Richard Isaacs

Kentucky coach mark Pope heavily suggested that Yaxel Lendeborg's claim to the AP that Kentucky offered him $7 to $9 million to transfer from UAB to the Bluegrass was inaccurate. But, AP who first reported the story, defended its position, writing Pope did not explicitly deny or confirm Lendeborg's reported offer. my take: I don't believe it happened. But Pope needed to be forceful in his denial.

Absolute bombshell. John Bolton admits the administration completely forgot to secure the Strait of Hormuz before starting a war. He reveals the Secretary of Energy didn't even think it would affect oil prices. The incompetence of these warmongers is staggering.

Oil at $99 and the Strait is still closed. If this war goes another 30 days, $200 oil isn’t a threat from Tehran — it’s just math. And $6 gas is the midterm earthquake nobody in the West Wing is planning for.”

This is unhinged. The President of the United States went on a late-night rant, making clear he believes the Supreme Court justices he appointed owe him their loyalty and should always rule in his favor. The President of the United States is openly attacking the independence of the judiciary, the very institution that stands between every American and unchecked executive power. Courts don’t work for the President. They work for the Constitution. And a president attacking the judiciary for doing its job is telling you he believes he is above the law.

Enough time has passed. I took a Spanish 101 class with Pop Isaacs. Prof went around asking students to say their name “me llamo __.” After the prof goes all around, it gets to Pop. Prof asked “Pop como te llamas” and he says “man imma be honest I have no idea what u just said”

HOOPS: St. John Bosco forward Christian Collins has committed to USC. Big get for coach Eric Musselman. That’s two classes in a row Musselman has gotten a 5-star, McDonald’s All-American in his backyard. Got Alijah Arenas last year.

I have one question for the Republican Party today. Where is your backbone? Thune. McConnell. All of them. Where are you? Mitch McConnell is 84 years old. He has nothing left to lose. No more elections to win. No more favors to collect. No more political future to protect. And he can’t stand up and say this is not what the United States of America stands for? George Washington is literally on the wall behind you people. The man who voluntarily gave up power when he could have kept it forever. The man who warned us — in his farewell address — about exactly this kind of person. And you can’t find the words? We have removal procedures in this country for a reason. The founders didn’t put them there for decoration. They put them there because they had read enough history to know that men like this would eventually come. They built the exit door. All you have to do is use it. But instead Thune shuffles his papers. McConnell stares at the floor. And the rest of them calculate their primary margins and call it leadership. This isn’t complicated. This is a spine test. And the Republican Party is failing it in real time.

NCAA Bball is the only league in the world where games are played with several different brands of balls; Nike, Wilson, Under Armour, Spaulding, Adidas etc. depending on who and where you play; all are different. The NBA plays with 1 ball, FIBA plays with 1 ball, why can't we?

Name a UNLV player who has attacked the rim better than Tyrin Jones in the last 20 years?

Looking back, I think Darrion Williams needed Texas Tech and Texas Tech needed him in certain ways. Not sure what the $ difference was, but he’s the perfect third best player on a really good team. He can’t be the best player on a good team and we’ve seen that all year.

“(Jay Bilas) doesn’t like the system that he helped create... Can we all admit his entire professional broadcasting life is based upon one thing. Duke"—Wisconsin-Green Bay head coach Doug Gottlieb on the hypocrisy of ESPN college basketball coverage.

Here’s what I think Trump actually believed going into Iran. 👇🏼 He looked at Venezuela and saw a blueprint. No full regime change. Regime change light. Find the right person on the inside — Delcy Rodriguez — flip them, bring them onside, create leverage against China in the process. Intelligence told him there were secularists in Iran. The protests in January. 85% of the population against the regime. He thought he saw his opening. That was the vision. But here’s where it fell apart. The Israelis went down the list and killed everybody. And Trump more or less admitted that from the Oval Office. The Americans and Israelis were aligned on the original strikes — and then their objectives completely diverged. Because Israel isn’t being transactional here. They can’t afford to be. Read the Iranian constitution. It says explicitly they want to export radicalism and end Israel. That’s not rhetoric. That’s doctrine. So imagine you’re the Prime Minister of Israel and a neighboring country has written into their founding document that destroying you is a primary national objective. You don’t negotiate with that. You eliminate it. Two allies. Same enemy. Completely different definitions of what winning looks like. That divergence is what’s driving everything right now.

Casey Alexander is hoping to speak with K-State players and Belmont transfers in the near future to see if they will be a fit for his roster in Year 1.