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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
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Michael Tomasky

And on a less divisive topic...

Let's drop this divisive nonsense and talk about something that can unite us. Tonight brings the college football championship game between Oregon and Auburn.

I already picked Oregon to win on my New Year's predictions post a while back. I see a close game most of the way through, but with Oregon pulling away at the end. I say 45-31, but closer than that spiritually.

This has nothing to do with any feelings about the south, okay? I always liked Auburn when I was a kid, in fact. This is just straight up gut feeling about only football. While the SEC is obviously the best conference, I don't think it was that much better this year than the Pac 10. The SEC's bowl performance so far this year is below .500:

Mountain West: 4-1 -- wow, once again, making a statement
Big East: 4-2
ACC: 4-4
SEC: 4-5
Big 12: 3-5
Big Ten: 3-5
Pac-10: 2-1
Sun Belt: 2-1
C-USA: 2-4
WAC: 1-2

This guy, an SEC partisan, notes mitigating circumstances. Could be. But the fact is, it is the superior conference. But it's not that superior.

I think Les Canards are faster than any team Auburn played this year, and I think it'll show. And if I'm wrong, I'm wrong. I've been wrong before, as some of you enjoy reminding me.

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