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Thursday, August 14, 2025

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Michael Oher's size only thing that disappoints

If you love football and feel-good stories, you must read "The Blind Side" by Michael Lewis, author of "Moneyball." The book chronicles the story of how left tackles became one of the most important parts of any offense in the NFL and college, and it tells this tale through Michael Oher, the left tackle at Ole Miss.


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OPINION  |  EDITORIALS

Darts & Laurels

When it hasn't been raining, it's been hot as Hades in the center of The Gator Nation this week. As the dog days of summer sprint onward at break-neck speed, we at the Department of Darts and Laurels would like to advise our loyal readers to stay hydrated and keep cool. Heat stroke shouldn't be taken lightly and neither should this week's blazing edition of …


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Arian Foster, nice guy, briefly on Gators

Both players from Tennessee, running back Arian Foster and defensive end Robert Ayers, showed up to SEC Media Days wearing white jackets and pants. Foster's jacket had some nice black pinstripes.


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OPINION  |  COLUMNS

Deregulation led to economic hangover

The fact that most of us don't hold a mortgage, work a full-time job or have kids to support makes it pretty easy to ignore the current economic crisis. It doesn't help that for all but a few of us, economics is more boring than an episode of "Book TV" on C-SPAN 3 featuring an interview with Alan Greenspan.


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NEWS

It's a circus at SEC Media Days

This place is an absolute zoo. Southeastern Conference commish Mike Slive announced in his opening speech at about 12:45 Central Time that more than 850 people were in this hotel in the middle of Alabama. Approximately 750 of them are media members. That's quite a lot. The conference room here just for the print writers seems to be the size of a football field, complete with 10 rows of about 30 seats each. That's room for 300 print writers. There might be that many cameras in the building. And ESPN gets its own room.


SPORTS  |  FOOTBALL

Tebow looks to improve on Heisman-winning season

HOOVER, Ala. - Tim Tebow's success in his first season as a starter was well documented as he became the first sophomore to win the Heisman Trophy amid a record-breaking campaign. But nestled in all his mind-boggling stats was a number that doesn't sit well: four.



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