The Trap is settling into the South Florida home office for the holiday. In that spirit, here are six hoops changes I’d love to receive as Christmas gifts.

If you’re reading this column you probably agree with me and most educated college football fans that the S.E.C. is the best conference in college football. With four coaches who have National Championships and one who shamefully did not get a shot though his 2004 Auburn team was unbeaten, this league is turning into a dog eat dog atmosphere.

Until recently when people thought of Tennessee football the phrase “smash mouth” immediately came to mind. Teams knew that UT was going to run the ball right at them, but they still struggled to contain our run game no matter who was plugged in at running back.

Road Trap ‘07-’08 rolls into Nashville this weekend. I can barely contain my enthusiasm. That said, we are entering the home stretch of nonconference play. Here are 6 remaining out of league tilts that catch my eye.

There is power in a name. Think about it. All of us have a handful of names that illicit a physical response when the sound waves hit our ear drums. The very mention of the name transcends our current thought taking us to a place, a time or an event buried deep in our sub consciousness.

The 2007 Heisman Trophy will be awarded to an SEC superstar Saturday at the Downtown Athletic Club in New York. Will it be Arkansas running back Darren McFadden or Florida superman quarterback and cult hero Tim Tebow? Do you go with the best pro prospect or the player with the most productive season in SEC history?

Road Trap ‘07-’08 makes a return to NYC for the Jimmy V Classic this week. With the first month of the season behind us, here is a six pack of issues worth keeping an eye on as the season progresses.

Call me a sentimental goofball, but I love Christmas and all the things associated with it. What can I say, I had a good childhood. Nothing pleases me more when I turn on the radio and the local stations start Christmas music twenty four hours a day before Thanksgiving and play it through Christmas day.

Like so many Vol fans Saturday’s loss left my heart broken much like having your dog die or losing your first love. You sit back when its over, relive the entire thing, and think about all the things you could have done differently.