Where they're all true blue...

The Sea of Red of the University of Nebraska, long known for its football team, is overflowing into Omaha for baseball this weekend as the Huskers, the third-ranked team in the nation, are two wins away from the championship final of the double-knockout College World Series. But while the Huskers have won 16 of their last 17 games, it maybe won't matter coming up against a team like the Tulane Green Wave. As a superstitious guy, I have to say this is how every sports team should behave. Just a tremendous example of baseball superstition at its finest. But if any of that hoodoo voodoo goes against NU, I'm on the record as saying they're cheaters. Until then, whoop it up boys.

Just for the heck of it: This. And don't be afraid to sing along.

Hendo's page-a-day calendar here in the office is of the Dumbest Things Ever Said variety. One in particular I thought was quite funny and actually intrigued me enough to Google it. You can read about it here. On a side note, needless to say much of this calendar is populated by one George Walker Bush. Go figure.

On then to this week's list of five, the completely random barometer of what is and what isn't.

THE GAINERS
1. Joba Chamberlain ... local boy makes good.
2. Jack Johnson "Banana Pancakes"
3. Agent X
4. The Larky Awards (coming this week to a Brandon Sun near you)
5. Russ Michna
Others receiving votes: Phil Jackson, virtual Ben Roethlisberger on Madden 2001 (Rothlisbergr).