Not a whole lot.

We uncreative types are enthusiastically awaiting Midnight Madness to begin on Oct. 17.

But for Kentucky, by way of some “loop holes” no doubt, all the madness begins on Oct.10.

Bob McClellan & Andrew Skwara from rivals.com weigh in on if it’s fair for Kentucky to have this special exception.

A Sea of Blue takes a look at this year’s Kentucky squad with a visor free appeal.

Storming the Floor continues on their journey of the “State Project”. September 14th’s edition takes a look at the state of North Carolina. Who knew that Campbell University’s mascot was the camel? Who had ever heard of Campbell University?

Tar Heel Fan takes a look at UNC’s schedule for this year. Interesting similarities to Duke’s schedule.

Big Ten Geeks is currently previewing each team in the conference. The conference needs a strong showing from the hoop squads this season because it sure is not looking pretty for the gridironers thus far.

The Daily Gopher looks at the Minnesota schedule and predicts a 23-7 record.

Yeah, didn’t expect that creepy boldness did you?

Neither did I.

(scratches head)

And just for kicks I’ll throw in a Detroit Lions jab. This is from Footbawful.

Worst of the Weekend: The NFC

The Detroit Lions: Oh good God. This Lions team may very well give last year’s 1-15 Dolphins team a run for its money. One week after getting skewered by Matt Ryan and Michael Turner, they made Aaron Rodgers (see above) and Greg Jennings (6 receptions, 167 yards) look like first-ballot Hall of Famers. They’ve already given up 82 points so far this season and a quick look at their schedule provides grim tidings: If they can’t come through at San Francisco next week or at Houston in Week 7, they could very well lose every single game this season. No, seriously. Every. Single. Game.

Oh there’s more…

John Kitna: As awful as the Lions are as a team, Kitna was bad enough yesterday to warrant individual mention. His 276 yards and 2 touchdowns might have helped whatever poor schmucks might have started him on their fantasy squads this week, but he killed the Lions chances yesterday by standing statue-like in the pocket (leading to five sacks) and throwing three straight fourth quarter interceptions, the last two of which were run back for touchdowns by the Green Bay defense. As Kitna himself put it: “Unfortunately when we needed it the most, I didn’t get the job done.” True, John, but it was a little worse than that. You didn’t just fail to help the little old lady across the street…you pushed her in front of the speeding Mazda.

(Seriously thinking about converting to a Lions free lifestyle)

See you on the other side.

Photos via newscom

Post from: EveryJoe

Storylines?

#1 – North Texas Mean Green – usually, smart colleges will chose a mascot that is a NOUN…you know, a person place or thing. But not North Texas – they chose an adjective for their mascot. I would hate to be a student in their English department. Consolation #1a award goes to Cornell Big Red. Nouns, people…its all about the nouns.

#2 – Virginia Tech Hokies – utterly ridiculous. I’m not sure which is worse – the name “Hokies” or Va Tech’s original team name – the Fighting Gobblers. I think it is a toss-up.

#3 – Toledo Rockets – often times (see #9), a school’s mascot is reflective of a state’s history or culture. The Toledo Rockets? I had no idea there were so many launch pads in Ohio.

#4 – TCU Horned Frogs – what is the only thing worse than a frog as a team mascot? A horned frog.

#5 – Rice Owls, Temple Owls, Florida Atlantic Owls – you want a silent, nocturnal bird as your mascot? Alrighty then…

#6 – Minnesota Golden Gophers – the only cool gopher in the history of mankind is the gopher in Caddyshack. Other than that, they are lame. Definitely not mascot-worthy.

#7 – Oregon Ducks - Why didn’t Oregon choose something manly from the Northwest culture for their mascot, like the Lumberjacks? You have the Ducks and the Beavers…must be an Oregon thing.

#8 – Marshall Thundering Herd – I like the “Thundering” part of the name, but “Herd”? It is a Thundering Herd of what, exactly? Can you be more specific?

#9 – Tennessee Volunteers – yes, I know Tennessee is the Volunteer State. Yes, I know that Volunteers play an important part in their state history (the nickname “The Volunteer State” originated during the War of 1812 when thousands of Tennesseans enlisted in response to Governor Blount’s call for volunteers). I’m not diminishing that in any way. I just think it isn’t a good nickname for a sports team. I’ve never liked it.

#10 – Idaho Vandals – to my knowledge, there is absolutely nothing positive, uplifting or inspiration that comes from the word “vandal”. Am I wrong?

Post from: EveryJoe

Top 10 Stupid college team names