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Bob Sparks is President of Ramos and Sparks Group, a Tallahassee-based business and political consulting firm. During his career, he has directed media relations and managed events for professional baseball, served as chief spokesperson for the Republican Party of Florida as well as the Florida Department of Environmental Protection and the Attorney General of Florida. After serving as Executive Deputy Chief of Staff for Governor Charlie Crist, he returned to the private sector working with clients including the Republican National Committee and political candidates in Japan. He lives in Tallahassee with his wife, Sue and can be reached at [email protected].

CFP rankings: Tide rolls while Gators & FSU still in playoff hunt

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For those in the chorus that sings about SEC bias in punditry and polling, you have some sheet music before you. The College Football Playoff (CFP) rankings are now out and if the playoffs were to begin today, two Southeastern Conference teams would be among the four playing for a championship. The on again, off again, on again romance between college football pollsters and Alabama is back on again. After a fall from grace prompted by a home loss to…

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Could Mark Richt wind up in Miami?

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Mark Richt is at a crossroads. He has won a lot of games as the coach of the Georgia Bulldogs; 141 to be exact. Had he won number 142 on Saturday, the tone of the discussions surrounding him today would be quite different. The Florida Gatorsā€™ 27-3 romp in Jacksonville on Saturday started the latest vigil for a coach at a prominent program. Nine times during his 15-year tenure, Richtā€™s teams have won at least 10 games. While a few…

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Jeff Gordon wins at Martinsville; qualifies for championship race

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Jeff Gordon won the Goodyā€™s Headache Relief Shot 500 at Martinsville (Virginia) Speedway, edging Jamie McMurray be two car lengths. Gordonā€™s victory was the 93rd of his career and makes him the first of four drivers to qualify for the championship race at Homestead, Fla. on November 22. Among those still competing in the Chase for the NASCAR Sprint Cup drivers, Kyle Busch finished closest to Gordon in fifth place. Martin Truex, Jr. was seventh and Kevin Harvick eighth. Carl…

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Gators stay at 11; FSU remains 17th in AP Top 25 poll

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Fans looking at this weekā€™s Associated Press Top 25 poll might think they are viewing last weekā€™s poll. For the most part, they would be correct. The same teams in the top 20 this week are the same teams in last weekā€™s top 20. There was only a slight shuffling among those teams. Notre Dame moves up to Number 8 from Number 9, switching places with Stanford. Both teams won narrow victories on the road Saturday night against Number 23…

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College football facts and figures

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On the final Saturday of November, some noteworthy performances from teams and individuals are worthy of mention. Here are just a few: 302 ā€“ Passing yards by Florida State QB Sean Maguire at halftime of FSUā€™s 45-21 win over Syracuse. Maguire was the first quarterback to achieve that many yards before halftime since Chris Weinke had the same halftime total in 2000. 183 ā€“ Yards receiving by No. 5 TCU receiver Josh Doctson in the Horned Frogsā€™ 40-10 romp over…

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Sean Maguire handles pressure in FSUā€™s win over Syracuse

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Each year at seasonā€™s end, players and coaches of successful teams will offer their assessments of the season just past. Whether it is before television cameras or audiences attending post season dinners, the message is similar. ā€œThis was a team effort,ā€ they will say. ā€œEvery person on this roster contributed to our success.ā€ Not many thought Sean Maguire would have the chance to make a vital contribution to Florida Stateā€™s success this season after Everett Golson was named the starting…

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Nebraskaā€™s disaster at Purdue shows how far program has fallen

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The Nebraska Cornhuskers, like the Miami Hurricanes, have won 5 national titles. Both programs are not what they used to be. Miami is currently known nationally for the wrong reasons following last weekā€™s 58-0 embarrassment against Clemson. On Saturday, Nebraska has some soul searching to do following a humiliating 55-45 defeat at Purdue against a struggling Boilermaker team. One of Miamiā€™s bright spots this season, at least it was at the time, was their 36-33 overtime victory over the Nebraska…

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