Posted: Thursday January 24, 2008 11:26AM; Updated: Thursday January 24, 2008 1:57PM
By Andy Gray
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Tebow's Bad Call
Did Tim Tebow violate NCAA rules by talking to Carl Moore. :: Scott Halleran/Getty Images
The Urban Meyer-Carl Moore-Carl Moore's girlfriend recruiting scandal/story just got a lot more interesting with the revelation that Tim Tebow may be involved. After the Heisman ceremony, Meyer reportedly called Moore to check in and, according to The Sacramento Bee, handed the phone to Tebow who said: "Carl!, I just won the Heisman! Come on down here, and let's win a national championship!" The NCAA, as you may have guessed, frowns on this sort of thing.
Where do Mike VI and Pouncer stand in SIOC's mascot power rankings? :: Al Tielemans/SI, John Biever/SI
SIOC came out with our Janauary mascot power rankings yesterday and, LSU's Mike VI took the top spot while Pouncer (Memphis) and Rudy Flyer (Dayton) made their first appearances of the year. For those who can't get enough of the mascots, we recommend checking out this hilarious video from the National Mascot Competition in Orlando earlier this month.
Life of a Team Manager
The Minnesota Daily has an excellent behind-the-scenes piece on Bryan Bender -- one of the seven student managers employed by the Gophers men's basketball squad -- as he folds laundry, packs suitcases and other menial tasks. Frankly, we don't get why anyone would take this position -- it seems completely thankless and borderline insulting. Although it's nice to see this team manager get some credit for going way above and beyond the call of duty.
Details Magazine has named Kevin Federline as its Dad of the Year.
Today in Hot Clicks
Best NFL announcers ... Worst NFL teams of all time ... Romo and Simpson done? Paris and T.O. just starting? ... Watch Super Bowl with Terrell Davis and Barry Sanders.
In case you were wondering, he was really good in college, too.
One Angry Wife
A Virginia student leaves a voicemail for a school administrator to complain about having to attend school during a snowy day. The wife of said school administrator responds to the message ... let's just say she wasn't that pleased.