I’m reading that teams will go with smaller rosters, like ten or less.  Fewer  scholarships. The bottom five, many of them walk-ons, who don’t play, won’t exist.  Makes practices difficult.  Oh, and Chad Baker is listed on next year’s Auburn roster.  Four schools. He’ll turn 26 during the season.

Having read the PG’s story on tomorrow’s expected court ruling to end, if not increase, the college sports madness, does anyone know how this is to play out?  It seems to spell doom for Duquesne sports.  Mid majors are charged more than D 1 programs?  20 million to play along in Division One?  15 scholarships for basketball, meaning no more walk ons? Huh?  This goofy portal world appears to be on course for our hell.

I’m far away, but why are the big guys and the rest of the quality kids going away?  Some to lower level schools.  Is it all about the money?   Is Duquesne not recruiting locally?

Necas, you have to become more on offense.  You’re a good hard worker, but your offense is catch and pass, or take a wide open three.   Drive to the rim with your size; score or get fouled.  Get some mid-range going.   You are too skilled to be simply a pass conduit. Go get you some!

I met Kareem in Omaha. Great kid. If I may, he needs to add a floater to his game; something he can get off from the key. He doesn’t seem to have a problem getting there, he’s lightning quick, but finishing at the rim is not his game.

Cooper’s probably making more than 12 million at Duke. Bronny made big bucks at USC from Nike and a slew of other deep pockets   It ain’t your daddy’s NCAA anymore.  Alas.

Not that I think Bronny’s coming, but to Phoenix’s point, what’s to stop him from going to college? Rules?  What rules? NCAA rules? Are there any rules these days?
He and his pappy could both play for Duquesne.  Who can/would stop them?

I don’t think young Mr. James will need a scholarship. He can walk on.  I believe with his existing NIL and his family, he will not suffer.  Consider the pain that the local news will suffer, actually having to cover Duquesne!

It must be the shoes.

You know, somewhere there must be a video or film of Mossie in action. And in these days of AI it might be possible to reconstruct the whole shebang.  As in on the video boards at the Coop.   I  mean nobody minds that the actual band Styx doesn’t play at Steelers games.  Actually, such a recreation could be done several ways.   Hmm.

We are here.  We tore it up as fans.  We greeted the Dukes off the bus at the hotel.  We are here Saturday. Come. And by the way, come down to the bar and announce yourself. I am the guy with grey hair with my buddy Norm Nixon.

On to Omaha.

The Saint Patrick’s Day Miracle!  🍀