Randall Floyd

This really sucks for the Beavers. Cody Vaz, Mannion's replacement, is really an unproven commodity. It could be that he is a revelation, and gives the Beaver's what they need to whether the storm ... but he's a junior with only 2 starts under his belt. We'll see what happens.

Pachall has been suspended indefinitely ... which sucks for the Horned Frogs. All that has been made public so far is that he blew over the 0.8 limit.

Good grief! Even though Smith listed $40.7 million, but he racked up more than $15 million last month alone ...

It looks like the ACC is taking the low road with this news. Instead of going for a 9-game conference schedule, as originally planned, the conference decided on an 8-game conference sked ... think of your favorite 5 letter word to describe how the conference lacks ... something.

Mike McQueary's whistle-blower lawsuit claims his treatment by the university since Sandusky was arrested on child molestation charges in November has caused him distress, anxiety, humiliation and embarrassment. It seeks millions of dollars in damages.

"Jim's national championships as head football coach at Ohio State and Youngstown State universities are well known to all, but his motivational speeches and best-selling books will be the basis of our [series.]"

I couldn't not post this

Apparently the Pac12 and Big12 are in the process of trying to get yet another bowl berth for either conference. This one would place a team from either the Pac12 or the Big12 against the "best" team from a group of five conferences: Big East, Mountain West, Conference USA, Sun Belt and Mid-American Conferences. This deal is getting done to shut up some of the whiners out there who don't belong to an "Automatic Qualifying" conference. This is just adding to the bowl games that are going to decide who's going to "represent" in the new playoff format.

I couldn't resist posting this ... it's just too funny. Apparently poor Jordan Zumwalt got into an accident on his scooter, and got a bunch of stitches ... so much so that wearing a football helmet is extremely painful.

Bob Condotta gives a list and a small description about each of the recruits planning to attend the game tonight. I think visiting on a Thursday game is better than a Saturday since, theoretically, the coaches will have more time to spend time with the recruits, which is good for us.

It looks like "victim 1" in the Penn State/Sandusky scandal is no longer going to remain anonymous. He got a book deal and will reveal his identity the date the book is released.

Paul Jones, a QB-turned-TE, is the latest player to bolt Statetown. Make him number 14 in a list that just wont stop growing. He's leaving for what the school says is "personal reasons ..." but that's really just a blanket statement that covers everything including the kitchen sink.

The 75-year-old Osborne announced at a news conference Wednesday that he would step down Jan. 1, though he will stay for an additional six months to assist in the transition to a new athletic director.

I couldn't not post this one ... the guy who allegedly poisoned Toomer's Corner oak trees in Auburn was finally arrested and charged with "terrorizing." Apparently the guy is an Alabama football fan, 65 years old, and wanted to take the law into his own hands when a hardware store wouldn't credit him the full $150 for a lawn mower he bought there ... poisoning a historic set of trees seemed right in order ...

Looks like this rivalry got the shaft, which is really too bad .. I think. I actually haven't ever paid attention to this game, but ESPN is upset about it ...

It looks like Coons won the punting competition over the bye week, and he will punt at least the first time on Thursday. Durkee could also see some time at punter on subsequent punts. I, on the other hand, think that neither of them will be punting this week ...

This has probably been discussed ad nauseum, but I love it when the weaker half of somebody's argument or stance comes back to bite its prognosticator in the @$$. There's two sides to a line, clearly, and even when just about everybody in the known universe says that a shorter quarterback can't see over his line to find the right passing lanes, most people forget that the defensive line has to see over the offensive line to get to the quarterback. Cowboy defensive end Jason Hatcher referred to Russel Wilson as a "midget." I guess he couldn't come up with anything better as a compliment.

"String," as everyone at home calls him, was the first football player from California to be selected for the 2013 Under Armour All-America game this January. He didn't play football until his freshman year in high school, but he was already taller than the varsity kids ... so the coach moved him up to varsity. He is a pretty cool kid.

Since I don't subscribe to anything, I don't have any personal reasons for DTV not doing anything. My hang-up is on DTV's "catch phrase": 'the sports leader." I understand DTV offers some pretty sweet deals when it comes to other sports, like the NFL ... NBA ... Big Ten Network. What I don't understand is the market that DTV is simply ignoring: Calfornia??? Ever heard of that place? I guess not. Wilner puts the Pac-12's latest attempt to strong arm DTV in, once again, the form of a letter from the Pac-12 urging fans to crank up the pressure and switch providers. Frankly, if I actually watched TV, I might be seriously tempted to switch, especially if I were a California Resident, with that USC/Cal game this weekend.

Apparently, Mizzou's starting QB is doubtful for the game tomorrow. He is a stud. The guy is a genuine dual threat quarterback, he threw for 2,800 yards and ran fro 981 last season. This is definitely going to influence my pickem picks!

Jon Wilner has a breakdown of what the Pac-12 worked out with DISH Network, and some speculation on the Pac-12 using USC (the name brand) as leverage to secure a deal with DirectTV.