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All Commercials Hate Starbucks
I saw a Speedway commercial for cheap, cheap lattes wherein a highway patrol officer lambasted a driver for spending four dollars on coffee. Now there's a Taco Bell commercial persuading a coffee kiosk patron not to tip the barista and use the change toward buying a burrito. Seems to me all advertis...

At This Pace, They'll Review Every Other Play
The Oklahoma first down, after review, counts. This gave plenty of souls a chance to pee, re-fill their drink, or beat their head against the wall wondering how many more official reviews we'll have....

Quick! Install Necessary BCS Webcast Components!
Jeez, I've had to go through about ten pages to download the necessary plugin for this Fox BCS webcast....

Coin Toss! Whee!
And now something for the fans. It's time for the coin toss, thrown by ... some Orange Bowl board of trustees guy we never heard of....

There's One Square Gone
Both coaches are from Ohio, leaving no more quality head coaches to coach the teams that are actually in that state. RUB IT IN....

Landmark History In BCS: Game Is ... Buffering ... Buffering ... Buffering
I've got Fox's online simulcast locked 'n loaded on another computer. And let me tell you ... that thing sure is loading, loading, loading....

Dear Yolanda Adams
You and I both love our national anthem. However, we seem to disagree on whether or not the song has its own melody. Thank you and enjoy the game....

Convicted Felons Love Tim Tebow
We all knew about his trip to the Philippines to make underprivileged kids' lives better, sometimes by removing their foreskin, but I didn't know Tim Tebow spoke at prisons as well....

With Dave Campo Working The Camera
Barry Switzer AND Jimmy Johnson in the Fox analyst booth? The NFL will stop at nothing to get you to think about the Cowboys, ever....

A Deeply, Deeply Flawed BCS Bingo Card
The computers had "unofficial first down line" in the top right hand corner, and "Big 12 championship tiebreaker" went undefeated in the regular season. Regardless, neither will be participating in one of the 24 spots on this bingo sheet for tonight's live blog....

Titans Fans Outraged By Lack Of Loyalty From Traded Player
A Baltimore radio station organizing a "pep rally" in Nashville for fans attending the Ravens-Titans game on Saturday, naturally looked to a former Raven with local ties to help out. Big mistake....

Brett Favre Reveals His Preliminary Exit Strategy, Part 94
Even though ESPN is all wrapped up in Pacman troubles right now, they still have to be a little disappointed that Brett Favre won't be participating in their annual retirement-bating this year....

Titans Cheerleader Will Reanimate Your Lifeless Tissue
Melissa Hodges is not only a Tennessee Titans cheerleader, but she's also a full-time molecular neuroscience researcher at Vanderbilt University. Hmm. You'd think she could have helped Vince Young....

Who Dares To Tamper In Joe Flacco's Unibrow Domain?
The Baltimore Ravens' Joe Flacco-led run through the AFC playoffs is just one more example of a famous unibrow influencing world events. [East Coast Bias]...

BCS Live Blog Will Have New Look/Feel, Same Sass
When I die and they lay me to rest Gonna go to watch the BCS When I lay me down to die Goin' up to the live blog in the sky...

And This Week Started So Well For Boston College ...
On Sunday night, the BC Eagles were on top of the world after their basketball team upended No. 1 North Carolina. Now, it's Thursday morning and things are not looking quite as rosy....

Krzyzewski Talks In Third Person; Duke Beats Davidson
Blue Devils coach: “All was good in Krzyzewskiville. And then, all of a sudden, the clouds came.” [NBCSports]...

One Final Olympics Retrospective, If We May (With NSFW Jumpness)
Got an image you'd like to see in here first thing in the morning? Send it to [email protected]. Subject: Morning crap....

The Browns Are Eric Mangini's Problem Now
The Cleveland Browns have come to terms with deposed Jets head coach Eric Mangini, and will formerly announce his hiring on Thursday. And Romeo Crennel may be staying around as well!...

Prepare To Welcome Our New Versus/Comcast Overlords
ESPN dynasty melting like the polar ice cap, according to latest ratings. Nobody panic! All is well! [Sports by Brooks]...