2008 A-Sun Pre-Conference All-Conference

It's been a big year so far for the A-Sun. 5 wins against BCS conference teams (including 3 against the SEC). That said, it's a young (and, top to bottom, not very good) conference. According to Kyle Whelliston, the A-Sun has seven teams in the bottom 40, including 4 in the bottom 14. Ken Pomeroy ranks the A-Sun 28th out of 31 conferences. Gardner-Webb and ETSU are at the top in most of the computers. I'll have a complete team-by-team preview comig up later this week before conference play begins. But here are my votes for all-conference based on November and December:

Conference Player of the Year -- Jonathan Rodriguez, forward, Campbell

First Team All-Conference -- Forwards: Rodriguez, Thomas Sanders (Gardner-Webb), Kevin Tiggs (ETSU). Guards: Ben Smith (Jacksonville), Aaron Linn (Gardner-Webb)

Second Team -- Guards: Grayson Flittner (G-W), Justin Hare (Belmont), Shadeen Aaron (Mercer). Forwards: Calvin Henry (Mercer), Landon Adler (Florida Gulf Coast)

Honorable Mention -- Shane Dansby (Belmont), Brian Pfohl (Mercer), Adam Liddell (Fla-GC), Andrew Reed (ETSU), Shaun Stegall (Kennesaw), Brandon Brown (Lipscomb), Garfield Blair (Stetson), Marcus Allen (Jacksonville)

A Little Creepy

So I'm finishing up the first draft of my new book today. My book is about my experiences recovering from heart surgery, and the lessons I an still learning.

In between Google searches for inspirational quotes from Winston Churchill, Charles DeGaulle, and Don Henley, I click over to the Jeopardy message boards and find out that Alex Trebek is in the hospital recovering from a "mild heart attack."

Welcome to the club, Alex. Our prayers are with you.