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data-date="Thu, 20 Sep 2012 10:10:57 EDT">September 20, 2012</span> <h1><a href="/web/20120920182046/http://www.sportsonearth.com/article/38717336/">Minus One</a></h1> <img class="feature-img" alt="" src="/web/20120920182046im_/http://www.sportsonearth.com/writer/tommy_tomlinson/" data-dimensions="false" 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The football team still practices in the damp New Orleans mornings. Classes still meet throughout the week. Students still live among each other on campus. But it's not the same now. Devon Walker isn't there.</div> </article> <article class="has-thumb"> <img class="article-thumb" alt="" src="/web/20120920182046im_/http://www.sportsonearth.com/writer/tommy_tomlinson/" data-dimensions="false" data-cuts="[{"height":2832,"width":4256,"src":"/assets/images/4/4/0/38586440/cuts/florida_mx4wjzjs_cp3viodf.jpg"},{"at2x":true,"height":72,"width":72,"src":"/assets/images/4/4/0/38586440/cuts/florida_mx4wjzjs_dkqo0q40.jpg"},{"at2x":true,"height":100,"width":200,"src":"/assets/images/4/4/0/38586440/cuts/florida_mx4wjzjs_x7cr4baz.jpg"},{"at2x":true,"height":90,"width":135,"src":"/assets/images/4/4/0/38586440/cuts/florida3x2_331trvvm.jpg"},{"at2x":true,"height":86,"width":115,"src":"/assets/images/4/4/0/38586440/cuts/florida_mx4wjzjs_2ekk556p.jpg"},{"height":778,"width":1400,"src":"/assets/images/4/4/0/38586440/cuts/florida_mx4wjzjs_cjl8jvqc.jpg"},{"at2x":true,"height":550,"width":990,"src":"/assets/images/4/4/0/38586440/cuts/florida_mx4wjzjs_9x0t9yvj.jpg"},{"at2x":true,"height":90,"width":247,"src":"/assets/images/4/4/0/38586440/cuts/florida_mx4wjzjs_e9q6lk7q.jpg"},{"at2x":true,"height":538,"width":950,"src":"/assets/images/4/4/0/38586440/cuts/florida_mx4wjzjs_vetz0ad8.jpg"},{"at2x":true,"height":348,"width":615,"src":"/assets/images/4/4/0/38586440/cuts/florida_mx4wjzjs_1bvv87io.jpg"},{"at2x":true,"height":150,"width":265,"src":"/assets/images/4/4/0/38586440/cuts/florida_mx4wjzjs_y4fbehn1.jpg"},{"at2x":true,"height":115,"width":205,"src":"/assets/images/4/4/0/38586440/cuts/florida_mx4wjzjs_juj2p8ch.jpg"},{"at2x":true,"height":90,"width":160,"src":"/assets/images/4/4/0/38586440/cuts/florida_mx4wjzjs_42217r1k.jpg"}]" data-sizes="{"mobile":265,"tablet":265,"desktop":265}"/> <span class="type">article</span> <span class="date-stamp" data-date="Tue, 18 Sep 2012 12:01:10 EDT">September 18, 2012</span> <h1><a href="/web/20120920182046/http://www.sportsonearth.com/article/38585138/">True Top Ten, Week 3: Gator Raid</a></h1> <div class="blurb">Not just any wins will get a team into our True Top Ten. No, no. Wins against legit opponents, Good Wins -- those are what get a team in our rankings. And after Week 3 of the college football season, it's clear which team deserves the top honor. <a class="more" href="/web/20120920182046/http://www.sportsonearth.com/article/38585138/">More»</a></div> </article> <article class="has-thumb"> <img class="article-thumb" alt="" src="/web/20120920182046im_/http://www.sportsonearth.com/writer/tommy_tomlinson/" data-dimensions="false" data-cuts="[{"height":2436,"width":3402,"src":"/assets/images/7/1/4/38510714/cuts/usc_stanford2_d3tr08gz_v385aldb.jpg"},{"at2x":true,"height":72,"width":72,"src":"/assets/images/7/1/4/38510714/cuts/usc_stanford2_d3tr08gz_w03ynxl2.jpg"},{"at2x":true,"height":100,"width":200,"src":"/assets/images/7/1/4/38510714/cuts/usc_stanford2_d3tr08gz_3fczev80.jpg"},{"at2x":true,"height":90,"width":135,"src":"/assets/images/7/1/4/38510714/cuts/stanford_czoxl7bw.jpg"},{"at2x":true,"height":86,"width":115,"src":"/assets/images/7/1/4/38510714/cuts/usc_stanford2_d3tr08gz_61ai9wze.jpg"},{"height":778,"width":1400,"src":"/assets/images/7/1/4/38510714/cuts/usc_stanford2_d3tr08gz_8qr3lnkz.jpg"},{"at2x":true,"height":550,"width":990,"src":"/assets/images/7/1/4/38510714/cuts/usc_stanford2_d3tr08gz_kq9ngezh.jpg"},{"at2x":true,"height":90,"width":247,"src":"/assets/images/7/1/4/38510714/cuts/usc_stanford2_d3tr08gz_aamnvlml.jpg"},{"at2x":true,"height":538,"width":950,"src":"/assets/images/7/1/4/38510714/cuts/usc_stanford2_d3tr08gz_u82yawjg.jpg"},{"at2x":true,"height":348,"width":615,"src":"/assets/images/7/1/4/38510714/cuts/usc_stanford2_d3tr08gz_8oane54r.jpg"},{"at2x":true,"height":150,"width":265,"src":"/assets/images/7/1/4/38510714/cuts/usc_stanford2_d3tr08gz_5skl3a6s.jpg"},{"at2x":true,"height":115,"width":205,"src":"/assets/images/7/1/4/38510714/cuts/usc_stanford2_d3tr08gz_jfih8min.jpg"},{"at2x":true,"height":90,"width":160,"src":"/assets/images/7/1/4/38510714/cuts/usc_stanford2_d3tr08gz_gyg7rvst.jpg"}]" data-sizes="{"mobile":265,"tablet":265,"desktop":265}"/> <span class="type">article</span> <span class="date-stamp" data-date="Sun, 16 Sep 2012 11:30:11 EDT">September 16, 2012</span> <h1><a href="/web/20120920182046/http://www.sportsonearth.com/article/38510546/">The Good, the Bad and the Ugly</a></h1> <div class="blurb">Week 3 in college football was one of clarity. Good teams started playing legit opponents, and with the heightened competition, nearly every blemish was visible. Turns out some teams are uglier than we thought, but others are just breathtaking. <a class="more" href="/web/20120920182046/http://www.sportsonearth.com/article/38510546/">More»</a></div> </article> <article class="has-thumb"> <img class="article-thumb" alt="" src="/web/20120920182046im_/http://www.sportsonearth.com/writer/tommy_tomlinson/" data-dimensions="false" data-cuts="[{"height":2232,"width":3000,"src":"/assets/images/0/2/6/38311026/cuts/151739059_tn5p3vpd_p8or982x.jpg"},{"at2x":true,"height":72,"width":72,"src":"/assets/images/0/2/6/38311026/cuts/151739059_tn5p3vpd_jhymic1y.jpg"},{"at2x":true,"height":100,"width":200,"src":"/assets/images/0/2/6/38311026/cuts/151739059_tn5p3vpd_2gfcjuqw.jpg"},{"at2x":true,"height":90,"width":135,"src":"/assets/images/0/2/6/38311026/cuts/nd_acc_aclyc3sa.jpg"},{"at2x":true,"height":86,"width":115,"src":"/assets/images/0/2/6/38311026/cuts/151739059_tn5p3vpd_la1mbmkl.jpg"},{"height":778,"width":1400,"src":"/assets/images/0/2/6/38311026/cuts/151739059_tn5p3vpd_p4rkp7qa.jpg"},{"at2x":true,"height":550,"width":990,"src":"/assets/images/0/2/6/38311026/cuts/151739059_tn5p3vpd_1iymp38c.jpg"},{"at2x":true,"height":90,"width":247,"src":"/assets/images/0/2/6/38311026/cuts/151739059_tn5p3vpd_x80cb1w4.jpg"},{"at2x":true,"height":538,"width":950,"src":"/assets/images/0/2/6/38311026/cuts/151739059_tn5p3vpd_rg0kned7.jpg"},{"at2x":true,"height":348,"width":615,"src":"/assets/images/0/2/6/38311026/cuts/151739059_tn5p3vpd_jgn01q4y.jpg"},{"at2x":true,"height":150,"width":265,"src":"/assets/images/0/2/6/38311026/cuts/151739059_tn5p3vpd_6wkfud9z.jpg"},{"at2x":true,"height":115,"width":205,"src":"/assets/images/0/2/6/38311026/cuts/151739059_tn5p3vpd_v5fazu52.jpg"},{"at2x":true,"height":90,"width":160,"src":"/assets/images/0/2/6/38311026/cuts/151739059_tn5p3vpd_f7lbnujk.jpg"}]" data-sizes="{"mobile":265,"tablet":265,"desktop":265}"/> <span class="type">article</span> <span class="date-stamp" data-date="Thu, 13 Sep 2012 01:00:29 EDT">September 13, 2012</span> <h1><a href="/web/20120920182046/http://www.sportsonearth.com/article/38310840/">Southern Comfort</a></h1> <div class="blurb">Notre Dame was the last great independent, so it’s strange, and a little sad, to see the Irish joining the ACC, maneuvering to get better players and find shelter in case of hard times. But they still have a name, and they still have a big TV contract. <a class="more" href="/web/20120920182046/http://www.sportsonearth.com/article/38310840/">More»</a></div> </article> <article class="has-thumb"> <img class="article-thumb" alt="" src="/web/20120920182046im_/http://www.sportsonearth.com/writer/tommy_tomlinson/" data-dimensions="false" data-cuts="[{"at2x":true,"height":72,"width":72,"src":"/assets/images/4/8/6/38226486/cuts/mattscott_otf6lh6c_lrngut34.jpg"},{"at2x":true,"height":100,"width":200,"src":"/assets/images/4/8/6/38226486/cuts/mattscott_otf6lh6c_tt2sdrhx.jpg"},{"at2x":true,"height":90,"width":135,"src":"/assets/images/4/8/6/38226486/cuts/mattscott2x3_pk733ik2.jpg"},{"at2x":true,"height":86,"width":115,"src":"/assets/images/4/8/6/38226486/cuts/mattscott_otf6lh6c_orcg3xlm.jpg"},{"height":1100,"width":1980,"src":"/assets/images/4/8/6/38226486/cuts/mattscott_otf6lh6c_z6pnym3e@2x.jpg"},{"height":778,"width":1400,"src":"/assets/images/4/8/6/38226486/cuts/mattscott_otf6lh6c_r3zbrmcb.jpg"},{"height":550,"width":990,"src":"/assets/images/4/8/6/38226486/cuts/mattscott_otf6lh6c_z6pnym3e.jpg"},{"at2x":true,"height":90,"width":247,"src":"/assets/images/4/8/6/38226486/cuts/mattscott_otf6lh6c_byvlfxkw.jpg"},{"at2x":true,"height":538,"width":950,"src":"/assets/images/4/8/6/38226486/cuts/mattscott_otf6lh6c_k72n5am0.jpg"},{"at2x":true,"height":348,"width":615,"src":"/assets/images/4/8/6/38226486/cuts/mattscott_otf6lh6c_8tnnuaip.jpg"},{"at2x":true,"height":150,"width":265,"src":"/assets/images/4/8/6/38226486/cuts/mattscott_otf6lh6c_2xixu0t2.jpg"},{"at2x":true,"height":115,"width":205,"src":"/assets/images/4/8/6/38226486/cuts/mattscott_otf6lh6c_lmcvy5c0.jpg"},{"at2x":true,"height":90,"width":160,"src":"/assets/images/4/8/6/38226486/cuts/mattscott_otf6lh6c_34dpgh76.jpg"}]" data-sizes="{"mobile":265,"tablet":265,"desktop":265}"/> <span class="type">article</span> <span class="date-stamp" data-date="Tue, 11 Sep 2012 02:41:06 EDT">September 11, 2012</span> <h1><a href="/web/20120920182046/http://www.sportsonearth.com/article/38223830/">True Top Ten, Week 2: RichRod Returns</a></h1> <div class="blurb">The True Top Ten is not about which team will end up with the title, or which would hypothetically beat another. It's about which team is having the best season so far. And after Week 2 ... well, let's just say RichRod's newest team ain't half bad. <a class="more" href="/web/20120920182046/http://www.sportsonearth.com/article/38223830/">More»</a></div> </article> <article class="has-thumb"> <img class="article-thumb" alt="" src="/web/20120920182046im_/http://www.sportsonearth.com/writer/tommy_tomlinson/" data-dimensions="false" data-cuts="[{"at2x":true,"height":72,"width":72,"src":"/assets/images/6/4/0/38182640/cuts/mizzou_georgia_spread_4kc3bgdj_27f5pq5q.jpg"},{"at2x":true,"height":100,"width":200,"src":"/assets/images/6/4/0/38182640/cuts/mizzou_georgia_spread_4kc3bgdj_mhfpvtjc.jpg"},{"at2x":true,"height":90,"width":135,"src":"/assets/images/6/4/0/38182640/cuts/georgia_3x2_puzmukam.jpg"},{"at2x":true,"height":86,"width":115,"src":"/assets/images/6/4/0/38182640/cuts/mizzou_georgia_spread_4kc3bgdj_h2vdm0ho.jpg"},{"height":1100,"width":1980,"src":"/assets/images/6/4/0/38182640/cuts/mizzou_georgia_spread_4kc3bgdj_kf8ksauk@2x.jpg"},{"height":778,"width":1400,"src":"/assets/images/6/4/0/38182640/cuts/mizzou_georgia_spread_4kc3bgdj_9icw4jiv.jpg"},{"height":550,"width":990,"src":"/assets/images/6/4/0/38182640/cuts/mizzou_georgia_spread_4kc3bgdj_kf8ksauk.jpg"},{"at2x":true,"height":90,"width":247,"src":"/assets/images/6/4/0/38182640/cuts/mizzou_georgia_spread_4kc3bgdj_pawdukxi.jpg"},{"at2x":true,"height":538,"width":950,"src":"/assets/images/6/4/0/38182640/cuts/mizzou_georgia_spread_4kc3bgdj_ix2hgnxh.jpg"},{"at2x":true,"height":348,"width":615,"src":"/assets/images/6/4/0/38182640/cuts/mizzou_georgia_spread_4kc3bgdj_c8dcugax.jpg"},{"at2x":true,"height":150,"width":265,"src":"/assets/images/6/4/0/38182640/cuts/mizzou_georgia_spread_4kc3bgdj_aq4zfigq.jpg"},{"at2x":true,"height":115,"width":205,"src":"/assets/images/6/4/0/38182640/cuts/mizzou_georgia_spread_4kc3bgdj_jzetprcz.jpg"},{"at2x":true,"height":90,"width":160,"src":"/assets/images/6/4/0/38182640/cuts/mizzou_georgia_spread_4kc3bgdj_6ezrazm3.jpg"}]" data-sizes="{"mobile":265,"tablet":265,"desktop":265}"/> <span class="type">article</span> <span class="date-stamp" data-date="Sun, 09 Sep 2012 20:48:55 EDT">September 9, 2012</span> <h1><a href="/web/20120920182046/http://www.sportsonearth.com/article/38181858/">Don't Doubt 'Old-Man Football'</a></h1> <div class="blurb">One of the great things about college football is the diversity of styles. Every team has a theory on which is better, or which is more advanced. Missouri had its own theories, but it found out the hard way that 'old-man football' can still dominate. <a class="more" href="/web/20120920182046/http://www.sportsonearth.com/article/38181858/">More»</a></div> </article> <article class="has-thumb"> <img class="article-thumb" alt="" src="/web/20120920182046im_/http://www.sportsonearth.com/writer/tommy_tomlinson/" data-dimensions="false" data-cuts="[{"at2x":true,"height":72,"width":72,"src":"/assets/images/2/6/0/37988260/cuts/mathieu_un7s9srj_5brxr445.jpg"},{"at2x":true,"height":100,"width":200,"src":"/assets/images/2/6/0/37988260/cuts/mathieu_un7s9srj_b4ufhb43.jpg"},{"at2x":true,"height":90,"width":135,"src":"/assets/images/2/6/0/37988260/cuts/tyrann135_pohbo4lg.jpg"},{"at2x":true,"height":86,"width":115,"src":"/assets/images/2/6/0/37988260/cuts/mathieu_un7s9srj_8rnxz5fx.jpg"},{"height":1100,"width":1980,"src":"/assets/images/2/6/0/37988260/cuts/mathieu_un7s9srj_0kjn9dv2@2x.jpg"},{"height":778,"width":1400,"src":"/assets/images/2/6/0/37988260/cuts/mathieu_un7s9srj_teksppta.jpg"},{"height":550,"width":990,"src":"/assets/images/2/6/0/37988260/cuts/mathieu_un7s9srj_0kjn9dv2.jpg"},{"at2x":true,"height":90,"width":247,"src":"/assets/images/2/6/0/37988260/cuts/mathieu_un7s9srj_a8em31zw.jpg"},{"at2x":true,"height":538,"width":950,"src":"/assets/images/2/6/0/37988260/cuts/mathieu_un7s9srj_egsnauvh.jpg"},{"at2x":true,"height":348,"width":615,"src":"/assets/images/2/6/0/37988260/cuts/mathieu_un7s9srj_aa2e4t4o.jpg"},{"at2x":true,"height":150,"width":265,"src":"/assets/images/2/6/0/37988260/cuts/mathieu_un7s9srj_7baoexxd.jpg"},{"at2x":true,"height":115,"width":205,"src":"/assets/images/2/6/0/37988260/cuts/mathieu_un7s9srj_sq34nozy.jpg"},{"at2x":true,"height":90,"width":160,"src":"/assets/images/2/6/0/37988260/cuts/mathieu_un7s9srj_x93ibxnl.jpg"}]" data-sizes="{"mobile":265,"tablet":265,"desktop":265}"/> <span class="type">article</span> <span class="date-stamp" data-date="Thu, 06 Sep 2012 10:37:06 EDT">September 6, 2012</span> <h1><a href="/web/20120920182046/http://www.sportsonearth.com/article/37988064/">Calling His Own Plays</a></h1> <div class="blurb">Tyrann Mathieu has drawn up his own play. After LSU booted him from the football team, he has decided to stay on campus, work on his studies and try to improve himself as a human being. It says a lot about college football that this sounds crazy. <a class="more" href="/web/20120920182046/http://www.sportsonearth.com/article/37988064/">More»</a></div> </article> <article class="has-thumb"> <img class="article-thumb" alt="" src="/web/20120920182046im_/http://www.sportsonearth.com/writer/tommy_tomlinson/" data-dimensions="false" data-cuts="[{"at2x":true,"height":72,"width":72,"src":"/assets/images/0/2/4/37859024/cuts/ttt1_gix4sufh_ol89ge4u.jpg"},{"at2x":true,"height":100,"width":200,"src":"/assets/images/0/2/4/37859024/cuts/ttt1_gix4sufh_yk8t4r47.jpg"},{"at2x":true,"height":90,"width":135,"src":"/assets/images/0/2/4/37859024/cuts/mccarron135_qfolwntf.jpg"},{"at2x":true,"height":86,"width":115,"src":"/assets/images/0/2/4/37859024/cuts/ttt1_gix4sufh_b7n10hjf.jpg"},{"height":1100,"width":1980,"src":"/assets/images/0/2/4/37859024/cuts/ttt1_gix4sufh_sejxzxnf@2x.jpg"},{"height":778,"width":1400,"src":"/assets/images/0/2/4/37859024/cuts/ttt1_gix4sufh_vbz89x0f.jpg"},{"height":550,"width":990,"src":"/assets/images/0/2/4/37859024/cuts/ttt1_gix4sufh_sejxzxnf.jpg"},{"at2x":true,"height":90,"width":247,"src":"/assets/images/0/2/4/37859024/cuts/ttt1_gix4sufh_yl1351hu.jpg"},{"at2x":true,"height":538,"width":950,"src":"/assets/images/0/2/4/37859024/cuts/ttt1_gix4sufh_q2p7fpco.jpg"},{"at2x":true,"height":348,"width":615,"src":"/assets/images/0/2/4/37859024/cuts/ttt1_gix4sufh_nql1fadw.jpg"},{"at2x":true,"height":150,"width":265,"src":"/assets/images/0/2/4/37859024/cuts/ttt1_gix4sufh_9ycb595g.jpg"},{"at2x":true,"height":115,"width":205,"src":"/assets/images/0/2/4/37859024/cuts/ttt1_gix4sufh_idsqwlw2.jpg"},{"at2x":true,"height":90,"width":160,"src":"/assets/images/0/2/4/37859024/cuts/ttt1_gix4sufh_fc4842cg.jpg"}]" data-sizes="{"mobile":265,"tablet":265,"desktop":265}"/> <span class="type">article</span> <span class="date-stamp" data-date="Tue, 04 Sep 2012 08:55:19 EDT">September 4, 2012</span> <h1><a href="/web/20120920182046/http://www.sportsonearth.com/article/37858556/">True Top Ten, Week 1: Bama Reigns</a></h1> <div class="blurb">The flaw of most college football polls is they tend to stick with the same old powers from the preseason. But to make it in our weekly rankings, you have to actually beat a quality opponent -- just like Bama, MSU and Clemson did this weekend. <a class="more" href="/web/20120920182046/http://www.sportsonearth.com/article/37858556/">More»</a></div> </article> <article class="has-thumb"> <img class="article-thumb" alt="" src="/web/20120920182046im_/http://www.sportsonearth.com/writer/tommy_tomlinson/" data-dimensions="false" data-cuts="[{"at2x":true,"height":72,"width":72,"src":"/assets/images/5/6/6/37757566/cuts/alabama1_m1cyxb7d_2eqz69bx.jpg"},{"at2x":true,"height":100,"width":200,"src":"/assets/images/5/6/6/37757566/cuts/alabama1_m1cyxb7d_8wqjg12x.jpg"},{"at2x":true,"height":90,"width":135,"src":"/assets/images/5/6/6/37757566/cuts/bama135_f4iqc6pa.jpg"},{"at2x":true,"height":86,"width":115,"src":"/assets/images/5/6/6/37757566/cuts/alabama1_m1cyxb7d_07efuxkz.jpg"},{"height":1100,"width":1980,"src":"/assets/images/5/6/6/37757566/cuts/alabama1_m1cyxb7d_01s9dme3@2x.jpg"},{"height":778,"width":1400,"src":"/assets/images/5/6/6/37757566/cuts/alabama1_m1cyxb7d_dmktm47b.jpg"},{"height":550,"width":990,"src":"/assets/images/5/6/6/37757566/cuts/alabama1_m1cyxb7d_01s9dme3.jpg"},{"at2x":true,"height":90,"width":247,"src":"/assets/images/5/6/6/37757566/cuts/alabama1_m1cyxb7d_l5i1quj3.jpg"},{"at2x":true,"height":538,"width":950,"src":"/assets/images/5/6/6/37757566/cuts/alabama1_m1cyxb7d_b0p47pos.jpg"},{"at2x":true,"height":348,"width":615,"src":"/assets/images/5/6/6/37757566/cuts/alabama1_m1cyxb7d_1wqpzwu7.jpg"},{"at2x":true,"height":150,"width":265,"src":"/assets/images/5/6/6/37757566/cuts/alabama1_m1cyxb7d_3lx5uiu5.jpg"},{"at2x":true,"height":115,"width":205,"src":"/assets/images/5/6/6/37757566/cuts/alabama1_m1cyxb7d_l7ubyoim.jpg"},{"at2x":true,"height":90,"width":160,"src":"/assets/images/5/6/6/37757566/cuts/alabama1_m1cyxb7d_zhm7uomv.jpg"}]" data-sizes="{"mobile":265,"tablet":265,"desktop":265}"/> <span class="type">article</span> <span class="date-stamp" data-date="Sun, 02 Sep 2012 10:18:27 EDT">September 2, 2012</span> <h1><a href="/web/20120920182046/http://www.sportsonearth.com/article/37757548/">'We Just Beat the Hell Out of You!'</a></h1> <div class="blurb">Michigan was supposed to have the chops to stick with Alabama. But Bama’s 41-14 beatdown leaves college football fans no closer to answering the question they’ve been asking for the last six years: Can’t somebody stand up to the SEC's elite? <a class="more" href="/web/20120920182046/http://www.sportsonearth.com/article/37757548/">More»</a></div> </article> <article class="has-thumb"> <img class="article-thumb" alt="" src="/web/20120920182046im_/http://www.sportsonearth.com/writer/tommy_tomlinson/" data-dimensions="false" data-cuts="[{"height":2549,"width":3830,"src":"/assets/images/8/1/2/37636812/cuts/103947436_0am8ge7t_01u6bnrx.jpg"},{"at2x":true,"height":72,"width":72,"src":"/assets/images/8/1/2/37636812/cuts/103947436_0am8ge7t_mbzyzojm.jpg"},{"at2x":true,"height":100,"width":200,"src":"/assets/images/8/1/2/37636812/cuts/103947436_0am8ge7t_lctukpep.jpg"},{"at2x":true,"height":90,"width":135,"src":"/assets/images/8/1/2/37636812/cuts/nd4_i0eiek01.jpg"},{"at2x":true,"height":86,"width":115,"src":"/assets/images/8/1/2/37636812/cuts/103947436_0am8ge7t_aa2mpoh5.jpg"},{"height":778,"width":1400,"src":"/assets/images/8/1/2/37636812/cuts/103947436_0am8ge7t_6bkey0uw.jpg"},{"at2x":true,"height":550,"width":990,"src":"/assets/images/8/1/2/37636812/cuts/103947436_0am8ge7t_em5no8cx.jpg"},{"at2x":true,"height":90,"width":247,"src":"/assets/images/8/1/2/37636812/cuts/103947436_0am8ge7t_miboo7k7.jpg"},{"at2x":true,"height":538,"width":950,"src":"/assets/images/8/1/2/37636812/cuts/103947436_0am8ge7t_ms2nt1wg.jpg"},{"at2x":true,"height":348,"width":615,"src":"/assets/images/8/1/2/37636812/cuts/103947436_0am8ge7t_yp1fxs50.jpg"},{"at2x":true,"height":150,"width":265,"src":"/assets/images/8/1/2/37636812/cuts/103947436_0am8ge7t_me9acihi.jpg"},{"at2x":true,"height":115,"width":205,"src":"/assets/images/8/1/2/37636812/cuts/103947436_0am8ge7t_norojmr7.jpg"},{"at2x":true,"height":90,"width":160,"src":"/assets/images/8/1/2/37636812/cuts/103947436_0am8ge7t_tayppapt.jpg"}]" data-sizes="{"mobile":265,"tablet":265,"desktop":265}"/> <span class="type">article</span> <span class="date-stamp" data-date="Fri, 31 Aug 2012 00:03:09 EDT">August 31, 2012</span> <h1><a href="/web/20120920182046/http://www.sportsonearth.com/article/37635910/">Do the Irish Need More Fight?</a></h1> <div class="blurb">Radio analyst Allen Pinkett paid for his words when he said Notre Dame football needs more 'criminals.' And rightly so. 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