September 16, 2013 Table Of Contents
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THE MAIL
LEADING OFF
By S.L. Price
SPECIAL REPORT
How You Go From Very Bad to Very Good Very Fast
The MMQB
NEW ORLEANS GETS ITS SEAN PAYTON BACK ON
THE YEAR AFTER HAS FINALLY ARRIVED FOR THE SAINTS—THE YEAR AFTER THEIR COACH'S SEASONLONG SUSPENSION, THE YEAR AFTER A HISTORICALLY AWFUL PERFORMANCE ON DEFENSE, THE YEAR AFTER ITS CITY HOSTED A SUPER BOWL TO WHICH THE TEAM WAS NOT INVITED. SO FAR, THE HEREAFTER FEELS FANTASTIC
By Tim Layden
By Eric Mack
JUNIOR JOHNSON
MOONSHINE WITH ... JUNIOR JOHNSON STOCK CAR LEGEND
THE MAN SI NAMED THE BEST DRIVER IN NASCAR HISTORY TALKS ABOUT PRISON, TOM WOLFE AND THE SECRET TO SOAP BOX DERBY—AND HE'S PLUMB HILARIOUS
By Mark Bechtel
COLLEGE FOOTBALL
By Andy Staples
WIZARDS LIKE OZ
A WAVE OF SPELLBINDING YOUNG SHORTSTOPS IS RETURNING THE POSITION TO ITS ROOTS, MAKING RUN PREVENTION MORE VALUABLE THAN RUN PRODUCTION. THE STAR OF THIS MODERN GLOVE STORY? ANDRELTON SIMMONS, WHO'S ALREADY DRAWING COMPS WITH OZZIE SMITH—AND IS THE THINKING FAN'S MVP CANDIDATE
By Albert Chen
The key to quantifying defensive performance? Measuring fielding the way hitting is
By Joe Sheehan
POINT AFTER
By Phil Taylor
Departments
As a retired NFLer takes in the view from his couch, he finds that fantasy football looks a lot better than the fantasy of actual football
By Nate Jackson
Even after another highlight-reel stuffing week (426 yards, three passing TDs against Sam Houston State), Johnny Manziel remains a love-him or hate-him but impossible-to-ignore figure. As A&M's showdown with Alabama approaches (Sept. 14, 3:30 p.m.), try to match the opiner with his opinion.
Edited by Alexandra Fenwick
By Interview by Dan Patrick
The Case for ... Koji Uehara (Cy Young Candidate)
By Ben Reiter