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Notre Dame Has A Vague Recollection Of Playing A Good Football Team
The last time Notre Dame played a team that's currently ranked in the Top 25, they lost by nearly four touchdowns. Since then, despite feasting on teams like Stanford, North Carolina, Air Force and Army, they've got themselves back into the national championship picture. On the outside, about-to-be-...

Hugh Johnson Project, Update 4
'Twas a pretty solid afternoon of college football, considering that the slate didn't look that promising at the beginning of the day. South Florida managed to pull the upset of West Virginia, Florida and Florida State played a decent game, Kentucky nearly upset Tennessee, and South Carolina knocked...

Hugh Johnson Project, Update 3
Urban Meyer must be thinking about how to use The eBay to stave off the surging Seminoles right about now. - Jlworld...

Hugh Johnson Project, Update 2
If Florida wins out and doesn't make the BCS game they really can't complain after scheduling back-to-back 1-AA teams to finish the regular season. - Preciousroy...

Hugh Johnson Project, Update 1
I understand the art of fire eating started with the Seminole tribe. It did not begin as entertainment, though; it was a visceral response to having Bobby Bowden as the face of the Seminole tribe each Saturday. - Tuffy Rhodes...

Colt McCoy, Drug Pusher
It's a familiar story in sports. A young man grows up in a tough neighborhood where drugs are being pushed left and right. It's a shame when a young man becomes a victim of his environment and gives in to the temptation. Like Colt McCoy here:...

The View From The Schembechler Cam
Here's some rather amazing timelapse video from the Ohio State-Michigan game last Saturday, via The Wizard Of Odds, that features a Web cam specifically trained on Ohio Stadium and clicking every minute. It begins the night before and runs through the night after....

"Jeez, Ethel, That's A Penis They're Knocking Around Down There"
Just for shits and giggles, we present to you The World Famous Purdue Inflatable Penis, from last week's Purdue-Indiana game. Sometimes, we really miss college....

"Hey, Dean, I Sent You A Trade"
In case you missed it, Bill Simmons — pictured here in one of the countless "Dude, my bros back at the Pike house are NEVER gonna believe I got a picture with the Sports Guy!" photos sprinkled about the Internets — is playing in that Celebrity Fantasy League on NBA.com again this year. He won the ...

Five Tiny Tidbits On: The Missouri Valley Conference
Thought we were done previewing things? How could you think that, with your NCAA Basketball Tournament office pool a mere four months away? So who's with me? Let's Gooo!...

The Great Big North Texas Football Family
Far be it from us to tell someone how to run their Division I-A football program, but we think as far as dysfunction goes, the North Texas Big Green take the proverbial taco....

"OHIO STATE!!!!!!"
This video, from a Fox News report from Columbus on the death of former Michigan coach Bo Schembechler, shows the inherent danger in doing any kind of live report near Ohio Stadium, pretty much at any time. Though, to be fair, we think this lady might just yell this all the time, anywhere she is, re...

The Fast And The Furious
We know that the 49ers are officially back as contenders, because one of their players was arrested on Sunday night on reckless and drunken driving charges. Just hours after the team's win over the Seattle Seahawks, wide receiver Antonio Bryant was taken into custody after his Lamborghini was seen s...

Wait ... Are Those Pesos Or Something?
Everyone's dumbfounded by all the money being thrown around in baseball these days, from the Alfonso Soriano and Aramis Ramirez contracts to our new favorite, the Dodgers signing Juan Pierre for $9 million a year for the next five years. (They did watch last season, right?) Remember, three years a...

Bobby Bowden Is All About The Series Of Tubes
Few jokes have as many comedic legs as a good Old People Don't Understand The Interwebs story. They're tough to beat; old people are so DUMB!...

Will No One Ever Appreciate Derek Jeter?
In a considerable surprise, the American League MVP award today was given not to the Face Of Baseball Derek Jeter, but, in fact, Twins first baseman Justin Morneau, who is not the face of baseball and therefore would seem unworthy of the MVP....

Five Tiny Tidbits On: The SEC West
Thought we were done previewing things? How could you think that, with your NCAA Basketball Tournament office pool a mere four months away? You've got to start studying now if you want to tame the royal trouser predator. So who's with me? Let's Gooo! Send tips on your favorite team to tips@deadspin....

Naked Smart People!
Because nothing's better than an Ivy League streaker, here's video of a guy somehow making it onto the field of The Big Game last Saturday between Harvard and Yale....

Buy Beltran's Helmet (But Not THAT Helmet)
Today's Super Ultra Valuable find on MLB Auctions: An actual NLCS game-worn helmet from Mets center fielder Carlos Beltran....

Hating The Yankees With The Strokes
This offseason has been a somewhat difficult one for Mets fans, who are still trying to deal with the glue that held Carlos Beltran's bat to his shoulder and the creeping sense that they really are going to sign Moises Alou. And it's not just your smart fans hand-wringing either. One of the quieter ...