You survived

Congratulations.

The long, grueling summer without any big college sports is now over. We are back!

I'll be at the Louisville-Kentucky game as part of the College GameDay team across the street from Papa John's Cardinal Stadium on Floyd Street next to the new Cardinal Ticket Office.

Come out and say hi.

So far, my Saturday has consisted of a group meeting going over my new diet/workout regime that I've been going through for the last two weeks (tough, but rewarding), along with grocery shopping, going to Subway (6" turkey), working out, showering off, and watching all the college football I possible can.

So far, Pitt looks like the old Pitt, I'm guessing Carolina Steve will call in to our next show thanks to East Carolina's win over Virginia Tech, and the Hoosiers look solid in their opener.

Tomorrow, I've got Louisville beating Kentucky in a great game, 26-21.

Have fun, and feel free to post below!

Another reason why ratings/rankings are meaningless early

In my humble opinion, some of the best computer ratings out there are Jeff Sagarin's (fellow Indiana University grad) ratings.

But even Jeff Sagarin can have some skewed ratings sometimes. Especially when a game hasn't been played.

His preseason college football ratings have Louisville at 15th IN THE COUNTRY.

That makes them the second-highest rated Big East team going into the season, behind West Virginia (7th).

Compare that to:
23 - Texas Tech
26 - Arkansas
29 - Kansas
37 - South Florida
46 - Kentucky
49 - Pittsburgh
79 - Indiana

Why Notre Dame bugs me

Everyone wonders why I am so uptight about Notre Dame's football program.

I'll tell you why.

Because the NCAA puts their little paws in everything else, but somehow can't keep Notre Dame from their quest to not EVER PLAY A TRUE ROAD GAME!

The Post-Standard in Syracuse is reporting that Notre Dame and Syracuse are close to an agreement on a 10-game football series. One catch: Notre Dame will not play one of those 10 games at the Carrier Dome in Syracuse.

Come on Syracuse. Why are you stupid enough to do this? Is the money really that great? If it is, find another team to do this. Jeez. Notre Dame is not good enough anymore to be playing them 10 TIMES in a row away from your field.

Big East Conference, get a grip. Help out or something. Don't let Notre Dame do this. It's ridiculous.

Erin Andrews is not only hot, but she's super-classy!

This is why I love her.

Erin was working a Cubs-Brewers game when the you-know-what evidently hit the fan.

GateHouse News Service columnist Mike Nadel went after Erin Andrews and her behavior towards players.

Erin Andrews took the high road for the most part. What a classy girl. This is about as opinionated as she got (from StarTribune.com):

“I think my overall reaction is that it’s really sad that in 2008 … I have
people watching every single move I make,” Andrews said. “When there’s a big
game between the Cubs and Brewers going on, it’s sad that that’s what their
focus is on. … And the last thing I had heard is that when you want to do a
story on someone, you contact them.”

You can read her interview with the Minneapolis Star-Tribune's Michael Rand responding to Nadel's column by clicking here.

Erin, I will rip everything off your bed with you. Please call me!