• For those of you who missed it, Monday Night Football began the season with throwback night. As a part of the festivites, the officials wore bright orange jerseys and hats. ... It looked to me as if the refs should have been serving me a burger on roller skates, not officiating a football game.
• The front lawn of Buffalo Bills cornerback Leodis McKelvin's house was vandalized after he fumbled a kick-off on Monday night, leading to a 25-24 loss to the New England Patriots. ... Maybe fixing his lawn will help McKelvin learn the proper way to take a knee.
• Floyd Mayweather, who is scheduled to fight Juan Manuel Marquez on Saturday night, said if he were white, he would be "the biggest athlete in America." ... Sorry Floyd, but if you meant biggest by size, I think Shaq's got you. If you meant most popular, apparently you forgot that you're a boxer.
• Chad Ochocinco, making his second-straight appearance in the Two-Minute Drill, said he would do a Lambeau Leap if he scored a touchdown against the Green Bay Packers on Sunday. ... He better be careful or he could end up with a bratwurst in his ear and a Miller Lite on his jersey.
• The new on-campus stadium will be called E. Claiborne Robins Stadium ... might as well change our mascot to the Richmond E. Claiborne Robinses.
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