5-at-10: Friday mailbag on Rick Barnes and UT hoops, best movie montage, still no political talk
Let's handle our business.
Stories by Jay Greeson
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5-at-10: NIL drawing big guys back to college ball, ND brass scared of NIL future, madness stats
So Armando Bacot announced he is going to return to college hoops for what could be his 13th season at UNC.
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5-at-10: Classic baseball finish, Rick Pitino back on big stage, strange definition of cheated
Rickie P. Ol' Rick Pitino. The coaching legend and reported quick-trigger Italian restaurant diner has been introduced as the next head basketball coach at St.…
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5-at-10: Saban dropping some right-timed truth, Braves shortstop solution, Masters makes a move
What do we know about Nick Saban.
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5-at-10: Weekend winners (Princeton) and losers (Hi Coach Cal) and UT bloodies a blueblood
Wow, our boys are wicked smart. Speaking of smart, Josh M. had a perfect "First 1 Out, Last One In" entry with Purdue and Princeton.
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5-at-10: Friday mailbag with a ton of NCAA tournament talk, Masters Par 3 chat, brackets busted
Let's handle our business first, and a happy St. Patrick's Day to you all.
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5-at-10: Best sports day of the year, complete tourney schedule, tips, Rodgers is Favre part II
Is today the best sports day of the year?
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5-at-10: Bracketed chat on NCAA discussion, Kirby’s comments, Braves TV partner files bankruptcy
So Georgia opened spring football practice this week.
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5-at-10: NCAA bracket guesses and tips, Free Madness contest, Beard and Wade hire, NFL moves
To make sure you are aware, here is another round of the details of the "First 1 Out, Last One In" contest.
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5-at-10: Weekend winners (college hoops) and losers (college hoops) and bracket thoughts and a free contest
There's a lot of tournament discussion to be had, but we must tip the visor to the first-year Duke coach, who under the spotlight of replacing a true legend, h…
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5-at-10: Mailbag on rooting for your team or your wager, Ja Morant, is Derrick Henry Canton-bound?
There are rights, there is what's right and then there's the NBA view being right with the public so the greenbacks keep flowing.
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5-at-10: Orange coach Boeheim squeezed out?, Ridley comes clean, Jets’ Super Bowl surge
So it's always a relatively good idea to pay attention to the "sharp" money in Vegas.
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5-at-10: Top “Top Gun” quotes on conference hoops, Lamar Jackson’s future, JJ Reddick’s big shot
Hard to remember a day with this much to get to, but here goes.
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5-at-10: Mocs hoops in good hands, QB moves being made, triple-double take
If you are a Mocs fan this morning, it's impossible not to be overwhelmingly encouraged about the direction of everything about the men's and women's basketbal…
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5-at-10: Weekend winners (both sets of Mocs) and losers (UNC, ugh) and a Gator rules the combine
The women won the SoCon and punched their ticket in Shawn Poppie's first season on the bench.
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5-at-10: Friday mailbag with questions on NFL draft, Dilbert, Luka and hate mail
Happy Friday, friends. Stay safe out there with this weather.
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5-at-10: SEC hoops teams fighting to Dance, Jalen Carter thoughts, PGA changes for 2024
Hey I love the draft, you know this. But I can't help but be sad about this.
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5-at-10: New NCAA leader (thank goodness), Disney Ant-sized struggles, Davis sets sights on Pistol
So now Baker, a former governor of Massachusetts and a one-time Harvard basketball player, takes the reins, and it's certainly a Ryan's-sized buffet of issues …
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5-at-10: Falcons draft plan, SEC silence in weekly nods, First Amendment talks
Some of us have been infected with a loyalty to this franchise through years of anguish.
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Signal Mountain girls have bigger goals in already historic hoops season
Kendra Bell has built the Signal Mountain girls' basketball program into a perennial powerhouse for the Chattanooga area.
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5-at-10: Friday mailbag with MLB rules review, more on Alabama controversy, betting tidbits
Yes, legacy still matters, but nowhere near as much as the coin involved.
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5-at-10: Miller shines amid controversy, SEC hoops tournament rankings, Titans start rebuild
Wow, so, has anything happened in the world of SEC basketball over the last 36 hours?
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5-at-10: Alabama, Oats face deserved heat, UT stumbles, pay to play, win Lady Vols tickets
We'll start in Tuscaloosa this morning, where basketball has been a bright spot this season.
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5-at-10: College football suggestions, Shohei the money, USFL draft thoughts
So, college football is looking at rules changes in an effort to primarily speed up games.
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5-at-10: Weekend winners (UK hoops) and losers (stupid Auburn) and sports sexism conversation
Monster win for the Big Blue Nation on Saturday as Cal's Cats completed a season sweep of the Tennessee Vols.
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5-at-10: Monster mailbag with Tiger thoughts, Baylor trio goes low on PGA, media or House members
Tiger's round Thursday was magical. It's the most fun non-football sporting event I can recall in months.
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5-at-10: Tennessee hoops hard to figure, NASCAR memories at 75, Ridley reinstatement request
There is one word that perfectly describes Tennessee.
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5-at-10: Golf needs Tiger’s return, Eric Bieniemy dilemma, real-life Shawshank scenario
So Tiger Woods is confident that he can contend this week at the Genesis Invitational.
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5-at-10: Chance to win free UT-Bama hoops tickets, MLB rules changes, Super Bowl anthem controversy
So, this is a pretty big week in SEC hoops.
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5-at-10: Super Bowl’s best and worst moments, college hoops headlines from bad to horrifying
The Chiefs have replaced the Pats as the franchise of the NFL.
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5-at-10: Fat Friday mailbag with Super Bowl props, trade deadline talk, unbreakable sports records
Happy Super Friday, friends. Let's get to some business.
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5-at-10: Super Bowl props contest, Super stakes for Chiefs duo, UT’s loss at Vandy, KD dealt
If he wins Sunday, Reid's second Super Bowl ring could put an extra line item on a résumé that is contending to be among the Rushmore of all-time NFL coaches.
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5-at-10: King James adds to legacy, good and bad State of the Union, Super Bowl QBs have super futures
Buckle up, friends. I will try to be brief, but that attempt will likely fail.
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5-at-10: Huesman reunion at Richmond, super amount of Super Bowl wagers, is ‘Yellowstone’ done?
So the Super Bowl is this week. Maybe you've heard about.
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5-at-10: Weekend winners (Luka!) and losers (Pro Bowl), should Super Bowl Monday be a holiday?
The Mavs not only are a monster contender in the wide-open West, they now are the most interesting and potentially fun team in the NBA.
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5-at-10: Fat Friday mailbag with officiating, NFL attrition, NFL TV dominance, and Matt disapproves
I am not saying the fix is in, but the human urge to hear cheers rather than boos is innate, even when it is ignored as frequently as refs do.
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5-at-10: Tom Brady, GOAT in team sports? How good is Tennessee hoops and free Super Bowl props contest
The swooning over Tom Brady's retirement announcement should have been expected.
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5-at-10: Brady retiring for good, sports betting bill in Georgia, free Super Bowl props contest
Maybe the timing is coincidental. But boy this one has some overlaps.
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5-at-10: NFL salary cap positions, Super Bowl betting memories, Iowa State’s epic collapse
So the NFL released arguably its the most important number Monday.
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5-at-10: Weekend winners and losers, wishes for better words and wisdom, Gene Hackman’s best movie
Five years as a starter, five appearances to the AFC title game and now three Super Bowl trips. That's pretty dag-nabbin' impressive.
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5-at-10: Friday mailbag on signs of the apocalypse, Hall of Fame standards, first-round QBs
Wow, lots to get to this morning. So, as the online editors giggle at this notion -- I will try to brief.
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5-at-10: SEC hoops review, high times for UT athletics, who wins Reed-Rory rumble?
We started reviewing all the SEC hoops squads last Thursday. We'll do it through the rest of the regular season.
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5-at-10: Heupel gets monster raise, should Falcons trade for Lamar, Rolen in Hall of Really Good
So Josh Heupel joined the $9 million college football coaches club. Heck, it appears as easy to get into that group these days as it does to get into Coopersto…
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Greeson: MLB Hall of Fame continues to devalue its name
So the next Major League Baseball Hall of Fame class was announced Tuesday evening.
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5-at-10: MLB Hall passes issued today, Academy owes Maverick a statue, Carey leaves Braves
If you think I'm conservative politically, I'm supremely conservative when it comes to Hall passes.
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5-at-10: Weekend winners (NFL depth) and losers (Dak and Co.) and AFC QB future is bright
The Eagles and the 49ers are the most complete teams -- on each side and across each line -- in the league.
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5-at-10: Friday mailbag with teams with TCU potential, best sports movie actors, candidate concerns
I personally think LSU is going to make the playoff next year, but it won 10 games in 2022, so while that may be a surprise, it's not a TCU-like surprise.
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5-at-10: SEC basketball tournament contenders, best college QB ever, Titans new GM and maybe QB?
We scan the SEC basketball standings on Thursdays around these parts.
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5-at-10: SEC basketball takeaways, LeBron’s greatness, happy birthday to Kevin Costner
Wow, that was a full Tuesday of SEC hoops with several notable story lines.