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Best Of The SB Nation Network: December 9, 2010

We have 293 fantastic sports blogs in SB Nation, so in case you didn’t have a chance to read them all today we’ve collected the best stuff right here. Get sports smart in no time fast!

College Sports

- Alligator Army suggests folks not be too quick to judge Urban Meyer’s 2010 lame duck season without first considering their own lame duck periods.

- Team Speed Kills has the list of candidates to replace Meyer at Florida, both those who might end up in Gainesville and those who probably won’t.

- Mississippi State blog For Whom the Cowbell Tolls has a picture of Dan Mullen’s front lawn that shows that the Bulldog student body is doing its part to keep Mullen in Starkville.

- Arkansas Expats believes that Bobby Petrino would take the Florida job if it was offered to him.

- Boise State blog OBNUG has a humorous list of 15 reasons Bronco head coach Chris Petersen won’t be going to Gainesville.

Baseball

- Minor League Ball’s John Sickels has analysis of Thursday’s Rule 5 Draft.

- Amazin’ Avenue wraps up its interview with knuckleballer R.A. Dickey with part four.

- Lookout Landing wonders why the Mariners signed Miguel Olivo. Again.

- Royals Review addresses some questions about the Royals’ signing of Jeff Francoeur.

Hockey

- Nucks Misconduct has a great look at the different ways the Canucks are penalized, complete with an artsy photo.

- The Adirondack Phantoms might go down as the worst team in the 75 year history of the American Hockey League, writes Broad Street Hockey.

- From The Rink with a list of those who have been naughty in the NHL this year.

Football

- Windy City Gridiron reports on a quirky stat - Toxic Differential - that predicts playoffs teams, and the 9-3 Bears are nowhere to be found.

- Ndamukong Suh was fined $15,000 for his hit on Jay Cutler, Pride Of Detroit thinks that’s ridiculous.

- The NFC South can make a case as the best division in the NFL, The Falcoholic gives us a review.

- The Panthers are having a miserable season, Cat Scratch Reader checks on the best division in the NFL">GM Marty Hurney's drafting skills to see if its his fault.

Basketball

- Golden State of Mind tries to have fun despite watching their Warriors lose to the Spurs.

- Kevin Garnett acting like a human being is big news at Celtics Blog.

- Denver Stiffs looks into the decline in Carmelo Anthony’s play of late.

Soccer

- 7500 to Holte has some sage advice for Aston Villa fans: Don’t Panic.

Combat Sports

- In the aftermath of Chael Sonnen’s appeals hearing at the CSAC, S.C. Michaelson has a must read primer on Testosterone Replacement Therapy in MMA.

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