It’s Thursday, and it’s been a while since we’ve had a look around at the newsbits coming out of the beatosphere. Yes, I just made that up. And no, I’m not Jerry. He’s a little busy. But I’ll do my best to pull substitute duty. Hey, it’s not like I haven’t totally copied his type [...]

Why was an Auburn coed selected to stand in for an 11-year-old Joaquin Phenix?

Given Florida’s semi-struggles, South Carolina was arguably playing the best football of any team in the SEC East. And the Tigers ran wild on them. Literally ran wild, ringing them up for thirty-five points, mostly on the ground. Georgia, by way of contrast, could only manage six against the Gamecocks. Six.

When Jay Ratliff steps into the building, his hands go up… and they deflect passes to help beat the Texans.

OK class … settle down, settle down.

We tried to shrink it down, but it was just too Cam big.

What do you get when you when you mix senioritis with a Bama fan girlfriend and the musk of Nick Saban?
A disturbing gem of submersion journalism exploring the dark heart of football fandom (and the terrifying armpit of west Alabama).
WARNING: you will never look at Young Bartley the same way again.

ESPN spelling, photos from Monroe, La., Wear Eagle shirts, concept videos from the student section, etc.

Via Bitter.