Written by Sherri Hicks

In your opinion, who are the top three teams in college football right now? Quick. Don’t think about it. It should be the first three teams that come to your mind. If you’re like most college football fans, the answer will be Auburn, Oregon, and TCU. This is because these are the current ranking. But even if you throw away the rankings and you make your own, you would probably put Wisconsin and Ohio State in there. There is one team that most people don’t put in there for some reason, which is Stanford. Has everyone forgotten what this team is capable of? Have people been witnessing their dominance on the gridiron? These guys win in an interesting fashion. They’re not flashy and they’re not methodical, either. They’re what would be known as a very solid and intelligent team. They don’t make stupid mistakes and they’re very efficient in everything they do. They also display poise when they’re down. There is no doubt that we will see Stanford in a championship game, and when they play, Im going to watch it on my Satellite TV deals. I will enjoy watching them pound on whoever they play. I will enjoy it even more when they are then brought up in national title game talks. If you think this is not possible, you havent been paying attention. Watch them play once and you will understand.

Tonight on Facebook one of my friends posted a link to a site called The Ribbon Retreat.  It’s a really neat site with all sorts of ribbons and bows and cute ideas for your little girl’s hair. There is a section of free hair bow instructions with step by step directions for how to make some cute bows.  There is also a section where you have to join in order to get the instructions.  I looked through the free instructions and think I might be able to try some of those out.  I’m not all that crafty though, so I don’t know.  I’m going to try some free ones and see how they come out.

Written by my friend Betty Walls

For 2010, the MAC championship game will feature Northern Illinois against Miami (Ohio). I’d like to see it because it’s being played only a few minutes’ drive away at Ford Field in downtown Detroit. I’m looking forward to seeing two Midwestern teams face off.

Northern Illinois is ranked 25th in the nation, for its first top-25 ranking since 2003. I’m rooting for quarterback Chandler Harnish to have a big game. He’s a dual-threat pass-run quarterback with a solid arm and quick feet. I think Miami (Ohio) will have a tough time shutting him down with their defense. I’m a little surprised by Northern Illinois’ success this year, but the program has been providing steady competition every season.

Miami (Ohio) went 1-11 in Michael Haywood’s first season as head coach last year. But this year, he managed to turn the team around. A respectable 8-4, I don’t think Miami (Ohio) quite has the depth to contend with Northern Illinois. I can definitely see them improving though. Miami (Ohio) should be a perennial contender if Haywood can keep recruiting his kind of players.

Although the MAC championship game may not be as glamorous as some of the other conferences’ championship games, I’ll be watching it on Direct TV Satellite Deals. Since my hometown Big Ten conference doesn’t have a championship game, I’ll settle for one that’s being played nearby.

So we are thinking about making the switch over to Direct TV.  We only have very basic cable right now- just a few local channels for about $5 per month.  We’d like some more channels but to add digital cable to our plan would make our cable go up to about $70 per month.  Or we can go with Direct TV and an offer we got in the mail for $25 per month for pretty much the same thing.  Our cable company doesn’t seem to care, so we’ll probably go ahead and make the switch.  The only thing holding me back is the 2 year service agreement with Direct TV.  So does anyone have any thoughts or opinions on the matter?