As a temporary (and possibly permanent) alternative, why not have a forum like this dedicated to ex-PB readers? While Dave obviously played a large role--especially in getting the ball rolling each day--a lot of the discussion revolved around users sharing their thoughts with each other, especially regular contributors like Sportshec, jakedittler, donny, champthinks, catsanddogs, and countless others. There wouldn't have to be a separate column each day; perhaps just a thread starting every morning and continuing to the end of the week, where users could discuss the same things that we used to with Dave.