Live With Kelly and...

Michael Strahan sure dropped a bomb today when he announced he's leaving Live With Kelly and Michael for a full-time gig at Good Morning America.  They sure hit the jackpot four years ago when they tabbed Strahan to replace Regis Philbin, and now they have to go through the process all over again.

I'm sure they'll have plenty of candidates (and they probably already have some people in mind), but they could do worse than tapping into the sports well again.  With that in mind, here are some suggestions for Kelly's new co-host...

...Jeff: Jeff Gordon has co-hosted with her before and done a great job.  And he's proven to be a natural in the broadcast booth during his brief tenure as a race analyst for FOX.

...Derek: Eventually Derek Jeter's going to do something (besides marry Hannah Davis).  He wants to be an owner, but you know he'd be good at this job if he wanted it.

...Peyton: Peyton needs a job.  While I think he'll make a tremendous coach someday, you know he'll likely end up in broadcasting at some point.  And he did have one of the funniest athlete-hosted episodes of Saturday Night Live.

...Grant: Grant Hill went to Duke, so you know he's a smart guy.  They worked it out so that Michael do both the show and FOX's NFL pregame.  I hope CBS/Turner would do the same so that he can keep working with Jim and Raft at the Final Four.

...Apolo: If you've seen any of Apolo Ohno's feature work for NBC during the Olympics, you can tell he was as born to do this as he was to be a speed skater.  NBC's got a keeper on their hands, and he's done some entertainment coverage, too, so there wouldn't be that much of a transition.

...Andy: Not her buddy Andy Cohen.  Andy Roddick.  He's on the panel for that Fox Sports 1 show nobody watches and has shown some quick wit and humor.

...Kobe: How cool does Live With Kelly and Kobe sound?  Like Peyton Manning, he just retired and needs a job.  Like Peyton Manning, he'd probably be good at this one.  At the very least, he'd be better than the last recently-retired Laker who tried to have his own talk show.  (The Magic Johnson Show sure was horrible, wasn't it?)

...Tara & Johnny: Tara & Johnny don't need Kelly.  They could handle a talk show all on their own, and it would be highly entertaining.  In fact, I'm surprised they don't have one already.

...Ronda: You have the feeling that Ronda Rousey is going to go into TV once her MMA career is over.  She's already guest hosted SportsCenter and killed it, so why would a morning talk show be any different?  This, of course, will never happen, since they'll almost certainly replace Michael with another man.

...Erin: They'll never have two pretty, blonde women co-hosting the show at the same time, so you know Erin Andrews won't actually get the job.  But she wouldn't be a bad one to consider if Kelly ever decided to leave.  She's co-hosted with Michael several times and always does a great job.  Just like she does on Dancing With the Stars or the NFL or whatever else she's covering.