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Richard Allen Smith

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Iron Bowl Week

By Richard Allen Smith | Published: November 21, 2010
I still remember the moment. I was less than five years old. It was in Albertville, Alabama. My brother and I were playing in the living room when I decided to climb on the foot stool. This was Alabama, after all. We didn’t have ottomans. Just foot stools. I climbed up on [...]
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TCU/Boise St. Championship will end hopes for all mid-majors.

By Richard Allen Smith | Published: November 8, 2010
The chorus of hate directed at the BCS has often pointed to a particular scenario for leading to the systems downfall: a non-BCS school playing for or actually winning a BCS title. My contention has long been that this is an errant assumption. In reality, nothing would do more to strengthen the clout of the [...]
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I Despise Interleague Play

By Richard Allen Smith | Published: June 24, 2010
For many years, my seasons half been on a different timeline than most of the rest of the world. While others break the year up with firm divisions based on planting seasons, school schedules or celestial positioning, my schedule coincides with America’s pastime. The first day of Spring is the day pitchers and catchers report. [...]
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