The Godfrey Show

Well, not exactly.

But after a four day spell of unseasonable warmth, winter rocked it the fuck out this morning, ushering in a cold front across Tennessaw along with some morning snow.

Well not really snow. It kinda pissed down some light flurries which melted immediately. But it was enough to leave the Texas-born Tater The Roommate agog.

No witty commentary on this, just something to mention on this fine Friday morn. Hopefully you've got a warm body for cold nights this weekend. I do. Suckers.

(It's not The Tater, so save your gay jokes. For now.)

A better, more wholesome time. Back when cartoons could still be sponsored by cigarettes.

Honestly - is this some sort of video-transfer glitch caused by the upload onto YouTube, or did Jerious Norwood really look this fast against DC yesterday? Jesus.

Honestly, Part Two - Did he REALLY go to Mississippi State?

- I thought I could faithfully write off Terrence Moore as little more (punny!) than an agenda driven reverse racist (Sly Croom for the Bama job? Fucking A! Somebody send Amato to Texas), but his Monday column best captures the swirling shitstorm that's slowly engulfing Jim Mora Jr.

Wish I could say I heeding my own nagging doubts about his qualifications three years ago. Wish I could say I heeded the eye-rolling Cajunite fans who warned me that the apple doesn't fall far from the tree.

Fire him. Fire him today. No funny here, just pure vitriol. Pining for the Pac-10? Then start hiking your ass back to machiato country, you immature, inconsistent turncoat son of a bitch. You wanna be funny? Get a blog and flunk college. You're the goddamn head coach of a NFL team. You wanna know where funny gets you as a NFL head coach? Let me give you a hint - it gets you somewhere worse than being a pussy (see: Mariucci, your old boss). I'll tell you where it gets you.

Arthur Blank's team meeting room.

Fuck you, and enjoy Seattle.

- "Blame this loss on coaching," Mark Bradley, Atlanta Journal Consitution

- "Mora's comments may cost him job," Peter King, SI.com

Also...

- George Soloman's ombudsman column is the best thing going on ESPN.com, which isn't saying much considering I've never been that big of a Bill Simmons fan, I've almost completely written the MLB out of my life and at least one of the site's featured writers has slept with my ex-girlfriend, who married a spice merchant from California and moved to Vegas (Could I even make that up?)

Just to clarify: I would rather saw my balls off with a cold grapefruit spoon than go back into the media.

"Rappers don't abuse 'N-Word,' society does"

I can't find the link to the previous day's guest columnist, who basically said that if you lived in a suburb of Jackson, you were a pussy. I'm paraphrasing, but honestly, that's the condensed version.

If the first helping of Big Orange leftovers have left Ole Miss fans... lacking... surely E. Orgeron's latest coup should provide for a longer lasting flavor at quarterback. The Rebels found the successor to former Tennessee quarterback and current starter Brent Schaefer on Monday night when former Texas quarterback Jevan Snead chose the Rebels over TCU and Houston.

Snead: Headed to the Ellis Island of d1 signal callers

Pros on Snead - Big arm, good feet, great size and he'll have two springs and a summer before he ever takes a meaningful snap. Plus, he's got three years to play three years, a steal of a deal for D1-to-D1 transfer.

Cons on Snead - Rumored to back away from competition (see: his shunning of Florida in the wake of Tebow, leaving UT-Austin after a year behind Colt McCoy). Also, looks like boy band member, and that's not a "Backstreet" era reference. I'm talking new-age boy band, the kind that fancy themselves introspective songwriters.

Right now we're looking at this:

So if we could add a little bit of this:

We might end up with this:

(Motorhead rules your ass. In case you were wondering.)

"Ole Miss Lands Talented Transfer," Robbie Neiswanger, Clarion Ledger

"Ex-Texas QB will transfer to Ole Miss," Scott Cacciola, Commercial Appeal

- Props to the Biloxi Sun-Herald and Northeast Mississippi Daily Journal for missing the story completely.

- In case you didn't know, I can talk to God. Respect!

- And thus begins "Yet Another Blogger's Bowl Preview, 2006:"

Can't say I like the little guy. Never have. Screw him. I cheer for corporations all the time (I'm a Braves fan, for Christ's sake). So screw running back Garrett Wolfe, tonight's lone hook for viewers to suffer through the San Diego Bowl (That's not even the name, but it is in San Diego. Peep this for a more spirited stab at game preview humor).

So, Northern Illinois and... hang on.... let me look it up (fuuuck this is taxing)....well how bout that? TCU! Eat it, Christians, we took your quarterback!

What to watch for: Wolfe, as he is the only player I can name on either team.

Will Godfrey be watching? As much I'd like to herald in bowl season, I have a young lady friend in town, and convincing her to sit through a SEC game is one thing. This is another, and an avenue that would minimize (if not cancel out completely) my chances of getting any. Even ESPN is reaching so badly for a storyline they've resorted to NFL players.

Winner: TCU. Because someone just told me they were 10-2.

Weee weee weee, all the way home.... to being a fourth round pick turned practice squad punt returner for the Texans.

- Might be off the grid for a bit, since Friday I'll be in transit to the family compound in Flowood. By the way, if you're Drew Snyder and you're reading this, please email me my MT user and pass. I have forgotten them totally and will be reduced to blogging from my parents sexy Gateway 2000 desktop.

- So, Nick Saban: You're either a man of your word and view the NFL as the last stop of your lauded coaching career, or you're trying to outdo your would-be in-state nemesis in the category of personell cloak and dagger.

No means no means $6 million annual plus endorsement. And no Houndstooth.

- So, Jim Mora Jr.: Too little, too late, but it's always fun to watch 'em squirm. FRY LIKE BACON, piggie!

- And for all of you that thought my lazy ass wouldn't make it a single two-game span.... bet on three. In the meantime, let's ring in the tradition of corporate greed, high-corruption and the total insanity that is......

"Yet Another Blogger's Bowl Preview: 2006."

So, Who's Playing? BYU and Oregon in the Pioneer Pure Vision Las Vegas Bowl

Did You Have To Look That Up? Actually, no. Scary.

What to watch for: I'm not gonna purport to be some well rounded college football fan that could say anything past, "Fuck, it's 10 pm and the SEC games are over, we've been sitting here for 11 hours. Let's go get booze and pussy!" when it comes to the Pac-10 and Mountain West games (Powder River, Bitches!). But Rod Gilmore - who apparently isn't dead, just working Wednesday night MAC games - says the Duck and Cougar coaches are all too familiar with one another's style, and this game could prove to be an early must-see for pure gamesmanship. Given that it's Vegas, anyone wanna take an over/under on Jim MacMahon showing up? We can only pray.

What this game means: Nothing, except that BYU is expected to travel strong. So? So, Mormons crowded in Vegas? Talk about short lines for a lap dance, a seat at blackjack and a drink at the bar. That's gonna be like the time I used a handicap pass to ride the log flume over and over at Six Flags.

Will Godfrey Be Watching? Not if Martin Scorcese has anything to do with it. In a last ditch effort to see the best movie of 2006 that won't involve flying dragons, I've penciled in a date with a 9 p.m. showing of "The Departed" at a dollar theatre across town.

And for those of you quick to finger me a pansy (that didn't sound right), honestly what's gayer? Leo starring in a Oscar-buzzed film, or these helmets?

Your move, NASCAR.

Winner: BYU. The only thing less sensical than being a Mormon is taking your fashion cues from Nike.