Here is the infamous John Clayton fart video. I say fake:

 

My initial thought is that this is a big, big game for USC. If they don’t come out and dominate Oregon, doubt may start to creep into that program. There was just no excuse for them getting physically man-handled like they did in Corvallis. They weren’t just upset. They were dominated for much of the game. I feel bad for the Ducks catching such a talented team after a massively sluggish performance and with a few extra days to prepare this SHOULD be about what we expected in the first place…a USC blowout.

However, there are quite a few questions popping up in L.A. The first is if the coaching staff really has much faith in Mark Sanchez to make plays down the field. Could this be due to the exit of Norm Chow? The second is if quite a few of USC’s offensive problems in the past weren’t simply covered up by the ability of Reggie Bush. As Scott Wolf of the LA Daily News points out, Bush made several key plays that allowed USC to dodge bullets. I would add Bush’s 65-yard fourth-quarter punt return for a touchdown in 2004 in the fog in Corvallis. As good as Joe McKnight might be, he’s no Reggie Bush. Interesting theory.

Pete Carroll should be getting properly skewered in L.A. A domination like that just shouldn’t happen. So if USC doesn’t bounce back this weekend, watch out. This could be a season-defining game for them. As Oregon fans well know, things can spiral out of control rather easily. Everyone’s expecting USC to recoup but in the event they don’t, that mighty Trojan armor will see its largest chink yet.

Ducks right the ship.

Roper returning this week.

USC back in the race.

Saban bitch-slaps Richt.

Shine wearing off Urban Meyer.

Has the new Michigan arrived?

Locker hurt, Washington screwed.

National title pecking order.

NFL. Peter King MMQB.

Matt Bryant plays despite sons death.

Rams replace Linehan with Haslett.

T.O. being T.O. after Dallas loss.

Burress fined 40-50 times.

D.A. not having Brady talk.

Brewers end 26-year drought.

Baseball season not over yet.

MLB post-season schedule.

Stark’s year-end awards.

Should Dodgers resign Manny?

Cubs giving politicians playoff seats.

What I was glued to Sunday.

Pretty cool. Formula 1 night race.

Nasty. Joe Theismann-like leg snap.

Le Batard pisses off Michael Phelps.

Stunner. Shawn Kemp AWOL.

Sasha Baron Cohen at it again.

R.I.P. Reggie Dunlop.

Brought your cars with ya’, ha?

Batting stance guy - Mariners:

For or against her, this is uncomfortable:

Let me be the first to say I was wrong. I didn’t think Oregon State had the horses to beat USC. I didn’t think OSU could win the one-on-one match-ups. Yet, they won most of them handily. As Craig James said on the broadcast, it wasn’t smoke and mirrors. Oregon State played very well. The Beavers punched USC in the mouth. They were more focused and intense. They blocked better and executed better. I’ve said before that Oregon State is one of the more physical teams in the Pac-10 and they proved it again. This type of physical play is why I thought they could hang with Penn State. Can you tell I’m still bitter about that one? At any rate, the Beavers just simply manned up in the trenches. There’s just no other way to beat a team like USC. 

That said, USC didn’t show up. I’m still shocked at how flat and uninspired they looked. The Trojans were sleep-walking evident by the number of white jersey’s getting flat-out leveled by orange ones. It was evident by all the senseless penalties. It was evident by the looks of sheer shock on the sideline. By the time they woke up it was too late. Let this be a lesson to any team that thinks they’re THAT good. No team is that good. You just can’t flip a switch and how USC continually stumbles in games like this should open a debate about Pete Carroll in L.A. That amount of talent shouldn’t be dropping these games. If both teams play well USC wins. If both teams play poorly USC wins. Oregon State needed a little help from the Trojans and they got it. This was like a little brother taking out a big brother. The little guy fought hard and landed some punches but the reality is big bro was drunk. He spent most of the night at the bar. It doesn’t change anything. Little bro still won. Congrats to the Beavers but shame on Pete Carroll.

Wisconsin -6 @ Michigan
Alabama +7 @ Georgia
Virginia Tech +7 @ Nebraska
CFB season ATS: 10-3

New Orleans -5.5 vs. San Francisco
San Diego -8 @ Oakland
Pittsburgh -6 vs. Baltimore
NFL season ATS: 7-2

Not sure why I’ve never seen this as it’s been circulating for close to 2 years but hey, better late than never right? Funny:

 

Who am I? Oregon State’s newest QB.

HD replay experiment coming to Corvallis.

Here’s why Brian Cushing couldn’t join the show yesterday.

Raiders = joke. Can the NFL step in? Yes they can!

Ted Johnson will donate brain to concussion research.

Ever wonder what happens at halftime in the NFL? Here you go. 

Hank Steinbrenner is officially dumb.

Believe it or not, the tie-breaker could be decided by this guy.

I’m afraid this is kick ass and it might be the reason the Cubs win the World Series:

 

KGW sports anchor Adam Bjaranson, via text message, tells me Rudy Fernandez and I share a striking resemblance. Do we?

Best Rudy quote of the day: ”I like to steal de balls.” 
Second-best Rudy quote of the day: “I can dunk over and in de face.”