No ... Marcus Monk isn't fed up with the Hogs throwing nine times a game and decided to come to UCA to play both sports next year (though, that would be something else – wouldn't it?).

Even better.

I wake up this morning to find an email from Getoffus.com co-genius Kai Caddy containing some news that should have every Bear fan ready to forget football altogether and get right into the heart of basketball.

See that picture? That's only a small portion of center Hasheem Thabeet's 89 inches. That's right, that kid is 7-foot-3. Thabeet, a native of Tanzania, received some fantastic news today when the NCAA ruled him eligible for this season. That means he will be in uniform when the Bears trek to the Northeast to do battle with UConn in a few weeks.

Only problem is – he'll be wearing blue.

Read about it here.