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I’m totally on board with this decision. Not only will it save colleges money, but it will also cut down on paper usage, making it a green decision as well. Some of the colleges that will not be printing media guides anymore include:

• Iowa State
• Ohio State
• Michigan
• Wisconsin

Iowa and all of the Pac-10 schools are also considering the move.

Members of the media will still be able to print information from the schools’ website if they want a hard copy, so they aren’t eliminating guides altogether – just paper versions.

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R.I.P. College Football Media Guides

Kansas 52, Kansas State 21

• Game At-A-Glance: Kansas 52, K-State 21 at Kansas State Football

Texas A&M 24, Colorado 17

• Texas A&M uses 2nd-half run to bounce Colorado at College Football Blog

#14 Missouri 31, Baylor 28

• Missouri-Baylor Analysis at Nick Sloan’s Official Web Site
• Behind the Numbers … and more at Missouri Tigers Football, Sports Snipe

#9 Oklahoma State 59, Iowa State 17

• Cowboys rip Cyclones 59-17 at Oklahoma State Football

#7 Texas Tech 39, #1 Texas 33

• Texas Tech Over Texas at Dreadnaught
• Crazy Texas Tech Upset: How An 8-Team Playoff System Would Look at Bulldog Maroon & White
• Good Start, Great Finish at Heartland Pinstripes
• Post Game Venting at Finding Balance
• The Bell Has Been Rung… at Happy Hour Valley

#4 Oklahoma 62, Nebraska 28

• Oklahoma 62 – Nebraska 28 at HuskerZone
• Final: Oklahoma 62, Nebraska 28 at OUInsider News

Other conferences: ACC, Big 12, Big East, Big Ten, Conference USA, Independents, Mid-American, Mountain West, Pac-10, SEC, Sun Belt, WAC

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2008 Week 10: Blogging about the Big 12

#8 Texas Tech 63, #23 Kansas 21

• OSU’s Moral Victory, OU’s Defense at Sports Xtra Blog
• Texas Tech Guns Down the Jayhawks at Piratesportsguy’s Weblog

#4 Oklahoma 58, Kansas State 35

• No. 4 Oklahoma survives rally to beat Kansas State, 58-35 at Oklahoma Sooners Football
• No. 4 Oklahoma scores 55 in first half win over Kansas State. at Hook’s Center

Nebraska 32, Baylor 20

• Breaking down Nebraska vs. Baylor at The College Game
• Bears Fall Short at Nebraska 32-20 at Baylor Bears News

#1 Texas 28, #6 Oklahoma State 24

• Colt McCoy is Mortal at Last Row
• Postgame React: Texas 28 Oklahoma State 24 at Burnt Orange Nation
• Oklahoma State QB Zac Robinson: ‘We let Texas off the hook’ at Texas Longhorns Football

#15 Missouri 58, Colorado 0

• No. 16 Tigers Rout Colorado, 58-0 at Missouri Football News
• Beat Down Reaction: Missouri Tigers vs Colorado Buffaloes Review at The Ralphie Report

Texas A&M 49, Iowa State 35

• Cyclones fall to A&M despite 574 yards at Iowa State Cyclones Football

Other conferences: ACC, Big 12, Big East, Big Ten, Conference USA, Independents, Mid-American, Mountain West, Pac-10, SEC, Sun Belt, WAC

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2008 Week 9: Blogging about the Big 12

#7 Texas Tech 43, Texas A&M 25

• Post Game Thread: Texas Tech 43, Texas A&M 25 at Double-T Nation

Nebraska 35, Iowa State 7

• Game 7: Nebraska 35, Iowa State 7 at Dirty Laundry
• Nebraska 35, Iowa State 7 at August Cool

#8 Oklahoma State 34, Baylor 6

• Avoiding the Trap: OSU downs Baylor 34-6 at Oklahoma State Football

#4 Oklahoma 45, #16 Kansas 31

• Oklahoma 45, Kansas 31: Final Thoughts – Report Card at Crimson and Cream Machine
• Kansas Football Falls at Oklahoma, 45-31 at Kansas Jayhawks News

Colorado 14, Kansas State 13

• GPC Video: Colorado 14, K-State 13 at Kansas State Football

#1 Texas 56, #11 Missouri 31

• The Good, The Bad, and The Good – Texas 56, Missouri 31 at Barking Carnival
• Texas 56; Missouri 31 at Drudge.com

Other conferences: ACC, Big 12, Big East, Big Ten, Conference USA, Independents, Mid-American, Mountain West, Pac-10, SEC, Sun Belt, WAC 

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2008 Week 8: Blogging about the Big 12

#7 Texas Tech 43, Texas A&M 25

• Post Game Thread: Texas Tech 43, Texas A&M 25 at Double-T Nation

Nebraska 35, Iowa State 7

• Game 7: Nebraska 35, Iowa State 7 at Dirty Laundry
• Nebraska 35, Iowa State 7 at August Cool

#8 Oklahoma State 34, Baylor 6

• Avoiding the Trap: OSU downs Baylor 34-6 at Oklahoma State Football

#4 Oklahoma 45, #16 Kansas 31

• Oklahoma 45, Kansas 31: Final Thoughts – Report Card at Crimson and Cream Machine
• Kansas Football Falls at Oklahoma, 45-31 at Kansas Jayhawks News

Colorado 14, Kansas State 13

• GPC Video: Colorado 14, K-State 13 at Kansas State Football

#1 Texas 56, #11 Missouri 31

• The Good, The Bad, and The Good – Texas 56, Missouri 31 at Barking Carnival
• Texas 56; Missouri 31 at Drudge.com

Other conferences: ACC, Big 12, Big East, Big Ten, Conference USA, Independents, Mid-American, Mountain West, Pac-10, SEC, Sun Belt, WAC 

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2008 Week 8: Blogging about the Big 12

#7 Texas Tech 43, Texas A&M 25

• Post Game Thread: Texas Tech 43, Texas A&M 25 at Double-T Nation

Nebraska 35, Iowa State 7

• Game 7: Nebraska 35, Iowa State 7 at Dirty Laundry
• Nebraska 35, Iowa State 7 at August Cool

#8 Oklahoma State 34, Baylor 6

• Avoiding the Trap: OSU downs Baylor 34-6 at Oklahoma State Football

#4 Oklahoma 45, #16 Kansas 31

• Oklahoma 45, Kansas 31: Final Thoughts – Report Card at Crimson and Cream Machine
• Kansas Football Falls at Oklahoma, 45-31 at Kansas Jayhawks News

Colorado 14, Kansas State 13

• GPC Video: Colorado 14, K-State 13 at Kansas State Football

#1 Texas 56, #11 Missouri 31

• The Good, The Bad, and The Good – Texas 56, Missouri 31 at Barking Carnival
• Texas 56; Missouri 31 at Drudge.com

Other conferences: ACC, Big 12, Big East, Big Ten, Conference USA, Independents, Mid-American, Mountain West, Pac-10, SEC, Sun Belt, WAC 

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2008 Week 8: Blogging about the Big 12

Baylor against Iowa State

• Iowa State falls to Baylor 38-10 at Iowa State Daily
• Final stats BU 38, ISU 10 at Covering the Spread

Colorado against #16 Kansas

• Buffs Fall to 16th Ranked Jayhawks at KKCO Sports

Kansas State against Texas A&M

• KSU shredding A&M defense at College Confidential
• K-State wins high-scoring game at A&M at Rivals

#3 Missouri against #17 Oklahoma State

• Oklahoma State Pops Missouri, 28-23, in Columbia! at Bob McCarty Writes
• The king is dead… at Brooklyn Sports Geeks

Nebraska against #7 Texas Tech

• No. 7 Texas Tech survives, tops Nebraska in OT at NBC Sports
• TEXAS TECH SURVIVES SCARE FROM NEBRASKA at College Football Talk
• Report card: Nebraska vs. Texas Tech at Husker Extra

#1 Oklahoma against #5 Texas

• Longhorns Win!!! at Big Dawg Rants
• Texas Gets Some Fire on the Sideline at The Quad
• Colt McCoy has Tebow’s Back at Last Row

(All the Big 12 teams played this week)

Other conferences: ACC, Big 12, Big East, Big Ten, Conference USA, Independents, Mid-American, Mountain West, Pac-10, SEC, Sun Belt, WAC    (if the link you click isn’t working yet, stop back later)

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2008 Week 7: Blogging about the Big 12

Ok, back up a second. If you’re like me, there are only a handful of teams that you follow consistently, at least enough to know the name of the backup quarterback. That’s right, Bates was the backup, not the starter. Unless you’re an Iowa State fan, you probably don’t know that.

Which you may or may not know is that the Cyclones have gotten off to a less than desirable start at 2-3. Their starter is Austen Arnaud, and this spring, the race for that position was close between Arnaud and Bates. In the past, Bates has been used as a receiver and he is currently second in rushing for Iowa State. Still, he wants to start as the quarterback.

Looking at his record (11 of 24 passes for 137 yards in the four games where he played), Bates isn’t a standout, nor is he horrible. Usually, I call people names and question the size of their penis when they pull stunts like this, leaving mid-season over the starting position.

Here, though, it might be justifiable. Look…I don’t think that Iowa State should be switching off QBs every game. In fact, I hate that idea. To me, two-quarterback systems are hilariously stupid. That said, Arnaud hasn’t proven himself to be an especially good asset to the team. Bates shouldn’t be warming the bench if giving him the starting position is what is best for the team. That can be really frustrating.

ISU coach Gene Chizik says he is “disappointed that Phillip is quitting our team.” He says that although he understand, he is “extremely disappointed that he is quitting two days prior to a game.”

The school will release Bates from his scholarship requirements, according to Chizik, giving him a chance to stay in school (at least for the fall) under his scholarship. It sounds like Bates isn’t going to be moving to another school. If he wanted to do that, it wouldn’t make sense to quit – you want to stay in shape so another school picks you up.

Maybe he’s just burned out from practicing and traveling but not getting the playing time. I can understand that. I’m curious as to his plans, though – will he transfer or is he now just another college football fan?

What do you think – is Bates a sore loser or is his decision to quit justifiable?

Pictures via Newscom.

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Phillip Bates Quits: Sore Loser or Justifiable?