I am in hiding

Some of you may be saying, "Gee, Sheila. Why haven't you been posting your deep thoughts on college football recently?"

My answer: I am boycotting football that actually matters to me. I was so embarrassed by the Notre Dame - Boston College game, or as my friends referred to it, the Battle of Who Is Worst, that I just couldn't bring myself to write about college football.

Every year I think, 'This year I won't take it personally.'

Every year I am wrong.

I take it personally that two years ago my alma mater thought it was a good idea to fire Coach Jags because an NFL team wanted him. I take it personally that instead of hiring a real coach, BC's AD decided to go with the easy, cheap decision and take on Tom Selleck lookalike. I take it personally that the punter is averaging more yards per game than the quarterback.

Furthermore, I take it personally that Notre Dame still is able to recruit the top (able-to-read) receivers and quarterbacks in the nation, then can do nothing with them.

I take it personally that I have to live in a state where the Ducks also live, and as a result I have to listen to Ducks fans all season. And I have to watch the Ducks actually look really, really good.

Anyway, I'm trying. I promise.

Here are a few thoughts for you to chew on until Saturday:

--There are 11 freaking undefeated teams in the top 25 right now. The top ones are Ohio State and Oregon, but really there are a whole lot of good teams out there that could shape up to play some good ball down the road. Michigan State? I mean, I hate the Spartans but there's nothing better than a team playing for a sick coach. Or how about LSU? Damn they looked good last weekend. And Nebraska could win out the regular season and be shut out of the national title game too.

--Boise State and TCU: guess who no longer cares? Me. They're good. They are. I just still can't get behind teams that get to play their schedules each season. Even with OSU. I still can't root for them until they're playing decent teams week in and week out. That means I can't allow them to go into the ACC either, because the ACC is awful.

--Finally, here's something I totally disagree with: Eugene, Ore. being #3 on a list of best college football towns. Chapel Hill, NC ahead of Gainesville? No one even knew UNC had a football team til like 2 years ago. And they cheated to become a real football team. Speaking of, UVA? They have a football team? I am alarmed by this list. All I can guess is that they were just referring to "college towns" rather than "college football towns."

Have the writers been to Eugene? Because if they did they didn't leave campus.