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--ESPN says that Pitt AD Jeff Long is headed for Arkansas. If you've ever heard any stories about Arkansas' athletic department, you know what kind of headaches he's in for.
--Tom Barrasso joins the Carolina Hurricanes.....as director of goaltender development.
--Howard Stern led off his Monday show by talking about Joe Paterno. I never knew that Howard's future brother-in-law was a Nittany Lion football player.
--Speaking of JoePa, he and his wife haven't seen a movie at a theater since "Titanic", and they just discovered a TV show called "MASH".
--Brady Quinn leads the Browns into the Post-Preseason
--If the Patriots are so awesome, why must they cheat?
--Michigan QB Chad Henne is ruled out of the big Wolverines-Notre Dame game. What's Michigan to do? He's been such a crucial part of their early season success.
--Anyone feel like reading an article about Russ Grimm?
--Look, it's the 2007 Big Ben action figure!
--Who knew Mini Me was a Steeler fan?
Dan Marino on wearing a spit-shield while sitting next to Bill Cowher during their show -
"It was a gift from Ben Roethlisberger!"
Bill Cowher, during the same CBS pre-game show -
"There’s no doubt that Roethlisberger is going to have more leeway [under coach Mike Tomlin]."
Boomer Esiason, sitting next to the former Steelers coach, responds to Cowher's comment -
"It must be good for Ben Roethlisberger to actually have a coach that will trust him.''
"It was a gift from Ben Roethlisberger!"
Bill Cowher, during the same CBS pre-game show -
"There’s no doubt that Roethlisberger is going to have more leeway [under coach Mike Tomlin]."
Boomer Esiason, sitting next to the former Steelers coach, responds to Cowher's comment -
"It must be good for Ben Roethlisberger to actually have a coach that will trust him.''
--There's way too many Pirate hat appearances in this Chris Brown video. And by Chris Brown, I mean the rapper and not the Titans 175-yard rusher.
--More fallout from the MTV VMAs, including expanded coverage of the Britney disaster, video of Kid Rock and Tommy Lee's fight, and an angry Kanye West.
--Loyal reader Dave shares with us two rarities from his collection: a Pirate helmet signed by the one and only Raul Mondesi, and a Pirates program signed by Dave Littlefield AND Bob Nutting, surely a collector's item now.
--Here's the photo of the weekend in college football:
--Wondering how Shaq got to the Va Tech-LSU game, also known as Tragedy Bowl I? Wonder no more...
