Makes sense in one respect: coaches make a lot more than the governor, and have a far more rabid constituency.

Is there a credible reason why state troopers in Smokey hats are assigned to football coaches on game day, or is it just a prestige-and-tradition thing?

Can't be sure, however. The browser in the breakroom computer at work is so old it was installed when Bill Gates was a millionaire.

USCe qb Stephen Garcia getting his fifth second chance after another alcohol-related incident. Makes the Ducks look like stern discipinarians by comparison.

My embedded youtube video links are freaking out--can't fix it until I get home. Apologize for the technical difficulties.

Pryor, and his former coach, are getting the outrage they deserve

The Ohio State scandal continues to dominate college football news.  Yesterday on ESPN's College Football Live analyst Rod Gilmore played the race card, suggesting that Terrelle Pryor was being singled out because he was African-American.  No, Pryor is being singled out because 1) he's the quarterback, 2) he's driving around in a 350Z with a suspended license and 3) he acted like an arrogant jerk with no regard for his teammates or his school.  This is strictly a content-of-character issue.  Pryor embroiled himself in the scandal and the resultant fallout.  His former coach, the newly unemployed Jim Tressel, is getting plenty of heat also, particularly for posing as a man of faith and integrity while fostering what Mark May  called "a culture of corruption."



(The video quality here is poor, but it's included because Gilmore should be quoted accurately.)

The Ohio State community is shocked and angry.  They'd committed their hearts, wallets and passion to a team that didn't care about the truth or the law.  Their reaction, full of shame, bitterness and outrage, has plenty of venom for the coach, the quarterback and the administration.  It's an equal opportunity disappointment.

Recruiting: Ellis McCarthy plays like the opponent just wrecked his car

                                                
McCarthy is a 6-5, 310-lb. sack monster from Monrovia High School in Monrovia California. As a junior he had 53 tackles and 14 sacks, and he's being pursued by every top program in the country, including Florida, Oklahoma and USC.

The major recruiting services rate him as one of the top five or six players in the entire country. He's agile and dominating, phenomenally athletic and finished for a high school defensive tackle. He was second team all league as a basketball player, quick enough in baseball to beat out a ground ball to the shortstop. He's even caught two passes lined up as a tight end.

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