The Dr. Who Christmas special was (spoilers!) weak. Really weak. Cats in traffic weak. The Narnia references were kinda cool to start, then the script went straight into preachy, maudlin, predictable mode. Bleh. And while Dr. Who is soft sci-fi, can the writers at least try to have the gibberish make a perverse sort of sense at times? Given that the entire previous season was a bit of a disappointment, I’m worried about this year’s effort.
Notre Dame lost the Maybe Next Year Bowl on (what else?) an interception thrown into double coverage in the end zone. Surely somewhere there’s a booster who can pay Heisman winner RGIII to take his last year of eligibility to Notre Dame… But seriously, the QB situation this year was the difference between 8-5 this year and a BCS bowl, and next year will be the same. Yes, there will be other areas to address (the secondary, who will replace the best receiver in school history) but the Irish will live or die based on whether Brian Kelly can put the position in good hands.
Meanwhile in Iowa the results were surprisingly good. Romney and Santorum in a dead heat, with Ron Paul following. I think Romney will be the nominee (and he should have it wrapped up by the time I get to vote in the VA primary), but I agree with Ross Douthat that Santorum and Paul will sharpen him better than the other candidates.
