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Quick Thought – Thursday, November 18, 2021 – Lessons From Mom: God Has a Plan From Birth

Posted on November 18, 2021 by Douglas Blaine

This is the 23rd of 25 special reflections based on lessons I learned from my mother. These will run from my birthday on October 27 until her birthday on November 20. Read Psalm 136 Your eyes saw my unformed substance; … Continue reading →

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Quick Thought – Monday, August 23, 2021: Bigger Than a Giant

Posted on August 23, 2021 by Douglas Blaine

Read 1 Samuel 17 And David put his hand in his bag and took out a stone and slung it and struck the Philistine on his forehead. The stone sank into his forehead, and he fell on his face to … Continue reading →

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Bowl Prediction: New Mexico Bowl, UTSA vs. New Mexico

Posted on December 16, 2016 by Douglas Blaine

Gildan New Mexico Bowl UTSA (6-6) vs. New Mexico (8-4), Albuquerque, 2 p.m., ESPN New Mexico -8.5 – O/U 54 It’s always difficult to predict how a bowl game will play out when a team has never been to a bowl, … Continue reading →

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College Football 2016: SEC preview

Posted on August 19, 2016 by Douglas Blaine

Every year you hear the arguments for and against it, and it’s going to happen again this year. Whether you agree or not, the SEC is generally accepted as the best conference in college football. And it’s hard to argue … Continue reading →

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College Football 2016: Big 12 preview

Posted on August 17, 2016 by Douglas Blaine

Mark it down – Big 12 expansion is imminent. In a world where conference championship games are becoming part of the lifeblood of college football, the Big 12 absolutely must expand its conference to include more than the present 10 … Continue reading →

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College Football 2016: Conference USA preview

Posted on August 12, 2016 by Douglas Blaine

No conference has been picked clean more than Conference USA, which has seen 14 programs – an entire conference’s worth of teams – depart for larger affiliations since 2005. Nine of the 12 teams in the American Athletic Conference were … Continue reading →

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College Football 2016: Sun Belt Conference preview

Posted on August 9, 2016 by Douglas Blaine

For every best, there must be a worst, even in the world of college football. And among the sport’s 10 conferences, the Sun Belt takes the spot of the worst. Yes, four Sun Belt teams made it to bowl games last … Continue reading →

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Bowl Predictions – Tuesday, December 29, 2015

Posted on December 29, 2015 by Douglas Blaine

Bowl prediction record: 13-12 SU, 11-14 ATS, 13-11-1 O/U Armed Forces Bowl California (7-5) vs. Air Force (8-5), Fort Worth, 2 p.m., ESPN California -7 – O/U 68 Scoring Offense: California, 36.5 (22nd); Air Force, 33.6 (39th) Rushing Offense: California, 155.7 (88th); Air Force, 322.1 (2nd) Passing Offense: California, 368.8, … Continue reading →

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