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Backfields in motion

By Ivan Maisel
ESPN.com

Wednesday, March 16, 2005

On the one hand, it is heartening to see how many football fans can be roused out of their late-winter slumber by the innocent hyperbole of one coach. On the other hand, holy moley. Auburn coach Tommy Tuberville's offhand comment that the Tigers had to replace the greatest backfield in the last 50 years touched a nerve. You responded with more than 700 e-mails in the first two days the story was posted, and the total continues to climb toward 900. I haven't gotten this much e-mail on one su ...

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