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My birthday draws near, and generous readers should know I have room in my liquor cabinet for a bottle of nice rum, room on my bookshelf for S.A. Cosby’s latest crime fiction, and room in my inbox for words of flattery.
They say it is better to give than to receive. I suspect the originator of that idiom never received an all-expense-paid vacation to a Caribbean island.
Nevertheless, I’ve been struck by a generous spirit throughout this college football offseason, and, with season openers nearly upon us, it’s time to dish out gifts to some football luminaries. Self-care is important, so I saved the final gift for myself.
Here’s my gift list:
Jon Gruden: A phone call from Mississippi State.
Jimbo Fisher: A phone call from Virginia Tech.
Nick Saban: A “Make Football Great Again” hat.
Cody Campbell: A copy of “I Alone Can Fix It.”
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Jim Harbaugh: The last laugh.
Connor Stalions: Espionage training.
Hugh Freeze: A new pair of golf spikes.
Matt Rhule: Hugh Freeze’s golf handicap.
Luke Fickell: His old job back.
Lincoln Riley: An escape hatch.
Marcus Freeman: A starring role as the next James Bond.
Mike Gundy: Mark Stoops’ buyout clause.
Mark Stoops: Mike Gundy’s hair.
Sam Pittman: A rod and reel to use at his retirement home in Lake Hamilton. The stripers are bitin’ in October.
Ed Orgeron: An interim coaching gig in the SEC.
Kalen DeBoer: A tank…
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