Editor in Chief Mark Lennox and Tony argued whether he should be fired at the season’s end in today’s paper — here’s the link for those who don’t get to see the Oracle in print: Treading thin ice?
I don’t think McCullum will be fired. While this is my opinion, I agreed when the Tribune beat reporter pointed out last week in his blog that McCullum’s buyout would be too expensive when paying for a new basketball coach as well as coach Jim Leavitt’s salary, which jumps to $1 million a year in the fall.
Throw whether he’s the right man for the job out the window; that’s not important. But with transfers such as Kentrell Gransberry from LSU and Jesus Verdejo from Arizona waiting to show what they can do just like injured guard Chris Howard, you’ve got to figure that McCullum’s team with depth in the fall won’t look as bad as they did against Rutgers on Saturday, despite only having a few scholarships left to use
Seriously, like him or not, transfers are definitely something McCullum can pull in.
Now, if he can just get those transfers as recruits the first time around.
— In ESPN’s latest and might I add brilliant bracketology — which could never possibly be wrong — it has the women’s basketball team as a 12th seed in the Albuquerque bracket of the NCAA tournament. The Bulls would face off against No. 5-seed Utah on March 19, a major step up from the past two years and two NIT berths.
Ranked ahead of USF in the same bracket is Florida at No. 7 and Louisville at No. 10, the team the Bulls face tonight at 7:30.
I’m not quite sure I have a thought on this — well, at least pending the outcome of tonight’s game.
However, players such as Rachael Sheats (14 points), Ezria Parsons (13 points), Nalini Miller (nine points, nine rebounds) and Shantia Grace (13 points) were impressive against the Golden Eagles on Thursday when Jessica Dickson was having a down night, even though she still scored 14 points. Imagine what the team could do if Dickson — still hanging on as the nation’s leading scorer with 23 points a game — had a better game in which she has a more typical 25-30 points in that game.
A 30-point loss to UNC or LSU might not even happen.
We’ll see what happens against Louisville, which, like the USF women’s team, has a better conference record than its men.
Shocker.
— Thanks for reading. Keep an eye out for some stories coming up, such as a feature story on former Bulls receiver Scott McCready, who’s in Tampa practicing with the Hamburg Sea Devils, and a story on men’s tennis player Juan Barragan and his kidnapping ordeal.
And just in case all of you didn’t know, there is no chin underneath Chuck Norris’ beard, just another fist.
Mike Camunas
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