Sifting Through Saturday’s Carnage
The Big Lead —
* ESPN’s already projecting every bowl game matchup, and both guys have Alabama in the title game. This feature, this early, may be lamer that Bracketology in the summer.
* The coolest play of the weekend had to be this UNC steal in the end zone at the buzzer.
* As if Georgia’s loss to Alabama wasn’t bad enough, Knowshon Moreno could miss the Tennessee game with a busted elbow.
* If you’re wondering about Oklahoma falling victim to the letdown (USC)/look-ahead (Wisconsin), the No. 1 Sooners travel to 2-2 Baylor Saturday a week before the Red River Shootout. We ...
The Media Circus
JoeSportsFan.com —
Over the past few weeks, we’ve found ourselves pondering where Hank Williams, Jr. would be without Monday Night Football. Ever since the release of “All My Rowdy Friends” in 1984, Hank has pretty much had it made. Not that we think his job isn’t difficult, painstaking or requiring ample skills and talent; quite the contrary, actually.
To be able to sing about football teams and the same day of the week for two+ decades says something. Just take a look at the lyrics from this past Monday’s contest between Baltimore and Pittsburgh. We dare you to not be amazed and marvel at the lyrical prose. ...
NEWS AND NOTES
Mondesi's House —
--This PG headline seems to imply that the Pirates don't exist. They don't, right? [PG] --Just for the sake of making your blood boil: a case against Maz for the Hall of Fame. [Dugout Central] --If you're looking for a Q&A with Pedro Alvarez, Colin Dunlap's got it covered. [PG] --ESPN is ...
