Penalty flag: How can we not start with last night's "national championship" game? After a regular season game which featured no touchdowns, Alabama and LSU faced off again last night with 'Bama getting revenge in a game devoid of national championship excitement. How long will the farce of the BCS be allowed to continue?
Hard foul: Missouri was brought crashing back to earth on Saturday given how Kansas State dismantled the Tigers' hoops team in Manhattan. But, let's be careful about suggesting that MU is a soft team who won't contend for a conference title. The KSU game featured a Wildcat team who got embarrassed last week in Lawrence and was desperately seeking to play the tough, physical style which has become a trademark of Frank Martin-coached teams.
Three-pointer: Will he or won't he? Heisman Trophy winner Robert Griffin III of Baylor has reportedly met with seven sports agencies and has met again with Baylor coach Art Briles. Griffin's decision to turn pro, or not, must be made by Sunday. I, like most everyone, fully expect RGIII to declare for the NFL draft and become a top ten pick this spring.
Penalty flag: Why don't those who gripe about Tebowing take on, as well, the inane celebratory dances and such which have become a trademark of the NFL after touchdowns?
Hard foul: Who are the people who picked Texas A&M first or second in the pre-season Big 12 conference basketball polls? The Aggies are currently a disaster on the court, featuring an offense which looked hapless against Baylor in the first half last week and 24 point losers to Iowa State on Saturday. I know Billy Kennedy's illness has been a distraction but this team did not deserve that type of pre-season ranking, confirming again why conference pre-season rankings should occur after the non-conference schedule is finished.
Three-pointers: ESPN and Sagarin ranked the all-time best college basketball programs based on wins and losses, margin of victory, historical consistency, and, of course, tournament success. Not surprisingly, Kentucky finished first and UCLA was second. Kansas was third followed by North Carolina, Indiana, Illinois, Duke, Purdue, Ohio State and Iowa. Other Big 12 schools' rankings are: Oklahoma State (18), Oklahoma (20), Kansas State (27), Missouri (29), Texas (47), Iowa State (52), Texas Tech (89), Texas A&M (111), and Baylor (117.) Other notables are ex-Big 12 schools Colorado and Nebraska at 51 and 57, respectively, Wichita State at 81 and Missouri State at 112.
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