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Two-Minute Drill: High as a Honey Badger Stuck

Posted on October 27, 2012 at 12:50 AM.

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College football randawesomeness packed into 120 seconds or less (reading levels not checked); getting you up to speed on the weekend ahead and dropping you off on a gravel road three miles outside of town.

GOLD PANTS, BLACK EYE

The Big Ten is struggling this year, especially on offense. No player represents those woes more than Iowa quarterback James Vandenberg. The Hawkeyes' gun-slinger was one of the conference's top returning passers with twenty-five touchdowns in 2011, but through seven games has totaled a dismal three scoring throws this year. Kirk Ferentz has stated he plans to stick by Vandenberg -- who has five interceptions -- despite his touchdown total being the lowest among all BCS schools.

ONE DOWN, ELEVEN TO GO

This week we're guaranteed to see ten teams standing as undefeated -- at most -- considering the matchup between Alabama and Mississippi State. Florida won't have an easy go of it against the Bulldogs and Notre Dame may likely receive their first blemish against the surging Oklahoma Sooners. Rutgers and Louisville remain unbeaten out of the Big East while Ohio State continues it's perfect run in a season that means little more than what the regular season has to offer. Look for nine remaining unbeaten squads when the final whistle blows this weekend.

HEMP BADGER

Put on your shocked-face; former LSU Tigers star defender Tyrann Mathieu is in trouble yet again. While many speculated at his suspension from LSU being related to a failed drug test, the public nature of his arrest this week leaves little to the imagination.

LET THE HUMANS PICK

Last week I resorted to some computer algorithm mind tricks to make my picks -- in honor of the first BCS standings. True to form the picks went a boring two-and-three, proving that humans did, in fact, invent the machines with the flaws still inside.

This week I'm hoping to return to slightly-above-average by taking Arizona State over UCLA, #3 Florida over #12 Georgia, #16 Louisville over Cincinnati, #4 Kansas State over #15 Texas Tech, and #8 Oklahoma over #5 Notre Dame.

THE HEIS-MEME TROPHY

Geno Smith was just holding the top spot to keep it warm for Collin Klein.
[TMD Meme of the Week: IMAGE]

LAME KIFFIN STRIKES AGAIN

USC is either really bored or really insecure. In their showdown with the lowly Colorado Buffaloes, Trojans head coach Lane Kiffin illegally had a player swap jerseys during the game to disguise the fact that the holder on an extra point wasn't actually the punter, but instead was a reserve quarterback. That two-point conversion attempt never really mattered, however, as USC beat Colorado by a bajillion points -- I know, a real shocker.

LONG SNAPPER AUDIBLE

Last but not least, welcome again to the caboose of TMD's football train. Whether for good or bad, long snappers need lovin' too.

For a few weeks now we've profiled idiot kickers and just horrible kicking in general. Well we can only ignore the long snapper injury news so long -- even if it means paying attention to that loft apartment over a great party -- aka, Canada.

Edmonton Eskimos long snapper, Ryan King, was blindsided on a missed field goal attempt to close out the first half in a Canadian Football League (CFL) game. I'm not sure what's more amazing, the fact someone threw a blindside block on a field goal block attempt or that a touchback is worth a point, or "rouge," in the CFL.

Pretty crazy, eh?

Justin Mikels is a staff writer for Operation Sports. Follow him on Twitter: @long_snapper