. . . that you missed the Tennessee-American replay last night because you were digesting the whole Fulmer/subpoena thing. Luckily, it's on the ball even when you're not.

College Basketball Next episode: 2008 NCAA Tournament: American vs. Tennessee From March 21, 2008..   (Repeat)  View in TV Listings

Fri 7/25 6:00 AM CBSCS 2 hours No rating Sports, Basketball, Sports Non-Event

This year's College World Series features a rematch between the Oregon State Beavers and the North Carolina Tar Heels.

Corn Nation is your hub. Be sure to visit OSU blog Building the Dam and NC blog Carolina March for the teams' fans' perspective.

If you haven't heard by now, UT baseball coach Rod Delmonico was released Sunday after 17 years and 699 wins as a Vol. Gentry Estes of The Chattanooga Times-Free Press writes Delmonico's career obit nicely:

Most Vol baseball fans have had an opinion on Delmonico for some time now. Personally I've never been a big fan of the guy. I've felt sorry for players I think he misused (like R.A. Dickey, whose arm is now held together with duct tape), but mostly I've never felt like Tennessee baseball -- even in the good years -- was fun. And if you can't look forward to enjoying a day at the ballpark, something's wrong.

Anyway, the task of finding UT's next manager is now on Mike Hamilton. I'm sure the guy who brought us Bruce Pearl can handle it, but I'd like to offer a few names myself...

Morris Buttermaker Pros: Good recruiter (got Kelly Leak to play) Experienced pool cleaner, so in the offseason he could help out at the Aquatic Center Has an in with Chico's Bail Bonds, which could come in handy for the whole athletics department Cons: Raging alcoholic Willingness to provide alcohol to players during and after games might necessitate the Chico's Bail Bonds ties He's fictional
C. Montgomery Burns Pros: Won a championship as manager of the Springfield Nuclear Power Plant softball team Also a good recruiter, signing many top players in the process (though he did miss out on Mordecai "Three-Finger" Brown) Could use multi-billion dollar worth to renovate Lindsey Nelson Stadium Cons: Aging (though seemingly not rapidly) at somewhere between 81-118 years old Unorthodox management style, such as benching Darryl Strawberry for Homer Simpson (though that did work out for him...) Also fictional. Also a cartoon.
Bruce Pearl Pros: Proven winner Everybody loves him Superhuman powers Cons: Already busy building championship program Would get really, really sweaty in a baseball uniform around May/June Though not fictional, also not a baseball coach

Those are just a few ideas to get started with. So Mike, if you need me on the search committee, you know where to find me.

Go Vols!

The Tennessee Smokies organization has ended its affiliation with the Arizona Diamondbacks and struck a two-year player development deal with the Chicago Cubs. Now would be a good time to check out the excellent SB Nation Cubs blog, Bleed Cubbie Blue.