I've taken some time this morning to reflect on some things. Some things that pertain to us as Hawkeye fans. Some things that, when juxtaposed with other happenings around the college sports omniverse, make me smile. And probably make you smile, as well. There's just so much to be happy about right now if you routinely associate yourself with the Black and Gold. Therefore, a list...

- Hawkeye wrestling is poised for another championship run, with Brent Metcalf leading... no, paving the way with the bodies of his hapless opposition.

- More notably, the Orange Bowl. In hindsight, playing Boise and spending a month bickering with their rag-tag prenatally neglected fan base would have been a drag, and done little for a potential rise to national prominence. Playing Georgia Tech will not only be more entertaining to watch, but as noted by many, more beneficial to the Hawkeyes identity as a serious contender in the coming years.

- Pete Carroll and his reeling, cat scratched group of condoms accepted an invite to the Emerald Bowl... the nut brand, not the jewel.

- One Eye'd Clausen and Golden Taint are departing from South Bend to test their luck in the big leagues, only a few days after the inevitable sacking of Charlie Weis. As the Irish brass hopelessly search for another promising coach who will never live up to expectations and the seemingly eternal toilet flush on their long history of winning and prestige continues, one cannot help but think of the possibilities of all the recruits that may look elsewhere in the mid-west in future recruiting years.

- Our ass-faced, in state brethren from that town that rhymes with lames have been paired with our good-poop euphemism mascot'd rivals from the north in the 2009 installment of the I'd Rather Be Watching Teletubbies Bowl.

- As noted earlier today, apparently one Seantrel Henderson is still considering Iowa City as his home for the next four years.

- In news that surprised no one, Tim Tebow was invited to the annual Heisman Trophy jerk off festival. On the flip side however, he has no chance of winning, and the last we will see of him is against the Big East champion Cincinatti Bearcats, a team only tested by the mighty Wannstache and some hairy vaginas from Corvallis, Oregon.

- Sans Coach Lickliter, the Hawkeyes disposed of a university whose name was sure to cause many, many double takes. While the season ahead still looks grim, at least the three-point heaving boys will be the bottom feeders of the conference that is, at least for now, better than the ACC.

Maybe I'm digging too deep here, but I can remember few times when news pertaining to Hawkeye sports or otherwise was so consistently and thoroughly entertaining and/or promising. Feel free to add to this list if you wish.