1. Beware the progeny of “Road Warrior Animal”.
Who can forget the song “Iron Man” blaring in the background as “The Road Warriors” hit the ring to pound on two chumps? They were without a doubt the most physically dominating tag team in wrestling history. And now…..the spawn of “Animal” is arguably the best defensive player in the country. Lost in the story of Ohio State’s whipping of Texas was the game James Laurinatis had. Animal Jr. registered 13 tackles (10 solo), 2 forced fumbles (one of which Ohio State recovered to stop a sure Texas score), and an interception. I like Troy Smith, but he was not the best Buckeye on the field. Just a true sophomore, Laurinatis has a chance to be better than A.J. Hawk as Hawk was not nearly this good this early in his career.
2. So that’s why you’re going #1 in the NFL Draft.
Brady Quinn shredded the Penn State defense on Saturday afternoon. It was like an 18-year-old coming back from college to put a whipping on his 7-year-old younger brother in a game of pick-up hoops. Quinn ended up with 287 yards, three touchdowns, and the Heisman vote of everybody who tuned into the clinic he provided.
3. That’s right….I’m from Boise, Idaho. I’m not sure if you’ve noticed, but I’m pretty good.
Apparently everybody who votes in the AP and USA Today Coaches poll skipped the Boise State-Oregon State game on Thursday night, because Boise State was unjustly left out of the polls. Ian Johnson was spectacular as he ran for 240 yards and five touchdowns. How Pac-10 schools missed the sophomore running back is a complete surprise. All I can assume is that in high school he was like Rachel Leigh Cook in the beginning of “She’s All That” and that now at Boise he’s the version of Cook with the glasses off and the low-cut dress on.
4. OK, I’m done screwing around this time. I promise…..
This goes out to Florida State who almost followed up on their win over Miami with loss against Troy. Down 17-10 in the fourth quarter, Florida State had to rally to win 24-17. Had Troy pulled the upset it would have been the biggest shocker since Brian Worth improbably advanced to the Final two on “Average Joe 2” and came within a hair of scoring Larissa Meek (an absolutely raging hottie).
(On a sidenote, people forget about how utterly incredible Brian Worth’s run on “Average Joe 2” was. He went from basically never having touched a girl to making out with a supermodel. Toss in that he seemed like a genuinely nice guy and it was just a stirring month of television.)
5. If it’s any consolation, you sirs definitely have a set of balls.
To Air Force for going for two and trying to win the game against Tennessee in regulation. I love the call even though it failed.