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What Happened While Happy Valley Was Bummin' and You Weren't Winning $10M for 2nd Place

"Damn. I dressed up like the Snow Miser for this! Guess I can always wear the wig at the Meineke Car Care Bowl."

The Tailgate called all three of these games on Friday: Iowa had the Penn State Nits' nuts in a twist during a rainy 21-10 victory. JoeGrandPa didn't blame his QB Clark for his three costly interceptions--everyone knows the first rule of college QBs is you can't get them wet. Miami's alleged Heisman candidate Jacory Harris completed just nine passes in the rain, but the Canes' 31-7 loss to Virginia Tech was hardly a surprise--beating Florida State does not a powerhouse make, as South Florida made clear with a 17-7 win against the Noles. Meanwhile, Cal's coach Jeff Tedford must have fed his little critters after midnight. Cal was humiliated 42-3 by Oregon.
Tennessee basketball coach Bruce Pearl apologized Friday for tasteless cracks he made at a fundraiser. "Don't call the white ones Klansmen," might have been too obvious a rule for Gremlins, but not apparently for Big Pimpin' Pearl. His attempts at looking gangsta put Plaxico's mug shot to shame. Who does he think he's kidding? Dude couldn't be any whiter.
Every time you think he's done, the gunslinger comes back to getcha. With :12 to go, Favre threw a 32-yard pass to Greg Lewis, and the Vikings beat the Niners 27-24. Detroit finally put up a W by beating Washington 19-14, bolstering Dan Snyder's rep as the NFL's worst owner and leaving Jim Zorn wondering how soon it will be until he signs up for unemployment. Tennessee (0-3) solidified its position as the most disappointing team in the AFC, losing 24-17 to the Jets.
The Yanks clinched the AL East with a three-game sweep of Boston, while the Twins have closed to two games back of the Tigers in the AL Central with the two team starting a four-game series tonight in Motown.
Phil Mickelson rallied Sunday to win the Tour Championship, and Tiger finished second to collect the $10M FedEx Cup bonus. (As if he needs it.) You can start caring about golf again next April. See you at Augusta, boys. -- Ilana Stone

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5 Quick Questions with...

Anthony Fasano

Why you should care: He's in his third year as a TE with the Dolphins. Played his college ball at Notre Dame.

You're hanging at a club in Miami. What are you wearing, what are you drinking and who are you with? My attire of choice is white sneakers, jeans and a white t-shirt. Drink of choice depends on where I'm at, but it's usually a clear drink. I'm a vodka guy. I'd be with a couple of my boys, probably teammates. And we'd definitely have some arm candy.

What's the one song on your iPod you'd never let your teammates know you listen to? I have a song by Jessica Simpson on there [laughs]. I don't remember the name of it.

All of the Dolphins are invited to participate in a slam-dunk competition at halftime of a Heat game. Who wins? Short guys always look better dunking. I think a defensive back would win, but hey, I wouldn't count myself out.

If you could spend the day with one non-NFL person, who would it be? I want to play golf with Tiger Woods. I'd also like to hang out with Eva Mendes. Is she married? I'd like to ask her to marry me.

Who among your former teammates sends you the most texts? Brady Quinn, when he's coming to Miami, about where to go and if I can hang out. He also just bought a house here, so we text a lot. It makes sense, we lived near each other at Notre Dame. -- Mark DeLaura

On The Hot Seat Tonight

Does Tony Romo Suck, or Is It Just Us?

"Yeah, that's right dude. Aikman thinks you suck, too!"

We'll be the first to admit that QB Ratings are a pretty stupid and worthless stat, but for all the hype surrounding Tony Romo, you'd think he could do a little better than be ranked 19th, well behind huge names like Trent Edwards, Matt Schaub and Shaun Hill. But don't take our word for it.

Cowboy legend Tony Dorsett says he doesn't know "why on God's earth Tony Romo has been anointed a superstar in the NFL" and that Tony has some "deficiencies".
That's some tough talk from Touchdown Tony. Funny though, there's this other legendary Dallas running back who thinks that when God looks through that hole in Jerry Jones' new Big Screen Stadium, he sees a lousy QB. You tell 'em Emmitt Smith!
If you don't believe the two best running backs in the team's history, maybe you'll take the word of the biggest a-hole who ever lived. (Take it easy, Jerry, we don't mean you.)
For his part, Jones is talking like a CEO who backs an employee until he fires him, but even super nice guy Troy Aikman (who knows what it's like to put his hands under a fat ass in silver pants) thinks Romo is question mark.

For the record: Romo was 13 for 29 (127 yards!) with one TD and three INTs in a 33-31 loss to the Giants in the first game at the new Cowboys' Stadium, spoiling Jones' party. And the New York Football Giants turned those three picks into 21 points...Romo is 27-12 in the regular season, 0-2 in the playoffs...He's thrown 85 TDs and 49 picks. He's also lost fumbled the ball 32 times. He sho 'nuff do like turning that ball over...and is it us, or does he kind of look like like a doofus?


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