Reno Gazette-Journal columnist Chris Murray has been known to be a bit wordy, so we're giving him 1,000 words (no more than that) to share his thoughts from the week that was in the world of sports.
* HAPPY ANNIVERSARY! What are we celebrating? The 10-year anniversary of the invention of Chris Ault’s Pistol offense. Yep. It was created 10 years ago and debuted Sept. 9, 2005 in the season opener against Washington State. The Pistol didn’t fare so well in that first game, producing just three scoring drives and 10 punts, but it did eventually lead to a WAC title that season and shortly after that the Pistol formation became commonplace at the high school and college levels and even had a huge impact on the NFL.