Who’s helped, who’s hurt by the bracket. Also: MLB players vs. Scott Boras, Clemson needs someone to want them, and Colorado State vs. Virginia.
Stu’s Notes: Why Don’t More Fans Strategically Stop Play?
Reflections on the fire alarm. Then: Kevin McCullar vs. Bill Self, what’s up with Greg McDermott, and we try to diminish the accomplishments of youths.
Stu’s Notes: The Desecration of the MAC
Some things should be sacred. Also: It’s ok if Jon Scheyer lied, Joe Kelly hasn’t allowed a baserunner all spring, and the Sens allowed so many goals.
Joe’s Notes: Why Is the MLS So Bad?
Theories. Also: How’s Jerome Tang liking Kansas State? With Bellinger back, who’s the Cubs’ biggest threat? And what’s going to happen with NIL now that it’s even more legal?
Joe’s Notes: Basketball Is a Vibes-Based Game
Rob Dillingham will be even better in the pros. Also: The part we’re missing about a 14-team playoff, obligatory 6-bid MWC talk, and WSU vs. Arizona.
Joe’s Notes: Arizona Loves Arizona. That Might Matter.
Desireé Reed-Francois left the SEC for an athletic department with a nine-figure landmine in its budget. Also: The Pac-2 has a commissioner, what UConn’s loss doesn’t say, and the new face of good vs. accomplished.
Joe’s Notes: It’s Still UConn and Purdue…Right?
Arizona and Houston have closed the gap, but has UConn widened it back? We regroup. Then: Kirk Schulz likes to talk, the Canes are always beefing, and we enjoyed our annual Mac McClung weekend.
Good Things Shrewing: Is Two Straight Wins a Winning Streak?
Asking for ourselves before looking at the Al Golden extension news and the addition of Army to the 2024 football schedule.
Stu’s Notes: The NIT TV Schedule Is Official
And our favorite tournament is moving up. Also: What’s holding up an NIT video game, Scott Boras is holding up Jordan Montgomery’s signing, and the Super Bowl should stay on Sunday.
Joe’s Notes: The Case Against Conference Tournaments
Conference tournaments are a moneygrab which makes competition worse. Also: The Big 12 is in bad shape, Jimmie Johnson’s Daytona 500 hopes are on the line, and there’s a reasonable rhyme to the Cubs’ deliberate rebuilding pace.
Joe’s Notes: What’s Going on With the Pac-2?
Summing up a noisy week in WSU/OSU news. Then: Pitchers and catchers, home-court advantage, and why now for Ohio State and Chris Holtmann.
Stu’s Notes: The Latest MLB Fiasco – Fanatics Made Bad Uniforms
Major League Baseball reloaded its foot-shootin’ gun. Also: Technology destroyed morale, golf got too drunk, and can the NIT and NCAA T*urnament coexist?
Joe’s Notes: What Don’t Power Conferences Like About Charlie Baker’s Proposal?
The Baker Proposal evidently needs refining. Also: That NCAA Tournament expansion talk, the CFP’s game of chicken, and Bill Self’s five years without a bench.
BFN: The Red River Rivalry Has Crested
College softball’s Opening Day brings Oklahoma into the focus, and reminds us: The Red River Rivalry is about to recede.
Joe’s Notes: The Chiefs Are Good at Winning
Exploring the obvious. Also: Kyle Shanahan is still a strength, Arizona’s back in the national title picture, and Ryan Grubb adds a degree of difficulty for rebuilding Alabama.
Stu’s Notes: What Does ‘Comeback Player of the Year’ Mean?
Is it about the comeback? Or do you have to be a player? Also: Chekhovian doinks, Joe Barry chaos, and MLB vs. Flopping.
Stu’s Notes: The Other Reasons Trevor Bauer Hasn’t Signed
It’s more than the assault allegations. Also: The Bears try to get softer, Nick Saban inches towards professional wrestling, and a study on Target Field’s target.
Joe’s Notes: The Big Ten’s New Big Game (For a Year, Anyway)
Out: Ohio State vs. Michigan. In: Ohio State vs. (blank) Also: The NCAA didn’t win the VA/TN lawsuit, Iowa State didn’t lose in Austin, and the Bulls need to sell but that’s a problem with the NBA.