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TALLAHASSEE, Fla. -- Florida State has had great success under Jimbo Fisher against in-state rivals Miami and Florida. So much in fact, that the 15th-ranked Seminoles are poised to enter unchartered territory.If they can defeat the 13th-ranked Gators on Saturday, it would mark the first time FSU has defeated both Miami and Florida four straight years.Fisher, who is in his seventh season, has a 16-1 record against in-state opponents, including 12-1 against the Gators and Seminoles.The importance that Florida State stresses on winning in state received some attention over the summer. Last years Peach Bowl rings celebrated winning the mythical Sunshine State title.We put the goals in which we achieve on those rings, and that was one of the goals we achieved, Fisher said. The state of Florida is a dynamic football state. If you can play with Miami and Florida, youre usually in the national title hunt. Its always going to be important.With three losses, the Seminoles are left with two things to play for -- the state championship and the programs fifth straight 10-win season. Florida though is headed to the SEC championship game after clinching the East Division.The same scenarios were in play last year as the Seminoles posted a 27-2 victory. If FSU can win on Saturday it would mark only the third time in series history they have defeated UF four straight years and first time since 1990.We both recruited a bunch of the same guys, so there arent a lot of secrets there, Florida coach Jim McElwain said.Both teams come into the game with plenty of momentum, especially on defense.The Gators -- who had a late goal-line stand to preserve a 16-10 win over LSU -- are ranked third in the nation in scoring defense, allowing just 13.0 points per game, and fifth in total defense (262.1 yards per game).Fisher said his biggest concern is containing Floridas front seven. The Gators though will be missing linebacker Jarrad Davis (ankle), who leads the team in tackles with 56.The problem with these guys is you pick one guy to double-team, youre singled up with everyone else. You roll the dice, Fisher said.Florida State (8-3) has rolled to wins over Boston College and Syracuse by a combined score of 90-21 while limiting them to 379 total yards. The Seminoles lead the nation in sacks with 41 as defensive end DeMarcus Walker is second with 13.0.Both teams head into the week with questions at safety. Floridas Nick Washington sprained his ankle against LSU and will not play on Saturday. McElwain said that freshman Chauncey Gardner Jr. could get the start. Two weeks ago safety Marcus Maye was lost due to a broken arm.Florida State starting safety Tre Marshall is still nursing a bruised hip but Fisher was optimistic that he could play this week. However starting free safety A.J. Westbrook and backup Calvin Brewton are in concussion protocol and are questionable.Both coaches are also looking to stop the others running game. Floridas Jordan Scarlett has rushed for over 100 yards in three of his past five games, including 108 against LSU. Fisher said the one thing that concerns him about the sophomore is his power and change of direction.Dalvin Cook set Florida States career rushing record at Syracuse and has 4,166 yards in three seasons. The junior, who had 225 yards and four touchdowns last week, has rushed for over 100 yards the last two times he has faced the Gators.The big thing is, weve got to get people around the ball because hes going to make some guys miss and thats what makes him so special, McElwain said.This marks the 19th time since 1994 that both teams have met and are ranked in the top 15. Junior receiver Brandon Powell said he knows the bragging rights that are at stake.This game is like no other. 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After slipping from the summit during the week, the Gunners overcame struggling Crystal Palace 2-0 on Sunday thanks to Alex Oxlade-Chamberlains second-half brace.ALAMEDA, Calif. --?Oakland Raiders owner Mark Davis says he has been working behind the scenes trying to reverse the Pro Football Hall of Fames policy of issuing a ring or gold jacket only in the case of living inductees.The effort comes after the daughter of the late Ken Stabler shed light via social media on her family being denied either item by the Hall of Fame because Stabler was enshrined posthumously.No way I should have my dads ring and Bruce Allen doesnt have his dads, Davis said in a telephone interview. No way I should have my dads ring and Junior Seaus family doesnt have his. Same with Dick Stanfells family, and Kennys family.The guys earned it and their families should get to enjoy it. This is an injustice that has to be rectified.Davis late father, Al Davis, was enshrined in Canton in 1990 and thus received all the accoutrements afforded a living Hall of Famer. The younger Davis had the items passed down to him upon his fathers death in 2011.It was this summer when Mark Davis was planning a ring ceremony at a Raiders game that he was made aware of the Halls policy to not present a ring or jacket to the family of members selected after death.According to Kendra Stabler-Moyes, whose answer to a tweet on Thursday night set off the tempest, Stablers longtime girlfriend, Kim Ross-Bush, was given an explanation by Hall president David Baker.She was told the HHall did not want families fighting over it or selling it, Stabler-Moyes said in a phone interview with ESPN.dddddddddddd That is the biggest cop-out -- a poor excuse.Its nobodys business what families do behind closed doors.The Hall did not reply immediately for a comment, though Hall communications officer Joe Horrigan told the San Jose Mercury-News in an email the Hall of Fame has never presented either of these two personal items posthumously.Stabler-Moyes did confirm the family received a framed Hall of Fame crest that is emblazoned on the gold jackets.Her twin sons, high school seniors Jack and Justin, represented their grandfather in Canton.Stabler-Moyes started the controversy unintentionally when she answered a question from an anonymous Twitter follower.I guess Im tired of being quiet, she said. And this is not just about my dad; its about all the families that are affected by this.Her family, she said, was grateful Stabler received his due this summer, but it was bittersweet because it came more than a year after he died from cancer and after his brain was found to have the byproducts of chronic traumatic encephalopathy.The hits just keep on coming, she said. Thats the story of my dads life. Just another third-and-long for him. ' ' '