Lemme tell you — nothing takes the glow off your day quite like flying from Fort Lauderdale to Pittsburgh. Or Baltimore. But I’m in Pittsburgh now, hobnobbing with sport marketers and cursing the predicted 35-degree low temperatures for tonight.

A few stories to tide you over in the meantime:

— Rumored new ESPN hire (and current Baltmore Sun sportswriter) Heather Dinich apparently decided not to wear a prostitute-esque referee’s costume to Maryland coach Ralph Friedgen’s press conference. I guess Heather’s tastes have improved slightly since college? Amazing. (Awful Announcing)

—  Does SI need to be fixed? (The Big Lead)

— A biblical-style breakdown of the coaching changes in college hoops for this year. (Storming The Floor)

—  Examining the NFL lines for this week. (Signal to Noise)

—  Bulls fans and Lakers fans can read this. Everyone else can safely ignore it, although it still a good read. (We Are The Postmen)