Sports Banter:

What surprised you the most in the world of sports during the past week?

“The Chicago Bulls. Gone are the days where youth was a valid excuse, as former Baby Bull Eddy Curry was just one of several average players lighting up the once solid defense. Gone are the days where the circus coming to town would make fans feel better, as this was the easiest circus trip ever. Two wins = unacceptable.”

“Everything related to baseball: pitcher Joe Kennedy’s sudden and tragic death, the White Sox coming to terms with free agent reliever Scott Linebrink but losing out to the Angels in the Torii Hunter sweepstakes and A-Rod re-signing with the Yankees. And the major trades are yet to come – the Winter Meetings kick off Dec. 3.”

Scott Mieszala

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“LSU’s defense. They allowed the Razorbacks to earn 515 total yards. In three overtimes, the Tigers couldn’t seem to do anything right as they allowed Arkansas almost as many points in the entire game as they did in overtime. This week’s matchup with No. 14 Tennessee will prove to be crucial as they prepare for the bowl season.”

“This has actually been a crazy week. No. 2 KU went down to Missouri, Arkansas beat LSU … Basically the craziest thing to me is college football right now. If you ever needed a playoff system, now is the time because you have so many good teams with one loss … There’s no way to really distinguish who should play for a national championship because you can’t award one either way, so I think the craziest thing right now is hey, let’s all go for a playoff system.”

Aaron Lockwood

– SIU football team junior guard