SU caught the end of the Ravens – Bengals game last night, and you have to wonder what John Harbaugh was thinking in holding onto his timeouts on that final drive. Now, it must be said that his brother, Jim, head coach at Michigan, is apparently equally unskilled in clock management. Could be a family issue. But it definitely cost the undermanned Ravens in the final seconds.

Great, great win for the Giants in Minnesota as Daniel Jones showed us his full array of skills. His running ability is a game changer for a team with less than stellar receivers but in the NFL, you are asking for trouble if you run your QB too much. He is a concussion waiting to happen, and against the Eagles this coming weekend, you have to watch for that.

Was the Dolphins – Bills game the longest regulation game in NFL history? Almost 4 hours. And that meant so many more minutes listening to Tony Romo. SU liked him when he first went to the booth but he is a lot to take in for that many hours. He wants to get credit for every play prediction but truth be told, he is no better than the rest of us. CBS needs to have less caffeine available in the booth. Buffalo advances but Josh Allen’s turnovers are an issue. It was incredible that Miami was that close in the final minutes with a back-up quarterback. It took a bungled delay of game penalty on a 4th down and 1 play to help get the Bills into the next round. Now, the goal is to just advance, and you don’t get style points in the NFL but they will need to up their game vs. the Bengals for sure.

SU caught the new Netflix release Break Point on the ATP and WTA tennis tours. They used an NFL Hard Knocks format to take viewers behind the scenes at some of the major tournaments. SU says it’s worth a look. It was interesting that only the younger players are allowing the access as the veterans no doubt are too protective of every mental and physical edge and are not looking to give anything away. It was fun to see how the players interact right before a big match when they are waiting to be introduced. For example, Nadal is running short sprints right past his opponent – it’s great. Also, you can clearly hear coaching from the stands for the players as they go to towel off between points and their “team” is sitting right there. Now, I believe that coaching is now allowed in some of the majors but not sure in all tournaments – at least the ones covered in the show.

The Yankee pitcher, Frankie Montas, beat the rush and is already out the first month of the season with shoulder issues – same ones as he had in Oakland and NY last season. We all know this will not end well. Now, he is only slated to be the 5th starter this season but the Yankees gave up JP Sears in that trade who showed he can pitch in NY and would have been great. I guess the Yankees’ plan for 2023 is to be healthier and for Josh Donaldson to bounce back. Oh, OK.

For NBA fans, LeBron just passed 38,000 points and is now in Kareem territory. Amazing. He entered the NBA as a pass first player and at 38, is still at the top of the League in terms of his quality of play.

SU has been monitoring the Jim Harbaugh NFL talks for a head coaching position. I still have to believe that it’s his agent putting out the rumors and scheduling the interviews to get a longer and bigger contract at Michigan as his offensive style is just not cut out for today’s game. I could be wrong but do not understand the interest from so many NFL Clubs. The young, offensive masterminds seem to be the best approach these days. Plus, why would anyone want to be an NFL coach? You are lucky to get 2 years before being fired. Gone are the days of patience and “this is a process.”

Finally, the NILs in college sports are certainly having an impact. It’s keeping kids in school a bit longer so I guess that is a good thing – assuming they are going to class and getting passing grades. And the dollars being paid for the bigger stars are significant – in the millions of dollars. SU understands “paying” student athletes but I wonder if this is what was intended?