OK, so it wasn’t him. Dangit. Blame Orson.

Well, maybe it was John L. Smith, visiting from his vacation home in Mishawaka.

If you haven’t noticed, we’ve opened up comments to everyone, so wade on in. For now, we’ve disabled registration, so everyone can join the party. We’ve also spruced up the editing area, and adding avatars is now fun, easy and for profit! (OK, that last part isn’t true.)

And don’t forget to vote in our daily poll as part of our new morning “Speed Read” feature.

Coming up later today, I’ll be back on radio, with Steve Cofield and Dave Cokin on ESPN 1100 in Las Vegas and Mike Taylor on Ticket 760 in San Antonio.

Case you haven’t noticed, we started a new thing today on SbB called the “Speed Read.” If you check it every morning (posted at 8:30a ET) , you won’t miss a damn thing from the night before and early AM (we’re west coast, get it?). We’ve also jammed a poll in there for your amusement, and we’re encouraging comments. So have at it.

This weekend I’ll be at Blogworld in Vegas, so if anyone is going, let me know. I’m a little down that I won’t be able to see my Dawgs throttle A-State in nearby Tempe (courtesy discounted ducats from My Boy Barry), but if you’re going to miss that, the Olympic Gardens Vegas is the next best thing.

One of my favorite sites, SPORTS BUSINESS DAILY, has an unintentionally hilarious interview with Hank Williams, Jr., today about his longtime role on Monday Night Football. Hank claims to be a sports fan, but things got a little hairy when SBD pressed him about the details.  Read more…