re: Who is the best journalist for your team, region, and national level?

I think Ole Miss has had good beat writers at the Clarion Ledger for a while now. I thought David Brandt was good, I thought (and still think) Kyle Veazey did a good job, and I think Hugh Kellenburger does a good enough job.

I also like Neal McReady, but only because he really pissed Houston Nutt off that one time.

ETA: Also, since he lived in Oxford and covered recruiting at Ole Miss for a year or so when writing Meat Market, Bruce Feldman has been pretty complementary of the program as of late.