Lot of talk the past day about a very interesting piece on the Sports Illustrated website about where football programs draw their recruits from. While it's certainly admirable that Oregon & Oregon State travel great distances to bring in quality talent, the fact remains they have no choice. Our state is far from a hotbed of top notch football prospects, so unless the Mike's feel their supporters would be happy with 3 & 9 seasons, they must hit the road. It's also key to understand that the outlets like Versus, Fox Sports in every region, the ESPN's and traditional networks offer any BCS team a shot a widespread TV exposure. This way, a high level recruit has dozens of options to be put on display weekly to strut their stuff for the NFL.
It's certainly an advantage to have the monster talent pool in your backyard like Texas, USC or in SEC country, but it's no longer a monopoly.
The first story I saw this morning online was about Mark McGwire's long lost brother coming out with a book about Big Mac's steroid use. The catch? The two don't speak and Bro Mac says he's doing it out of love to help his brother see the value of truth. Never has the acronym LOL been more appropriate. What a scumbag! That said, is there anyone with an IQ above 27 who doesn't believe in the Easter Bunny who remotely doubts Mark McGwire didn't use?
Quick NFL note. Some ESPN idiot was wondering if Arizona's Larry Fitzgerald was perhaps on his way to surpassing Jerry Rice as the elite receiver. Fitz is a terrific player, and from all we've seen, a really classy young guy. To even suggest at this early stage he's in Rice's league is typical, over the top, cart ahead of the horse stupid. I sleep nights secure in a few things. Greatest 3rd baseman ever? Mike Schmidt. Greatest wide receiver ever? Jerry Rice. Leave me be.
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