the 2nd quarter has barely begun in the oregon/arizona game, and already the tide is turning against #2 oregon. their quarterback – heisman trophy candidate dennis dixon – has re-injured his knee, and the ducks don’t seem to know what to do without him.

also, it seems that both ohio state and illinois have been fined an even $10k by the big 10 for last week’s “altercation”.

[edit 10:14pm] 30-11, arizona. it’s official, oregon’s in big trouble.

and now it’s final. oregon’s all but out of the national championship.

I tried to watch tonight’s episode of nova, covering “intelligent design”, but it just made me angry. arguing that religion is equivalent to science? it’s just insane the lengths that intelligent design’s proponents have gone to, just to create enough doubt for advancing their own religious views. I’m all for alternative explanations to provoke discussion and exploration, but there’s this little thing called proof you need to advance your original theory.

… but your team stinks, and in no small part, thanks to you.

notre dame lost to freakin’ navy, ending a 44-year losing streak. and as much as I love to see the irish lose, they really to rethink keeping weis on as coach. sure, he may have made it to 2 bcs bowls, but that was with ty willingham’s recruits. so it’s pretty damn ironic to read these words from an article in last year’s observer:

But the root of Willingham’s recruiting problem was not a lack of enthusiasm or a weak handshake – it was the results on the field.

When the coach stopped winning he started losing credibility with recruits. They no longer saw him as a man who could draw a map to the NFL, but as a mediocre coach with little chance at winning much more than the Navy game.

what’s that about a double standard? apparently no one at notre dame reads their own paper.