A morning peek into what sports bloggers around the web are saying, blended with various news, gossip, and analysis. Oh glorious Friday. Less than 30 hours to the Michigan-OSU game. As a special treat today, we’ve got a pretty radical interview to coincide with The Big Game.

Is your college football coach underpaid or overpaid? Bill Simmons clears more than some of these guys. (Fan IQ)

Boy, your column on Page 2 debuts, and you’ve already got a stalker. (Parrish: The Thoughts)

Well, looks like the Mets will get Barry Zito. That filthy curve in the NL? Can you say 20 wins and a sub 2.75 ERA? Hope so. (NY Post)

Warriors clean up their act for National Television, and Baron Davis explodes for 36 points and 18 assists in a 117-105 thumping of Sacramento. (Golden State of Mind)

A booty call, Damon Huard and Trent Green. Funny stuff. (Kansas City Star)

Whoops, kind of missed this – Brandon Webb took home the NL Cy Young. (Baseball Zealot)

Page 2’s new hire confirms what we told you yesterday. (Bomani Jones)

The Rockets blow another massive lead, but this time hang on for a 101-100 victory over the Bulls despite 37 from Ben Gordon. (Houston Chronicle)

The Curly One dispenses his wisdom on the Matsuzaka deal. (Boston Globe)

Upon closer inspection, the Top 25 is mess of epic proportions. (Quarter-Life Consortium)

Allen Iverson really did a nice thing here. (700 Level)

Win a World Series, collect a nice bonus. (Baseball Musings)

The Bob Knight controversy is long ended, but here’s a pretty interesting take we missed. (28 Days)

If Peter King wasn’t enough to hate the cheeseheads, then this video surely will do the trick. (Mass Live)

Is Columbus, Ohio the new Fallujah? Why all the warnings? (Detroit News)