Posted by ESPN.com's Tim Griffin
Here are a few morsels to nibble on to get ready for the weekend. My blog brothers and a couple of traditional newspaper sites outdid themselves on these.
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Vince Young becomes the second Texas football icon to go
into the sausage business. But the Austin American-Statesman's John Kelso says he needs to take "beef hearts" off the ingredients package.
- How big is Texas football to the economy of Austin? The Austin American-Statesman reports that visitors will spend $142 million in Austin for Texas games, part of $173 in visitor spending for all Texas athletic events this school year.
- Bring on the Cats has an interesting focus group on several burning issues around Kansas State program.
- Rockchalktalk.com gives Mark Mangino a few suggestions how to fix his offensive line.
- Want to see something neat? Check out an animated drive chart from the Missouri-Illinois game at Rockmnation.com.
- Burnt Orange Nation does a thorough investigation of one of Mack Brown's most famous buzzwords -- "the explosive play."
- Legendary Oklahoma City radio personality Al Eschbach blogs about what Oklahoma and Oklahoma State could learn on Saturday.
- The guys at Behind Enemy Lines don't like Wednesdays during football season.
Tim Griffin joined ESPN.com in February 2008. He has covered the Big 12 since its inception, among a variety of beats during a 24-year career at the San Antonio Express-News. Griffin, a Memphis State University graduate, lives in San Antonio with his wife and son.
