Wednesday Morning Dump

- The must-read of the day (1a) comes from Glen Logan, the head of A Sea of Blue. He crunched some numbers and tried to determine which of the top-10 highest-paid coaches actually earn the most money

- Your must-read of the day (1b) comes from stats wizard Ken Pomeroy. He uses a program called ScheduleMatic (along with a boatload of stats and numbers) to fix the first week of the college hoops season

- Michigan State head coach Tom Izzo is troubled with the current state of college sports

- Apparently, one of the main servicemen involved in capturing Osama bin Laden was a former D-1 walk-on

- Would Butler be able to survive in a pay-for-play environment? We know Kentucky would, right?

- Jeff Eisenberg takes a look at the programs with the highest number of McDonalds All-Americans since 1995

- Uh Oh! Gary Parrish may not be able to show his face in Lexington any more

- A fantastic-read from Burnt Orange Nation on why offenses in the NBA and NCAA are so different (Seriously, great stuff here. Should be in one of the lead-off spots, but consider this your All-Star Game version of the dump)

- The NCAA is altering their rules for texts and emails

- Could the NBA lockout affect the 2012 Olympic Team? Probably not, but if the U.S. hadn't won the World Championships last Summer, it could have become disastrous

- Yesterday, we noted that two Wake Forest players were suspended indefinitely by head coach Jeff Bzdelik. Today Jeff Eisenberg explains why these two suspensions won't hurt the team too much

- Washington beat reporter Percy Allen has a bunch of good first impressions on the Huskies 2011-2012 squad

- Jason King provides some good words on former-Valpo forward Brandon Wood, who will be using his final year of eligibility at Michigan Stat

- Why does everybody care where Dallas Mavericks players almost went to college? During the NBA Finals, everybody was writing about where Dirk Nowitzki almost went to school. Now, Jeff Eisenberg is trying to get the ball rolling again, except this time, with Jason Kidd

- Rush the Court provides an off-season update on the Big East. Casual Hoya noted that Georgetown has gone only 17-19 in Big East play the last two seasons. 2011-2012 could be a rough year for the Hoyas

- A couple of Pac-12 teams have spent their off-season giving back. The Oregon State Beavers went to Macedonia to help underprivileged children, and the Washington Cougars helped build new homes in the Uniontown area

- Bo Ryan is out on the recruiting trails trying to restock the Badgers' cupboard

- Lost Letterman provides a behind the scenes look at Curtis Martin, the founder of the legendary DC Assault AAU program

- Hofstra's most recent incoming transfer Taran Buie, will be arraigned today on misdemeanor charges of theft and receiving stolen property

- Highly-touted combo forward in the class of 2012 Kyle Anderson will announce his college decision on September 20th

- AZ Desert Storm explains why the Pac-12 Tournament should be held in Phoenix

- A couple of notable quotables from CAA coaches (I know it's hot out, but we can't forget about the CAA)

- Jaleel Cousins, the younger brother of DaMarcus Cousins, is starting to prepare for the next level. While he probably won;t garner the acclaim his big brother did, the 6-foot-10 baby brother is garnering interest from schools like Murray State and East Carolina

- It's mid-summer, it's hot, the topic-well is drying up. So why not debate who the top-10 players in Louisville history are

- The best shoe commercials of the past decade (I'd swap No.1 with No.2 and move No.9 and 10 way up)