Auburn just closed out its SEC Championship victory over #15 Tennessee, securing its first 12-0 record in school history.

If they end up not playing for the national championship, something's really wrong. Of course we need a playoff in Division I-A football - everybody knows that. But for Auburn to get criticized for scheduling The Citadel and some other weak non-Division-I schools, when they have the 9th highest strength-of-schedule rank in NCAA Football (going into the SEC Championship) then they should certainly be playing for the national title. (OU and USC were both in the 20's and 30's in schedule rank.)

Meanwhile, having returned from a successful, adventurous one-day trip to New York City to launch AHSIMC fundraising efforts, I have had more time to spend with my new friend: Halo 2.

The game is just RIDICULOUS. Dave Cowart and I have been playing a lot, and we'll fire it up (frequently along with some other Auburn folks), create a party (a chat room where we all can talk to one another via headset until the game starts) and launch any number of different types of games and scenarios, all while staying on the same team and playing opponents of equal difficulty. The whole thing is really well done...guess there's a reason they've sold 5 million copies as of the beginning of December!

With the Nintendo DS arriving a week or so ago, as well as a plethora of highly-anticipated games (Metroid Prime 2, Half-Life 2, the new Call of Duty game, Prince of Persia: The Warrior Within, Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas, etc., etc.) its amazing that Halo 2 is continuing to stand out as a premiere title.

One of these days, I'm going to get involved in the gaming industry. Just got to make some money before I can get in there and invest it!