At least there was no mention of Ryan Leaf. (Caught On The Fly).

Sure, it's good to be Carson Palmer these days, as his draft-day wait figures to be shorter than his Heisman speech. But at least one NFL scout is putting on the brakes when it comes to proclaiming him a can't-miss kid. The rap is he's mechanical in the pocket, and even the folks at SC are preaching patience (compare that with Byron Leftwich, who's being called a Chad Pennington-plus by Marshall men). After watching Carson, our scout whispered, "Sometimes I wonder if I'm not looking at Vinny Testaverde or Trent Dilfer."

A hyper dandy

Dick Vitale stood and applauded Kansas' Nick Collison as he left the court after fouling out during a game last week. Dicky V. swore it only was the second time he broke press-row protocol by doing such a thing during a broadcast. Because all that clapping takes away from his opportunities to shill for Duke, Noah Carolina and Kentucky.

What Fly wouldn't do for a Zagnut

Who knows what really happened in that Lawrence hotel, where some AZ Wildcats are being accused of getting a major case of sticky fingers around a vending machine. According to reports, the players swiped as ...