Until College football season starts. Now see, you were looking for something more exciting. But really could be more exciting than this. That video is the best because Rondeau uses the word "scamper". Okay, so those were the glory days. This is the now:



You liked the gold endzones you say? They're back. And Steve Sarkisian just picked up a HUGE commitment out of California. Can that Skyline-Oaks Christian game on ESPNU get any bigger? By the way, awesome that he loves our classic dept. That was the dept that my Latin class, my last obstacle on the way to graduation, was in. Oh man, should've seen me when I got that final back...

More solid stuff from Bob Condotta's blog, actually by way of Percy Allen.

This story about the Pac-10's agreement with the Las Vegas bowl is interesting from the MWC side. You'll recall that the MWC was something like 5-1 against the Pac-10 last year, including BYU's 59-0 embarrassment of UCLA (couldn't resist, Rick). Anyway, the MWC is playing to receive an automatic bid to the BCS sometime in the next couple of years, as part of the four-year cycle. Obviously a twice-undefeated Utah team has proven its worthiness.

But, as I was saying, if you are hyped for football, how can you not be excited for this:



"There's no one that's gonna outwork us this year. You better get up early and go to bed late."

Can't get into SEC football? Don't worry. This year LSU travels to Seattle, ASU goes to Georgia and UCLA pays a visit to Neyland. You have to feel bad for Rick Neuheisal on this one. The Bruins first road trip is to Tennessee where they will lineup against a guy named Eric Berry. Never heard of him? That link is to his Heisman website. Also, he was the one in the video above making just about every defensive play, including flattening Knowshon Moreno at the end. Then UCLA ends it's season on the other side of town at the Coliseum where not only are they gonna get drilled by the SC, they will go up against another likely top-10 pick in Taylor Mays. And it very well could happen with a freshman quarterback on the field, that, wait for it, Neuheisal stole from UW (we're doin' alright though, some guy named Montana is coming...). Ouch.

In case you didn't notice, I am pretty hyped for football.

On other thing, for you Jim, on your argument about the SEC vs. Pac-10. Check out the stat about halfway down.

Couple other sports links:

The Rockies are making life pretty tough for San Fran. Seems like there is a wild finish everyday in the bigs.

Think Griffey wasn't a good pickup for the M's? I was there on opening day when he was announced. You couldn't hear the next three names the P.A. announcer said. And it seems like some young kid says stuff like this about him everyday. There are also his numbers, which, will some may argue the Mariners can't afford those as a DH, he projects to 20 homers and 60 RBI in limited playing time and for only $2 million. Given his presence and the fact that teams still pitch around him (he has 52 walks and has shown that he can still hit for some power), hard to argue that is a bad move. Not mention, come on, he's Ken Griffeeeeeeeeeeeeeeey Junior. Get real.

ESPN makes fun of itself for all the coverage of the guy that won't retire.




I've actually given this story a lot of thought over the last 12 hours or so. People tend to not cut athletes any slack. Ever. "What do they have to be depressed about. Multimillionaires with everything that are just corrupt," and on and on. That is why I like one line in this column, "Beasley, a second-year forward, is only 20 -- he could be your son or mine..." Sometimes we forget that athletes are human beings. Constantly we tell our kids that, "money can't buy you happiness," yet we look at athletes and expect them to be perfect and content all the time. If you've been paying attention to the recent town hall forums where Congressman have been getting grilled by the public, imagine being an athlete. That is a daily thing for them. Watch the movie "61" where they talk about Roger Maris losing his hair from the stress. And drug addiction is very real. A lot of athletes come from homes with addicted parents or family members. This issues are human and they are serious, and Cote is right. Give the man credit for checking himself in. And don't blame the Heat for taking him because they did know. And now they are both protecting their multimillion dollar investment and the man. Give them credit too.

Finally, I'll have some more politically-minded stuff later today, I think. But I wanted to leave you with these ads, released today.