Good Ol' Shaq

I was out of town and -gasp! - out of reach of the internet over Thanksgiving. And, yes, I have lots of thoughts about Boise State. But in the meantime, and because apparantly I have to go to work, here is a fact:

Everybody Loves Shaq

Kevin Garnett Waxes Poetic About Shaq

Shaq Shows He Can Still Dominate Around a Basket of Fries

The BCS is Tedious, the Blazers are Clumsy

Careless Blazers Goofing Around with Basketball Shatter Greg Oden into a Thousand Pieces

Sources confirmed that after an errant pass from Miller careened off Roy's
fingertips and hit Oden's shoulder, Oden teetered from side to side for a tense
moment—during which unbelieving players found themselves unable to move—before
toppling to the ground just out of reach of a diving Roy.

The team
reportedly stared silently at the broken pieces of Oden for several seconds
until Roy said, "We're dead. We are so dead."

Tedious BCS Debates Overshadow Great Stories

Raplh Russo thinks that the BCS is a bad system because it makes fans debate whether a victory over San Diego State or Hawaii is more important. I disagree. I think that's what is good about the BCS.