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Missouri, Rutgers look like the real deal

By Mark Schlabach
ESPN.com

Monday, September 25, 2006

Wake Forest fans have plenty of reasons to be excited. So do fans at Houston, Missouri, Purdue, Rutgers and Texas A&M. But when should the rest of the country take notice of the 4-0 starts by each of those schools? Not quite yet. Of the aforementioned six-pack of overachievers, Missouri and Rutgers seem to be the most legitimate. But all six should end up with at least .500 records and play in postseason bowl games. Missouri is ranked No. 25 in the Associated Press Top 25 poll this week, the ...

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