We begin with the story of what many thought was my demise on Wednesday as a trencher ripped through our fiber at the house and the podcast was delayed four hours.  Even my mom was scared for me.  Of course, the liberals were hoping it was anything but a technical issue.  I'll share.

  And Lee Sterling of www.paramountsports.com has his picks for KU/KSU, MU/UGA, the Chiefs/Packers and more as the football weekend is almost here.