Want to see the REAL Madness? Here are 8 thoughts currently occupying my brain.
1. My beloved Arizona Cardinals are on the clock. And I’m starting to freak out. After selecting QB Josh Rosen last year in the first round, it’s no secret that the Redbirds appear smitten by QB Kyler Murray. Here’s hoping this is all a giant smokescreen and the Cardinals are actually planning to trade back and amass a slew of draft picks.
2. My hunch is that the Raiders need to do something attention-grabbing before the Las Vegas move. And trading up for Kyler Murray and pairing him with Antonio Brown would definitely be attention-grabbing. I bet that’s what happens.
3. You heard it here first: The New York Knicks will win the rights to Duke’s Zion Williamson and the conspiracies will float about another frozen envelope, a la Patrick Ewing to the Knicks back in 1985. Does anyone else remember the suspicious circumstances of that pick?
4. I absolutely love this headline from The Onion: “NCAA Launches Investigation Into Why It Wasn’t Making Millions Off Recent College Admissions Scandal.” Come on, Aunt Becky. I expected more. Like getting your daughters in to a much better school than USC.
5. Speaking of NCAA making millions, it’s March Madness time. My final four is: Duke, Nevada, Kansas, Virginia. If you are smart and want to win, you’d pick a different final four. I lose every year. It’s tradition.
6. I think life would be better if legendary Jazz fan “Lost Taco Vendor” was still on Twitter. Anyone seen him lately? I miss the days of Jazz President Greg Miller offering court-side seats to LTV if he would identify himself.
7. America’s pastime could make you a fortune. Americans are completely obsessed with starting their kids in football at a way-too-early age, and all they’ve got to show for it are major concussion issues. The smart move is to look into Money Ball. Seriously. Mike Trout just inked a deal with the Anaheim Angels worth $430 million weeks after Bryce “that’s a clown question bro” Harper’s $330 million signing. #Insane But most entertaining out of all of this is that due to California’s outrageously obscene taxes, Bryce Harper will pocket substantially more money than Trout. I just wish my son wasn’t completely bored by baseball. Maybe he’ll pursue another lucrative career such as becoming an accountant for a baseball player.
8. On that note, a head-scratching thought (H/T Jayson Stark): Mike Trout, Bryce Harper, Manny Machado, Nolan Arenado: $1.32 billion worth of contracts just for four guys. Tampa Bay Rays total payroll in franchise history: $1.01 billion worth of contracts – for 21 seasons! Fascinating times in baseball.
Stay tuned for the next episode of the Guys on the Sideline podcast where we will break down the madness of college hoops and NFL free agency. Episode 15 is out soon. #TellAFriend #GuysontheSideline #ItPainsYouThatYouAreStillReading
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