Post Earthquake (Terremoto) restoration & reconstruction.
Due to infrastructure degradation in some areas…collapse in others, things have slowed down here, temporarily. In my region – coffee region (eje cafeteros) – most services have been restored, if not totally-in part. Internet connectivity is hit & miss for the public…phone service-based is on, but other major providers of internet-home services is sketchy. Projection for full restoration is Sunday, the 16th.
My 19th Annual predictions will be delayed. I expect it will be posted by Tuesday, the 18th 0f August. Allow me to apologize in advance to you the viewer.
20 July 2026 – Oops !! The Fodzo commitment tweets, articles, and information was a bit premature folks!
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02 August 2026 Clarification – Repost
Hah!! Well, that was interesting folks. French PG Marc-Owen Fodzo Dada visited the Hilltop late last month. It was prematurely posted on X that he had committed to the Jays! NOT SO FAST, Kemosabe! Of course I joined the chorus, Lemming-like, to trumpet the ‘win’ for my Jays!
Officially, the university had no comment(s) throughout the entire episode.
Unofficially, other sources pointed to the following: .Surprisingly, the Jays did not take his commitment… It seems that the young man did not pass academic muster – did not make the academic cutline? WHAT? Academics? In this day and age? With the dominance of NIL, profit-sharing, patch wearing on uniforms, and the rampant, now legal, ‘Pay-for-Play’ system. I amongst many, thought the heyday of academic requirements was a thing of the past, a fond memory. Evidently not at all “bastions of learning”.
That’s too bad, as:
A: Dada was a good player and was a welcome ‘late addition’ to the team.
B. I had written a nice article for him and it was good reading. Oh well…such is life…win some – lose some.
French guard Marc-Owen Fodzo Dada has officially made it to Omaha where he'll be playing for Creighton next season.
The 6-3 19-year from France is a really fun long-term guard prospect in France's 2006 generation. The Nancy guard has a +8 wingspan relative to his height and… pic.twitter.com/BBQTr8ZH1w
