Tuesday breakfast bits

Feel free to sample to your heart’s content:

• Who knows what it means over the long haul, but Dan Mullen sure seems to be kicking the Nuttster’s arse on the recruiting trail so far.
• Brian Cook alert:  not only does DeWayne Walker plan to oversign, he’s bragging about it.
• When you’ve got open speculation that Randy Shannon may take back the DC reins at Da U as a cost-saving measure, that’s a pretty good indication that Willie Martinez won’t be seeing palm trees in his immediate future.
• If Auburn sounds a little desperate in its quarterback recruiting these days, that’s probably because it is.
• College football – still the sport of choice for young rednecks with a degree.
• I hope Bryan McClendon turns out to be a bargain.  With that starting salary, it shouldn’t be too hard, right?
• If you need proof that Notre Dame fans are feeling it after that awesome showing in the Hawai’i Bowl, look no further than Bruce Feldman’s mailbag.  At least that guy’s a fan, though.  What’s Matt Hayes’ excuse?