If you haven't heard Robert Griffin III do an interview before, here is a good one on CBS' morning show.

He seems as down to earth as a superstar athlete can be, and when the hosts tried to offer him some toys his first thought was if it was an NCAA violation to accept them.

If only Terrelle Pryor had asked this question.

In case you missed my early takes on all of the BCS bowl games over at Crystall Ball Run that were posted this week, I would like to encourage all of our loyal readers to take a gander at each one.

Phil is not planning to preview every bowl game this year, but he will definitely give us a funny take on much of the bowl action soon.

Rose Bowl
Wisconsin vs. Oregon
Jan. 2

Fiesta Bowl
Stanford vs. Oklahoma State
Jan. 2

Sugar Bowl
Michigan vs. Virginia Tech
Jan. 3

Orange Bowl
West Virginia vs. Clemson
Jan. 4

BCS National Championship
LSU vs. Alabama
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Like every other college football fan in the country, Phil and Tom discuss the BCS National Championship match up of two SEC teams. Oklahoma State and Stanford might have an argument to play LSU, but it's hard to argue against Alabama as the No. 2 team in the nation.

Of course we take a quick look back at all of the action from last week, including the exciting Big Ten Championship game. It's also a good time to chat about some of the bowls that we are looking forward to most (and we tell you which game is a dog).

With the Heisman Trophy announcement this weekend, Phil and Tom are really wondering if there's really that much suspense since it looks like Baylor's Robert Griffin III might be a runaway selection.

We hope you enjoy the show and share it with your friends. Consider it an early Christmas gift.

West Virginia may have backed into the Big East's BCS Bowl berth, but Clemson wasn't supposed to be the opponent.

Instead, the 15th-ranked Tigers (10-3) defeated Virginia Tech for the second time this season. But this time it was in the ACC Championship and Dabo Swinney's team earned the spot in the Orange Bowl on Jan. 4.

The No. 23 Mountaineers (9-3) caught every break they needed to reach the Orange Bowl, including a last-second field by Tyler Bitancurt to knock off South Florida on Thursday night.

Now the Big East's reputation rides on WVU's shoulders again, which seems sort of ironic considering the Mountaineers are doing everything they can to get out of the conference by July 1.

To read the rest of this preview, go to Crystal Ball Run.

It may have been a bit sloppy, but West Virginia is 9-3, will share the Big East Championship and has a good chance of representing the league in a BCS Bowl game.

I'd love a shot at Virginia Tech.

Enjoy the highlights and now it's time to root for Cincinnati.

Since it seems inevitable that we are going to get a rematch of LSU-Alabama in the BCS National Championship, we try to conjure up some ways to get excited about seeing these two SEC powers go head-to-head.

Is it the BCS' fault that we will have this game, or should we just blame the other BCS conferences for not producing a legitimate contender for the title?

Despite Ohio State losing to Michigan in the season finale, Phil and the Buckeyes are in a pretty good mood following the hiring of Urban Meyer.

We can't forget all of the conference championship games this weekend and some of the de facto title games being played.

There's also the hiring of Mike Leach at Washington State that wasn't a huge surprise, but also feels odd considering it's Wazzu taking the leap of faith with Leach.

Hey, that's two shows in one week. Enjoy.

With a simple win Thursday night, a Cincinnati victory Saturday and West Virginia can forget two disappointing losses that could have derailed the Mountaineers' season.

But those are still two big "ifs."

The 22nd-ranked Mountaineers (8-3, 4-2) have struggled with South Florida over the years, and the Bearcats (8-3, 4-2) are not the same team without star quarterback Zach Collaros.

Louisville (7-5, 5-2) has already clinched a share of the Big East crown, but the only way the Cardinals can get the BCS berth is if Cincinnati loses.

But WVU gets its shot at staking a claim when it travels to Tampa. Dana Holgorsen's team is coming off a solid 21-20 victory over Pittsburgh in the Backyard Brawl.

With the big, but not-so-shocking, announcement Monday that Urban Meyer will come out of retirement and coach The Ohio State University, it was only natural to get Phil on the show and talk about the Buckeyes.

So this is our "Urban Meyer Special." The regular show will return Thursday morning.
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We don't put up the random video of the day often at Eye and Eer, but this one-handed/back-handed catch by Marshall's Aaron Dobson was so impressive that we had to share.

Enjoy!

If that is truly the final Backyard Brawl, then West Virginia gave its fans a performance to remember.

Tino Sunseri, well, gave Pittsburgh fans a shot to the gut.

After leading 17-7 at halftime, West Virginia's defense played like the 2010 version and held the Panthers to just a field goal and sacked Sunseri 10 times.

Sunseri has had his issues in the past, but Friday's performance was just more proof why the Panthers need to find a better option. He held onto the ball too long and was a big reason why West Virginia was able to pull out a 21-20 victory.

Even with the clock running down in the final minute of the game, Sunseri kept taking sacks and was flagged for illegal grounding.

To read the rest of the story go on over to Crystal Ball Run.