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Time to prep, extra motivation could allow teams to defy the odds

By Chris Low
ESPN.com

Thursday, December 20, 2007

The worst place to be this college football season was the favorite's seat. It started back on Sept. 1 when Appalachian State shocked Michigan and only escalated from there. Every weekend, there was one of those games that just sort of caused you to go, "Huh?" Take a minute to sort through all the upheaval this season: Stanford beating USC, Colorado beating Oklahoma, Kansas State beating Texas, Arizona beating Oregon, Navy beating Notre Dame, Louisiana-Monroe beating Alabama and Pittsburgh ...

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