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By MICK ELLIOTT | The Tampa Tribune

Published: January 6, 2008

Thinking out loud until it started to hurt...

All those college football bowl games, and so little actually decided. The BCS polling system still shows Dennis Kucinich receiving votes heading into the Ohio State-LSU primary. ...

Michigan put a real damper on Tim Tebow's Heisman Trophy season, beating Florida 41-35 in the Capital One Bowl. But in the Gators' defense … wait a minute. I forgot. They didn't have one.

Even a worse day for USF at the Sun Bowl. Not only did the Bulls lose by 35, the Oregon Ducks made fun of their uniforms. …

Top five proposed changes for college football postseason:

5. Create Powerball drawing for all school presidents supporting status quo.
4. Bring back the Weedeater Bowl.
3. Ladies drink free.
2. Hire anybody but Jim Mora to offer alternate to bowl system.
1. OK, you want a playoff, you get a playoff. And Brent Musburger announces every game.

The wife of South Florida senior linebacker Ben Moffitt says she wrote nearly every paper for her husband during his five years in school, and also completed two online courses for him. This is serious. USF has a no-nonsense police about this. You get caught in academic fraud, that's it, you transfer to FSU. …

The New York Giants are steamed over Ronde Barber saying the Bucs welcome them as today's first-round playoff opponent because "They [win] ugly, [Jeremy] Shockey's hurt and Eli [Manning] has been inconsistent." What, the Giants prefer Barber suggest they could use a B-12 shot?

Manager Joe Torre refused to take sides between Roger Clemens and Brian McNamee, the former New York Yankees strength coach who has accused the Rocket of using performance-enhancing drugs. Good to see Torre settling in so quickly as a Dodger. …

Embattled Knicks coach Isiah Thomas is predicting the franchise will win an NBA championship under his guidance. Not only that, he really likes Hawaii over Georgia in the Sugar Bowl.

Golfer Boo Weekley barely made it to Hawaii for the PGA Tour's season opener after airport security discovered two rifle bullets in his carry-on bag. Admitting he feared a trip to jail, the avid outdoorsman explained he had used the same bag for a recent hunting trip. And besides, Vijay Singh promised him two shots.

Cheer up, Cam Cameron. You lasted longer than Bobby Petrino.

Former Pro Bowl receiver Keyshawn Johnson would consider making a comeback to play specifically in Miami under newly hired vice president of football operations Bill Parcells, his former coach with the Jets and Cowboys. Good move. Why sit around quietly in retirement when you can bring attention to yourself with bold offers that never will be accepted?

David Witthoft, an 11-year-old Connecticut boy who had worn the same Brett Favre jersey since Christmas 2003, attended his first Green Bay Packers game last week. That's a relief. I was afraid the smell was Lambeau Field bratwursts going bad.

Before Saturday night's playoff game at Pittsburgh, Jaguars running back Fred Taylor ripped the Steelers for their substandard grass field and predicted the surface is "a lawsuit pending." Or he will settle out of court right now for a pair of Hannah Montana concert tickets.

Former Bucs and Raiders defensive tackle Warren Sapp announced he is retiring. So that explains all those black armbands at Domino's Pizza.

According to MSNBC, New England Patriots quarterback Tom Brady advised Dallas Cowboys quarterback Tony Romo to leave gal pal Jessica Simpson at home during games. Particularly - wink, wink - those Sundays when the Pats have a bye.

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