Talking Heads take their posts

The ABC/ESPN college football monster announced its TV commentating pairings and a few changes stand out.

- Former General Managing travesty Matt Millen is now a college football guy, as well as his work for the NFL Network on the occasional Thursday night game.

- Mike Patrick (Holee Cow! and a general constant stream of overstatement) gets bumped from Saturday night games and is replaced by Brad Nessler, who will now team with Todd Blackledge.

- The nightmare of giggling Craig James and pretty-boy bachelor Jesse Palmer (rose optional) continues to suck the fun out of Thursday nights.

- James will then team with Patrick for a good ol' boy fest on Saturdays.

- Bob Griese (Bob, can we finish a sentence this year?) will team up with the slightly insane Chris Spielman for the noon ESPN game along with Dave Pasch.

There's other stuff, but frankly, until they put Nessler back with the now SEC-loving Gary Danielson back together, the best announcing team out there will not exist.

Time to read

I picked up my copies of Phil Steele's College Football 2009 and the Sporting News College Football magazines today. If you haven't purchased a copy yet get out and do it. They are both great reads.

I'll be back tomorrow with something new.