TOUR DE LANCE

Like you, I read the headline this morning ("Lance Armstrong expecting baby with girlfriend") and my first thought was, "Which one?"

Turns out it is this one. Not this one. Or this one. Or this one. Or this one. Or, come to think of it,  this one.

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As Letterman once said, "Come See Our Johnsons!"

It's early, and I haven't watched every minute of every bowl, but my All-Bowl Season team will definitely include Colorado State running back Garrett Johnson (285 yards rushing in the New Mexico Bowl) and Boise State safety Jeron Johnson, who is a Rodney Harrison-type thunder bringer.

By the way, Boise State D-lineman Byron Hout had the top play of bowl season so far with his interception and spin move last night (heretofore known as "The Poinsettia Pirouett-i-a"), but a more alert ESPN producer might have typed his name onto YouTube and discovered this deja vu moment. And, by the way, "Woo Lake City Roles!"

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Clear Eyes, Full Hearts, Can't Lose

So, via the miracle of the interweb, and the munificence of NBC.com, I'm working my way through Season 1 of FNL and simply marveling at all the real-life parallels. For example, Coach Taylor's Matt Saracen-or-Voodoo dilemma seems awfully prescient when you look at what happened this season at Ohio State. Boeckman-or-Pryor, although I doubt Terrelle would be so uncool as to change Smash's music at his first party.

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Hawaii Bowl

If you had, "Notre Dame playing on Christmas Eve/President Elect topless" on the same Hawaiian island in your 2008 predictions, you win. If you want to keep closer tabs on the Irish (for example, cornerback Gary Gray did not make the trip to the 50th state, and Charlie won't say why....Gary Gray= Gray Area), check out my buddy Brian Hamilton's "Aloha Blog" for the Chicago Tribune.