Tim leads off with a rant on the latest example of money ruining sports. The Players Era tournament gave us some great college basketball games but at the expense of some great traditions. Two Cent Takes on Mike Tirico’s friendly style plus other excellent announcers, some college hoops thoughts including what could be a long season for Penn State, and a quick response to another Pirates free agent rumor. Finally, Tim waxes poetic about the joy of the holiday season in the random off topic topic.