As I slumped in my seat at Martin Stadium after Erik Powell's potentially game-winning field goal drifted wide of the right goal post to cement a 30-28 loss to the No. 8 Stanford Cardinal, these guys popped into my head:
The connection might not seem obvious -- and, of course, I run the risk of thoroughly confusing the younger members of our audience -- but in the early years of Saturday Night Live, the cast was known as the Not Ready For Prime Time Players. In retrospect, it was one of the great collections of actors and comedians that television has ever seen: John Belushi, Dan Aykroyd, Chevy Chase, Bill Murray, Gilda Radner, Jane Curtain, Harry Shearer, and others.