Sports Illustrated senior writer Austin Murphy '83 covered the National Football League for six years and is in his 15th year of covering college football.

In the most recent episode of Colgate Conversations, the podcast series highlighting members of the campus community, Murphy had this to say:

-- The NFL is run by pinched, unsmiling bureaucrats who have sucked the joy from the game and have built Plasticine stadiums that are merely life support systems for luxury boxes.

-- Division I college football is played in secular cathedrals steeped in quirky traditions that evoke unflagging passion from fans and create fun atmospheres that can't be beat.

Online buzz about custom coffee offered at the Barge Canal Coffee Co. - Colgate University's downtown coffeehouse -- has stoked sales of the roasted blend.

Java-lovers from around the nation have been taking advantage of a collaborative effort between the Barge and Colgate Bookstore that has resulted in easy online ordering.

The buzz about the brew began in late November, when Peter King, a senior writer for Sports Illustrated, wrote about the delicious Colgate University Blend in his popular "Monday Morning Quarterback" column that appears on SI.com.