While trolling the message boards this morning, I came across this link from the Harrisonburg Daily News Record.

Apparently, Maryland assistant Chuck Driesell is one of about 764 candidates "on the radar" for the James Madison job, which opened two weeks ago when Dean Keener announced he would resign at the end of the season.

Much of the story is about the interest of erstwhile George Washington and St. John's coach Mike Jarvis. The 62-year-old --- who bears an uncanny resemblance to Uncle Phil from The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air --- wants to get back into the game after his shenanigans helped land St. John's on probation it has yet to fully recover from.

I floated the idea of Uncle Phil taking up residence in Harrisonburg to a JMU alum I know, and he was adamant in his reply.

"No no no no noooooo," he said. "Do not want."

Well, that's one vote anyway. But that could be an interesting gig. (Other names on the list: American's Jeff Jones and Vermont's Mike Lonergan). The success of George Mason and VCU (and, a few years back, UNC Wilmington) has allowed all the boats in that league to rise a little bit. It's an off year in 2007-08, but the CAA has a bit more juice now than it once did.

--- Patrick Stevens