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Opelika-Auburn News This is the worst opening weekend of SEC games I can recall . . . The NCAA released a statement Thursday announcing a two-game suspension for Dareus . . . Never before has one conference and one television network been married quite like the SEC and ESPN . . . Jeremiah Masoli got the ruling he was waiting for but not the news he wanted . . . The most critical part of a football game is probably the kicking game because you are kicking for points, trying to prevent points from being scored or it is a change of possession situation . . . The Ole Miss Rebels received word late Tuesday afternoon that the NCAA has denied quarterback Jeremiah Masoli's request to waive the one-year residency requirement of transfer students . . . Shoulder pads and practically every other piece of equipment used by a football player have constantly been improved and refined over the years . . . I think the SEC will be the only conference in the country where a one-loss team could reach the national championship game . . . "Mark will definitely be out for this week's game against San Jose State and we will manage this on a week-to-week basis beyond this week . . . Fans heading to Auburn for the 6 p.m. game against Arkansas State University will have one shortcut unavailable this season . . . The league will be a little more compact this season because the middle has gotten better . . . Auburn and Oklahoma received serious consideration to be named national champion but neither received a majority of the votes . . . The Auburn product averaged 12.0 points and 6.1 rebounds in 32 games this season . . . I hereby unveil the 2010 rankings of the SEC's most obnoxious fans . . . Williams persevered. Now, the freshman is playing football for his favorite college team . . . "I didn't try to be Terry Bowden when I went to Auburn . . . Auburn's self-reported data shows several factors why the NCAA considers 2008-09 to have been a deficit . . . Here's a look at who each team in the SEC draws during conference play this season . . . Auburn's investment in Chizik has to pay dividends first before the really big spending starts . . . Lots of drama in Columbia these days . . . Whether there will be a next time for Davis won't be known until Saturday night at Jacksonville, but the former Auburn running back is keeping his fingers crossed . . . The SEC has capped the fine structure at $50,000, and the first-offense fine will be reduced to $5,000 if Mississippi State goes three years without a violation . . . Trying to get his foot in the door the last few years, Dufner has been forced to play in some smaller tournaments and even tournaments that are held opposite major championships to try to earn enough money to keep his card . . . "I struggled a little bit with my putting this year, but last week I putted really well . . . He's expected to undergo surgery on Tuesday . . . Tate might be out for the year . . . Bonner is 29th in the league in scoring at 11.8 points per game and is 15th in rebounding with 5.9 boards per game . . . Considered the top free-agent linebacker on the market this spring, Dansby made headlines when the Dolphins made him the highest-paid linebacker in the NFL at that point . . . Somehow, the word "Mississippi" is misspelled on football tickets printed by the University of Alabama . . . Jacobs said a firm was hired to develop expansion and continued renovation plans for the stadium so ideas will be in place when it's time to move forward . . .
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