-Fran Fraschilla's pure disdain for Dan Wolken has quickly turned into one of my Twitter hatboggans.
-Any take on CFB is just rehash until the decisions come down. I just hope all the footballs win.
-I will say this...if the whole "cancel every sport because you can't play football" approach of the MAC, etc. filters down to the high school level, I'll be writing another letter to the school board. Not figuring out a way for 60 kids to play a full-contact sport shouldn't affect my kid's ability to run a 5k through the woods by herself. The financial web isn't as intertwined on the HS level, but I could see it being a FAIRNESS!!!1 issue.
-I actually thought that Peevy taking the DePaul job would lead to a dismissal of that retread Dave Leitao, and then a hiring of Kenny Payne at DePaul. Payne would KILL IT in that job. Maybe he's just sick of the recruiting grind, I don't know. Then again, much of their "grind" has essentially been Zoom calls for the past five months.
-If KP leaves, you need a guy who can navigate the current CBB recruiting landscape. It's no longer just locking down 5-stars, you have to know how to work the transfer wire like an ace. Two younger assistants who seem like studs in that regard are Matt Abdelmassih (Hoiberg's guy at ISU and now Nebraska, and who also recruited strongly at St. John's in between) and Ulric Maligi at Texas Tech. Think both of those guys would kill it. I'd be happy with either.
Bruiser makes more sense for the Barbee/Robic spot...the "Cal guy" who isn't necessarily major HC material, but is trusted by Cal and can handle big-picture stuff while leaving recruiting to the other guys. I know Barbee has gotten credit for some recent recruiting wins, but I still question how much of that was actually him.
-Crazy how a small touch like sauteed mushrooms or pickled onions can elevate a dish.
-For real though, our school board sucks.