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A strange loss

By Fritz Metzinger | August 30, 2012

The Wes Anderson-directed Moonrise Kingdom was my favorite film of the summer. As is characteristic of Anderson’s films, Moonrise Kingdom offered both a charming, quirky brand of humor and a thought-provoking central theme, all the while unapologetically embracing its weirdness. Once upon a time, college football was the Moonrise Kingdom of big-time American sports.

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Athletes aren’t the only ones who create turnovers

By Sean McGoey | August 29, 2012

As sports fans we form a bond, sometimes practically spiritual in nature, with a team or player. We build memories of that connection, that team’s achievements or that player’s incredible moments. Then the very next year many of those same players have departed. New faces replace the old, rendering the team fundamentally different from the team we remember.

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Star Treatment

By Zack Bartee | August 29, 2012

Dez Bryant’s 2012-13 rules for success: 1. Focus 100 percent on football. 2. No more “allegedly” assaulting mom. 3a. Stop doing stupid things. 3b. Grow up and stop being a distraction.