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Sun Belt gives players a chance

By Doug Carlson
Special to ESPN.com

Sunday, August 22, 2004

Growing up in Tecumseh, Okla., just east of Norman, Patrick Cobbs had a choice to make: OU or Okie State? "It's hard to be in Oklahoma and not be a fan of either one, but my family was OU all the way, so I was against them. I always liked the underdog," Cobbs said. "And they were all Dallas fans, so whoever Dallas was playing -- that's who I was for. That's kind of how I was, the odd kid in the family." Naturally, Cobbs' choice of colleges didn't follow the normal path -- or the path to Norma ...

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