a “Thank You” card, because Big Ben is about to be the story that won’t go away.

Before anyone complains, I am not comparing the allegations against Woods with the allegations against “Ben”.  Just saying the latter should probably just go ahead and change his initials to “TMZ”, now…..and every minute they are covering him, they aren’t covering Tiger.

KU's #1 fan, Samantha Ryan, (pictured left) at the Adult Video News Awards Show.

According to the Twitter account of porn star Samantha Ryan (possibly/probably NSFW), she received tickets to the KU/KState basketball game from KU assistant coach Kurtis Townsend.

She got to see KU senior guard Sherron Collins hit a few money shots in what was his final game at Phog Allen Fieldhouse–an 82-65 romp over the ‘Hawks in-state rival that clinched KU’s 6th straight outright Big 12 Title.

Special to BlogHawgs from Movie Correspondent Jim Gooch

Do you know what kinds of things happen in.....prison?

TOP 10 GREATEST OSCARS SNUBS OF ALL TIME

 10. The Sting over The Exorcist (1973).

9.  Chariots of Fire over Raiders of the Lost Ark (1981) (for Stave)

8.  Driving Miss Daisy over Field of Dreams (1989)

7.  Westside Story over The Hustler (1961)

6.  My Fair Lady over Dr. Strangelove (1964)

5.  In the Heat of the Night over The Graduate (1967)

4.  Dances With Wolves over Goodfellas (1990)

3.  Forrest Gump over Pulp Fiction (1994)

2.  Titanic over LA Confidential (1997)

1.  How Green was My Valley over Citizen Kane (1941) 

Predictions for Sunday:

Best Picture: Only two of the ten nominated movies (Avatar and The Hurt Locker) have a real shot at bringing home the big prize, although handicappers agree that a third film, Up in the Air, has a very outside chance of pulling the upset.  So if anyone was planning on watching the Oscars to see if The Blind Side would win best picture, don’t bother.  The only reason there are ten nominees this year instead of five is so that films like The Blind Side (lovable and decent films that appeal to the masses but have no shot at winning anything outside of the People’s Choice Awards) could get nominated.  Why?  So people will watch.  And if you don’t believe me…watch. 

Best Director: Again, Katherine Bigelow or James Cameron are likely to win, but Quentin Tarantino also has a decent shot, not because Inglorious Basterds was the best-made film this year or even close to Tarantino’s very best, but because way back in 1994 Tarantino suffered one of movie history’s greatest snubs when Pulp Fiction lost to Forrest Frieking Gump in both Best Picture and Best Director.  So he’s due.  Oscar loves to do this, snub an artist’s masterpiece, then ten years later when said masterpiece is cemented in history as a masterpiece and Oscar is feeling guilty or stupid, reward the artist for inferior work (as in Pacino winning best actor for Scent of a Woman instead of The Godfather II).

That’s because one of its founders, Brett Kincaid, is taking an extended leave of absence to try and help Bill Halter get elected to the U.S. Senate.

He may be back for football season. We’ll see.

In the meantime, now that BK is away, the ultra intriguing Halter/Lincoln battle in the Democratic primary is fair game (READ: You can expect plenty of snarky comments from me about how Lincoln should be runnning in the Republican primary).

And, if Mr. Halter proves to be sarcasm-worthy, then I will rib him, too.

As for the rest of the blog, I am going to try and keep it fun and active.  I have this job thing, and this father thing and this husband thing to worry about, and I expected this to be a 2-man gig, so there may be has been a bumpy transition. 

And, if any of you Blog Hawgians with time on your hands, strong opinions, and a grasp of the Boolean Search (Maukavelli, I am talking to you) want a tryout as the Kelly Ripa to my Regis, drop me a line.  I am taking resume’s but am excluding posters who repeatedly refer to prison rape. (So that knocks out a few of you….you know who you are).

This is the least flattering pic of her I could find.

That’s exactly the kind of President we need–a reality show star.  That’s why I am voting for Flavor Flav in 2012.

She’s also making a cash grab by putting her name on another book someone else is writing writing another book.

“The book will include selections from classic and contemporary readings that have inspired her, as well as portraits of some of the extraordinary men and women she admires and who embody her love of country, faith, and family.”

Like she reads (or writes).