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Bleacher Report: Matt Barkley and USC Highly Offensive To Hawaii: New Era Brings Flashbacks, Hope

Let me point out this little bit of information:The safest bet in the history of sports has been Hawaii football at home.It makes sense if you think about it; they do have a very real home field advantage in that anyone who plays them has to do so many timezones away from comfort. The travel alone is a huge advantage, but then one should factor in the distractions that the islands offer.It's a dream vacation location if one isn't accustomed to the environment.Those factors, accompanied by the fact that Hawaii rarely plays any of college football's "big dogs" probably go ...

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Since 2002, we've correctly projected the winner of every single Heisman Trophy contest. Starting in 2010, we're running a season-long Heisman Trophy poll, providing ongoing commentary, and aggregating the best news about the top Heisman candidates around the country.

When it comes to our projections, well, we really can't say it any better than ESPN's Neil Everett - just a few days before the 2009 winner was announced: