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It wasn’t enough for John L. Smith to lead his team to the biggest collapse this side of the Soviet Union, but then he goes out and leads his team to an uninspired follow-up loss against Illinois. Next up: Michigan and Ohio State. Nice Going John L. I guess we’ll always remember that halftime interview tirade when your team screwed up that field goal attempt.

But fear not. You can always go fishing with Larry Coker - whose fate seems sealed after he started the season 1-2, getting beat at home by an average FSU team, then getting housed in Louisville and falling out of the Top 25 for the first time since 1999. So the Canes would come out mad and inspired at home against lowly Houston, right? WRONG. They trailed 13-7 in the third quarter and had to rally to win 14-13. And other than FSU they haven’t even played an ACC opponent yet! Nice knowing ya, Larry.

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Up 37-21 with 9 minutes left in the game and they subsequently pissed it all away. Put that coffee down, Spartans. Coffee is for closers. Ugh!! Talk about making the silliest decisions when it matters most.

Florida only beat Kentucky 26-7 at home. Michigan shows that they don’t have a letdown in them. And Penn State played well, but lost as Joe Pa had to use the loo in the middle of the game. Makes me wonder about the classless sign by an Ohio State Supporter that read: ” Joe Pa: Boxers or Briefs? Depends.” Good football team, classless fans.

In other, more pleasant news, Thierry Henry returned for Arsenal and played a lively 90 minutes, involved in in some way in every one of Arsenal’s 3 goals today and the Gunners are firing again.

John Arne Riise has a wicked leg. So does Cristiano Ronaldo. He’s going to be scary if he ever learns to incorporate his dancing within a change of direction burst like Ronaldinho.

Frank Lampard has been found. It’s about time. Chelsea take temporary control of the tables as Portsmouth plays on Monday night.

Fred for Lyon looks to be the next Brazillian wonder striker. And here I was making fun of his name (supposedly pronounced FRE-ji).

Becks was brought on as a sub for the second time in a row for Real Madrid. If this continues, will he really want to extend his time in Madrid or perhaps become a big fish in the small pond here in the US. It may not exactly be the Pele/Beckenbauer New York Cosmos from decades ago, but I’m sure Becks/Djorkaeff or Becks/Donovan will draw a few spectators.

Champions League this week - no interesting matchups to speak of. Maybe Lille vs AC Milan or Inter vs Bayern, but I sure wanna see how Steaua Bucharest handle Fred!
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