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Bulldogs out to earn national respect

By Ted Miller
Special to ESPN.com

Saturday, August 16, 2003

Fresno State is like the wiry, 185-pound guy who swaggers into the biker bar and announces without fear that he can lick anyone in the joint. That brave or foolish fellow might not walk away under his own power, but he has something to prove by calling out the house. And what if he does flatten everyone? The Bowl Championship Series and its six conferences is more like an exclusive country club than a biker bar, but Fresno State refuses to accept a position outside the gilded gate without a ...

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