DESPITE WIN OVER SONNERS, LONGHORNS LEFT OUT OF BIG 12 TITLE, CHAMPIONSHIP GAME PICTURE

As expected, Oklahoma jumped Texas despite the Longhons 45-35 win on a neutral field earlier this season. Texas’ only loss was a last second job to #7 Texas Tech. OU beat OK-State Saturday night while Texas failed to impress voters with a 49-9 thrashing of A&M on Thanksgiving evening. We always say it, but we need a playoff and even though we also always say maybe this is the year where something gets done because of another injustice, were stuck with the system even if Obama wants to change it. I think he’s got these little things called the economy, bailouts, the war, the housing market, the credit crunch, health care, education........and about 500,000 other issues before it trickles down to anything regarding sports.
For the record, the best explanation I heard from a voter for keeping one above the other in the OU-Texas debate was from Stewart Mandel of Si.com: Much like an instant replay review, I need “insurmountable evidence” to convince me to move one team (Oklahoma) above another (Texas). All I see are two extremely deserving teams with no discernible separation between them—except, of course, for that 10-point margin on the day they played each other.”The Horns should play for the Big 12 and National Title but CFB, like llife ain’t fair........

DOES OREGON STATE LOSS AFFECT UTES BOWL DESTIANTION?

Doubtful but possible. With the Beavers loss to Oregon Saturday night that almost assuredly puts USC in the Rose Bowl and takes the Trojans out of a Fiesta Bowl berth. If OSU would have won, USC would have been the pick of the Fiesta Bowl, which has first pick of at-large teams this season. USC now has to beat UCLA and they go to the Rose. The pick for the Fiesta, which has the coveted #1 pick and a Big 12 tie-in will be down to Utah or Ohio State. Even with Utah being much closer on the map, Bucks fans will travel better even in this ecoonomy. Plus with the first pick of at-large teams, the Fiesta is unlikely to go with a lower profile program like Utah from a conference like the MWC. Here is how the BCS bowls shake out:
TITLE GAME: BCS #1 vs. BCS #2 (Florida vs. Oklahoma)-Assuming Florida beats Bama in SEC title game and OU beats Mizzou in Big 12 title game.....
ROSE: Big Ten #1 vs. Pac-10 #1 (Penn St. vs. USC)
FIESTA: Big 12 vs. At-Large #1 pick (Texas vs. Ohio State)-Bucks highest profile team left and make for big name, highly rated bowl with two large fan bases.
SUGAR: SEC vs. At-Large pick #2 (Alabama vs. Utah)-Bama loses to Florida in SEC title game, pick comes down to 10-2 Cincy of the Big East and 12-0 Utah.
ORANGE: ACC #1 vs. At-Large #3 pick. (Va-Tech-BC winner vs. Cincinnati, winner of Big East) Likely Va. Tech vs. Cincy in match-up of two dissapointing but automatic bid conferences. Boise State vs. Texas Tech would be more deserving according to the BCS standings but won’t happen.

THIS GUY IS RIGHT

I keep telling you that college football is a business. It is not about finding a true champion, being fair, matching up the best teams or in general doing what is best for the sport or what is most entertaining for its fans. It is however all about business and making money. Stewart Mandel of SI.com has it right when he says non-BCS conferences need to settle down: “That the mid-majors are getting greedy. The media crusade has begun to get one of the BCS bowls to invite 12-0 Boise State (in addition to 12-0 Utah). Give me a break. While it’s nice that Utah, Boise State and Hawaii have gotten to play on the big stage in recent years, the reality is, their inclusion is not in the bowls’ best business interests. Those teams’ games have drawn three of the six lowest TV ratings in BCS history. And even if Boise took every one of its season-ticket holders to, say, the Fiesta Bowl, they still wouldn’t broach Ohio State’s traveling horde.

AK GETS SOME NATIONAL LOVE

Kind of a weird time to go back and re-hash the AK-Sloan relationship on a national level but that is exactly what SI.com and Andrei and Masha Kirilenko did recently. Things seem to be going well with AK relishing the 6th man role and all the trade talk has been tabled largely due to #47’s insanely big pay check, but when have the Masha’s ever not complained loudly? 

ONE MWC COACHING VACANCY IS FILLED

Missouri Offensive Coordinator Dave Christensen, who had ties to the University of Washington and was expected to be a strong candidate for that job, bolted for another UW, the University of Wyoming to take over for Joe Glenn. I bet his family is estatic, if estactic means they want to kill themselves. The three finalists for the UW post were Christensen, Nebraska wide receivers coach Ted Gilmore, a former Wyoming WR and coach, and former Louisville, Michigan State and Utah State head coach John L. Smith.

SEATTLE TIMES TALKS ABOUT WHITT TO WASHINGTON

According to the Seattle Times, Washington likes Kyle Whittingham but as we’ve said many times, it is very likely he stays at Utah due to his ties in the area: “Also, ...A source said that UW has inquired about talking with Texas Tech coach Mike Leach. And one source said that Utah’s Kyle Wittingham may also be in the picture, though the general thought on him is that he would be hard to pry away right now.”

THE NEXT TIME YOU ARE SCREAMING FOR A TRADE TO PUT THE JAZZ OVER THE TOP

Remember the case of Devin Harris for Jason Kidd. Harris is becoming an All-Star point guard and he torched the Jazz for 34 in their 105-88 win on Saturday night for the Nets, who are on the upswing with some young talent and the desperate Dallas Mavericks have a great name-so-so play point who best days are wayyyy behind him. Harris is 25. Kidd is 36 going on 50. The Mavericks are toast and Harris has always given D-Will some trouble, healthy or not. Good thing the Jazz only see this guy twice a year and he’s out of the West, he’s just going to get better.

TEXT DUMPING: WHAT GOES AROUND COMES AROUND

Former tennis player and Wimbledon champ Boris Becker was dumped by his fiance via text and she sent it 5 times just to make sure he got the message . Sounds pretty brutal to dump anyone that way let alone a fiance. You’d think that unless you knew that the former German tennis star dumped his girlfriend via text just a year earlier.

AN UPDATE

On the man and woman who didn’t know each other and had a girlfriend and husband respectively waiting for them at their seats as they had sex in a stall at a Minnesota-Iowa game a couple weeks back. By the way, a pic of the woman, Lois Feldman 38, is below.  This woman clearly is a tramp and has her hhusband hoodwinked: “Feldman, a married mother of three, has been the target of Internet jokes and prank telephone calls today. She was fired this morning from an assisted living center, where she had been an administrator. Feldman said her husband, Kelly, has been supportive. She said he faults himself for not going with her when she left her seat to use the restroom before halftime.FAULTS HIMSELF???? This woman has convinced this man that she is such a slut that she can’t even go to the bathroom alone if she’s had a couple glasses of ripple? Dude, get yourself a new woman and grab your pair back at the door.

BREAKING NEWS: THE REAL REASON KYLE KORVER INJURED HIS WRIST!

John and Hans have obtained exclusive video of the real reason Kyle Korver is out with a “strained wrist”....We’ve all been there Kyle, hope you break your “slump” soon......

HITLER TALKS ABOUT MAX HALL AND HIS 6 TURNOVER GAME VS UTAH

VIDEO OF THE IDAHO COACH WHO GOT BEAT DOWN BY HIS OWN PLAYER

A few weeks ago we brought you the story of the Nampa, Idaho coach who got a beatdown by his own player. We found the video.....

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WHITT MENTIONED AGAIN AT WASHINGTON

Rivals.com mentioned Utah’s Kyle Whittingham again as a candidate to replace the departing Tyrone Willingham for the 0-11, soon to be 0-12 Dawgs:
“With reports that Missouri soon will sign Gary Pinkel to a lucrative extension, Washington may have to scratch a top target off its wish list. That would mean Washington may concentrate its focus on Kiffin, Montana’s Bobby Hauck, Missouri offensive coordinator Dave Christensen, Boise State’s Chris Petersen, USC offensive coordinator Steve Sarkisian, UCLA defensive coordinator DeWayne Walker and Fresno State’s Pat Hill. Another name to watch is Utah’s Kyle Whittingham, who would be a good fit on many fronts in Seattle.”

USU COACHING BUZZ

Another one of my people in low places told me that UCLA D-Coord DeWayne Walker had a great interview in Logan today and could emerge as the lead candidate. Walker was a coach at USU in 1993 and BYU in 1994, so he knows the area. he has other experience in college at USC, Cal and Oklahoma State and in the NFL with the Giants, Redskins and Patriots. Others who are in the mix include: Utah defensive coordinator Gary Andersen, San Jose State linebacker coach Kent Baer, USF wide receivers coach Mike “Chico” Canales and former USU, Louisville and Michigan State coach John L. Smith. 

COACHING BUZZ PART II

Rivals has some info regarding the coaching openings in the MWC at San Diego State, Wyoming and New Mexico in addition to the hottest coaching candidate in the conference, Troy Calhoun of Air Force.

HEALTH OF OREGON STATE RB COULD DECIDE ROSE BOWL BERTH

Oregon State RB Jacquizz Rogers is doubtful for the Civil War game this Saturday which will decide weather Oregon State gets into the BCS via the Rose Bowl. Reality is, the Beavers don’t deserve to go and USC does depsite the OSU win over USC. The Beavers have lost 3 games, already were blown out 45-14 vs. Penn State who is already in the Rose Bowl and other than the local angle of the Utes having beat a Rose Bowl team, USC getting in opens up a spot for a team who truly deserves an at large bid and the cash that goes with it.

NCAA FOOTBALL GAMES THAT MATTER THIS WEEKEND

Syracuse @ 16 Cincinnati (Big East Network, 10 AM)- Mike Gleason, John Congemi, Quint Kessenich (Will Air on SNY, MASN, Altitude): Cincy wins and gets Big East BCS bid, likely to play ACC winner in Orange Bowl.
Miami @ North Carolina State (Raycom, 10 AM)- Steve Martin, Rick Walker, Mike Hogewood: Another game to try and shake out bad ACC race.
New Mexico State @ Utah State (Aggie Vision, 1pm)- Jeff Siembieda, Danny Knee (Will Air on FS Arizona): Brent Guy’s last game as HC...Will he pull out some crazy plays?
Auburn @ 1 Alabama (CBS, 1:30pm)- Verne Lundquist, Gary Danielson, Tracy Wolfson: The Iron Bowl, Bama is set for SEC title game, but could they stumble at home against their rival? No.
4 Florida @ 20 Florida State (ABC, 1:30pm)- Brad Nessler, Bob Griese, Paul Maguire, Stacey Dales: Could FSU at home and a tough defense be enough to stop the country’s hottest team and knock Urban out of National title contention?
Maryland @ 21 Boston College (ABC, 1:30pm)- Pam Ward, Ray Bentley: More ACC garabge to sift through to see who will play in Orange Bowl even though no ACC team deserves the pay day.
23 Oregon @ 17 Oregon State (Versus, 5pm)- Tim Neverett, Glenn Parker, Anne Marie Anderson: Oregon State wins The Civil War, they’re in the Rose Bowl, lose and USC is in. Jacquizz Rodgers is doubtful.
Notre Dame @ 5 USC (ESPN, 6pm)- Mike Patrick, Todd Blackledge, Holly Rowe: The Trojans can put Charlie Weis out of his ND misery with a big win.
3 Oklahoma @ 12 Oklahoma State (ABC, 6pm)- Brent Musburger, Kirk Herbstreit, Lisa Salters: If the Sooners can break the Big 12 on the road jinx, Tech loses to OU on road, Texas loses to Tech on road, then the Sooners could be in National Title game. 

THIS IS BECOMING A SPORTS EPIDEMIC

We reported on a couple who were having sex in a bathroom during a Buffalo Bills game a couple weeks back, at least they were married and didn’t have people cheering them on in a handi-stall. At the Minnesota-Iowa game on Saturday a couple was busted for doing the horizontal mombo in a handi-stall and here’s the best part“The man, 26 and from Linden, Iowa, and the woman 38 and from Carroll, Iowa, were cited for misdemeanor indecent conduct. He was released to his girlfriend and she to her husband, police said.I bet that worked out nicely......

TUESDAY GUEST LIST

Jazz F Paul Millsap at 9 AM, Boise writer Mike Prater on Hans enraging his entire home state and if Boise State will go bowling vs. TCU or BYU in the Pointsettia Bowl, 8 AM, who did the P1’s vote for as the Zone talent blunderhead of the week in Great Moments?

JAZZ GOOD NEWS: RONNIE BREWER’S SICK ALLEY-OOP DUNK

JAZZ THE BAD NEWS: A CRAZY LAST MUNUTE LEADS TO BULLS BUZZER BEATER

HANS HITS THE BIG TIME

The New York Times wrote a piece on the Holy War over the weekend and the featured quotes came from your friend and mine Hans Olsen......

HANS HITS THE NOT SO BIG TIME

From the New York Times to the Idaho Statesman and in the porcess Hans angers his entire home state by dissing an Iderho broadcasting legend.......

SOMEBODY TAKES ANOTHER SHOT AT PREDICTING BOWLS

This time its ESPN national CFB blogger Graham Watson who says what weve been saying for weeks on the John and Hans Show, Utah to Sugar, BYU to Vegas, but could Boise get to the Pointsettia to play BYU or TCU somehow?

UNDEFEATED #17 BALL STATE GIVING STUDENTS FREE BOWL TIX

Just kidding apparently......The Cardinals athletic depo sent out the e-mail by mistake which stated if students went to the exciting Western Michigan game on Saturday they would get va free bowl ticket no matter what bowl it was. They later said they accidently sent out the notice but still wanted support for the game....

STEELERS S TROY POLAMALU TO DO A REMAKE OF MEAN JOE COKE AD

Advertisers may be willing to pay less than the reported 3M per 30 seconds during the Super Bowl this season but Coke has a good idea, updating the old Mean Joe Greene commercial with Steelers S Troy Polamalu.......