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Warde will probably name himself Head Coach with a clause in his contract that he is to be fired as AD for any reason that he gets double his Head Coaching salary and double the length and the buyout triples.

Having a birthday on the same day as Christmas is worse than that.

I said Gleyber Torres will be at 2B for 75% of the games this season. He'll be DH in the other 20% and get about 5% of the season off (if he stays health)

That's where the work comes in. But I totally trust this regime. They brought us out of the abyss and they can do it again.

Well, season's over, but assuming the Super Bowl window is closed is ridiculous. But Brad & Dan have a lot of work. I felt like before they really got all the way home that they would have a step-back year and this was that year, but they really need to get a competent OC - and they have to figure out how to stay healthy. What the hell are they doing with these guys? The O-Line was a major drop off this year and I have a feeling Decker's going to retire, so they have a lot of work to do on that and the defense, wow........tough to win with a MASH unit out there, but come on, man. Third-place schedule next year. Take advantage of it.

I actually don't think it's the worst idea. He's very plugged into Ann Arbor and the whole state and he managed to keep Jayru Campbell out of trouble for a few years.

Maybe that's why he's in no hurry. If he hires someone - he might be out. But since there is no University President right now, they kind of have to keep him. I doubt there is a strong #2 in the department (by design).

So the Tigers are not going after Bregman (and I don't want him at this point. He's good, but he's not THAT good). Bo Bichette doesn't seem realistic now. Right now we have a ton of questions for 3b / 2b. Torres is a lock at 2b for probably 75% of the games. But, for those two positions they have McKinstry, Lee, Jung, Max Anderson, Keith, and Trei Cruz with McGonigle lurking Do one of those guys step up? Does Jung finally put it all together at the MLB level? Does Keith starting hitting before mid-May? Was Max Anderson a one year MiLB wonder like Ryan Kreidler a few years ago? I guess this is why they won't spend on a 3b - because they want to look at all of the possibilities, but they are painfully close to getting to a World Series. If they had had just one more competent bat in the Seattle series they get to the ALCS. I mean, Bichette is a career ..357 OBP and career .806 OPS who has thrived in the postseason. Exactly what they need. So sign him and then you can trade Colt Keith and Jace Jung and get a serviceable starting pitcher, since they don't have enough of those right now. Is Harris going to sign Cobb again? I wanted them to sign Jose Quintana last year - then he signs a very affordable deal with the Brewers and has a really good season. We picked Cobb. It was a very Randy Smithish signing (Hey, I knew this guy with my old team). Who's left starting-pitcher wise? Tatsuya Imai, Zac Gallen, Ranger Suarez, Luca Giolito, Chris Bassitt, and the Verlander/Scherzer long goodbye tour? Right now it's Skubal/Flaherty/Olson/Mize/Melton/Montero. Isn't Gipson-Long transitioning to the bullpen? They need more. You know they are going to really limit Melton and probably 3 of those guys in the rotation are going ton the injured list at some point. They just need more. Sorry if Drew Anderson doesn't impress me. Plus - when is Melton getting his TJ surgery. Feels like it's only a matter of time for all those young pitchers. I'm just annoyed by this offseason. They can spend without being stupid about it. They are close to WS contention right now. They can make this better without sacrificing the future. Plus there's a chance that Skubal, Mize and Flaherty will all be gone after this season. 2027 (if it happens) and 2028 might be total resets. Come on, man. This offseason has been weak, very weak. They are just a couple players away. I know, I know..........just be good enough to sell tickets and fill those lucrative parking lots, right?

The White Sox. Huh? Really? I wasn't expecting the Tigers to go for him, but the White Sox? Um......okay.

I don't want him throwing anything but baseballs for the Tigers. Can you imagine he blows out an elbow throwing a t-shirt. Didn't Matt Anderson blow out his arm throwing an octopus?

Or, land on a number of Super Conferences either 4 with 20 teams or 8 with 10 teams or 8 with 8 teams. The champion of each conference goes to a playoff. Take voting committees out of it. Sorry Notre Dame, choke on it.

We already have Colt Keith. We didn't need another guy without a real position.

Oh, I think Taylor's gone. Burrow's complaining, isn't he? The Bengals were too wrapped up in one player. I don't think the Lions would fare much better if Goff got hurt, but the Bengals can't function without Burrow. And he's now a guy who you can start attaching the tag "injury-prone". But the Bengals will want a reset. And yes, Taylor might be the best fit for the Lions OC - and to replace Dan Campbell when the fans demand his firing when the Lions go only 7-3 next year.

Whatever Boxing commission or authority that allowed that fight last night are lucky that Jake Paul didn't get himself killed. What people think is entertaining these days is sad and bizarre, but it encapsulates the overall state we're in as a country. Can we stop it now? Can he just go back to being another annoying "influencer?". Non-Boxers shouldn't be allowed in a ring with real boxers. I don't care how much training he's done. It's something you need to have been doing since youth. It has to be in the DNA. It takes a lifetime of dedication to go into the ring wtih other boxers.

2nd Quarter Oklahoma 17 Kalen DeBoer to Michigan 0

Most of us believe it's going to be Kalen DeBoer, but I think if he turns it down, it's going to end up being Biff for a year. Probably a better choice than committing five years and a ton of money for a second-choice. Re-set for next year. Maybe Elko is in the mix. I can't believe Elko is only 48. He's weathered. But let's say DeBoer turns down Michigan to stay will Alabama. Every year you lose more than 2 games people will be screaming for his head and there will always be uncertainty. There will always be pressure to live up to Saban, which is pretty much impossible, especially with guys jumping into the portal constantly. I think he'd be more stable at Michigan. But then again, he'd be getting hired by a school currently without a President and an AD that might be (and should be) fired. The timing on all this is just brtual. Another part of this is that Michigan has to have a coach with a squeaky clean past. They can't hire anyone who is the least bit risky. Problem with that is EVERYONE has something in their past that can be exploited for negative press.

The Pistons are a good shooter away from being totally elite. Some are available.

My dad co-owned a little four-seater and I went up there a few times with him (he didn't get a pilot's license until he was 56 or 57). It was awesome. My dad said "can I do a few rolls?" My sister freaked out when he said that. I got the joke.

My first crush (of someone I knew) was my older sister's friend who looked just like the girl in Jaws that points to the pond and yells "the shark's in the pond, it's in the pond" I was 12 and she was 17, and I looked like I was 9 and she was cool and I was a little dorky kid. The first woman that gave me tingles, pre-puberty, was Batgirl in her purple suit. First absolutely celebrity crush was Valerie Bertinelli.

Hey Michigan, Brian Smith is available. I'm sure he learned a valuable lesson and would never do it again !

Bunch of degenerate gamblers getting their fix.

LOL. And then there was the DNA.........Oh, that pesky DNA.

Thank you Admiral Ackbar. Planet Kolab is visible tonight.........but only to Joseph Smith. Not disagreeing with you, by the way. Every back-to-back is a trap.

I started hating it years ago. I kind of hate what's happened to college football, in total.

Also, keep this in mind. The Wings have 41 points. 15th place out of 16 teams is at 34 points. But there are some good signs. The defense has been MUCH better in the last 6 games, Two shutouts. John Gibson has been a lot better (but still gives up some softies). Another positive is that they are getting scoring from someone other than Larkin lately Alex DeBrincat is now tied for 5th in goals with 20. They need to figure out what's going on with Kasper.