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      Couch Potato Alert: 9/12

      September 12, 2008 /

      Kansas vs. South Florida
      Seeking a repeat of their 2007 season, Coach Mark Mangino leads the 13th-ranked Jayhawks into Miami’s Raymond James Stadium on Friday night, when they face-off against #19 South Florida. This will be the second meeting between the two schools, the other was in 2006, a 13-7 Jayhawk victory in Lawrence. (click here for Anthony Stalter’s game preview)

      Ohio State vs. USC
      This game is being billed as “The Collision at the Coliseum,” but the Jaws of Life might be needed to save the Buckeyes if they do not bring their “A” game to Los Angeles. The key to this matchup is for OSU’s offensive line to get physical with Southern Cal’s defensive front. If they do not win the battle at the line of scrimmage, it will not matter who is running the football for Ohio State (RB Chris “Beanie” Wells, ankle, is a game-time decision). Road wins against the Trojans are a scarce commodity in the Pete Carroll era, as they hold a 39-3 mark at the Coliseum. This contest will played on Saturday night in front of a nationally-televised audience on ABC at 8:00 PM EST.

      Wisconsin vs. Fresno State
      The Badgers will travel to Central Valley, California to play in the most important game in Bulldog football history. Fresno State dominated Rutgers in their season opener, but they will need a victory Saturday night to keep their hopes of a BCS bowl berth alive. Wisconsin just needs a win to stay in the national title hunt. Tune in Saturday night at 10:30 PM EST on ESPN2 for this pivotal non-conference game.

      Milwaukee Brewers vs. Philadelphia Phillies
      The Brewers are trying to avoid another late-season collapse after coughing up an 8 ½ game lead in the NL Central last season. The Phillies will try to use this series as a springboard in getting back to the post-season. This is a key four-game series for both teams, with the Brewers three games ahead of the Phillies in the NL Wild Card race after losing the series opener last night 6-3 in Philadelphia.

      San Diego Chargers vs. Denver Broncos
      Too many injuries for the Chargers to overcome this week, with Shawne Merriman on the mend until 2009 and now LaDainan Tomlinson and Antonio Gates each nursing injured big toes. (But both are expected to play on Sunday.) The Broncos offense appeared to be in mid-season form in their opener on Monday night.. Were they that good or were the Raiders that dreadful? That question will not be answered for at least another month, but a victory in this game could go a long way in establishing the Broncos as an AFC contender. Check your local CBS affiliate to see if they are televising this game at 4:00 PM ET.

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      USC players figure out way to get out of Ohio State game: Jock Itch

      August 14, 2008 /

      SPORTSbyBROOKS has the lowdown on what’s going on in Southern California these days. Apparently the Trojans have been suffering from a rash of jock itch.

      Because if you’re in SoCal and playing college football right now, the “boys” probably aren’t feeling too swell. The LOS ANGELES TIMES, itching for real news stories, reports that over a quarter of the team are walking around campus like they just got done riding a seven-foot-wide horse for a few hours:

      As much as 25% of the team has been affected by the apparent run of tinea cruris, kicker David Buehler estimated. The condition seems to have spread by way of new compression shorts, or tights, worn under their football pants.

      Tailback Joe McKnight and receiver Travon Patterson were sufficiently afflicted to spend Wednesday’s practice on the sideline.

      “It burns,” Patterson said.

      First I tried to make a Simpsons joke, then I was going to make a BOC joke, but instead I think I’ll just laugh. And wonder how the hell such a privately possessed problem is spreading like wildfire across the entire team.

      Pete Carroll claims that itch nation was caused by new equipment, but clearly USC is boning (there’s a joke somewhere in there) up on their excuses as to why they might lose to No. 3 Ohio State on September 13.

      Could you imagine Carroll after the Buckeye game, explaining to Erin Andrews why Beanie Wells ran for a buck-20 and two touchdowns on his vaunted defense? “Listen Erin, as you know, we had that rash of jock itch in preseason practice and clearly my boys were still affected by it tonight. Wells isn’t a Heisman candidate – he just took advantage of my defense having their hands down their pants all night.”

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      Best and worst college football coaches for the buck

      August 14, 2008 /

      FORBES.com put together a collection of the best and worst college football coaches for the money.

      Jim Tressel
      No. 1 Most Underpaid
      Ohio State University, Buckeyes
      Conference: Big Ten
      Score: 122
      Record since 2005: 33-5 (1-2 in BCS bowl games)
      His teams have finished ranked in the top five in five of the past six years, while his $2.6 million salary was lower than eight of his peers last season.

      Pete Carroll
      No. 4 Most Underpaid
      University of Southern California, Trojans
      Conference: Pac-10
      Score: 114
      Record since 2005: 34-5 (2-1 in BCS bowl games)
      Carroll has led the Trojans to unmatched success this decade, including two national championships, yet he is 14% underpaid despite being college football’s highest earning coach at $4.4 million.

      Kirk Ferentz
      No. 1 Most Overpaid
      University of Iowa, Hawkeyes
      Conference: Big Ten
      Score: 71
      Record since 2005: 19-18 (1-2 in bowl games)
      Ferentz has posted a mediocre record over the last three seasons but still pocketed $3.4 million last year.

      Charlie Weis
      No. 3 Most Overpaid
      University of Notre Dame, Fighting Irish
      Conference: none
      Score: 84
      Record since 2005: 22-15 (0-2 in BCS bowl games)
      Last year’s three-win season–the worst for the Fighting Irish in 44 years–was the second in a 10-year contract extension for Weis, reportedly worth between $30 and $40 million over the length of the deal.

      Interesting figures. It’s hard to blame a university like Notre Dame for doling out big bucks to try and turn around the football program. At the same time, ND’s season last year was a joke and Weis had more than a few boneheaded calls.

      One thing Forbes forgot to mention about Tressel is that he’s absolutely owned Michigan during his tenure – something that means even more to Buckeye fans than finishing in the top 5 every year.

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