Things I think I think

1. So Wally finally publicly broached the whole "Players not buying into Petrino" thing in his column today. My question is ... why is anybody shocked by it?

Say what you will about Houston Nutt. Love him, hate him or indifferent, there's no denying he was a buddy-buddy coach. He wanted the players to like him. He wanted their hugs. Heck, he wanted them to love him.

Petrino is the absolute opposite of that. He doesn't care if the players love him, as long as they execute. The sudden flip of the script naturally is going to cause some bad blood among the upperclassmen. Add in a losing season and it's no wonder some players are being spoilsports behind the scenes.

But, as bad as it at Arkansas, at least we've not seen this on a Razorback sideline ...



Speaking of Arkansas, when is the last time CBS sent the backup crew to call the LSU game? Don Criqui and Dan Fouts will be in Little Rock, while Verne Lundquist, Gary Danielson and Tracy Wolfson will be at Auburn at Alabama on Saturday.

2. How drunk do you have to be to have sex in a football stadium bathroom? I mean, it's not like getting busy in a Burger King bathroom.

More importantly, how drunk do you have to be to have sex in front of 15 people ... while cheating on your husband or girlfriend?

Stadium goes out with bang

Two visitors from Iowa engaged in public sexual activities Saturday during the last Gophers football game at the Metrodome, according to a police report.

According to the report:

A Metrodome security worker saw two sets of feet surrounded by dropped pants and underwear underneath a disability-stall door. He peeked through the stall door’s crack and saw two people engaging in intercourse.

By the time officers entered the bathroom to break up the conspicuous couple, a crowd of 15 onlookers had gathered around the over-occupied stall “cheering and laughing.”

After the officers split up the couple and cited both with indecent conduct — a misdemeanor — the male, 26, was released to his girlfriend. The female, 38, was released to her husband. Neither of the offenders’ partners were engaged in the explicit act.

3. USF head coach Jim Leavitt, sarcasm doesn't fit you well.



4. More YouTube goodness (because we all know you aren't doing much around the office today) ...

Those Aggies might be one of the worst teams in the Big 12, but at least their fans are creative when it comes to mocking Mack Brown ...



5. As always, visit SportsJournalists.com to see the Top 25 ... Coach isn't bad and that ain't good Also, if you have time, check out the flame war on the pages proceeding this week's picks. It makes the guys on the Arkansas message boards look polite.

And ... Awful Announcing: Your Week Thirteen Pammy Nominees

M8B Prediction

Much like the Arkansas football team, the Magic 8 Ball heads into Friday's game unable to salvage a winning season. All that's left is pride and a desire to go out on a winning note.

So, M8B, if you bet on Arkansas (+4.5) against LSU, will you cash in?



(Views expressed by the Magic 8 Ball do not necessarily reflect the views of this blog, the blog owner nor this post's author. Advice from the M8B is for entertainment purposes only and not for actual wagering ... especially since Magic 8 Ball is 3-5 in predicting Arkansas games.)