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What a difference a year makes. Four days before his Cincinnati Bengals season was to begin — and just three before his beloved Southern Cal Trojans meet Ohio State at Ohio Stadium — quarterback Carson Palmer held court during his team’s lunch break Wednesday, Sept. 9. In the process, he spoke quite differently than he did a year ago about everything from Chad Ochocinco and his own running backs to OSU, of whom he so famously told a Los Angeles radio station in 2008: “I cannot stand the Buckeyes and having to live in Ohio and hear those people talk about their team. It drives me absolutely nuts.” One topic Palmer didn’t try to retouch Wednesday was his assertion in last week’s Sports Illustrated that — because of the game’s violent collisions — “somebody is going to die in the NFL.” This time he brought up the elimination of the protective wedge for kick returners: “That’s gonna create some dangerous hits. Guys are going to be coming full speed from 80 yards. … And it’s hard for a ki
