On the ground at Scott Field

Hey everyone. This is a great place to tailgate today. Mostly sunny, 85ish, enough wind to keep one reasonably cool.

COMMISH ON HAND: Southeastern Conference commissioner Mike Slive is in the house here at Scott Field. He was watching the UGA-USC game carefully. He has to.

IN HOUSE FOOD: I don't know the logistics behind this stuff, but MSU serves what looks like its own brand of bottled water and ice cream. It's all in MSU-branded containers. I think that's really cool. I remember when I used to eat ice cream all those years ago ...

HALFTIME HONOR: MSU's 1998 team and its coach, Jackie Sherrill will be honored at halftime tonight. Can't wait to see what kind of reception Sherrill receives. If I was an MSU supporter, he wouldn't be high on my list.

I purchased some gas today in Columbus, Miss., for $3.81 per gallon. What a steal. The trick here was that all fuel purchases were limited to $35 per customer. They enforced this by making you pay before you pump ... even with a credit card.

Drastic times, I guess.