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10 College Rivalries Killed by Conference Realignment

Please, please, please bring back these classic rivalries
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10 college rivalries ended by conference realignment
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Thanksgiving hasn’t been the same since the Texas A&M and Missouri started hanging out with the SEC. Or since West Virginia and Pitt started rolling with the Big 12 and ACC, respectively.

 

Conference realignment ended a handful of traditional rivalries, either because of scheduling conflicts or acrimonious relationships.

 

In other words, no more Texas-Texas A&M. No more Backyard Brawl. No more Border War.

 

Top 10 Tight Ends of the BCS Era

Who are the greatest tight ends of the BCS Era?
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<p> College Football's Top 30 Tight Ends of the BCS Era</p>
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Top 10 Running Backs of the BCS Era
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Athlon Sports continues its series looking back the best players of the BCS Era (1998-2013). Today, the staff ranks the 10 best tight ends to play at least one season during the BCS Era.

Note: Florida's Aaron Hernandez was No. 5 initially but has been removed from the rankings by choice.

The Big 12's Top Heisman Contenders in 2013

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<p> The Big 12's Top Heisman Contenders in 2013</p>
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College Football's Top 50 Quarterbacks of the BCS Era

his role as the starting quarterback, but there are no guarantees that he will return to form. TCU can still be a very good team with Trevone Boykin at quarterback, but to be elite, the Horned Frogs need Pachall, the more gifted passer, to take the majority of the snaps in 2013.


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Top 25 College Basketball Recruiting Classes since 2000

Will Kentucky and Kansas add their 2013 hauls to the mix?
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<p> Will Kentucky and Kansas add their 2013 hauls to the mix of top recruiting classes since 2000?</p>
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Even though Kentucky lost out on Andrew Wiggins on Tuesday, the Wildcats may still have a signing class for the ages.

The Wildcats bring in six McDonald’s All-Americans for 2013-14, and Wiggins, the consensus top prospect, would have added to an embarrassment of riches. Instead, Wiggins heads to Kansas where he headlines the No. 2 class -- a recruiting haul that could be No. 1 in most years.

College Football's Top 20 Coaches on the Hot Seat for 2013

USC coach Lane Kiffin tops Athlon's top 20 coaches on the hot seat for spring practice.
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<p> College Football's Top 20 Coaches on the Hot Seat for 2013: Spring Practice Edition</p>
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Ranking All 125 College Football Coaching Jobs for 2013
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The start of spring practice for all 125 college football teams is a chance to start fresh and forget the bad results that came along with 2012. For a handful of coaches, spring practice is also the first opportunity to turn around a program and save their job for 2014.

Ranking the Big 12's College Football Coaching Jobs for 2013

Oklahoma State is a program on the rise and a top-three job in the Big 12.
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5 Coaching Replacements If Gene Chizik is Fired at Auburn

We have ranked every college football program in the country, based on the attractiveness of the position from a coaching perspective. We considered many factors — tradition, facilities, location, money  — but in the end, we simply asked ourselves the following question: Where would we want to coach? Today we focus on the Big 12.

(Note: Current or impending NCAA sanctions were not a factor in these rankings.)

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