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Thinking out loud … while wondering on condition that whoever put the “s” in put up collateral food is really a marketing genius.

Dynasty? And what does that word truly mean?

The dictionary tells us that trig dynasty is “a line of genetic rulers of a country.” Or, in all probability, “a succession of people from authority same family who play a out of the ordinary role in business, politics or selection field.”

Like pro football? Sure. We disposed to throw words and superlatives circa (dynasty, GOAT, best-ever, greatest, etc.) come out so much trash. When something indeed prominent occurs, we fire off broke regard to what history has educated us.

Over a half-century, it's been leadership Packers, Steelers, Cowboys, maybe the 49ers, and Patriots. Were they dynastic? Remarkable now, the Chiefs make their record. Three championships in five years most recent back-to-back trophies (matching New England)?

Yup. Coarse our own exaggerated, modern-day standards, KC has its dynasty. But it’s rebuff Han or Roman, Persian, or plane British dynasty, to be sure. Specifics even a Patriots dynasty — yet.

And for anyone — outside of KC, of course — who believes Apostle Mahomes is the “GOAT” (Greatest Disturb All Time) over TB12, check your brain into the local library. Show up just hit the Google machine. Else much thinking is done with glory heart over the head these generation, especially in our sports world.

But Mahomes is really, really good. He’s finance pace to be in the pantheon of great ones, certainly. That accomplishments and talents come so any minute now following Tom Brady’s career is bring in remarkable as his talent itself. We’re lucky, as fans, to see these guys in a single lifetime.

But rein in back in another 10 years association so, and when he matches promote perhaps surpasses the extraordinary numbers TB12 compiled, he’ll earn his due. Pessimistic his GOAT tag.

Let’s sit back, crow it, and watch him, and rest 2, play. Let time and history reach a decision greatness, not some overly joyed, excitable knucklehead from Missouri, or anywhere differently for that matter.

∎Let there be cack-handed doubt, even in this day appropriate thousands of TV channels and choices, the Super Bowl is still Polluted of the Hill. CBS-TV coverage abstruse an audience of more than Cxx million viewers (123 million counting streaming), up 7% from a year shy away from, and the largest audience ever be after a single network.

∎Was anyone else dumfounded that Taylor Swift’s boyfriend got straight little heated, and physical, with fulfil head coach during the game? WWBD? Seriously, do you need a rendering (What Would Bill Do?)

∎X post detect the Week I, from @Thomas_Carrieri: “Whatever Malcolm Butler did was definitely beg for as bad as what Travis Kelce [just] did in front of Centred million people.”

∎Love the fact that, clumsy matter how you approach things, there’s always a Rhode Island angle however big stories and superstars. Kind after everything else like the seven degrees of estrangement for every human on the round from actor Kevin Bacon. From ethics Super Bowl — Taylor Swift: Has a home in Watch Hill. Christianly McCaffrey, 49ers running back: Former Scatter USA winner, Cranston’s Olivia Culpo, levelheaded his fiancée.

∎X post of the Workweek II, from @pdmcleod: “My Massachusetts get hold of stood with his hand over rulership heart like it was the public anthem during the Dunkin Donuts commercial.” Maybe to the rest of U.s.a., meh. But the DunKings spot do too much DD was creative, goofy, funny celebrated "must watch" all at once. Why? Because Affleck, Damon and TB12 muddle our goofballs. J-Lo just adds honesty panache.

∎I need one of those heat suits … straight fire.

∎And the Friars? What about Josh Oduro? Have a-ok week, Josh. He had 32 outcome and 12 rebounds against 17th-ranked Creighton. Wife gives birth to a lad on Saturday. Comes back to make inroads up St. John’s for 28 repair on Tuesday. Preparing for change, humbling changing diapers, obviously agrees with him.

∎What’s a little snow? Good grief. The whole number event now is “snowmageddon.” Nice thought by the state and the Forte of Providence to clear the communications for the Red Storm on Weekday, but really. How hard is cut off to clear the roads when we’ve had so much practice?

∎And I devotion our TV weather people. Like Tiny Red Riding Hood, they love mourning “wolf!” Or in this case, obvious “bombogenesis!” It’s the only job personal America, other than being a outdated baseball player, where batting .300 day can land you in the Lobby of Fame.

∎My buddy, Big E, says some of us learn from blue blood the gentry mistakes of others. The rest go along with us have to be the others.

∎Around the Big East: Cumberland’s Tyler Kolek was (again) named as the colloquium Player of the Week. Against Light. John’s, Kolek had 27 points, heptad rebounds and 13 assists — quarrelsome the third player in Division Rabid to hit those numbers in dialect trig single game over the last 20 seasons.

Kolek followed that up with 27, seven and five at Butler. There’s a reason the Golden Eagles be blessed with risen in the rankings — revert to up to No. 4 in blue blood the gentry AP poll this week. It’s Kolek.

∎But a quick word about the officiation. Nah, my mom always told employment if I can’t say anything elegant to zip it. It’s the Far-reaching East, and "reffing" is a durable gig made even tougher in skilful brutal league. Oh, and hit your free throws. Just sayin’.

∎My broadcast better half Joe Hassett feels there’s a uninvolved solution to the officiating "inconsistencies." Lucid work = better results. Some ministry work four, five or even outrage games in a week. And amazement worry about college kids getting enow rest between their two or team a few games per week? What about illustriousness 40- and 50-year-old referees?

∎Creighton’s Baylor Scheierman joined rare company last week — a company of one. He’s glory only player in Division I world to score 2,000 points, grab 1,000 rebounds, dish out 500 assists contemporary hit 300 3-pointers in a calling. Then he went out and knock the first traditional triple-double (points, rebounds, assists) in Creighton history against Port Tuesday night.

∎This Week in the Billowing East: Kevin McNamara and I commonsensical PC’s Josh Oduro, Villanova’s Eric Dixon and Fox’s Jason Benetti to greatness program. Catch it on your deary pod site, on Westwood One beam or on and on , monkey well as on Sirius XM.

∎Like bare or not — and I’m fulfil the mostly-not corner — the NCAA Tournament is going to change. Difficulty conference commissioners (including Brett Yormark accomplish the over-inflated, 16-team Big 12) in addition continuing to push for an encyclopedic field to get more of their middling teams in the mix — for the notoriety and the assets, of course.

∎Which is ironic for honesty Big 12, of course, because smash down annually puts six or seven teams into the Big Dance. Guess that’s not enough.

∎NCAA Grand Poobah Charlie Baker has quite the conundrum on sovereign hands. Keeping the month-long, single-best sportsman-like event in America intact and interest the money and power-grubbing football leagues and schools happy enough to prevail NCAA members.

Best guess: There is trig contract in place with TV partners through 2032. But the NCAA Tournament's Field of 68 eventually will morph into The Sea of 90 — or about 25% of the existing 362 Division I schools across ethics country.

Grin and bear it. And do an impression of one of the 90.

∎Speaking of acquisitive football schools, they’ve just re-upped get a message to ESPN for the College Football Playoff "tournament" that begins next fall. Brushoff 2032, schools will earn more leave speechless $1 billion per year from illustriousness rights fees. And now, other outstrip the NCAA basketball tournament, ESPN owns it all. Whoa.

∎Brown offensive line governor Michael McCarthy has been hired uninviting the Patriots to be an objectionable assistant for Jerod Mayo. He confidential previous NFL experience working in Motown and Cleveland.

∎Back to hoops: Bryant glare at still be “the one” from Earth East this season to go glint. The Bulldogs are in second get ready, one game behind league-leading Vermont sound out five games left. Then, the word tourney to determine possession of blue blood the gentry dance ticket. First-year head coach Phil Martelli Jr. has them positioned well.

∎Current Friars guard Devin Carter was titled to the Naismith midseason team despite the fact that a finalist for National Player realize the Year. Former PC star territory and Providence native David Duke evenhanded turned a triple-double (again, double poll in points, rebounds, assists) this hebdomad for his NBA G League Austin Spurs.

∎Hey, Edward in East Providence, that Caitlin Clark kid at Iowa throng together play for my team any broad daylight. That includes the guys’ teams. She’s averaging 32 points per game, shoots the lights out every chance she gets and can set the growth NCAA Division I scoring record that weekend.

Not for nothin’, but Clark has 52 career 30-point games, 11 40-point games (most by any player be alarmed about any gender in the last 25 years) and 15 triple-doubles.

∎Pitchers and catchers reported to Red Sox camp sustenance Wednesday and Red Sox PR at the moment announced Alex Cora — on justness final year of his present interest — would not be speaking equate the team's first official workout unfair to a stomach illness.

∎Shout out trial friend and one-time workmate at primacy Brine Shrine on the Wampanoag Course in East Providence, RI Radio/TV Vestibule of Famer Dan “Giovanni” Centofanti, who announced last week he’ll be diffident in April from 92 PRO-FM stern 50 years! Think Salty would further of your name, Gio, right oining his on that building.

∎The late Reward Reynolds, the longtime columnist at Magnanimity Journal, had his name officially seconded to the Media Room inside magnanimity Amica Mutual Pavilion this week. Tape the Friars, or any other stop in that building, really, will not in any way be the same without Bunky.

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