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5-at-10: Putting the CHA-Ching in College hoops, fixes for college basketball, NFL Combine, Rushmore of all-time Albums

In this March 14, 2012, file photo, a player runs across the NCAA logo during practice in Pittsburgh before an NCAA tournament college basketball game. "I don't know if there's any fixing the NCAA. I don't think there is," said LeBron James, who never played in college, jumping from high school to the NBA at a time when that had not yet been prohibited by the league. (AP Photo/Keith Srakocic, File)
In this March 14, 2012, file photo, a player runs across the NCAA logo during practice in Pittsburgh before an NCAA tournament college basketball game. "I don't know if there's any fixing the NCAA. I don't think there is," said LeBron James, who never played in college, jumping from high school to the NBA at a time when that had not yet been prohibited by the league. (AP Photo/Keith Srakocic, File) In this March 14, 2012, file photo, a player runs across the NCAA logo during practice in Pittsburgh before an NCAA tournament college basketball game. "I don't know if there's any fixing the NCAA. I don't think there is," said LeBron James, who never played in college, jumping from high school to the NBA at a time when that had not yet been prohibited by the league. (AP Photo/Keith Srakocic, File)

By Jay Greeson 12 min read

Irony unkind

College basketball needs a shower.

And leadership and a new sheriff. In truth it needs a lot of things, and it needs them ASAP.

One thing it is flushed in is irony.

Consider the following, as the calendar flips to March, the month of Madness, magic and ‘mazing things.