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Best Of The SB Nation Network: October 5, 2011

We have 314 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

- The Red River Rivalry is Saturday and Burnt Orange Nation has a TX/OU primer, Crimson And Cream Machine looks at OU’s defense vs. Texas’ offense and Barking Carnival scouts both OU’s offense and defense.

- Rock M Nation thinks Mizzou may be ready to show you something as Realignexpansionapalooza 2011 rolls on.

- Check Rocky Top Talk for more on The Craig James Annual Award for Sports Analysis Excellence’s Bye Week.

- Along The Olentangy takes a look at new rival Nebraska as the Buckeyes venture into Lincoln for the first time as Big Ten mates.

- Wide Right Natty Lite has charted progression of Big 12 QBs this season to formulate the QB/Jesus rankings.

Baseball

- Athletics Nation checks in with Part 1 of their exclusive interview with GM Billy Beane.

- Over The Monster says that the Rays’ early bow from the ALDS takes some of the focus off the Red Sox’ collapse.

- Federal Baseball begins counting down the five biggest Nationals stories of the year.

- Amazin’ Avenue reports on some turnover on the Mets’ coaching staff.

Basketball

- The Suns were always Phoenix’s team, but owner Robert Sarver may ruin all that.

- The adage is that you can’t win by the jumper. The Mavs proved that to be false.

- An introduction to advanced basketball stats from the complete bottom.

Football

- The Phinsider with the latest on Chad Henne’s potentially season-ending injury.

- Tim Tebow Time? Mile High Report offers an opinion.

- Behind The Steel Curtain wants the Steelers to stand tall as AFC Champions and start winning.

- Turf Show Times reports that receiver Danny Amendola is expected to miss the rest of the season.

Combat Sports

- Bloody Elbow’s Dallas Winston does the best fight previews in MMA and his dissection of the UFC 136 fights coming up Saturday on Spike TV fights is an example.

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