Recent content by CP87

The woman who won it (from Grand Canyon U) hit 14 of 15 across her last 3 racks, including all the money balls. I felt bad for the 2nd place (from Alabama), because she had by far the most across all 3 rounds, but her opponent had flames shooting out of her head in the finals.

One of the best examples I can think of is 2008 Olympic Men's BB. USA was coming off its first defeat since using pros (2004 they got bronze), and there was huge pressure for them to win. There were tons of superstars on that team: Kobe, Dwyane, LeBron, C. Paul, Bosh, Carmelo, D. Howard...but...

Is it fair to assume the bottom half of their roster gets nothing? What about the rest of their starters? I think college sports is missing out on a huge interest-generator by having all of this stuff clandestine. Look at the NBA...free agency and off-season maneuvering draw more eyeballs than...

I don't really get how NIL runs, who is handing out these contracts, who makes decisions, etc. But presumably, each team is working with their own finite pot of money to spread around. $2 million that goes to one player means $2 million that ISN'T getting spent somewhere else. So, while this...

It seems like a lot of it comes down to confidence bordering on cockiness, doesn't it? Like there needs to be a complete lack of self-doubt in order to come through when it matters most.

Let me say this about Mulvey...I have gotten to know him a bit, and you will not find a better dude anywhere. Smart, humble, great teammate...I love that guy.

That is nuts...I can't wait for some econ wonk to do ROI analysis on some of these NIL deals. In many cases, the money spent probably makes great sense, but that feels like a lot in this case.

I have never been fully convinced that some people are "clutch." That is, that they have some sort of special, psychological makeup that allows them to perform extra well when the game is on the line. Was MJ clutch, or was he just a better basketball player than anyone else? Was Tiger clutch...

I will share my Matt Gatens story (I think I have shared it before). I remember watching him play West High when he was a senior at City. He was obviously a skilled perimeter player, he could have spent much of the game hunting 3-pters or doing fancy dribbling around the perimeter. He did none...

That was Dochterman's and Leistikow's take when they were discussing Fran toward the end of the year. There are things that could improve the situation (D assistant he did not have responsibility to hire; forcing him to make nice with reporters and attend more PR events across the state), but...

If I had a choice between a kid that waited patiently on campus to start at QB as a junior, versus a kid that went G5 or even DII and threw the heck out of the ball for 2 years, and then transfers to Iowa...I would take the latter kid, every day of the week. Those smaller schools will be QB-farm...

The "rut" is not primarily about on the court...the rut is gradually diminishing attendance, bottoming out (hopefully) with a lower attendance this season then we have seen for 60 years. You can't run that back because we have a few decent 4* recruits coming in.

Here is the Athletic's Top-10 list of portal entries (there are over 1,000!): Kind of crazy that 3 of the top-5 are linked to the Hawkeyes (either incoming or outgoing).

Nobody is upset at the idea of trying to make government work more efficiently. They are upset because this effort is being run by a small cadre of unelected individuals without the necessary expertise to understand how our large and complex government works. Further, they seem as interested in...

And building the culture and continuity that can lead to your whole being greater than the sum of your parts. Better to keep and build up your own guys than overpay for someone who is, at best, a slight upgrade.