- Ohio St., Georgia, Penn St (close one) and Southern Cal (covering the spread) will win.
- If I were a professional journalist, I'd write a book about Barry Alvarez and his job at Wisconsin. He really did restore (or I'd argue instill) pride in the Badger football program. He is proud, but not arrogant, about his job. What a great guy, the sidelines will miss him.
- Why did Big Bad Voodoo Daddy perform at the Capitol One Bowl halftime show? No seriously, someone answer this.
- http://sports.espn.go.com/ncf/bowls05/news/story?id=2274816 Good story about Greg Blue, the safety at Georgia. This is one of the success stories that gets overshadowed by talented players who screw up in college and mess up the only future they might have had. Congrats Greg (like he's reading this).
- Some disturbing observations during bowl week(s): Maurice Clarett, you disgust me. You are everything wrong with collegiate athletics and people in general. I believe in giving kids a second or even third chance, but he is just about out of chances. I will try and not pass judgement, but still...
- Sun Belt officials in the Alamo Bowl and Conference USA officials in the Outback Bowl: you suck. Period. As Mike Tirico (sp?) lambasted the officials in the Alamo Bowl, I agreed with him that the officials were in over their collective head and were not qualified to officiate a key bowl game. Then, the last play happened and it became an atrocity. But the C-USA refs in the Outback Bowl will not be as criticized. They were equally as bad throughout and cost Iowa a chance at forcing overtime by calling offsides on a recovered onside kick that was clearly not offsides. Don't dictate the game guys, just do your job.
- Keeping with happy thoughts, Miami and Virginia Tech embarrassed the ACC in my opinion. Not with their play, but with their attitudes. Miami, you rolled over and gave up against a fired up LSU team. But then, after the game was over, you wanted to fight in the tunnel. Clearly, I don't know what happened, but it was unnecessary in such a blowout. Next time, the Canes should consider fighting before the final buzzer. And Virginia Tech, a team I generally pull for, talked enough trash to last a season in the Gator Bowl w/Louisville. Yes, L'ville talks plenty, but the Hokies jumped around and talked and yelled, etc, throughout. Note to NFL teams: DO NOT DRAFT JIMMY WILLIAMS. Not only did he get tossed from the Gator Bowl, but he will be a locker room cancer sooner than later. He is overrated and a headcase. And you thought Pacman Jones and DeAngelo Hall were bad...Next, Marcus Vick, aka the Second Coming of the Second Coming, steps on Elvis Dummervill, the all-everything D End for L'ville after a play. Like, he went Lattener on him, looking down at Dummervill and cleating him intentionally after a play. I stand appalled. I cannot tell you how disappointed I am with VT. Hel-lo, you are a perennially underachieving team with more talent than almost anyone yet still manage to lose two to four games a season. You talk trash when ahead, when behind, and when in the shower. Maybe if you would play with passion and intelligence you'd win the big one instead of choking. And I like(d) VT.
FYI: 311 was on Dick Clark's Rockin' New Year's Eve from Hollywood. Yes, they sounded bad, and yes, they performed on the same card as 3 Doors Down, The Pussycat Dolls, Hillary Duff, and Sean Paul, but it was still good exposure. Not to mention I LOLed when I saw the cast on SA Martinez' hand from punching Scott Stapp in the face. And, it was great to see Dick Clark back on the air. You could tell it meant a lot to him that ABC had him back. He really sounded ok for a guy who had such a severe stroke. I'm happy for him, plus he made the night feel like New Year's Eve again.
I'll be back later this week (like I have anything else to do). Later dudes/dudettes.
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