Mike North of “The Mike North Morning Show” on The Score (670-AM) sits in on Wednesdays. Sign up at redeyechicago.com/fiveonfive.
Jimmy Greenfield
Phillip Thompson
Leo Ebersole
Brian Moore
Mike North
TOPIC 1: WHO IS YOUR FRESHMAN TO WATCH?
Eric Gordon and whatever Northwestern player he will thoroughly humiliate.
Monique Coleman of “High School Musical.” Talking college basketball? Monique Coleman.
Michael Beasley of Kansas State. Like Bea Arthur, he puts the “Bea” in “beast.”
Because of a restraining order, I can’t mention her — and I have to stay 500 feet away at all times.
Kevin Love — UCLA, his uncle’s a Beach Boy! Good enough for me!
TOPIC 2: WHICH UNDERRATED BASEBALL PLAYER DESERVES A BIG PAYDAY?
The day I care if an athlete gets paid millions is the day I give up bourbon and hookers.
Barry Bonds. And by “big payday” I mean “the big payback.”
Ryan Howard got $900,000 last year. That works out to the price of about three Soriano homers.
Baseball players are already overpaid. But Mark Prior deserves a big pay cut, for sure.
Carlos Marmol! Can you believe it — a Cub?
TOPIC 3: WILL THE PATRIOTS GO UNDEFEATED?
No, but oddly their opponents will go winless against them.
No. God knows if Bill Belichick gains that much power, he’ll evict Satan. The devil you know …
Yes, as long as they can convince their opponents to use Baltimore’s coaching staff.
After Pittsburgh, they face the Jets, Dolphins and Giants — a.k.a. “the axis of crapville.” So, yes.
No, they will lose in the playoffs — did I just write that?
TOPIC 4: WHAT TEAM WOULD YOU LIKE TO COACH AND WHY?
The Chicago Blackhawks. I love, love, love great hockey seats.
Your Chicago Cubs. I studied waste management in college.
Anyone playing for the Lingerie Bowl, if only for the preseason position battles.
The easiest job in sports must be coaching Peyton Manning and the Colts. He does all the work.
I am the Notre Dame Dons. Great program, great kids.
TOPIC 5: WHAT IS THE STATUS OF YOUR FANTASY TEAM OR TEAMS?
I’m out in football, and, sadly, my 2008 baseball team has already been eliminated too.
Fantasy football is for geeks. Unless I cling to my playoff spot.
I’m in the playoffs in a certain RedEye “fantasy expert’s” league. How’s it going, Phil?
Leo and I face off in the playoffs in one league. I’ll tear his face off. Fantasy speaking, of course.
I’m week to week, I have a favorite team every night!
