1. What the Miami Beach Bowl lacked in artistry and defense -- BYU and Memphis combined for nine turnovers and more than 900 yards – it more than made up for in excitement. Memphis won 55-48 in double overtime in a game that featured five ties and four lead changes. In the fourth quarter, Memphis had three punts and committed three turnovers until quarterback Paxton Lynch scrambled and threw a fourth-down, game-tying touchdown in the final minute. It’s too bad that the postgame brawl that grabbed headlines obscured a wildly entertaining bowl game.

2. One of the biggest reasons for Mark Richt’s enduring success at Georgia apparently is leaving for Colorado State. Mike Bobo has been on Richt’s staff for all 14 of his seasons in Athens, the last eight as offensive coordinator. In the last three season, Georgia has averaged at least 36 points and 450 yards per game. Colorado State had good success the last time it hired an SEC offensive coordinator. But Jim McElwain came from Alabama with a western pedigree. Bobo, 40, played at Georgia and has worked there for all but one year of his coaching career. It’s a gamble, but Bobo has credentials worth gambling on.

3. No offense to my colleague Adam Schefter, who covers the NFL like white on rice. But a story that Stanford head coach David Shaw is not interested in coaching in the NFL is only news if you’re in the NFL. It’s like a story reporting that Bill Belichick is not interested in coaching at Michigan. Shaw has repeatedly made it clear that he is emotionally invested in Stanford. Getting out the message is a problem that’s not unique to Shaw -- ask Bob Stoops how many times he has dealt with questions about leaving Oklahoma. So Schefter’s story is one that may be written again next year.