Delany’s Dozen. Big Ten Expansion has been the hot topic during this brief college football sabbatical. We tossed out our (reasonable) suggestions awhile ago. But we hope the Big Ten goes hard at Texas and Nebraska; let chaos reign. Dan Shanoff has an interesting take and thinks Navy as a football only member makes perfect sense. His thesis is built upon the idea that a championship game isn’t a factor for Big Ten expansion. Whether it is or isn’t, we think it is, there will be a Big Ten Championship Game if the conference expands. No money will be left on the table.

U Inspired Dynasties. Conquest Chronicles serves up some spicy food for thought. Was the Trojan’s “modern-day” dynasty on par with Miami’s? If everything else is a push we’ll take Miami solely for the Vice City nightlife. Although, one thing we’ll point out is Miami had 3 consensus and 1 split Media National Championships, while USC had only 1 and 1.

Oregon State and TCU will rumble in Jerah’s House to kickoff their seasons. Both schools will benefit from a big payday, Jacquizz and James Rodgers get to play a game in their home state of Texas and TCU gets another big name BCS school on their schedule. Everything is coming up Milhouse. Oregon State will also play Boise State in 2010, who will play Virginia Tech.

Alabama Lawyer files a Motion to Continue so he can watch Alabama-Texas. This is a Must Read.

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And in other news our live blog voted side boob > nip slips.

Holy Moly [is that my boy] Masoli?

… and drinking game. The drink of choice being a lukewarm blend of duck and beaver liver fats.

Before playing pick a side North (Oregon State) or South (Oregon).

1. Whenever your side gives up points it’s 1 drink for 3 or less and 2 drinks for 4 or more.
2. 1 drink if the LeGarrette Blount punch is mentioned, 3 drinks if they show the video. Then promptly fist pump.
3. If your side is the North it’s 1 drink for every dumbass Jesse Palmer comment, if you’re the South do the same for Craig James. (honor system in play here for what constitutes a ‘dumbass comment’)
4. Any time an announcer mentions the last time Oregon State was in the Rose Bowl was 1965, take a drink.
5. Any time an announcer laments the fact that somebody who isn’t USC is going to win the Pac 10, finish your drink.
6. If Erin Andrews says something along the lines of, “it’s getting loud in here”, that’s 3 drinks.
7. Any time the game is compared to the actual Civil War, finish your drink.
8. Any time Phil Knight is mentioned, 2 drinks. If they show him, that’s 5 drinks.
9. If an announcer segues from Chip Kelly to talking about Brian Kelly to ND by saying “speaking of Kelly”, finish your drink.
10. If there’s a reference to Appomattox Court House, finish your drink.
11. Anytime, anything, about Oregon’s uniforms are mentioned that’s 2 drinks.
12. Anytime you see some sexual innuendo ie ’save trees, eat beavers’, that’s 2 drinks.

If you have more rules then leave them in the comments.

Also joining us will be Gobbler Country, Black Heart Gold Pants and Eleven Warriors.

Best crash landed. The brunt of the impact was absorbed by the back of his lower head and upper back. Gravity is a bitch.I’m an optimist, but when that clip was shown during Alabama-LSU (or was it Georgia Tech-Wake or tOSU-Penn State, to be honest I can’t remember there was a lot of flipping and early beers) I thought the worst. Concussions are nothing to fuck with, but that type of hit, the one so catastrophic you’ve never seen before or will see it again, is the one you watch and think to yourself how is he going to get up from that?

Best was administered oxygen, had his jersey cut off him, was carted out of Memorial Stadium and taken to the emergency room.

Best had movement in all of his extremities, Cal spokesman Herb Benenson said. Benenson also said that a preliminary evaluation showed Best sustained a concussion, but more tests were being done before a final diagnosis would be announced by the school.

That’s the good news. The bad news is this is the second concussion Best suffered in the last eight days. And that could very well be the only thing that slows him down.

Here’s to a speedy recovery.

California Golden Blogs – Initial tests come back “normal” for Best