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5-at-10: Friday mailbag with best Christmas present, best sports announcers, and portal problems

Wow, loads to get to on a Friday that's 10 days from Christmas.

By Jay Greeson December 15, 2023

5-at-10: First round of Fab 4 bowl picks, cost of a major college QB1, free bowl picks contest

A starting point must be discussed this morning is, for a lack of better phrasing, the reported hostage holdout of Georgia QB1 Carson Beck.

By Jay Greeson December 14, 2023

Georgia quarterback Carson Beck (15) looks for a receiver during the first half of an NCAA college football game against Tennessee, Saturday, Nov. 18, 2023, in Knoxville, Tenn. (AP Photo/Wade Payne)

5-at-10: NFL QB depth, visor tip for Al Michaels, free bowl picks contest, happy birthday to Taylor Swift

Man, Al Michaels is one of the all-time TV sports voices.

By Jay Greeson December 13, 2023

FILE - NBC Sports commentator Al Michaels reports from the sidelines before an NFL football game between the Pittsburgh Steelers and the Buffalo Bills in Pittsburgh, on Dec. 15, 2019. Michaels will not be calling one of NBC's NFL 2023 playoff games for the first time since it returned to televising the league in 2006. (AP Photo/Keith Srakocic, File)

5-at-10: NFL power poll, free college bowl picks contest, Shohei a $2 million man?

now details come out that the Dodgers did some magical movements of the money.

By Jay Greeson December 12, 2023

FILE - Los Angeles Angels' Shohei Ohtani celebrates as he rounds first after hitting a two-run home run during the seventh inning of a baseball game against the New York Yankees Monday, July 17, 2023, in Anaheim, Calif. Shohei Ohtani is a favorite to win his second AL Most Valuable Player award, Thursday, Nov. 16, 2023. (AP Photo/Mark J. Terrill, File)

5-at-10: Weekend winners (Shohei, CHA-ching) and losers (Arthur Smith) and our free bowl contest

Yes, the Dodgers win the weekend too, even giving a unicorn $700 million over the next decade.

By Jay Greeson December 11, 2023

FILE - Los Angeles Angels starting pitcher Shohei Ohtani throws during a baseball game against the Los Angeles Dodgers in Anaheim, Calif., June 21, 2023. Ohtani agreed Saturday, Dec. 9, to a record $700 million, 10-year contract with the Dodgers. (AP Photo/Ashley Landis, File)

5-at-10: LeBron’s ageless greatness, final CFP thought, getting ready for our bowl contest

So the NBA In-Season Tournament has, by most measures, been an unabashed success.

By Jay Greeson December 6, 2023

Los Angeles Lakers forward LeBron James, left, shoots as Phoenix Suns center Jusuf Nurkic defends during the first half of an NBA basketball In-Season Tournament quarterfinal game Tuesday, Dec. 5, 2023, in Los Angeles. (AP Photo/Mark J. Terrill)

5-at-10: NFL power poll, transfer portal already overflowing, bowl questions

Man, the NFL is something right. Calls. Non-calls. Injured QB1s.

By Jay Greeson December 5, 2023

San Francisco 49ers' Deebo Samuel plays during an NFL football game, Sunday, Dec. 3, 2023, in Philadelphia. (AP Photo/Matt Slocum)

5-at-10: College football playoff chaos conspiracies, other weekend winners and losers

OK, I normally have weekend winners and losers on Mondays. It's kind of a staple.

By Jay Greeson December 4, 2023

San Francisco 49ers quarterback Brock Purdy (13) attempts a pass as Philadelphia Eagles defensive tackle Fletcher Cox (91) chases after him during the first half of an NFL football game, Sunday, Dec. 3, 2023, in Philadelphia. San Francisco's Spencer Burford (74) looks on. (AP Photo/Chris Szagola)

5-at-10: Baylor-McCallie biggest local game ever, Fab 4 picks, Rushmore of area high school football coaches

Maybe some of you have been around these parts longer than me, but Baylor-McCallie — or McCallie-Baylor depending on the stickers on your vehicle — tonight for the state title is the biggest football game I can recall in this city.

By Jay Greeson November 30, 2023

Staff photo by Olivia Ross / Baylor’s Nelson McKnight (16) and McCallie’s Carson Lawrence (3) talk to each other following Lawrence’s touchdown. McCallie took on Baylor at home on Friday, September 29, 2023.

5-at-10: A non-SEC college playoff, Mark Cuban making moves, Petrino back to Arkansas

There are few owners out there who create as much attention and notoriety as Mark Cuban.

By Jay Greeson November 29, 2023

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