Connery’s Views from a recliner

Disclaimer: These views and opinions are solely my own.

When I was growing up, ALL I wanted to do was be a sports writer and broadcaster. I drove my Mom nuts, ESPN was on constantly, and ai ate it up. I thought, ‘how cool would it be to ask these larger then lige figures questions, to share opinions, to disagree, to have varying opinions’. As I advanced thru high school, I wrote sports for the school paper, continued writing in college and studied journalism and broadcasting, honing my craft, if I was going to do this, I was going to be ready, but most of all, prepared, for whatever, life was threw at me.

Fast forward to now? And, well, turns out, I was also put on this earth to help people. I work in a hospital, registering patients in the ED in my hometown, a place that my 22 year old self wanted soooo desperately out of. And, not surprisingly, I love my job, this is what I was put here to do, to help, help people, help patients, make their days better, make my coworkers days more tolerable when our days are brutal, and in some cases long and seemingly never ending.

The great thing about this blog? I can come on here and express my opinion as afforded to me by my First Amendment rights in our constitution, something it is our duty as citizens to protect, at all costs. At least, I thought I had that protection, until recently.

The cancellation of The Late Show with Steven Colbert and Jimmy Kimmel Live are atrocious and go against everything the First Amendment is supposed to protect. Should the comments been made? Probably not. Were they insensitive and ill-timed and of base? Yup. Do I, as a predominantly Liberal voter feel what happened to Charlie Kirk was awful and heartbreaking and his death, just like others before him should not have been celebrated? Yes, his death was horrific and no one, man, woman or child should go thru that and what his family is currently experiencing.

However, President Trump’s gleeful childlike reactions that they are canceled are unacceptable. The shows being canceled aren’t helping, they’re hurting our rights, Mr. President. It’s the equivalent of, running to the teacher when not allowed on the swings at recess. ‘They hurt my feelings!! Oh they’ll get a time out? (sniffle) You mean it?!? YAY!!!’

What’s happening in our country is not good. Our rights are shrinking, all because our President, our Fearless Leader has insecurities and uses the tag line, ‘Bad People.’

Watching the Giants, again today, as I do, every football Sunday, I know, I still ask myself, ‘Why?’, sometimes. Today, it was a rollercoaster of emotions.

They ended up, losjng, 43-40, in overtime to, Dallas, They’re 0-2 and 0-2 in the NFC East. Ugh. Today, it was, a number of things. First, the penalties. James Hudson, you suck. 4 straight penalties at left tackle? Good God. Hey Andrew Thomas, wanna play football, earn that contract, now woild be as good as time as ever. Watching good players on the sidelines in street clothes, is not good. Being a fan sucks.

Once again, the defense was undisciplined, in the secondary, they took some awful penalties, plus sone roughing the passer calls, one whivh was awful against Dexter Lawrence, he didn’t drive Dak into the ground, what the hell else is supposed to, stop his falling forward momentum and roll?!? Being a fan sucks.

Third, Shane Bowen, terrible Defensive Coordinator, have your Cornerbacks give their good wideouts more of a cushion on key downs and key situations. You suck, dude. Being a fan sucks. And how about on those pressure downs, send pressure…..here’s a FUCKiNG HINT, you have a Monster third overall pick waiting to ball, unleash Abdul before we him and Malik in Philly, Dallas or Washington, please. And defense, way to show up so The Leg could kick those field goals to break your heart. Assholes.

But. They’re 0-2 and did a lot of positive things in this game. WanDale and Malik, more of that, Russel Wilson, baller, you were great today, except for that last pass.

Now they have the Chiefs coming, the Godforesaken, Chiefs and the Swifties and all their drama and horseshit, the soon to be 0-2 Kansas City Chiefs, on Sunday Night, in Primetime,, but luckily, nobody will be watching..

Being a fan sucks. My one solace/saving grace, at least I’m not a Jets fan!

See everyone next weekend. Have a good start to the week, be good to each other, laugh, be safe and stay healthy.

I haven’t written in a while. I still am an avid sports fan, still love going to watch games etc, but my evenings now consist of ‘B!!!!!’ (In toddler speak, ‘B’ is short for Blippi, akin to a Ms Rachel who does educational videos/content for kids. So, my evenings, have transformed into ‘B!!!’ which is code for Harrison clumbing on me and cuddling with me, hastily saying ‘diff’ (different), while trying to find the perfect Blippi video, despite my protests, ‘Bud (Dude) haven’t we seen this one?!?’ To which, I get a dissatisfied, sigh or glare like, ‘No Dad, whatever are you talking about?!? Blippi now!’

So to say me writing hasn’t been on the radar, would be partially true. I live for time with my son and family, even when Harrison’s laying elbows into Dar’s chest, that Macho Man Randy Savage would be proud of, (if you don’t know you should, but old wwf wrestler, look him up).

BUT

What I saw today from The New York Football Giants, today, I’m not sure I can find a disappointing word to describe my feelings. See, those that know me, I live for this, been a fan basically since birth, my Dad and I, my Uncles and I, there’s nostalgia there, a lot of great memories.

Lately, for the team, for the past several years, times have been rough. They’ve gone from First Class to, bottom feeder, mediocrity is not only acceptable, its at times looked unattainable! It’s all become, Jet-like.

This year, the draft, training camp felt different. They’ve gone drafted right. They drafted Abdul Carter, a freak on defense, they drafted a QB, Jaxson Dart who looked ready in the preseason.

They had something they havent had ina decade, hope.

So today, I was pumped, I read they might play Dart some, Malik Nabers was healthy and I wanted to see Abdul tear it up.

The results?

Dart, DNP. The vet, Russell Wilson did, which is fine, but he was awful 17/37 (awful), he LED Them in Rushing, with 44 yards!!!! (Atrocious!!!) Nabers, 5 catches, Carter 1 TACKLE, 2 assists and HALF a sack.

And the Oline, you suck, Andrew Thomas is hurt and that sucks, but have some pride! Same thing with the defense, get off the field on third down, good God!

Next week, be better! Start Dart! Let Carter loose…..ACT professional and dont let the other team manhandle you like they’re your older brother home from college!!!

Be Better!

How’d Daniel Jones do today? Thanks Brian for that awesome coaching decision. From the Owner and GM on down you all sucked today, thanks for false sense of hope.

Be better!

To say I’m a North Carolina basketball fan would be a bit of an understatement. They’ve had a tough, close losses to Michigan State and Florida, heartbreaking one point losses to Stanford anf Wake Forest and 3 tough losses to Duke, the last of which was aided by of all things, a lane violation during a foul shot, ugh.

However, they won 7 of 10 to end the season. They havvveeee to get in to the Dance. If for nothing else, Thursday’s my birthday, c’mon dude! Plus my Aunt’s this huge, Duke fan, and of course a No.1 seed, I’ll never hear the end of it!!!! (I say that, half kidding, with a smile, and nothing but love)

Add to the fact, this so called, ‘Bracketology’ Expert, Jerry Palm at CBS Sports, has been railing against Carolina for weeks, ‘1-10 in Quad 1 games’ seems to be his only argument of substance. Games by the way that were against Kansas who was #1 at the time, Michigan State, Florida and the three against Duke.

Welp.

To Jerry Palm, stop whining, they’re in. GET OVER IT. Stop writing articles why they shouldn’t be.

‘’North Carolina was placed in Dayton by the NCAA Tournament committee on Sunday as a First Four team. According to Keith Gill, the vice chair of this year’s selection committee, UAB’s loss made all the difference.
“Saturday night, we took our final vote, and we voted in four teams in the field on Saturday night, and we had a contingency vote,” Gill said on Sunday’s selection show on CBS. “And the contingency vote, that was the last team in the field, and it was based on Memphis and UAB. If Memphis won that game, then that was going to free up the spot in the tournament, and that was going to be North Carolina. If UAB had won, then Memphis was going to be in the tournament, UAB would have been in the tournament and North Carolina would have been the first team out.

And so that process played out today. Memphis won, and that put North Carolina in the field.”

FYI that’s from Keith Gil, the VICE CHAIR of the 2025 SELECTION COMMITTEE, who oh by the way knows more than you.

And Im so sorry, Jer, tough life, writer for CBS Sports.com, watching college basketball for a living, opinioning for a living. So, sorry not sorry, you’re unhappy today and the full field of 68 includes the one, you didn’t want.

I’ll be watching Tueaday, will you? Sure you will, but only if they lose, so you can be right for another column.

Let my favorite time of year commence.

As a person, I consider myself intensely private, I don’t like the spotlight at all. But, since this particular incident happened to me, I’ve been battling some pretty heavy feelings and strong emotions that I wasn’t ready to talk about yet with folks.

A little over two weeks ago, after work I started feeling paim in my left calf. I assumed it was due to lack of water and movement during the day, work had been pretty intensr that day, etc: I got home drank some water, kissed Erica, played with Harrison, took some meds and hoped to feel better.

The next morning, the pain was less but still there, this was Wednesday morning. During my walk to the bus stop, it was difficult to breath, but I assumed it was because i was walking into the wind and it was so cold. Still feeling, not great, I made an appt with my PCP for Thursday afternoon.

Thursday cane with the same breathing issues and my trip to the doctor, ended up being not a visit but being told you need an Ultrasound in the ER. So, with my phone on 2%, and my charger at work, back to St. Peter’s I went.

Now, I work there. I had hoped I’d get in and get out, it was 2:45, I hadn’t eaten since like noon. I missed Erica and Harrison a bunch. Luckily, I found a spot near an wall outlet to charge my phone, and I waited and waited and waited. Called inuo Trisge multiple times to rehash the week, we do the ultrasound (bloodclots, boo), in talking to the PA on call, I mention about the shortness of breath, he goes you need a CAT Scan. (Double Boo!)

So more waiting and people watching. I found myself sitting alone when a woman came in with her family, the woman complained she couldnt breathe without oxygen and kept saying she was going to die. After a few minutes, the family made a collective Dunkin run as the woman said, ‘I’ll just talk to this nice man, here’ (me), I grinned and sat next to her.

After a few moments, of silence, I introduced myself and started to say ‘You’re not going to die’ when she grabbed my hand and she ‘I am terrified’, and we just sat for a few moments, holding hands as a comfort, saying little. I showed her a picture of Harrison, and her family arrived soon after. I wished her luck and she gave me a big ‘Mom’ hug and she was off.

Then it was my turn. The CT. Never had one before, so a little intimidating. ‘It’s gonna say’ don’t breathe’, ‘Don’t gasp!’ I lied there and let the machine work. Soon afterwards, we had the results.

‘So, the results found 4 PE’s in your lungs and chest, we need to admit you and put you on IV’.

‘No chance, of a pill and bed rest?’

‘Nope’

(Fuck)

After that I communicated with Erica about my new accommodations and was brought back to an ER Bay, where I was finally just alone. Talking to Erica helped, but mostly it was just me in a room, alone, hooked up to monitors and IV, couldn’t get comfortable and I was exhausted.

They finally transferred me to a room at 4 AM, at long last I could finally hopefully get some rest.

I had my first round of blood work, the techs couldn’t have been less interested in patient care, they called me John for Christ sakes, you just scanned my bracelet, at least have the common decency to say my name correctly. ‘Ooh girl, you drew that blood so good!’

(Please leave my presence before I develop Hulk strength and end you all).

Finally able to close my eyes….

‘Mr.Connery, sorry to wake you, we just wanted to let you know the clots were small so thats good news.’

Co-workers stopped by to check on me, even ensuring a new tray was built for me.

Later, Erica came to visit. It felt great to hug her, finally, something normal. She told me about Harrison and Pearl (our dog for you newcomers) and we sat. I kept saying ‘you dont have to stay’, she kept saying, ‘try and rest’, each time I did, seemingly, I or my roommate had bloodwork or something going on.

The evening briught more tests and bloodwork and finally, a CPAP so by 10:00 I could finally for the first time in two days, go to sleep, and stay asleep.

Saturday morning brought another ultrasound and more bloodwork, but I came home that afternoon. I’ve been faithfully taking my meds ever since and feeling pretty good.

I’ve been in a very reflective mood since this all happened. I am very very lucky. I have a wonderful family and awesome support system with whom, I wouldnt be here without, that includes all my coworkers, so thank you. And a huge thank to all the staff at St.Peter’s, you all were awesome.

I’ll write more soon. Hugs and love to you all.

On Saturday afternoon, the Duke Blue Devils lost an ACC road game to the Wake Forst Denon Deacons, (Wake Forest, lol!!!, Excuse me, the UNC fan in me came out for a second there).

Also lost for Duke was star sophomore, Kyle Filipowski, but it was the way he was injury that has everybody up in arms. Filipowski, waa injured, after the game, as Wake Forest fans excited stormed the court to celebrate their team’s victory.

Video showed Filipowski walking off the court, getting tangled amongst fans and then helped off.

Obviously, I, even a Duke hater, doesn’t want to see this. Filipowski is one of the country’s best players 🤮, on a good team, 🤮, you want him healthy, especially for the UNC-Duke rematch in a couple weeks.

So, yeah, when CBS Sports’ Gary Parrish says something has to be done about court storming, agreed. The NCAA or ACC, in this case, could enforce a rule, all players and university personnel off the floor before the celebration could commence. I have no problem with that.

That’s where my agreement with Mr. Parrish ends.

Parrish, would go on to say in speaking out against court storming, of Filipowski, ‘a player as recognizable as him’, ‘and a brand as recognizable as Duke’. That’s fine Gary, but the same thing happened recently to Caitlin Clark of Iowa, heard of her? To refresh your menory, she recently set a new record for career points scored by a woman in Division I and has basically introduced a ton of new people to basketball in the last two years.

My point? VIRTUALLY THE SAME THING HAPPENED TO HER!!!! WHERE WAS YOUR OUTRAGE THEN?!?

Indiana’s women team upset Clark’s Iowa team, Clark suffered an injury in a similar court storming incident, to which she confirmed in a press conference latee, she was okay. That was it, no outrage, no, ‘I’ve written colums on this’, ‘this is damgerous’.

But because it’s a brand, like Duke, Filipowski gets the coverage and the outrage? And don’t tell me Filipowski is more popular than Caitlin Clark, because on her worst day, that wouldn’t be true.

It’s hypocritical, unfair and nonsense.

You want to fix court storming, fine, look at a larger sample size than a kid from Duke turning an ankle because it affects the NCAA/ACC and Duke’s pockets and speaking about the ‘outrage’. Look at the incidents of students getting injured or worse.

It’s November. Veterans Day on Saturday, another college football season is winding down, it’s been a great year. Teams we expect to win have been, some upsets, Notre Dame can’t win a big game at home, I know Pop, been saying the same shit for the past 20 years, and that pesky realignment thing that set the college football landscape on it’s ear earlier this summer.

From that, you had Northwestern fire their coach over hazing allegations, he has since sued, but then it was about football.

As stated earlier, your Georgias, your Ohio State’s your Florida State were all the rage, Colorado became the media’s darling because of Deion, and then he remembered he had to coach against better competition and not talk his way out of bad play, they’re unranked.

Then there was Michigan, and Michigan looked loaded. Preseason No. 2, an experienced returning cast of characters, that fiery, ‘Michigan Man’, himself Jim Harbaugh at Coach, they had it all, AND, were blowing teams out. It was almost, too good to be true, until it was.

Recently, reports have suggested that Michigan has engaged in sign stealing, similar to the Astros in Major League Baseball. Michigan has of course, denied wrongdoing and stood by their coach and team. ‘Off Field Analyst’, Connor Stallions resigned, and since, the waters are getting murkier in Ann Arbor for the Wolverines, as pending punishment awaits.

Then Thursday night, this:

Michigan sent a letter to The Big Ten, ‘urging to respect due process’?

Code for: ‘Hi, um so we’re currently REALLY HiGH RANKED, and we have a tough road game at Penn State and then ya know the biggie at home with Ohio State, which could be 1 versus 2 on National TV, a ratings win for Fox, etc…..yeah so, since the guy you’re looking at resigned, ahem, please don’t suspend our Coach or punish us too badly, ok? OR, if we could handle this say, February, mid February? That’d be just swell of ya! And remember, other teams did it first!’

They got caught and now have to own it and live it down. Harbaugh, the Michigan Man, the Golden boy with all his swagger and bullshit had to cheat to win? All I’m saying is if this were Notre Dame, they would have been punished severely and swiftly, it would have been justified, everyone would say they got what they deserved, all the haters would rejoice,same with Alabama or Georgia, and Ohio State, Good Lord, same with places like USC and others. But, Michigan, it just drags on and THEY somehow want to appear victimized?

Why is Michigan getting so much rope here?!? Again, people hate Notre Dame, people HATE Nick Saban and Brian Kelly. I just feel like if it were other teams, players would be suspended, coaches would be suspended at the very least, seasons would be ruined.

If this happens at a Service Academy or Kansas State, it’d be buried.

But because it’s tradition, blue bood, that means dollars and potentially dollars lost for people that burn money, and that scares them shitless, so it’s a top story for ESPN who doesn’t even have the Big Ten anymore. That’s why, nothing will happen until after the season.

And, it is not right.

The scene is a posh Las Vegas hotel bar.

Seated at a spacious booth are the Commissioners of the Big Ten, the Big 12, SEC and ACC. Smells of cigarettes, cigars and expensive alcohol fill the room. The smells are cut off by the laughter of the four men.

Big Ten: Boys, we’ve done an AWESOME thing, USC and UCLA, and, now, Washington and Oregon to the Big Ten! Arizona, ASU, Colorado, Utah to the Big 12! Woo! Gordon Ramsey would be an awe of our knife skills of the PAC 12!

(Light laughter dies off)

…Too soon? Aw, the hell with it, do you know I received, yes me, I received calls about killing the Cal-Stanford rivalry and the ‘Big Game’?

His exasperation is cut off by a question from one within group, ‘And what did you say?’

‘I said, ask the ACC!!!!’

ACC President: And we’re working on it, believe me!

(More boisterous laughter, Big Ten and ACC toast glasses as Big Ten lights a cigarette and frowns)

Big Ten: ‘Aw, shit!’

(The others turn in unison)

‘No, don’t look, don’t look….Goddamnit!’

SEC: ‘Whats the matter?’

‘Notre Dame’s here. It was always The Power 5 and Notre Dame….we’ve been waxing them for years, why in the world are they here?!? They bitch and moan how’s it not fair but then have the balls to stay independent? Elitism at its worst!

ACC: Simple, they’re ACC eligible in virtually every other college sport, and um, Big Ten, fact you’re glossing over, this, ‘waxing’, get off your own high horse because you went to Ohio State, they were in the game, in Columbus into the fourth quarter, second, they beaten Clemson recently, can you say that, and Michigan?

But you want to know why they have a seat at our table year after year and we listen to them year after year….boys?

Big 12, ACC and SEC in unison: They make us money, a shit ton of it! So we listen to them…

(A well dressed man with a Gold pin and tie to match walks up)

Notre Dame: Gentlemen, congratulations, you’ve had quite the week! Quite the coup for you all! The Big Ten expanding to 18! Was it worth destroying a conference and traditions along the way for more money?’

Big Ten: You’re going to whine to me about ‘the poor traditions’ that the Big 10 destroyed? You’ve been on an island for years and chose to stay that way!

Notre Dame: (grinning, rubbing Big Ten’s shoulder), and yet, here I stand my friend, with two prime time home games this season against Ohio State and USC. Games, broadcast on NBC, streamed on Peacock, whom the Big Ten just a inked huge media deal last year to start broadcasting and streaming games this year. Once again, me being here, lining our pockets making us all a ton of money, so I am not the monster you make me out to be! But that’s right, you stick to your principled high ground and we’ll forget how you raped, I mean, basically torpedoed a tradition laden conference with amazing fan bases all for the sake of the same reason we’re all here, Money! But, no, while The Irish are setting ratings records against SC and Ohio State, you enjoy church on those Saturday evenings.

SEC: Burn!

Big Ten: Cocky asshole!’

Notre Dame: (Laughs) But Im not wrong! Next round on me, boys!

(The men adjourn to a posh suite, beautiful views, booze and food await).

SEC: So what brings you here, Irish?

Notre Dame: Future Business.

Big 10: See, you always do this! You ALWAYS want your piece! Schedules are already set years in advance, you already have Bama on the schedule in coming years , you play Texas and Florida in coming years as well, Miami as well…..take the bite you have….

Notre Dame: Ignore him. You know the CBS tagline, ‘The Best Game, the Best Conference, The Best Network?’ I know your contract’s up after 23.

You know what I hear? I hear that spoken by Fowler and Herbstreit in 2024 as Notre Dame visits Oklahoma or Texas at the Cotton Bowl in Prime Time. Think about it! The Irish in Tuscaloosa or Atlanta over Labor Day weekend to face Bama or Georgia in prime time, then the traditional Red River Rivalry, OU and Texas at noon on an October Saturday, Notre Dame against anyone, say for arguments sake, Tennessee at 3:30 PM, then Alabama/Georgia from Athens at night! What a tripleheader!!!

(The men blink in silence)

‘Of course, Fox has OU Texas for a while….and I’m just spit-balling here, it’s late. But, its fun to think about it isn’t it?

SEC: Realistically, what would it take for you guys to….

Notre Dame: A hell of a lot, but for now we’re happy to listen and be wooed by various suitors….Good night Gentlemen.

(Notre Dame exits, shaking hands with the others before leaving, even Big Ten who smiles and continues laughing as Notre Dame exits).

SEC: What now? An hour ago you couldn’t stand him!

Big Ten: He worked us, he absolutely fucking worked us, all of us! They aren’t joining anywhere any time soon. Why would they join us to share money with us, they contribute sure, but why would they want to join a conference and have their profits cut for no reason? Christ, and the worst thing is, we NEED THEM! Those games he proposed, the money stream would be endless! God I hate Notre Dame! But hate more when they are right!!!!’

I was born in 1982. ESPN was still gaining traction , and sports, particularly college sports in the 80s were AWESOME!

One thing that them particularly awesome was ESPN pretty much had wall to wall coverage. Football Saturdays, Texas OU, Colorado Nebraska, the snow on the turf fields was always so cool to me, Ohio State Michigan, watching with my Dad…

‘Justin, Go to Bed!!!!’

‘But Mom, UCONN-Georgetown!!!! Big Monday!!!, (what ESPN used to call the slate of games), and we have popcorn!!!’

‘You’re 5 and have school and its after 9!!!!’

Rivalries make sports great, proximity to schools, especially make them great. That’s what I grew up on.

I miss ALL of that!

Recently, college sports, particularly conferences are expandingx expanding, huge. The rivalries conferences that ,grew up on, see you later. The Big 8, became the Big 12 years ago and is growing, losing, Oklahoma and Texas, but gaining BYU, Cincinnati, Houston, UCF, (in one case welcoming back Colorado). The PAC 8, became the PAC 10, then expanded to the PAC 12 when it added Colorado and Utah years back, now? It’s a ghosttown. The Big 10 alone has poached USC, UCLA, Oregon and Washington, the latter two as recently as this evening. The Big ‘Ten’ now will have 18 teams!!!

I haven’t even mentioned the SEC, that small Southeastern Conference, now will include Texas and Oklahoma in 2024.

And then there’s Notre Dame. The outlier, the Independent, that everyone in the media and the analysts like to bad mouth about the special treatment they get and how it isnt fair. They remain Independent, with an exclusive deal with NBC/Peacock to broadcast their home games for an obscene amount of money. You don’t think the Big Ten want The Irish as Team 19? Or the SEC, Notre Dame in Prime Time on the SEC on CBS, Notre Dame on Campus in Norman, or Austin?

A memo to CBS, Disney and the Power 5 Conferences Notre Dame’s sitting atop it’s Golden Dome….they’re out there ladies and gentlemen.

Back to the rivalries, some are staying as is but some are dying. Why? First and foremost, money. Money and media deals are insane! This has pros and cons.

Pro: This opens the door….USC Ohio State on a snow cold night in November, Ohio State/Washington on a rainy cold Seattle afternoon, Penn State in Oregon in September, Alabama, on campus in Norman in Prime Time, the list is endless, a sports enthusiast’s dream!!!

The same goes for college basketball, an 19-11 Penn State needs a Quad 1 win and has to travel out West to beat either UCLA or USC? Again, cool stuff!

The Con: The slow death of the rivalry in some cases. For example, Washington and Washington State play traditionally at the end of the year in the Apple Cup, it’s history, it’s tradition, yeah the teams might not always be great, but it still means something to people.

Now, yeah, it’ll still mean something, but if Washington somehow has a great year, they don’t finish the regular with the Apple Cup, they could end it in East Lansing, or Iowa City. It just feels, and again, its the traditionalist in me, it just doesnt feel right.

The same for college basketball. USC needs that road win over Cal to close out the regular season, that won’t happen anymore, now USC might need that road win against Penn State. It just feels like money rules the day, over tradition, even over exposure and draft stock for players and coaches. As a fan, it takes something from the allure of it all.

As for the Pac 12? It’s now the Pac 4 with California, Stanford, Oregon State and Washington State. When these 4 went to bed last night, they were part of a Power 5 Conference, now they’re treading water, barely as a Mom and Pop Conference, craziness.

As I’m writing this, news just broke that Arizona, Arizona State, Utah will follow Colorado to the Big 12, giving the Big 12, 16 Teams!!!

But I’m telling you, as much as everyone hates to admit it, the eyes and ears of the college football world are on South Bend. As I said, the money Notre Dame could bring the networks and the conference lucky enough to snag them for the next wave of media rights deals, holy shit.

This annoys me. We all work our tails off to protect and provide for our families.

This guy is a multimillionaire at multiple colleges, makes public anti-gay remarks, does this public blanket apology, ‘ I was wrong, I love it here, love these kids and this university… I will change’

A DAY LATER

Has a DUI, resigns (as he should of) and now he’s like, ‘nope never happened, I waa just like that kid when we used to play whiffle ball in the backyard, see my last swing, (that DUI) equivalent to that last home last home run, the ball got stuck in the tree there. I’m entitled to a ‘do-over’. The ‘do-over is an unwrittten unspoken, grandfathered in rule. It just sticks! So…..do over! I’ll see my guys at practice!’

See, it, doesn’t and shouldn’t work that way. Bob Huggins, I am a nobody to you, you won’t read this, you could be the nicest, morally decent man in the world, who made a mistake. We all make them, I am my harshest critic, I make them every day.

But the fact remains Bob, you made a mistake, you have to atone for it and face some consequences here.

You cannot get by on your name and past success and just say, ‘nope I didn’t resign’, not in this time of social media where everything is accounted for.

Drop the entitled, elitism and take responsibility for your actions.