Heckuva Fiesta Bowl. Still would’ve liked to see both teams pitted against one of the BCS conference schools though. We could’ve had TWO Oklahoma-Boise State Fiesta Bowl reduxes… apparently it’s not enough to just be employed… Sad day for the Jets family… Surprise, surprise, someone hates Avatar. And it’s the Right…

A Big East bowl season review. (ESPN.com)

Pitt pulled out a winner in Cincinnati because the Panthers had moxie. (Cincinnati Enquirer)

Randy Edsall was nervous last week in Birmingham. Really. (Republican-American)

UConn won the national Orange Bowl Courage Award and Edsall got to stand next to a stuffed Orange. (UConnHuskies.com)

Before a busy weekend of recruiting, an update on Louisville’s commitments. (Louisville Courier-Journal)

Two Florida assistants are set to join Charlie Strong’s staff. (Gainesville Sun)

Expansion work on PapaJohn’s Cardinal Stadium is chugging along. (U of L Card Game)

A quick hoops primer for the NY-metro area folks transitioning out of football season. (MSG.com)

The CFL’s scouting South Florida DB Jerome Murphy and QB Matt Grothe… the International Bowl may be kaput. (Tampa Tribune)

Jason Pierre-Paul could make his NFL decision (go now, go next year) Thursday. (St. Petersburg Times)

Syracuse plays at Washington Sept. 11… The Orange have a new defensive line coach. (Syracuse Post-Standard)

So the Orange were again outside-looking-in on the postseason. Not so in the NFL: Syracuse has seven alums in the playoffs. (SUathletics.com)

Grading the WVU-FSU game. (Smoking Musket)