The Civil War was entertaining.

Although the Oregon Ducks won the game, it was a much more difficult task than last years rout. Out of the nationally televised game, the biggest star wound up being Oregon State's James Rodgers. I believe he will have a prosperous pro career ala Duper and Clayton of the Dolphins many years ago, small but resourceful wide receivers. I held off on a prediction because I really thought this could go either way, and but for a lapse of offense in the fourth quarter, this could very well have been Oregon State's time to go to the Rose Bowl. But alas, it was not and Oregon, the team that I said at the beginning of the year was the best team in the Pac 10, is going to the grandaddy of them all. (However, the team playing the best at the end of the year is Stanford.)
College Basketball: So what have we learned this early in the season? First, the pac 10 isn't very good. Second, the Big 10 is, evidence being the ACC/Big 10 challenge won for the first time by the Big 10. I still can't tell you how good Kansas is, they haven't played anyone. They just added Alcorn State to their list of unimpressive victories. Their opponents have gone a combined 16-28, with all but 7 of those victories against EACH OTHER. It appears that Kansas is playing a pre league season with a bunch of JUCO schools. Kansas may be a good team, but we just don't know yet.
Texas has played a better schedule so far, but none of their opponents have been the cream of the crop in their respective big boy conferences, (Pitt, USC, Iowa, Rice.) But at least they are playing schools with more than 10,000 students.
Villanova is the third ranked them and they have played two quality teams, again so early to really know how good these teams are. Really, what we see is that the Big 10 and the ACC, which are absent from the top of the rankings, are the only teams that have played anyone and that is because they played each other. Look for those two divisions to dominate the rankings come late in the season.
Pro Basketball: Consistency is something I like in sports. It allows me to better follow the progression and to really speculate on what impact players have. Take the World Champion Lakers, are they going to be as good with Ron Artest? Clearly he is better than Trevor, the man he replaced, but is he a cancer? Will his arrival doom the Lakers? Will the arrival of Shaq in Cleveland be the inside presence that Lebron needs to win a championship? Will AI be a one man wrecking crew for Philly? Can a team like Denver that stayed pat with their roster be the best in the west? Finally, the most visible change was the Orlando Magic. They added Sgt. Carter. Is that the best team in basketball?
I disagree with one of my avid responders, College Football doesn't rock my boat like Pro Football. I love the pro set, I love the schemes they run, I enjoy the progression of the learning curve I get every time I watch a coach coach the same guys over and over. More than that, I LOVE STATISTICS I can sink my teeth into. With that said, I used to love college football much more than pro, but I tired of the lack of playoffs. It is tiring watching the same schools work their way into the national championship, undeserving and unfairly there. If college football keeps it up, it will be a recreational sport, watched while drinking beer at Islands.
I watched MMA last night, oooh how I wish I had been 25 years younger. It would have been a sport I would have participated in after college wrestling. It makes boxing borish.
How I can't wait for the baseball season to begin.