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  1. September 18, 2012 10:58 AM

    Take one for the team

    Football season is upon us, and so are its tried and true clichés

    By Robert Weintraub

    There is so much to love about football’s 24/7 ubiquity on television, but there is one (and only one) downside: the toxic exposure to clichés from the litany of former players and puny communications majors who analyze the game. I’m not talking about “taking it one game at a time” or “it is what it is,” the crimes against language...

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