Les Miles:  Miles is going to Michigan, Miles is staying at LSU, or Miles is acting like Saban?  The choice is easy;  Miles pulled a Saban.  Remember when Nick said he wasn't going to the Dolphins, then later on he said he wasn't going to Alabama.  Well he was just waiting for the best offer and Miles is doing the same thing.  LSU has reportedly renegotiated his contract so he could stay at LSU, but I will not be suprised if he still moves on to Big Blue because of more Green.  Money talks, and whichever team ponies up the most dollars will get Miles.   I for one think Miles would be an #### to take the Michigan job and he will stay at LSU.  He walked into a program that was winning and had loads of talent.  If he leaves he is going to a Big 10 team that is in dire need of rebuilding and is the fourth or fifth best team in the conference behind Ohio State, Illinois, and Wisconsin.  Miles can stay at LSU and keep on winning, or move on to the Big 10 and struggle.  Hmmm, he has LSU over a barrel, they will pay him a huge addition to his contract, and he keeps on winning.

Jason Whitlock:  I like Whitlock, and for the most part I agree with much of what he says.  The only problem I have with his article is the timing.  I understand why he wanted to get out in front of the arrests and blame it as black on black crime.  In fact, 3 of the 4 arrested were black, so it appears he was write on that count, but it is appearing more and more like a botched robbery attempt.  That does not change the message that Whitlock is espousing.  There is a black ####, and drugs are definitely tied to violent crime.  Sean Taylor was hanging around a bad element.  At least one of the accused was at his house earlier that month for a party.  All of the accused have a rap sheet a mile long littered with drug charges and petty theft.  So in a very real sense Whitlock was right, but where he went wrong was in his timing.  There was no reason to write this story this week.  The message could have waited until Sean was buried and in the ground.  Whitlock could have waited until Taylor's grieving parents had a chance to bury their son.  Whitlock would have then had more evidence for his story and he would not have to recant any of it.  I still like Whitlock, but he falls into the same trap as many of us do in blogging, and that is trying to beat everyone to the next story.  If your story has merit, it can wait to do it right.

BCS:  I hate to see Ohio State slide into the national title game, but it appears that will happen.  Who gets to play them and probably beat them?  I hope LSU gets to go because I think the winner of the SEC title game should get some extra consideration, but I really don't think it matters.  I think Ohio State will be overmatched by either Georgia, LSU, or even Oklahoma.  Ohio State has not played a game in several weeks and they will be rusty.  For sure the old tune about a national play off is about to be sung by every college football analyst on ESPN and every other network.  Never mind that the BCS has gotten it right the last few years and in the end the eventual winner will have a solid case for their title, we want more football games.  We want to erase all doubt.  Can I just say that even with a college play off, there will be those who argue that someone was left out, a missed call cost the real winner a game, and that had teams been seeded differently we might have a different winner.  The only way to have a true champion is to go undefeated and then win in the BCS Championship game.   Wait, what about Hawaii?  I guess going undefeated doesn't mean much.

Socalsportsfan

I alluded to it in my posts two days ago and Jason Whitlock has the gumption to actually call out other sports writers by name.  I for one want to applaud Jason Whitlock for telling it like it is.  I found his article to be truthful, relevant, and the best to date on the Kenny Rogers story. 

Basically, Whitlock asserts that Mitch Albom, author of Tuesday's With Morrie, gave Rogers a free pass for cheating while crucifying Bonds.  I have to agree with him and go a step further and say that most sports writers also threw the spear in Bonds while still on the cross.  I know what you are thinking; Barry is not Jesus, but I would make the case that the "media" much like the crowds of Jesus day can be heard chanting, "Crucify him!" 

Let's hope his employers do not black ball him or try to fire him the way Steve Lyons was fired by Fox.  It takes a lot of courage to stand up to the main stream media, especially someone as revered as Mitch Albom.  I for one will read ever more of Jason Whitlock because of his audacity to stand up to the industry.  I have watched the Sports Reporter's on Sundays on ESPN for many years and I always find what most of them say is pure hogwash, but Whitlock is always a breath of fresh air.  Keep it up Jason.

SoCalSportsFan