It’s been a long couple of weeks. Between the Jason Berryman fiasco, the Greg Coleman and Durrell Williams ordeal and the unpredictability of the men’s basketball team, I have been taken way off my game. Sadly, I can’t even muster a coherent column. So you know what that means? Blum’s random thoughts from the world of sports! From what I hear, this bi-monthly column is a favorite literary piece of the ladies occupying the eliptogliders at the rec center. It’s rated just behind “How to please your man” from Cosmo. I have no problem finishing second in that race. But, without further ado, let’s get to business.

Seneca Wallace ran the best decoy hook route in the history of football Sunday night. He made Marvin Harrison’s fake routes look elementary in comparison. Shaun Alexander was so convinced Wallace was getting the ball, he even ran for -2 yards on the play because of sheer shock. You talk about a magician.

I need you to settle a debate for me. Was the Super Bowl Budweiser commercial where the young colt takes control of the pallets of beer on the wagon supposed to be an inspirational commercial, or was the colt actually stealing the beer? My apartment was split down the middle on that one. It also led to someone proclaiming, “Grand theft alcohol!” Nobody laughed.

Let me preface this by saying I wrote this before the ISU men’s game last night, because my editors are afraid I may write something inappropriate. I don’t blame them. So, I’m going to do some fortune telling. The Cyclones win by 15 against K-State. No wait, they lose by 15. Nah, they lose in OT. Screw it – they win in OT thanks to a Jeff Bergstrom rainbow 3 as time expires. With this team, that is as likely as anything else. You just never know.

Wayne Morgan has been relatively quiet in his obscure references this season (recall the Stinson is a “great white shark” reference from October), but he redeemed himself on Sunday. Speaking of his young post guys’ development, he put together this masterpiece: “It’s like playing Pacman or Galaxia; at first you have to put in several quarters, then after a while you put in less and less quarters, until eventually you play with one quarter and get a top score.” I will keep you updated on Morgan’s brilliance.

You know what? I like officials. Yep, I said it. In fact this may sound blasphemous, but officials are underrated. Even the Super Bowl officials. Officials get 98 percent of the calls right; that’s pretty darn good in my book. I can’t stand people who blame officials for losses. Yes, Mike Holmgren, that means you. People who blame officials rank right up there with bandwagon jumpers and that guy who wants coaches fired after every loss. Not cool. Sure, officials miss some calls and sometimes look a bit confused, but that adds a bit of intrigue to the game.

Maybe players and coaches will actually blame themselves every once in a while. Forget it – that will never happen. I’ll let you get back to Cosmo.

– Brent Blum is a junior in journalism and mass communication from Urbandale.