A LITTLE ON A LOT...LIKE SABRES CONTINUE TO SNUB RICHMONDER

 Briefly told:



Boy, were the Big 10 officials who worked Saturday’s 

Pop Tarts Bowl game horrible, or what? … especially 

when it came to clear and unmistakable pass interference 

which, with few exceptions, they simply refused to call.


**** Maybe it is time for Clemson to kiss football coach

 DABO SWINNEY good-bye after all.


**** ZAC JONES update: The 25 year old defenseman 

from Richmond has two goals and 27 assists in 25 games 

to lead AHL Rochester in scoring (29 points) and the 

league in assists. Going into Saturday’s games, he was 

tied for sixth in points overall. The nearest defenseman 

was 51st … and Jones was among seven at his position 

among the top 100.


Nevertheless, the parent Buffalo Sabres haven’t used him 

… and no one has asked why. Latest snub came Saturday 

when RASMUS DAHLIN was sidelined for “personal 

reasons” … and RYAN JOHNSON (9 assists, 11 points 

in 29 games) was summoned from Rochester to replace 

him. Like Jones, Dahlin and Johnson are left-handed 

defensemen.


The Sabres’ captain, Dahlin returned to Sweden for the 

second time this season to be with his fiance, who is 

recovering from heart-transplant surgery.


Here’s a suggestion: With ADAM FOX sidelined 

indefinitely, the New York Rangers make a deal for Jones, 

who proved more than adequate running the power play 

when the 2022 Norris Trophy winner was injured off and 

on the past two years.


Jones signed with Buffalo as a free agent last summer 

after spending the first five years as a pro with the 

Rangers. 


**** The Toronto Maple Leafs dumped MARC 

SAVARD for STEVE SULLIVAN … as though an 

exchange of assistant coaches would snap the NHL 

team’s dreadful, depressing, deplorable play. Talk about 

disappointing!

And ,,, dumb.



**** I don’t know about you, but it says here these 

players who bail on their teammates to keep from getting 

hurt and protect their investment in themselves as 

potential big-league pros should be called out for their 

selfishness.



That most bowl games have become unnecessary and no 

longer a big deal they once were is beside the point. For 

most athletes this will be the end of the road, and they 

deserve better from teammates who wouldn’t be where 

they are without them.



Oh, did we mention JA’MARI TAYLOR, who led 

Virginia in rushing after the Cavaliers plucked him from 

the transfer portal, decided to save himself and not appear 

in last night’s Gator Bowl? 


A BIG boo to you.


**** KYLE WHITTINGHAM, 66, who resigned as 

coach at Utah after 21 years (ostensibly to retire), now is 

said to be next coach at Michigan, which has had all sorts 

of trouble replacing SHERRONE MOORE (fired).



None of the insiders I saw mentioned him in their classic 

if misinformed looks at whom the Wolverines were 

considering … and there was a big bunch, from 

Alabama’s PETER DeBOER to UVA’s TONY 

ELLIOTT.


Until next time ...













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