Hometown Pride!

Andrew Sullivan gives a shoutout to Rome, Ga. Derrick - do you know where this is? I can't figure it out...

Titanic Deck Chair Feature

This week's chair goes to the Big Blue of Michigan. "Hail to the victors" da, da, da, da

Michael Scheuer on the Bin Laden Vlog

Update: Further elaboration on the radio

Bama Football Wrap - Week 2

It goes without saying that I would have liked Auburn to pull through against South Florida, but I'm just not sure how many "gut wins" one team is allowed to have. All in all though, it was another good weekend of college football. Most importantly, the Alabama Crimson Tide rolled over Vandy, exposing depth issues for the Commodores on both sides of the ball despite a number of talented playmakers. The Tide's redshirt freshman running back Terry Grant looked alot like Warrick Dunn during his days at FSU, but time will tell.

Word on the blogosphere is that Nick Saban was in Smyrna on Friday night scouting a high school football game. This guy is just relentless when it comes to recruiting. It's early, of course, but right now Alabama is the top-ranked recruiter in the SEC, and we've got a decent shot at five-star Julio Jones. Bama stands to improve tremendously on the recruiting front over last year and, with a coaching staff that can actually make use of the talent, things could get mighty interesting down at the capstone in a few years.

But anyway, on to Arkansas - McFadden's one man band. I'm not convinced we've seen all of Major Applewhite's playbook, but if John Parker Wilson doesn't shape up by Saturday, it won't make a whole helluva lot of difference. It's white-knuckle time folks. The ride's about to get a little bumpy.

Debate #23811 Wrap

For the 5 people who watched it, here's a good point from that cut-n-runner Andrew Sullivan on the Huckabee-Paul exchange.

Update: a more colorful analysis. Money quote:

Huckabee's position, shared by the Red State Fascists in the audience and the GOP leadership, is essentially that it is the duty of Americans to kill and die for as long as their rulers decree -- even after the foolishness, corruption, and dishonesty of the policy is obvious.

Tinfoil Hat Feature of the Week

My illustrious colleague here at the office is convinced - convinced! - that there exists a massive conspiracy at the ESPN network to elevate Alabama football and ignore Auburn's recent accomplishments. The evidence? Apparently it's here. Alabama at #16 after one cakewalk week? Sure, it's excessive. But isn't this the same network that repeatedly drug Nick Sabear over the coals when he left Miami? I'm not sure, but I've got a full roll of aluminum foil and time on my hands...

An Indecent Comment

A general bitch-slapping is administered by George Will.