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Lord, why hast thou forsaken us?

Looking at this week’s broadcast schedule, I can’t help but wonder how the Dawgnation has sinned in the eyes of the WWL. Kansas State @ Nebraska (ESPN, 7:45pm)- Brad Nessler, Todd Blackledge, Erin Andrews Kentucky @ Georgia (ESPN2, 7:45pm)- Mark Jones, Bob Davie Kansas @ Texas (ABC, 8pm)- Ron Franklin, Ed Cunningham 6-5 Kansas State’s coming off of a [...]

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KU-Texas at 7 p.m.

The Kansas at Texas game on Saturday will kick off at 7 p.m. and be televised by ABC, the Big 12 announced.Also, Saturday's Kansas State at Nebraska game that will determine the North Divison winner will be televised by ESPN.Brad Nessler, Todd Blackledge and Erin Andrews will have the call for the game that kicks off at 6:45 p.m. It's K-State's first ESPN appearance since the Auburn game...

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Who are the best announcers in football?

... Johnston – Fox 16. Ron Jaworski – ESPN 17. Greg Gumbel – CBS 18. Sean McDonough – ABC/ESPN 19. Todd Blackledge – ABC/ESPN 20. Dan Fouts – CBS 21. Bob Papa – NFL Network 22. Mike Patrick – ABC/ESPN 23. Chris Fowler – ESPN 24. Gus Johnson – CBS 25. Dick Enberg – CBS Here are the guys that are rated too high: * Buck – He’s in the top 10 based on his baseball rep. He’s solidly average...

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Spider silk used as artificial muscle

... to microchip systems. "No one thought about using spider silk as an artificial muscle," said Todd Blackledge, a professor at the University of Akron who studies spider silk. "But wrap a finger of drag line spider silk around your finger and dip it in water, and your finger will turn blue from the contraction of the fiber."Scientists have known for years that some spider silk contracts...

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Chatters actually exist

... Before kickoff my dad told me to pick a team, I said "I'll take those guys in black & yellow." And the rest is history. They won that game, they won the next year (Super Bowl 14) and, well, 26 years later, they won again! It was tough growing up a Steelers fan in New Jersey in the 80's. All my friends jumped shipped on who they rooted for: The Raiders, Redskins, Dolphins, 49'ers,...

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Talking Points: Tennessee basketball tips off tonight

... GVX's Mike Griffith elicits some experienced and national perspective on Jonathan Crompton from Todd Blackledge , who knows a thing or two about expectations and disappointment. Wes Rucker and Seth Emerson take a page out of the blogger's guidebook and exchange Q&As on Saturday's Tennessee-South Carolina game. Chris Walker, Luke Stocker , Greg King , and Vladimir Richard are apparently...