Whoa, I think I had too many bloodies today. But certainly not enough to cloud the disturbing vision of today's Browns game. The offense was inept today as we did not seem to think about attempting the run in the first quarter. By the second quarter, it was too late. Lots of mistakes, as L.J. Shelton had his usual two penalties and we made Ravens QB Anthony Wright look like Sammy Baugh. Aesthetically about as ugly as last week's Bears game. Defense played reasonably well, but we did nothing when we had the ball.

One other thing. You cannot punt with 4:08 left and you are down by 13 points. What was that?

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In Toledo, see, there was this neo-Nazi march and then gangs got involved and then, well, let's start looting and rioting and stuff.

Riddle me this, Batman. INXS new single, "Pretty Vegas", is their highest entry ever at 37, and is their first single in the Top 100 in 12 years. How does that happen?

David Korn blasts the NYT for not giving us anything new on the Judith Miller story. Both by her and another report in the Times. This case is definitely getting stranger.

Exercise Yard

Yesterday was such a strange day for college football. I saw Michigan State blow a game they should have won against the Luckeyes. The tide turned on one of the worst attempts at a field goal ever seen. Too much confusion and Michigan State lined up only 10 men for the attempt, leaving the entire left side of the line open. The holder needs to count only 10 men and not call for the snap. Now lots of things have to happen for the worst case scenario to occur. But they all did. OK, the kick is blocked, the ball bounces right to an OSU guy, the kicker gets knocked over and the OSU guy runs for a touchdown. Ohio State, which was dead, is back in the game, and they eventually win. Unbelievable turn of events.

In the USC-Notre Dame game, it comes down to a final play in which the refs seemed too eager to continue play and offered USC a most generous spot on the half-yard line as time was running down. USC scores with three seconds left to win. I think the refs should have taken more time to determine exactly what had happened on the previous play, which was a fumble near the goal line.

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None, it's Sunday, Bloody Mary Sunday.