Irish Trojan in Tennessee

Shocking upset at Heisman ceremony!

By David K.

Naw just kidding, Tebow won. :)

Tebow, a Florida sophomore, is the first underclassman to win the award, and could potentially repeat at least once to tie Archie Griffin, the only two-time winner. Heck, Tebow could even become a three-time winner. It'll be interesting to see if he can live up to expectations over the next few years, and even more interesting to consider if he can exceed them. Congratulations Tim Tebow, Heisman Trophy Winner 2007.

Score one for diversity

By David K.

Amidst all the discussion of diversity in the coaching ranks of Division 1-A football, Navy has hired what is believed to be the first polynesian head coach in the league's history by promoting assistant coach Ken Niumatalolo to the academy's top football job. Niumatalolo is a graduate of the University of Hawaii, where he was a three time letterman at quarterback and led the Rainbow Warriors to their first postseason bowl game in 1989.

It's an Alethiometer. It tells the truth.

By Brendan Loy

Gandalf?

Becky and I just got back from watching The Golden Compass. Oddly enough, given the genre, Becky liked it and I didn't. Having not read the book, I felt a bit confused and was never really able to get into the movie. When the climactic battle began to unfold, I found myself thinking, "Is this it? Really? Who are these people again, and what exactly are they fighting over?"

Don't get me wrong -- the movie explained many of the individual plot details well, but I felt they never adequately explained why it all matters, in the big picture. They sort of missed the forest for the trees. There was no equivalent of the scene early in The Fellowship of the Ring where Gandalf sits down with Frodo and explains that "Sauron needs only this Ring to cover all the land in a second darkness," leaving no doubt in the viewer's mind what the events of the next ten-plus hours will really be all about.

(Some vague spoilers after the jump.)

Mission accomplished!

By Brendan Loy

Our infant car seat is installed. Now we just need an infant. :)