Posted: Friday December 28, 2007 9:19AM; Updated: Friday December 28, 2007 10:23AM
By Arash Markazi
The Links
Beard For Sale
West Virginia :: Damian Strohmeyer
It's been a tough few weeks to be a West Virginia football fan. You lose your coach, Rich Rodriguez, to Michigan before the Fiesta Bowl, lose the support of affluent boosters and now you're even losing your beard. Well, at least one is, and he's selling it on eBay if you'd like to own the beard that has "experienced moments of joy and moments of sadness this season."
It's no secret that Darren McFadden will leave Arkansas after the Cotton Bowl and head to the NFL. Too bad no one told him to keep a low-profile (i.e. not rolling around in a brand new Cadillac Escalade) until he officially makes his decision after the bowl game.
Chief Illiniwek has been dead for nearly a year now, but with a Rose Bowl less than a week away, some Illini fans are hoping that their dear old chief will make a triumphant return. The chances of that happening, however, seem about as dim as the Illini's shot at upsetting USC.
Rose Bored
Speaking of the Rose Bowl, playing in "The Grandaddy of Them All" is about as exciting to USC players as, well, playing with your granddaddy. After playing in the Rose Bowl four out of the past five years, they would much rather be in South Beach or on Bourbon Street.
We all know that Nick Saban can dance his way out of job commitments, now our friends at EDSBS show us that he can move just as slyly on the dance floor.
Payne-staking Gift
Usually when a young fan runs up to a football player on the field after the game, he'll toss him a glove or a wristband. Not Mitch Payne. No, the BYU kicker took about 30 seconds trying to peel off the Y logo on his helmet to give to a Cougars fan after the Las Vegas Bowl.