• The NEWARK STAR-LEDGER needs a drink, as Jets fans can’t even get a beer at the home finale:

• AWFUL ANNOUNCING finds Lou Holtz taking exception to co-worker Mark May’s opinions about the Bristol nightlife.

• THE WIZARDS OF ODDS checks their wallet, as FireRickNeuheisel.com is already available - for only $250,000.

• PEWTER REPORT notes that the Tampa Bay Bucs are turning into the Atlanta Braves of the NFL, since their playoff game hasn’t sold out yet.

• Even after a 147-yard 1-TD game there a few weeks earlier, FOX SPORTS spots Jaguars RB Fred Taylor complaining about the Heinz Field turf:

• THE ANGRY T gets a kick out of Ball State’s promotion for the International Bowl.

• EVERY DAY SHOULD BE SATURDAY gives final props to Lloyd Carr.

• The LADIES… get all white-eyed over the Penguins-Sabres Winter Classic.