It's been a busy day on the grill and I'm plating some goodies tonight!
First up, Major League Baseball and what you can chat up:
> Former St. Louis slugger Mark McGwire admitted that he took steroids during his career including the 1998 season when he hit 70 home runs in a single season to break Roger Maris' record.
> Why did he announce it now? McGwire has had plenty of opportunities to admit his steroid use? He refused to address it when called before Congress in 2005.
> Is it only because he's taken the job as hitting coach with the Cardinals and it's time to straighten up?
> Given this admission, can McGwire be considered a legitimate MLB coach?
Next up, college football:
> USC's head football coach, Pete Carroll, is leaving USC for the pros. (You may remember I talked about him a few months ago and why he's a great college coach.) He's decided that he wants the challenge of the NFL.
> This is not his first trip to the pros. Why is he going now?
> Be prepared for the answer: that he's running to Seattle because the NCAA is investigating USC for infractions.
> Will Carroll be successful? He wasn't his first time around in the pros. There's talk that Carroll is being given more control over football operations, which means he gets more credit -- and more blame -- with the team's outcome.
> Be ready for people who say Carroll is bolting when the team needs him the most. For the first time in 7 or 8 years, the team is facing an uphill battle. Carroll won 2 national championships and 7 conference titles while at USC but his team fell down this year and didn't win the league and didn't go to the Rose Bowl.
Talk it up and enjoy!
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