We'll be honest: this season hasn't been easy on Rasputin emotionally, so when he had one of his occasional disappearances the day after the Ole Miss game and then didn't return for Tulsa the following week, we were concerned.

Then, yesterday he suddenly showed up at the office looking tanned, rested and not a day over 700. Will his rejuvenated state of mind lead to more optimistic predictions? Let's see...