Steamboat Willie

Poor Sorsby, it is society’s fault.

3 since the weekend and 4 in total outstanding?

I could easily see a future where the SEC and Big Ten don't completely leave the NCAA, but instead create a separate football governance structure with: Their own eligibility rules Their own NIL framework Their own enforcement staff Their own gambling investigations and penalties Their own arbitration process outside of NCAA enforcement At some point, the question becomes: if the NCAA can't consistently enforce eligibility rules, gambling rules, or its own disciplinary decisions without courts stepping in, what exactly is it governing? The more that perception grows, the easier it becomes for the SEC and Big Ten to argue that they need their own football governance structure with their own rules, enforcement, and appeals process.

So do we need a catcher out of the portal?

He (Glasco) is hard to listen to in a press conference, but I did gain a measure of respect based on how he handled himself in a difficult situation.

I agree, the players aren't responsible for Campbell or McGuire. Any schadenfreude I might have is directed at rival programs and fan bases, not 20-year-old athletes who just poured everything they had into a season. If anything, hearing the players speak afterward usually increases my respect for them. Losing a championship on that stage and then sitting in front of microphones minutes later takes a lot of composure.

So, Texas wins the title, I am excited. My first thought wasn't "Let's watch the celebration." It was, "Where's the Texas Tech press conference?" Obviously, this may be the sports version of schadenfreude. I'm not talking about enjoying personal pain or attacking players. That's different. Not hatred. Not wishing bad things on anyone. Just a morbid curiosity to see what the losing side has to say when the season ends one game short. There's a raw honesty that comes out when people are dealing with disappointment. Sometimes you learn more about the game from the team that lost than from the team that won. You hear the respect they have for their opponent. You hear the regret. You hear the pride in what they accomplished despite the loss. And sometimes you hear the pain of knowing they were so close to a championship that can never be recovered. I can't decide if this makes me a terrible person or a completely normal sports fan.

To be fair, I would have walked Stewart every time she came to the plate.

A lot of nonsense over nada. A big nothing sandwich!!!

What jumps out is that the biggest gains probably come from discipline, not scheme. This is actually fixable -- and probably one of the highest ROI improvements they can make heading into a title run.

Imagine the sh*t-show college sports will be if Sorsby and Kessler win, and players are allowed to gamble on their own games.

Any news?

Switched right in the bottom half of the 8th. That was some BS by ESPN

Is Olivya Edwards basically a Louisville lean because she’s an Adidas signee, or does that not really matter anymore in today’s NIL era? I believe the Adidas angle is overblown and this is going to come down to fit, role, and NIL, not shoe brand. If she wants high usage + to be “the piece” instead of “a piece,” Texas is the play. This is going to come down to whether she wants optimization (SC), usage (Texas), or brand/NIL (Louisville). South Carolina is still the cleanest system fit; Staley has built her entire program around players like Edwards. Texas might actually be the best role fit though if she wants to be a focal point early instead of fighting for touches. Louisville probably brings the strongest NIL/Adidas alignment, but it’s the weakest pure basketball fit of the three.

I’m with you on Dani Carnegie and Zya Vann; Those are the types Vic loves because they give you both ends. Athletic, switchable, and still bring real scoring juice, which is what Texas lost more than anything. That’s why the guard piece still feels like the swing factor to me. Replacing what Rori Harmon did structurally is the hardest part of this whole thing. The reason the Cody/Dauda split keeps coming up for me is because it fits reality. It patches the biggest losses without asking one player to do everything.