• Remember those lovely Packers fans and their cheese bra? Well, FAN IQ wheys in on where you can get your very own pair.

(Don’t break your neck, kid.)

• WIZZNUTZZ takes a letter, as Richard Nixon writes a note to the Washington Bullets.

• This white boy’s got mad skillz, as a geeky Sonics fan raps about Dirk, Kobe and Nash.

• BUSTED COVERAGE takes a slow boat to China, and find Patriots cheerleaders working the bars:

• 100% INJURY RATE gets out their shovel & pail, as Russia plans on building a billion-dollar island for the 2014 Olympics.

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LAWRENCE REPORTER MENTIONS MARK MOVING TO MOUNTAINEERS: Our big buddy Mark Mangino has another accolade to add to his ever-growing waistline trophy case, as the King Kong of Kansas was named the Associated Press 2007 Coach of the Year.

When you get such recognition, other schools are sure to come calling. Or at least that’s what this reporter thought.

DEADSPIN has the tale of Ryan Wood, reporter for the LAWRENCE WORLD-JOURNAL, who thought he had a scoop of Mangino hoofing it to Morgantown to fill West Virginia’s coaching vacancy. (Mangino is big enough to fill a lot of coaching spots - all at the same time!)

A man claiming to be Mangino’s agent called Wood on Wednesday and told him about Mangino’s contract negotiations with the Mountaineers. Wood went ahead and posted the story.

However, it turns out ol’ Ryan was a victim of a hoax. KU officials called Wood back and said no such talks had taken place, and West Virginia had not contacted Kansas about speaking to Mangino. The World-Journal posted a correction, apologizing for “misleading any readers.”

But not all news outlets were fooled. The TOPEKA CAPTIAL-JOURNAL received the same prank call, but checked with the Jayhawks SID first, who said there were no such talks. When told by the Topeka paper that they thought he was joking, “The caller said, ‘Well, whatever,’ and hung up.”

So, it looks like the Mangenius will keep grazing in America’s Heartland for now - as long as his heart can handle it.

KU’S MANGINO GORGING ON COACH OF THE YEAR HONORS: Our massive man Mark has done it again. After leading the Jayhawks to an 11-1 record and a trip to the Orange Bowl, king-size Kansas coach Mangino has been named the Home Depot Coach of Year:

The KANSAS CITY STAR grabbed a front-row seat at ESPNU’s 2007 College Football Awards Show down in Disney World Thursday night. In addition to Mangino’s hardware, the Jayhawks football team was honored with the Stanley Tools Breakthrough Of The Year Award.Home Depot? Stanley Tools? Now the team can start on Memorial Stadium renovations when they get back to Lawrence.

Mangino is also licking his chops as one of the eight finalists for the Eddie Robinson Coach of the Year Award. His competition includes Virginia Tech leader and Orange Bowl nemesis Frank Beamer.And now the Hokies have bulletin board material before their Miami showdown. During the awards show, Kansas OT Anthony Collins remarked, “We’re an up-and-coming team. We’re 11-1, soon to be 12-1, and we need all the recruits we can get so we can get to the national championship.”

Dolphin Stadium is sure to be Rockin’, Chalkin’ & Jayhawkin’ with a Hokie Hokie High come January 3rd.

• Don’t forget to pick Kansas King Kong Mark Mangino for DEADSPIN’s Sports Human Of The Year:

• FOOTBALL GAB breaks the leg news of Joe Theismann netting $4 million not to work for ESPN.

• FREE DARKO goes through the mail, and uncovers this 1993 letter from President Bill Clinton to timeout-taker Chris Webber.

• CORN NATION is happy to report that ex-Husker coach Bill Callahan has found his true calling:

• THE SPORTS HERNIA prepares for the hilarity sure to ensue at the Mike & Mike Celebrity Roast.

• The SACRAMENTO BEE pays tribute to Warriors fan and basketball mom Ann Barnes.

• Despite injuries and only one tournament win in 2007, DOWN THE LINE cashes in news that Maria Sharapova is still rollin’ in dough:

• Speaking of green, SIGNAL TO NOISE learns that the Worldwide Leader has a big stake in the college football post-season, since they own five bowls.

• LARRY BROWN SPORTS sticks their beak into the Ravens crowing about bad officiating.

• FOOTBALL JESUS LAS VEGAS has some holiday gift ideas for the frugal female football fan:

• BLOG OF HILARITY needs some words of encouragement, as former UFC champ Chuck Liddell has been hanging with self-helpster Tony Robbins.

• PINSTRIPE POSTS gets a leg up on why Joe Torre isn’t at the Winter Meetings - the Dodgers manager needs a new knee.

ARKANSAS GETTING COACHES PAID ALL OVER THE PLACE: First we reported last week that Tommy Tuberville was tangoing with Arkansas about its football coaching vacancy, and now Tommy Bowden of Clemson has held his school hostage received a contract extension after