Come on Baby, do the Loco-Commotion

Skewed lyric to fit. With apologies to Carole King, Gerry Goffin, Little Eva and Mark Farner.

“What’s the commotion,” Kasean Pryor inquired via social media?

You mean, Kasean, like why were Cardinal fans fretting when you waited to (almost) the last minute to reveal you’d cut the deal with 502Circle to pledge your unwavering troth for another campaign at U of L?

That commotion?

C’mon, dude.

Speaking of almost waiting until deadline, how ’bout James Scott?

On the 250th anniversary of Paul Revere’s Midnight Ride, give or take a day or two, the (former) Cardinal pivot bid his verily unanticipated adieu to the Ville, hitching a ride on that carriage of Cinderella before it turned into a pumpkin.

Commotion begat Loco-Commotion.

So this Transfer Portal tilt-a-whirl continues to run amuck.

Who knows, the Masked Man might just be looking for more moolah, or better dental care and return?

I’m watching a new streaming series called “Government Cheese.” It has my attention, thought it makes little sense.

Like the TP.

Which is also like one of those detective murder mystery series with so many mcguffins and switcharoos and late introduced characters and false leads you lose track, but you stay til the end anyway just to find out whodunit. Whether the finale makes sense, which it often doesn’t.

So, as of this writing, if not when eventually posted (no guarantees), Pryor’s in, Scott’s out and I’m dazed and confused. Bewildered, if you’d rather go James Brown than Led Zep.

Kids these days. Geesh.

Seedy, c d, Chuck, don’t let the whims of these college basketball players dictate your well being.

Listen to yourself, for heaven’s sake.

But remember, you can’t tell the players without a program.

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So that leaves U of L with a roster of ten . . . as of this Thursday morn.

The three Top 25 portal guards (Conwell, McNeely, Wooley), Top 10 prepster Brown, and the German PF Fru.

Plus five holdovers. Hadley, Pryor, Rooths, Rodgers and Khalifa.

Roster spots still available.

Doubt that Kelsey’s staff is through. Work to be done. Just as they thought they could kick back and dive into Derby.

Silly boys.

I’m thinkin’ a wing, another big.

Nobody’s asking me, admittedly. When the phone rings, it’s not Pat Kelsey on the line.

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I needn’t advise the group in attendance here how the Cardinals’ conference, ACC, was shredded last year for its abject lameness.

Which, let’s be fair, it inured to Louisville’s benefit  during PK S1.

New coaches now on board are going to help.

Along with your basic law of averages.

What else?

Thanks for asking. It brings me to an article in the Washington Post about an idea swirling around in the obviously fertile mind of Stanford coach Kyle Smith.

Are you hip enough to understand the soccer situation in merrie ol’ England?

They have an annual relegation. The bottom three clubs in the Premier League get relegated to a level below. And top three at that lesser minor league move up to top tier.

Relegation. Elevation.

Smith’s idea plays off that. Though nobody’s getting kicked out of the league.

There would be two levels, adjusted yearly. The top teams would play each other more, allowing for more Quad 1 opportunities. The second level would also meet more, allowing for some to have a glossier record.

NFL does something sort of like this, schedule wise, to provide some parity for the playoffs.

Smith’s main thought is two divisions, two schools down, two movin’ on up.

Not only improving the odds for more Dance cards filled, theoretically, but making late season tilts between, say Georgia Tech and California more important.

Using last season’s final standings as an example. Georgia Tech and Virginia Tech would be relegated. Florida State and Virginia elevated.

I’m intrigued.

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That not quite as ironic Jonathon Swiftian Modest Proposal notwithstanding, there is one absolute no brainer, why has it not happened yet, clear cut way to increase the hoops product and relevancy of the ACC.

Make UConn an offer they can’t refuse.

Win. Win.

The Huskies want a league for football. ACC gets another double gender hoops powerhouse.

— c d kaplan