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College Football 2013 |Week 1| - Death Throes

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timetokill

Banned
College football is back, baby! It's been a long offseason, full of autographs sold for cold hard cash, slaps on the wrist for recruiting violations, former Gatas getting in trouble with the law, rule changes, and Wazzu in trouble with the law. Not to mention the slow but steady destruction of the NCAA's already flimsy-at-best reputation.

The WAC is officially dead (as far as college football goes, which is all that matters). The Big East is dead, "reborn" as the AAC, which is pronounced the same way you'd make a sudden death cry. The NCAA is pulling out of its agreements with EA, a portent of the possible end of NCAA Football games. This is also the final year before "Legends and Leaders" is mercifully put to rest. But most importantly?

IT'S THE FINAL YEAR OF THE BCS. And for that, we can all be excited.

This year it's all about looking forward. Can anybody stop Alabama from winning another MNC? Will Manziel escape punishment? If not, which hammer comes down -- the real one, or the squeaky toy one? Who will be the first player unjustly ejected for "targeting" under the new rules? Can't wait to find out!


Offseason Thread Wall of Shame
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RIP bluemax :(


2013 Fulmer Cup Scoreboard
Uh... it hasn't been updated since June? I'll update when it's updated.
As they say though, "Vandy is dandy". do they say that?


Heisman Pundit 2013 Watch List
(aka the "If ya ain't a QB, ya ain't shit" list)

  1. Braxton Miller - (Jr) QB Ohio State
  2. Marcus Mariota - (So) QB Oregon
  3. Aaron Murray - (Sr) QB Georgia
  4. AJ McCarron - (Sr) QB Alabama
  5. Kevin Hogan - (So) QB Stanford
  6. Tajh Boyd - (Sr) QB Clemson
  7. Taylor Martinez - (Sr) QB Nebraska
  8. Teddy Bridgewater - (Jr) QB Louisville
  9. Devin Gardner - (Jr) QB Michigan
  10. Brett Hundley - (So) QB UCLA


AP Top 25
RK TEAM RECORD PTS
1 Alabama (58) 0-0 1498
2 Ohio State (1) 0-0 1365
3 Oregon 0-0 1335
4 Stanford 0-0 1294
5 Georgia (1) 0-0 1249
6 South Carolina 0-0 1154
7 Texas A&M 0-0 1104
8 Clemson 0-0 1083
9 Louisville 0-0 1042
10 Florida 0-0 894
11 Florida State 0-0 845
12 LSU 0-0 802
13 Oklahoma State 0-0 755
14 Notre Dame 0-0 748
15 Texas 0-0 677
16 Oklahoma 0-0 579
17 Michigan 0-0 531
18 Nebraska 0-0 382
19 Boise State 0-0 328
20 TCU 0-0 323
21 UCLA 0-0 286
22 Northwestern 0-0 199
23 Wisconsin 0-0 185
24 USC 0-0 134
25 Oregon State 0-0 129


SID's Poll
RK TEAM RECORD PTS
1 Alabama (58) 0-0 1545
2 Ohio State (3) 0-0 1427
3 Oregon 0-0 1397
4 Stanford 0-0 1262
5 Georgia 0-0 1250
6 Texas A&M (1) 0-0 1215
7 South Carolina 0-0 1136
8 Clemson 0-0 1047
9 Louisville 0-0 1010
10 Florida 0-0 930
11 Notre Dame 0-0 872
12 Florida State 0-0 844
13 LSU 0-0 797
14 Oklahoma State 0-0 726
15 Texas 0-0 622
16 Oklahoma 0-0 620
17 Michigan 0-0 589
18 Nebraska 0-0 426
19 Boise State 0-0 420
20 TCU 0-0 400
21 UCLA 0-0 202
22 Northwestern 0-0 186
23 Wisconsin 0-0 172
24 USC 0-0 165
25 Oregon State 0-0 135



Week 1 Schedule
(all times eastern. games featuring AP ranked teams in bold)


Thursday August 29, 2013
6:00 p.m. — North Carolina at South Carolina | ESPN
6:00 p.m. — Liberty at Kent State | ESPN3
6:30 p.m. — Presbyterian at Wake Forest
7:00 p.m. — Indiana State at Indiana | Big Ten Network
7:00 p.m. — UNLV at Minnesota | Big Ten Network
7:00 p.m. — Tulsa at Bowling Green | ESPNU, WatchESPN
7:00 p.m. — Illinois State at Ball State | ESPN3
7:00 p.m. — Akron at UCF | ESPN3
7:30 p.m. — Western Carolina at Middle Tennessee
7:30 p.m. — Southern Utah at South Alabama
7:30 p.m. — Towson at Connecticut | ESPN3
8:00 p.m. — Utah State at Utah | FOX Sports 1
8:00 p.m. — Jackson State at Tulane
9:15 p.m. — Ole Miss at Vanderbilt | ESPN, WatchESPN
10:00 p.m. — Rutgers at Fresno State
10:00 p.m. — Sacramento State at San Jose State
11:00 p.m. — USC at Hawaii | CBS Sports Network

Friday, August 30, 2013
7:00 p.m. — Morgan State at Army | CBS Sports Network
8:00 p.m. — Western Michigan at Michigan State | Big Ten Network
8:00 p.m. — Florida Atlantic at Miami (FL) | ESPNU, WatchESPN
8:00 p.m. — Texas Tech at Southern Methodist | ESPN, WatchESPN
8:30 p.m. — North Dakota State at Kansas State | FOX Sports 1
8:30 p.m. — Southern University vs. Houston | ESPN3
10:00 p.m. — Northern Arizona at Arizona | Pac-12 Network

Saturday, August 31, 2013
12:00 p.m. — Elon at Georgia Tech | ESPN3
12:00 p.m. — Villanova at Boston College | ESPN3
12:00 p.m. — Buffalo at Ohio State | ESPN2, Watch ESPN
12:00 p.m.— Massachusetts at Wisconsin | Big Ten Network
12:00 p.m. — William & Mary at West Virginia | FOX Sports 1
12:00 p.m. — Southern Illinois at Illinois
12:00 p.m. — Purdue at Cincinnati | ESPNU, WatchESPN
12:21 p.m. — Toledo at Florida
12:30 p.m. — Florida International at Maryland | ESPN3
12:30 p.m. — Louisiana Tech at North Carolina State | ACC Network
1:00 p.m. — Rice at Texas A&M
3:00 p.m. — Colgate at Air Force
3:30 p.m. — Temple at Notre Dame | NBC
3:30 p.m. — Penn State vs. Syracuse* | ABC, ESPN2, WatchESPN
3:30 p.m. — Mississippi State vs. Oklahoma State* | ABC, ESPN2, WatchESPN
3:30 p.m. — Northern Illinois at Iowa | Big Ten Network
3:30 p.m. — Brigham Young at Virginia | ESPNU, WatchESPN
3:30 p.m. — Central Michigan at Michigan | Big Ten Network
4:00 p.m. — North Carolina Central at Duke | ESPN3
4:00 p.m. — Nicholls State at Oregon | FOX Sports 1
4:00 p.m. — Louisiana-Lafayette at Arkansas
5:30 p.m. — Alabama vs. Virginia Tech* | ESPN, WatchESPN
6:00 p.m. — Eastern Washington at Oregon State | Pac-12 Network
6:00 p.m. — Howard at Eastern Michigan | ESPN3
6:00 p.m. — Austin Peay at Tennessee
7:00 p.m. — McNeese State at South Florida
7:00 p.m. — Kentucky vs. Western Kentucky*
7:00 p.m. — Texas State at Southern Miss
7:00 p.m. — UAB at Troy
7:00 p.m. — Miami (OH) at Marshall | CBS Sports Network
7:00 p.m. — Old Dominion at East Carolina
7:00 p.m. — Louisiana-Monroe at Oklahoma
7:00 p.m. — Washington State at Auburn | ESPNU, WatchESPN
7:00 p.m. — Murray State at Missouri | ESPN3
7:00 p.m. — Idaho at North Texas
7:00 p.m. — Arkansas-Pine Bluff at Arkansas State | ESPN3
7:30 p.m. — Wofford at Baylor
8:00 p.m. — Eastern Illinois at San Diego State
8:00 p.m. — Wyoming at Nebraska | Big Ten Network
8:00 p.m. — UTSA at New Mexico
8:00 p.m. — Georgia at Clemson | ABC
8:00 p.m. — New Mexico State at Texas | Longhorn Network
8:00 p.m. — Northern Iowa at Iowa State
9:00 p.m. — LSU vs. TCU* | ESPN, WatchESPN
10:00 p.m. — Nevada at UCLA | Pac-12 Network
10:00 p.m. — Boise State at Washington | FOX Sports 1
10:30 p.m. — Northwestern at California | ESPN2, WatchESPN
7:00 p.m. — Washington State at Auburn
7:00 p.m. — Murray State at Missouri
7:00 p.m. — Idaho at North Texas
7:00 p.m. — Arkansas-Pine Bluff at Arkansas State

Sunday September 1, 2013
3:30 p.m. — Ohio at Louisville | ESPN, WatchESPN
6:00 p.m. — Colorado vs. Colorado State* | CBS Sports Network

Monday, September 2, 2013
8:00 p.m. — Florida State at Pittsburgh | ESPN, WatchESPN
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* denotes games played at neutral location.


FINALLY. Let the games begin.
 
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timetokill

Banned
Another year for the pick'em! Thanks again for everyone who participates. This year I've made one minor tweak: We're going to pick 12 games instead of 15. Over the past few years there've been a lot of times where the slate simply doesn't provide 15 really compelling matchups, so we're switching to 12 to try and keep it interesting.

Before beginning, congrats again to Garryk for last year's victory!


Here are the rules:
  • 12 games will be selected by me each week
  • Players pick a winner for each game and how much they think they will win by (margin of victory)
  • You can get up to 2 points per game: 1 point for picking the winning team, and another point if your margin of victory prediction is within 3 of the actual margin of victory
  • You can get 1 additional bonus point in a week if you guess every game correctly (not including MoV)
  • Maximum of 25 points each week
  • Each player's lowest week will be automatically dropped
  • Anybody can play, just post your picks!
  • Some games come earlier than Saturday. Make sure to get your picks in on time.
  • Are you a ban-risk? PM me your email address and I'll keep up with you if you get banned so that you can still get your picks in on time.
  • You have until the time the games start each week to get your picks in. Don't try and cheat by putting your picks after the games have started. Be cool.

Before playing -- please consider if you are going to be playing every week or not. If your plan is to get unrealistically hyped for your mediocre team only to quit when they lose a game that everybody except you knew they would, don't bother!

Also -- this week only, please list your conference affiliation (the conference your team is in -- pick one only). I have most people but with conference realignment it helps if you guys list it so I can keep things updated.


GAF Pick'em Week 1 Games
(all games Saturday unless otherwise marked)

(THU) North Carolina @ South Carolina by X
(THU) Ole Miss @ Vanderbilt by X
(THU) Rutgers @ Fresno State by X
Mississippi State vs. Oklahoma State by X
Syracuse vs Penn State by X
BYU @ Virginia by X
Alabama vs Virginia Tech by X
Georgia @ Clemson by X
LSU vs TCU by X
Boise State @ Washington by X
Northwestern @ California by X
(SUN) Colorado vs Colorado State by X
​
 
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GoldenEye 007

Member
Just crown Vandy as the default Fulmer Cup winner. They have to have pretty much infinite points with all the rape arrests.

I think UCF wins by at least 20 against Akron Thursday. Going to be a long week of travelling around due to my job but I'll be at the game.

Edit: And this being in community.... NO JUSTICE NO PEACE!
 
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chuckddd

Fear of a GAF Planet
timetokill said:
Heisman Pundit 2013 Watch List
(aka the "If ya ain't a QB, ya ain't shit" list)

  1. Braxton Miller - (Jr) QB Ohio State
  2. Marcus Mariota - (So) QB Oregon
  3. Aaron Murray - (Sr) QB Georgia
  4. AJ McCarron - (Sr) QB Alabama
  5. Kevin Hogan - (So) QB Stanford
  6. Tajh Boyd - (Sr) QB Clemson
  7. Taylor Martinez - (Sr) QB Nebraska
  8. Teddy Bridgewater - (Jr) QB Louisville
  9. Devin Gardner - (Jr) QB Michigan
  10. Brett Hundley - (So) QB UCLA
Click to expand...
How can JFF not be on that list?
 
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cdyhybrid

Member
Go Huskies!

Pac-12 :p

GAF Pick'em Week 1 Games
(all games Saturday unless otherwise marked)

(THU) North Carolina @ South Carolina by 13
(THU) Ole Miss @ Vanderbilt by 7
(THU) Rutgers @ Fresno State by 6
Mississippi State vs. Oklahoma State by 10
Syracuse vs Penn State by 7
BYU @ Virginia by 4
Alabama vs Virginia Tech by 21
Georgia @ Clemson by 7
LSU vs TCU by 14
Boise State @ Washington by 4
Northwestern @ California by 7
(SUN) Colorado vs Colorado State by 4
 
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perfectchaos007

Member
BigXII duh!




(THU) North Carolina @ South Carolina by 14
(THU) Ole Miss @ Vanderbilt by 7
(THU) Rutgers @ Fresno State by 8
Mississippi State vs. Oklahoma State by 18
Syracuse vs Penn State by 9
BYU @ Virginia by 9
Alabama vs Virginia Tech by 31
Georgia @ Clemson by 4
LSU vs TCU by 6
Boise State @ Washington by 9
Northwestern @ California by 8
(SUN) Colorado vs Colorado State by 4


I'm excited!
 
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Schlep

Member
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Conference USA

(THU) North Carolina @ South Carolina by 17
(THU) Ole Miss @ Vanderbilt by 3
(THU) Rutgers @ Fresno State by 10
Mississippi State vs. Oklahoma State by 21
Syracuse vs Penn State by 3
BYU @ Virginia by 7
Alabama vs Virginia Tech by 28
Georgia @ Clemson by 10
LSU vs TCU by 14
Boise State @ Washington by 3
Northwestern @ California by 3
(SUN) Colorado vs Colorado State by 10
 
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cdyhybrid

Member
Think I'm gonna have to stop reading non-staff posts on our Scout board. Just too much stupidity and fuckery going on recently.
 
C

chaosblade

Unconfirmed Member
With this topic it finally feels close. My subscription is ready.


I am SECSECSEC.

(THU) North Carolina @ South Carolina by 18
(THU) Ole Miss @ Vanderbilt by 6
(THU) Rutgers @ Fresno State by 7
Mississippi State vs. Oklahoma State by 12
Syracuse vs Penn State by 4
BYU @ Virginia by 5
Alabama vs Virginia Tech by 22
Georgia @ Clemson by 8
LSU vs TCU by 6
Boise State @ Washington by 7
Northwestern @ California by 7
(SUN) Colorado vs Colorado State by 6


Seriously considered picking TCU, but I think they've lost too many players. I'll hope for that upset anyway.
 
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truly101

I got grudge sucked!
(THU) North Carolina @ South Carolina by 17
(THU) Ole Miss @ Vanderbilt by 10
(THU) Rutgers @ Fresno State by 7
Mississippi State vs. Oklahoma State by 13
Syracuse vs Penn State by 7
BYU @ Virginia by 14
Alabama vs Virginia Tech by 28
Georgia @ Clemson by 7
LSU vs TCU by 14
Boise State @ Washington by 10
Northwestern @ California by 7
(SUN) Colorado vs Colorado State by 7

I forgot my conference picks so I'll borrow bucknuticus' format

AAC: Louisville
ACC Winner: Clemson
-Atlantic: Clemson
-Coastal: Miami
Big 12: Ok St
B1G Winner: tOSU
-Legends: Nebraska
-Leaders: tOSU
Pac-12 Winner: Stanford
-North: Stanford
-South: UCLA
SEC Winner: Alabama
-East: UGA
-West: Alabama
Championship Game: Stanford vs TOSU
Winner: Stanford

Likelihood is that Alabama should win, but I think they'll have a loss, whereas tOSU won't and Stanford just needs to beat Oregon. It would be an interesting match up. Otherwise, if I had to change a pick, I'd pick UGA over Stanford to play Ohio State.
 
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Deleted member 8095

Unconfirmed Member
Leaving Memphis today and heading down to New Orleans. Memphis is a ton of fun! It's a shame it has so many issues with poverty and crime. After New Orleans we'll head across the gulf and up into Auburn. 5 days until football? Crazy! Go Cougs!
 
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Garryk

Member
Wow, I made the wall. If it weren't for bluemax I'd be last :p

Anyway, WOO PIG SOOIE MOTHERFUCKERS!!!

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#NEVERYIELD #BIELEMANIA #WHATAMIDOING #6-6 #BBVACOMPASSBOWL
 
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Lonestar

I joined for Erin Brockovich discussion
(THU) North Carolina @ South Carolina by 17
(THU) Ole Miss @ Vanderbilt by 11
(THU) Rutgers @ Fresno State by 6
Mississippi State vs. Oklahoma State by 6
Syracuse vs Penn State by 4
BYU @ Virginia by 6
Alabama vs Virginia Tech by 18
Georgia @ Clemson by 6
LSU vs TCU by 6
Boise State @ Washington by 4
Northwestern @ California by 6
(SUN) Colorado vs Colorado State by 4

Just a week or so till we hopefully get the best part of the College Football Season: Meltdown Time.

Though, since it's OOC weekend, and only 2 or 3 "worthy" games, the pickings will probably be slim. So lets go Washington State, Clemson, and TCU! I'd add Mississippi State, but no one could hear OSU crying overCLANGACLANGACLANGACLANGA
 
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Talka

Member
Pac-12 fan. Go Stanford!

(THU) North Carolina @ South Carolina by 17
(THU) Ole Miss @ Vanderbilt by 7
(THU) Rutgers @ Fresno State by 7
Mississippi State vs. Oklahoma State by 21
Syracuse vs Penn State by 3
BYU @ Virginia by 4
Alabama vs Virginia Tech by 21
Georgia @ Clemson by 14
LSU vs TCU by 14
Boise State @ Washington by 7
Northwestern @ California by 4
(SUN) Colorado vs Colorado State by 10

For kicks, since I didn't do this in the preseason thread:

AAC: Louisville
ACC Winner: Clemson
-Atlantic: Clemson
-Coastal: Miami
Big 12: Ok St
B1G Winner: OSU
-Legends: Nebraska
-Leaders: OSU
Pac-12 Winner: Stanford
-North: Stanford
-South: USC
SEC Winner: Alabama
-East: UGA
-West: Alabama
Championship Game: Stanford vs Alabama
Winner: Alabama
 
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Dr.Horrible

Member
Go Big Red!!!! B1G if that wasn't clear :)

(THU) North Carolina @ South Carolina by 17
(THU) Ole Miss @ Vanderbilt by 7
(THU) Rutgers @ Fresno State by 5
Mississippi State vs. Oklahoma State by 14
Syracuse vs Penn State by 4
BYU @ Virginia by 4
Alabama vs Virginia Tech by 21
Georgia @ Clemson by 4
LSU vs TCU by 10
Boise State @ Washington 6
Northwestern @ California by 10
(SUN) Colorado vs Colorado State by 17
 
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Lonestar

I joined for Erin Brockovich discussion
Not sure about mre, but I cut back on my posting the last few weeks in that topic (mainly cause not much was going on, besides Signature-Gate).

Still the worst named topic in the history of GAF. We did ban the guy who gave us that title, right?
 
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andycapps

Member
GAF Pick'em Week 1 Games
(all games Saturday unless otherwise marked)

(THU) North Carolina @ South Carolina by 11
(THU) Ole Miss @ Vanderbilt by 4
(THU) Rutgers @ Fresno State by 10
Mississippi State vs. Oklahoma State by 12
Syracuse vs Penn State by 4
BYU @ Virginia by 4
Alabama vs Virginia Tech by 21
Georgia @ Clemson by 4
LSU vs TCU by 4
Boise State @ Washington by 4
Northwestern @ California by 4
(SUN) Colorado vs Colorado State by 4
 
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andycapps

Member
Lonestar said:
BY TEN!
Click to expand...

Oops. Fixed it.

I didn't post much the last week or two because I was on vacation last week, and there really hasn't been too much to talk about. The JFF hysteria seems to have all but died out and there's just not much more to hype up about the preseason.

mre said:
I blame work. :(
Click to expand...

I know that feel. I'm going to guess that most of my posts were months ago, I don't think I've been as active the last month or so.
 
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mre

Golden Domers are chickenshit!!
Did you guys hear that Urban Meyer banned NFL scouts from wearing blue to watch tOSU players practice?
 
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KingGondo

Banned
Big 12-2-1+1-1+1 here.

(THU) North Carolina @ South Carolina by 7
(THU) Ole Miss @ Vanderbilt by 10
(THU) Rutgers @ Fresno State by 4
Mississippi State vs. Oklahoma State by 21
Syracuse vs Penn State by 4
BYU @ Virginia by 4
Alabama vs Virginia Tech by 28
Georgia @ Clemson by 4
LSU vs TCU by 7
Boise State @ Washington by 4
Northwestern @ California by 7
(SUN) Colorado vs Colorado State by 10

Really hoping I'm wrong about TCU though. I think they might actually get smacked around pretty hard, but if it's close I consider it a moral victory for the Big 12. TCU will finish 4th or 5th this year in the Big 12, so if they manage to compete against a team like LSU I'll be impressed.
 
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KingGondo

Banned
Garryk said:
Is TCU's QB rehabilitated? Pachall?
Click to expand...
Yeah, he took last year off and now he's back. He'll definitely help them, but I haven't seen any indication that they'll be potent enough on offense this season to keep up with Big 12 teams consistently.

Their O-line is thin though, and that's a really bad thing when you're going against a team with a D-line like LSU's. Their best hope is to try and ugly the game up and keep it low-scoring IMO.

Unfortunately, they're also missing their best defensive lineman in Devonte Fields.

At least their uniforms will look awesome.
 
B

BertramCooper

Banned
B1G Conference. Honoring Legends. Building Leaders. (But only for the next four months.)

(THU) North Carolina @ South Carolina by 14
(THU) Ole Miss @ Vanderbilt by 6
(THU) Rutgers @ Fresno State by 4
Mississippi State vs. Oklahoma State by 10
Syracuse vs Penn State by 7
BYU @ Virginia by 7
Alabama vs Virginia Tech by 20
Georgia @ Clemson by 17
LSU vs TCU by 2
Boise State @ Washington by 3
Northwestern @ California by 10
(SUN) Colorado vs Colorado State by 3
 
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