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Good or bad, what’s been surprising about college football broadcasts this season? Has there been anything disappointing, disturbing or eye opening? — @MrEd315

Frankly, the most disappointing development came on the final Saturday of the regular season, when an egregious conflict of interest played out for the college football world to see.

The talking heads on ESPN’s immensely popular, highly influential ‘College GameDay’ broadcast urged Mississippi to allow Lane Kiffin to lead the Rebels in the College Football Playoff after agreeing to bec

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