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Best Of The SB Nation Network: October 5, 2011
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.











