Bill Self Soon to be a Former Kansas Jayhawk?

While the people of Lawrence, Kansas celebrate, and the newspaper headlines in every city from Memphis, Tennessee to the campus of KU scream, "Kansas' Best Ever" (Lawrence Journal World), quietly a controversy brews. Only a few years removed from the defection of Roy Williams--who attended last night's game in a Kansas shirt--the Kansas Jayhawks are in danger of losing another coach to his Alma matter.

Bill Self remains stalwart in his stance that he isn't going anywhere right now, but with the backing of billionaire oil mogul T Boone Pickens, Oklahoma State is putting together a very formidable compensation package that could potentially bring Bill Self back home to Oklahoma State.

Only one night removed from the biggest shot of Mario Chalmers' career it is hard to imagine anything could be wrong with KU basketball. Things, however, could be one blank check away from disaster in Lawrence. With the support of Pickens--a proven supporter of Oklahoma State, donating a record 165 million dollars a few years ago to help fund renovations intended to raise the status of his Alma matter--Oklahoma State suddenly has infinitely deep pockets with which to offer Self an offer they hope he cannot refuse.

So will Self leave? Of course no one knows, but one thing we do know is that he'll be given the choice to come back to his Alma matter and collect a King's ransom in the process. Hopefully if he does choose to leave it won't be for a few weeks. Leaving now will not only rob the Kansas community of their unbridled celebration, but more importantly it will dampen the spirits of the KU players at a moment that shouldn't be tainted by money and sports politics.

So here's a plea to Bill Self, leave if you must, not many people could turn down the offer you're going to get. Don't do it now though, let your players and fans enjoy the success of this season. If an elite program like KU can only manage one title in the last 20 years, that should remind you how hard it is to reach this point. Enjoy it as much as you can, or at least let everyone else enjoy it.

Adam Pacman Jones

When will we learn? Adam "Pacman" Jones looks on the verge of getting another chance in the NFL in the upcoming months and nobody can really say they are surprised. Despite the best efforts of Roger Goodell to be the hardest nosed commissioner in pro sports there is really no reason to believe that Jones would have been banned for life.

Don't get me wrong, there is nothing wrong with giving Pacman another chance, everyone needs a second--or in his case a 18th--chance. I also don't blame sports shows for continuing to make his future some of the hottest sports news on television. It is hard not to wonder what might happen if the apparently reformed and happy Pacman might do next if he doesn't get his wish of playing for the Dallas Cowboys.

At the moment Jones seems like he is going to tow the company line for the NFL and be a stand-up guy for the near future. What is going to happen, however, when something goes wrong for him? Have we seen the last of his off field antics? Will it even matter whether or not he winds up in Dallas? Perhaps he's just a powder keg whose fuse has been lengthened for the time being. Only time will tell but one thing is for sure, we will find out the answer to these questions.