Tigers practice for bowl, and, oh yeah, something else happened...

Wow. I fire up the computer this morning to learn about the snow storm that dumped about 4 inches on Northern Virginia and find out that U.S. forces captured Saddam Hussein overnight! That's unbelievably great news -- the Saddam part, not the snow part. The snow part is gonna suck, because I've got to go to work today.

PRACTICE REPORT: The Tigers had a good practice session Saturday, according to coach Tommy Bowden. And here's a notebook.

DANGEROUS TIGERS: Tennessee is acknowledging that Clemson may be a pretty decent team, especially on the offensive side of the ball.

THE PAST & THE FUTURE: The Greenville News' Bart Wright has a column on the hiring of Sylvester Croom as head coach at Mississippi State. Croom is the first black head coach in the SEC, and Wright interviews Tommy Bowden about the landmark.