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CobbWebb71 said:
You misspelled Paul Skenes...


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If they hold onto him for at least 5 more years he will be considered the best Pirate pitcher of all time. But that’s not really saying a lot. The best pitchers they’ve had for an extended period of time post-1950 were Bob Friend, John Candelaria, and Verne Law. None of those guys are considered top-100 pitchers of all-time.
 
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From Stewart Mandel's mailbag, we get a knife to the back:

In the 11-year history of the CFP, no team from outside the preseason top 6 has won the championship. And yet, my list of teams that could pull it off runs 10 deep: Texas, Penn State, Ohio State, Clemson, Georgia, Notre Dame, Oregon, Alabama, LSU and Texas A&M, a dark horse that ranks fourth in Bud Elliott’s Blue-Chip Ratio (82 percent). A few of those teams will inevitably miss the Playoff altogether, and none of them are without question marks. But talent-wise, the gap between No. 1 Texas and No. 9 LSU, if it even exists, is a fraction of what it was in 2016 between No. 1 Alabama and … No. 9 Tennessee.

The Tide beat Butch Jones’ Vols 49-10 that season. Though Tennessee did go on to become both “Champions of Life” and champions of the Music City Bowl.
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www.nytimes.com

Mandel’s Mailbag: How many teams can win college football’s wide-open national title race?

Also: the SEC's dark horse team, G5 program with best chances to make playoffs and Iowa State-Kansas State's Week 0 matchup in Dublin.
www.nytimes.com www.nytimes.com
 
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