This is by far the most frantic time of the sports year. There is so much stuff to watch, my head is going to explode. If there is such a thing as receiving multiple concussions by watching an overflow of sporting events, then I’m Steve Young.

With that in mind, I can’t concentrate on just one event in the sporting world, so instead I will share some random thoughts.

– Honestly, did anyone know who David Brown was before Saturday’s game? I’m not even sure that’s his real name.

I picture Dan McCarney calling Troy Davis and saying, “Hey Troy, we are having running back issues. Obviously, there’s no doubt about it, we really, really need you. Here’s the plan. You suit up and we put a generic name like David Brown on your jersey and hope no one notices.”

– Texas is now No. 1 in the BCS standings. I know it mathematically won’t happen, but if USC would run the table and finish third in the BCS, a playoff would be implemented immediately.

Staying in SoCal, why is LC hooking up with Jason on “Laguna Beach?” That ruined my week.

– The Cardinals may have lost the NLCS, but Albert Pujols cemented himself as a baseball god. In fact, here is a conversation I had with assistant sports editor Pat Brown after the Game 6 loss.

Pat: “Where’s your Messiah now?”

Me: “For every Messiah, there is a Pontius Pilot, and in this case it’s Roy Oswalt.”

I don’t even understand how my mind works sometimes.

– Iowa lost for the first time at home since the Cyclones beat them in 2002. In an unrelated story out of Iowa City, Greg Brunner continues to bald. By the way, the Hawks travel to Ames on Dec. 9, which just happens to be a Friday. I’m not advocating poor behavior, but my guess is Adam Haluska will receive a glowing reception. If somebody starts a shuttle from Welch Avenue to Hilton that night before gametime, they’d make a good living.

– Speaking of hoops, I went to Cyclone media day last week and noticed a trend that we will continue to monitor. Wayne Morgan referenced animals only once, calling Curtis Stinson a “great white shark … A big one.” We can only hope for more as the season continues. Coach Morgan referenced colts, stallions and bulldogs last season. Also, no one asked Morgan about Carl Winslow, to my immense disappointment.

– The NBA starts in five days. Here is my projection for the season: Kobe/Phil/Shaq will be discussed once or twice, Allen Iverson will play through 412 different injuries, Bill Walton will say the word horrible 123,000 times and Ron Artest will … on second thought, I have no idea.

– I’m guessing I wasn’t the only one thinking after Paul Edinger’s game-winning field goal for the Vikings on Sunday, “Wow, they can put it through the uprights as time expires on land, too.” If you didn’t pick up on that one, consider yourself lucky.

– Worthless stat of the week: The Cyclone football team has won three games all-time south of 31 degrees north latitude. Twice they won at Rice and once at Tulane. They try to make it four on Saturday.

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