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FEATURES
BASEBALL
36 Deserving Better
Dear Bud: The winning Phillies enjoyed it, but the 104th World Series had dismal ratings and was marred by wintry weather. It's up to you to reexamine the Fall Classic and restore its old luster
By Tom Verducci
COLLEGE FOOTBALL
44 Red-letter Night
Texas Tech shook up the BCS race with a last-second win over No. 1 Texas
By Austin Murphy
51 Big Men on Campus
SI's alltime college football team
NFL MIDSEASON REPORT
56 | Titanic Force
Tennessee tackle Albert Haynesworth has tempered his rage to become the game's dominant defender
By Damon Hack
60 | Worth the Weight
How massive tackles thwart complex offenses
By Peter King
62 | The Great Shake-up
A look at the major trends that have shuffled the standings
66 | Dr. Z's All-Pro Notebook
Some spots are locked up, others wide-open
By Paul Zimmerman
68 | Playoff Forecast (Revised)
Unexpected teams will give the postseason a refreshing look
Departments
6 Leading Off
16 Letters
18 Players
• Year of the kicker in the NFL
• Getting silly at victory parades
30 Faces in the Crowd
34 Just My Type by Dan Patrick
• T.J. Hooker's influence on Shaq
82 Point After by Chris Ballard
• Sportspocalypse in Seattle
Inside ...
74 The NBA
• Can Michael Redd defend?
76 College Football
• The new, unbeaten Boise State
78 Fantasy Football
• Reevaluating for the second half
80 NASCAR
• A late run at Chase drama
ILLUSTRATION
ILLUSTRATION BY C.F. PAYNE (ALLTIME TEAM)
51 THE BEST, EVER A panel of SI writers and editors picked the greatest college football players at each position, but with a catch: only one representative per school. Let the arguments begin.
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WALTER IOOSS JR. (HAYNESWORTH)
