Today’s Chorus is brought to you by Adam “Pac-Man” Jones, West Virginia attendee and noted rainmaker. Former Fiesta Bowl CEO John Junker is seething with jealousy.
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• The Fiesta Bowl was fined ONE MILLION DOLLARS for their minor corruption snafus, but will stay in the BCS. That’s a lot of complimentary 2015 tortilla chips with my name on ’em.
• If the NFL lockout sticks, get ready for more four-hour college football games. This according to the people that would make money from the six minute commercial breaks.
• CBS Sports’s Dennis Dodd has decided, before even a single game broadcast, that Urban Meyer on TV isn’t right. But who replaces him in the booth? My guess — Bob Stoops.
• If you’re keeping score at home, it’s been almost three and a half years since Joe Paterno has visited a recruit. And now he’ll be traveling less. Scary to think about how good Penn State will be with an acting head coach.
• Former Florida CB Janoris Jenkins will be playing out his eligibility at North Alabama, whatever that is.
• ESPN’s Brian Bennett wraps the Big East spring. Long live Tino v. Geno in the backyard.
• SI.com’s Stewart Mandel answers emails. He feels good about the SEC. And there you have it.
• Clemson has no interest in Missouri QB transfer Tyler Gabbert. It’s because of the kids, you see.
• Thirty percent of Virginia Tech players will receive new helmets that actually help to guard against concussions. Always good.
• Iowa has verbally offered a 15 year old (who hasn’t played a down of varsity football) a scholarship. What could possibly go wrong?
• Rivals profiles Cal QB Zach Maynard, the Buffalo transfer who’s competing for the Bears’ starting job. Oh and his little brother is Cal‘s “star” WR.
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Today’s Video of the Day reinforces what we already all knew — jetpacks are awesome.
httpv://www.youtube.com/watch?v=n4CX-8Eo_6I
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