Voice of Reason

Looking pretty good for the Cincinnati area - and for Indiana and Ohio

You can't look back. The Bengals took the Mixon money and got a RB that is excellent in the Bengals beloved shotgun formation and an excellent receiving TE. Good move. And they got Mixon to a good spot for him, which I think the Bengals are happy for him and glad they "took care" of a great Bengal. But here is a regret. Fourth down and one. Fourth quarter. Super Bowl. Bengals hand the ball to Samaje Perrine while Mixon watches from the sideline. Mixon has to get the ball if you are running it on that play. A friend of mine who is a Bengals insider told me Mike Brown was livid about that play call. Brown said it went against one of papa Paul's main rules of coaching - Players make plays, always put the ball in your best player's hands at the big moments in games.

I posted this in the game thread: Just watched the screen again and I think it was the right call. If you see the angle from across the court, the U Conn player jumps out a step to her left away from the basket to set the screen. I thought it was borderline till I saw it from that angle. But the thing I will say, if the ref did not call it and U Conn hits the shot off that screen for the win, people would be questioning why the ref did not call an illegal screen.

It's not shocking at all that they traded him. What they traded him for is the surprise. And if that is all Buffalo could get, looks like no one else in the NFL wanted him.

De La Cruz needs to get his act together on defense. I believe he leads MLB in errors after tonight's game.

That can all be style. Iowa attacks the basket and that draws fouls. Clark is going to draw fouls. Iowa plays zone defense a decent amount, which reduces fouls on them.

Just watched the screen again and I think it was the right call. If you see the angle from across the court, the U Conn player jumps out a step to her left away from the basket to set the screen. I thought it was borderline till I saw it from that angle. But the thing I will say, if the ref did not call it and U Conn hits the shot off that screen for the win, people would be questioning why the ref did not call an illegal screen.

Is it unusual to have 3 jobs come open in one year?

Are there any no no's like don't hire an agent, don't accept money from an agent, etc that would prevent a player from returning to college?

Heard today that as part of this deal the Diggs contract ends this year. One year prove it deal now for Diggs. A chance for him to get one more big contract next year if he plays well.

Hiring an agent? Closing the door on college?

Puzzling.

Playing too hard will get you voted out. That's what put the target on Venus and Q walked a tightrope on that last night also. Q needs to pull it back a little, be more subtle and let the game come to him.

The way they dumped him, it's about more than that. They wanted him out of the building now!

Beechwood has no winning seasons in the last 10 years. Their best record in that time was last year at 14-14 under the coach that just resigned. Their last winning season was under Dick Maile in 2013-14. Girls leaving the program as they get older has been common under 3 different coaches over the past ten years. This is a program culture change issue that needs to be built from middle school on up. Drill from middle school up - skills, defense and culture.

There is truth here. Big Boy meal is probably a couple dollars more. However I do think the tartar sauce is unique. Hot fudge cake. Fish sandwich. All unique and delicious. The quality is as good as any other fast food burger place.

Wow. Buffalo really wanted to get rid of him. That trade is a ccomplete embarrassment for Diggs. Buffalo basically said please, please take this problem off our hands.

It's all about the drive thru now. How many people do you see sitting in a McDonald's, Burger King, Wendy's or other fast food place? Frisch's is stuck a little in sit down mode. They need to market to the youngsters, build the app, get them their free French fry and staff up the drive thru.

Karter Knox listed as uncommitted. Isn't he committed to UK?

I am with you there. My daughter played high school basketball. I think it is great to see the interest being generated. My comment above is purely from a personal entertainment perspective.

I hesitate to post this in the face of all the hype. I watched most of the second half last night. Clark is fun to watch, but I just do not connect with women's college nor professional basketball. I can't even tell you what it is. I just don't enjoy it like I do men's basketball. Sorry for the interruption. Let the hype continue.

I don't think Diaz will lead the Reds in saves this year. He struggled at the end of last year and he looked the same in that outing yesterday. He has dropped his arm angle and lost his control.

Can Cal tell the 6 recruits to sit here, be happy with your 0-10 minutes a game; and work on learning here on the bench in games, and in practice?

Edey is too much for the NC State big men. NC St has to attack Edey with their bigs and try to get Edey in foul trouble. Officiating the inside game will be a huge factor in this game.

Can Alabama score 100 against U Conn? They will need that many to win.