Football Ramblings

• This clip is two weeks late, but it's still awesome. If you think Gus Johnson only announces college basketball games, you better recognize.

• Steve Spurrier finally got a signature win at South Carolina. The Cocks upset Ole Miss at home last night 16-10. I think everyone would agree that Ole Miss was a bit overrated at #4 and South Carolina is definitely a top 20 team so I'm not sure how big of an upset it really was. Nonetheless, I think this is by far the Ol' Ball Coach's most talented team in his 5 years in Columbia. Stephen Garcia finally gives Spurrier a downfield threat at QB and the defense is one of the best in the SEC. Fans have been waiting for the Cocks to compete for SEC titles under Spurrier and this year in their best chance to date. Unfortunately, Tim Tebow will have something to say about that. The Cocks have road games at Alabama, Tennessee, and Arkansas and get Florida and Clemson at home -- we'll soon find out how good they really are. ChopCulture's prediction: 8-4 (losses to Georgia, Alabama, Tennessee, and Florida) with a trip to the Chick-Fil-A Bowl against Florida State.

• I am officially putting the Washington Redskins on upset alert. The Skins are coming into Ford Field on Sunday to play my Detroit Lions. No one comes into Ford Field and leaves with a win...except for the Vikings last week and every team that played there last season. But seriously, the Lions are due. And the Skins are struggling. I know many of my readers are Skins fans so consider yourselves warned. Lions 20 - Redskins 13.

• Speaking of the Redskins, how about this rookie linebacker Robert Henson who talked smack to Skins fans via Twitter. Henson is a 6th round draft pick out of TCU who HASN'T PLAYED THIS SEASON. Apparently, Henson didn't appreciate the Skins fans booing the team last Sunday so he voiced his displeasure on his favorite social networking site. Specifically, he called the fans "dimwits" and asked how fans who "work 9-5 at McDonald's" know what's best for the team. There are several things I'd like to point out to Henson: 1) Are you serious?, 2) most fans did not know who you were before this so that's not a good first impression, 3) the next time a store sells your jersey will be the first time your jersey has sold, 4) you haven't played a down this season, 5) people that work at McDonald's probably can't afford to come to your games, 6) no one works 9-5 at McDonald's except maybe the executives (so I guess maybe they do go to the games), 7) if people really did work 9-5 at McDonald's then who's serving McGriddles from 6-9 or Big Macs from 5-close?, 8) who is the dimwit now? Henson has reportedly cancelled his Twitter account. Good call, buddy.

• Virginia Tech got SO LUCKY against Nebraska. I get upset even thinking about it. Some Hokies fans burned couches. Others took a maroon sea to the bars. Tyrod Taylor and a fellow Hokie found another way to celebrate (see pic below). Not that there's anything wrong with that.

• The parity that we saw in the ACC last year is definitely gone this season. There are no national title contenders again, but there are three very good teams (Miami, Virginia Tech, and Florida State) and three good teams (Georgia Tech, Clemson, and UNC). Wake and NC State are decent. Boston College is tough to get a read on -- my instincts tell me they are a .500 team at best. Maryland, Duke, and UVa are miserable.

• I think Chris Collinsworth is a decent announcer (recently took over Sunday Night Football for John Madden), but he's always come across as kind of pompous, condescending, and creepy. I've always just assumed he was kind of a douche. It turns out he is. This video is old, but the dude is talking about hooking up with 14-18 year old girls. I'm sure your wife and kids are proud of dear ol dad.