And finally, the top 3 reasons why you should watch the Big Ten this bowl season.

Insight Bowl: Minnesota v. Kansas
December 31, 2008 4:30 pm CST NFL Network
5. The combined weight of the two coaches in the Minnesota-Kansas game is approximately 588 lbs.

Minnesota coach Tim Brewster is a pretty big dude. The former two-time All-Big Ten tight end at Illinois has lost some weight since his playing days, but still probably weighs somewhere between 190-200 lbs. That being said, the combined weight of him and his opposing coach Kansas's Mark Mangino is roughly 588 lbs with 10 percent error.

We all know the BCS system is a convoluted mess. At this point, there's really no argument to support it, so it's not worth talking about. Because everyone is focused on the BCS mess, people tend to overlook the ever increasing amount of bowl games we have now. This year, an NCAA record 34 bowl games are scheduled. That means 68 out of the 119 FBS teams are playing in bowl games this year. That's more than half (57%) the teams.

The Chicago Blackhawks continued their winning ways on Tuesday, embarrassing the Edmonton Oilers 9-2 and pulling even closer to the Central Division-leading Detroit Red Wings.

About one and a half weeks ago, coach Vinny Del Negro benched Joakim Noah on Dec. 6 against the Washington Wizards.  Then he benched Tyrus Thomas on Dec. 9 against the New York Knicks.

The Daily Daley is snowed in today courtesy of Mayor Richard M. Daley and Governor Rod Blagojevich