Few things:
- “Big Monday” has throw the usual rhythm off here. We also have a job candidate in town, and I’ve been helping entertain him. No recruiting stuff this week – not yet, anyway.
- We’re working on a couple of projects here I’m excited about. What I’ll share is this – we’re doing a field of 32 tournament that is pitting the best collegiate players in each state against each other. Confused? Don’t be. For instance, the Kansas six-man team might be Mike, Bill, Russ Robinson, Mario Chalmers, Darrell Arthur and maybe WSU’s P.J. Couisnard (although I doubt he made the cut). That crew would be a No. 1 seed, and they would play a 8 seed, etc. Well, they wouldn’t actually play, but we’re allowing readers to vote on which teams would advance, but we’re doing it one day at a time once we pair it down to the Sweet 16. It starts this Sunday, so look for it at kansas.com. It should be fun. My hunch is Tennessee is going to be a beast.
- Bob Huggins continues to do wonderful things for my career. I was recognized yesterday by the Associated Press Sports Editors in the category of breaking news for my story on Huggins’ departure. It’s the second story of mine about Huggins in as many years – the other was his hiring – that APSE has recognized. So I’ve got that going for me…
- Stay tuned for “Forum Friday.” It’s going down. I’ll be contacting the participants shortly via e-mail, probably no later than this evening. If you don’t hear from me, don’t fret. You may be used in a future “Forum.” Keep hope alive.