Reaction to news from the NFL Network via cnnsi.com
The Titans are putting together a 'Vince Young package', which includes the option. Yes, the F'ING OPTION! This is the happiest I've been since the Hawks made the Super Bowl. I've instantaneously gone from thinking Vince was an overrated (in talent, leadership, personality, and pretty much every other category) dope, to DESPERATELY HOPING that he isn't a flop. I can barely even see the option in CFB anymore! Now I stand a chance of watching it run in the NFL through a 6'5" tank of a quarterback and a versatile 235 lb. power back? Is this what it feels like to take ecstasy?
Ooh, just one problem. I'm going to be devastated if EA doesn't include this in their football games ...

Reaction to Scoop Jackson's Kobe article
I'm sick of this whining from Kobe apologists about how he gets criticized no matter what he does on the court. I'm not going to speak for all Kobe-haters, but here's the deal: The dude isn't just the best player on his team, he IS the team. If the Lakers lose, it's his fault (as he's admitted before, being the consummate diplomat), and that means he did something wrong. Sometimes it's because he shot too much, sometimes it's because he shot too little. Whatever it is, it deserves criticism.
If they win, then whatever he did deserves praise. I didn't say a word about the guy when it looked like they were going to win the series vs. the Suns. He was being unselfish and they were winning. Kudos. Then he rolled over in game 7 and they got their #### handed to them. He didn't shoot and they lost. Maybe they would've lost just as badly if he had shot, but we don't know. The point is that the MVP of the Lakers played in a certain, bizarre way, and disaster followed. Hence the criticism. This doesn't make Kobe a martyr.

Local broadcasting note which few people will care about
I've never listened to anyone as passionate and knowledgeable about sports as David Locke. He's a savant when it comes to statistics. I'm terribly happy for him and his success, cause he seems like a helluva nice guy.
... but the guy's broadcasting skills ... let me put it this way to those of you who've never heard him. If Howard Cosell listened to him for two consecutive minutes, he would hunt Locke down and pummel him to death (like he threatened to do to Muhammad Ali) while screaming "YOU MAKE OJ SIMPSON SOUND LIKE EDGAR R. MURROW YOU STAMMERING, INARTICULATE, UNEDUCATED IGNORAMOUS!!"