41.   After tearing his triceps muscle in the season opener, Barton missed seven games, then had to learn the moves of his new sidekick, Deese.

42.   Aikman suffered a concussion in the season opener against Philadelphia and missed the next two weeks.

43.   After thumping Pittsburgh on the road in the season opener, the Cowboys suddenly had a case of the whoopsies.

44.   After winning the season opener with Navy, the Aztecs suffered through a five-game losing streak that pretty much crashed the season.

45.   After the CART season opener last month in Monterrey, Mexico, Fittipaldi caught a flight to Tennessee to test a Busch car at Bristol Motor Speedway.

46.   Against UNLV in the season opener, the Matadors were down nine before scoring.

47.   Against the Indianapolis Colts in the season opener, only eight passes were directed to the wideouts.

48.   After the season opener, South Carolina hosts Georgia, Marshall and Mississippi State in consecutive games at Williams-Brice Stadium.

49.   After viewing a complete disaster Saturday in the season opener against Oral Roberts, TCU baseball coach Lance Brown was fairly direct in his assessment.

50.   Agbayani was in danger of not making the team in spring training but solidified his job with a grand slam in the season opener in Japan.