Golden Nuggets: The Pro Bowl is here ... yay?

Good morning folks. The moment you've all been waiting for is finally here. The biggest football game of the season is just about upon us: the 2015 Pro Bowl! Hell yeah!

God, I hate the Pro Bowl with a fiery passion. I'd prefer a skills competition and random hijinks between the players honored than watch the game. In fact, I haven't watched more than a few minutes of the games each year and this year I hope to watch even less. Of course, that's false hope, as I have to cover the game for SB Nation, but it is what it is.

At any rate, there was some excellent news on Saturday: Lane Kiffin is staying with Alabama. I'm honestly a little shocked that he was being considered at all, considering his extensive history of cheating and generally being a turd -- something the San Francisco 49ers insist is something they don't want to associate with. The 49ers are better without him.

Onto your links for the day.

49ers' OC watch: Lane Kiffin will remain at Alabama (Barrows)

Offensive coordinator search moves on without Lane Kiffin (Inman)

A good egg: Jim Tomsula took on Europe before he took over 49ers (Barrows)

49ers keeping an eye on Chudzinski? (Maiocco)

Survey: 49ers had 23rd-best special teams in NFL (Gutierrez)

Sparano's Mission: Get Vernon Davis Back in the Offense (Williams)

49ers ranked 23rd in special teams in Seely's final year (Maiocco)

Tracking Jim Tomsula's staff 4.0 (Gutierrez)

'Mangenius' proud of his other acting gig (Barrows)

49ers' Tomsula can lean on staff members' experience (Maiocco)

Modest buyout part of Harbaugh's 7-year Michigan deal (Branch)

6 Ex-49ers to Play in Super Bowl XLIX (49ers)