I Like Nibbles

Today, I had my first phone interview in over a month. I don't know what will come of it, but at least I'm still worth a nibble. Yesterday was pretty tough. I didn't catch up on rest from the weekend, and with the depressingly cold, rainy weather, I was an emotional wreck. It's been awhile since I've had a day like that. Obviously, today was a lot better. The harder you work, the luckier you get. I'm going to continue to work hard, maybe I'll get a break.

I promised a Top 10, so here it is:
1. USC. The only way Reggie Bush doesn't win the Heisman is if he gets hurt. Should have an easy time at home vs. Washington St.

2. Texas. Texas Tech is overrated and the Horns proved it. Vince Young made a couple of mistakes, but he more than made up for them. Next is a trip to Oklahoma State.

3. Virginia Tech. Now we'll begin to find out more about the Hokies. Thursday night, Boston College comes to Blacksburg. Despite his below average performance at Maryland, Marcus Vick is the real deal.

4. Georgia. Uh oh, DJ Shockley is out. He is the X-factor for the Bulldogs. Now, it comes down to running and defending for UGA as they get ready for the Cocktail Party vs. Florida.

5. Alabama. 2 games without Tyrone Prothro, 19 points combined. If the Tide can't score more than that vs. Utah State, there's trouble. Alabama has the defense, but they need another playmaker to step up with Brodie Croyle and DJ Hall.

6. UCLA. The offense is rolling, scoring 51 vs. Oregon St., led by 6 Drew Olson TD passes. Opposing defense have to worry about him and Maurice Drew, which makes UCLA virtually unstoppable. But, the defense is very susceptible, and you can bet Walt Harris will have the Stanford offense ready to score and play ball control this week.

7. LSU. Auburn was game, but the Tigers were able to pull it out, a big win for Les Miles and his team. The defense allowed 218 rushing yards by Kenny Irons, so they'll need to get that fixed. An encouraging sign for LSU was that they didn't turn the ball over once. They should have an easy time with North Texas.

8. Florida St. The Noles got well with a win at Duke. Maryland comes to Doak Campbell this week. The FSU pass attack continues to improve, getting 376 yards and 4 TDs last week.

9. Notre Dame. To see if the Irish were really back, they needed to be impressive against BYU. Winning 49-23 behind 467 yards and 6 TDs by Brady Quinn validates them. The Irish get two weeks to prepare for Tennessee.

10. Penn St. Big bounce-back win at Illinois, and they did it in a big way. They can't overlook an underachieving Purdue team coming into State College, Michael Robinson needs to keep making big plays.

On the verge: Boston College (a win at Va. Tech would make them top-10 worthy), Ohio St. (the offense may be coming around), Miami (still waiting for them to play somebody), Oregon (only loss to USC, can they finish 2nd in the tough Pac-10)

In tonight's Amazing Race, the teams traveled to the Panama Canal. The arguing Paolos have taken the lead, winning the Fast Forward by bungee jumping. Team Cincinnati, the Linzes, are in 4th, the Gaghins and the kids 5th, with the Godlewskis hanging on in 6th, forced to give up their money and possessions for the next lag.

Remember Tonya Harding??? Well, she's at it again, this time throwing down her boyfriend and biting his finger after he had drank too much. The boyfriend was charged with assault and released after pleading not guilty. Originally, Harding said two masked men entered her house and attacked her. Tonya, GO AWAY, PLEASE!!!! Also, what does this say about the men she's with??? I mean, Tonya's tried boxing and has had mixed results, but she seems to beat up her boyfriends pretty badly. Also, don't these guys know what they're getting into??? Plus, Tonya isn't exactly attractive, I don't know.

Finally, if you go to Hollywood Boulevard, you will find dozens of cartoon characters and other famous people getting their pictures taken with their tourists. The catch is, they are impersonators out to make as much as possible in tips. Some have included Elmo, Mr. Incredible, Elvis, and Michael Jackson. It's been so bad, there have been 80 of these people arrested. And I thought I didn't have a life. Watch it when Elmo tries to tickle you, it may be an impostor.