Barking Carnival

As faithful Carnival-goers know, Kevin Berger's baby Raylee has been going through the ringer.

Chilly, are those my Crocs?

Scipio has decreed that we start a new initiative to cover the Minnesota Vikings and all things Brett Favre exhaustively. Dude is obsessed. I frankly don't get it. Anyway, apparently there is some strife in Valhalla. I know. I'm as surprised as you are. The most recent issue stems from Brad Childress sending out his minions to flat out lie to the fourth estate, saying that kicker Ryan Longwell was actually

Saw this tweet from Geoff Ketchum tonight. Top 5 offensive commits in Mack's tenure at Texas - 1. VY 2. Simms 3. Gilbert 4. Malcolm Brown 5. Benson As a guy reporting from a recruiting site, ultimate production vs. star rankings are different, i.e. Colt McCoy owns 1,739 Texas Longhorn records and has more wins than any CFB QB in history, but doesn't crack the top 5. Clearly NOT a big recruit. Not with Robert

Quick update, Scipio, et al. are beginning their assault on sports and culture NOT solely Longhorn focused. A new article is up and you should check it out. Intelligence - The Ultimate Athletic Handicap It features Lawrence Taylor as Hamlet and Brian Billick. From here on out you should check in there most days to see what's going on there and around the network. Also, on the horizon are another bushel of blogs (Dallas Cowboys, Dallas

Caught up with my old friend Jeff Higgins tonight. Jeff was a four year Letterman under Coach David McWilliams’ Longhorns from 1988-1991 at DE and LB. He was honored as the Special Teams Player of the Year in both ’90 and ’91 and appeared in every game played while he was on the 40 Acres. He is the owner of a T Ring and is an all around great guy. Jeff joined us

Hallelujah! It sounds like St. Brett, aka Lazarus of the Four Retirements is back, baby!!! The Vikings sent Jared Allen, Winston Wolf, Steve Hutchinson and Ryan Longwell to Mississippi to break up a Wranglers commercial shoot, stuff Brett back in the Longship and head on back to the land of 10,000 lakes. Man, it will be good seeing him running around out there again this season, like a kid, just having fun.

Great news for fans of Swashbuckler Mike Leach. He will leave his 22’ Cobia CC behind at times to join the CBS College Sports Network as a game analyst. Leach will team with veteran play-by-play announcer Roger Twibell, who also joins the Network this season. Does Twibell comprehend what is in store for him? You have no idea. Also of note: Former University of Tennessee coach Phillip Fulmer returns this season

Hugh says his staff sports hack thinks Ohio State and Texas are destined to face off again in the Fiesta Bowl. This time with all the bunny ears on the line. Says Ohio State, led by the inestimable Terrelle Pryor, will triumph. Playboy’s 54th annual College Football Pigskin Preview appears in the magazine’s September issue (on newsstands and at www.playboydigital.com Friday, August 13), and predicts the Ohio State Buckeyes will go undefeated this

Looks like Jeremiah (which is Hebrew or Mexican for Yahweh exalts, which I'm pretty sure is a U2 song) is ready to ball for the Right Reverend Shotcallah and his Grove-going disciples. He was last seen being booted out of Oregon when he was... ...charged for his role in stealing a pair of laptop computers and a guitar from a fraternity house. and then: ...was cited for possession of less than an ounce of marijuana

We discussed this a bit recently in the Sam Bradford thread where he tries to earn enough money to buy back Manhattan from the Dutch. Apparently, a few of the veterans are feeling a bit ornery.