CHEEBURGER? MUSBERGER!!!

Brent Musberger: Let me be straight with you here...I love the guy.

Frankly, I'm in awe of his longevity. Brent Musberger was the Bob Costas of the 1970s...then in the '80s he was the guy who got all the good NFL and NCAA hoops gigs...then he lost the cool CBS March Madness gig in the early 90s and it seemed as if the Montana man's career was on the wane...but no, he survived doing radio and college football broadcasts. Sure, every punk with a Facebook page mocked him from about 2000 to 2005, but now he's so old that he's become cool again.

And, best of all, he doesn't take himself too seriously.

Brent was just talking to Herbie, with the latter giving him props for being a trooper. Seems Brent was sick on Thursday night and Herbie was worried if he'd be able to "suit up" for tonight's Ohio State--Penn State game. And all Musberger said in reply was, "Nothing like drugs."

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I mean, can you believe Boston this weekend? The Pats are on the verge of being 8-0, halfway to a perfect season. Boston is on the verge of being up 3-0 in the World Series. Boston College is No. 2 in the nation and all of a sudden Matt Ryan is the favorite to win the Heisman. I'd vote for Dennis Dixon over him, but this is a case in which the East Coast bias will not be a myth. Eugene may be a beautiful place, but it's an outpost whereas Boston is one of those 365 days a year sports-addled cities. And too many people--especially in the media--have roots there. If B.C. keeps winning, it's going to be tough for Dixon to overcome him.

And I'd still give it to Tebow, by the way.