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Heisman Trophy Quiz: [This is different from one done back in Aug.] Name the four schools with seven or more Heismans. No other school has more than four. Answer below.
College Football Review
I’m using CFP rankings.
Comments written prior to release of new AP Poll. No. 4 Indiana idle.
With six top-25 matchups on tap for Saturday, some teams will be eliminated from the CFP Chase, Separation Saturday.
And there will be another shakeup at the top.
No. 1 Miami traveled to 11 Notre Dame (No. 4 AP) and had to play without star receiver, and Heisman contender, Malachi Toney, who underwent ankle surgery that is expected to sideline him for multiple weeks, a potential killer for the Hurricanes.
Toney had suffered a high-ankle sprain on Wednesday in practice and initially there was optimism he could return and attempt to play against the Irish. He has caught 73 passes for 1,027 yards and 13 touchdowns through eight games. But he’s even more that.
And in a statement game for the Fighting Irish, Notre Dame jumped out to a 17-3 lead at the half, the Miami offense a shell of its former self without Toney.
Here’s the thing. Because Toney, unlike any other player in college football, commands your attention on defense in the manner that he does, it sets up other opportunities for the Miami receivers who are not nearly as good as him. And quarterback Darian Mensah, another Heisman contender, can get it to them. Of course, for its part the Notre Dame defense was stout.
But after ND extended the lead early in the second half to 24-3, the Hurricanes roared back with two touchdowns, 24-17. Notre Dame pushed it back to 31-17. Miami and Mensah then drove it 75 yards for a score, 31-24 with 9:53 to go, and then got it back and with 3:36 to play, seemingly were on the verge of tying it on a Mensah to Elijah Lofton touchdown catch in the endzone.
Lofton high-pointed the ball at the sideline, had his feet in bounds, had possession, but then Notre Dame defender Luke Talich knocked it out. It was ruled ‘no catch’ on the field, but I watched it a million times with the rest of the you and thought Lofton had possession long enough for it to be a TD.
After a lengthy review, the call stood. It will be remembered for decades among the fans of both in this unique rivalry with a deep history.
Had Notre Dame lost, they would not have made the playoffs. Now they are a virtual lock. Good for the likeable coach, Marcus Freeman.
And I should add, quarterback CJ Carr kept his Heisman hopes alive with a 29/40, 319, 3-0 performance.
And I swear, I went to bed thinking about the non-catch, over and over again, and finally came to the conclusion it was not a catch. Then I was able to sleep.
Miami doesn’t deserve to go down too far in the polls, but without Toney it’s going to be a mighty struggle to stay in the CFP hunt. They were not playing as sharp coming into the contest to begin with.
We move on….
2 Georgia (8-1) will be the new No. 1, 42-7 over 10 Ole Miss (6-3), whose playoff chances went ‘poof.’
The game was 28-0 at the half and in the end, Georgia QB Gunner Stockton had thrown four touchdown passes and rushed for a score as his Heisman hopes have been rising.
And 3 Utah (9-0) is the new No. 2, 28-20 over 9 BYU (7-2) in a sloppy contest.
After racing to a 14-0 lead, the Utes allowed BYU and quarterback Bear Bachmeier to storm back and take a 20-14 halftime lead, Bachmeier with 211 yards passing at the intermission.
But then the Utes’ ‘D’ stiffened up mightily, intercepting Bachmeier four times (three in the second half), and scoring twice for the win.
Bachmeier was picked off twice in the end zone.
Utah QB Devon Dampier threw for two touchdowns and rushed for the other two. He was basically the entire offense; Utah really not impressing me in the least. [I was never a BYU fan, either.]
But Utah is playoff bound!
As is 5 Alabama (7-2), most likely, after a big 31-13 win at 14 LSU (6-3), Lane Kiffin’s first year in Baton Rouge a bust.
For Bama, Keelon Russell threw for 3 touchdowns, while his counterpart, LSU’s Sam Leavitt threw for 380 yards but had little to show for it.
6 Kentucky (7-2) was finally exposed as a pretender, falling 34-6 at 13 Tennessee (7-2), which is suddenly very much in the CFP conversation. The Vols, with losses to Texas and South Carolina, have been underwhelming, but this was a big win.
Speaking of 7 Texas (7-2), they had a solid 34-20 win at 18 Missouri (6-3), Arch Manning with three touchdown passes, no turnovers, as he’s now playing his best football of the season. The Longhorns actually trailed 20-13 in the second half before Manning rallied the team for three touchdowns.
However, all are in agreement. Mizzou got screwed royally by the officials throughout.
8 UCLA (9-0) is still one of the stories of the year, 34-20 at Minnesota (5-4) as they continue to build their case for a top seed.
Bruins Quarterback Ty Dieffenbach* was just 8-of-16, but for 303 yards and three touchdowns! Receiver Aidan Mizell had two, 75-yard TD receptions, his only two catches of the game.
*Dieffenbach the backup for Nico Iamaleava, out for the season.
In other biggies….
Bye-bye 12 Ohio State (6-3), falling at home to 23 Oregon (6-3) 41-28, as the Ducks’ Dylan Raiola was 25/40, 257, 2-0, in place of former Heisman hopeful Dante Moore.
The Buckeyes aren’t the same without their QB, Julian Sayin, out for the season like Moore, and while Luke Foley was 36/50, 360, 2-1, he didn’t get it done when he needed to most, receiver Jeremiah Smith doing his job, 7-133-1, as he stays in the Heisman race.
15 Texas Tech (8-1) is very much in the conversation after a wild 53-48 win over West Virginia (5-4).
The Red Raiders were up 41-27 at the half, only to see the Mountaineers take a 48-41 lead after three, before getting their act together in the fourth.
For the second straight week it was the Thomas Castellano show for Texas Tech. He threw for 274 yards in the first half and finished the game 18/27, 362, 5-0, while rushing for 102 yards on 23 carries. J’Koby Williams chipped in with 160 yards on the ground and a score.
17 Houston (7-2) stays relevant, 31-24 over Cincinnati (5-4), Re’Shaun Stanford II with 15 carries for 126 yards and the deciding 51-yard TD scamper.
19 Iowa (7-2) beat Northwestern (6-3) 24-10.
Red-hot 21 South Carolina (6-3) defeated Texas A&M (4-5) 17-9, four straight for the Gamecocks as LaNorris Sellers continues to play like he did two years ago when he was a rising star on the college scene.
Stick a fork in 24 Florida (5-4), falling at home to Oklahoma (5-4) 23-7.
25 Boise State (8-1) is still the Group of Six pick, 64-38 over Colorado State (3-6), Dylan Riley 19-192-2 on the ground for the Cowboys.
Friday night, 22 Arizona (7-2) needed a big comeback against TCU (4-5) to emerge victorious 29-28.
Down 28-20, the Wildcats got a touchdown and field goal in the final 6:35, Michael Salgado-Medina with the deciding FG at 0:38, this after Arizona recovered a pooch kick.
Which leaves me with 16 Wake Forest (8-1) after an overwhelming, school-record 77-0 win over FCS opponent Merrimack (4-6). I told you our backup quarterback, Steele Pizzella, was good, more than once, despite very limited playing time, and let’s just say on this one, boy, I was right.
All Pizzella did was go 23/38, 432, 3-0, while rushing for 63 yards and another score…495 yards of offense…all in the first half, as Wake raced to a 49-0 lead at the intermission! He then sat the rest of the way.
The Deacs ended up outgaining the Warriors 730-202, 546-83 at the half.
Now there will be those that say, well, it was Merrimack, but having watched the entire game, what was most impressive was how coach Jake Dickert had his guys ready and totally focused, and as the ACC Network’s sideline reporter said throughout, she marveled at how everyone on the sidelines was into each play, coaching each other.
Pizzella got the start because starter Gio Lopez is nursing a knee injury, though he should be 100% for the huge game coming up next Saturday at SMU, 7-2 after a 51-28 win over Virginia Tech (6-3).
Lastly, Duke (7-2) stays very much in the ACC title game picture, 41-3 at North Carolina State (4-5)*, as Nate Sheppard rushed for 217 yards on 18 carries and three touchdowns. Sheppard has eight TDs his last two games.
NC State is hiring Philip Rivers to be the next head coach. Great move.
And Rutgers (2-7) lost at Wisconsin (6-3) 31-10.
—And now the new AP Poll….
1 Georgia 8-1 (53)
2 Utah 9-0 (12)
3 Notre Dame 8-1 (5)
4 UCLA 9-0
5 Miami (FL) 8-1
6 Indiana 8-1
7 Alabama 7-2
8 Texas 7-2
9 Tennessee 7-2…up 7
10 Texas Tech 8-1
11 Wake Forest 8-1
12 BYU 7-2
13 Kentucky 7-2
14 Houston 7-2
15 USC 7-2
16 Iowa 7-2
17 Boise State 8-1
18 Oregon 6-3
19 Ole Miss 6-3
20 South Carolina 6-3
21 Ohio State 6-3…down 10
22 Arizona 7-2
23 New Mexico 8-1
24 LSU 6-3…down 9
25 SMU 7-2
Missouri is 26 if you carry out the votes, Duke 27.
Next week, the biggies involving ranked teams are Utah at Arizona, Indiana vs. USC, Texas at LSU, and Wake Forest at SMU. Throw in Miami vs. Duke.
And some of these rankings will no doubt be different from the next CFP rankings released Tuesday night, 9:00 PM on ESPN.
Wake fans will be watching this closely.
NFL
–Thursday night, the Jaguars (6-2) beat the Ravens (4-5) 33-10, Baltimore’s season over without Lamar Jackson (out for the season potentially with a thumb injury), and backup Tyler Huntley, who we learned is out for the season with turn toe.
The Ravens then acquired Arizona Cardinas veteran Jacoby Brissett, but the deal wasn’t official until after Thursday’s night game.
So it was the third-string quarterback, Joe Fagnano, and he was rather putrid, 10/18, 60, 0-2, 22.7.
–Sunday, the Jets were in Kansas City to play the Chiefs, and New York’s star receiver Garrett Wilson was in concussion protocol from the prior week.
But New York was moving it nicely early on, though limited to four Jason Sanders field goals in five attempts, though it was 14-12 Kansas City at the half.
The Jets outgained the Chiefs 171-134 at the intermission; K.C. turning it over twice, and near the end, Jets rookie linebacker David Bailey hit Patrick Mahomes as he was dropping back to pass, causing a fumble and crushing Mahomes’ elbow in the process.
Patrick returned, but it wasn’t known how he would play in the second half.
Well, he was fine and K.C. rolled, 35-12, Kenneth Walker III, after two subpar games, rushing for 102 yards and a touchdown, plus he had two more scores receiving.
The Jets had a whopping 58 yards in the second half, the Chiefs with six sacks.
So, New York falls to 2-7, the Chiefs are 6-2.
–The Giants (5-2-1) were at Philadelphia (2-7), the Eagles with Joe Milton at quarterback, and it was a scintillating 8-6 Eagles lead at the half, Philly outgaining New York 121-88.
But Jameis Winston came in at QB for the Giants, replacing the temporarily injured J.J. McCarthy, and he engineered a 75-yard touchdown drive in the third quarter, Giants up 13-8.
McCarthy returned and New York emerged victorious, 19-11, as they solidify their hold on first place in the NFC East.
–The Lions (6-2) beat the Dolphins (1-7) in Miami, 17-7.
–In the Sunday morning game in Madrid, Spain, the Bengals (6-2) beat the Falcons (3-6) 34-17 as Joe Burrow was virtually perfect, 24/29, 271, 3-0, 140.1; receiver Ja’Marr Chase 10-155-1.
–The Cowboys (4-5) rallied late to beat the Colts (2-7), 27-23, Jets fans being interested because they have first-round draft picks from both next Spring.
–The Broncos (7-2) held on to beat the Panthers (3-5), 26-21 in Charlotte.
–The Rams are above .500, 5-4, 20-13 over the Commanders (2-5-1), as Myles Garrett marked his return to L.A. with three sacks.
–The Browns (5-4) lost to the Saints (3-5) in New Orleans, 23-22, as they went for two in overtime and were unsuccessful. I don’t think Browns can fault the decision…or maybe they will.
—Detroit Lions linebacker Jack Campbell made his first comments through the team Wednesday after suffering a neck injury Sunday against the Vikings.
“I’m incredibly encouraged by the progress I’ve made in such a short period of time. I have full movement in my lower body, and I’m continuing to make progress with movement in my upper body,” Campbell said in a statement. “I know there’s still work ahead, but I remain very optimistic. I’m taking things one day at a time, staying positive, and focusing on getting better.”
Campbell was injured in the second half when he tackled Vikings tight end T.J. Hockenson. He was taken off the field on a cart and immediately taken to Henry Ford Hospital, where he remains to rest and recover.
“My faith in God has never been stronger,” he continued. “I know He has a plan for me, and I trust in that plan. I know there may be challenges ahead, but with my faith, my family, and so many people in my corner, I know we’ll get through this.”
Lions coach Dan Campbell spoke to reporters before the Lions’ practice.
“I know that you guys heard from Jack and his family, so that’s good, you know. You hear it from them. It’s good news, it’s positive news. We’re all thankful for that,” he said.
NBA
—The Wemby Game: 52 points, 24 rebounds, 8 blocks.
Wednesday night, San Antonio’s Victor Wembanyama amassed that stat line in a 112-111 victory over the Dallas Mavericks, setting a new career high in points and rebounds and nearly recording a triple-double with blocks.
Blocks have only been tracked since 1973-74, and Wemby’s the only player in league history to have a 50-20 game with at least eight blocks. He’s the second player since blocks began to be tracked to record at least 50 points, 20 rebounds and 5 blocks.
He’s also just the 13th player in NBA history to record a game with at least 50 points and 20 rebounds. Bob Pettit and Elvin Hayes both did it twice. Bob McAdoo had three of those games in his career. Elgin Baylor did it eight times.
Wilt Chamberlain? Try 105 times. [Another report I saw said 104.]
–Also Wednesday, the Knicks blew out the Bulls 135-105, after leading 84-52 at the half, which tied for the most points in team history in an opening half. Jalen Brunson had 33 points in 25 minutes.
And the 76ers (8-1) defeated the Pistons (6-2) in Detroit in an early showdown, Cade Cunningham just 1-of-9 from three for the Pistons.
—Friday night, the Lakers (8-2) defeated the Trail Blazers (6-2) 124-118 in L.A., as Luka Doncic poured in 53 points to put his scoring average for the first ten games of the season at 40.1!
Doncic has dropped at least 40 in four consecutive games, joining Kobe Bryant, Elgin Baylor and George Mikan as the only players in franchise history to do so.
No one in NBA history has averaged 40 per game for a season since Wilt Chamberlain, who averaged a record 50.4 points in 1961-62 and 44.8 in 1962-63. Michael Jordan’s 37.1 points per game in 1986-87 is the NBA’s highest mark during the 3-point era.
Elsewhere, the 76ers (8-2) fell at Cleveland (5-4) 119-95 in LeBron’s return for the first time since the move to Philly. And LeBron was awful, 3-of-12 from the field, 8 points, 6 turnovers.
Also Friday, San Antonio (7-2) beat Sacramento (1-8) 124-109, as Wemby had a more pedestrian 30 points, 14 rebounds and 2 blocks, but only in 26 minutes.
—Golden State (7-3) has been rejuvenated after a 0-3 start, and rookie forward Yaxel Lendeborg has a lot to do with that. The 24-year-old, a star at reigning NCAA champion Michigan, landed in the Warriors’ lap at No. 11 in June’s NBA Draft.
Through the first ten games, he was averaging 21 points, 7 rebounds, and 4 assists. His energy and aggressive play has certainly pumped-up Steph Curry.
Saturday, Curry had 41 in the Warriors’ 126-119 win over the Magic (2-7), Lendeborg with 23 points and eight rebounds.
—The Knicks are over .500, 5-4, after a good 109-97 road win at Cleveland (5-5) Saturday, Jalen Brunson with 31, Karl-Anthony Towns 29 points, 13 rebounds. Towns has been playing great, not letting his contract impasse affect his play.
The Spurs (8-2) won again Saturday, 125-103 at Portland (6-3), Wemby 29 points in 24 minutes.
College Basketball
–Going back to Tuesday, Olivier Rioux, a 7’9” center, had an impressive debut with UC Irvine, 13 points and 12 rebounds in 18 minutes, in a 92-66 season-opening win over Chapman.
The night before I missed that Oklahoma had fallen in its season opener on Monday, 68-64 to East Texas A&M. Coach Porter Moser, in his sixth season in Norman, has not finished .500 in league play (SEC, Big 12 prior) in any of those seasons. Yup. He’s on the hot seat and a candidate to be fired midseason.
The Sooner did beat Mississippi Valley State, Friday, 84-57.
Recall, prior to his hire by Oklahoma, Porter Moser was the head coach at Loyola (Ill.) and their dream season, 2020-21, with Sister Jean in attendance.
—Thursday, Wake Forest lost to 24 Vanderbilt, 74-51, and the Deacs looked awful. Wake’s problem in the Steve Forbes Era is that despite a number of seasons where we have a solid conference record, above .500, we aren’t winning the important out-of-conference games against ranked teams that get you NCAA bids. None in Forbes’ six previous seasons.
And this team isn’t getting there. Forbes will be gone.
In the game we shot 19-of-54 from the field, 35%, 6-of-26 from 3, and were outrebounded 48-33.
—Friday, 4 UConn defeated 16 Michigan 85-77 in Boston.
And Valparaiso, a 19.5-point underdog to Purdue on the road, pulled off multiple buzzer-beaters to beat the Boilermakers in double overtime, 83-80. Great stuff.
–There were zero big games Saturday, but Sunday, 13 St. John’s mauled Iona, 104-65, the Johnnies committing just four turnovers, while getting the Gaels to turn it over 19 times. That’s the kind of play that will really please Coach Pitino.
And 9 Virginia picked up a good win for the ACC, 91-72 over 12 Arkansas.
Golf Balls
—Three events left on the Fall Season for the PGA Tour, this week the World Wide Technology Championship at Los Cabos, Mexico.
After 54 holes….
Ben James -21
Ryan Gerard -17
T9 Blades Brown -14…the 19-year-old continuing to impress.
–On Thursday, in U.S. Bankruptcy Court in New Jersey, lawyers representing LIV Golf announced they would be moving their Chapter 11 case from a restructuring phase to a liquidation phase, preparing to sell their remaining assets and ultimately shut down the league after five years and $5 billion in investment.
“We believe the wind down path is the best path,” LIV attorney Matthew Williams told the court during a hearing that lasted just 13 minutes.
The decision was made in the wake of BC Partners, a private capital firm, withdrawing its bid to relaunch the league in 2027 after agreeing last month to pay as much as $300 million to fund what was being touted as LIV 2.0. However, after delaying a player commitment deadline, LIV and BC Partners hadn’t finalized agreements with enough golfers to satisfy the company to move forward with the investment.
So, what does the PGA Tour do with Bryson DeChambeau? He was LIV’s most vocal evangelist, telling everyone that the next iteration was going to work. The big players like Jon Rahm left rather than sign, leaving DeChambeau, who didn’t sign up with LIV, but didn’t leave.
DeChambeau wants to return to the PGA Tour, but he had his chance last year, when then-new CEO Brian Rolapp offered a deal to Brooks Koepka, Jon Rahm, Bryson and Cameron Smith, with only Koepka taking him up on the offer and paying a hefty penalty to do so.
The Tour could invent another pathway for Bryson, but there is zero reason to do so. Recall, DeChambeau was one of those who sued the PGA Tour after they left. Current Tour members have long memories. He was trying to take money out of their pockets.
Jon Rahm will try and earn his way back to the PGA Tour through the DP World Tour, a la Patrick Reed, who did so successfully and will be now be a PGA Tour fixture next year, and possibly play in one of the remaining Fall Season events.
DeChambeau will be playing his first DP World Tour tournament in six years next month in South Africa.
Back to Rahm, he said: “As of right now, I really don’t know what 2027 is going to look like for me. I have yet to have a discussion with the PGA Tour to see if there’s any path back for next year…until I get clarity on that, my plan would be to spend my year on the DP World Tour.”
And what did Rahm do this weekend at the DP World Tour event in Abu Dhabi? He won it, his first win on this circuit in four years.
Rahm fought off Ryder Cup teammates Rory McIlroy and Tyrrell Hatton to win the Abu Dhabi Championship.
Next week we have the season-ending playoff tournament in the UAE.
Rory is second in the points standings for the Race to Dubai title to Eugenio Chacarra. [Patrick Reed third.]
Nancy Armour / USA TODAY
“No one is going to shed a tear over the demise of LIV Golf. Or for Bryson DeChambeau, Phil Mickelson and all the others who traded their integrity, reputations and the first sentences of their obituaries for a fat check.
“LIV was never going to be the game changer Mickelson proclaimed it to be, bringing the PGA Tour to its knees and ushering in a new era for professional golf. Nor was it ever going to be the ‘force for change and good,’ as DeChambeau once so laughably described it.
“LIV was never anything more than a cash grab. And like so many other things that are amoral at their core and completely devoid of principles, it was always doomed to fail.
“LIV closed up shop on Thursday, Nov. 5, five years after it launched. This day was inevitable after Saudi crown prince Mohammad bin Salman decided in April that lighting money on fire to sportswash his reputation as a murderous autocrat was no longer useful.
“Really, though, LIV was hurtling toward an end date from the moment it launched.
“ ‘I think that there is going to be a bit of a reset here, just for things to be a little bit more sustainable,’ Rory McIlroy, whose fierce opposition to LIV made him golf’s conscience, said Wednesday, Nov. 4, when it became clear LIV was circling the drain.
“ ‘There’s not as much of an arms race as there was maybe a couple of years ago, and some players will argue that that’s not good for players. I think that’s very short-term thinking,’ McIlroy said. ‘If you want sustainable tours, and we want these tours around in 50 years’ time, there has to be sustainable business practices in place to make sure they are.’
“That was always LIV’s problem: It was never going to be sustainable. It required too much cash for what was a glorified version of putt-putt golf, and sponsors, broadcasters and fans were indifferent, at best….
“Now that LIV is gone, no doubt its members will try and rewrite their histories. But the one part of LIV that will endure is the stain it will leave, a permanent reminder that some people were willing to sell their souls, so long as the price was high enough.”
Premier League
Saturday, Leeds beat Tottenham 1-0, ending the Spurs’ 3-game winning streak. Tottenham, however, was fuming when a red card wasn’t called on a tackle on one of its key players sent him to the sidelines for the contest.
Arsenal defeated Hull City, 1-0, while out of nowhere, Manchester City lost its third straight, 3-1 at Nottingham, which pushed Manchester United into the relegation zone!
Arsenal moved six points clear on top of the table over City.
Sunday, Brighton moved into second, five points behind Arsenal, with a 2-0 win over Brighton.
Man U remained in the relegation zone despite a 4-4 draw with Aston Villa.
Liverpool beat last-place Crystal Palace 3-1, while Chelsea lost to 19 Sunderland 1-0.
–In the Bundesliga, Bayern Munich’s Harry Kane signed a record-breaking new three-year contract at the club to tie him down until June 2029, but I didn’t see the financial details. [These contracts are complicated.]
The England captain has scored 156 goals in 161 games since joining the German champions from Tottenham three years ago and recently became the first player from his country to win the coveted Ballon d’Or since 2001.
Bayern Munich has won two Bundesliga titles since his arrival, but they continue to pursue the Champions League trophy.
–Earlier in the week we learned of the death of Jesus de Miguel, a 30-year-old striker with the second-division club CD Tenerife.
Doctors were unable to save him from injuries inflicted by a foul committed in a game on Monday.
De Miguel was playing against Andorra, when he was struck in the head in added time by Andorra goalkeeper Jesus Owono. Owono, 25, the Equatorial Guinea international, had rushed from his area to challenge for a through ball near the halfway line, knocking down de Miguel.
De Miguel received 15 minutes of treatment on the pitch before being taken to hospital in an ambulance. Owono, 25, received an immediate red card, but concerns about De Miguel were so serious that the game was abandoned.
His condition was initially described as “serious but stable.” And then it worsened.
Owono was said to be “destroyed, locked in his home and disconnected from the world.”
The stiffest penalty he faces from the Spanish FA is a 12-game suspension. There are stories he’ll retire.
You can imagine the ‘hate’ he is receiving on social media.
Stuff
–We had an amazing game in the NHL Tuesday night. The Winnipeg Jets trailed the Canadiens in Montreal, 4-0 late in the third period when they did something no other team in NHL history had accomplished.
With three minutes remaining, they tied it! In the history of the NHL, 5,215 teams had trailed by that massive margin with so little time remaining, according to Stats Perform. Not a single one of them had ever pulled off a comeback…until now.
And the Jets won in overtime, 5-4. One of the worst teams in the league did something no one else had ever done.
Imagine being a Canadiens fan watching this unfold. I’m surprised they didn’t riot afterwards.
—SNY, the sports network that broadcasts Mets games, canceled some shows and laid off employees Friday. But SNY will continue to produce its pre- and postgame shows for the Mets and Jets among other programs.
Top 3 songs for the week 11/5/77: #1 “You Light Up My Life” (Debby Boone) #2 “Nobody Does It Better” (Carly Simon) #3 “Boogie Nights” (Heatwave)…and…#4 “That’s Rock ‘N’ Roll” (Shaun Cassidy) #5 “Brick House” (Commodores) #6 “It’s Ecstasy When You Lay Down Next To Me” (Barry White) #7 “I Feel Love” (Donna Summer) #8 “Don’t It Make My Brown Eyes Blue” (Crystal Gayle) #9 “Baby, What A Big Surprise” (Chicago) #10 “Heaven On The 7th Floor” (Paul Nicholas…awful tune…B week…)
Heisman Trophy Quiz Answer: The four schools to win it seven or more times….
USC – 8…most recently Carson Palmer, 2002; Matt Leinart, 2004; Reggie Bush, 2005; Caleb Williams, 2022.
Ohio State – 7…most recently Troy Smith, 2006.
Oklahoma – 7…most recently Jason White, 2003; Sam Bradford, 2008; Baker Mayfield, 2017; Kyler Murray, 2018.
Notre Dame – 7…none since Tim Brown, 1987.
*I need your support, folks.
Brief Add-on up top Tues. AM.