We "HEART" Coach Cal

We love Coach Cal. Always have. Always will. We were in on the ground floor of his UMass experience. (Anyone else remember when he had to kick captains Duane Chase and David Brown off the team for,ummmmm, a legal matter? And then there was the time we bumped into him in his store, Coach Cal's Closet, and he blatantly broke NCAA rules by discussing with us his recruitment of then high school senior Mark Blount. Coaches are not allowed to talk about recruits until they have signed official letters of intent. But that didn't stop Cal. "Oh, yeah, Mark's got a lot of work to do get eligible, but he'll make it.")

Anyway, Cal led Us to the Final Four in 1996. And even though he left Us, we still willingly drink his Kool-Aid. ("What we're teaching at UMass are life skills.") ESPN's Andy Katz has a great piece on Memphis' Coach Cal.


Three Quickies...

Everyone likes WFAN's Mike & The Mad Dog. Well, everyone, it seems, but this guy.

Yesterday, we discussed the possibility of Andy Reid leaving the Philadelphia Eagles. Less than 24 hours later, the Philadelphia Inquirer says it will be Donovan McNabb, instead, who gets kicked to the curb.

Meanwhile, the Philadelphia Daily News says Reid Must Go!