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Joined by Matt Leinart and Brady Quinn.

Somebody finally noticed USC’s defense has been average all year.

Looks like we’re going to miss the start of the game due to the Bowling Green versus Toledo football game. It’s Tuesday, why in the world is there college football going on? There was even a game last night (Miami and Ohio), do athletes in the MAC ever go to class?

Well it looks like they’re switching to the game here in Dallas at least…

First Half

• College basketball officiating really is a freaking joke. Someone at ESPN needs to let the NCAA that the way the games are officiated makes the games almost unwatchable. There’s a stoppage for some unseen foul every 20 seconds, then you’ll see a guy hammered on the shot and no call is made. Just let them play basketball and shove the whistle up your…
• Daniel Gibson not hitting right now. I can handle some hot and cold shooting out of him, but he’s got to control the ball better than he did last night.
• If LaMarcus Aldridge can hit that jump hook consistently he’ll be tough to defend.
• Aldridge looks a lot less goofy running the floor this year. The time in the gym has helped him fill out a lot.

Texas 17, Iowa 16

• Do we need a sideline reporter at a preseason college basketball tourney? Erin Andrews definitely needs more air time, but man is her job pointless. Maybe get rid of Stuart Scott to make room for her.
• Speaking of goofy, Connor Atchley makes Jason Klotz look coordinated. Sounds like he’s going to be an excellent role player for us in coming years. Definitely looks like he still has room to grow physically.
• Hey look, more overofficiating. Is that a word? It is now. I think part of the problem is that the announcers haven’t mentioned what these calls are or who they were on.
• Why are there dinosaurs in King Kong? Were they in the original movie?
• Mike Williams in for Brad Buckman for a long time now.
• If P.J. Tucker can hit his jumper he’ll be a totally different player than he was before. Much better fit at the 3 if that’s the case.

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I think a 300/50/3 day in two and a half quarters will get it done.

A week after saying Vince Young had “added a little separation in the Heisman battle,” Terry Bowden drops him all the way to third in his latest rankings. While I don’t agree that Reggie Bush should be the Heisman favorite, after his fantastic game late Saturday night I can certainly understand that Bowden might think he is. What I can’t figure out is how does Matt Leinart’s 200 yards passing and 1 TD against a bad defense while Bush did all the work mean he should move ahead of Vince Young as well. What exactly did he do to close the big that Bowden himself said was there?

PTI’s Michael Wilbon thinks Vince is ready for the next level. (BugMeNot)

Must have been real fun to watch a big pile of logs do nothing for 3 or 4 hours.

First televised basketball game of the year on the Deuce at 6 p.m.

After his record setting game last week, Vasher has 2 picks today vs. Carolina.

With a similar boost in Coaches & Harris polls, we may be #1 in BCS again.