Thursday, September 2, 2010

NCAA To Jeremiah Masoli:

NOT so fast, my friend.

Wanna Travel To Norway?

Here's a promotional travel video.

Time For George

Here's George Formby (with his Banjulele) performing "Mr Wu Is A Window Cleaner Now."

Worries For Zags?

With BYU joining the West Coast Conference, at least in men's baketball, that league's profile, even with Gonzaga and occasionally strong St. Mary's teams, can only go up.

Wednesday, September 1, 2010

This Is Lovable Truly?!

From the early 1960s, here is what looked like an early version of the Postman Lovable Truly starring in a commercial for Post Alpha Bits Cereal. 

Comedian Jack E. Leonard did the Postman's voice.  But the story went that executives at Post----or perhaps, more likely, the cereal company's parent General Foods----hated the idea of an insult comic pushing their cereal, so the character was redesigned and recast.

Going Independent In Football

In BYU's case, maybe it does pay off.

Wolverines And Buckeyes In Separate Divisions?

Perhaps in some lucky season perhaps Ohio State and Michigan could get together not once but twice!