Jinx

Did I jinx Milan Lucic?? Last week I say I'm thankful to have him back and he turns his ankle that night and is out for month?? Still happy to have Savard back, though (was that a black cat that just crossed my path?).

Some weekend notes:

- Tiger Woods refuses to talk to the police. One would think that a man who has been in the public eye as long as Tiger Woods would know that the worst thing you can do is say nothing. Mark Maguire tried that tactic at Congress and look how well that worked out. If you were drinking, just admit it. If you were high, admit it. If you were sleeping with someone else and got into a fight with your wife (and if that's the reason you have bigger issues), admit it. People will be more forgiving now if you just own up to it than if you keep your mouth shut and somebody else leaks it to the press (which you know will eventually happen).

- Though it was a wild weekend of upsets in college football, the most important upsets never happened. Auburn and Texas A&M were unable to close the deal and as a result we still have a guarenteed 3 undefeated teams with a possiblity of 5 come the end of the season. Am I going to argue that the winner of Texas v. Alabama/Florida is the national champion? No. But it would be nice to see TCU, Boise, and Cincinnati at least get the chance to prove that they aren't national champions on the field. My only hope is for Nebraska to play the greatest game they have ever played and at least TCU or Cincy can then get a shot.

- Could there be any better ending to the Charlie Weis tenure at Notre Dame than taking the lead against Stanford and then getting outscored 25-7 down the stretch to end your season 6-6 after having BCS or (ridiculous though it may have been) national title hopes. Not to mention that you are one game of poor clock management and one Montel Harris fumble from being 4-8. I respect Weis for what he brought out of Tom Brady but his tenure in South Bend has to be considered a complete failure. Not that there's anything wrong with that....