I know, I know, haven't been the best blogger as of late. Like, since the Tennessee game. I'm not even making myself laugh anymore, and no photoshopped image of, say, Tommy Tuberville, with George Michael, on a skislope can change that. Truth is, there's kind of a lot going on in Tigertown right now; you shouldn't have to rely on secondhand news from FOXsports.net or ESPN.
- Hey, it's almost Heisman weekend. How about that Hawaii quarterback, Colt Brennan, freaking tearing it up over there? Can we expect to see an invitation to New York sent his way. Don't count on it:
"Brennan plead guilty of burglary and trespassing for his actions that evening. What sounds on the surface like a case of harassment -- entering a co-ed's room uninvited and not leaving -- is much more if you believe the victim's side of the story. Brennan says he was intoxicated and doesn't remember what happened. 'I don't think I touched the girl,' Brennan said Friday. 'The only thing I know is that night I acted inappropriately and didn't leave when I should have.'"
For all we know, Colt performed that, 'the Brennan,' on a co-ed that fateful night.
Um, yeah. So Brennan transferred to the island after doing something with a girl that he can't exactly remember; they tend to look down upon these things at Colorado, especially with Kobe Bryant just chillin' in Eagle County at the time.
Your monkeyface fix. What? No, you're racist.- Back to last Friday's game. Man, that really escalated! On the opening drive, Arkansas looked like 1994 Nebraska on a double-dose of Justin Gatlin's and Bill Romanowski's medicine combined. It looked like a long afternoon... until we slowly realized H. Dale Nutt scripted the opening drive on Monday and then played Geosense for the rest of the week. The U.S.-only version, if you're scoring at home.
But we slowly settled down, and probably played our most quality offensive game of the season. JaMarcus was efficient as usual, with no stupid interceptions, though I'm not sure it would've mattered. I'll take Russell coming back to atone for his mistakes anywhere; that Tennessee game might become the most important of his career.
- Still, though, someone needs to sit Les Miles down and refresh him: probably not the best idea to let a 6'7", 260-lb. quarterback try to maneuver with the football in small spaces. I don't even blame JaMarcus anymore. I bruised several bones falling off the Miles Fence with that quarterback draw on third and five with two minutes left. Trindon, if you're reading this, just sneak into short-yardage practice this week; he'd be like trying to kill a flea.
Not the most reliable ball handler out there. Luckily, he's got go-go-gadget arms.- Speaking of Trin... my God. Put that kickoff return right up there with Spears' INT-for-TD, Skyler's Improvisation vs. Georgia, and the Bluegrass Miracle for Desert Island Plays of the Decade. Also, how excited am I to hear the obligatory "Trindon Holliday... he's really small!!" comment for the next three years? Remember, he was in my five names you'll know by October column.
Stay fly.- McFadden and Jones... what can you say? Since when has a top-ranked defense given up eight or nine yards on a first-down run and felt satisfied? That was Saturday for you. It was just one long finger-crossing until the game rested on Houston Nutt's brain and Casey Dick's arm. Then it was easy. I haven't heard two words worse than 'Wildcat Formation' since 'Peach Bowl.' Sure, you can laugh about the Wildcat formation now, but it was freaking nerve-racking, and certainly will be next November. Darren and Felix, if you're reading, don't hire Maurice Clarett's attorney this offseason; surely you can figure out a way to slip into a Detroit Lions uniform before August.
Googled 'Wildcat formation.' Maybe Verne Lundquist is just an avid airshow fan. They do resemble D-Mac and Felix, though.- Just how many tickets are we going to sell? 40,000? 50,000? I don't want to jinx anything, but every major sports news source has reported the Rose is going to pace us an invite. It kind of helps that we've already sold 32,000 tickets, 17,000 of which have come since Monday. I'm still thinking that ABC is pressuring the Rose Bowl committee heavily; the Rose is their only BCS bowl and they'd like to make as much money as possible. Notre Dame would provide a slight edge on viewership. That's why Herbstreit acted like Notre Dame-in-the-Rose was a foregone conclusion last Saturday night. We still might be subjected to the Badgers of Wisconsin.
- I freaking hate Pete Carroll. If you're ever frustrated about hearing how much of a 'player's coach' or 'class act' he is, hit play a few times. Go Bruins.
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