Cincinnati? Huh? - According to one of our local weekly newspapers there's a rumor going 'round that I'm job-hunting either in Cincinnati or in the Cincinnati area. I'll say simply that I'm not job-hunting there, or anywhere, and I have no idea what the genesis of that rumor might be. It is an interesting one though, even if is completely off the wall.

The paper goes on to say that I was asked about that rumor but didn't respond. What I was asked was "what's this I'm hearing about you and Cincinnati?" The only honest answer to that question is "I have no idea!"

In the spirit of COMPLETE disclosure, however, I suppose I should admit that there is one job that I would accept in a second if it were offered, and it does happen to be around 100 miles from Cincinnati. That would be the job of Director of Athletics at Indiana University, my Alma Mater. The only things that get in the way are that the Hoosiers already have a great, young A.D. so the job isn't open, that I'm probably not qualified for the job in the first place, and that I've never held a position in college athletics higher than graduate assistant coach, which was more than 25 years ago. So I don't think that call is coming, and I'm not looking for anything else.

That is of course unless Hollywood calls - but remember that old admonishment to " not quit your day job?" That one fits nicely here.