hey Carl - figured I oughta give ya a holler (eventually), as well as a "thumbs up" in general for ALL the GREAT articles. also...'preciate the feedback to my multitude of comments - hope they don't overwhelm ya. had a crazy idea: doin' some research into authoring a book titled "The IMperfect Season", obviously about this past one - where NO ONE finished with a PERFECT season..."aided & abetted" by various 'off the field' issues (incl. the Jerry Sandusky fiasco). whaddya think about da "potential" ? fell free anytime to respond to: "sniffles1915@hotmail.com" - THANK YOU, sir ! sincerely, Randy Steffens ( IOWA native...kidnapped to Fayetteville NC)

No problem Carl!

So Oregon at USC is not one of your top 50 must see games? How did you get a job?

A STORY IDEA: With the new year, how about a list of phrases we want sports pundits, athletes and coaches to stop using - words and phrases that should be outlawed. Among my favorites:

BODY OF WORK - used to justify big conference bias

ONE GAME AT A TIME - diversion used by coaches and players to avoid talking about the future game they are really worried about.

I WANT TO THANK GOD FOR THIS VICTORY - as though God has taken sides in the contest or he even has time to worry about such trivial things. Keep your religion to yourself.

Are you and Nick Saban having an affair? Hope You have ticket to the game, it would be a serious distraction if you and Nick having sex onthe sidelines?

Hey Carl, someone should be working on your piece now. Thanks for the heads-up!

You're welcome, Carl!

RE: Bowl Swagg.. FYI.. Liberty Bowl has so much Nike stuff because of Nike's presence in Memphis. They have a huge distribution center and are one of the largest employers in the Memphis area. If it was all Fed-Ex stuff they could get a lot of swag shipped home

My pleasure Carl!

What a load of crap. You mean to tell me that you can list 50 players and a long list of HM players and not include the player who is in the top 4 in all time NCAA rushers, set a NCAA record for all purpose yards and number of games over 100 yards? One of only 4 players to rush for over 6000 yards? Sir you have lost all credibility.