“The NCAA is no longer worried about what is going on bagels. That is, until some football staff decides to set out lunch meats, pizza bagels or grill steaks and serve them to players on half a bagel.” — Bylaw Blog author John Infante, January 22

Here at Campus Union, we pride ourselves on performing regular acts of public service. Today’s project, dedicated to all those athletic programs out there suddenly freed from the shackles of dry bagels: Providing easy-to-prepare, filling snack ideas for football programs hosting their own Super Bowl viewing parties — all within bounds of NCAA nutrition regulations.

First up: Taking the concept of the “pizza bagel” to its logical, if irrational conclusion.

It’s a special occasion. Don’t be afraid to reach beyond store-brand frozen pizza. Your student-athletes deserve the best.

Hearty meal accompaniments follow, after the jump:

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Bagel al pastor, anyone?

“The NCAA is no longer worried about what is going on bagels. That is, until some football staff decides to set out lunch meats, pizza bagels or grill steaks and serve them to players on half a bagel.” — Bylaw Blog author John Infante, January 22

Here at Campus Union, we pride ourselves on performing regular acts of public service. Today’s project, dedicated to all those athletic programs out there suddenly freed from the shackles of dry bagels: providing delicious between-meal snack ideas for elite athletes with a wide-ranging variety of dietary needs.

The Burrito Bagel

INGREDIENTS

• Large flour tortillas
• Large quantities of meat (beef, goat, chicken or pork)
• Refried beans
• Cooked well-seasoned rice
• A good melting cheese such as Manchego
• Diced hot peppers
• Bagels

DIRECTIONS

Gently heat tortillas in frying pan, or in oven in single layers on baking sheets. Slow-roast selected meat over outdoor mesquite fire. Layer meat, beans, rice, cheese and peppers down center of tortilla; fold in tortilla edges to form wrap. Slice diagonally into halves; slice bagels horizontally in half. Top bagel halves with burrito halves. Serve with lime wedges.

More quick and satisfying snack ideas after the jump:

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This Nebraska training table facility does not, as far as we know, feature a butter sculpture of Bo Pelini, but you get the idea. (AP)

As a follow-up to Friday’s post on the demise of the much-maligned bagel rule, we’ve asked Bylaw Blog author John Infante to walk us through just what happened at the NCAA Convention to eliminate the need for monitoring of cream cheese, and just what might happen next. (If you’re wondering how this all became necessary in the first place, Infante’s October write-up on the regulation is a thorough primer.)

SI.com: In laypeople’s terms, how did we come to be rid of the cream cheese prohibition?

John Infante: The Legislative Council decided to delete the interpretation that says bagels cannot have spreads or toppings. The rule, which allows schools to provide unlimited fruits, nuts and bagels at any time, says nothing about cream cheese, butter, peanut butter, lox, you name it. That means that the NCAA is no longer worried about what is going on bagels. That is, until some football staff decides to set out lunch meats, pizza bagels or grill steaks and serve them to players on half a bagel.

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Unfamiliar with Wake Forest’s Michael Campanaro, currently a national top-15 receiver in yardage who is averaging more than 125 all-purpose yards per game? This video should fix that, indelibly. [Via @DHPIV.]

• Be warned, these people do make soup from frogs. TCU announced Tuesday that the Horned Frogs will play LSU in the 2013 season-opening Cowboys Classic. They’ll presumably face off in prime time, against Alabama and Virginia Tech in the Chick-fil-A Kickoff.

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