USA Today | Is the Pac-12 the best conference in the nation?

The Pac-12 exited the first month of the 2013 season as the only conference in the FBS with two teams – No. 2 Oregon and No. 5 Stanford – ranked among the top five of the AP Poll. So why isn't the Pac-12 mentioned as the best conference in the country?
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CBS Sports | Fitzgerald's magic works at Northwestern

Pat Fitzgerald makes brainy Northwestern a winner. With Lane Kiffin fired and Mack Brown squirming, you'd think Fitzgerald to be a candidate for USC or Texas. Think again.
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SB Nation | OU's Stoops taking on SEC again

Oklahoma's Bob Stoops really seems to have issues with the conference that has won seven consecutive BCS titles. This time he is saying the Big 12 is a stronger conference from top to bottom than the SEC.
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