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I feel I’ve waited to long to touch on this subject, but there is an epidemic facing college football that I may have been blind to in the past, but it’s increasingly prevalent and I think I need to say something. Body paint isn’t meant for everyone. We have to look at our brothers (and sisters) and be willing to tell them if they aren’t body paint worthy. It’s doing them (and all of us frankly) a favor. I was glad to see someone called that poor hefty UT fan adorned in white body paint, UT helmet and man-boobs and informed him to get some clothes on. He looked like he was slathered in ranch in the first half. At the start of the 2nd half he had a shirt on. A special thank you to whoever placed that call. I did think it was funny though that he was the exclamation point.

How weird is this college season. Stanford beat USC. App St beat Michigan. South Florida is in the top 8 and so is BC. Kansas is undefeated. It’s just beyond bizarre. I blame it on Lou Holtz and his magic tricks. I’m still befuddled at that tearing the paper trick he did in his pep talk this week to UF.

How old is Fulmer’s daughter now? I mean, does anyone else think she’s a little old to be trotting out with him at the end of games? I remember when she actually was young…not so much anymore. It wasn’t that cute then either. Now it’s just weird.

So the Tebow lovefest is in full swing despite the back-to-back losses. He did play well on Saturday, but I’ve never heard such wholesale adoration for a single player from the media. They faun over him like he’s some cross between Mother Teresa, Jesse Owens and Magnus ver Magnusson (the world’s strongest man). Basically Herschel Walker…and I think we know that’s not even close to being right although both did draw early career comparisons to big, stiff fullbacks.

Speaking of that LSU-UF game…man, what a game. I can’t imagine what it must’ve been like to be a LSU fan watching that game. I mean Les Miles went for it on 4th down every time you turned around. He just didn’t care. It had to age his fanbase an extra few years per person.

What the heck was the CBS announcer talking about on UT’s long WR pass to Coker when he just randomly started yelling “Forget it!”? It was certainly out of place. It sounded more like a home team announcing crew. I’m pretty sure he’s the same guy that kept referring to Damon Gray and Vernon Hayes.

I’m starting to wonder if the poor outing last week was because I offended Steve Perry. If so, I throw myself at the altar of the mullet and beg forgiveness. Please let the wheel in the sky keep on turning.

Have a safe weekend,
Jody