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Mike Davis will lose $40,000 from his settlement with IU if he bad-mouths the university. Does that explain the honeymoon-like atmosphere during the press conference announcing his firing? He will also lose $40,000 if he attempts to lure any players to go with him, but I doubt he will mind that if he can get players to go with him as it will help his chances to get a job.

The bloody gauze (gause?) pad from Adam Morrison's nose made its way to eBay (!!!), but it was quickly pulled after requests from Gonzaga/Morrison/NCAA.

http://cgi.ebay.com/ADAM-MORRISONS-BLOODY-GAUZE-PAD-GONZAGA-BULLDOGS_W0QQitemZ8770018146QQcategoryZ25550QQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem

One day after David Padgett shut it down because of injuries and an upcoming operation, California freshman Bryan Harvey decided to transfer from Louisville over playing time. I guess Rick Pitino was not joking when he talked about "shutting it down"! http://sports.yahoo.com/ncaab/news?slug=ap-louisville-harvey&prov=ap&type=lgns

Meanwhile Thad Matta insists he has no interest in leaving Ohio State. If I had Greg Oden and a super-dooper recruiting class coming in, why would I leave? An 8-year/11-million dollar contract helps too! http://sports.yahoo.com/ncaab/news?slug=ap-ohiost-matta&prov=ap&type=lgns