Heath.

Another quick one.  Ran out of time today again.

HOOK:

“Heath.”

Heath Miller retired today and I am sad on two levels.  One, he has been the definition of a tight end pass catcher, efficient blocker, and money when the Steelers needed a first down or TD.  Two, he is a UVA guy.  He never blew you away with stats and numbers, but was an reliable as they come.  To add to that, he is a class act off the field.  Well, at least Steelers fans won’t be yelling his name wrongly when Jesse James catches a ball next season.  Happy trails, Heath.

LINE:

“Weekend.”

In ranked matchups:

Duke-UL:  It seems easy to pick Duke after they won against UVA and UNC.  This is at Louisville, they have nothing to play for but pride, and I think they run the shallow Duke lineup out of the gym.

Miami-UNC:  UNC will rebound against a very dangerous Miami team.

Baylor-Texas:  Will one of the teams please be consistently good or bad?

OU-WVA:  I smell an upset at one of the hardest places to play.

Purdue-IU:  Indiana small ball will win again.

SINKER:

“Wideman.”

We know about the suspension and penalties against Mr. Wideman, but how is the ref doing?  I was sad to hear that Don Henderson is still experiencing concussion symptoms.  Yes, it is a violent sport, but it is a shame when a guy gets hurt outside the time of actual play on the ice.  Get better, Don.

THE RIVER:

DAYTONA PREDICTION:  Given that I have no knowledge whatsoever on racing, I will say that Kyle Busch continues last year’s winning trend and snags his first Daytona 500 (I think it will be his first anyway).

Maryland, a Final Four pick of mine, lost to a very bad Minnesota team last night.  They just can’t be consistent…or good.

Speaking of the river, I play poker tonight.  May the force be with me.

No prizes, Marty, but got a feeling one is coming…

That’s it.  Talk to you all this weekend.  Will I blog tomorrow?  That is a CLOWN question, bro.  Peace.