The silver lining to South Carolina’s first national championship

… I know the BCS is never going to be a fan favorite, and I’m not suggesting there might not be a better alternative, but… when South Carolina wins the College World Series after dropping two of three to Kentucky and East Carolina during the regular season then scored a total of one run in the SEC tournament, how can you make the argument that a playoff ensures a more deserving national champion?

Hey, David Hale said it, not me.  But he’s right, of course.

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“The brain floats freely in your skull.”

If you haven’t thought much about the Chris Henry story, take a second and read Michael Felder’s post in response to it.

“What about the rest of us?” is right.  With all the recent talk we’ve heard about academics and research in the context of conference realignment, there’s no reason college football can’t be devoting some of those resources and attention to finding ever better ways of protecting the health and well-being of players who sacrifice their bodies on the field for our entertainment.

Wednesday morning buffet

This is only my 64th-best post of 2010.  My apologies.

• Speaking of Andrea “64” Adelson, you’ve got to give her credit for doubling down on her logic with this comment:  “I have UCF, Idaho and TAM with better records. Does that mean they would beat UGA? Maybe, maybe not.”
• In any event, the ranking’s been a success:  she’s generating take downs from other bloggers now.  Attention is a good thing.
• That Tommy Tuberville – six months in, and he’s already an expert on the Big XII.
• Roll Bama Roll takes a look at SEC coaches’ salaries.
• Beef.  It’s what’s for defense.
• A top 10 receivers list without Julio Jones’ name on it?
• Remember those Travis Jones-to-Georgia rumors?  It’s probably for the best they didn’t come to fruition.
• It sounds like BYU is developing an acute case of Ute envy.
• When it comes to the BCS, Gary Patterson continues to be the most clear-eyed coach in America.
• The bowls keep an eye on the conference shuffle.
• Five likes and five dislikes about the 2010 Tennessee squad.

We look divine.

It’s laudable that Ole Miss wants to update its mascot, but, damn, these are some lame options.

I don’t see how they can pass up an opportunity like this:

Diamond Dogs-era Bowie.  Go glam.  You’ve got the red hair.  Just add a blue jumpsuit, throw some white in there and voilà, you’re in business with the school colors.

As a bonus, you could make for a helluvan entrance with this bad boy:

“Ahhhh… wham bam thank you ma’am” flat-out smokes “Enter Sandman”.