make me a dirty hipster.

Enjoy your Monday.

Today’s Chorus is brought to you by Kaitlin Olson, former Stewart Mandel mailbag crush, star of the (soon to be returning) It’s Always Sunny in Philadelphia, and most importantly, Oregon fan. Also, no way she believes the new Masoli information below.

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• Reggie Bush is giving back his Heisman in an effort to save face. Everybody wins – Bush moves on with his life of wealth and fame (with no further repercussions) and USC has crippling, crippling sanctions. Oh well.

• Details have emerged regarding Jeremiah Masoli‘s departure from Oregon to Ole Miss. He claims that he had decided to leave before Chip Kelly dismissed him after he happened to get pulled over for a traffic infraction and was discovered to have pot in his car. I know Masoli has a history of bending the truth, but I’m going with my gut this time, and it’s time to trust the lyingest liar of all the liars.

• The WAC is suing Fresno State and Nevada to force them to stay in the conference through the 2011-2012 season. The only way I’ll end up caring about this story as it progresses is if Pat Hill somehow ends up having to testify and wears a bolo tie. Bolo ties are awful.

• If you’re a prominent football player looking to beat the tar out of people (including an off-duty police officer) in a prolonged bar fight (and get away with it), Knoxville looks like the place to be.

• Star Purdue WR Keith Smith is, in fact, out for the season with a torn ACL/MCL.

• Pittsburgh DE Greg Romeus is having back surgery and hopes to be back for the end of the season. See what I did there with the wordplay? Take a look, you’ll get it.

• Miami has banned its players from posting on Twitter. Because it came down to Jacory Harris either spending time posting pictures of himself in overalls or watching tape to learn how to read the Ohio State defense.

Today’s Video of the Day is the best community forum video I’ve seen in quite some time. I’d say more, but somebody may be watching me (slight NSFW language near the end).

Enjoy your Wednesday.

Hello all, I decided (rather last minute) to do another season of The Postgame Tailgate, my weekly video wrap-up. I generally guarantee nothing in life, but if you don’t like this video series, you’ll receive a full refund by emailing YourMom@Gmail.com.

Anyway, the first episode was kind of hastily put together – there will be much more video and segments etc. as the season progresses. Please be kind.

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Ty and Dan announce the details of their affiliation with theScore Radio, channel 98 on Sirius radio, and delve into all the week’s action with Fanhouse’s Clay Travis.

Today’s Chorus is brought to you by Ole Miss, the school that maybe (kind of) gave The Solid Verbal’s favorite rebel a shot to be their mascot. Even though things aren’t looking so good (right now) for the admiral, remember, it could always just be a trap.

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• Boise State beat Virginia Tech in DC. Which apparently, in college football logic, is reason enough to focus on why they’re not good and not deserving of anything substantial. **Yawn**

• Say what you will, but I liked the uniforms last night, most notable, Virginia Tech‘s helmets. The matte black was filthy. In a good way.

• Reggie Bush will be stripped of his Heisman. Whatever, that Impala was totally worth it – did you see those rims? SICK!

• Maryland beat Navy 17-14 in Baltimore yesterday, with the play of the game being Maryland LB Adrian Moten’s leaping over the offensive line to cause a Ricky Dobbs fumble. It was done in a way that’s been called, “Something average atheletes would never even think about doing themselves ever.”

• Cincinnati WR and former USC transfer Vidal “VH7″ Hazelton tore his ACL during the Bearcats’ game at Fresno State. Fortunately, given the horrible injury, he will be able to apply for a medical redshirt since it happened so early in the season. Also, I have opposite starting WR Armon Binns in the Solid Verbal fantasy league, so I’m sure he’s at least pumped about that.

• As mentioned above, Admiral Ackbar, for all intents and purposes, has been put to rest as an Ole Miss mascot possibility via an excellent ESPN commercial.

• Alabama and DE Marcel Dareus will not appeal the NCAA’s two-game suspension ruling. Don’t worry, Robert Bolden, it’ll just be some other future ineligible defensive lineman who turns your ribcage into Cream of Nittany.

• CNBC’s Darren Rovell reports on the replica jerseys being printed by schools, and which active players happen to have the same numbers as the ones that happen to be for sale. Also, Florida is still printing Tim Tebow, er #15 jerseys, though there is no longer a #15 on the team.

• ESPN’s Erin Andrews is thrilled to be hosting the first hour of College Football Gameday (Saturdays, ESPNU, 9 AM ET), or as it’s called on the west coast, ZZZZZZZZZZZZ/Pillow Drool/Stagger to Pee time. I’m sure she does a fine job with the SEC/Big 10/Big 12 news and features, it just doesn’t seem fair that, out here, we get this guy.

Today’s Video of the Day is of comedian (and reportedly new SNL cast member) Jay Pharoah doing a dead-on Denzel Washington and Will Smith. I can’t imagine that these two impressions will make SNL funny, but it’s certainly more entertaining than the status quo.

Enjoy your Tuesday.

Ty and Dan dig deep for college football news in the dog days of summer and find Lane Kiffin, Jeremiah Masoli, Bryce Brown and angry college presidents.  Plus, voice messages and Verballer e-mails.

Ty and Dan examine the latest Bryce Brown news, Brian Kelly’s call-out, Seantrel’s signing, and the animals on the Ole Miss message boards.  Plus, voice messages, e-mails and an update the Solid Verbal Bracket Pool.

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Ty and Dan welcome Ole Miss coach Houston Nutt to the show to discuss preseason hype, Jevan Snead, the Wild Rebel, and Admiral Ackbar.

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Ty and Dan briefly discuss Oregon’s last turmoil and Admiral Ackbar before delving into a wide array of listener voice messages and e-mails.

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Ty and Dan review the bowl action (and their lackluster picks) since their last podcast, read some listener messages, and wonder what’s going on with Boise State cheerleaders.

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Ty and Dan return from a brief respite to reflect upon the Mike Leach and Urban Meyer stories, as well as the bowl games that have already been played.  Plus, picks for the 18 games between now and next week’s podcast.

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Ty and Dan plow through a cornucopia of voicemails, e-mails, week 12 news and week 13 picks due to the Thanksgiving holiday and their live broadcast this Saturday at 3pm ET.  Tune in at SolidVerbal.com or Livestream.com/solidverbal.

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Ty and Dan recap all the tricks and treats of Halloween’s football action, including the most recent Iowa scare, Oregon’s frighteningly-good offense, and Brandon Spikes’ attempt at goring out an opponents eyes.  Plus, voice messages and details on Ty’s costume and Dan’s injury.

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Ty and Dan review all the week’s college football action while coming to grips with the fact that neither of them really has any idea which teams are contenders and pretenders.  Plus, a hearty helping of your voice messages sponsored by a listener who bleeds burnt orange.

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Ty and Dan record a special matinee edition of the Solid Verbal and are joined by Bob Condotta from the Seattle Times to talk about Washington’s upset of USC, matchups within the Pac-10 and the future of Jake Locker.  Plus, voice messages from all corners of the country, scathing e-mails, and details about Ty and Dan’s respective trips to Georgia and Oregon.

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Throughout August, we will be counting down the top 25 teams (as listed here) going into the 2009 season.  Today, we take a trip to The Grove, a place that boasts pretty girls with southern drawls, sun dresses, and which Dan Rubenstein contends is one of the greatest places on the planet.  We’ll just have to take his word for it.

(Photo by Stu in Tuscaloosa)

First Impressions

In the days leading up to the 2009 college football season, Ole Miss was pegged as this year’s darkhorse contender by a number of experts.  Just a few weeks ago, Phil Steele mentioned on our program the possibility of Ole Miss having a bang-up season and potentially making a run at the SEC or national title.  Lofty praise to say the least.  Both polls, thus far, have agreed that the Rebels are a force with which to be reckoned, and Houston Nutt is poised to electrify the south with Jevan Snead and his tricky “Wild Rebel” offense in his second year in Oxford.

As EDSBS’s Spencer Hall put it while guest-hosting The Solid Verbal, “Houston Nutt is crazier than a sack of weasels.”  And, in large part, that’s why Ole Miss could be so dangerous in 2009.  Nutt has always had unpredictability and crazy formations on his side — now he’s got 16 returning starters and as favorable a home schedule as you could ever hope to have in the SEC.  Let’s see if Ole Miss is for real.

Last Year

Houston Nutt arrived at Ole Miss and instantly improved the offense.  His main weapon was Jevan Snead, who threw for 26 touchdowns and almost 2,800 yards.  His secondary attack featured a three-headed monster on the ground in the form of WR Dexter McCluster, RB Cordera Eason, and RB Brandon Bolden, all of whom rushed for more than 500 yards.  His group of receivers (including McCuster, obviously) showed the same level of balance, with three receivers gaining more than 600 yards on the season.  Collectively, this lead to an average of 32.1 points per game in 2008, up 12 points from 2007.  Likewise, the Rebels’ total offense went up by more than 60 yards per game, which lead to a 9-4 record, including a Cotton Bowl victory over then-No. 8 Texas Tech.

But there weren’t just improvements on offense.  Ole Miss improved its defense by almost 120 yards and 10 points per game.  Opponents averaged less than 100 yards rushing against a tough Rebel front, which also logged more sacks (38) than any Ole Miss team thus far this decade.

The Rebels’ M.O. in ’08, at least at the start of the season, was inconsistency.  Losses against Wake Forest and Vanderbilt didn’t seem to add up, especially after this team knocked off Florida in Gainesville only a few weeks later.  But after a tough loss in Tuscaloosa, the Rebels hit their stride, rattling off six straight wins and marching into 2009 with high expectations.

People

You already know about Jevan Snead, Cordera Eason, Brandon Bolden, and Dexter McCluster.  This year, you’ll learn about them, as well as highly-touted freshman WR Pat Patterson.  This offense figures to pack a powerful punch behind an offensive line that averages 332 lbs, which is third in the NCAA.

Defensively, safety Kendrick Lewis returns for his senior season after a great 2008 campaign in which he led the Rebels with 85 tackles.  But he’s not the only returner.  Ole Miss brings back seven other defensive starters, including Kentrell Lockett, Ted Laurent, Macus Tillman, Jonathan Cornell, Allen Walker, Marshay Green and Cassius Vaughn.  This defense will be experienced to say the least — starting all juniors and seniors (at least according to early projections).

This Year

Mississippi’s road schedule features the following juggernauts: Memphis, South Carolina, Vanderbilt, Auburn, and Mississippi State.  That’s it.  In addition to dodging Florida, the Rebels figure to have three difficult SEC games against Alabama, Tennessee and LSU, all of which will be played in Oxford.  Arkansas could be a sneaky game as the Hogs played Ole Miss tight last season, but it wouldn’t appear as though there are more than two or three losses on their schedule.  At least not on paper.

Conclusions

For as promising as Ole Miss seems to be with 16 returning starters, you have to wonder if the hype can be transformed into legitimate performance.  We know that Mississippi’s offense will be one of the most experienced in the SEC, and should improve upon last year’s 32.1 points per game.  We know that this defense is ready to take a big step forward.  But we don’t know how much of this hype is warranted.  The games aren’t played on paper, and if any conference has taught us that in recent years, it’s the SEC.

It would be fantastic to see a team like Ole Miss throw its hat in the SEC circus and take the West division.  A new team in the mix would be an exciting wrinkle.  But the question remains: How much do you really trust Houston Nutt?

Prediction

10-2

Game Highlights Set To Symphony Music

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3szJTBxq0BE

–Ty

Throughout August, we will be counting down the top 25 teams (as listed here) going into the 2009 season. Today, we venture deep into the bayou, where beads are like currency, Nick Saban is the enemy, and purple and yellow is an acceptable color combination at social gatherings.

First Impressions

Les Miles is the kind of guy that doubles-down on every single hand of blackjack.  If he wins, he celebrates like a teenager after his first beer buzz.  If he loses, well, then you don’t want to be the dealer.

Miles has brought this mentality to Baton Rouge — a bold, crazy, unpredictable confidence that’d make you feel more comfortable staring face-to-face with a real, actual tiger.  LSU thrives on riskiness, which makes the Tigers incredibly exciting to watch.  Miles has balls the size of watermelons.

And he’ll need them in 2009, with the usual dosage of hard-nosed SEC football on LSU’s schedule.  But if anyone can find a way to scrap together a few improbable wins and make a darkhorse title run, it is Miles.

Last Year

LSU was plagued by injuries at quarterback.  Andrew Hatch gave way to the Jarrett Lee Experiment, which turned into a tire fire burning out of control.  Likewise, LSU’s defense struggled at times, particularly against passing offenses, which had Sam Bradford-like time to throw the football.  You can’t win like this in the SEC where a top flight defense is paramount to success.

All told, it was an off year for a perennial power, as the Tigers closed the year at 8-5 after a crushing bowl victory over Georgia Tech.  After starting 2008 with a 4-0 record, LSU succumbed to Florida, then to Georgia, then to Alabama (in a heartbreaking OT game), then to Ole Miss, then to Arkansas.  But young players gain important experience against a brutal SEC schedule, and it should serve the Tigers well in 2009.

People

Jarrett Lee might not be at the bottom of the Mississippi right now, but he sure as hell won’t be playing quarterback after last season.  This year, that title belongs to sophomore Jordan Jefferson, who was too green in ’08 to make any serious impact.  Jefferson has looked solid this spring and figures to give LSU much more stability at QB in ’09.  Or at least they’d hope--the passing game was LSU’s biggest problem on offense last season.

As usual, skill positions won’t be a problem.  Jefferson’s target will be talented WR Brandon LaFell, arguably the best receiver in the country who finished just shy of 1,000 yards in 2008, probably due to tenuous quarterbacking issues.  Charles Scott returns at RB fresh off an 1,123 yard campaign last season.  With monster linemen like Ciron Black leading the way, Scott should have an even better year in 2009.

Defensively, LSU is as stacked as ever with quick, solid defenders at just about every position.  Names like Perry Riley, Rahim Alem, Drake Nevis, Harry Coleman and Patrick Peterson are ones for which you should listen.  This unit has crippling potential, and should be a force all season long.

This Year

Though the Tigers play their normal brand of creampuffs throughout September, the schedule toughens up in a hurry with a trip to Georgia (a Solid Verbal sleeper) on October 3th and a major test against Florida a week later.  The Tigers must also travel to Tuscaloosa and Oxford before the year is through.  The SEC West looms large in the BCS Title hunt, and if LSU can emerge from this gruesome road schedule with two wins, it should feel good about its chances of playing for an SEC crown.

Conclusions

It feels like there are four potential losses on LSU’s 2009 schedule (all of which are mentioned above).  Figure on losses to three of those four teams, but all in all, a much improved team from last season.

Prediction

9-3

Highlights Set To NSFW Tupac Music:

www.youtube.com/watch?v=s8rqs88RucE

--Ty

Ty and Dan welcome Phil Steele to the program to talk about the creation of his yearly magazine, teams to watch around the country, thoughts from last season, and his prediction for the 2010 BCS Championship Game.  Plus, random thoughts on the Michael Jackson tribute, Nick Saban’s digs at Utah, the meaningless BCS hearings, and some new slogans for various programs around the country.

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Ty and Dan are joined by SI.com’s Andy Staples to talk about his preseason top 25, bizarre recruit names in the class of 2010, and overrated/underrated college programs.  Plus, Ty and Dan draft their “Crazy Coach Fantasy Teams” and hypothesize about a potential Royal Rumble of college coaches.

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Ty and Dan are joined by Brooks from SportsByBrooks.com to talk about the differences between fan bases, the aura of Tim Tebow, the craziness of Ohio State, and the perils of finding a Solid Verbal Girl.

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Ty and Dan take care of some housecleaning, covering an array of topics from Maurice Clarett’s prison blog to shady street agents and shirtless Tennessee coaches.  Plus, e-mails from the listening public, and cunning insight into how the male mind perceives the rare “girl who likes sports.”

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Ty and Dan are joined by writer Clay Travis to discuss his book about Tennessee football, Layla Kiffin, the SEC, and the casting of The Blind Side.

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Ty and Dan return from their trips to Charlottesville and Oxford, respectively, and discuss a number of essential topics, from the low-intensity vibe of the Virginia faithful to the aesthetically pleasing “Grove” of Ole Miss.  Plus, the tandem tackles other topics, including:

• Phil Steele’s continued dominance in the college football prognosticating industry
• Central Florida referring reporters to a phone sex line instead of a George O’Leary press conference
• Clemson and it’s yearly egg-laying ritual; this time, against Alabama
• The curse of the Oregon quarterback
• Ty’s evolving reputation as Penn State alum
• The podcast’s onward march towards uncertain fame

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