At the Half on a College Football Saturday

Lunchtime menu at The Duck Stops Here: leftover Brussels Sprouts, a turkey burger and macaroni and cheese. Not tailgate food, but I'm in heaven.

The former Oregon quarterback who left of his own accord had a poor day in Oxford versus Vanderbilt. 19-35 for 190 with no touchdowns and two picks as Ole Miss loses to VANDERBILT 28-14. He did have a 28-yard run and 104 yards rushing, but folks down there expecting him to be a savior are faced with the stark reality that one player won't make a bad team good.

Remember Ryan Mallett? The Ducks got the best of him in 2007 when he was qb at Michigan in the big house, but now he's at Arkansas, another quarterback who left on his own accord. Today he threw for 380 yards and 3 tds in a 31-24 road win over Georgia. #12 Razorbacks are 3-0 and 1-0 in the SEC.

Simms throws a costly interception in the end zone against Florida, and UT trails 7-3 in the third quarter.

The Trojans still playing uninspired and untested, 13-7 over Minnesota in the third quarter.

Blogging is exhausting work. I need some ice cream. We've got coffee almond fudge. A little dish won't hurt me, even though I should be at the gym right now.

With the uniform combinations, USC-Minnesota looks like the Trojans are playing the scout team on Tuesday., both in red and gold. Cool to hear Mike B doing color, and very well. He's prepared and professional, and the quality of information is 90 times better than Craig James. I learned a lot of football from Bellotti's coaching show.

Remember the smart-ass bully from the Simpsons? "Ha-ha." SC gives a TD pass on 3rd and 10 and the Gophers go over top for 30 yards and the lead.

The James Brown of sports reporters, the hardest working man in sports business, Rob Moseley reports the Ducks are in green and gray today, the combination they wore last year beating Utah, with the addition of the long-awaited carbon-fiber helmets.

Ronald Johnson bails out the Trojans with a long kickoff return, 19-14 USC in the third.

Wonder if Kenjon Barner gets enough touches to keep his 200-yard all purpose streak alive.

#7 Oklahoma 17-10 in the third quarter with Air Force. After busting Florida State last week the Sooners look indifferent and ineffective again. Hard team to figure. They travel to Cincinnati next week, then host #6 Texas on October 2nd.

I don't care about the uniform combinations, but the kids do, and recruits do, so it matters. Oregon looks good. The kids like that. They work hard, so they deserve to have uniforms they're proud of. They look fast and aggressive, and it's not a coincidence that they play that way. Remember the infamous sports bra look at OSU?