Stolen Thought 12-31-08

I know Rick Reilly generally doesn't need anyone to drive traffice to his site on espn.com, but here's a great column I read this morning.

Happy New Year to everyone.

Rose Bowl Game Presented by Citi Haiku

Feds bail out Penn State.
Carroll undefeated when
playing Big 10 foes.

Capital One Bowl Haiku

Uga takes on Sparty
Bet the Dawgs and cash will be
What's in your wallet.

Gator Bowl Haiku

Huskers beat Tigers
In revenge match from ‘82
Bugeaters love Bo

Outback Bowl Haiku

Cocks and Hawkeyes play
For the first time in hist’ry
Old Ball Coach loses

Chick Fil-A Bowl Haiku

Tech stays home
The Hat invades Atlanta
Triple option rules

Shanahan Fired

Former Oklahoma assistant coach Mike Shanahan, who learned enough under Switzer in one year to carry him into a 30+ year coaching career with multiple Super Bowl rings, was fired by the Broncos today.