BEVERLY HILLS (MI) — The kid hasn’t even hit campus yet and I love him already. Why? Check out this quote from “Buckets” in a piece found on MaxPreps.com on “mid-major” recruiting:

“I don’t buy into the high-major/mid-major stuff,” Dayton commitment LaDontae Henton said. “I had high-major schools looking at me as well, but Dayton is a Top 25 team every year and consistently gets into the tournament. It was the right fit for me and the best situation.”

Linky goodness:

http://www.maxpreps.com/news/E0J1T8EZEd-YiQAcxJSkrA/mid-major-basketball-programs-making-noise-on-the-recruiting-trail.htm

Flyer fans will be happy to note that Xavier is listed as a “mid-major” right alongside the Flyers, Central Florida, Delaware and VCU.

— Have you signed up for mobile Flyer Fan alerts yet? If not, you can click here to do so:

http://songwhale.com/flyers

— I believe this is the best write-up on the “Final Four” coming to Dayton that I’ve seen:

http://rushthecourt.net/2010/09/09/after-10-for-10-dayton-goes-four-for-first-four/

— Doug Harris in the DDN says UD could hold onto the “First Four” for a while:

http://www.daytondailynews.com/dayton-sports/university-of-dayton-flyers/ud-could-kick-off-ncaa-tourney-beyond-2011-920923.html

— Former Fairmont HS hoops star Cassie Sant adjusts to life as a student/athlete at UD:

http://www.daytonflyers.com/womens/basketball/news/index.html?article_id=6931

— So the A-10 Message Board has decided to go to a fully-moderated, no personal attacks mode of operation?

Good luck with that.

— If Matt Kavanaugh can spend more time on his feet that he does on his kiester this season, he should be fine. I’ve never seen a player lose his balance and take a tumble quite as often, in so few minutes, as MK did last year.

— If a tree falls down in the middle of the forest during a Xavier/ UD game this year, am I the only one who doesn’t believe that the refs would whistle an offensive foul on the Flyers?

— Pretty cool video tour of UD by Terry Adams on a BMX bike:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MR0eZjPtFxQ&feature=player_embedded

— Remember the name Walter Pitchford? He was the Michigan big man who OP wouldn’t release from his LOI at DePaul after he took the job. He’s reclassified and resurfaced at Summit Christian Academy in Lansing…and he is #38 in Slam Magazine’s top 75 for 2011:

http://www.slamonline.com/online/college-hs/high-school/2010/09/slam-fresh-75-2011/

Too bad there is no room at the BG Inn for young Mr. Pitchford.

— Speaking of OP, he just got another Chicago kid to commit to DePaul – Macari Brooks:

http://www.chicagohoops.com/articles1/macaridepaul.html

— So, who’s it gonna be this year, Buzz Williams? For the last 2 seasons the Marquette mentor has “un-recruited” a player he gave a full ride to, after said kid had already landed on campus. We’re waiting Buzzy.

— Is there a bigger waste of productivity and paper in the American workplace today than Fantasy Football?

— I think I would soil my swimsuit if I ever tried to surf on a wave like this:

http://www.liveleak.com/view?i=adb_1283700494

— On the season ending episode of HBO’s Entourage, they had a brief on-screen RIP for Maury Chaykin. Who the heck is Maury Chaykin you ask? This guy:

http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0001999/

Chaykin did a fantastic job playing movie producer Harvey Weingard, a spot-on characterization of Harvey Weinstein, the legendary Hollywood blunderbuss.

— Isn’t it comforting to know that no matter where you are in the US, you’re never more than 115 miles from a Mickey D’s?

http://consumerist.com/2010/09/youre-never-more-than-115-miles-from-mcdonalds.html

— Not a fan of Sarah Palin, so I’ll just leave this here without further comment:

http://www.vanityfair.com/politics/features/2010/10/sarah-palin-201010

That’s it “From the Swamp.”
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