Thank you for the notes while I was away. My mother lived a great, long life. 94 years of love and sacrifice. Time for me to get back to work…
Devin Booker and Budda Baker deserve to go ring shopping. Neither one will get hardware on their finger by staying in Phoenix. Not everyone should be Larry Fitzgerald when it comes to starting and finishing with the same franchise. Fitz competed, did make a Super Bowl, and recently made his way into the Pro Football Hall of Fame. But as Fitz’s time here in the Valley came to a conclusion, the idea of trading him for king’s ransom became less and less likely. The years had taken their toll, so making a blockbuster deal to restock the franchise with players and assets wasn’t a reality. Trading Booker and Baker in the near future would benefit both sides. 
Watching the Suns get destroyed by San Antonio the other night, my stance on moving Booker hasn’t changed. There is no window opening anytime soon for our hometown heroes on the hardwood to go deep in a playoff run. Yes, a fraction of the fanbase will be upset, but if you want to build a title-contending team anytime in the next few years, you’re not going to do it with him as the centerpiece. 
Budda Baker is the modern-day Aeneas Williams. Cardinals fans saw #35 pour it out on and off the field for 10 years. He finally went to a winning organization in 2001 and made a Super Bowl. 
Hope Carson Beck has paid up his life insurance policy. Aaron Donald and Myles Garrett are lining up across from him this Sunday. Yikes…
How much will we truly learn about Beck when he’s playing on an offense that is a shell of itself from week one? Remember when the preseason nonsense was about how bad the Cardinal defense was going to be and how good the offense would be? Um, that is why August football is such a waste of time…
IF Arizona beats Utah Saturday, shouldn’t Brent Brennan be in consideration for Coach of the Year? Does Noah Fifita put up a resume that would get him an invitation to New York City for the Heisman ceremony? Ohio State wide receiver Jeremiah Smith is without question the best player in the country, but he’s on a team with three losses that has massively underachieved. Maybe Notre Dame quarterback C.J. Carr has played himself into the Heisman race. Wide open from my view…
College Football today vs. pre-COVID. Now that is a documentary I would watch. Talk about changing at light speed…
Northern Arizona head football coach Brian Wright has become a name to watch in the upcoming coaching cycle. He’s done a terrific job in his 
If Arizona State offensive coordinator Marcus Arroyo leaves the Sun Devil program, will Jake Fette follow?..
Mike Norvell is being paid north of $50 million dollars by Florida State to skip rocks and lie on the beach. Would he join Kenny Dillingham’s staff as the next OC? The two have worked closely together in the past…
Two weeks into college basketball season, and I’m thinking that we could have several in-state teams on both the men’s and women’s side playing games in mid-March…
What if the AIA had a 24-team Football Open Division Tournament? Is winning a region title and a 6A title game important to programs as they used to be? To me, the answer is “yes”, but today’s high school parent is ALWAYS into comparison shopping. So if it’s not THE OPEN, then it’s just not that big of. a deal. Get back to me on that when your kids are grown and sharing stories of their glory days in high school. Seeking public approval through a sport isn’t what life should center around…
SNL has found its way back…
Why do I keep getting Bradley Beal cards when ripping packs?…
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