3:37 PM Yesterday Nate Burleson of the Seahawks made clear that he didn't want to give the Cardinals "any bulletin board material", which explains why he moments later guaranteed Seattle would beat Arizona on Sunday.

3:13 PM Oh god, looks like English Premier League soccer player Darren Bent of Sunderland just gave Chad Ochocinco an idea.

3:01 PM Idaho Coach Robb Key has no qualms about blowing up a huge BCS payday for the WAC conference by beating Boise State on Saturday and knocking the Broncos out of a BCS bowl game. Has the BCS distorted college football culture or what?

2:47 PM Iowa QB Ricky Stanzi is gone for the regular season with ankle surgery. He may return for the Hawkeyes' bowl game, but Kirk Ferentz notes that prognosis might be "optimistic."