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Breaking the huddle with a retro formation

By Ivan Maisel
ESPN.com

Wednesday, September 24, 2008

The Empires Strike Back? Before the season began, it said here that Tried and True would be a two-touchdown favorite over Topsy and Turvy, the twins who dominated the 2007 season. The prediction seemed like a sure thing because (a) the odds of unranked teams beating top-five teams 13 times seemed long and (b) specifically, teams such as USC, Oklahoma and Georgia all had a lot of returning starters. Ned Dishman/Getty Images Joe Paterno and the Nittany Lions have strolled to a 4-0 start. A ...

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