Surely, I'm not the only Gator fan who's feeling conflicted today . . .

Billy D says he had to leave the University of Florida after back-to-back NCAA championships so he could grow as a coach and a person.

Of course, his bank account will be growing substantially, too.

But, now, I'm afraid he's going to get tangled up in the mess that is the Orlando Magic.

I'm sorry, but our local NBA franchise just hasn't been the same since that low-life Penny Hardaway launched his coup against Brian Hill in the late 90's.

Oh, and you can laugh-off GM Otis Smith's assurances that BD isn't being brought to Orlando as a bargaining chip in the team's ongoing effort to squeeze dollars out of local tax coffers to expand the O-rena (or "better" yet, build a new one).

But, the Magic front office is always trying to spin one story or another, aren't they?

The inmates have been running the assylum over there for a long time.

I hope the dawn of the Billy-ball Era will change all that.

But, you know what they say about hoping in one hand, and doing something else with the other.

So, the question remains: Who will have to come down to Gainesville and try to fill Donovan's sneakers? Odds are it will be his former assistant Anthony Grant, currently coaching up at Virginia Commonwealth University in Richmond. But, who's to say what AD Jeremy Foley will do?!

Sometimes, the off-season is more fun than the actual sport. Certainly filled with a lot of drama and pointless speculation! A lot like reality tv, no?!