Procrastination: The World's Worst Cologne

Yes, I know I promised an elaborate, flashy Big East bowl recap. I didn't deliver, and I suck. But really, what were you expecting me to say: "Oh yeah, Pat White threw for a lot of yards in his last game and the Pittsburgh offense stunk?" Did that merit taking up space on CFN that could be better spent with an endless stream of marginally more meaningful year-end recaps?

Probably not. There is news, though:

Apparently Syracuse has a "Vidal Hazelton" watch going on right now, which seems like an awful lot of attention being paid to someone who's more likely to be a non-entity than a major star...LeSean McCoy can't decide whether to become an instant millionaire or take a pounding as Pitt's only reliable offensive option next season...Apparently USF is "an option" for ex-Miami QB Robert Marve.

RE: The national championship "controversy". It's only a controversy because Florida lost by one to Ole Miss. If the Gators win that game, there is no debate, Utah's perfect season or no. But sorry kids, Florida's loss is no better than the losses by Oklahoma, or Texas or USC. At that point, they fall into the fuzzy group of "one-loss teams that are somewhat better than Utah".

Do You Believe In magicjack?

Mix what amounted to a home game with a matchup against an overmatched C-USA foe, and you have the non-entity that was the magicjack (I guess magicjack has something to do with phone service, natch) St. Petersburg Bowl. If ever there was a game that USF could NOT afford to lose, it's this one.

But I'm not going to go as far as Rich Cirminiello at CFN and suggest that this game made much of a difference perception-wise. There's still a growing sense of apathy surrounding the program (the crowd was the smallest for a first-year bowl in a decade) after three disappointing seasons in a row. Matt Grothe needs to be something other than, well, Matt Grothe next year or the proverbial window is going to shut. And perhaps Jim Leavitt's coach tenure as well.

If It's Wednesday, There Must Be Random News To Report

• UConn running back Andre Dixon - once the Huskies' starting back until Donald Brown morphed into the second coming of Ray Rice - finished his season in grand style...by getting a DUI, and then a suspension by head coach Randy Edsall.
  
  
• Brian Kelly obviously took Greg Schiano's graduate course "Hold Your University Over A Barrel Until They Agree To Make Massive Capital Improvements They Can't Possibly Afford", because the University of Cincinnati is doing just that to keep him.
  
  
• In what can only be described as a very good life decision, USF quarterback Matt Grothe is coming back to school for his senior season, while defensive end George Selvie is apparently less sure of his future plans each passing day.
  
  
• It took me a minute to figure out why West Virginia would be planning a "White"-Out for its regular season finale against South Florida. Hopefully Pat doesn't take it the wrong way, and sees it for the tribute/pun it is.
  

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