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Before we get to the NFC preview, some cupcakes

By Gregg Easterbrook
Special to Page 2

Monday, August 27, 2007

What if the defending Super Bowl champion Indianapolis Colts had several CFL teams on their schedule this fall, plus played at home more often than on the road? That is the scenario evolving in the football-factory NCAA, which kicks off the season Thursday night. In many cases, the power teams can choose which opponents to schedule and, increasingly, they are choosing cupcakes with cherries on top. Defending BCS champion Florida opens at home against Western Kentucky, which has faced three ran ...

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