Better late than never - Five Things

1. I'd like to apologize to Houston Nutt. As one of the charter members of the posse wanting him out of Fayetteville, I was convinced he was completely over his head in the SEC. At one point, I even said he was the "worst coach in the SEC when it comes late-game management."

Les Miles proved me wrong.

You've all seen it by now. Trailing OM by 2, LSU hits a Hail Mary into easy field goal range. Miles, however, doesn't have the kicking team ready. He actually signals for a spike to stop the clock. But with only 1 second on the clock, it was obvious that was a losing decision before the QB even took the snap.

So congrats, Nutt. You're now the second-worst coach in the SEC when it comes to late-game management.

1A. Are you on Twitter? Are you following InsidetheBCS? You should be because it is pure hilarity, kind of like Les Miles in the final seconds of the Ole Miss game.

The Twitter feed is the brainchild of the new PR agency the BCS has hired. A PR agency headed by Ari Fleischer, the former press secretary for George W. Bush. Yes, that's right. Fleischer has now been a spin doctor for two incompetent organizations.

The PR firm also launched PlayoffProblem.com to spin against people who favor a CFB playoff system.

Obviously, this means war for Project Playoffs.


2. Last Saturday, I took a day off. With Arkansas playing in that dump of a stadium in Little Rock at an unTebowly hour, I elected to head to my in-laws for an early Thanksgiving. Since they live in NEA, we trekked through Central Arkansas en route. Stopping at Chik-Fil-A in Conway (which is, without a doubt, the busiest restaurant in Conway and perhaps the nation), I was struck by the number of people wearing Arkansas Razorback gear. It was odd.

No, people wearing Hog stuff isn't odd, per se, in Conway. What was odd was that the game was on TV and these people weren't watching ... yet felt compelled to sport the logos. Arkansas fans aren't the only ones who do this. I've seen countless other fans doing the same thing. But if you're a fan, shouldn't you — I don't know — be watching the game!?!

3. As if the Oregon uniforms weren't bad enough

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4. Recurring Items

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5. M8B Prediction

Will Arkansas (+3.5) cover the spread against LSU?



(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 the Magic 8 Ball is 8-6 this season.)