Misc. Sports: Billy Gillispie and Eddie George

• I know that Billy Gillispie wasn't Kentucky's first choice to replace Tubby Smith, but UK fans should be extremely happy with the hire. Gillispie brought in a top 25 recruiting class at UTEP and made Texas A&M, which has rarely been good in men's basketball and failed to win a conference game the season before Gillispie got there, into a top 10 team. Gillispie is definitely a better pick than UK's second choice, Rick Barnes.


• Former Titan Brad Hopkins said today on his radio show that the Titans could improve their running back situation by bringing Eddie George out of retirement. (Actually, from what I understand, Eddie isn't technically retired, but he hasn't played for two full seasons.) Eddie wasn't exactly a finesse back and his body took a lot of abuse during his nine seasons. I'm not sure that he could still contribute on the field, but I wouldn't mind bringing him in to babysit Lendale White.