But where are the clowns?
Quick, send in the clowns.
Don't bother, they're here.

Every year the Ringling Brother Circus come to the United Center, and the clowns head west for their annual beating.  The 2-8 Bulls haven't disappointed us with this year's effort with their only win coming against the hapless Clippers. At least they'll be in New York on Saturday so they should walk away with a win. The real question is which game would you rather watch the Pre-Season N.I.T. championship game on Friday or the thrilling Bulls v/s Knicks game on Saturday.

The resurgent Oregon Ducks have spent their first ten games trying to ditch the quitter’s moniker they justifiably earned in 2006. They got the national media to buy into their sham and even their players did their best to show that a leopard could change their spots. But the crumbling of Dennis Dixon’s left knee proved to be a metaphor for who the Ducks really are.

 

Faced with real adversity for the first time this season, Oregon decided to hide in the corner rather than come out and fight. When their Heisman hopeful hobbled off the field and was reduced the tears, his team

Stand Navy out to sea, Fight our Battle Cry;
We'll never change our course, So vicious foe steer shy-y-y-y.
Roll out the TNT, Anchors Aweigh. Sail on to Victory
And sink their bones to Davy Jones, Hooray!

Anchors Away, my boys, Anchors Aweigh.
Farewell to foreign shores, We sail at break of day-ay-ay-ay.
Through our last night on shore, Drink to the foam,
Until we meet once more. Here's wishing you a happy voyage home!

Hats off to the Midshipmen of Navy! Nothing put energy back into an annual series like breaking a 43 year losing streak. Hell

Go grease lightning you're burning up the quarter mile
(Grease lightning go grease lightning)
Go grease lightning you're coasting through the heat lap trial
You are supreme (Uh huh!)

The chicks'll cream (Uh huh!)

For grease lightning
Go, go, go, go, go, go, go, go, go, go

The Bears got the ball back with 1:52 left on the clock, no timeouts, trailing 16-12, and 97 yards of turf to cover.  Brian Griese did a masterful job of running the two minute drill and it helped that Philly went with the soft prevent (yourself from winning) defense. The

I think South Florida could very likely end up in the BCS championship. I'm not sure if this is a good thing or a bad thing, but it is a very possible thing.

I think they will go up to Rtugers and beat up on them and they should be able to hold on against Cincy at home.

Assuming they do run the table, do they deserve to play in the National Championship game ahead of a 1 loss SEC team?

With the SEC championship there is a decent chance that Florida or LSU will end the season with 1 loss and I'm pretty sure either Cal or USC will go undefeated

A few weeks back I wrote in my 7 in '07 column how the BCS had taken the little man out of the equation.  Well, this past week, the underdog fought back.

Six out of the Top 11 went down.  Except for West Virginia and Oregon, all went down to unranked opponents.  Of course, none came against non-BCS opponents but it is a step in the right direction.  Many will say, "see the BCS conferences are strong." 

I see that many of htese same schools who beat the powerhouses are the same schools who lost to lesser conferences in non-conference games.&

"This is truly one of the nicest things anyone has ever done for us," said freshman special teamer Jason Orbott.  Jason plays for the Ohio State Buckeyes. "We expected a really tough battle this year in the Big 10 and now thanks to the generosity in Ann Arbor, it looks like we just have to worry about Wisconsin now."

 

This has to be the most disastrous fall in the history of sport, barring maybe that "agony of defeat guy" who eats it on the ski jump.  God, that still hurts just thinking about it. Who was that guy? Did he live?

 

Nine months after the Michigan Wolverines season ended with another humbling loss that defined the Lloyd Carr era, the Michigan season is effectively over again, before Labor Day.

 

There were a lot of reasons to "Go Blue" for Saturday's season opener. 107,000 screaming fans eager to replace last year's memory of back-to-back losses to rivals Ohio State and USC; Mike Hart kicking off his Heisman Trophy campaign; and a showcase of the #5 team in the country. But there was a group that had "Gone Blue" and they were the Michigan Wolverine football team

 

Despite 99% of college football fans getting on their hands and knees and begging, we are still without a playoff. It’s 2007 and we remain saddled with Bowl tradition and odds are we will have another Championship Game determined by politicking on talk-shows instead of plays on the field. College football presents the rare opportunity where our worst nightmares are confirmed. Where the bully wins and it is in your best interest to step on others in an effort to prop yourself up.

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Get out the 'ol college jersey and strike up the band because its Christmas time...in September. While most "traditionalists" wait until December, I am celebrating three-months early with a full slate of college games. It is time to find out if Notre Dame can rebuild, LSU can reload, Ohio State can recover and if Florida will repeat.

 

The first weekend in September means its time to begin unwrapping 8-months of anticipation, highlighted by the nightcap of Tennessee-Cal. It also means My TIVO is no longer set