Canzano: Mailbag deals with Dame, the Pac-12, SDSU and SMU, football and Lady Liberty
Your questions. My answers.
I get terrific questions in the weekly mailbag. But what I especially loved this week is that readers not only asked me about the recent drama involving Damian Lillard, the Pac-12, San Diego State and SMU but also wanted to know about the games and players themselves.
Hey, remember when sportswriting involved sports?
I didn’t get into this business dreaming about covering conference expansion, media-rights deals and back-channeling NBA agents. But that’s where I’m spending a significant amount of my time and energy lately.
I don’t mind. Some of the palace theater is intriguing. Still, I prefer the sports themselves and can’t wait for the games, coaches and players to become the focal point this season.
So I was delighted this week in the mailbag when a reader asked me this question: