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		<title>A couch potato&#8217;s guide to the bowl games</title>
		<description><![CDATA[ A COUCH POTATO&#8217;S GUIDE TO THE BOWL GAMES &#8211;    The college bowl season has become a vexing time for the discerning couch potato.    Well over half the 119 eligible FBS teams, including one with a losing record, are in the 35 bowls, and neither team has a winning record in four of those games.  [...]]]></description>
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		<title>The BCS debates begin &#8212; Stanford behind Alabama</title>
		<description><![CDATA[THE BCS DEBATE BEGINS &#8212; STANFORD BEHIND ALABAMA &#8211; Now the BCS debates begin in earnest, complete with regional biases, different ranking interpretations, convoluted tie-breaker rules and a variety of expletives directed at the system. The issue is fueled by the fact that unbeaten Stanford remained at No. 4 in the BCS standings, behind Alabama, [...]]]></description>
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		<title>The big one: Stanford vs. Oregon</title>
		<description><![CDATA[THE BIG ONE: STANFORD VS. OREGON &#8211; No. 3-ranked Stanford plays what may be the biggest football game in its history when it hosts No. 6 Oregon on Nov. 12.     It may not be quite as big as the Nov. 5 game between Alabama and LSU, but it’s as close as it gets on the [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Cal desperately needs to beat Oregon State for bowl berth</title>
		<description><![CDATA[CAL DESPERATELY NEEDS TO BEAT OREGON STATE FOR BOWL BERTH &#8211; Cal’s game against Oregon State on Nov. 12 at San Francisco’s AT&#38;T Park may not be the biggest game in the Bay Area that day, but it is awfully big for the Golden Bears. About 30 minutes south, Stanford will be hosting Oregon in [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Stanford still unsure of starting lineup</title>
		<description><![CDATA[STANFORD WOMEN&#8217;S BASKETBALL TEAM STILL UNSURE OF LINEUP JUST DAYS BEFORE OPENER &#8211; Tara VanDerveer and Amy Tucker provided more food for thought than answers in the Cardinal women&#8217;s 100-54 victory over Vanguard in their second and final exhvition game Saturday night. Two true freshmen &#8212; forward Taylor Greenfield and guard Amber Orrange &#8212; were [...]]]></description>
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		<title>What Stanford&#8217;s exhibition told us</title>
		<description><![CDATA[WHAT STANFORD MEN&#8217;S BASKETBALL EXHIBITION TOLD US &#8211; Did we learn anything from Stanford&#8217;s 100-47 victory over Ryerson in its men&#8217;s exhibition basketball game on Saturday? Not much, except that Johnny Dawkins has a lot of options for lineups, and may be juggling his starting five as the season moves along, much like he did [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Stanford tops Oregon State to get ready for Oregon showdown</title>
		<description><![CDATA[STANFORD&#8217;S SHOWDOWN WITH OREGON NEXT AFTER GETTING PAST OREGON STATE &#8211; Stanford’s 38-13 road victory over Oregon State on Nov. 5 probably didn’t impress the pollsters, and the head injury that put WR Chris Owusu in the hospital put a pall over the  Cardinal afterward and put Owusu’s football career in jeopardy. But the result [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.jakestakeonsports.com/index.php/featured/stanford-tops-oregon-state-to-get-ready-for-oregon-showdown/</link>
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		<title>Can Cal&#8217;s defense play well on the road against UCLA?</title>
		<description><![CDATA[CAN CAL&#8217;S DEFENSE PLAY WELL ON THE ROAD AT UCLA? &#8211; Cal successfully completed Step 1 of its four-game road to a bowl game by beating Utah on Oct. 22, but Step 2 may be more important, because the Oct. 29 game against UCLA is on the road. The Golden Bears (4-3) appear to be [...]]]></description>
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		<title>USC will be Stanford&#8217;s toughest road game of the season</title>
		<description><![CDATA[USC WILL BE STANFORD&#8217;S TOUGHEST ROAD GAME OF THE SEASON &#8211; Stanford began to prove its worthiness as a top 10 team with its 65-21 pounding of then-No. 25 Washington at Stanford, but the Cardinal can cement that status with a win on Oct. 29 against USC, which will pose a more difficult obstacle than [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Heisman race just about to start</title>
		<description><![CDATA[HEISMAN RACE HAS NOT EVEN STARTED &#8211; The Heisman Trophy competition should start any day now, but we’re still awaiting the green flag.  The qualifying times are in, and Stanford quarterback Andrew Luck has the pole position.  But that matters little at this point. Three things matter: No. 1: Team Ranking &#8212; The player’s team [...]]]></description>
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