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College Football 2010 Week 1: Destiny Unmanifested

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1. Kellen Moore - his lack of nerves keeps him here
2. Jacquizz Rodgers - productivity
3. Dion Lewis - just love the way this kid runs
4. The Michael is Spanish For - duh
5. Ryan Mallett - maturation and an even shittier SEC allows for it
 
I Push Fat Kids said:
1. Kellen Moore - his lack of nerves keeps him here
2. Jacquizz Rodgers - productivity
3. Dion Lewis - just love the way this kid runs
4. The Michael is Spanish For - duh
5. Ryan Mallett - maturation and an even shittier SEC allows for it
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As a 5'7" guy myself I hope Jacquizz does it for the little people. Go Jacquizz!
 
If Arkansas can somehow win the SEC, I think Mallet will be right up there. I also think is Udub can mange 8-9 wins Locker will be in the running too. The Heisman is really wide open this year, just like the championship, no clear favorites, this is going to be a good year of football.
 
bucknuticus said:
If Arkansas can somehow win the SEC, I think Mallet will be right up there. I also think is Udub can mange 8-9 wins Locker will be in the running too. The Heisman is really wide open this year, just like the championship, no clear favorites, this is going to be a good year of football.
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It is kind of a weak year for the SEC in terms of Heisman candidates, but then again the SEC has only taken home 3 Heisman trophies in the last 30 years. I suppose its no coincidence that 2 of those came since ESPN started hyping them as the best conference in the land.

I think I'll put together a list of candidates by conference tomorrow.
 
timetokill said:
All right, so let's try this out!
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Ohio State
Pittsburgh
USC
Missouri
Purdue
Louisville
Connecticut
Kansas State
Northwestern
TCU
LSU
Iowa
BYU
Cincinnati
Virginia Tech by 3

Don't you think it'd be easier to make a Yahoo Pick 'em league or something? Either way, thanks for keeping score.
 
Slizz said:
Fucking Thursday can't come soon enough. Lets G-G-G-Getttt itttttt Canes'

http://www.wunderground.com/data/wximagenew/c/canesrule1/5.jpg[/QUOTE]

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Jacory is my frontrunner for the Heisman this year (and the Nr.1 pick next year)

[spoiler]I'm probably the only person that likes FSU and UF too[spoiler]

Too bad my ESPN America subscription runs out today, SKY Germany seriously want to charge me more than 30€ a month when I'm only interested in that one channel. Fuck'em, I put all my hope in atdhe.net(and the fact that I can watch most games at work).

[QUOTE]Since we're all prognosticating, who are your preseason Heisman picks?[/QUOTE]

Like I said above: Jacory Harris, dude has it all. The arm, composure, the legs. Kinda like Dennis Dixon. Only needs to get a little bit buffer.
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From the SI truth and rumors section:

Five months ago, UM's website called Nevin Shapiro ``an ardent, devoted, intense supporter.'' A student lounge was named in his honor. Now, facing years in prison for allegedly running a Ponzi scheme, Shapiro is writing a book about the UM football program in which he alleges former Canes players committed NCAA violations, said his attorney, Maria Elena Perez. Perez said Shapiro told the federal government about the violations, which are alleged to be major, but it did not investigate because ``that's not their area.''

Miami Herald
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Uh oh.
 
OK, I was MIA for a while. And whilst I was gone, I saw that CU signed an agreement to play Ohio State.

I don't see how the caveat of "They have a tough schedule" makes up for the fact that we lose all the time.

Oh wait, 1.4 million. OK.
 
Go Dawgs! No good games this first week, but at least it'll be started and college football will be on TV. :D

bucknuticus said:
If Arkansas can somehow win the SEC, I think Mallet will be right up there. I also think is Udub can mange 8-9 wins Locker will be in the running too. The Heisman is really wide open this year, just like the championship, no clear favorites, this is going to be a good year of football.
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Won't happen, Mallett is the best QB in the country but they're not a complete football team. They'll likely provide several upsets this year though and finish in the top of the SEC west.
 
andycapps said:
No good games this first week, but at least it'll be started and college football will be on TV. :D
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LSU v UNC, Pitt v Utah, and UW v BYU say otherwise. :)

VT v Boise St should be a classic, too!
 
Well, I have season tickets again this year. Last year my son was only a few months old when the season started so I decided to only go to a few games when I could get tickets. I think he's now ready to go to all the games with me so I'm ready to start brainwashing him into thinking everything UGA = evil, everything Georgia Tech = good.
 
Affeinvasion said:
Got tickets to the Notre Dame game on Saturday. Super pumped. My favorite stadium experience in the country.
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Take pics and post them here! I plan on doing the same (and so should other Gaffers). That would be kind of a cool way to keep the thread interesting on Sundays.
 
Ohio State
Pittsburgh
USC
Missouri
Notre Dame
Kentucky
Michigan
UCLA
Northwestern
TCU
LSU
Iowa
BYU
Cincinnati
Virginia Tech by 3
 
http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/huskyfootball/2012758424_palmer30.html

Washington coach Steve Sarkisian ponders the question: Does he see similarities in the career paths of two of his most famous students — Jake Locker and Carson Palmer, now a starting quarterback with the Cincinnati Bengals? He nods furiously.

"Yeah, very similar," he says. "Eerily similar."

And also, he hopes, prophetic.

...

Sarkisian thinks the similarities go even further, noting that USC went 6-6 in 2001 before busting out 10 wins in 2002, the true beginning of the Carroll dynasty, while UW went 5-7 last season.

"I'm telling you, to me, not only are their situations very, very similar, but for the programs as well," Sarkisian said. "I don't know what that all means. But I hope it can kind of recreate itself."
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Locker confirmed for Heisman winner and #1 overall pick. UW confirmed for Rose Bowl and 9-10 wins and beginning of a 7 year dynasty atop the Pac-10.
 
Topic's missing something.






















Dareus.jpg

There we go
 
Possibly making last minute plans to head to Lubbock to watch the first game of the Tuberville Era at Texas Tech. Pretty excited, haven't been back to Lubbock in a few years (last time was, strangely enough, another SMU game).

Baron Batch will be a household name by the end of the year. Dude is a straight up baller. BOOK IT.
 
Monroeski said:
Possibly making last minute plans to head to Lubbock to watch the first game of the Tuberville Era at Texas Tech. Pretty excited, haven't been back to Lubbock in a few years (last time was, strangely enough, another SMU game).
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I'm not sold on Tuberville at all. He won at Auburn based on defense+running game, and Batch is the only decent RB they have. And Tuberville's adventures in spread offense are what got his ass fired in the first place.

Try to play straightforward football against OU and Texas, and they'll get their asses handed to them. They'll still be dangerous, but I'm skeptical that they'll ever be as good as they were under Leach again.
 
Ohio State
Pittsburgh
(14) USC
Missouri
Purdue
Louisville
Connecticut
UCLA
Vanderbilt
TCU
(18) N Carolina
Iowa
Washington
Cincinnati
Boise State 10 points
 
Ohio State
Pittsburgh
USC
Illinois
Notre Dame
Kentucky
Connecticut
UCLA
Vanderbilt
TCU
LSU
Iowa
Washington
Cincinnati
Boise State by 7 Points

It's here! It's here! College football is back!
 
Ohio State
Utah
USC
Missouri
Notre Dame
Kentucky
Michigan
UCLA
Northwestern
TCU
N Carolina
Iowa
BYU
Cincinnati
Virginia Tech by 3 points
 
Ohio State
Utah
USC
Missouri
Purdue
Kentucky
Michigan
Kansas State
Vanderbilt
Oregon State
LSU
Iowa
Washington
Cincinnati
Boise State by 14 points
 
Ohio State
Pittsburgh
USC
Missouri
Notre Dame
Louisville
Connecticut
Kansas State
Northwestern
TCU
LSU
Iowa
Washington
Cincinnati
Boise State by 10 points
 
AlteredBeast said:
Look at the differences in picks across everyone. And people were saying it wasn't going to be a good week in college football!
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to be completely fair several of mine were contrarian picks just to go against the flow in games that I thought there was a reasonable chance for the underdog to win.
 
StoOgE said:
to be completely fair several of mine were contrarian picks just to go against the flow in games that I thought there was a reasonable chance for the underdog to win.
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Do you know why I picked Oregon State? Not because of the football, but because I heard that they have only sold 40k seats at Jerry World for it. Its a completely illogical reason to pick a football game, but damn if that is going to stop me.

And people wonder why I am adamant that they shouldn't join the Big 12.
 
Ohio State
Pittsburgh
USC
Missouri
Notre Dame
Kentucky
Connecticut
Kansas State
Northwestern
TCU
LSU
Iowa
BYU
Cincinnati
Boise State by 10 points
 
StoOgE said:
to be completely fair several of mine were contrarian picks just to go against the flow in games that I thought there was a reasonable chance for the underdog to win.
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Contrarian picks rock. Made a lot of money picking games like Patriots over Rams (01), Ohio State over Miami (02), Pistons over Lakers (04), and Michigan over Florida (08) using that "logic."
 
ConfusingJazz said:
Do you know why I picked Oregon State? Not because of the football, but because I heard that they have only sold 40k seats at Jerry World for it. Its a completely illogical reason to pick a football game, but damn if that is going to stop me.

And people wonder why I am adamant that they shouldn't join the Big 12.
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Man, OSU doesn't play well in the early season. I reaaaaally don't see them winning that one.
 
KingGondo said:
I'm not sold on Tuberville at all. He won at Auburn based on defense+running game, and Batch is the only decent RB they have. And Tuberville's adventures in spread offense are what got his ass fired in the first place.

Try to play straightforward football against OU and Texas, and they'll get their asses handed to them. They'll still be dangerous, but I'm skeptical that they'll ever be as good as they were under Leach again.
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That's just pretty much wrong. RB is probably the deepest position on the entire team. Crawford filled in as a starter admirably several years ago, and is a good power back; Stephens performed VERY well last year as a true freshman. True freshman Ben McRoy has been turning a lot of heads this fall as well and is expected to get some playing time due to his speed.

Batch is definitely the man, but to say that nobody else is even decent is the opinion of somebody who hasn't really been paying attention to the team. There are plenty of things to be concerned about for this team but RB isn't one of them.
 
Cyan said:
Man, OSU doesn't play well in the early season. I reaaaaally don't see them winning that one.
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That's why I didn't pick them. They have 1 non-home win in September in the last 4-5 years. Pretty sad.
 
Marshall @ (2) Ohio State
(15) Pittsburgh @ Utah
(14) USC @ Hawaii
Illinois vs Missouri
Purdue @ Notre Dame
Kentucky @ Louisville
Connecticut @ Michigan
UCLA @ Kansas State
Northwestern @ Vanderbilt
(24) Oregon State vs (6) TCU
(21) LSU vs (18) N Carolina
Eastern Illinois @ (9) Iowa
Washington @ BYU
Cincinnati @ Fresno State
(3) Boise State vs (10) Virginia Tech by 6 points
 
ConfusingJazz said:
Do you know why I picked Oregon State? Not because of the football, but because I heard that they have only sold 40k seats at Jerry World for it. Its a completely illogical reason to pick a football game, but damn if that is going to stop me.

And people wonder why I am adamant that they shouldn't join the Big 12.
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This is why the Big XII doesn't want or need TCU. First game of a hugely hyped season, just down the road from the campus, coming off the best year they've had in decades and a BCS bowl, at possibly the best football stadium in the country, against a ranked opponent, and the tickets sold right now is about 20,000 less than the average Big XII game attendance level from last year (and higher than the average attendance of only one individual team, Baylor).

Tech, A&M, and Texas each probably have as many alumni in TCU's hometown as TCU has alumni on Earth.
 
max_cool said:
The D lost a shit-ton, they have a weaker D-line than last year due to losses and they have no returning starters at linebacker.
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Most importantly, they lost their coordinator. Maybe whoever was hired to take Stoops' place will keep the ball rolling, but I don't expect them to remain at the same level.

FSU wins the ACC this year and beats UF AND UM. I'm saying it now.
 
Monroeski said:
That's just pretty much wrong. RB is probably the deepest position on the entire team. Crawford filled in as a starter admirably several years ago, and is a good power back; Stephens performed VERY well last year as a true freshman. True freshman Ben McRoy has been turning a lot of heads this fall as well and is expected to get some playing time due to his speed.

Batch is definitely the man, but to say that nobody else is even decent is the opinion of somebody who hasn't really been paying attention to the team. There are plenty of things to be concerned about for this team but RB isn't one of them.
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That's fair, I'll admit my knowledge of TTU is pretty limited to years past.

I also take back what I said with regards to schedule: Tech's is pillow-soft this year. Only games that will be tough are UT, @ OU, OSU (always a good game), Mizzou, and @A&M. They'll probably lose to OU and UT, and 2-1 in the remaining 3 tough games would be excellent. 8-9 wins is probably reasonable, considering the schedule (I count 7 gimme wins).

As for OSU, the fourth game (A&M at home) will likely determine the entire trajectory of the season. Win that, and 8-9 wins should happen. Lose it, and we're likely sitting at 6-6. :( I'm pretty optimistic, though--Kendall Hunter will absolutely beast this season, and I expect the offense to hit its stride by the A&M game (and their defense was terrible last year).
 
Ohio State
Utah
USC
Missouri
Purdue
Louisville
Michigan
Kansas State
Northwestern
TCU
LSU
Iowa
BYU
Fresno State
Boise State by 10

Thursday night can't come soon enough. COLLEGE FOOTBALL! Hell yeah!
 
I Push Fat Kids said:
1. Kellen Moore - his lack of nerves keeps him here
2. Jacquizz Rodgers - productivity
3. Dion Lewis - just love the way this kid runs
4. The Michael is Spanish For - duh
5. Ryan Mallett - maturation and an even shittier SEC allows for it
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I still remember the sign somebody had during the USC game :lol
 
KingGondo said:
That's fair, I'll admit my knowledge of TTU is pretty limited to years past.

I also take back what I said with regards to schedule: Tech's is pillow-soft this year. Only games that will be tough are UT, @ OU, OSU (always a good game), Mizzou, and @A&M. They'll probably lose to OU and UT, and 2-1 in the remaining 3 tough games would be excellent. 8-9 wins is probably reasonable, considering the schedule (I count 7 gimme wins).

As for OSU, the fourth game (A&M at home) will likely determine the entire trajectory of the season. Win that, and 8-9 wins should happen. Lose it, and we're likely sitting at 6-6. :( I'm pretty optimistic, though--Kendall Hunter will absolutely beast this season, and I expect the offense to hit its stride by the A&M game (and their defense was terrible last year).
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The home team in the Tech-OSU series has won every game since 2002. Also, OSU hasn't won in Lubbock since World War II. :P

I'm fairly confident in the UT game as well. Every year we have one of OU and UT at home, and we've played very well in recent years against whoever we have in Lubbock. I don't know that I would outright predict a win yet, but I like our chances. Also, no matter what team I was coaching I'd be scared of a night game in Lubbock.

I can only hope the players are ready to go into College Station and beat the Aggies this year after that embarrassing performance in Lubbock last year. One of the top 5 worst games I've ever seen Tech play. Tech has done pretty well for themselves in College Station over the last decade or so, and I'm really not sold on the Aggies. They are getting a ton of hype because of some names on offense, but their defense was not that good at all last year. People somehow forget that they didn't even have a winning record last year. Fun fact - A&M was 6-0 in untelevised games and 0-7 in televised games last year.

I hope Tuberville is more prepared for Norman than Leach ever was because we always lay eggs there.
 
Ohio State
Utah
USC
Missouri
Notre Dame
Louisville
Michigan
Kansas State
Vanderbilt
TCU
LSU
Iowa
BYU
Fresno State
Boise State by 10 points
 
(2) Ohio State
Utah
(14) USC
Missouri
Notre Dame
Kentucky
Connecticut
Kansas State
Northwestern
(6) TCU
(21) LSU
(9) Iowa
BYU
Fresno State
(3) Boise State by 5 points.
 
Alabama Depth Chart: From El Saban

Quarterback

1.Greg McElroy - #12 - SR - 6-3 - 225
2.A.J. McCarron - #10 - FR - 6-4 - 190
3.Phillip Sims - #14 - FR - 6-2 - 214

Running Back

1.Mark Ingram - #22 - JR - 5-10 - 215
2.Trent Richardson - #3 - SO - 5-11 - 220
3.Eddie Lacy - #42 - FR - 6-0 - 212
4.Demetrius Goode - #6 - JR - 5-9 -220 or
Corey Grant - #25 - FR - 5-9 - 186

Left Tackle

1.James Carpenter - #77 - SR - 6-5 - 300
2.Arie Kouandjio - #59 - FR -6-5 - 335 or
Tyler Love - #72 - SO - 6-2 - 30

Left Guard

1.Chance Warmack - #65 - SO - 6-3 - 300
2.John Michael Boswell - #67 - JR - 6-5 - 291 or
Brian Motley - #66 - SR - 6-3 - 289

Center

1.William Vlachos - #73 - JR - 6-1 - 289
2.David Ross - #74 - SR - 6-3 - 302 or
Brian Motley - #66 - SR - 6-3 - 289

Right Guard

1.Barrett Jones - #75 - SO - 6-5 - 301
2.Anthony Steen - #61 - FR - 6-3 - 292

Right Tackle

1.D.J. Fluker - #76 - FR - 6-6 - 340
2.Alfred McCullough - #52 - JR - 6-2 - 309 or
John Michael Boswell - #67 - JR - 6-5 - 291

Tight End

1.Michael Williams - #89 - SO - 6-6 - 270
2.Chris Underwood - #87 - JR - 6-4 - 238

H-Back

1.Preston Dial - #85 - SR - 6-3 - 237
2.Brad Smelley - #17 - JR - 6-3 - 227

Wide Receiver - X

1.Julio Jones - #8 - JR - 6-4 - 220
2.Brandon Gibson - #11 - JR - 6-2 - 196 or
Earl Alexander - #82 - SR - 6-4 - 207

Wide Receiver - Z

1.Marquis Maze - #4 - JR - 5-10 - 182 or
Darius Hanks - #15 - JR - 6-0 - 184
2.Kevin Norwood - #83 - FR - 6-2 - 187 or
Kenny Bell - #7 - FR - 6-1 - 172

DefenLeft sive End

1.Marcell Dareus - #57 - JR - 6-4 - 306
2.Undra Billingsley - #86 - SO - 6-2 - 269 or
Darrington Sentimore - #94 - FR - 6-3 - 261

Nose Guard

1.Josh Chapman - #99 - JR - 6-1 - 310
2.Kerry Murphy - #64 - SO - 6-4 - 319 or
Nick Gentry - #58 - JR - 6-1 - 282

Right Defensive End

1.Luther Davis - #96 - SR - 6-3 - 279
2.Damion Square - #92 - SO - 6-3 - 284
3.Brandon Moore - #97 - FR - 6-5 - 305

Jack Linebacker

1.Courtney Upshaw - #41 - JR - 6-2 - 263
2.Ed Stinson - #47 - FR - 6-4 - 252
3.Adrian Hubbard - #42 - FR - 6-6 - 227

Mike Linebacker

1.Dont'a Hightower - #30- SO - 6-4 - 260
2.Chris Jordan - #36 - JR - 6-3 - 232 or
Nico Johnson - #35 - SO - 6-3 - 238

Will Linebacker

1.Jerrell Harris - #5 - JR - 6-3 - 231
2.Nico Johnson - #35 - SO - 6-3 - 238 or
C.J. Mosely - #32 - FR - 6-2 - 225

Sam Linebacker

1.Chavis Williams - #55 - SR - 6-4 - 223
2.Alex Watkins - #91 - JR - 6-3 - 232
3.Jonathan Atchison - #19 - FR - 6-2 - 228

Left Cornerback

1.DeQuan Menzie - #24 - JR - 6-0 - 195
2.B.J. Scott - #1 - SO - 5-11 - 193
DeMarcus Milliner - #28 - FR - 6-1 - 182

Strong Safety

1.Mark Barron - #4 - JR - 6-2 - 210
2.Nick Perry - #27 - FR - 6-0 - 195 or
Will Lowery - #29 - JR - 5-9 - 188

Free Safety

1.Robert Lester - #37 - SO - 6-2 - 206
2.Will Lowery - #29 - JR - 5-9 - 188 or
Jarrick Williams - #20 - FR - 6-1 - 203

Right Cornerback

1.Dre Kirkpatrick - #21 - SO - 6-3 - 190
2.Phelon Jones - #9 - JR - 5-11 - 199 or
John Fulton - #10 - FR - 6-1 - 179

Place Kicker

1.Cade Foster - #43 - FR - 6-1 - 221 or
Jeremy Shelley - #90 - FR - 5-10 - 168

Punter

1.Jay Williams - #44 - FR - 6-3 - 208 or
Cody Mandell - #32 - FR - 6-4 - 201

Long Snapper

1.Carson Tinker - #51 - SO - 6-1 - 220
2.David Ross - #74 - SR - 6-3 - 302

Holder

1.A.J. McCarron - #10 - FR - 6-4 - 190
2.Greg McElroy - #12 - SR - 6-3 - 225

Punt Return

1.Julio Jones - #8 - JR - 6-4 - 220
2.Marquis Maze - #4 - JR - 5-10 - 182 or
Darius Hanks - #15 - JR - 6-0 - 184

Kick Return

1.Trent Richardson - #3 - SO - 5-11 - 220
2.Julio Jones - #8 - JR - 6-4 - 190
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Only surprises are Menzie starting at Left CB, over Scott, and Jerrell Harris in at Will (instead of SAM) as well as being ahead of Nico and Chris Jordan.

Looks like Platoon Kickers, and perhaps Platoon Punters.
 
ConfusingJazz said:
Kirk Herbstreit released his preseason Herbies, and it comes as no surprise that I lost a little respect for him.



El Arroyo? C'mon man. Its alright, but its not the best Tex-Mex in Austin, let alone best restaurant. Boo, Herbie. Do your damn research.
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Well, if he is rolling into Austin on a Thursday it means he is getting dollar margaritas and a bunch of coeds at the 6th street location. I can forgive the mistake.

Also, I'm sure they never leave the downtown/campus area when in town. But yeah, El Arroyo wouldn't sniff the top 50 eateries in town.

edit: the real problem is Austin not being listed as a top airport. ABIA is a dream to fly out of. 15 minutes through security.. never have to walk very far, big open concourses, clean bathrooms and tons of stores/good places to eat.
 
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