Another One for the Buehrle Files

From Yahoo!Sports: "Good Guys wear black: Mark Buehrle pays bills for injured dog"

Love this guy.

Big Ten Logo and Division Names

I am sure you guys have heard the names now and the new logo, but if you haven't here they are (sigh).

Leaders

Illinois
Indiana
Ohio State
Penn State
Purdue
Wisconsin

Legends

Iowa
Michigan
Michigan State
Minnestoa
Northwestern
Nebraska

Yup those are the names. Yup they paid someone to come up with them. This ESPN clip basically sums up my feelings.




I like the old logo better. What are the 4 stages I should be feeling, denial, anger something like that.

It's Official, New Jersey's for Oregon in the National Title Game

Found this quick article by Paul Lucas on ESPN:


Why stop now?

That's apparently the thinking at Oregon and at the Nike offices. With the Ducks slated to appear in the BCS title game next month, Swoosh Inc. is planning to unveil a new Oregon uni design for the big game. The unveiling, which is scheduled for Tuesday, will also feature new bowl game uniforms for TCU, Boise State (maybe it will include this white helmet design that's been making the rounds?), and Florida. But it's safe to say that most of the attention will be focused on Oregon.



For all the chatter about Oregon's outlandish uniforms, their current set with the winged shoulders is actually one of the better looks in college football. Will their Glendale uniform continue this move toward visual respectability, or will they revert to their video game look of a few years ago? What do you think?



Whatever the new design turns out to be, Page 2 will be on the case. I'll have an entry here on the Page 2 Blog soon after the unveiling tomorrow, along with a full-length Uni Watch column on Wednesday -- stay tuned

Trivia: Locations of Bears Vs Pats

The past 4 Bears and Patriots games have been played at 4 different stadiums. Name them.

Awesomeness

Check this out, from Hoopism: I'm sensing the makings of a KILLER Bulls poster.

Also, I went and used Wordle, the tool that created those things, and made one for our own li'l site.



Credit to Luke Winn's college basketball power rankings for sending me down this particular rabbit hole.

ESPN Playoff Machine

You should check out this fun little ESPN online toy. It projects the playoff field based on your picks for the remaining four weeks, as well as a number of factors such as home field, offensive ranking, or power rankings. It's definitely helping me procrastinate tonight, at THE SPOT (see picture).


FYI: According to Defensive rankings, the Bears would be the #1 seed. According to Power Rankings, they would be out of the playoffs. If there's one thing I know about Lovie Smith teams, it's that they feed off a lack of respect. So, expect victory.

My projections, by the way, have the Bears losing at New England this week, then beating the Vikings and Jets, setting up a thrilling battle in Green Bay where the winner gets home-field for at least one game (the 2 or 3 seed) and the loser comes in as the last wild card.

Triva: College Football Bowl Locations: By State

Here's a new quiz from Sporcle. Can you name the 16 US States that will have a bowl game played there this holiday season? I went 16-16, just saying.