Les is mor...onic? Yeah, we'll go with that

Everyone is apalled with LSU's clock management at the end of their loss Saturday to Ole Miss. But you know what? We've been here before. I'll cut and paste:

LSU had 3:13 left, and they put themselves in good position to kick a game winning field goal on Auburn's 22 yard line. However, with a chance to make the kick and a timeout, LSU coach Les Miles chose to gamble (as he has so often during the year) and go for a touchdown. It turned out as he planned however, as LSU won on Matt Flinn's 22 yard pass to Demetrius Byrd. Miles later said he thought he had plenty of time, and reviews of the play verified that the pass was caught with 4 seconds remaining but the clock ran until the referee signaled TD with 1 second remaining.

This was back in 2007 during LSU's championship season. He risked a game-winning 40 yard field attempt to try a pass into the end zone. Had the clock run out, or something disastrous happened, Miles would have been murdered back then. But since it worked out, it was simply referred to as "controversial." Any LSU fans who were surprised by what happened on Saturday should have been reminded of what happened back in 2007; I know I remembered.

A Good Link I Found

http://sportsradiointerviews.com/2009/11/23/mike-homgren-is-still-not-pleased-about-seattle-losing-steve-hutchinson/

Mike Holmgren is still upset that the Seahawks lost Steve Hutchinson back in 2006, and I can't blame the guy. Reading his account of what happened, Seattle GM Tim Ruskell comes off as a bumbling idiot (and judging by Seattle's results the past few years, that seems fair) and there was no reason for the Seahawks to lose Hutchinson. Holmgren thought they were going to franchise him, but instead they placed the transition tag on him, which gives them right of first refusal but no compensation. Does Minnesota sign Hutchinson if they have to surrender a first round pick or two? Probably not. But since there was no compensation involved, they signed Hutchinson to a poison pill contract that Seattle couldn't match. Holmgren says that he thought they were going to franchise Hutchinson, and there's no reason they shouldn't have. They wanted to re-sign the guy, and probably would have matched Minnesota's offer if not for it's poison pill. Seattle blew this big time, and somehow Ruskell still has a job. And don't even mention the Deion Branch trade...