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UNF professors find bias in Associated Press football poll

Spinnaker Jan 17, 2010

The Associated Press college football poll is biased toward a voter’s home state and conference, according to a research study conducted by four UNF business professors. The study was based on votes...

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Staff Blog: Possible NFL Expansion Cities

Spinnaker Apr 19, 2009
The Spinnaker compiled a list of cities that could possibly house an NFL expansion team and some ideas for the new teams' mascots.
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Our Two Sense – Feb. 25

Spinnaker Feb 25, 2009

Mike Tomassoni Art Director Holli Welch Editor in Chief Rebecca McKinnon Staff Writer Jason Yurgartis Features Editor Due to budget cuts, many Florida high schools will be reducing their...

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Staff Blog: Best NFL players of all-time

Spinnaker Jan 22, 2009
I just finished watching the movie "The Express" and it got me think about the best NFL players of all-time at each position. With the Super Bowl less than two weeks away, I decided to come up with a list. Here's my top three and most over rated of each given position.
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Staff Blog: The recruiting system is broken

Spinnaker Dec 4, 2008
A nine-year-old boy’s father recently posted a video on YouTube of his son playing basketball with hopes it will catch the eye of an NCAA recruiter. The young boy is actually very good for his age, and the clip has already been viewed more than a million times. University of Florida football coach Urban Meyer sent hundreds of text messages to recruits to avoid the NCAA limit on phone calls, and found another recruit’s girlfriend a gymnastics scholarship at UF just to sweeten the deal, according to a Gainesville Sun report. What do the two have in common? They are both examples of how NCAA recruiting has gone too far.
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Inside the Huddle

Spinnaker Dec 3, 2008
Jason Yurgartis Features Editor Chad Smith Graphic Designer Rebecca McKinnon Staff Writer Josh Salman Managing Editor
Question 1: With this year’s BCS stir-up bigger than ever, who deserves to be in the college football championship game?
If it were up to me, I’d put Utah and Boise State in the championship game in hopes of destroying the BCS all together. Alabama because they have the momentum with John Parker Wilson to propel them to the big game. Plus, if I rooted for anyone else, my girlfriend would kill me. Me. I’ll stir up all them bowls. The winner of the ‘Bama, Florida game should play Oklahoma – assuming they win the Big 12 title. Unfortunately, I think it’ll be Florida holding the crystal trophy when it’s all said and done.
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Staff Blog: NFL draft needs a rookie salary cap

Spinnaker Nov 25, 2008
Millions of NFL fans across the world watch and wait for it each year. Fans of losing teams the season prior regain hope with expectations their favorite team will select a player who will bring a franchise to winning ways. The NFL commissioner gets on the stage, announces the first overall pick and one young athlete, just months removed from college, becomes a multi-millionaire.
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Jaguars face "perfect" challenge: Week 11 Power Rankings

Spinnaker Nov 12, 2008
In a season full of uncertainty in the NFL only two things can be sure: the New York Giants and the Tennessee Titans. While every other team in the NFL has been extremely inconsistent, these two teams are coasting towards the playoffs. One team that has a significant chance at taking away the Titans perfect record is the Jacksonville Jaguars.
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