Until about 11:15 a.m. Monday, I had no idea what I was going to write this column about.

Nothing in the last seven days had particularly irked me. I’ve written about speeding on the interstate. I’ve written so much about football my head is actually turning into a football. I don’t know enough about soccer. And the other sports happening right now are, well, not doing very well.

And then, as I was smashing my head into the wall looking for something to write about, my friend, Greg White, instant messaged me a Web site.

As I perused this site, I nearly fell off my chair laughing.

It wasn’t because this Web site was false or preposterous, but simply because this entire Web site was dedicated to the greatness of Chris Samp, wide receiver, Winona State University.

Now, don’t get me wrong. I think Samp is a great wide receiver, probably the best in all of Division II football, and perhaps better than a large handful of Division I receivers.

But this Web site, well, it’s more of an obsessive weblog than a Web site, makes Samp out to be the greatest receiver in the history of football, as well as the greatest person to ever walk the Earth.

The Web site, which is only about two weeks old, was set up by one of Samp’s friends from high school, but the creator is referred to only as Miller.

I found this Miller and talked to him. His first name is Tim, and he cleared a few things up. He went to high school with Samp, and he started the site because “if you google Chris Samp, you don’t get any hits. It’s to get him some publicity and to be humorous.”

The site starts out with an introduction: “This website is dedicated to the greatest football player in college right now, and possibly ever. Soon enough the whole country will hear the name of Chris Samp being announced at the Downtown Athletic Club in New York City as he receives the Heisman Trophy. But, for now, here is a short introduction to the man they call SuperSamp.”

Hey Miller, it’s a great idea, but I don’t think the publicity is going to get Samp the Heisman. You should focus on the Harlon Hill, the Heisman equivalent for Division II football.

The intro goes on to describe Samp’s high school days, during which he was “Grandmaster of the chess club, Chief Retorician of the debate club, and Czar of the Student Council.” The Czar position used to be president, but the student body “flourished to such an extent under (Samp’s) rule that he was declared Czar by popular opinion.”

Later, Miller calls Winona State “the greatest educational institution in the Midwest, if not the entire country. If Jesus had lived in America, he would have gone to Winona State.”

One quote actually calls Samp “a better man than the pope and Gandhi combined.”

I talked to Samp, and he said he had no idea the site was being made, and he even sounded a little embarrased that a journalist found out about it.

“My family actually told me about it last weekend, and I figured it had to be about another Chris Samp or something,” Samp said. “I looked at it and realized that it was some buddies from home.

“I just want everyone to know that the site is a complete joke. Those guys are the biggest comedians in the world. Hopefully word doesn’t get around. I don’t need to give other teams a reason to come after me.”

Each week since the first posting, Miller has put up game previews, game results, and most recently, Miller has created a posting board for others to give their opinion of Samp’s greatness.

One of these postings talks about Samp’s longest career touchdown reception, which is mistakenly listed as 235 yards on his bio on the Winona State athletics Web site.

The posting queries, “How much greater can you be? After initially scoring the first touchdown of 35 yards, SuperSamp turned around and ran the length of the field twice before being stopped. No doubt he tripped on his back or it would have been something like a 568 yard reception. What a machine!”

I made a post after I found the site, saying Samp’s statistics at a Division I school would not be as good as at Winona State, and Miller responded saying, “Samp would have numbers that are merely astounding, as opposed to being godlike as they currently are.”

Even the name of Samp’s position, wide receiver, apparently isn’t good enough.

“Samp has scholars of the game redefining the way they think about positions. Should he be considered merely a wide receiver in light of the profound way he can influence an entire game? Many say a new description is needed in order to fully account for his greatness. Proposed titles include “Hyper-juggernaut extreme,” “Offensivus Maximus,” and “G.O.A.T” (Greatest Of All Time).”

Before the Bemidji State game a few weeks ago, Miller said the game had a chance to be close if Samp had been playing in a wheelchair. After the game, in which Samp caught two touchdowns on the way to a big win, Miller’s posting lamented Samp’s statistics, saying Samp’s 36.2 yards per catch average showed his greatness because, “most receivers would simply go down after the 36 yards, but Samp is not content with a mere 36 yards. No, he stretches and pummels his way for that extra two tenths of a yard.”

I must say that a Web site like this, although a little scary, is very funny and goes a long way in making Samp, who is the greatest athlete to ever play for Winona State, feel better about himself.

What am I saying? Samp isn’t the greatest athlete ever at Winona State; he’s the greatest athlete ever, in the history of football. Uh oh, I think the Web site is rubbing off on me.

If you would like to make a posting, or just read the things others have said, check out Miller’s Web site at  http://blog.lib.umn.edu/mill1991/samp/

Ian Stauffer can be reached at WinonanSports@hotmail.com