Sideline Warning

The Pep Rally is, more-or-less, a link dump of things I found over the past week or so that didn’t merit whole posts, but deserved linkage nonetheless.

• FanHouse :: I’m not ashamed. I’m going to plug my own series at FanHouse detailing the Ten Dirtiest NCAA Football Programs.
• Georgia Sports Blog :: Paul Westerdawg is doing a bang-up job covering the headlines from SEC Media Days.
• Bruins Nation :: UCLA WR Coach Eric Scott was arrested this week and it’s come out that maybe his job app wasn’t properly vetted.
• TideSports.com :: Alabama and UTEP mutually decided against playing each other in 2008.
• SI.com :: Looks like the Big Eleven Ten is looking to add a twelfth member.
• Fanblogs :: Notre Dame went and scheduled Baylor… still no time for Alabama.
• Her Loyal Sons :: In related news, Notre Dame blogger domer.mq fired the Irish’s AD.
• FanHouse :: Georgia Tech’s Ramblin’ Wreck might not be ready for opening day. Uh oh.
• The Big Lead :: Leinart’s baby-momma Brynn Cameron might be hot, but she’s also craaazy. $30,000 a month in child support? Paging Kanye West… Paging Mr. West.
• Burnt Orange Nation :: You’re kidding, right? The “TexasFan” from the EA Sports commercials is a Baylor Alumnus?
• Track ‘em Tigers :: Auburn Blogger and former FanHouser Jay Coulter is now writing for SBNation over at Track ‘em Tigers.

The Pep Rally is, more-or-less, a link dump of things I found over the past week or so that didn’t merit whole posts, but deserved linkage nonetheless.

It seems pretty clear that even the PLAYERS are getting bored. And all of the playoff nay-sayers insist there’s not time for playoffs. Nonsense. Some folks clearly have too much time on their hands…

• Paging Jim Shikenjanski :: Minnesota CB Dominic Jones was charged with sexual assault after… well… just go read it yourself.
• The Big Lead :: Michael Vick was indicted on (duh) dog-fighting related charges.
• FanHouse :: Two unrelated arrests hit Georgia football.
• FoxSports.com :: A Rutgers Assistant Coach pled not guilty to an assault charge.
• Wisconsin State Journal :: Badger’s RB Lance Smith was charged with robbery, battery, and false imprisonment.
• EDSBS :: Three Alabama players are arrested for getting a little rowdy outside a Tuscaloosa bar.
• Indiana Daily Student :: Two IU players stiffed a cabbie and got arrested for it.

In news unrelated to arrests…

• FanBlogs :: The Big East is looking for someone who doesn’t suck to join the conference.
• Burnt Orange Nation :: BON’s Peter Bean edited what looks like an awesome book on Texas Football.
• FanHouse :: Notre Dame added three neutral-site home games. Two of them in Orlando. One in San Antonio. WTF?
• Capstone Report :: After raising their eyebrows in an accusatory manner at Alabama’s reporting three minor violations, Auburn bloggers will need to tuck their tails, as a the Tigers reported thirteen minor violations.

Did I miss any arrests?

Back in January, the University of Texas dropped its blankie and binky on the floor, tossed itself face-down on the floor, held its breath, and threw a legal temper-tantrum suitable only for the most petty and spoiled toddler. It sued a business owner in College Station for trademark infringement because the logo Aggieland Outfitters was using was too much like Texas’s longhorn logo.

Cry me a river.

It sounds more like Texas was hoping they could sue the slight to their beloved illustration right out of existence. No such luck. According to The Eagle, the suit was settled. Aggieland had to pay $25k and had to agree to change their logo.

What were the changes?

A spokesperson for Aggieland Outfitters says it best: “[Texas] spent so much money trying to work this thing out and it ultimately came down to two nostrils, a patch of forehead hair, and a little money.”