Kesling read the commit sheet.....and fainted.

I?ll bet my 401k that Bob calls him ?Darlington Dunbar? at least once next season.

If nothing else, he definitely makes the SEC All-Name team. 

Next weekend should be interesting. UK leads the league at 14-1, but they really haven?t played anyone yet. But neither have we. If history is any indication, it will be low 40s with rain and 40mph gusts in Lexington. 

Some serious gamesmanship from CTV this week. Amick had been out after an appendectomy, and all week TV was like, ?He hasn?t even swung a bat in 6 weeks. Maybe we?ll try to get him a pinch hit appearance or two, just to work him back up to speed?. 

I think they wanted this one bad. LSU?s starter Holman supposedly did us dirty in his portal recruitment last summer.

They just aren?t the same without Acne McJuicehead on the mound on Friday nights. 

It?s hard to believe this whole thing started with SMU. Usually the coaching carousel dominoes start big and get smaller- this is just the opposite. I halfway expect BYU to keep this craziness going by hiring someone like Mark Few.

If it is indeed Pope, then both UK and Arkansas will have downgraded (on paper). Big win for the rest of the SEC.

I?ll bet that glove fits now.

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Also, I think eventually we?ll come to a point where the SEC (and probably the B10) begins to contract. The most obvious candidates are the 4 most recent expansion schools. If they had it to do over again, would they have really added Mizzou and Arkansas? What value do they bring to the league in today?s media landscape? And if Clemson comes on board, there?s really no point in being doubled up in a small state like SC. I?m sure they?d like to keep A&M, but word is they feel burned by the Texas deal. They may leave for the B10 on their own if offered.

Everyone will point to Vandy and MSU, but I don?t think they would give charter members the boot. Especially in vandy?s case, I think the league would like to keep the Nashville market in-house. It?s by far the best road trip destination in the SEC (though Austin will give them a run for their money). Though we may take it for granted, I think a lot opposing fans look forward to that trip, even if they know the game will be dud.

It has long been speculated that ESPN is working behind the scenes. The problem with this deal as he tells it is that FSU and Clemson aren?t the only schools that want out. Would UNC, Miami, UVa and others accept a deal that lets FSU and Clemson go, but keeps themselves locked in for the next 12 years?

They?re gonna start airdropping pallets o? cash on Bruce Pearl?s front lawn.

I don?t think consolidation is coming anytime soon. In fact, it seems to be going in the opposite direction. That LV light blue, which used to be just an accent color for the basketball team, is now an entire alternate uniform in all sports, and it?s hideous. 

Well that sucks. He would?ve been a huge contributor next year. That said, if he didn?t like his playing time, he really has only himself to blame. If could?ve avoided the fouls, he would?ve gotten the same minutes as Aidoo, if not more.

That gives us, what, 5 portal openings now? Let?s hope CRB hits on at least 3 of them. Other than DK, his portal record isn?t the greatest.

Enjoy the G-league, Mongoloid Drago. 

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I'm looking forward toi UConn sTOMPINT the crap out of the "protected" ones

I can?t decide whether I want UConn to beat them by 50, or for them lose a nailbiter on a bad call. The latter would be poetic justice and would hurt more. 

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I think being the all time leading scorer at any school would get attention.  But had she gone to any of those other schools, she likely is not the leading score of all time.

I don?t know- I had never heard of the girl whose record Clark broke until she started getting close.

Her name is Kelsey Plum, BTW. She went to Washington, and she?s a smokeshow.

Funny thing is, this is a downgrade for Arkansas. Hadn?t musselman been to something like 2 elite 8?s and 2 sweet 16?s over the past 5 seasons? Cal didn?t come close to that, with far more talent.

What worries me is that UK might now get someone like Dan Hurley or Jay Wright.

We?ll see what happens, but this might not be a positive development for us.

Ironically, I don't think she would've gotten anywhere NEAR the notoriety if she had gone there. I think a big part of her universal appeal is that she plays for a team that people aren't sick of. If she had gone to UConn, SC, LSU, or even UT, she's just another great player in a long line of great players. But at Iowa, she's the most recognizable female athlete in the world. Funny how these things work out. I think The Rolling Stones made a song about it.

This is definitely a surprise. I saw her name mentioned but it was sort of dismissed due to her lack of Division I experience.

Maybe she will have the fire to get this program back on track.

Some ADs have big egos. In some cases, that ego translates to ?I?m gonna drop a pallet of cash on Nick Saban?s front lawn and get him to come work for me?. In others, it?s ?I?m gonna ?discover? this D2 coach no one has ever heard of and look like a genius when they win big?. Danny White is clearly the latter. Nate Oates, Lance Liepold, Josh Heupel.  Caldwell fits right into that group.

This is definitely an NIL-era hire. I think they?re going to back her with mountains of cash, to negate the recruiting advantage that some of the bigger names in this league would have over her. I?m not sure they would?ve made this hire a few years ago. But her on-court resume is excellent. I think she?ll do well.

Until DW makes an announcement, I am not putting much stock in rumors of a hire. I think that there are likely a few people who know what is going on, but I do not think that you will keep working for him if you leak info.

I have no inside info, but I'll bet it's either Walz or Frese.

I went over to Auburn today to watch CTV's boys play home run derby. Far more preferable to watching that mutant circus freak shoot a million FTs.

A lot of smoke around the Marshall coach right now. Looking at her record and listening to her in interviews, I think she'd do great. But boy would it be a hard sell to this fanbase turning over the keys to someone with no P5 experience, and only one year in D1. Which is why I doubt it's really her.