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Best Of The SB Nation Network: August 25, 2011

We have 309 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!

Soccer

- Say hello to Lion of Vienna Suite, SB Nation’s new Bolton Wanderers blog.

- Cartilage Free Captain analyzes new Tottenaham Hotspur striker Emmanuel Adebayor.

Combat Sports
- Bloody Elbow’s Dallas Winston breaks down the undercard for this Saturday’s UFC 134 fight card.

Football

- Daily Norseman on the new-look Vikings and what to look for in their next preseason game.

- Cat Scratch Reader on the Panthers being awarded former first-round pick Kentwan Balmer through the waiver process.

- Things Eagles fans are looking for in this next preseason game, the dress rehearsal, courtesy of Bleeding Green Nation.

- Hogs Haven says that sacks don’t correlate to wins; you have to measure the whole of the pass rush for an accurate understanding.

College Sports

- Crimson And Cream Machine breaks down the Oklahoma running backs as the Sooners seek to improve on last year’s anemic running game.

- Speaking of the Sooners, Tomahawk Nation ranks Florida State’s schedule and wonders if the game in Tallahassee is all that stands between FSU and an undefeated season.

- Pacific Takes - SB Nation’s new Pac 12 blog - expounds upon the intricacies of the Oregon zone-read.

- Off Tackle Empire makes the definitive case for Penn State and Black Heart Gold Pants champions a very worthy cause.

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