NBC

NBC is showing Notsodamus commercials instead of the ND vs Washington overtime. Then, they tried to start Access Hollywood. That's not cool.

Recollections of the Heidi Game.

Mark May just asked me to write this down...

USC, under Matt Barkley, will score over 30 points at Cal.

Is it hockey season already? Tim Tebow, that snuck up on me.

Sorry, Gator fans, Notsodamus didn't mean to take his name in vain.

Anyway, Barry Melrose thinks the Chicago Blackhawks will triumph over the Philadelphia Flyers in the Stanley Cup Finals. Let's see how that works out for him. Notsodamus has always though that Barry Melrose and Dennis Franchione are similar coaches, since they both rode a superstar player to establish themselves in their own right. For Franchione, it was LaDainian Tomlinson. Melrose's superstar was none other than Wayne Gretzky. Now, they are both broadcasters, Melrose as ESPN's hockey analyst, and Franchione with ESPN Radio calling football games. Usually, when someone becomes a broadcaster, it is because they aren't good at their previous job anymore. I think that Melrose hangs around because he has a mullet and wears pinstripe suits. Notsodamus wishes that he could get ahead in his chosen profession with this formula.

No Reason to Watch NASCAR in Homestead

The NASCAR Chase for the Cup kicked off today with a victory from Mark Martin. The Chase for the Cup is NASCAR's version of the playoffs, a ten race showdown with the twelve best drivers from the first 26 races of the season. The Chase begins in Loudon, with races in Dover, Kansas, Fontana, Charlotte, Martinsville, Talladega, Texas, and Phoenix before wrapping up in Homestead on November 22nd. However, ESPN doesn't think the Chase will go down to the wire, as this evening the bottom line proclaimed there are only eight races left in the Chase.

Apparently, ESPN believes that the Chase will be over by Homestead.

Brent Musburger reports that Dan Buckner has a body.

Musburger is breaking news tonight by informing the American people that Texas Wide Receiver Dan Buckner "has a body". I thought that having a body was a prerequisite to playing football. According to Musburger, you only need a body to be a Tight End, which is Texas' plan for Buckner. Glad that's settled.

Keyshawn Johnson and Iron Mike Enter the Rankings with a "Boom!"

NFL Announcers, Welcome to the Party. This week, the Sunday guys flexed their muscle as Keyshawn Johnson and Mike Ditka opened the NFL season with perfect weeks. Pink ties and fuchsia sock aren't the only think Key can match-up. The rest of the ESPN Sunday Countdown crew, Tom Jackson, Cris Carter, and Chris Berman all had better than a 0.75 Accuracy Index. Boomer was the worst of the pros with a 6/8 week, missing his picks of the Browns and the Dolphins.

Of the college football guys, Desmond Howard continues the strong weekend for Michigan going 2/3 on his picks, for a total of 3/4 on the season. Desmond incorrectly picked Tennessee over UCLA, which everyone got wrong.

Although Lee Corso is only 10/19 for a 0.53 Accuracy Index, he made the pick of the week, Houston over Oklahoma State. Although this was his "Upset Alert", he made the pick so strongly that Fowler asked him if he was picking Houston to win, and Corso said, "Yeah!" While Upset Alerts would normally be excluded from the rankings, this pick was included due to Corso's conviction.

Chris Fowler, Mike Mulligan, and Brian Hanley bring up the rear. Fowler made one pick, FSU over Miami, and Mulligan and Hanley both picked Notre Dame over Michigan. However, Hanley did say that he "wouldn't bet a dollar on it", so he didn't feel that good about his pick.

Closer Than The Experts Think?

Mark May just said the LSU vs Vandy game tomorrow will be "closer than
the experts think.". Isn't he supposed to be the expert? Is this game
going to be closer than he thinks it is?