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No. 1 Texas, No. 2 Alabama face dangerous games

By Chris Fowler
ESPN.com

Thursday, October 16, 2008

How crazy is the state of college football these days? Plenty. In the eight-decade history of the AP poll, three of the top four teams lost during the same weekend only three times. Until this season. Suddenly, it has happened twice in three weeks! Let that sink in for a second. It is astounding. Only two of the top four teams face really tricky games on Saturday: No. 1 Texas and No. 2 Alabama. The Longhorns, of course, face several challenges. Texas hosts an explosive but wounded Missouri ...

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