Afternoon Blogdome: When All Else Fails, Go To Chris Cooley's Mom's House

• Dan Steinberg will not go down without a fight. Or Chris Cooley: : Washington Post sports bogger Dan Steinberg conducts an interview at Chris Cooley's mother's house due to ridiculous video restrictions put on him by the Washington Redskins. "Watching these won't change your life. But it's training camp, and it's the Redskins, and it's video, and our readers like all three of those things, and that was the whole point. Stay tuned for future interviews with your favorite Redskins at gas stations, mini marts and take-out joints throughout the greater Ashburn metropolis. And thanks for making this month interesting, Mr. Snyder." [ Sports Bog] • Swinging at Smardzija: Rumors and Rants writer recalls facing the Cubs' call-up before he became Brady Quinn's go-to receiver at Notre Dame: "At the time I didn't even know who he was — I had no idea he was going to Notre Dame on a football scholarship as a wide receiver. I just knew, after he walked during the game and trotted down to my position at first base, that he was extremely tall and goofy looking. I thought all great athletes looked like that, and I clearly didn't fit the bill. Well, I wasn't tall anyway." [ Rumors and Rants] • Gus Johnson looking Extreme: Here's an interview with everybody's favorite ANNOUNCER!, Gus Johnson, discusses the next Elite XC bout where he won't be able to contain his excitement. [ MMA Rated] • Wildcat Dicky Lyons, Jr. is quite the joy at media day: The Kentucky wideout recounts a bizarre dream he had during SEC media day. Contents of the dream prove he's either a very heavy sleeper or may have accidentally drank some mescaline tea before hitting the sack.[ The Independent Florida Alligator]