You know what I’m sick of? The whole “black out” thing. It was impressive the first few times schools did it. But now, everyone who has black anywhere in their school colors is doing it. For instance, Rutgers against West Virginia a few weeks ago. Didn’t work so well, did it? And when has Rutgers every worn black before then? Yesterday Georgia pulled the “blackout” against Auburn. I know Georgia has a little black in their logo, but when have they ever worn black before? “Never” would be the correct answer. This is getting ridiculous, but it shows what a copycat sport this is. 

Speaking of wearing uniforms of all one color especially when that isn’t your team’s prominent color: a note to West Virginia. Never, never, never wear the all-yellow again. Did you wake up Thursday morning, have an identity crisis, and think you are Oregon? I know your colors are old gold and blue, but that, folks, wasn’t gold. That was highlighter yellow. 

You know what’s more impressive than the black out? Penn State’s white out. 

You know what is a terrible rule? The one where a roughing the passer foul negates an interception. When Crable hit Donovan during the Wisconsin-Michigan game, the interception had already been thrown. Crable hitting Donovan after the throw in no way created the interception. It should still be a fifteen-yard penalty but after the interception.

On the same topic, both calls against Crable were good calls. There was nothing unintentional about either hit on the quarterback. You cannot grab someone on either side of the face and push him like that, and you cannot clothesline someone. Crable should have been thrown out of the game after two personal fouls in three plays, especially since both fouls came against the same player. The soccer red-card system is one college football should consider adopting to quell dirty plays.

Speaking of rules college football should adopt, why hasn’t the NCAA adopted some of the NFL’s personal foul rules? For instance, every time I see a horse-collar tackle in a college game, I cringe expecting to see a broken leg, and I wonder why the rule hasn’t been put in place. We need to protect these players as much as possible. We also need to protect quarterbacks who are sliding from getting hit in the head. We don’t want any of these young men to suffer the fate that Trent Green suffered.

Oh, look. South Carolina’s doing the black out too. At least they’ve worn black jerseys before. 

You know what’s creepy? The little girl on those DLP commercials. There’s something about “it’s the mirrors” that always makes me think “redrum.” 

Now that they’ve lost again, can all the Heisman hype around Darren McFadden please stop? Yes, the trophy is supposed to go to the best player in college football, and you can make a convincing argument that McFadden is that player. But at least part of it also has to be an MVP award, and Arkansas has to be relevant to have anything to do with any MVP race. Sure, it’s not McFadden’s fault that his team isn’t winning. But for all his greatness, it isn’t helping Arkansas compete for the SEC title.

And to a lesser extent, the same thing applies to Tim Tebow. Next year, maybe. Not this year.

If the Heisman, as it has in years past, goes to the best player on the best team, and you believe that LSU is the best team this year, then Glenn Dorsey should be the Heisman winner. I know, nothing sexy about a defensive tackle winning the most coveted of all sports awards. And if you think Oregon is the best team in the nation, then Dennis Dixon it is.

Or we can just bring Adrian Peterson back and give it to him.

I was never sold on Ohio State as the best team in the nation. And admit it, neither were you. Now we need some of these one-loss teams to start losing so we can sort all of this out. There’s essentially going to be a mini-playoff in the Big XII to help determine it. Kansas and Missouri still have to play one another, and the winner of that game will likely play Oklahoma in the championship. That should eliminate two of the three from consideration, but whoever comes out on top has to be considered, along with LSU, Oregon, and West Virginia. 

Even if it isn’t for the national championship, I want to see Oregon and West Virginia in a bowl this year. Can you imagine? The two teams are so similar in style and talent. Just as long as they both don’t try to do the all-yellow, because then I’m pretty sure my retinas would have seizures.