Grass Really Is Greener in This Case

Grass has its price and we’re not talking about marijuana.

Fiesta Bowl officials are offering tufts of turf for sale in the wake of Nebraska’s 62-24 rout of Florida last Tuesday.

But stadium owner Arizona State wants a cut, arguing that the grass belongs to the state.

The grass was removed from Sun Devil Stadium in Tempe, Ariz., only about 10 hours after the game as part of the preparation for the Super Bowl, to be played Jan. 28. The turf will be replaced by sod grown in California.

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Trivia time: Who holds the NFL record for most yards passing in a playoff game?

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Can we vote again? Tony Kornheiser in the Washington Post: “Excuse me, would any of you Heisman voters like your ballot back?

“Let me put it another way: If the Heisman voting was held today, Eddie George would not have to worry about his trophy getting its finger clipped off by the baggage X-ray machine at LaGuardia Airport.

“Not unless he was checking it through to Tommie Frazier’s home in Nebraska.”

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Caveman: Cowboy Coach Barry Switzer said Dallas wants redemption in Sunday’s playoff game against the Philadelphia Eagles, who beat the Cowboys, 20-17, in early December.

“Sounds like a movie. ‘The Shankshaw Redemption,’ ” he said. Told the movie’s title is “The Shawshank Redemption,” Switzer said:

“I don’t see many movies, don’t watch much TV. Just a little CNN to see what’s happening in the world.”

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Rest in peace: Along with T-shirts, sweatshirts, caps and bumper stickers, the Texas A&M; licensing department is now licensing seven-foot Aggie caskets, in maroon and white, giving new meaning to the phrase, die-hard fans.

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Gritty decision: Glen Mason after changing his mind about taking the Georgia coaching job to remain at Kansas: “Grits aren’t bad, but I’d rather eat Kansas beef, to be honest with you.”

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Fine whine: Shaun Powell in Newsday on the New York Knicks, who are forever complaining about one thing or another:

“You know what’s particularly distressing about the Knicks’ attitude? As veterans, they should know better. They’re thirtysomething players who often display the maturity of rookies. Grumpy old men, they are, and getting grumpier by the game, especially by the defeat.”

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Trivia answer: Bernie Kosar of the Cleveland Browns, 489 yards against the New York Jets in a 1986 overtime game.

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Quotebook: Stanford basketball Coach Mike Montgomery on his team’s nagging injuries: “It’s been like practicing with a 50-and-older team.”