Wide World of Blog [8/13/2008]

Ominous start for preseason No. 1 Bulldogs [ESPN SEC Blog]
Lose starting left tackle to season-ending knee injury. With all that rehab time, when is he going to learn how to read?

Mike Nadel Keeps His Erin Andrews Takedown Fame Afloat For One More Day [Deadspin]
"Dawn Eberle-Hanback, Allendale, N.J.: How would you like it if someone wrote an article about women laughing at your bald head?" I thought bald was in...

Cincinnati Reds: Who Killed The Cincinnati Reds? [Deadspin]
It would be easy to assume, in the wake of the trade of Adam Dunn to Arizona, that the Reds are in a long-term rebuilding mode. But the team's chief executive officer, Bob Castellini, said Monday that's not the case. Asked if the team could win next season, Castellini said: "Absolutely." If that's the case, the Reds must win with a very different cast of players than the one they started with on Opening Day. I'll have what he's having. Punch tastes great.

Buckeyes; Spartans; Utes; ah, heck, just about anybody: Commence Trashtalk Now [TOGTM]
Ouch. Not so much for me. For me: funny.

Indispensable players [ESPN CFB Blog]
Chase Daniels #1, Tebow #2, Beanie #8, Hoyer #10 (?!??!!?). Misguided list. Indespensible <> best, just means lack of depth. Most teams mentioned are one trick ponies (or suck): Missouri, Florida, Pitt, Washington, VT, WVU, Cal, Ohio State, Ole Miss, Michigan State