So, Peter, you've become a pirate.
Leading off:
Super Bowl media day has come and gone. With it there were a few notable appearances and quotes by some former Pac-12 players (there are 18 former conference players and five former conference coaches between the Seattle Seahawks and New England Patriots).
Former Stanford DB Richard Sherman made a few comments about Deflategate when he and the Seahawks arrived in Arizona and on Tuesday Patriots owner Robert Kraft responded to those comments while also taking a bit of a shot at Stanford.
The Huffington Post said that former California RB Marshawn Lynch's "I'm just here so I won't get fined" act was the best press conference ever. But USA Today says the league should fine Lynch anyway.
The Washington Post put together an entire thread of former Arizona TE Rob Gronkowski-related items. And, some other Gronk nuggets.
Former Washington WR Jermaine Kearse got a podium at this year's media day thanks to his game-winning catch against the Packers. Frank Schwab writes that this is what he'll forever be known for.
Extra nuggets: If you're just looking for some general media day bites, here's an update from The Seattle Times. NJ.com compiled a list of the 10 worst questions asked at media day. And USA Today's Chris Strauss writes that the key to Super Bowl media day is to just embrace the absurdity of it all.
Notes/team updates/recruiting nuggets:
Get to know Arizona commit Jace Whittaker.
What are the odds that Arizona State gets DE Porter Gustin?
Cal picked up a huge commitment on Tuesday night.
Mike MacIntyre owned one of his players on Twitter.
Marcus Mariota's younger brother will walk on at Oregon.
Gary Andersen added to his support staff on Tuesday.
What kind of a player is Stanford getting in Dylan Jackson?
The biggest needs for UCLA's 2015 recruiting class.
Matt Leinart has some big expectations for USC next season.
Utah added an offensive line commitment on Tuesday.
Some final changes for Washington State's staff.
Washington State lost a recruit to Arizona State on Tuesday.
Just for fun:
On Tuesday, Arizona State quarterback Mike Bercovici and safety Jordan Simone attended Super Bowl media day to add to some of azcentral.com's coverage of the event. We'll have a story later on today with Bercovici's thoughts on the day and his advice to other reporters (now that he has such a deep understanding of the profession), but as a preview to some of the in-depth and exclusive content you'll get from the Bercovici-Simone media team, check out this tweet:
Just talked to Tom Brady about hair products... #BrotherFromAnotherMother
— Michael Bercovici (@MikeBerco) January 27, 2015We're sure it was enlightening. Someone get this man a Pulitzer.