Spurious thoughts and idle musings from the world of sports …

Romo to TO is a no go no mo’ … Not after the Pokes laid a Giant-sized cow chip on the field and became the first NFC No. 1 seed to honk a Division Round game since the Enn Eff Ell expanded to 12 playoff teams. Now Tony Romo and Yoko … I mean, Jessica Simpson can take all the Cabo vacation trips they want. And Terrell “It’s My Quarterback” Owens now has all the time he needs to snag an endorsement deal with Orville Redenbacher. Just don’t get any tears in the popcorn, TO. But best of all was seeing Double-J on the sideline near the end screaming at the zebras with his best bitter beer face. Sorry, Jerry, but Week 1 is just 34 weeks away.

Please say it ain’t so … Apparently, the NCAA is investigating the storied UCLA hoops program over an alleged illegal recruiting contact. Looks like current freshman Kevin Love met with a school representative during a recruiting trip last year … Which would indeed be illegal if that representative was not officially affiliated with UCLA. Fortunately, the rep is a paid consultant to the school so he can meet with recruits. Which is a good thing considering it’s 97-year-old John Wooden, the legendary Wizard of Westwood, who won 10 titles and pretty much sired March Madness, the massive cash cow which pays just about every bill at the NCAA. Listen, suits, let the man talk to the kids. Women’s soccer and men’s golf are not paying your salaries.

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