We're No. 5! We're No. 5!

I know that all of you, dear readers, watched the epic game between the forces of all that is good and right (KU, freedom, the American Way) and those of evil (MU, cheap beer, kitten-stomping) on Saturday night. And yes, I know that you, like me, are disappointed at the outcome.

Kansas and Missouri players stare meaningfully into each others' eyes.

Having said that, it was a fun game to watch, and I'm man enough to say that MU has an extremely talented team and they played like it. My thoughts about the game may be found on such repositories of knowledge as phog.net.

The good news is that my beloved Jayhawks still are ranked No. 5 in the BCS standings and will be playing in a post-New Year bowl, which is fantastic for the program.

And although the Chiefs are doing their best to make everyone forget how good they were three years ago, I had a great time watching them with Longtime Friend of the Blog Adam.

Now, I have a solid month without any college football in which to concentrate on writing. Except now there's basketball on....