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Denizens, I was&#160 going to open the first Perfect Football Weekend&#153 of the year by pointing to the Philthydelphia Beagles and their post-NFL lockout/CBA agreement shopping spree (they just signed another&#160 big-name free agent, Steve Smith), and once again question why the NFL hasn’t come down on them for salary-cap violations (I promise&#160 you, they’re in violation of it, and it will eventually come out).

Then I read about this.

The Idaho Statesman is reporting that long time athletic director Gene Bleymaier has been fired in the wake of an NCAA investigation.

Bleymaier, who has been BSU’s AD since 1982, is credited with guiding the Broncos’ rise to national prominence in football. He was also responsible for Boise’s infamous blue turf.

The NCAA recently investigated BSU for numerous infractions involving multiple sports including football. An allegation of “lack of institutional control” is the most serious charge pending against the university. A hearing was held before the NCAA in June, and their ruling is anticipated in the near future. Boise State has already offered self-imposed penalties, but there is concern that the NCAA will add additional sanctions and penalties.

Now, they’re saying that the “major violation” was in women’s tennis – as if women’s tennis could possibly even have&#160 a “major violation”.&#160 That’s kind of like expecting a Starfleet shuttlecraft to have enough warp-core overload power to take out the planet-killer from The Doomsday Machine, y’know?

YeahRight&#153.

The football&#160 infraction, even they they don’t disclose the nature thereof and consider it “minor” up there, is quite “major” to me.&#160 I have long told anyone who would listen (and even some who wouldn’t) that Smurf Turf State wasn’t anywhere near&#160 as good as what they were being made out to be, and that they couldn’t win shit without trickery.

Well?&#160 What’d I Tell You&#153?!?!?!

We’ve waited long enough, let’s get to football.&#160 It’s first-preseason-game time for the Dallas Cowboys, who will be at the Death Star&#153 tonight to host the Denver Broncos.

This will be the usual first-preseason-game snoozefest – Tony Romo & Kyle Orton will get about a series each, although Widdle Timmi Tebow will lead what’ll seem like a cast of thousands fighting for backup spots on both rosters.

But it’ll be live football, dammit!&#160 Can’t get here soon enough, if you ask me.

We’ll have other games on the toob all weekend – Kansas City/Tampa Bay, Baltimore/Philthy & Jax/New England come to mind (and to my cable box’s schedule) – and if anything interesting comes from any of those, I’ll have it here, probably Sunday or Monday or so.

Stay tuned.

…comes from “Another Drew” on Patterico’s board, when he says…

There is now conclusive evidence that Osama Bin Laden is dead. Last week he registered to vote in Chicago.

Thread winner.&#160 Blog winner.&#160 Blogosphere winner.

The competition can stop now.&#160