Author: Michael

Despite a 1-3 start to the season, Florida remains a top 30 team, according to the ESPN Football Power Index.
Florida’s most recent loss — a 26-7 defeat at Miami — only sent the Gators down two spots to No. 30, however. The Hurricanes entered the matchup ranked No. 12 (now No. 11), and teams aren’t typically punished in the FPI after losing as an underdog — never mind the implications of UF staying within a touchdown until the fourth quarter.
Still, the Gators remain an interesting case study for those who follow the FPI rankings.

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For those of you not paying attention to late-September baseball, the New York Mets and Chicago Cubs have just been in a freefall lately. It’s really the Mets, though, who are perilously close to pissing away their giant payroll in Cancun instead of the playoffs. 
Anyway, both clubs are facing off this week in the penultimate series of the regular season, and it comes with a ton of drama. It ain’t exactly what you’d expect, though.

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