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Paul Finebaum

Canadian lawyer from Nova Scotia hooked on college football
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Canadian lawyer from Nova Scotia hooked on college football

College football fans come in all shapes and sizes. This Christmas season, I've found a few football fanatics who reside fairly close to the North Pole. Meet

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Winner of BCS title game should be No. 1 team, no question about it
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Winner of BCS title game should be No. 1 team, no question about it

College football has gone from the silly season before BCS Selection Sunday to the ridiculous season in the aftermath. It started a few weeks ago and has

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Unassuming SEC commissioner Mike Slive at top of his game
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Unassuming SEC commissioner Mike Slive at top of his game

The 71-year-old gentleman was shown to his table in a trendy Italian restaurant in Birmingham, Ala., the other day and seemed to slip by everyone completely

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Hatred in Alabama-Auburn rivalry runs deep 365 days a year
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Hatred in Alabama-Auburn rivalry runs deep 365 days a year

When it comes to having extreme bias regarding the importance of the Iron Bowl, the annual battle for bragging rights in the state of Alabama, I readily throw

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If Oklahoma State loses, Alabama deserves another shot at LSU
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If Oklahoma State loses, Alabama deserves another shot at LSU

Two weeks ago, with the Game of the Century tied at 6-6 and the clock ticking down in regulation, I found myself standing next to Urban Meyer on the Alabama

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How one play changed everything for LSU coach Les Miles
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How one play changed everything for LSU coach Les Miles

The sun was slowly sinking behind Tiger Stadium, and inside Les Miles' career at LSU was firmly on life support. On a glorious day early last November, time

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Saban's coaching is always art, but this year's job is a masterpiece
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Saban's coaching is always art, but this year's job is a masterpiece

I took my wife to the world-famous museum on Manhattan's Upper East Side last spring and couldn't wait to show her the collection of the Old Masters. Her less

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Nov. 5 LSU-Alabama obsession sucking life out of rest of SEC
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Nov. 5 LSU-Alabama obsession sucking life out of rest of SEC

In the Deep South, when it comes to college football this season, there is only one date that matters. You say it and everyone knows the meaning. Doesn't

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The sad saga of Harvey Updyke
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The sad saga of Harvey Updyke

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The sad saga of Harvey Updyke
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The sad saga of Harvey Updyke

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Texas hooking many enemies in quest to become most powerful
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Texas hooking many enemies in quest to become most powerful

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As Big Ten welcomes Nebraska, conference struggling for relevancy
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As Big Ten welcomes Nebraska, conference struggling for relevancy

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