Of course Bravo is involved. Then: Robert Kraft found a Black person, LSU might be out on Brian Kelly, and who can throw fireworks at whom.
Joe’s Notes: College Basketball’s Players Era Festival, the NIL MTE, Is a Terrible Business Model
Why not keep the nine million dollars? Also: Baseball players dodging the draft, hockey players being exciting, and Knicks getting hurt.
Stu’s Notes: How Many NIT Chances Does Rick Pitino Have Left?
With another NIT legend in the fold, is this the year Pitino finally wins it all? Then: Lotteries are too much fun, Joe Kelly’s on the IL, and the Timberwolves castrated the Denver Nuggets.
Stu’s Notes: The Other Other Tom Brady Story
Is Tom Brady about to vaguely cheat again? Also: Noses vs. tongues, F1 might be interesting again, and Rudy Gobert procreated.
Stu’s Notes: The NIT Is Dominating the Transfer Portal
Also: Revisiting the opt-outs, spin rate and the NBA, and Kawhi Leonard should have retired young.
Stu’s Notes: Coby White Has the Best Smile
The Bulls are still standing. Also: NBA Playoff team likability, Shane Doan’s banner, and Oregon’s ditching the woodsy court.
Stu’s Notes: Is the In-Season or Play-In Tournament More Like the NIT?
Then: Watching the NBA Playoffs on behalf of our country, Michael Busch keeps homering, and dugout dinger celebrations will soon go the way of the bench mob.
Stu’s Notes: Scottie Scheffler Should Get Better at Golf
A recommendation. Also: The Brewers have more beef, a note about Two Dog Special, and what if the Fever don’t pick Caitlin Clark?
Three Things: What Was Bryson DeChambeau Doing With That Sign?
Also: Every team wants an NIT star, and what if Shohei Ohtani wasn’t Asian?
Three Things: NIT Stu Tells Kentucky No
NIT Stu will not be Kentucky’s next head coach. Also: The NCAA T*urnament stunk, and solar eclipses rule.
Two Dog Special: John Calipari to Arkansas, South Carolina over Iowa, UConn vs. Purdue, and Seton Hall Is Our Champion
Plus a little baseball, a little airlines, and a little bit of the globe.
Three Things: The NIT Should Make Hinkle Fieldhouse Its Permanent Home
Please do this, NCAA. Also: How to use the football stadium thing against the NCAA T*urnament, and how to spend the next seven months.
Three Thoughts: Should Josh Schertz Have Stayed at Indiana State?
Saint Louis is a better job. But how much better? Also: Eric Musselman is a great hire for USC, and there are paths for Alabama and NC State.
NIT Day 18: Seton Hall, Our National Champion
The Pirates had no quit.
One Shining MomeNIT: 2024
Sending the NIT off in style.
Three Things: Is Chris Beard the One Transferring?
Some clarity around Mississippi turning down the NIT. Also: The NIT’s planes worked, and Joe Kelly is still Joe Kelly.
NIT Day 17: Seton Hall vs. Indiana State, for Everything
It’s Championship Thursday.
Two Dog Special: Indiana State vs. Seton Hall, NCAA Tournament Musings, and Where’s the Cheese?
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