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The Dash looks back at a month marked by mayhem and overshadowed by conference expansion news, and looks forward to an October to remember.

Sooners and Seminoles are clashing. Bulldogs backers are coach-bashing. War Eagles are crashing. Time to get Dashing.

The Dash is back to say goodbye to five freaks and the Offseason from Hell, and hello to the players, coaches and teams that have us excited for 2011.

It might not be The Big One, but with recent upheaval at big-time programs and the rise of new contenders, the college football landscape is shifting.

Dashing through things we're talking about now that we weren't when September began, an October preview, the Boise bus versus the gods and more.

The first Forde-Yard Dash of the 2010 season sprints through the game's most interesting men, biggest dolts and name-drops a few game-changers.

In looking back at the Class of 2006, one thing is clear: What happens on signing day is not nearly as important as what happens every day thereafter.

The 2000s delivered plenty of memorable games, but 10 rise above the rest as the best of the decade.

From Charlie Weis to Les Miles to rivalry games to the coaching temperature gauge, The Dash runs through it all.

From Florida "discipline" to messing with uniforms to key November games, The Dash runs through it all.

From examining the resumes of the BCS top 8 to Halloween fashion, The Dash runs through it all.

From Dallas, Domers and defense to midweek madness and the Moscow miracle, The Dash runs through it all.

From September's lessons to October's forecasts to the coaches' corner, The Dash runs through it all.

From a poll discussion to a feud flaring up to the unbeaten but unloved, The Dash runs through it all.

From scheduling trouble to Week 3 grudge games to freshman phenoms, The Dash runs through it all.

Villains beat you and hurt your feelings in the process. They've always held a prominent place in the game. And they keep on coming. Meet the foulest 40 of them all.