Heading into the day, I would have thought that yet another voice being added to the cast of NBC's Football Night in America was just about the last thing the world needed, on the list between "another Incredible Hulk movie" and "higher crude oil prices."

But if it's Dan Patrick, and he and Keith Olbermann will attempt to re-ignite the burning flame of joy that lit up their SportsCenter broadcasts in the mid-90s, then I say hell yes, bring it on.

Now, this is not to say that I expect that Patrick and Olbermann will fall right back into their old routine and shine as brightly as they once did. Things were different back then. No one else was really making sports funny, ESPN had yet to become a 24-hour commercial for ESPN, and Patrick and Olbermann had about 4% of the ego they have now.

So it might not work. But it's worth taking the chance to find out if there's any of that chemistry left. What's the worst that could happen, the NBC set becomes a little too crowded? Goodness me, how would we ever deal with that?

According to the Fifth Down Blog at the New York Times, Bob Costas will remain on the show. What possible purpose he could still serve, I can't imagine. Of course, that doesn't stop NBC from keeping Jerome Bettis around, either.

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