Former Mish*tgan offensive lineman Justin Boren is coming home to the Buckeye State.

Boren will sit out this season as required by the NCAA and put on the Scarlet and Grey in 2009.

Of course I'm happy to have a talented player coming to OSU, especially one defecting from Michigan. But at the same time, I've always held a special place in my heart- filled with hatred- for the Ohio boys who go play ball for Blue.... am I really ready open one back with open arms??

Oh wait it makes that team up north less talented??? Oh.... then ya I'm good with it... especially after he dogged Rodriguez's new coaching atmosphere.

Thoughts?

Holy trade batman. For one, I can't believe Danny Ferry pulled the trigger after choking at past deadlines.

We'll see how this all pans out.

Alright all you dreamers out there, we Bengals fans don't have much to bark about but it's time one of us spoke up and broke down the basics for you.

We've listened to rumors for months now and apparently we're the only ones listening to our side of the story. At least half a dozen times, Marvin Lewis has come forward to say that Chad Johnson is going nowhere. While I've never been Marvin's biggest supporter, I've also never had reason to call him a liar. He's not only our coach, but also has his hand in any and every player move. This is not Hank Steinbrenner you're dealing with here, he doesn't reverse course.

Lastly, lets remember that Chad is NOT the leader of this team. In my opinion, neither is Marvin Lewis. Carson Palmer runs this team. For the first time in his career, Carson finished the last game, marched in front of the cameras, and showed some fire. When Carson walks to the cameras and to the front office and says, "change this"... trust me it will change. Oh, and if you think Carson wouldn't shit a chicken if they traded one of his playmakers.... you're just plain dumb.

When Chad holds out of training camp (which he won't), let the rumors fly. Until then, lets realize that.... plain and simple... a small market Cincinnati team cannot afford to take an almost $9 million cap penalty for trading Chad Johnson when they are trying to rebuild a defense almost from scratch.

See you next year Chad... and I'll see you in stripes.

The Jacksonville Jaguars seemed determined to come out as the champion of something after their playoff defeat. That something seems to be dethroning the Cincinnati Bengals as the "Thugs 'R Us" of the NFL.

Hawkins is the 10th Jacksonville player arrested in the last two years. Five of the arrests involved alcohol, two were for drug possession, two were for gun charges and one was for battery. Four of the arrests came in the last three months.

This is the third coach in the last 2 weeks to turn down the Hogs.

I just have to wonder... do they actually talk to any of these coaches or do Hog fans just automatically run to the internet and declare their next coach with no regard for a little thing we like to call facts?

I'm starting the newest rumor now. D-Mac will forgo his surely storied NFL career to stay with Arkansas... not as a player, but as a coach. Of course.... that makes perfect sense, just like all the other rumors.