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Select 17 — One Day Late

Posted by Brett Kincaid on October 27, 2009

Sorry for the delay, folks.  We had a few hiccups including the unfortunate drop of one of our voters.  Because of that you’ll see the vote totals drop. 

Two things of note with this week’s poll:

  1. Florida has dropped to #3 and received zero first place votes
  2. We have a 3-way tie for the #10 spot.  If you look at the vote totals, there is a huge drop after the Top 8 teams.

Without further ado, your weekly Select 17

1 Alabama (5) 101
2 Texas (1) 94
3 Florida 92
4 Cincinnati 75
5 TCU 73
6 Iowa 72
7 USC 70
8 Boise St. 67
9 LSU 48
10 Oregon 44
10 Penn St. 44
10 Georgia Tech 44
13 Oklahoma St. 25
14 Pittsburgh 22
15 Virginia Tech 20
16 Houston 10
17 Ohio St. 8

Others receiving votes:  Miami 5, Utah 3, Oklahoma 1

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Remembering HawgBall VII

Posted by Adam Butler on October 27, 2009

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Lawyer Asks for Special Prosecutor

Posted by Brett Kincaid on October 27, 2009

The lawyer for a student at the University of Arkansas who claims she was sexually assaulted has asked that a special prosecutor be assigned to further investigate her claim.  The Washington County prosecutors office concluded its investigation last month, saying there was not enough evidence to support charges.  The players accused claim there were consensual sexual acts that took place at the Phi Gamma Delta fraternity house party during the first week of school.

Bass, a Springdale lawyer, asked in his petition that the circuit court appoint a special prosecutor to “take over, investigate and ultimately decide whether to bring charges in the matter.” Bass cited two examples of case law in which the court has the statutory and inherent judicial authority to take such action.

AB UPDATE: This is a complete non-starter.  The circuit court lacks the authority to appoint a special prosecutor under these facts, and the exceptions Mr. Bass cites are clearly not applicable.  I wouldn’t get too worked up over it–not gonna happen.

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Lincoln to Block Vote?

Posted by Brett Kincaid on October 27, 2009

Maybe I am reading too much into her comment, but it sure sounds like Sen. Lincoln does not even want to allow an up-or-down vote on Sen. Reid’s health care bill.

“If it’s government run or government funded, I’m going to have some tremendous troubles with being able to support moving forward on something like that,” Lincoln said in a video conference with members of the Arkansas Farm Bureau.

 

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SEC Links

Posted by Brett Kincaid on October 27, 2009

I don’t think the Razorbacks are in position to take anyone lightly, even if Eastern Michigan is winless on the season.

The Hogs very thin secondary has taken another couple of hits on the injury front.

It sounds like Bama will work on its passing attack during its off week.

Has the real Gene Chizik emerged down on the Plains?

Mississippi appears to have two “Where the heck did he come from?” players on this year’s squad.

It seems like LSU really believes it got a lot better against Auburn last weekend.

Urban Meyer, Tim Tebow:  A Love Story

If history repeats itself, Kentucky has a lot to play for this weekend against Mississippi St.

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Fired ESPN Analyst Steve Phillips

Posted by Adam Butler on October 27, 2009

has entered rehab for his sex addiction in the wake of his affair with a 22-year old ESPN employee.  After reading that article and seeing the pics, I am convinced it (the rehab stint) isn’t  a sham.

 

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Morning News

Posted by Brett Kincaid on October 27, 2009

To no one’s surprise, Sen. Lincoln has no offficial position on the Sen. Reid’s proposed health care bill.

If no one likes the lottery, why did 63% of voters approve it?  And why is is to wildly successful in its first few weeks?

I thought this jackass murdered for jihad?  Now he wants a delay in his murder trial.

When police find the three men that kidnapped this guy, they should get a medal instead of matching bracelets.

The Arkansas delegation in Washington finally did something worthwhile — money to expand broadband access in the state.

The U.S. race back to the moon appears to have hit a snag.

It is another deadly day in Afghanistan.

I wonder if six in ten Americans can explain cap-and-trade let alone decide whether or not they support it.

The most important news in the world.

 

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