NOW, WHAT DO CAVALIERS DO FOR AN ENCORE?

 

Lots of Stuff:

Let’s hear it for Virginia’s Cavaliers, especially coach

 TONY ELLIOTT, QB CARTER MORRIS and a 

defense that would have made late coach GEORGE 

WELSH proud.

I know, I know … the schedule wasn’t the toughest, and 

like the Washington Commanders of a season ago they 

somehow managed to win toss-up games that could have 

gone either way … but fact is, they did DESPITE (it says 

here) doing some really strange things, most of which 

backfired, on offense.

Now, if the NCAA will grant Morris another year (as it 

should), with some more good fortune courtesy of the 

Transfer Portal, maybe … just maybe, the Cavs won’t 

advance in the opposite direction and, like the Team 

Formerly Known as Redskins did in 2025, return to form 

in 2026.

A school-record 11 victories was nice … an ACC 

championship would be nicer.

**** The ECHL players’ union ended its strike late 

Saturday night but a new Collective Bargaining 

Agreement with owners still must be ratified (officially), 

and play isn’t expected to resume until New Year’s Eve 

(Wednesday night).

Details regarding the new contract will be announced at 

“the appropriate time,” according to a league press 

release. Whatever that means.

The strike, called by the Professional Hockey Players 

Association, began Dec. 26.

The National Hockey League averted a potential strike 

earlier this year when the NHLPA and owners agreed to a 

new four-year CBA through the 2029-30 campaign

**** The NFL Patriots’ DRAKE MAY was 19 of 21 for 

256 yards and five touchdowns Sunday (Dec. 28) against 

the New York Jets ...and Fox sideline airhead KRISTINA 

PINK said to him: “What a performance … FOUR 

touchdown passes and an incompletion … [Maye did a 

slow double-take but resisted the temptation to correct 

her.) 

She didn’t have a clue.

“When you are that efficient, tell me, what does it feel like 

out there?” Pink went on, setting perhaps a new outdoor 

record for shallowness combined with misinformation. 

Give that girl a raise!

Better Pink should have said something snarky, like uhh 

… “Tell me, Drake, how you managed to toss two 

incompletions against a terrible team like that?”

**** Eagles’ COOPER DeJEAN, six tackles in 

Sunday’s 13-12 victory over Buffalo, is named player of 

the game … and TOMBRADY, who worked the game 

for Fox, wanted to know about his versatility.

“Is there anything you can’t do?” the six-time Super 

Bowl-winning QB asked.

Without hesitating, DeJean said, ‘Well, if I think long 

enough, I’m sure I can come up with something.”

From Sioux Falls, South Dakota and the University of 

Iowa, where he was 2023 unanimous All-American as a defensive back, DeJean was the 40^th overall selection in 

the 2024 NFL draft by the Eagles and had a breakout 

game as a rookie in the Super Bowl, returning an INT 38 

yards for a touchdown.

This year DeJean had four tackles and as many pass 

breakups (among other things) in a 28-17 victory over 

your Washington Commanders to be named NFC 

Defensive Player of Week 16.

Question: Would you rather see the NFL with a dominant 

team (or two, even three), or do you prefer parity, which 

we seem to have now, like it or not? Just asking.

Until next time ...

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