Odds and Ends

A smorgasbord for this hump day in January:

1) Percy wins offensive rookie of the year in an absolute landslide (41 out of 50 votes). Joining Randy Moss, Sammy White (really?), Chuck Foreman and Paul Flatley as other Vikings to win the award. What a stud. I usually don't gush about Childress' decisions, but this was a great draft pick. And I have to admit, our drafts during his tenure have been relatively successful.

2) Jags and Bill are "first choices" to inhabit the yet-to-be-built LA stadium, according to an article today. The quote also mentions that this development company will not approach the Vikings, Niners or Chargers, as long as those teams "are pursuing stadium deals of their own." This is probably a big non-event, but I'm actually happy that we're not at the top of this list. The Jags absolutely have to be the top choice, given that they have a relatively crappy stadium and didn't sell out a SINGLE home game this year.

3) Gopher hoops spanked by Purdue. Not a big deal...Purdue is awesome, it was on the road. Nothing unexpected. Gophers need to start elevating their play very soon, however.

4) As mentioned in yesterday's comment section: Big Ten goes 4-3 in bowl games, beating the #7, #9, #12 and #14 teams in the nation (or something close to that). The 3 losses were by my Nerd U Wilcats in OT, by the Gophers in a 1-point game, and by MSU in a game where they were missing 14 players. Not bad. My pet peeve is the "Big Ten doesn't have speed and can't play with the elite teams in the Southeast and West" argument. Please. While we probably couldn't hang with Texas, Alabama or Florida this year, we can go toe-to-toe with everyone else. Get over it, SEC.

5) Any update on the Mauer negotiations???