I just felt like dropping that headline as an eye-catching way to point out that I really enjoyed Kurt Busch this morning on the KNBR Morning Show with Murph and Mac.

For anyone who has not yet been bitten by the NASCAR bug or who thinks it’s “stupid” or something, take a listen to these drivers. They are the most refreshing group of athletes in America.

We spent about 10 minutes with the driver of the Blue Deuce (thank you PCon) and it was very entertaining. His frank and forthright answers about driver feuds and his details about the rugged schedule were educational.

He ably inserted the plug about the road race at Infineon later this year and chatted about how he always checks to see if he beats his brother after a race.

TAKE THE MONEY AND RUN

No person can be expected to turn down $35 million to do something they love. Nobody.

Memphis basketball coach John Calipari is apparently set to accept a contract with Kentucky that would have him in one of basketball’s hotbeds through the 2016 season.

That’s huge cash to go with huge pressure. And all this from a guy who has not won a National Championship and is best known for a choke-job last year in the NCAA championship game and a near-brawl with John Cheaney of Temple.