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ESPN: LaMichael James ready for his encore

LaMichael James can't believe Oregon is ranked No. 3 in the country. The 2010 Heisman Trophy finalist and Doak Walker Award winner as the nation's best running back can't believe folks think the Ducks are that good.

"We're not the best team in the country by any means," he said. "They say we're ranked No. 3, but if you look talent-wise, we're definitely not ranked that high."

Poor old Ducks. What are they possibly going to do against big, bad, fourth-ranked LSU on Saturday at Cowboys Stadium?

Part of this is James being coy, which he sometimes does with reporters. ...

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