The Notre Dame-USC matchup on Saturday evening that saw the Fighting Irish prevail 22-13 to win their 12th game of the season handed ABC the best ratings they've had for a game this season, drawing a 10.3 overnight that has crushed any game broadcast on any network this season, besting CBS's Alabama-LSU matchup from three weeks ago, which drew a 7.0 rating, by nearly 50%.

The Big Ten Network continues to be the driving factor in conference realignment as the cash cow looks to expand into larger television markets. Many have found the pilfering of second tier athletic programs to be overzealous while others have been critical of the programming and production quality as well as the lack of competent reporting surrounding major breaking stories.

While BTN certainly improved greatly after not covering the Penn State reporting, the photo above and the video below isn't going in the network's highlight reel. This interview for 'The Final Drive' aired multiple times without the error being caught. Katie Witham thinks she's talking to senior linebacker and captain Etienne Sabino. Unfortunately she's chatting with Evan Spencer, a sophomore wide receiver, who also happens to wear #6.

During Thursday's Texas-TCU matchup, ESPN college football analyst Jesse Palmer demonstrated what Texas' hook 'em horns hand signal looks like when turned upside down, something Mack Brown went onto a tirade about disliking a couple of weeks ago. Palmer would apologize for the gesture later in the game, stating that he meant no disrespect. Of course, no one actually thought Palmer was being disrespectful with his demonstration of the hand signal, but he had to offer this forced apology anyways, via Outkick the Coverage.

Few days in sports are better than Rivalry Saturday in college football (or Showdown Saturday or whatever other moniker may be attached to it).  It's the last full week of the regular season, so make sure to send in those Pammies quotes.  Check the links for the full schedule and current Pammies standings and don't forget to leave us your Pammies quotes either in the PWC comments below, or tweet us quotes by using the hashtag #PWAA.

Week 13 Announcing Schedule

Week 12 Winners & Updated Standings

Our Americanized population may not be aware of this, but this Sunday in Toronto, the CFL will be staging the 100th Grey Cup. (Our own Andrew Bucholtz heads up Yahoo's 55 Yard Line CFL blog so go there for coverage.) This year, the Calgary Stampeders will be taking on the Toronto Argonauts and the game is televised Sunday night on NBC Sports Network at 6 PM.

But not all of Canada is enthused by the Grey Cup. David Menzies of Toronto's Sun News Network went on this bizarre rant, calling for a boycott of the Grey Cup (and all things CFL for that matter) because of the CFL's usage of yards on the football field as opposed to meters.

In this bizarre rant, Menzies calls out the "measurement czars" (actual quote) in Canada's national capital for allowing the CFL to continue to use the imperial system for measuring the field of play, and asserts the CFL is an "illegal league." Remember: this is on a national news network, not some sort of niche channel or YouTube. 

One of our favorite announcers around the world is Italian soccer commentator Tiziano Crudeli.  Nobody does "crazy old guy soccer fanatic" quite like Tiziano and his fame across the pond has even led to starring roles in commercials for gambling website Ladbrokes.  Crudeli is a huge AC Milan fan, so when Milan defender Philippe Mexes scored this incredible bicycle kick in their Champions League win against Anderlecht this week, I knew we had to find Tiziano's reaction.  Of course, it didn't disappoint.  First the goal, then the commentary...

It used to be the day after Thanksgiving was one of the best college football days of the year... but with a lot of those great rivalries dead to conference realignment, the highlight of Friday may be some MACtion.  Maybe that's something to be thankful for after all.  Saturday does feature great historic matchups throughout the day including #1 Notre Dame at USC as the ABC primetime game.  Full schedule after the jump...

NFL Films named Jim Marshall's wrong way run in 1964 as the #1 Football Folly in NFL History for their 100 Greatest Follies film in 1994.  Surely this Mark Sanchez highlight from Thanksgiving Night 2012 has to enter the Top Ten, if not provide some stiff competition to Marshall's legendary blooper that has stood at the top of the heap for almost 50 years.

Watch as Sanchez misses a handoff, spins, runs right into the massive derriere of one of his offensive linemen, falls to the ground, fumbles, and gives up a Patriots touchdown.  For the first and only time this year, I'm definitely thankful for the New York Jets.  Everything we've been through this year with the Jetpocalypse has been worth it for this moment. 

As if tennis star Maria Sharapova wasn't already ridiculously talented enough, she has recently stated that she'd love to "act in a movie" one day. While in India for business, Sharapova gave an interview to the Hindustan Times where she said:

“Right now, too many things are happening in life. I’m tied up with my matches, brand associations and several other commitments. But someday, given an opportunity I would love to act in a Hollywood movie.”

There is a very long list of professional athletes that have gone on to respectable acting careers; as well as some that have even just dipped their toes in the acting waters.  Certainly, too many to list here.  Former female MMA star Gina Carano has quit the sport and is now a full-time actress. Current undefeated MMA star Ronda Rousey has also stated interest in acting in a movie one day as well.  But in the tennis world, perhaps Maria's greatest inspiration is Andy Roddick's girlfriend, Brooklyn Decker? The famous model-turned-actress has starred in the hugely budgeted $200 million dollar flop Battleship, as well as the comedy What to Expect When You're Expecting.

Neither movie had very good reviews, so perhaps Maria will have to look elsewhere for acting tips.

[H/T: Larry Brown Sports]

If DeAngelo Hall wasn't already the most worthless starter in the NFL, maybe his latest off-field incident will change that. The cornerback who has given up more receptions than all but four other defensive backs in the NFL despite his $9 million salary reportedly got into a verbal altercation with Washington Post beat writer Mike Jones earlier this week.