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Michigan-Ohio State can teach us all something about true college football fandom

By: Charles Curtis | November 29, 2016 10:42 am Follow @bycharlescurtis The Adopt-a-Team Project is one writer’s attempt to become a fan of a college football program and explore the ins and outs of fandom. He ended up choosing the Tennessee-Chattanooga Mocs as his team. The Mocs won their first-round FCS playoff game against Weber State and now face Sam Houston State in the second round. Rivalry Weekend is over in FBS college football, and I’m still catching my breath. First, I’m positively thrilled to report Chattanooga made it past the first round of the FCS playoffs with a 45-13 blowout victory over Weber State, a dominant performance offensively, defensively and on special teams that should hopefully have fifth-seeded Sam Houston State shaking in its boots. This photo of head coach Russ Huesman celebrating is a pretty accurate look at my reaction on Saturday: (Doug Strickland/Chattanooga Times Free Press via AP) But…

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