Well, I'm an idiot. I don't know what happened, but I totally forgot to fill out a ballot for this week's BlogPoll. Really dumb. Not even sure how I forgot, but I did. Anyway, even without my help, Wake moved up a spot to #17. Good stuff as always.

Dan Collins profiles Kevin Patterson, along with plenty of talk about the rest of the secondary.

Edward Robinson writes the type of thing I would have liked to have jumped on - Chip Vaughn's "CONQUERED" shirt he wore against FSU last year. Will it make a comeback? Robinson wasn't the only one wondering.

Even more people are finally figuring it out - Wake isn't a cupcake anymore. Funny how they still have trouble believing it's true.

Aparently FSU likes to put an extra guy in the box - and Lobo thinks he can handle it. I certainly hope so, but I definitely have my doubts. I have a feeling it will be another pass-happy week.

Everyone's favorite - 5 Good Questions will be up later this morning.

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In another indication of Wake Forest football's arrival on the national scene, Kansas is looking towards Wake as an example of how to build a successful program and keep a coach.

I'll be honest, the feature stories that talk about the personal lives of players aren't always my favorite, but I did enjoy this one about Chip Vaughn and his family.

Here's an audio interview of Chris Paul after he won his gold medal yesterday. (The audio may only work in Internet Explorer, I had trouble with it in Firefox)

Yesterday the athletic department officially announced "Game Night" at BB&T Field on Thursday. Sounds like a fun event and a great opportunity to tour the Tower.

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Following this afternoon's practice, left guard Russell Nenon checked in with these notes from practice:

• Practice had high intensity today for the first day in shells.

• The defense did real well in the team segment at the beginning of practice, but...

• The first team offense looked very good in the team segment at the end of practice.

• There were lots of installations of special teams today.

Other observers checked in with the following details:

• The defense in particular was excited to have some pads on and hit some people.

• At one point Devon "Y'lou" Brown took a hit from behind and sat out the rest of practice, but was still on the field watching.

• During 1-on-1 drills Chip Brinkman made a good grab on a deep ball but was tripped up by Chip Vaughn, landed awkwardly, and also sat out the rest of practice. Hopefully both Brinkman and Y'lou are fine, but we'll have to see if they practice tomorrow.

• Kerry Major practiced and appears to be just fine.

• During today's Skelly period (7 on 7) the offense had the upper hand except for a pick-6 by Alphonso Smith. Riley Skinner looked particularly good in this drill as well as 1-on-1 drills. DJ Boldin had some good catches, and Brandon Ghee looked good in coverage.

• Punt team work is starting up and looks more stable than it did in the spring. The snaps look pretty good so far.

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