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I have been watching a bunch of college football games on television. It helps that some of the games are played on days other than Gameday Saturday so we fans can fit more viewing in. I realize that this makes me one of only 49.7 million Americans who enjoy viewing the games, but like so many others, I think I have insights about the Game that everyone else does not have.

I am wrong of course. There are no NEW college football insights left to have - just insights that someone already had before, inside a new wrapper. My favorite refried insight is someone telling us why one team defeated the other.
Interviewer: So, Biff, why do you think your team defeated their opponent?
Biff: It was because we scored more points than they did.

And, speaking of scoring more points...

Recently, the South Carolina football team defeated their opponent in a game where (based on the point spread) they were supposed to lose. In the days afterward a number of worthy sports news articles about the game referred to their coach, Steve Spurrier, as The Evil Genius. Setting aside the oxymoronic nature of this title, let us be honest, the only people inclined to call his coaching evil are the ones who wanted his team to lose.

If you are a Carolina fan, on the other hand, you probably think Spurrier is a fine coach and exactly what the Gamecocks need to make a difference. So really, the title bestowed on Coach Steve Spurrier is a function of where YOU stand and has nothing whatsoever to do with where he is standing. That would be on the sidelines with his visor on.

Feel free to e-mail me back with your insights. After all, I sell travel and business gear for a living, so what do I know about the nature of evil (or genius)?