Published: 2:00 AM – 09/04/11 Points to ponder while wondering if anyone other than those directly involved care which college football team plays in which conference.Imagine having to write those stories for a living?”North Greedy State blew off the Big 10 for the SEC today, leaving scorned Big 10 officials behind, after NGS realized it could make some really major millions in the new conference. “Meantime, West Greedy Tech filled the void by leaving the WAC for the Big 10, and Southwest Greedy State departed the MAC for the WAC.”In a related story, all three are being investigated for NCAA infractions.”When are the Mets going to scrap traditional fundraising methods like selling ownership shares for the foolproof fortune-making plan perfected by NFL owners?Of course I’m referring to Personal Seat Licenses!On second thought, trying to sell PSLs for Citi Field would be like trying to unload all-beef patties at a Catholic church bazaar during Lent.I simply share the angst of Mets fans who yearn for anyone not named Wilpon becoming majority owner. David Einhorn wasn’t just considered a potential majority owner. He was considered a savior, a voice of reason amid a carnival act, despite initially figuring to have clout roughly similar to that of a beer vendor.Now he’s been kicked to the curb by the Wilpons, and with the offseason and Jose Reyes’ contract negotiations fast approaching, they’ll have yet another opportunity to disappoint their fan base.Titans running back Chris Johnson, the most recent athlete to treat Twitter like an information-sharing bazooka, is also the latest player to demand a new deal with years left on his present deal. He reportedly held up the Titans for a four-year extension worth $53 million, with $30 million guaranteed, leaving only an early-season injury to complete the typical pattern of an irrational holdout.An actual paragraph in The Associated Press story began:”Holding out wasn’t easy. Johnson said it was tough when the NFL lockout ended and all the players he worked out with in Orlando headed back to their teams, leaving him to keep conditioning on his own. He talked often with Rams running back Steven Jackson and Jets cornerback Darrelle Revis during his holdout, which reached the 35th day Thursday.”Wow, I didn’t realize until now how difficult it was for Johnson. He did, after all, tweet his thanks to the people praying for him through his “situation.”Who knows? Maybe one of Johnson’s first actions with his new contract will be getting reacquainted with reality.I don’t see the day when NFL owners and the union agree on a proper procedure for HGH testing.Because then they will have to enforce it, which means trying to find straight answers for questions regarding all the ensuing positives that pop up.Andy Roddick got snooty with the media the other day, which I’ll have to assume was the result of a tiff with his wife, Brooklyn Decker.Purchase the DVD, bring a cooler filled with adult beverages, supply a batch of crispy hot buffalo wings — and I still won’t watch “Moneyball.”I’m not saying the Giants are starting to resemble the Mets with all the injuries, but Tom Coughlin and Terry Collins are sure starting to look more and more like each other.What was worse: Brandon Jacobs losing his cool, again, and getting ejected, or Jacobs having a good chuckle about it on the bench?Anyone keeping up on those NBA talks? Didn’t think so.It’s been around for a while now, and yet I can’t quite wrap my arms around the “hold” stat in baseball.Like, what does it take to get one?I don’t know the details, nor do I care to learn them. But this much I know, and I’m sure it’s happened before: Astros reliever Aneury Rodriguez was credited with a hold while taking the loss against Milwaukee on Friday.I’m not entirely sure who he held, having allowed three earned runs on two hits and a walk in two-thirds of an inning. But he’ll probably use that hold at the bargaining table when it’s time to hash out a new contract.The Colts hired disgraced former Ohio State coach Jim Tressel as a game-day consultant to determine when Indy should order replay challenges. Yet I can’t imagine this being an easy job for someone accustomed to looking the other way.Maria Sharapova might have been eliminated in the U.S. Open, but she eked out the hard-fought contest for tightest outfit.It officially became OK to cast a skeptical eye toward major-college football the moment Boise State started getting visits from rules-enforcement officials.I mean, for crying out loud, it’s Boise State, not Florida State.I swear I heard someone on the radio interviewing Cedric Benson about his leadership qualities. This, of course, was before Benson, with a history of arrests, headed off to jail to serve his punishment for assault.They ordered a new trial for Roger Clemens, and as a special perk, the prosecutor promises a performance worthy of a law-school graduate and not one better suited to a bar-stool barrister who gets his courtroom skills from watching “Law And Order” re-runs. Ads by Google