The man may want to divert attention from himself and towards the team but come now, how is that going to be reality when you are getting bloodied on the playground each recess?
So, sorry, but someone has to be the bad guy. I don't like it any more than you do but I'm just notorious for it -- just ask my ex-wife.
Of course, I think it all slanderous but hey, what can you do?
With all respect, Mr. Patton, here is the first Hot List, which will name names of potential prospects to replace you, with no regards to affordability, interest level, etc. It's a list of men to daydream on and determine if there is any desire and lust on their part, you know? We can do that, admit we want a real hunk of man courtside, someone to kick this program into overdrive and make, that's right, make Colorado one of the cool schools in the conference, one that prep players get all hot, sweaty, dry mouth and Superman over.
Hot List (in no particular order)
1. Mike Dunlap -- success is success and this intense leader gets rave reviews from many.
2. Jeff Bzdelik -- was successful in Denver and still got dumped. Will be a hot commodity again.
3. Chris Lowery -- young, great start as a coach, intriguing.
4. Mark Turgeon -- forget this season's slide. Until this season, every year he was in Wichita produced a better record than the season before. Think about that.
5. Mark Few -- so Gonzaga is a better job, I hear. What's the name of that conference he coaches in again and how much exposure does it or he get? Is he anxious about moving up to coach or is it all about the Benjamins?
6. Jamie Dixon -- maybe he wouldn't come west from Pitt but an inquiry wouldn't hurt and not, at least, calling, would be foolish. Coaches something CU doesn't see much -- defense. Expects intensity. Wins.
7. Todd Lickliter -- mentioned to me early on by Jeff Goodman of FoxSports and the Butler coach is growing on me because he's gettin' it done at a place not associated with the top 25.
8. Mark Fox -- a reader sent this one my way and give the guy credit as the former Kansas State assistant and current Nevada top dog is doing good things with some big stiff from Colorado at center.
9. Darin Horn -- the Western Kentucky nobody might be the young juice this school needs.
10. Anthony Grant -- who? The former Florida player and assistant doesn't have a long-enough track record but his resume, while short, is interesting. Watch this guy at Virginia Commonwealth.
11. Matt Brady -- a reach? Maybe. But the Marist man is a name to watch.
12. Tubby Smith -- wait! The guy was rumored to be out at Kentucky but a short while ago and if the Wildcats flame out in the postseason, the heat will get turned up again and who knows if a move to an entirely different enviornment, where we would be welcomed like royalty, might really energize him. Costly but would ignite fire in the Flatirons.
13. Alvin Gentry -- Scott Wilke mentioned him and Gentry, a Phoenix Suns' assistant, has backing but it says here that while appealing, he won't end up a finalist.
14. Marc Iavaroni -- another Suns' assistant, once talked about as NBA head-coaching material.
15. C.B. McGrath -- North Carolina assistant who lacks experience and would be a foolish choice but take a moment, read his bio and remember that calculated risk sometimes pays off.
16. Kevin Willard -- his father is a coach and his boss, Louisville's Rick Pitino, says the younger Willard reminds him of some coach named Billy Donovan. Let's see, Pitino + Donovan + dad is a coach + KW was a player = call him!
17. Donnie Jones -- Florida assistant who is unheard of on the national scene but his playing success and his long connection with Donovan make him worth looking at, if you ask me.
18. Tony Jones -- assistant for Bruce Pearl's runnin' Vols at Tennessee; a man who has put in the time as a coach, can recruit and has been part of a winning program.
19. Matt Doherty -- the former North Carolina player, Kansas assistant, Notre Dame and North Carolina coach experienced a fall from grace but has resurfaced at Southern Methodist, is improving that program, and would be an immediate upgrade as a recruiter and in name-recognition and coaching know-how, someone who could hit the ground running, even if he is a longshot.
20. John Wooden -- how old is he?
NFL Draft
How 'bout some analysis, amigos? Here it is, on that revered kicker who played in black and gold.
"Mason Crosby has a legitimate leg, and proved in Mobile that it wasn't just the Colorado air. He's definitely going in the first 100 picks," wrote Pete Fiutak of the CollegeFootballNews.com.
BGT: Said it before months ago and will say it again -- great for Crosby but if your best player is your placekicker, well, you ain't much to talk about as a team, now are you? Crosby looks the part, however, of a Jason Elam-type kicker, hanging around for years, piling up points and earning big bones as one of the best in the league. Could prove, if he goes to the right situation, a star amongst kickers for his once-in-a-generation leg.
The low bar of intelligence
"One of my favorite parts of the week is to hear the scouts and coaches recount stories of how dumb a kid is. The stuff these prospects say sometimes is ridiculous," writes Jay Glazer of FoxSports.com.
"For example, one player many years ago in answering a question if he had cheated in school admitted, "Cheating means you ain't repeating.
"This year's line goes to a college coach talking about one of his players to scouts. When asked about the kid's intelligence the coach, to paraphrase, said, "If you put the brains of all his family members into the head of one duck, the damn duck still wouldn't be able to figure out how to fly."
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