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It's more than chemistry in Iowa's and Oregon's winning formula

ESPN.com

Sunday, November 1, 2009

The Right Elements By Ivan Maisel, ESPN.com EUGENE, Ore. -- What coaches and players refer to as chemistry is really not chemistry at all. Chemistry is a science subject to irrefutable law. It is what it is. That's not football. What coaches and players refer to as chemistry is really alchemy. Alchemy isn't subject to the laws of science. Alchemy takes a substance of lesser value and transforms it into something greater. Kirby Lee/US PresswireOregon's sum is greater than its parts. That pr ...

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