It’s still a week and a half away, but the Super Bowl has already claimed the attention of various fans and lots of writers, broadcasters, and commentators…among them Bill Littlefield.

Over the past few weeks, numbers of coaches making lots of money at one university have moved on to make more money at other universities or in the professional ranks. For some reason, the annual shuffling of high profile coaches has commentator Bill Littlefield thinking of a low profile coach who was also something of a magician.

On Monday, Mark McGwire acknowledged his steroid use while he was hitting all those home runs in the ‘90’s. Like the Mark McGwire who told a congressional committee almost five years ago that he wasn’t there to talk about the past, Bill Littlefield is focusing on the present and the future.

The Gilbert Arenas / Javaris Crittenton incident has fueled a lot of a headlines … and opinions. In addition to the legal troubles both men might face, the NBA and the Washington Wizards are still sorting out the on-court ramifications for the players. After a wild week of news, Bill looks at the NBA locker room dispute in a larger context.

In the wake of the reports that Washinton Wizard Gilbert Arenas and Javaris Crittenton may or may not have drawn guns on each other in the locker room late last month, the president of the New York Knicks has reminded his players that guns are illegal in New York city. Bill Littlefield thinks that’s probably not a bad idea…

The end of the year offers us the opportunity to look back, and Bill Littlefield is among those taking advantage of that opportunity…though he’s only looking back a week or so.

Lots of football fans will tell you that there’s nothing better than gathering in a group of seventy or eighty thousand to support your team. In a bookstore he first visited two decades ago, Bill has found an argument against that contention.

As President Obama works to achieve consensus on such difficult issues as universal health care and the attempt to encourage the economy while presiding over two wars, he needs all the friends he can get. But, as Bill points out, Mr. Obama may feel he’s been saddled with one he could do without.

Last week’s story on the Lingerie Football League featured on Only A Game inspired many responses from listeners across the country. While understanding many listeners’ concerns, Bill says that the story served only stress the complexities of women’s sports in today’s crowded sporting landscape.

He’s the best golfer in the world. He’s the richest athlete of all time. He’s a global superstar. But all of Tiger Woods’ honors, sponsorship deals, and athletic awards mean nothing in his personal life.