Greetings on the anniversary of D-day and Secretariat's Triple Crown (oh yeah, and 83 days until the Thursday night kickoff).  You are in for a treat this weekend.  Guest poster Smitchek will be joining us.  Some other thoughts on the news from an early morning....

http://weblogs.baltimoresun.com/sports/football/blog/2008/05/ravens_links_oklahoma_rb_allen.html This is the newspaper, I mean Baltimore Sun breakdown of I mean, Allen Patrick I mean the former OU guy, I mean RB.

http://fantasysportsnetwork.blogspot.com/2008/05/fantasy-college-football-team-rankings.html Congratulations Kansas!!!!  In Fantasy land, you have the best returning defense.  I'd rather score with Stacy Valentine in fantasy land. 

Stoops wants all of you OU fans that paid $10k to go to the Fiesta Bowl to savor the 2 tank of gas trip to San Antonio instead.  Eighty-three days to forget that embarrassment.  http://newsok.com/stoops-puts-focus-on-big-12-wins/article/3253596/?tm=1212724691  Best line in the article when talking about the challenges of playing a month after the season ends in Arizona

"Truth is, bowl games are funky. Played a month after the regular season. A vacation for players after a boot-camp season. Juniors considering leaving school early. Seniors with one foot out the door, some of them sporting a diploma. Coaching changes (will we ever forget the smile of West Virginia's Bill Stewart?). Roster changes, due to academic ineligibility and players so shivering in the Arizona desert they shoplift from Burlington Coat Factory."  Good one Berry.

Can Texas Tech (aka the sand aggies) make it this year?  http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/2008/writers/stewart_mandel/06/04/mailbag/index.html?eref=T1  A lot of words when he really just wanted to say "no."83 days until we find out. 

SWAG prediction of the week: Tony Stewart will finish the Pocono 500 under power and with tires and even a hood.   (Did I say that there were only 83 days until kickoff?)

Out.