Some random stuff…
Listening
Due to a recent AmazonMP3 sale I acquired the new Coldplay EP (99 cents) and the new release from Metallica ($5).
Coldplay’s Prospekt’s March EP is fine, nothing to get too excited about. It’s basically a few leftover songs that didn’t make the Viva La Vida, plus a few remixes of [...]

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I guess lightning does strike twice. Last time was the Miracle on Markham in 2002. LSU returned to the scene yesterday to witness, perhaps, another miracle.

Les, have a great day.
Go Hogs!

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I haven’t really written anything about college football yet this year, so I figured it’s about time. I admit I’ve probably watched less this year than I have in a long time, but I’ve tried to keep up with what’s going on at the top, at least.
It may be a little premature, and I [...]

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A few random things . . .
Barack Obama: closet Muslim or racist Christian?
It’s no secret that those on the right seem intent on demonizing Barack Obama. I was only slightly surprised at what appeared in my inbox this past week. It seems that the “racist Christian” angle on Obama has more traction [...]

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It’s déjà vu all over again.
LSU 38, OSU 24.
I’ve been hearing it for a month now… OSU was going to be more prepared… deserved to be in the game… redemption…. nation’s best defense… motivational dvd… blah blah blah.
Just like last year, OSU got off to a very good start only to be outplayed [...]

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There’s been so much written and said over the last couple of days, I really don’t know what’s true, what’s false, and what’s somewhere in between.
One thing is true, of course: Bobby Petrino is the new head football coach at Arkansas.
There’s some good in that. Petrino appears to have been pretty successful at Louisville. [...]

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My self-imposed official cutoff for my favorite albums of the year was Thanksgiving, so I’m in the process of determining what my favorites list this year will look like. Anyway, look for that in a couple of weeks, probably mid-December. And I’ll probably post my favorite books list around the same time.
Therefore, this [...]

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After the weekend games in college football, it continues to be apparent that the BCS is a joke. Despite some still defending this bogus system, more and more seem to be jumping on the “ditch the BCS/create a playoff” bandwagon.
There are probably many more I’m missing at the moment, but here are a couple [...]

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h/t to FanIQ blog
This was a first for me. I’ve never before seen a penalty called for “giving him the business.” Hilarious.

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Maybe Les knows how to pronounce it now . . .
Arkansas 50, LSU 48 (3 OT)

 
Kansas, you’re up…

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