Friday links

College Football. We eagerly await your true Saturday arrival. By the way, we're big Pac-10 guys. West Coast bias is the only bias for us.

On to the links.

There's an opera coming out about baseball great Josh Gibson. I'm intrigued. [Ump Bump]

This is quality video enterntainment. The Angels had the rally monkey, now the Mariners have rally fries. I much prefer rally fries. They just taste better. [Home Run Derby]

High school football, now with skyboxes! [Larry Brown Sports]

NOIS pulls back on its Andy Reid stance. [NOIS]

Your Big East college football preview. [Rumors and Rants]

Tony Gonzalez, who once had a contest with another athlete at Cal to see who could sleep with the most girls, talks about his "commitment ceremony." Wait, did I think that last sentence or did I type it? Whatever. [Arrowhead Addict]

Apparently there's some Facebook contest to get the chance to meet Brady Quinn. [Brahsome]

MBSR, which should be required reading for everyone on these here interwebs, gives us a preview of America's Next Top Model. [My Brain Says Rage]

This is definitely one of the coolest T-shirt ideas I've seen in a long time. [Deuce of Davenport]

Some gambling info to help you for this weekend of college football. [Epic Carnival]

-WCK