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Best Of The SB Nation Network: August 23, 2012

We have 322 fantastic sports blogs in SB Nation, so in case you didn’t have a chance to read them all we’ve collected the best stuff right here. Get sports smart in no time fast!

Basketball

-- An early preview of the upcoming Clippers’ season.
-- Comparing past preseason surveys from GMs and rookies: who made the better predictions?
-- Breaking down the report of Virginia Beach possibly luring the Kings.

Football

-- Stampede Blue speculates on the big trade rumors coming out of Indy.

-- There’s been a coach firing. Behind The Steel Curtain on the mysterious firing of a spacial teams coach.

-- Besides Payton Manning, who is making noise out in Denver this preseason? Mile High Report knows.

College Sports

-- Barking Carnival previews the West Virginia Mountaineers and in so doing explores the subtle distinctions between redneck and hillbilly.

-- Double T Nation breaks down the Red Raider-Baylor Bears matchup in a game that should break 80.

-- Off Tackle Empire presents the argument for Iowa. In hopes that God will spare their RBs?

-- Black Heart Gold Pants is picking over-unders on Big Ten win totals. Who’s got the Hoosiers penciled in for 9?

Soccer

-- While some are preaching patience, Burgundy Wave is just about fed up with head coach Oscar Pareja in his first season as Colorado Rapids coach.

Combat Sports

-- Bloody Elbow’s Steph Daniels interviews ‘King Mo’ Lawal about his friend Ronda Rousey.

-- MMA Mania’s Brian Hemminger interviews Bellator headliner Travis Wiuff.

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