We've been a little light (non-existent) on covering the Trojans this week.  There was the very entertaining Maui Invitational going on (Ty Lawson is sort of fast), Pirate Watch 2008 (these guys might not be hired for security again), the Thanksgiving hoilday and the fact that every time I research Rey Maualuga I get very jealous and very scared for the health of Notre Dame's offensive players.  Witness (but don't listen, the music is horrendous):

But this is rivalry week, and crazier things have happened.  There's a tasty selection of games - some with big-time BCS implications, others simply with bad blood - and I'll be watching from a partially Penn State house that will be pleading with the football gods to wreak havoc on the landscape.  I'll also tip my hat to that, if only due to the greatness of Loki and the fact Boise State probably deserves to go to a BCS bowl and I have no idea how they're going to get there unless everyone at the top starts accruing losses at an uncomfortable rate.

Oh, and drink every time you hear the term "style points."  It'll have you in the proper state of mind (unconscious), for the 8:00 Eastern kickoff.

Just pretend it ended after this.