* The fires in California have calmed some so the Texans and Chargers will play in San Diego. I hope this is a sign of good things to come for the poor people in San Diego County who have been devastated by the wild fires.

* Vinny Testaverde will start again this weekend for the Carolina Panthers. The Panthers face a tough Colts defense in Indy this Sunday so I hope they protect him well. I truly would rather have Vinny starting than David Carr based on his play so far this year so GO VINNY and maybe the Panthers can shock the NFL this weekend.

* ESPN/USA Today released their preseason college basketball poll today and Carolina is numero uno, UCLA #2, Memphis #3, Kansas #4 and Georgetown #5. I don’t agree with Carolina at the top although it’s the cool pick right now and Georgetown without Jeff Green is not quite a top five team.

* Matt Ryan pulled one out of his A$$ last night and that back door in the final two minutes killed my wager. I know Matt Ryan will more than likely be the first quarterback drafted in the upcoming NFL draft, but he should not be discussed in the Heisman talk. His team is a paper tiger and Tim Tebow and Andre Woodson are way more important to their teams.

* The thug who shot and hurt five Duquesne University basketball players last year after a school dance pleaded guilty today and will get up to 40 years in prison. I think they should give the guy life for his blatant attack, but I guess it’s just because I have no patience for these antics.

This bowl game located in Charlotte, NC offers up two teams with coaching limbo. Tom O’Brien the former head coach of Boston College recently accepted the head coaching job with NC State and will not lead the Eagles today. Navy’s coach Paul Johnson seems to be mentioned each time a job opening comes about because of all the success he has had with Georgia Southern and now Navy. Even with all these distractions I expect this to be a really fun bowl game to watch. Matt Ryan the quarterback for Boston College is extremely talented and Navy’s rushing attack is extremely explosive. I think the scoreboard will get a work out and Navy will give BC all they want and more.