Evening Reading

The BCS Championship finally brings the NCAA football season to a close this evening. I get what they originally intended with spacing out the big game on the schedule, but this year the whole thing stretched out in an awkward way. Heck, we wound up without any good games to watch in the afternoon on New Year's Day, but still watching bowls the following weekend.

Regardless, it should be a good game. Ordinarily, I'd be inclined to take Auburn I think based on the strength of the SEC. Something about playing there makes a team tough. But I like this Oregon team. I think they have a shot at getting off to hot start, and not looking back. So yeah, I guess I'm calling it Ducks in a high scoring affair.

Everyone seems to be getting back to a more ordinary work week. Here's the top stories from today on the Shack:

• Total War: Shogun 2 System Requirements Revealed

• World of Warcraft: cataclysm Sells 4.7 Million Copies in First Month, Breaking Another Record

• EA CEO: Digital Sales Will Beat Retail in 2011