A Cornucopia of Miscellanei

It's time for me to be honest. I've been racking my brain for the last 24 hours, trying to come up with an interesting discussion for today. Those attempts have been futile as I can't think of jack shit to write about. So we are taking the easy road today and cranking out a link dump and at the end, we'll give a brief preview of tonight's "win or go home" game between the Bears and Redskins. Brian Urlacher enjoys large-breasted blondes...gotta respect that. Let's get started...

--Have you ever seen Aqua Teen Hunger Force on the Cartoon Network? If you have, you also realize that Carl is the greatest character ever. Now would you like to hear his feelings on the BCS? I thought so. With Leather provides the hairy goodness.

--Steven A. Smith is notoriously hated throughout the blogging community. After his tirade earlier this week calling bloggers unqualified and misinformed, Screamin' A. was granted the title of Worst Sports Announcer via AOL's Fanhouse. Suck it, Steven A., you may have better sources but I still know more than you do...and at a much lower volume.

--Are you a college hoops fan like me? If so, do you enjoy the mid-major brand of basketball? Kyle Whelliston from ESPN runs one of the best blogs on the planet and it's dedicated entirely to mid-major hoops. It's fantastic.

--With the whole Les Miles/Kirk Herbstreit saga continuing to grow, rumor has it that an LSU fan prank called Herbie's cell phone and said that they were Desmond Howard. If it's true, that is hilarious but shame on Herbie. If it isn't, well, people in the South clearly have too much fucking time on their hands. Awful Announcing has the scoop.

--Our sister site, Mid America Nattering, unveils the School Allegiance Constitution. A varitable how-to on who you should be a fan of. Good stuff, Don.

--It's now officially up. The Kings of the Roundtable have spoken. Head on over to Stiles Points for analysis of the 8 team college football national championship tournament. First up, Ohio State vs. Kansas LIVE from Detroit!!! Also contributing to the 5 person panel besides Stiles Points and myself are The Big Picture, Complete Sports, and Wasting Company Time.

--The brilliance which is Storming The Floor suggests some conference showdowns for 2008. Because we need something to distract us from the ACC's raping of the Big Ten every year.

--And finally, The Ghosts of Wayne Fontes analyzes the effectiveness of The NFL Network. Since this blog is a Time Warner subscriber, tonight will be my first viewing of the mysterious channel when I venture out to a local establishment (Mac-A-Doo's, bitch). I've heard that Bryant Gumbel sucks...can't wait to see it with my own eyes.

Which also works as a perfect segue for tonight's battle between the poorly QB'ed Chicago Bears and the poorly coached Washington Redskins. Like I said at the top, this is an elimination game. The loser is done, the winner has a glimmer of hope since they both play in the NFC. You know what you get with the Bears: a physical defense that can't stop the pass, erratic offense, and fans with mustaches that eat all parts of a pig. The Skins feature a lot of emotion on their sidelines, a mistake-prone offense, and the worst coach in the league. I really have no idea what's going to happen. With 21's funeral, the Skins have only had one practice...but then again, when Rex Grossman is involved, one practice may be enough.

As far as fantasy football goes, it's playoff time in most leagues. Chances are, if you have a Redskin or Bear in your starting lineup, you aren't even close to the playoffs anyway so no need to pay attention to this likely crappy game. For gambling purposes, the Skins are giving 3.5 points. That seems a bit to high to me. While I wouldn't be surprised if the Redskins won, they won't cover. That's for damn sure.

My final prediction: My heart says the Skins win 16-13 (and with the Vikes left on the schedule, can control their own destiny). My head says the Bears win 20-17 with a last second 40 yard FG. It was a 55 yard attempt but as Robbie Gould was lining up, Joe Gibbs ran on the field and tackled him which led to a 15 yard penalty and another Gibbs-fueled Skins loss.