Just My Type

CB: Hell, no. They practice 12 hours a day on that show. Other than gambling, there's nothing I want to do 12 hours a day.

The Quick and the Dead

AFTER JUST one loss to the Dodgers, it was amazing how quickly a sense of doom descended on Wrigley. Same with the Angels. They had the best record in baseball, but after they dropped their home opener to Boston, everyone said, "Oh, no." On my show last week Tim McCarver argued that this is why the first round needs to extend to best of seven: A short series doesn't show enough respect for the 162-game season. My radio audience, though, disagreed. In a poll 62% said they like the current format just fine. I see their point: the best-of-five series gives the playoffs a fast start. You get desperation on the second day. It's one reason why, unlike with the NBA, no one complains that these playoffs go on too long.

The Osmond Family Is Stoked

HERE'S A college game I didn't expect to have circled on my calendar: BYU versus Utah on Nov. 22, which could well be a play-in game to the BCS. Of course, for that game to mean that much to the voters and the computers, both schools need to enter the game undefeated. So these Mormon-heavy rivals will have to root for each other until then. That should be a test, considering their history:

? The schools are 45 miles apart.

? Their game's name: the Holy War.

? A former Utah coach, Wayne Howard, once said, "The hatred between Utah and BYU is going to continue.... I'm going to make a crusade of it."

A Seat That's Always Hot

I ASKED BRIAN BILLICK last week if he would want the Raiders' coaching job. Straining to be polite, he answered, "I don't know if Mr. Davis and I would be a good fit." After Al Davis's messy firing of Lane Kiffin last week, you can see why. Billick, who won a Super Bowl with the Ravens and is now a broadcaster, said that Davis needs a coach he can have a partnership with. Good luck. Tom Cable was named the Raiders' interim head coach. That's laughable: With Davis, every coach is an interim head coach.