To look good is to feel good

If there has been anyone that has been at the forefront of trying whacked-out uniform designs it’s the Oregon Ducks.

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Where other schools (Notre Dame, Penn State, Michigan, USC) trot out the same uniforms year after year, likely because alumni would be apoplectic if they did anything with a modicum of change, Oregon seems to go the opposite route, throwing caution to the wind and saying, “We trust you, Nike, to not make our team look completely ridiculous.” Even if that trust shouldn’t be readily earned (see right).

Great way to spend 1/1/09

Had a great day so far — my wife made pulled pork BBQ in the slow cooker. Tasty…

Awesome!

And Georgia downs Michigan State in the Capital One Bowl. Mind you, when you start as the nation’s No. 1 team in the preseason and finish somewhere in the middle of the top-25 pack, well, can’t blame me for being a little disappointed. The broadcasters were blaming injuries, etc., but we could’ve played better…

But, for the Spartans: Keep dreaming of victory.

Finally, here’s the deal with 2009 — I’m going for a blog entry every day. I realize that this is a tall order. But I’m going for it…

Bowl games suck, blah blah wahhhh

Colorado State's Kory Sperry pulls in a touchdown right before halftime. (AP)

Anyone who thinks the early bowl games are a waste are invited to find a replay of today’s New Mexico Bowl and try to turn away.

Fresno State and Colorado State played a non-stop game that had everything you want, including a monster performance by CSU’s Gartrell Johnson, who ran for 285 yards. 

It also had what many coaches would consider a foolhardy play, a bomb to a tight end with 2 seconds left in the first quarter half by the Rams.

It worked!

Despite an awesome job by Fresno, Colorado State won 40-35. And this bowl season is underway.