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#3 Alabama Crimson Tide vs. #14 Arkansas Razorbacks: Brutally Honest Game Preview

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Get ready for the first of two college football national championship "elimination games" this weekend. In the SEC, you have #3 Alabama Crimson Tide vs. #14 Arkansas Razorbacks. Both have legit national title aspirations as do the #7 Oklahoma State Cowboys and #8 Texas A&M Aggies. In both conferences, you have other teams in the mix for the big prize, but eventually they'll … [Read more...] about #3 Alabama Crimson Tide vs. #14 Arkansas Razorbacks: Brutally Honest Game Preview

2012 NFL Mock Draft 8-13

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It's always difficult to do a NFL mock draft for the next year, BEFORE the current one has yet to even occur. There's the issue of determining the order, and whether to take team needs into account or not. This 2012 NFL Mock Draft order is based on the official 2011 NFL Draft Order. Team needs were sometimes, but not often considered in this mock. Sorry to break your … [Read more...] about 2012 NFL Mock Draft 8-13

NFL Draft’s First Two Rounds Will Feature Some Illini

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For the fourth year in a row, the first couple rounds of the NFL Draft will feature a couple names from your Illinois Fighting Illini. Tailback Rashard Mendendall went in the first round in '08, cornerback Vontae Davis was the 25th overall pick in '09, and last year, wide receiver Arrelious Benn was just a couple picks off from being a first round selection. With all this … [Read more...] about NFL Draft’s First Two Rounds Will Feature Some Illini

NFL Draft’s Most Intriguing Team: New England Patriots

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The lockout has already had an impact on this year's NFL Draft. Unless it gets resolved by a week from Thursday, this season means teams can only trade draft picks for picks, not picks for players. Which is especially interesting for the New England Patriots, the team that goes out of their EVERY season to trade down and acquire more picks. Every year, they're a fun team to … [Read more...] about NFL Draft’s Most Intriguing Team: New England Patriots

NFL GMs Really Do Look at Your NFL Mock Draft!

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The Washington Post published a story yesterday on the usefulness of NFL mock drafts, it linked the DC Pro Sports Report  NFL Mock Draft Database and mentioned that the Skins have had a total of 29 different picks "mocked" to the team across the internet. DCPSR published a post that including this choice quote from the Post. What Washington Redskins GM Bruce Allen believes … [Read more...] about NFL GMs Really Do Look at Your NFL Mock Draft!