Somewhat to my surprise, yesterday’s piece on coaching geniuses has gone over really well. Thanks to all those that seemed to dig it. The mail, of course, has been pretty interesting. Let’s start with Kevin in Cali. I loved your article on the “geniuses” of football. Reading it made my day. I am a loyal …

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Business…here’s a ditty on some of the “geniuses” of football. My goal for today is to finish 100 pages of King of the World, a Pulitzer-winning bio of Ali.  I just don’t see that happening, though.  Oh well. Quick music rec–the new Sleepy Brown.  Good listen, and he brings back two of my favorites from …

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Got an e-mail this morning that went like this… I know Whitlock is your boy, so where do you stand on him getting dropped from ESPN and the reason given for the dismissal? What are your thoughts on Scoop Jackson’s work? Most of you know that I consider Jason Whitlock to be a friend and …

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So I’m crazy busy today as I prepare to fly to Connecticut tomorrow morning, but I wanted to share some of the mail from Friday’s piece on when it’s okay to root against your favorite team. Varying opinions here. Here’s Matt in Austin. I was embarrassed to read your article entitled “OK to root against …

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