Holy crap. Cody Bellinger's comments on the Astros cheating scandal are 🔥🔥. Can't ever remember a player coming out this strong, and crushing the league and an opposing team like this. Kudos to him
Michael Jordan just brought up a point that is waaaaay too under-appreciated these days: He wasnt an activist. He was an athlete. I know it sounds crazy, but its OK to not have an opinion on things youre uninformed about. Thats actually how its supposed to be.
WOW. So last week, Northwestern football coach was asked about declining attendance at football games, and basically summed up everything that wrong with our society in the process. GREAT stuff here. Find a minute and watch. Kudos,
@coachfitz51
Bill Walton just said "I stopped by the Statue of Liberty today, thinking about freedom, and the ability to go for it all."
Bill Walton is in Las Vegas.
Bill Walton stood outside the Statute of Liberty at the New York, New York Casino
😂😂😂😂😂😂
Maybe this will make me unpopular.
Maybe it'll make me sound like a hater.
But Pat McAfee has made College Gameday unwatchable.
Really talented guy. Great at what he does.
But College Gameday is about college football. McAfee is about McAfee.
Just not my thing
Reports are that the Big Ten is ready to cancel football season. Just remember: 13 of 14 Big Ten campuses will have students taking classes on campus in the fall. So we can send Johnny to economics class, but be can't play football. Makes absolutely ZERO sense
The Big Ten has canceled fall football. What an embarrassing, GUTLESS decision by the school Presidents. To bring players back, put them through insane protocols for 3 months only to cancel the season before a single padded practice - when the protocols were WORKING - is sicking
Michael Jordan: "If you sit down to watch me for three hours, I have an obligation to give you my best. All the time."
Today's NBA players: "Wait, you want us to play on back to back nights? Huh?"
Jalen Suggs could've gone to the G-League and made $500k this year. Mark my words: Based on his move up draft boards and all the endorsements he's about to get... he's gonna make WAY more playing one year of college hoops.
Maybe college basketball isn't so bad after all 🤔🤔
Breanna Stewart won four national titles, four Final Four MOPs and three National Players of the Year.
Caitlin Clark is the greatest women's college scorer of all time. There's nothing she can do in this tournament to make herself the greatest college player ever
Caitlin Clark doesn’t need to lead Iowa to a national title to be considered the best women’s college player of all time.
It would certainly be a major debate point though.
Reminder: Josh Heupel took over a program coming off a 3-7 season, that lost 35 players to the transfer portal.
Monday, 20 games into his time at Tennessee, he'll have a team ranked in the Top 5 that is a playoff contender
As good as you think Heupel's been - hes WAY better
Everyone waited all year for Tua Tagovailoa's "Heisman moment" this season. Well, it's coming on December 29th, when Alabama has 60 points heading into the 4th quarter against Oklahoma and Nick Saban tells Tua: "Keep throwing."
LSU won at Alabama, against Georgia on a neutral, beat Auburn and Florida, and challenged themselves out of conference at Texas. I don't care if Ohio State wins by 100 tonight. There is ZERO argument for anyone other than LSU as the No. 1 seed in the College Football Playoff
Scary stuff here: The Turkish government has put out a warrant for the arrest of Enes Kanter for speaking out against the government. In a world where we over-dramatize everything, this is what real government oppression looks like
Alabama lost at home to Texas. LSU got destroyed by FSU. A&M got destroyed by Miami. Florida got destroyed by Utah. Georgia beat 6-6 Ga. Tech by 7.
Does Greg Sankey think that we didn't actually watch the games 🤦♂️🤦♂️
"Let's go back to like Sesame Street ... one of these things is not like the other, and that's the Southeastern Conference."
SEC commissioner Greg Sankey on teams competing with Georgia and Alabama for CFP spots 👀
#CollegeGameDay
Gonzaga beat: Kansas, West Virginia, Iowa, Virginia, USC, UCLA, Oklahoma and Creighton this season.
This isn't a "Gonzaga is overrated" thing.
It's a "Baylor is that damn GOOD" thing.
This is significantly more egregious than anything, any Wake Forest student did to Kyle Filipowski.
Will Jay Bilas demand he be arrested?!?!?
We'll be waiting ⏳⏳
For the "Notre Dame is always overrated" crowd:
Since the start of 2018, Irish are 47-5. Their losses are:
* Clemson (playoff)
* At Georgia
* At Michigan
* Clemson (ACC title game)
* Alabama (playoff)
There's 125 programs in CFB that would love to be "overrated" the way ND is
A stadium full of Wisconsin fans casually singing "Build Me Up Buttercup" without a care in the world because they're kicking your ass so bad, has to be the low point of Michigan football history
Btw, for everyone saying this has been a "bad" NCAA Tournament because of lack of upsets - among our Sweet 16 matchups:
* UNC-Bama
* Illinois-Iowa State
* Creighton-Tennessee
* Purdue-Gonzaga
Plus potentially Duke-Houston
SIGN. ME. UP.
Georgia just lost at home, to South Carolina playing it's third string quarterback. There is no bigger FRAUD in sports than Georgia. Stop telling me they're "closing in" on Bama. They're not close. No team in sports history has gotten more credit for close losses than Georgia has
Remember: Loyola (IL) probably wouldn't have made the NCAA Tournament if they hadn't won the Missouri Valley. Hope the committee remembers this next year, when they're deciding between the 11th place ACC team and 8th place Big 12 team for the final NCAA Tourney bid
"The kid gets $19,000, the players get nothing," says Jay Bilas. Yeah, Jay. I'm sure there' NO WAY the kid would trade a check for 19k, for four years of free tuition, room/board, health care, unlimited meals + cost of attendance checks. Bilas, just stop
You know you're a bad ass when you take a 22-foot fallaway three, and turn and stare at your opponent's bench before it goes in.
Obi Toppin. You sir, are a BAD ASS!!!!
Last thought:
Changing the college overtime format is the single worst rule change in any sport of my life.
Whenever you're changing the rules because of a once-in-a-10-year occurrence (which is what Texas A&M-LSU in 2018 was), that makes the product worse... we're all losers
Kentucky is the youngest team in the country, dealt with injuries all year + played the 2nd toughest schedule nationally. They've now won 6 of 7 and will play for an SEC title. I really dont think we're giving enough credit to John Calipari for the coaching job hes done this year
Tim Tebow takes a polarizing topic and shares an articulate response, based on first-hand experience.
Yet instead of crediting him for bringing a different perspective to a hot-button issue, everyone will CRUSH him simply because they disagree with his view.
What a world, man
Lincoln Riley leaving Oklahoma is a clear indication that he believes that Oklahoma cannot win at the highest levels of the SEC.
Put simply, I don't believe he makes this move if OU stays in the Big 12
Talk about an ALL-TIME miscalculation by a school and program
Don't be the guy in the office tomorrow who says "UConn is the first team to go back-to-back since Florida in 2007."
Florida returned all 5 starters. Duke returned 4 starters in 1992.
UConn lost its 3 best players from last year.
What they just did is LITERALLY UNPRECEDENTED
Two things in life can be true:
1. Nick Saban is the greatest college football coach any of us have seen
2. He came off looking bad tonight
You can't brag about Bryce Young making 7-figures before he ever made a start at Alabama - then throw out the accusations he did tonight
Brandon Miller absolutely has rights. And I havent seen most rational people argue he should be behind bars (I certainly haven't).
But representing a university as an athlete is a privilege, not a right.
And its fair to say Brandon Miller doesnt deserve that privilege right now
So this was called a foul on Wisconsin, in a two point game in overtime, in a game where Purdue already had a +16 free throw advantage.
But yeah I'M the bad guy because I've been saying since December that Purdue gets an insanely favorable whistle 🤦♂️🤦♂️
According to CBS, 9.6 million people watched Georgia-Alabama on Saturday. That is more than any NBA or MLB playoff game in the last few months. As I've said a million times: College football is the most criminally under-covered sport in our country. And its not close
Kind of amazed this Georgia football story isn't a bigger deal
* 11 guys stay on the roster after being accused of domestic encounters
* 300+ driving related incidents since Kirby Smart took over as a head coach
Imagine the headlines if this was Nick Saban's team? Jimbo Fisher?
Remember: Draymond Green can literally try to gouge a man's eye out, and it was a standard foul. Tristan Thompson throws a loose elbow is ejected. Glad the NBA is 100 percent fair and balanced
When Jeremy Pruitt was fired Tennessee lost 35 players to the portal including:
*Two best RBs
*Two starting OT's
*Two best LB's
*Starting safety
They're undefeated, and will host a Top 10 matchup next week.
As good as you think Josh Heupel has been at UT - he's been WAY better
If you're not spending your late Friday night watching videos of a football coach getting off a plane on a random airstrip in Alabama, are you really a college football fan?
Ive defended John Calipari more than anyone. And I'm glad he's helped tons of kids make their NBA dreams come true. But he gets paid to win games at Kentucky. And his total disinterest in playing Kentuckys best scorer (Dontaie Allen) because he isnt a surefire pro is indefensible
The facts will come out, but let's use some common sense here. If this really happened
1) Why did Myles Garrett wait a week to mention it?
2) Why did he apologize profusely after the game?
3) Why did Markice Pouncey come to Rudolph's defense
Just makes no sense at all
In an appeal with the NFL, Browns’ DE Myles Garrett alleged that Mason Rudolph called him a racial slur prior to last week's brawl on Thursday Night Football, sources told ESPN's Josina Anderson and me, an accusation the Steelers’ QB strongly denies.
I'm old enough to have watched Jordan's Bulls. Shaq/Kobe's Lakers. Wade/LeBron's Heat. That was fun. Series' were competitive. This? It's not the same. It's not fun. Adding Kevin Durant to a 73-win team killed competitive balance in the NBA. And tonight we're seeing the result.
Don't know it people still have "Alabama fatigue" but if so, itd time to get over it.
We'll never see anyone in college football like Nick Saban as long as we live. Enjoy him while we've got him
With Billy Napier going to Florida, it means that the 2015 Alabama staff had guys that are current head coaches at:
Alabama (Nick Saban)
Florida (Billy Napier)
Georgia (Kirby Smart)
Ole Miss (Lane Kiffin)
Mich State (Mel Tucker)
Oregon (Mario Cristobal)
IN. SANE.
Interesting note: Some criticized Arkansas for not playing a single power conference school in November/December.
Instead, they played...
Abilene Christian.
And Oral Roberts.
And North Texas.
Maybe that schedule wasn't so bad after all 🤔🤔
When the Big Ten (and later Pac-12) try to tell you they care about player safety, remember:
1. They are also allowing thousands of students to return to campus in coming weeks
2. They're now asking kids to play 20+ games in 2021
Never heard a bigger load of crap in my life
Never forget: A few years ago, Tennessee fans were ridiculed for refusing to let their administration hire Greg Schiano and demanding better for their football program. Three years later, they now have the longest win streak in Power 5. Funny how this stuff works, huh? 🤔🤔
So, this kid doesn't show up for two weeks, doesn't respond to the coaching staff, and very likely illegally records his meeting with Lane Kiffin... and he's supposed to be the victim?
Mental health is serious
It doesn't mean it can be used to excuse any and all behavior though
EXCLUSIVE: FOS has obtained audio of the heated exchange between Lane Kiffin and DT DeSanto Rollins after Rollins' 'mental health break.'
Ole Miss and Kiffin have motioned to dismiss a $40M lawsuit from Rollins.
Full audio from
@byajperez
»
Incredible moment on NBA Countdown with Jalen Rose talking about the impact of his mom. One, if youre lucky enough to hug your mom today, do it. Two, I dont know Jalen Rose personally, but have no doubt he made her incredibly proud. Happy Mothers Day to all the moms out there 🙏
This is Year 10 of the John Calipari era. This is the seventh time he's advanced to the Elite Eight or beyond... SEVENTH!
1) Kentucky fans, enjoy this- you may never see it again
2) I've never seen a coach get less credit for winning as much as this guy does. Nothing even CLOSE
Oklahoma has nine football players test positive for Covid-19. Of course what no one in the media is telling you is the testing happened after players LEFT CAMPUS FOR A WEEK and returned.
If anything, this helps one simple argument: The safest place players can be is on campus
Florida Atlantic might not have made the NCAA Tourney if they hadnt won their league tourney (might've, but it wasnt certain).
Theyre now headed to the Final Four
Lets remember that when we're arguing over a 17-14 Big Ten team and 9th place SEC team for the final spot next year
Tennessee is now 8-0 and just steamrolled a Top 20 Kentucky, with five wins over ranked opponents when they played them.
Michigan has one win over a ranked opponent. Ohio St has one. Georgia has one.
If the CFP committee does what's right: Tennessee should be No. 1 on Tuesday
Fun fact:
Virginia has six NCAA Tournament wins since 2018.
All six came into the 2019 NCAA title run.
Haven't won an NCAA Tournament game in any tourney in the last seven years otherwise.
INSANE.
I'm a LeBron guy. Always liked watching him play.
But rewatching "The Last Dance" (which, ironically is being played because the Lakers got swept) - LeBron isn't even in the same stratosphere as MJ in terms of being a competitor.
No one is. No one probably ever will be.
Ed Orgeron is going to win SEC Coach of the Year. But Mark Stoops losing his top three QB's, putting a wide receiver in at QB, completely re-vamping his offense on the fly, and going 5-2 is one of the more incredible coaching jobs I can ever remember. INCREDIBLE job by that staff
Never forget: Had Murray State, which finished the regular season at 27-4, not won the OVC, they would not have gotten into the Big Dance. Let's remember this when were arguing over whether an 18-13 Big 12 team or 17-15 Big East team deserves the final bubble spot next season
Dont follow CFB recruiting like I used to. But notice Tennessee has picked up seven commits in 8 days including multiple 5-stars. Remember though, the national media (except me and a few others) thought their fan-base was idiotic for demanding better than Greg Schiano. Woops 🤦♂️🤦♂️
Big Ten returns. Pac-12 and Mountain West scrambling to play in the fall. Know who's the big winner here: Greg Sankey. He never panicked. Never tried to act smarter than the room. Trusted his medical people. And now SEC football will kick off next week as planned. Kudos to him
So far, UCLA has:
1) Offered John Calipari a "monster" offer... that was less than he was already making
2) Refused to pay Jamie Dixon's buyout
3) Got Rick Barnes a pay raise at Tennessee
This is officially the worst coaching search of my lifetime. There isnt a close second
Two weeks ago today, Kentucky lost to Gonzaga at home and I asked UK fans - who they wanted to replace John Calipari.
Chris Beard, Bruce Pearl and Nate Oats were three of the most popular answers.
John Calipari has beaten all three in the last 14 days😏😏
Little note: Was told by an airtight source tonight, at least one major sportsbook has been advised to take Michigan lines off the board for the time being.
For those who still dont get it: This isn't a "NCAA rules are dumb" issue.
Its an "integrity of the entire sport" issue.
Texas Tech lost 5 of their Top 6 scorers from last season. They start a grad transfer from South Dakota, a grad transfer from St. John's, a kid who chose Texas Tech over Utah, and a star who was ranked outside the Top 300 as a high school senior.
Chris Beard is a miracle worker
Josh Jacobs giving the Ole Miss defender the "Land Shark" signal after his TD run is maybe my favorite thing thats happened in college football this season
Scott Frost, who spent the last six weeks recruiting for and building another football program, used his spare time to put together a game-plan for Central Florida (CENTRAL FLORIDA!!) to beat a Top 10 Auburn. Just crazy. Enjoy Nebraska fans. Your next coach is a rock star
Jalen Hurts lost his starting job in last years title game. Stood back and cheered the guy who beat him out. Could have left school and didnt. Prepared all season, knowing he could be called on at any time. He was called on... and led his team back to the playoff. WHAT. A. STORY.
So LSU just beat Vandy by 20, with Will Wade suspended, Javonte Smart and Naz Reid on the bench, while fans booed the AD and demanded he be fired. LSU is officially the outlaw program we all secretly enjoy rooting for and who makes college basketball that much more enjoyable
Tua Tagovailoa's final stat line: 24 for 27, 318 yards, 4 TD's, 0 INT's... and a win. Kyler Murray is a HELL of a college football player. But there is absolutely no way in the world he should have won the Heisman Trophy over Tua. NONE.
Heisman finalists are announced: Caleb Williams, Max Duggan, Stetson Bennett and CJ Stroud
Happy for those four - but it's an absolute EMBARRASSMENT that Hendon Hooker and Blake Corum didn't get invited to the ceremony
Mark Stoops spent part of the off-season calling out his national title winning hoops coach.
He spent this week calling out his administration on NIL.
He just lost to Vanderbilt, to snap Vandy's 26-game SEC losing streak.
He deserves every bit of heat he'll get after this game
Purdue in two wins over Tennessee this year: Plus 40 from the foul line.
Purdue deserved to win this game.
But dont let anyone in the media trick you into thinking this is normal basketball stuff.
Purdue fans, enjoy the Final Four.
But if it was any team but yours, youd agree
The good news for LSU is if they don't end up rallying tonight, outside of Alabama, Texas A&M, Arkansas, Ole Miss, Florida and Tennessee, the schedule really lightens up after tonight
Any media member who is competent at their job would've immediately followed up by asking "but LeBron, haven't you been telling us for years youre 'more than an athlete.' Does that not apply to Enes Kanter?"
Sadly most people NBA media can't or won't ask real questions
I know everyone wants to crap on all things Texas A&M.
But, having 100,000+ in their seats, for an 11am kick-off, against a bad Florida team, in the middle of this season?
Well, it might be a sign why - and I know this will sound crazy - good players want to play there
Jimmy Sexton getting all his guys raises, before letting the guy who actually wants the Bama job take it, is some all time gangster s**t. Not gonna lie.
While I, by no means endorse using prostitutes to lure recruits to your campus, the idea that North Carolina had systematic, department-wide academic fraud go on for 20 years and their title banner didn't get removed, but Louisville's banner was, is laughable to me.
First great Bill Walton moment of the season:
Bill Walton: "Have you ever been to Chandler, Arizona?"
Dave Pasch: "I live there."
Bill Walton: "Wait, you live there?"
Dave Pasch: "Bill, you've been to my house!"
😂😂😂
I've been as critical of Michigan as anyone.
But the idea 13 ADs get to sit on a call with the commish (and 13 coaches before them) and call for an unprecedented ruling, with no real investigation, without Michigan being allowed to defend themselves?
Absolutely ABSURD
Tennessee has made one Elite Eight in school history. It was under Bruce Pearl. Now Auburn is about to go to its first Elite Eight in 33 years. And Bruce Pearl is running the ship. I dont care if you like Bruce Pearl. But MAN, can that dude coach
So when is Ed Orgeron gonna get the respect he deserves? LSU has three Top 10 wins this season - no one else has more than one. LSU's three wins against ranked teams are the same as Bama/Clemson/OSU combined. Keep making the jokes. Coach O is a DAMN good coach
There wasn't a single white guy on the 2016 US Olympic team (or Hispanic, or Asian), and I don't remember there being any sort of uproar. Can't understand for the life of me, why every conversation somehow needs to tie back to race. Its ok to just discuss sports sometimes 🤦♂️🤦♂️
Jalen Rose says Kevin Love only made Team USA because he is white and the NBA is afraid to send an all black team to the Olympics.
Like ESPN's Jay Williams yesterday, that's factually incorrect.
Brutal loss for Auburn.
But, they played Georgia tougher than anyone this season.
They had control against Alabama into the final 30 seconds.
With the worst roster Hugh Freeze will ever have.
It's not what Auburn fans want to hear - but you got your coach, man.
Give it time
Let me say: I am proud of all these CFB players who are speaking out in favor of a season. For the last few months, the narrative in has been hijacked - that players aren't safe, don't want to play, and that is the FURTHEST thing from the truth. Glad they are speaking out
Youngest team in college hoops. One of the toughest schedules in the country. Injuries all year. Toughest SEC in decades. And Kentucky is SEC champs. Put simply, this is the best coaching John Calipari has ever done at Kentucky. Period.
I know Alabama fans are a bit down on Nick Saban at this moment. But it's kind of incredible that Chris Petersen, Bob Stoops and Urban Meyer have all stepped down in their mid-50's - and Saban is 68 years old, and still ripping off 10 win seasons in the SEC like it's nothing