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Wednesday, October 2, 2002
Updated: October 3, 12:31 PM ET
What's hot, not for the week

By Dan Shanoff
Page 2 columnist


	Renaissance man? Eminem in "8 Mile."

Motor City Madness ... catch it. It's a renaissance in Detroit; the jump-start was a single unlikely NFL victory. The city's jury is still out on Marty Morhenweig (though it passed summary judgment on Luis Pujols), but the crowd-pleasing verdict is in on the town's big new star: rookie QB Joey Harrington, whose brash confidence has aroused the team from its lengthy slumber and created a burgeoning nationwide fashion craze to sport the baby-blue team colors on a No. 3 jersey.

Throw in downtown-revitalizing Ford Field -- the see-and-be-seen place for Detroit glitterati (save your sarcasm) -- and the city's new First Son, Eminem, whose upcoming movie, "8 Mile," will combine with the Lions' rising fortunes to turn Detroit into the next Atlanta.

The halo around Detroit may not last long, so jump on the city's bandwagon while you can. Meanwhile, check out the rest of what's hot and what's not this week:

What's Hot, What's Not this week
Category	Hot	Not
One-hit blunder	Jerry Royster	Luis Pujols
Quick to recover	Bobby Valentine	Jerry Narron
Joe Paterno	Free to assault more refs	Free to get team to execute better
NFL QB breeding ground	XFL	Arena League
Vice sponsorship	Chinese beer	Hard liquor
Hindsight bullpen strategy	Go early and often	Press your luck
Pitching staff linchpin	Middle relief	No. 1 starters
A's ace	Mark Mulder	Tim Hudson
NBA training camp story	Grant Hill's health	Gary Payton's wealth
Olympic hoops savior	Phil Jackson	Bobby Knight
Front-burner hiring controversy	NFL coaches	College football coaches
Marshall alum	Chad Pennington	Randy Moss
Get that jersey!	Tommy Maddox No. 8	Kurt Warner No. 13
Does anyone care?	Jon Kitna	Akili Smith
College football big game	Stanford-Notre Dame	Miami-UConn
Sampras conventional wisdom	Fatherhood calls; he's out	Back on top
Bandwagon	Anything Iowa State	Tom Brady
Detroit Lions savior	Joey Harrington	Matt Millen
Heisman bandwagon	N.C. State QB Philip Rivers	Michigan State WR Charles Rogers
Weekend flick	"Red Dragon"	"The Tuxedo"
Randy Johnson's playoff persona	Old, choking Unit	New, reigning co-MVP Unit
Notre Dame conspiracy	NCAA sanctions ND's "non-exempt" win	Padded schedule with service academies
Maurice Clarett watch	Will feast on Hot/Not alma mater Northwestern	Knee scope puts super-season in doubt
News flash!	College FB refs fired for poor performance	College FB refs have poor performance
More pressing Knicks disaster	Kurt Thomas' trouble with law	Spree's "Did I mention that break?" injury
Jazz back-up PG	37-years-young Mark Jackson	22-year-old Raul Lopez

Dan Shanoff is a columnist for Page 2. His "What's Hot, What's Not" trend-spotting list appears Thursdays. Got inside scoop on an up-and-coming trend? Want to declare something passé? Send this glimpse of your hipness to hotnotlist@yahoo.com.