North Carolina State men’s basketball coach Mark Gottfried created/contributed to some rumblings on the old Twitters last night, saying that he has heard that Texas A&M and Florida State may join the SEC. Texas Governor Rick Perry has been praying daily for the SEC to call on A&M, and that shouldn’t surprise anyone because he’s an Aggie alum. But the news about FSU is a bit of a surprise, since the ‘Noles have been ACC mainstays for 20 years. Either way, the Internet is awake so the spin machines are working.

From the Orlando Sentinel:

If the rumors about Texas A&M do pan out, though, it would send the SEC to 13 teams and a potentially swollen SEC West division. That probably would send the conference looking for a suitable SEC East counterpart to balance the sides. For that reason, most believe Florida State, a team already located in the heart of Dixie, and with a big SEC-style following, would be that 14th team.

Sucks for you, University of West Florida. But won’t somebody crap on that rumor?

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If football ever comes back, Von Miller will be a Denver Bronco. He was taken number two overall in this April’s NFL Draft, and if this was a normal year, we might be talking about how he was named a finalist for the Hendricks Award (for top defensive end) and a semifinalist for the Butkus Award (for top collegiate linebacker). Unfortunately for us, we have a lockout and a Twitter, so we’re stuck trying to figure out exactly what the hell this guy is happy having on his … what is that, his arm? For the rest of his life.

Try to play it like “Classic Concentration”. Melon, dollar sign. Melon dollar? Million dollar? Okay, chicken, partially eaten chicken leg, and a ghost. Million dollar chicken ghost. Sh:t, I haven’t even touched the fact that it starts with Pac-Man. Okay, let’s let him tell us.

It’s not finished, doe. Hopefully he just draws in the missing bite of chicken and that’s it. I also wasn’t aware that Blinky from Pac-Man was a “hater,” although I guess that makes sense. Was the goomba from Super Mario Bros. a hater? What about Dodongo? Ah well, at least I can applaud this guy for coming up with his own Dugout screen name.

For my next tattoo, I’m going to get a cents sign, a half eaten bowl of quinoa, and one of the cars from Frogger.

[via Twitter]

This weekend’s college football action was pretty uninspiring, but mainly because I barely watched any games, since I was in a drunken stupor on Bourbon Street for roughly 50 or so hours. But in between 3-for-1 beers and drinking shots out of the mouths of chubby waitresses, I remembered watching the USF-Pittsburgh game and wondering aloud, “Did that USF fan just pick his nose and eat it?” Because, you know, I’m fascinated by this sort of intellectual conversation.

But you bet your ass my eyes weren’t lying, and thanks to my good buddy Vic we have some footage of our latest booger-eating culprit. While the Bulls lost to Pitt 17-10, this lucky fan will live on infamy with some of the greatest booger eaters in sports history. So join us, won’t you, for this journey through the With Leather Booger Eater Hall of Fame (and feel free to remind me of any glaring omissions)…

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Yowsers. Sweet sassy molassey. Oh my goodness. Additional generic exclamation of disbelief.

It is never a good thing when a basketball player is unable to leave the court under his own power. It is even worse when that player has to be rolled off the court with his right leg immobilized.

But that is the situation Texas A&M senior Derrick Roland found himself in last night after breaking the tibia and fibula in his right leg after landing awkwardly underneath the basket during A&M’s game against Washington. Well, awkwardly may not be the best way of putting it – more like “SWEET MARY MOTHER OF GOD LOOK AT HIS LEG!!”

All the grisly goodness after the jump.

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Keeping in step with the proud tradition of The Aggie Dance, Reagan Thompson is running for junior yell leader at Texas A&M under the slogan Reload with Reagan.  For a moment, don't try to wrap your mind around the fact that standing in front of a crowd and leading cheers at a football game is an electable position in the A&M student government.  Instead, focus on his three-step program for appealing to Texas voters:

1. Gun reference in slogan… check
2. Named after Republican president… check
3. Unironically fruity video… all-caps bold CHECK exclamation point!

[Every Day Should Be Saturday]

I asked 289 to put together a photo compilation to help us with all the firings and hirings in the world of college football, and he kindly put together the above image.  As you can see, Houston Nutt's (top left) insane rambling about Darren McFadden couldn't save his job, and Nebraska's Bill Callahan (bottom left) also got the ax.  Also, Mike Sherman (sleeping) has been hired to take over the vacancy at Texas A&M, while Les Miles is widely rumored to be in line for Lloyd Carr's vacated spot at Michigan.

Also in that image, the… um, Duke guy, and… whatshisface from Georgia Tech were fired?  Sure, whatever.  In addition, the depraved intensity that is Ed Orgeron has been banished from the state of Mississippi, while Notre Dame's Charlie Weis has also been dismissed.

What?  No one's fired Weis?  Ten-year extension?  Man I don't understand college football at all.