The weird Phil Dawson kick that bounced off the extension of the goal post and back onto the field set off a an Abbott and Costello moment before the refs finally pronounced the kick good.  Initially, it appears the officials intended to use instant replay to review it, but after discussion with the replay official, the play was determined to be ineligible for review. The officials conferred and determined that the kick was good “after further discussion on the field.”   I think that means they intended to look at the replay, but then found out they couldn’t, so they guessed. Otherwise they would have made the call immediately, right?  I wonder if they peeked.

Brian May, the lead guitarist from the legendary rock band Queen, was named the Chancellor of Liverpool John Moores University.  No joke.  It turns out that May has a doctorate in astrophysics.  The guy gets to be a rock star and a genius.  I hear chancellors get all the hot chicks.  

The Patriots are killing football.  Nobody wants to watch a Patriots game unless they are related to a player.

Radiohead front man Thom Yorke recently turned down Paul McCartney when invited to perform a duet with the legend.  Yorke also reportedly turned down a bottle of wine from Jesus.

The Falcons are switching back to Joey Harrington at quarterback and handing the clipboard to Byron Leftwich.  Swapping out the Falcons’ starting quarterback is kind of like changing the oil filter of your 1984 Dodge Omni.  Nobody will notice and it won’t fix anything.

A Saudi court sentenced a 19 year-old woman who had been a victim of a gang rape to six months in jail for the offense of being alone in a vehicle with an unrelated man.  The Saudi courts are administered based upon the strict interpretation of Islamic law.  Saudi Arabia is a US ally and recipient of US military armaments, not to mention an oil rich nation, so the Bush administration isn’t saying much.    We all owe thanks to our founding fathers for implementing separation of church and state in the US, otherwise you might be stoned to death for backing your Pinto out of a pothole on a Sunday.

Vince Young shouldn’t be whining about Merrill Hodge to the media.  Hodge’s criticism is fair.   It may be a little early for Hodge to declare Young to be a bust, but if Vince wants to shut Hodge up, he’ll need to start by not throwing three times as many interceptions as touchdowns.