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Best Of The SB Nation Network: September 29, 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!

Baseball

- Lone Star Ball has some thoughts on the Rangers’ playoff roster.

- Camden Chat looks ahead to some likely front office changes with the Orioles this offseason.

- Roto Hardball has some fantasy advice should one or two play-in games be required to decide the Wild Card races.

Football

- The Eagles’ defense has been struggling, Bleeding green Nation reports a shakeup in the starters.

- Hogs Haven says that Rex Grossman limits what the Redskins’ offense can do.

Is Eli Manning taking a beating this year? Big Blue View breaks down the stats for a detailed view.- Pride of Detroit breaks down the offense of the Lions’ opponent this week, the Cowboys.

College Sports

- Corn Nation revisits and tweaks their 2011 Wisconsin Badger preview as Big Red prepares to travel to Camp Randall.

- Bucky’s 5th Quarter thinks Nebraska better be ready on the D Line because Wisconsin produces a lot of big, ugly, cheese curd-eating offensive linemen.

- One Bronco Nation Under God has learned to stop worrying and enjoy Boise State games using nachos and noisemakers and Star Wars-themed costumes.

- The UW Dawg Pound takes a look at the Husky defense by the numbers and determines whether defensive coordinator Nick Holt is getting it done.

- Black Shoe Diaries looks at Penn State’s September and lays out the top story lines heading into October.

- Wide Right Natty Light has joined SB Nation. All your CyBorg-Hawk-Kneeling-Corn-Farmer Trophy are belong to us.

Hockey

- St. Louis Game Time wonders how NHL-ers are going to keep paying it forward. Or backward.

- What can the Devils expect from Petr Sykora this year? In Lou We Trust takes a look.

- How much should that forward score? Pension Plan Puppets tries to answer.

Basketball

- The NBA owners and players are headed for an epic negotiation session this weekend that could determine if there’s a season.

- Rufus on Fire breaks down the tape on Jimmer Fredette’s recent “pick up” game at BYU with a focus on Bismack Biyombo.

- Ben Wallace busted on weapons and drunk driving charges. Surprised?

Soccer

- Vancouver Whitecaps coach Tom Soehn is blaming two of his best players for not doing enough to help the expansion team, but 86 Forever think Soehn may want to look at himself for the team’s troubles.

Combat Sports

- Head Kick Legend talks to one of the strangest cult figures of MMA -- announcer Lenne Hardt.

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