The Bottom 10's inspirational thought of the week:
"There is no virtue like winning and no sin worse than losing." -- Murray Warmath, University of Minnesota coach (1954-71)
One member of the preseason Bottom 10 opened play last weekend and the result was predictable. It was Virginia Tech 56, Arkansas State 0 -- at halftime!
With apologies to Steve Harvey, here's this week's Bottom 10:
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ESPN.com's Bottom 10
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Team
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Record
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Comments
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1. Duke
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0-0
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Can Steve Logan and ECU blow another big lead and allow Duke to win?
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2. Arkansas State
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0-1
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Collect $600,000 for trip to Blacksburg and advance three spaces.
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3. Houston
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0-0
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Cross-town rival Rice looks to plant UH in the Bayou Bucket -- again.
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4. Navy
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0-0
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Travel to Dallas to play SMU -- Boy, the '64 Cotton Bowl was a long time ago.
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5. UL-U Pick'em
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0-0
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Hmmm. What's a better place after an L, The Grove in Oxford or the Dixie Chicken in College Station?
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6. Idaho
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0-0
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Vandals travel to in-state rival Boise State -- when exactly does the ski season begin?
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7. Baylor
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0-0
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Beat Cal and send the other Bears to the Bottom 10.
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8. Kansas
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0-0
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If Seneca Wallace and the Cyclones could score 31 on the 'Noles ...
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9. UConn
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0-0
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Huskies visit Boston College. Hope they enjoy the Freedom Trail.
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10. Vanderbilt
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0-0
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Good school = bad football team. Oh, wait. Here comes Georgia Tech.
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10a. Northwestern
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0-34
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The immortal 1979-82 Wildcats who will remain on the list as long as Duke is in their neighborhood.
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Waiting list: California, Eastern Michigan, Ohio, Rutgers, Tulane, Tulsa and Wyoming.
ESPN.com users had plenty to say about the second Bottom 10 ranking of the season.
