Hamsterdam Has Mini-Madness
by RossWB on Aug 13, 2011 9:00 AM CDT
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PrintWell, that got rather chatty last night. (You can still access last night's H'dam post through that link or through the Archives link up top; the only reason I took it off the front page was to avoid having it shove other posts farther down the front page.)
So here's your new Hamsterdam post for the weekend. There's soccer galore (EPL, Real Madrid v. Barcelona tomorrow), preseason NFL, baseball, and whatever else you care to watch. The rules are here; play nice.
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Who ya got in a bar fight?
Wayne Rooney or Captain America Herky?
"I play for Penn State, we don't celebrate after TDs." - Penn State's Derek Moye, on being asked to act like he's celebrating a TD during a BTN shoot.
gotta go with Cap'n America Herky
All my good friends at BHGP helpled pick this most awesome name!
TOUCHDOWN IOWA! TOUCHDOWN IOWA! - Gary Dolphin
I LOVE IT! I LOVE IT! I LOVE IT! - Jim Zabel
by Bloodpunch's Barbasol on Aug 13, 2011 9:07 AM CDT up reply actions
"There must be a sniper in the crowd..."
Oh, Macca
#LondonRiotJokesAreFunny
Excuse me for my bellicosity. And spelling. Bellicosity and spelling.
"If I had been born ugly you would never have heard of Pele." ~ George Best
by Blackheartnopants on Aug 13, 2011 9:08 AM CDT reply actions
What a chance!
too bad he put it too high
All my good friends at BHGP helpled pick this most awesome name!
TOUCHDOWN IOWA! TOUCHDOWN IOWA! - Gary Dolphin
I LOVE IT! I LOVE IT! I LOVE IT! - Jim Zabel
by Bloodpunch's Barbasol on Aug 13, 2011 9:10 AM CDT reply actions
Who do people pull for in the EPL?
I need to get into following the league, but have no dog in the fight. Who’s the most Iowa of EPL squads?
Burt Reynolds is my spirit guide.
Do you love horrible defense, high payrolls and unmet expectations?
Arsenal’s the team for you!
Less memorable than Sam Okey's Hawkeye career.
by Kyle McCann't on Aug 13, 2011 9:17 AM CDT up reply actions
I generally just watch as a fan of the sport
But I do like Fullham, mostly because of the Clint Dempsey connection.
Excuse me for my bellicosity. And spelling. Bellicosity and spelling.
"If I had been born ugly you would never have heard of Pele." ~ George Best
by Blackheartnopants on Aug 13, 2011 9:18 AM CDT up reply actions
Yeah, Fulham's been the US "foster" team for a while now.
Carlos Bocanegra started the trend and Dempsey’s been there for a while. McBride finished his EPL career there as well.
Less memorable than Sam Okey's Hawkeye career.
by Kyle McCann't on Aug 13, 2011 9:19 AM CDT up reply actions
Also, they have what appear to be naked women on their shirts
Excuse me for my bellicosity. And spelling. Bellicosity and spelling.
"If I had been born ugly you would never have heard of Pele." ~ George Best
by Blackheartnopants on Aug 13, 2011 9:21 AM CDT up reply actions
I'm in the same boat. Love Dempsey...
But in my fandom, I need people to root against as much as people to root for. Thus, I need a team and need to know that I can hate everyone else.
Burt Reynolds is my spirit guide.
Well, Fulham is a London team
so you can hate Arsenal, Tottenham, QPR and pretty much anyone else from the capital. However, I think their traditional rival is Millwall (known for having the most vile fans in England) who haven’t been in the top flight since Teddy Sheringham had his final hurrah.
Less memorable than Sam Okey's Hawkeye career.
by Kyle McCann't on Aug 13, 2011 9:24 AM CDT up reply actions
that is a good question.
I kinda follow Man U, but that is because I had a roommate in college that was a huge Man U fan.
but I like New castle as well.
All my good friends at BHGP helpled pick this most awesome name!
TOUCHDOWN IOWA! TOUCHDOWN IOWA! - Gary Dolphin
I LOVE IT! I LOVE IT! I LOVE IT! - Jim Zabel
by Bloodpunch's Barbasol on Aug 13, 2011 9:19 AM CDT up reply actions
I'm with you
I’d like to have one club team that I pull for. One of my friends is a fan of Liverpool though
Go outside of the Big 6 (Man U., Man City, Liverpool, Chelsea, Arsenal and Tottenham).
Fulham is always a good choice. Or you could adopt a newly-promoted team and really root for the underdog. Queens Park Rangers haven’t been in the Premiership for nearly 25 years so they’d be a fun pick, especially since they were a stalwart of the top for a generation. Just don’t pick a team from the Midlands. Seriously, just fuck that place.
Less memorable than Sam Okey's Hawkeye career.
by Kyle McCann't on Aug 13, 2011 9:22 AM CDT up reply actions
Start here.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Midlands_(England)
West Brom, Aston Villa, Wolves & Stoke. And if they were up, Birmingham.
Less memorable than Sam Okey's Hawkeye career.
by Kyle McCann't on Aug 13, 2011 9:27 AM CDT up reply actions
In fairness, it's really the West Midlands that suck.
The East Midlands fit in more with the demographics of Southern England. Plus, Nottingham Forrest is there (smallest club to have ever won a major European trophy).
Less memorable than Sam Okey's Hawkeye career.
by Kyle McCann't on Aug 13, 2011 9:34 AM CDT up reply actions
I definitely want to stay out of the Big 6
I’m thinking a club that won’t have to really worry about being relegated, but is also not a douchey big 6 club
Well, consider this:
if you don’t fall in that top group you essentially have no shot at the league. Believe it or not, the relegation battle can be just as thrilling as the championship. There have been many a stunning escape made in the final game(s) of the season that make for truly compelling drama.
Less memorable than Sam Okey's Hawkeye career.
by Kyle McCann't on Aug 13, 2011 9:36 AM CDT up reply actions
Right now,
I’m going to go with Everton. They seem like they could challenge for a top spot. And I agree, watching teams last year try to avoid relegation was intense, but Everton does have Howard and had Donovan a couple years ago so for now, I’m gonna stick with them
Not a bad pick.
Loooong history, fierce rival you can get up for and definitely competent.
Less memorable than Sam Okey's Hawkeye career.
by Kyle McCann't on Aug 13, 2011 9:53 AM CDT up reply actions
I loosely follow West Ham.
Because they’re Iron Maiden’s team.
Templeton Rye'd the Lightning.
by Smokin Herb Grigsby on Aug 13, 2011 11:42 AM CDT via mobile up reply actions
I think West Ham only loosely follows West Ham.
Less memorable than Sam Okey's Hawkeye career.
by Kyle McCann't on Aug 13, 2011 12:10 PM CDT up reply actions
Chelski
"I want to be a cowboy. I don't want to be a panda. Pandas are boring, stupid and boring. Bad panda!"
He asked who "people" cheered for
not soulless, Johnny-come-lately’s
Less memorable than Sam Okey's Hawkeye career.
by Kyle McCann't on Aug 13, 2011 9:28 AM CDT up reply actions
Souls are overrated anyway.
"I want to be a cowboy. I don't want to be a panda. Pandas are boring, stupid and boring. Bad panda!"
I don't really have a fave,
So I’ll just try to characterize some of the teams:
Man U is kind of like the Yankees, maybe with a bit less history, so I guess that makes Man City kind of like the Mets without any world series titles.
Liverpool is like the Red Sox, only with more success.
Newcastle United are a bit like the Raiders.
Chelsea is like the Cowboys if they hand done all their high level success in the last ten or twelve years.
Arsenal is kind of like the Oakland Athletics if they had won some recent world series titles.
Tottenham are supposed to have funny, dedicated fans, but haven’t won big in quite awhile. Maybe like a more successful version of the Cleveland Browns.
Everton has USA goalkeeper Tim Howard, so I kind of want them to do well.
We will become more intensity!!! --What Reading Rambler thinks Tom Brands should do.
by WaterlooChazz on Aug 13, 2011 9:53 AM CDT up reply actions
Good morning Chazz.
One request: my computer is officially a piece of shit, so please keep pics & gifs to a minimum today because I’d really like to hand around for a while.
And, no, Chelsea is not like the Cowboys. If anything, Man U. is closer to that description if anything because they’re more of a Pan-English team. Man City, on the other hand, has arguably fiercer loyalty within the city of Manchester proper.
However, your description of my Gunners is just about perfect.
Less memorable than Sam Okey's Hawkeye career.
by Kyle McCann't on Aug 13, 2011 9:56 AM CDT up reply actions
I just meant in terms of how Jerry jones and the Russian guy are both kind of sketchy/hated.
I’ll try to honor your request on graphics. I’m using the iPad right now, so that helps limit me.
We will become more intensity!!! --What Reading Rambler thinks Tom Brands should do.
by WaterlooChazz on Aug 13, 2011 11:46 AM CDT up reply actions
I'm a Man City supporter
But they’re effectively like every other team I root for. Talented, but inconsistent and usually mediocre on offense.
Cheering for inconsistent, undisciplined teams [Twins, Wild, Packers, Hawkeyes] since 1989. "False Hope is better than No Hope"
Not for lack of spending.
Less memorable than Sam Okey's Hawkeye career.
by Kyle McCann't on Aug 13, 2011 1:01 PM CDT up reply actions
Yes. And I'm hoping they can not lose as much money by sending Tevez somewhere.
Preferably somewhere that isn’t Arsenal.
Cheering for inconsistent, undisciplined teams [Twins, Wild, Packers, Hawkeyes] since 1989. "False Hope is better than No Hope"
Goddamn, I did a number on the beer last night.
Didn’t even end up cracking open the growler because, shit, I needed something to look forward to today.
Less memorable than Sam Okey's Hawkeye career.
We just got growlers of Dead Guy at my store.
STOKED.
Templeton Rye'd the Lightning.
by Smokin Herb Grigsby on Aug 13, 2011 3:11 PM CDT via mobile up reply actions
Growlers?
Or mini-kegs?
Less memorable than Sam Okey's Hawkeye career.
by Kyle McCann't on Aug 13, 2011 3:22 PM CDT up reply actions
Growlers.
Pretty awesome.
Templeton Rye'd the Lightning.
by Smokin Herb Grigsby on Aug 13, 2011 8:20 PM CDT up reply actions
So are you just filling from a keg of Dead Guy?
Less memorable than Sam Okey's Hawkeye career.
by Kyle McCann't on Aug 14, 2011 12:11 AM CDT up reply actions
I am trying figure out Fulham's logo on the shoulders
is that two nekkid women sitting back to back?
All my good friends at BHGP helpled pick this most awesome name!
TOUCHDOWN IOWA! TOUCHDOWN IOWA! - Gary Dolphin
I LOVE IT! I LOVE IT! I LOVE IT! - Jim Zabel
by Bloodpunch's Barbasol on Aug 13, 2011 9:21 AM CDT reply actions
Kappa.
Italian soccer apparel company.
Less memorable than Sam Okey's Hawkeye career.
by Kyle McCann't on Aug 13, 2011 9:22 AM CDT up reply actions
Ok because i was thinking it looked very similiar
to this. Of course this is only one girl but looks similiar.
All my good friends at BHGP helpled pick this most awesome name!
TOUCHDOWN IOWA! TOUCHDOWN IOWA! - Gary Dolphin
I LOVE IT! I LOVE IT! I LOVE IT! - Jim Zabel
by Bloodpunch's Barbasol on Aug 13, 2011 9:25 AM CDT up reply actions
Pretty much.
Google “Kappa logo.”
"I want to be a cowboy. I don't want to be a panda. Pandas are boring, stupid and boring. Bad panda!"
Is there any evidence that Silvio Berlusconi doesn't own that company?
Less memorable than Sam Okey's Hawkeye career.
by Kyle McCann't on Aug 13, 2011 9:28 AM CDT up reply actions
I suspect the two ladies in silhouette are former mistresses, too.
"I want to be a cowboy. I don't want to be a panda. Pandas are boring, stupid and boring. Bad panda!"
actually
according to Wiki it is man (left side) and woman (right side)
All my good friends at BHGP helpled pick this most awesome name!
TOUCHDOWN IOWA! TOUCHDOWN IOWA! - Gary Dolphin
I LOVE IT! I LOVE IT! I LOVE IT! - Jim Zabel
by Bloodpunch's Barbasol on Aug 13, 2011 9:31 AM CDT up reply actions
huh
"I want to be a cowboy. I don't want to be a panda. Pandas are boring, stupid and boring. Bad panda!"
here is the linky and the paragraph for the logo
Known as Omini, is a silhouette of a man (left) and woman (right) sitting back to back in the nude. It was created in 1969 by mere accident. After a photo shoot for a bathing suit advertisement, a man and a woman were sitting back-to-back, naked, with the outlines of their bodies traced by the back lighting. The photographers knew they had something, and the idea grew into what is now the logo for Robe di Kappa, or the Kappa brand, which was later attributed to the active and sportswear. Symbolizes the mutual support between man and woman, and their completion
All my good friends at BHGP helpled pick this most awesome name!
TOUCHDOWN IOWA! TOUCHDOWN IOWA! - Gary Dolphin
I LOVE IT! I LOVE IT! I LOVE IT! - Jim Zabel
by Bloodpunch's Barbasol on Aug 13, 2011 9:34 AM CDT up reply actions
So I have two options:
Liverpool vs Sunderland or Fulham vs Aston Villa
What to choose? What to choose?
Liverpool-Sunderland has more scoring so far.
Fulham-Villa has Ian Darke and Macca calling it.
Tough choices.
"I want to be a cowboy. I don't want to be a panda. Pandas are boring, stupid and boring. Bad panda!"
So Ian Darke and Macca
would be like having Gus Johnson and Gus Johnson announce it?
by EnergizerHawk on Aug 13, 2011 9:28 AM CDT up reply actions
Kinda.
I’m not sure who a good US equivalent of Macca is.
"I want to be a cowboy. I don't want to be a panda. Pandas are boring, stupid and boring. Bad panda!"
Dan Dierdorf
Less memorable than Sam Okey's Hawkeye career.
by Kyle McCann't on Aug 13, 2011 9:37 AM CDT up reply actions
Macca has a better command of English
Excuse me for my bellicosity. And spelling. Bellicosity and spelling.
"If I had been born ugly you would never have heard of Pele." ~ George Best
by Blackheartnopants on Aug 13, 2011 9:38 AM CDT up reply actions
And his saliva.
Less memorable than Sam Okey's Hawkeye career.
by Kyle McCann't on Aug 13, 2011 9:46 AM CDT up reply actions
Darke makes every game better
Scottish guy that played for Liverpool is really good with him. McWhatshisname
I follow Chelsea and like Liverpool a bit as well
by GaryDolphinSafeTuna on Aug 13, 2011 1:09 PM CDT via mobile up reply actions
I was watching that game before I turned to AV vs Ful
All my good friends at BHGP helpled pick this most awesome name!
TOUCHDOWN IOWA! TOUCHDOWN IOWA! - Gary Dolphin
I LOVE IT! I LOVE IT! I LOVE IT! - Jim Zabel
by Bloodpunch's Barbasol on Aug 13, 2011 9:28 AM CDT up reply actions
I don't blame you.
still cant watch the meltdown in the fourth. We should have won that game.
All my good friends at BHGP helpled pick this most awesome name!
TOUCHDOWN IOWA! TOUCHDOWN IOWA! - Gary Dolphin
I LOVE IT! I LOVE IT! I LOVE IT! - Jim Zabel
by Bloodpunch's Barbasol on Aug 13, 2011 9:30 AM CDT up reply actions
that game was on last week.
All my good friends at BHGP helpled pick this most awesome name!
TOUCHDOWN IOWA! TOUCHDOWN IOWA! - Gary Dolphin
I LOVE IT! I LOVE IT! I LOVE IT! - Jim Zabel
by Bloodpunch's Barbasol on Aug 13, 2011 9:31 AM CDT up reply actions
Coker was a beast
in the 1st quarter with 38 yds on 6 carries and even 1 or 2 receptions.
All my good friends at BHGP helpled pick this most awesome name!
TOUCHDOWN IOWA! TOUCHDOWN IOWA! - Gary Dolphin
I LOVE IT! I LOVE IT! I LOVE IT! - Jim Zabel
by Bloodpunch's Barbasol on Aug 13, 2011 9:29 AM CDT up reply actions
What football is on today?
I might need something on in the background while I work on the second batch of this fucking yakuza game.
by stanzi's ex-girlfriend on Aug 13, 2011 9:33 AM CDT via mobile reply actions
Bummer.
They’re showing replays of the preseason football games.
by EnergizerHawk on Aug 13, 2011 9:41 AM CDT up reply actions
Green Bay vs Cleveland on NFL network
on my local I also have Colts vs St Louis
but NFL Network is running a whole slate of taped games.
All my good friends at BHGP helpled pick this most awesome name!
TOUCHDOWN IOWA! TOUCHDOWN IOWA! - Gary Dolphin
I LOVE IT! I LOVE IT! I LOVE IT! - Jim Zabel
by Bloodpunch's Barbasol on Aug 13, 2011 9:37 AM CDT up reply actions
IND-STL will have 3 hawks in it
Clark, Angerer and Fletcher
Choke/Clutch is the fetishization of the small sample size.
"It is difficult to get a man to understand something, when his salary depends upon his not understanding it." Upton Sinclair
by shake n bake on Aug 13, 2011 12:34 PM CDT up reply actions
Iowa vs Wisconsin
2010 edition is on BTN at 12:30 central. Although, watching that might not be conducive to the work you want to complete.
by EnergizerHawk on Aug 13, 2011 9:38 AM CDT up reply actions
I wish the BTN would show more iowa games from the 09 season.
All my good friends at BHGP helpled pick this most awesome name!
TOUCHDOWN IOWA! TOUCHDOWN IOWA! - Gary Dolphin
I LOVE IT! I LOVE IT! I LOVE IT! - Jim Zabel
by Bloodpunch's Barbasol on Aug 13, 2011 9:39 AM CDT up reply actions
I would like to never ever watch that game again.
Too painful!
by stanzi's ex-girlfriend on Aug 13, 2011 9:41 AM CDT via mobile up reply actions
Well then, avoid BTN.
Between 12:30-2:30 today and 3-5 tomorrow a.m.
by EnergizerHawk on Aug 13, 2011 9:43 AM CDT up reply actions
Bwahahaha!
I had no idea Phillipe Senderos was back in the EPL…and on Fulham no less! Sorry, Clint, can’t cheer for that team.
Less memorable than Sam Okey's Hawkeye career.
Has Dempsey always worn #23 for Fulham?
"I want to be a cowboy. I don't want to be a panda. Pandas are boring, stupid and boring. Bad panda!"
Oh, hey! Fox Sports HD.
Evidently EPL is going to be on that channel for most of the day. I guess I’ll go ahead and get stuff done.
Macca makes a currency trading joke
With a currency trading ad on the pitch videoboard.
Awesome.
Excuse me for my bellicosity. And spelling. Bellicosity and spelling.
"If I had been born ugly you would never have heard of Pele." ~ George Best
by Blackheartnopants on Aug 13, 2011 9:44 AM CDT reply actions
I don't think I'd trust Macca with my money.
"I want to be a cowboy. I don't want to be a panda. Pandas are boring, stupid and boring. Bad panda!"
That was quite a buildup for Fulham.
Usually Dempsey’s needed for that type of creativity.
Less memorable than Sam Okey's Hawkeye career.
At what time in the morning can you start drinking
without looking like an alcoholic on a normal Saturday?
All my good friends at BHGP helpled pick this most awesome name!
TOUCHDOWN IOWA! TOUCHDOWN IOWA! - Gary Dolphin
I LOVE IT! I LOVE IT! I LOVE IT! - Jim Zabel
by Bloodpunch's Barbasol on Aug 13, 2011 9:48 AM CDT reply actions
Wait, you STOPPED drinking?
Less memorable than Sam Okey's Hawkeye career.
by Kyle McCann't on Aug 13, 2011 9:54 AM CDT up reply actions
I can't live up to your standards
I get really tired when i drink too much
All my good friends at BHGP helpled pick this most awesome name!
TOUCHDOWN IOWA! TOUCHDOWN IOWA! - Gary Dolphin
I LOVE IT! I LOVE IT! I LOVE IT! - Jim Zabel
by Bloodpunch's Barbasol on Aug 13, 2011 9:55 AM CDT up reply actions
OK did everyone see that bottom line on ESPN?
TAMU to join the SEC with Clemson, FSU and Mizzou to follow
All my good friends at BHGP helpled pick this most awesome name!
TOUCHDOWN IOWA! TOUCHDOWN IOWA! - Gary Dolphin
I LOVE IT! I LOVE IT! I LOVE IT! - Jim Zabel
by Bloodpunch's Barbasol on Aug 13, 2011 9:54 AM CDT reply actions
The best part?
The Austin Statesman is throwing out the names BYU & Air Force as A&M replacements in the Big XII. Really? Air Force?
Less memorable than Sam Okey's Hawkeye career.
by Kyle McCann't on Aug 13, 2011 9:58 AM CDT up reply actions
Just imagine
if the Big XII could get Army and Navy. They would control the Commander’s Cup
All my good friends at BHGP helpled pick this most awesome name!
TOUCHDOWN IOWA! TOUCHDOWN IOWA! - Gary Dolphin
I LOVE IT! I LOVE IT! I LOVE IT! - Jim Zabel
by Bloodpunch's Barbasol on Aug 13, 2011 9:59 AM CDT up reply actions
I kinda like this idea
They should either all 3 be independent or all in the same conference.
"If we knew what we were doing, it wouldn't be research." - Albert Einstein
"Consider them rolled." - Jim Delany
by 6 seconds of hell on Aug 13, 2011 10:00 AM CDT up reply actions
I know this isn’t what most people are thinking, but I am kind of curious how this all will play out from a wrestling perspective.
Parsimony methods are the easiest ones to explain - Felsenstein
One thing I will be somewhat sad about is if Okie State, Oklahoma, and Iowa State end up in bad wrestling conferences.
Parsimony methods are the easiest ones to explain - Felsenstein
It doesn't hurt Cornell, does it?
Plus, I think we may begin to see hockey-style conferences made for wrestling in the name of self-preservation.
Less memorable than Sam Okey's Hawkeye career.
by Kyle McCann't on Aug 13, 2011 11:13 AM CDT up reply actions
Yeah.
I think we’ll see some bastardized Great Plains/Out West league with teams like the B12 leftovers, Boise, Cal Poly, etc. The current Pac 10 wrestling league is already pretty weird.
"I want to be a cowboy. I don't want to be a panda. Pandas are boring, stupid and boring. Bad panda!"
Wrestling is clearly a sport under siege by Title IX.
They’ll adapt in the name of keeping things going. That proposed Western Conference would actually be damned good.
Less memorable than Sam Okey's Hawkeye career.
by Kyle McCann't on Aug 13, 2011 11:23 AM CDT up reply actions
It would probably be a solid #2 behind the Big Ten, yeah.
"I want to be a cowboy. I don't want to be a panda. Pandas are boring, stupid and boring. Bad panda!"
The EIWA isn't all that bad in wrestling
they have:
American
Lehigh
Rutgers
Bucknell (so so)
Harvard (has had some all americans recently)
Parsimony methods are the easiest ones to explain - Felsenstein
PEPPELMAN!
I just like that name.
"I want to be a cowboy. I don't want to be a panda. Pandas are boring, stupid and boring. Bad panda!"
Did he wrestle DSJ last year?
I can’t remember now.
"I want to be a cowboy. I don't want to be a panda. Pandas are boring, stupid and boring. Bad panda!"
Are you talking about the kid at Harvard or the young one at Cornell?
Parsimony methods are the easiest ones to explain - Felsenstein
The Harvard one.
Forgot about the Cornell one.
"I want to be a cowboy. I don't want to be a panda. Pandas are boring, stupid and boring. Bad panda!"
Walter Peppelman (Harvard)
got decisioned (8-2) by DSJ
Parsimony methods are the easiest ones to explain - Felsenstein
Suck it, Ivy League.
"I want to be a cowboy. I don't want to be a panda. Pandas are boring, stupid and boring. Bad panda!"
Indeed. DSJ beats all the smart kids (see Welch), bodes well for Dake.
Parsimony methods are the easiest ones to explain - Felsenstein
Uh oh, don't let Rambler know you just called Taylor dumb.
"I want to be a cowboy. I don't want to be a panda. Pandas are boring, stupid and boring. Bad panda!"
Over on BSD, Rambler denigrated the name of Gable, so I am no longer considerate of his feelings.
Parsimony methods are the easiest ones to explain - Felsenstein
What?
Excuse me for my bellicosity. And spelling. Bellicosity and spelling.
"If I had been born ugly you would never have heard of Pele." ~ George Best
by Blackheartnopants on Aug 13, 2011 12:01 PM CDT up reply actions
he said Paterno is a much better coach than Gable. UNACCEPTABLE.
Parsimony methods are the easiest ones to explain - Felsenstein
Ummmmmmmmmm
I’ll just assume Rambler has a head injury of some kind.
Excuse me for my bellicosity. And spelling. Bellicosity and spelling.
"If I had been born ugly you would never have heard of Pele." ~ George Best
by Blackheartnopants on Aug 13, 2011 12:07 PM CDT up reply actions
Slipped on the corn kernels and hit his head on the concrete.
by EnergizerHawk on Aug 13, 2011 12:11 PM CDT up reply actions
He's going to have a bigger target on him here
than that Amish kid did in Witness. Come to think of it, he may be that Amish kid in Witness.
Less memorable than Sam Okey's Hawkeye career.
by Kyle McCann't on Aug 13, 2011 12:12 PM CDT up reply actions 1 recs
HOLY SHIT.
This very well could be true.
by Carfino'sWay on Aug 13, 2011 12:16 PM CDT up reply actions
There are guys you can talk crap about and there are guys you can’t talk crap about. I am here to tell you that Gable is guy you can’t talk crap about.
Parsimony methods are the easiest ones to explain - Felsenstein
Because you run the risk of him hearing
and actually coming to beat the crap out of you.
Less memorable than Sam Okey's Hawkeye career.
by Kyle McCann't on Aug 13, 2011 12:17 PM CDT up reply actions
Gable has the hips and knees of a 90 year old
But I wouldn’t agitate him.
Excuse me for my bellicosity. And spelling. Bellicosity and spelling.
"If I had been born ugly you would never have heard of Pele." ~ George Best
by Blackheartnopants on Aug 13, 2011 12:18 PM CDT up reply actions
He would rip out his hip replacement just to beat you with it.
Less memorable than Sam Okey's Hawkeye career.
by Kyle McCann't on Aug 13, 2011 12:19 PM CDT up reply actions
This was the original comment that Rambler subsequently supported:
um, Joe Paterno>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>anyone
and I am pretty sure anyone includes Dan Gable.
we win
Here is my initial response:
This is the saddest thing I have ever seen on the internet.
and my response to Rambler:
Dan Gable beat on a hand-picked Soviet champion so bad that the guy quit in the middle of a match.
Paterno couldn’t even wrest away a National Championship from the Great Red Menace (Nebraska)
Parsimony methods are the easiest ones to explain - Felsenstein
by Lycurgus on Aug 13, 2011 12:23 PM CDT up reply actions 2 recs
An amateur be a pro, essentially
Excuse me for my bellicosity. And spelling. Bellicosity and spelling.
"If I had been born ugly you would never have heard of Pele." ~ George Best
by Blackheartnopants on Aug 13, 2011 12:57 PM CDT up reply actions
Beat
Excuse me for my bellicosity. And spelling. Bellicosity and spelling.
"If I had been born ugly you would never have heard of Pele." ~ George Best
by Blackheartnopants on Aug 13, 2011 12:58 PM CDT up reply actions
absolutely
but not just beat. He broke the man’s will.
Parsimony methods are the easiest ones to explain - Felsenstein
Not just any man
A Russian wrestler who was good enough to get to the Olympics. That’s like getting a Navy SEAL to quit.
"If you need a rah-rah speech at halftime, you’re playing the wrong sport." - Pat Angerer
Paterno is a much better coach than anyone in the history of coaching for any sport
"Fish aren't smart. It's not like they have advanced degrees."
Mike Leach - Arrrrrrrrrr
What will you all do when Paterno bounds free of this mortal coil and PSU returns to the ranks of common teams?
Parsimony methods are the easiest ones to explain - Felsenstein
There is no better coach in any sport than Gable.
No coach got more from an athlete than Gable.
by Carfino'sWay on Aug 13, 2011 8:32 PM CDT up reply actions
He is dead to me.
"I want to be a cowboy. I don't want to be a panda. Pandas are boring, stupid and boring. Bad panda!"
To be honest
I would find it funny if the Big XII imploded leaving Texas hung out to dry and ISU having to join the WAC or MAC
if this happened
I see IA State joining the MAC. They would then have a chance for a conference title.
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by Bloodpunch's Barbasol on Aug 13, 2011 10:01 AM CDT up reply actions
I'm still weirded out by them having 13 teams
They need a 14th
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by 6 seconds of hell on Aug 13, 2011 10:02 AM CDT up reply actions
that is why IA state goes to the MAC
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by Bloodpunch's Barbasol on Aug 13, 2011 10:05 AM CDT up reply actions
I still say Mountain West.
They have pride and there’s at least one nationally ranked school in that league. I say ISU bands together with the other left-overs and tries to cobble out a deal with another league.
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by Kyle McCann't on Aug 13, 2011 10:06 AM CDT up reply actions
I am not sure
Travel would be a huge consideration right now for them. They don’t have a huge pile of money in the Athletic Dept. Otherwise how do you account for that new scoreboard?
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by Bloodpunch's Barbasol on Aug 13, 2011 10:08 AM CDT up reply actions
It's a perfect fit
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by 6 seconds of hell on Aug 13, 2011 10:06 AM CDT up reply actions
It would be interesting to see a team with power conference-ish resources
in the MAC. They would be the only team w/ a stadium that is just for them and greater than 40,000 seats. They have decent facilities. I know it’s still in Ames, but I think it would make for an interesting situation.
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by 6 seconds of hell on Aug 13, 2011 10:10 AM CDT up reply actions
Yet they still probably wouldn't win the conference.
by Carfino'sWay on Aug 13, 2011 10:49 AM CDT up reply actions
Western mich fans are laughingly saying the same about the Hawks.
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by WaterlooChazz on Aug 13, 2011 11:30 AM CDT up reply actions
that hurts
Chazz you don’t have bring up such bad memories.
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by Bloodpunch's Barbasol on Aug 13, 2011 11:31 AM CDT up reply actions
That's uncalled for
I was at Kinnick for that game. It was terrible
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by 6 seconds of hell on Aug 13, 2011 11:32 AM CDT up reply actions
twice actually
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by Bloodpunch's Barbasol on Aug 13, 2011 11:32 AM CDT up reply actions
well we also
lost to them in 2000
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by Bloodpunch's Barbasol on Aug 13, 2011 11:38 AM CDT up reply actions
I was there for both.
I’m a Hawk fan, but we usually play MAC teams too close. That’s why I made the above joke.
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by WaterlooChazz on Aug 13, 2011 11:42 AM CDT up reply actions
"but we usually play MAC teams too close"
You’re remembering the handful of close games (or losses) and ignoring the rest. Since 2000, roughly two-third of Iowa’s games against MAC foes have been wins by three or more scores (often by many more than than three scores).
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linkfail
http://www.blackheartgoldpants.com/2010/2/23/1313237/aughts-in-review-bring-us-your
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Including Big Ben's last loss at Miami (OH).
That was an excellent team and Iowa handled them.
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by Kyle McCann't on Aug 13, 2011 12:14 PM CDT up reply actions
I feel like we should beat all Mac teams by twenty or more.
We also play niu closer than we “should.”
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by WaterlooChazz on Aug 13, 2011 12:19 PM CDT up reply actions
You have weird beliefs about what "should" happen sometimes.
You aren’t ALWAYS going to beat MAC teams by 20 or blow out I-AA teams. That’s just reality.
Most of the struggles Iowa has had against MAC teams have involved the worst Iowa teams of the last decade (00, 06, 07), the greatest MAC team of all-time (03 Miami), or were just damn odd (02 Miami).
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AMES! DEKALB! FEEL THE EXCITEMENT!
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I am so proud...LISTEN TO ME!
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by Kyle McCann't on Aug 13, 2011 11:01 AM CDT up reply actions 1 recs
Aw man.
Now I kinda want Steak ‘n’ Shake and there aren’t any in the Twin Cities.
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It's such a simple concept.
Why doesn’t every fast food burger place offer A-1?
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by Kyle McCann't on Aug 13, 2011 11:23 AM CDT up reply actions
I'm sure Austin Blythe
would be on the Twitters bragging about it as soon as it occurred
I ate the blue ones ... they taste like burning.
Austin's ours & off the twitters for the forseeable future
Is the ISU blowhard Todd? Tom? A shame they share the same last name.
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by HawkeyeGirleye on Aug 14, 2011 8:56 AM CDT up reply actions
That's the saddest thing, though.
Is that Texas won’t be hung out to dry. They’ll either apply to the Big Ten or Pac 12 or go it alone. They’ve acted selfishly in all of this because they can afford to; they’ll be just fine in pretty much any scenario.
It’s Texas Tech, Baylor, Kansas & Kansas State that deserve pity.
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by Kyle McCann't on Aug 13, 2011 10:03 AM CDT up reply actions
And at least KU has basketball to help it.
But yes, those other schools are fucked.
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by WaterlooChazz on Aug 13, 2011 10:06 AM CDT up reply actions
K and K-State to the Big East?
That can’t sit well with fans.
Excuse me for my bellicosity. And spelling. Bellicosity and spelling.
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by Blackheartnopants on Aug 13, 2011 10:07 AM CDT up reply actions
Really, it would only infuriate K-State football fans
because basketball isn’t nearly as big a traveling sport as football. Kansas basketball fans would grow to love games against Louisville, Georgetown, Syracuse and the like awfully quickly methinks.
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by Kyle McCann't on Aug 13, 2011 10:14 AM CDT up reply actions
Do KSU FB fans travel much?
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by WaterlooChazz on Aug 13, 2011 10:24 AM CDT up reply actions
Not necessarily,
but if you had to pick one of the two football fanbases who would be irritated by the more it sure as Hell wouldn’t be KU.
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by Kyle McCann't on Aug 13, 2011 10:28 AM CDT up reply actions
Yeah.
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by WaterlooChazz on Aug 13, 2011 10:29 AM CDT up reply actions
Some do.
My sister’s bestie is a KState alum and she and her father travel to games a lot.
KState fans would rather go east than west. They don’t want to end up playing games two time zones away. And they would be the cock-of-the-walk in football in the Big East.
by Carfino'sWay on Aug 13, 2011 10:52 AM CDT up reply actions
I was nodding until that last sentence.
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by WaterlooChazz on Aug 13, 2011 11:31 AM CDT up reply actions
You don't think KState would do well in football in the BIG EAST?
by Carfino'sWay on Aug 13, 2011 11:32 AM CDT up reply actions
Do well? Probably.
But I think many teams could play with or defeat them. Tcu, Pitt, wvu, uconn, USf, Louisville, maybe even a strong one of: Maryland, rutgers, cinch.
Sorry for the shitty capitalization. iPads aren’t yet my forte.
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by WaterlooChazz on Aug 13, 2011 11:39 AM CDT up reply actions
Cinch=cincy.
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by WaterlooChazz on Aug 13, 2011 11:40 AM CDT up reply actions
Is this a saying amongst people with deafness
That I’m unaware of?
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by WaterlooChazz on Aug 13, 2011 11:49 AM CDT up reply actions
No, it's when people brag when they either aren't meaning to or do it to make it seem like they aren't meaning to.
RE: you have an iPad and I don’t b/c I’m poor.
by Carfino'sWay on Aug 13, 2011 11:51 AM CDT up reply actions
Yes, this.
Sorry for the shitty capitalization. iPads aren’t yet my forte.
The above was what I considered to be a humblebrag. Well done, Mr. Chazz.
by EnergizerHawk on Aug 13, 2011 11:54 AM CDT up reply actions
Gotcha.
I wrote in a comment further down, the iPad is just borrowed from/assigned by my workplace. I’m as poor as you all. My cell phone doesn’t have Internet, my car was purchased used, I rent my house, and there is keystone light in my fridge.
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by WaterlooChazz on Aug 13, 2011 12:17 PM CDT up reply actions
I used my aunt's iPad tonight no problems.
I couldn’t figure out how to do the Z to skip to the next comment. I just figured that out last week and I love it so that was a little disappointing.
It is my aunt’s iPad but my cousin’s husband calls it “the baby” and thinks it’s his.
by Carfino'sWay on Aug 13, 2011 9:12 PM CDT up reply actions
I think anything regarding expansion will infuriate K-State fans
They already hate everything anyway, and I doubt any big conferences will really be all that interested in taking them
But the Bring On the Cats post would be AMAZING!
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by Kyle McCann't on Aug 13, 2011 11:01 AM CDT up reply actions
Do you really think UT will be hung out to dry?
I think they would be more apt to be successful on their own than BYU will be.
by Carfino'sWay on Aug 13, 2011 10:48 AM CDT up reply actions
That's the thing, they're not hung out to dry.
They’re bulletproof. Baylor. Now they’ll be hung out to dry.
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by Kyle McCann't on Aug 13, 2011 11:02 AM CDT up reply actions
I agree.
My comment was in response to the one above. I think UT will do fine on it’s own. That is why I don’t understand why they won’t just do it.
by Carfino'sWay on Aug 13, 2011 11:09 AM CDT up reply actions
Because they prefer to beat up on subservient teams.
Money-wise they’re golden in any scenario, but they’re not unbeatable when it comes to other elites. They prefer the big fish little pond approach.
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by Kyle McCann't on Aug 13, 2011 11:15 AM CDT up reply actions
It doesn't feel that way in the Big Ten.
Ohio State is powerful enough that they could probably swing their dick around about like Texas*, but instead they choose to remain in a conference based on treating everyone like equals.
*Not entirely, since Texas has the benefit of being in, well, Texas, but still.
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This.
Also, any one of the SEC power schools would find it very easy to go to the ACC. Do you think any of them want to?
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by Kyle McCann't on Aug 13, 2011 11:24 AM CDT up reply actions
But I think the mentality is different in the BigTen
most teams have been in the league for 100+ years and they understand the value in treating everyone like equals. Other teams don’t have that b/c they haven’t had the long term stability the teams in the BigTen have had.
by Carfino'sWay on Aug 13, 2011 11:29 AM CDT up reply actions
I laughed because OSU just cheated with impunity on their way to
Domination of the conference for nearly a decade.
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by WaterlooChazz on Aug 13, 2011 11:34 AM CDT up reply actions
Yeah, Texas comes out fine in any scenario here
Either they join a new conference or just go independent. They’ve got the resources and appeal to easily go independent, and conferences like the B1G and the Pac-12 would be more than happy to have a big name like Texas join their ranks.
yeah totally surprised about Mizzou joining the SEC.
I can see Clemson joining.
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by Bloodpunch's Barbasol on Aug 13, 2011 9:58 AM CDT up reply actions
Still don't believe it.
Clemson & Missouri don’t bring them anything unless their militant about keeping their divisions regional. Then it makes all kinds of sense.
West: Mizzou, A&M, LSU, Ole Miss, Mississippi State, Arkansas, Alabama, Auburn
East: Tennessee, Vandy, FSU, Florida, UGA, USC, Clemson, Kentucky.
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by Kyle McCann't on Aug 13, 2011 10:00 AM CDT up reply actions
Missouri brings them St. Louis
The SEC doesn’t really have the TV markets right now and even though St. Louis is not a huge market it would be the SEC’s 3rd or 4th largest. Clemson comes into the SEC because they have a great football tradition for years
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by Bloodpunch's Barbasol on Aug 13, 2011 10:03 AM CDT up reply actions
But the SEC doesn't look at markets the same way the Big Ten does.
The SEC is an entirely national league in terms of their television contracts: ESPN & CBS. They’re the closest thing college football has to a “pro league” in terms of universal appeal. They could give two shits about St. Louis because they’re already on there.
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by Kyle McCann't on Aug 13, 2011 10:05 AM CDT up reply actions
I lived in MO for 5 years
There was more BIG games there than SEC. It was either Big 12 or BIG. Unless it was a premium game in the SEC, they didn’t show it.
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by Bloodpunch's Barbasol on Aug 13, 2011 10:07 AM CDT up reply actions
Again, though
that’s not where their money is. It’s in broad-based national contracts. They could pull a 0.2 rating in St. Louis but if they’re the highest-rated conference out East that’s all they care about.
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by Kyle McCann't on Aug 13, 2011 10:12 AM CDT up reply actions
then perhaps that is the argument
for not taking OK and OK State that doesn’t bring them anything other than trying to keep the old SWC together.
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by Bloodpunch's Barbasol on Aug 13, 2011 10:13 AM CDT up reply actions
No, but they DO bring them something
in the form of Oklahoma (this is operating under the assumption Oklahoma State is legislatively bound to them). Name ten programs more prestigious than Oklahoma.
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by Kyle McCann't on Aug 13, 2011 10:16 AM CDT up reply actions
outside of the SEC?
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by Bloodpunch's Barbasol on Aug 13, 2011 10:16 AM CDT up reply actions
Anywhere.
Seriously Alabama (and maybe Tennessee) is the only school in the SEC with the type of history, both ancient and recent, as Oklahoma. Yes, Florida and LSU have been better lately but that’s pretty much the list.
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by Kyle McCann't on Aug 13, 2011 10:18 AM CDT up reply actions
I would argue
USC
Ohio State
Michigan
Nebraska
Penn State
Notre Dame even though they haven’t been recently, who can argue their tradition and prestige.
then of course the ones you said, Alabama, LSU, Florida, and perhaps Tennesee
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by Bloodpunch's Barbasol on Aug 13, 2011 10:20 AM CDT up reply actions
Oklahoma is up there
but there are other teams that have as much if not more tradition and prestige.
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by Bloodpunch's Barbasol on Aug 13, 2011 10:21 AM CDT up reply actions
Seriously? Are we having this argument?
Read the first paragraph and then try and convince me that they’re not the best CFB program. And this isn’t just old stuff, this is beginning, middle and end. There just aren’t more than a few programs that even approach them.
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by Kyle McCann't on Aug 13, 2011 10:30 AM CDT up reply actions
Kyle
If you are looking at the total package, then OU is a solid choice but ND is the winner.
Read this
Also, don’t always believe what ESPN says.
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by Bloodpunch's Barbasol on Aug 13, 2011 10:38 AM CDT up reply actions
I'm not even counting ESPN
I’m counting the best winning percentage in the modern era of football against the likes of equally impressive Nebraska, Texas and Arkansas (remember when they were great? The 70’s do). I’m counting National Championships in five different decades since the end of the war. There isn’t a cluster of Oklahoma success the way there is at many “great” programs, the success is pretty much constant.
You’re putting waaaay too much stock in recent history. LSU was one of the country’s most middling teams since 1960 until the time Nick Saban arrived. Fuck, Gerry DiNardo was their coach not long ago. Florida is clearly an elite if not THE elite CFB program right now, but we’re talking very modern history relatively speaking. And even Tennessee (I shouldn’t have thrown that out there) has not place amongst the other schools on the list. Even Penn State’s place on the list is well behind OU.
Clearly we’re not going to agree here but I feel like I’ve made a pretty strong argument.
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by Kyle McCann't on Aug 13, 2011 10:54 AM CDT up reply actions
I agree
you have made a strong case for OU, but when you say to look at the the total package, not just the past not just the present, but everything, ND is, in my opinion, the best program.
If it wasn’t for ND, college football would not be what it is today. They haven’t been that dominant program in the last 10 to 15 years but they have the history.
ND put college football on the forefront of American athletics, before them there was baseball, boxing and horse racing.
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by Bloodpunch's Barbasol on Aug 13, 2011 11:15 AM CDT up reply actions
I'm going back to the initial statement of "find ten programs more prestigious"
I’m saying there aren’t even 5.
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by Kyle McCann't on Aug 13, 2011 11:16 AM CDT up reply actions
I guess that our definitions of prestigious are different
I don’t look at just championships. I like to look at several factors. Also it is hard for me to pick them as one of the elite when they have a history of being a dirty program in the 80’s. I remember them being hit pretty hard by the NCAA for some pretty serious violations.
Here is an article that talks about that.
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by Bloodpunch's Barbasol on Aug 13, 2011 11:24 AM CDT up reply actions
I tend to support notre dame in my mind,
But even I think they have work to do to get back into the elite.
OU, despite their rep as BCS chokers, are in the elite.
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by WaterlooChazz on Aug 13, 2011 11:25 AM CDT up reply actions
again
I am not arguing they are not elite, just not the best of the elite, when you look at the complete picture of the program. you can’t look at just the past and you cannot look at just the present. football is cyclical.
I guess I will have to agree to disagree about OU or ND being the most elite.
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by Bloodpunch's Barbasol on Aug 13, 2011 11:29 AM CDT up reply actions
I like you,
But if you don’t think OU is a top 7 or top ten program, then youre retarded. And I’m almost certain you’re not retarded.
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by WaterlooChazz on Aug 13, 2011 11:51 AM CDT up reply actions
Chazz
I may be retarded, depends on which my ex wives you talk to, however at no place or time did I say that OU was not in the top 7 or that they were not elite. I just think that ND is the total scope of college football, they are more elite than OU.
Remember, OU was dealt pretty stiff penalties in the 80’s for major violations. Programs that have that kind of problems, can’t be the most elite.
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by Bloodpunch's Barbasol on Aug 13, 2011 7:50 PM CDT up reply actions
USC, Alabama, Miami and, shortly, Ohio State would disagree.
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by Kyle McCann't on Aug 14, 2011 12:14 AM CDT up reply actions
Hasn't Notre Dame had some
fairly minor consequences, too?
Also, Michigan and FSU.
Penn State is about the only top ten or 15 program where I can’t think of any infractions they’ve had.
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by WaterlooChazz on Aug 14, 2011 6:57 AM CDT up reply actions
Yes, under Lou Holtz.
If you’re not cheating you’re not winning or something to that effect.
Clearly as an Iowa fan I don’t buy this 100% but then again Iowa has never won on the level of those programs.
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by Kyle McCann't on Aug 14, 2011 11:48 AM CDT up reply actions
True royalty in football is not a very big list
Texas, OU, USC, OSU, Alabama.
I’m including recent success with past. Teams like ND, Michigan, Nebraska, UF, FSU, and others a step behind I think.
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by 6 seconds of hell on Aug 13, 2011 10:20 AM CDT up reply actions
I completely forgot about Texas
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by Bloodpunch's Barbasol on Aug 13, 2011 10:22 AM CDT up reply actions
So Texas waits this out
It has a network. It can BIG 10, SEC or PAC10, go indy, or reform a BIG XII full of whipping boys.
Excuse me for my bellicosity. And spelling. Bellicosity and spelling.
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by Blackheartnopants on Aug 13, 2011 10:24 AM CDT up reply actions
Does the last one really benefit them?
That hurts SOS, a watered down conference can’t be good the guy sitting on top. It’s like king of the hill but it would really only be king of the heap
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by 6 seconds of hell on Aug 13, 2011 10:27 AM CDT up reply actions
BYU is a name, kinda
But if Texas could run the table, or finish with a loss or two, it would be in the BCS hunt.
Schedule a few name teams, sweep through the scraps, sit back and wait for an invite. It’s what Boise is doing, basically.
It’s an affront to the notion of competition, but great for the bottom line.
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by Blackheartnopants on Aug 13, 2011 10:33 AM CDT up reply actions
I think BYU is wanting to test the waters of independence first.
There will always be a home for a team with that type of cachet if they want it.
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by Kyle McCann't on Aug 13, 2011 10:34 AM CDT up reply actions
Good point about Boise
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by 6 seconds of hell on Aug 13, 2011 10:35 AM CDT up reply actions
BYU has way more going for it than Boise.
In addition to having some actual CFB history (from farther back than 5 years ago), they have the benefit of thousands upon thousands of Mormons backing them.
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Yes, they're a mini-Notre Dame
and if census trends continue on their current path, they may be more Notre Dame than Notre Dame will be in 30 years.
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by Kyle McCann't on Aug 13, 2011 10:39 AM CDT up reply actions
A school with stealth national appeal
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by Blackheartnopants on Aug 13, 2011 10:41 AM CDT up reply actions
And it's WHERE they've got appeal that's so important.
The Mormon population is exploding in places like Phoenix, Vegas & the state of Utah is experience major population hikes.
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by Kyle McCann't on Aug 13, 2011 10:42 AM CDT up reply actions
Yep.
They’re going to be a player in the future.
"I want to be a cowboy. I don't want to be a panda. Pandas are boring, stupid and boring. Bad panda!"
I disagree.
Unless BYU joins an enlarged PAC 12, I think they’ll eventually have some problems.
And Mormonism is still a pretty small percent of America, and still isn’t mainstream yet.
We will become more intensity!!! --What Reading Rambler thinks Tom Brands should do.
by WaterlooChazz on Aug 13, 2011 10:49 AM CDT up reply actions
"The future" doesn't necessarily mean next year, you know.
"I want to be a cowboy. I don't want to be a panda. Pandas are boring, stupid and boring. Bad panda!"
If they keep alienating athletes (particularly African American ones) with
With their slightly covert racism, I just don’t see them becoming a true power in hoops or football.
We will become more intensity!!! --What Reading Rambler thinks Tom Brands should do.
by WaterlooChazz on Aug 13, 2011 11:20 AM CDT up reply actions
The BCS can't give ever independent the sweet qualifying deal they game ND.
If there is more than one independent team then they need to fight amongst themselves for who qualifies based on the current ND rules or they need to change them. I vote change but that is b/c I don’t think concessions should have been made to ND.
by Carfino'sWay on Aug 13, 2011 10:58 AM CDT up reply actions
I saw this morning on twitter that no providers in Texas have picked up the Texas Network.
That does not bode well w/ 3 weeks to football.
THREE WEEKS TO FOOTBALL, BABY!!
by Carfino'sWay on Aug 13, 2011 10:55 AM CDT up reply actions
The irony of this
is that it only fucks over ESPN, not Texas
I ate the blue ones ... they taste like burning.
Yes, this is your list with MAYBE Michigan belonging on there.
Less memorable than Sam Okey's Hawkeye career.
by Kyle McCann't on Aug 13, 2011 10:33 AM CDT up reply actions
Now that I've thought about it a little more, they probably belong
I believe the are the winningest program in history. And they had some strong teams in the past decade.
"If we knew what we were doing, it wouldn't be research." - Albert Einstein
"Consider them rolled." - Jim Delany
by 6 seconds of hell on Aug 13, 2011 10:37 AM CDT up reply actions
The biggest knock against UM
is that so much of their success came pre-WWII. But it’s not as though they were wandering in the CFB wilderness for the past half-century.
Less memorable than Sam Okey's Hawkeye career.
by Kyle McCann't on Aug 13, 2011 10:38 AM CDT up reply actions
Just the last three years.
"I want to be a cowboy. I don't want to be a panda. Pandas are boring, stupid and boring. Bad panda!"
Nah, they had some shit periods in the 60's before Bo.
Less memorable than Sam Okey's Hawkeye career.
by Kyle McCann't on Aug 13, 2011 10:40 AM CDT up reply actions
Stop throwing your facts in the way of my cheap jokes.
"I want to be a cowboy. I don't want to be a panda. Pandas are boring, stupid and boring. Bad panda!"
That's why I originally left them off
But the 97 title probably shouldn’t have been split and the RichRod era is an isolated incident
"If we knew what we were doing, it wouldn't be research." - Albert Einstein
"Consider them rolled." - Jim Delany
by 6 seconds of hell on Aug 13, 2011 10:40 AM CDT up reply actions
You're right
That title had no business being split. And if Tom Osbourne hadn’t “conveniently” announced his retirement before the bowls, Nebraska would have been left out.
I ate the blue ones ... they taste like burning.
Texas as royalty
is even a bit of stretch. If you look at overall history (and even post-1970 “modern” history) then Texas is probably a step below all of those programs, maybe tied with OU.
I ate the blue ones ... they taste like burning.
It probably depends somewhat
on how much credit you give to programs before they were integrated.
Texas was damn good (in the 1940s and 50s) at times even before Hayden Fry and Jerry Levias integrated the SWC. And then they had several good years in the 60s and 70s as well. The Longhorns used to go to the Cotton Bowl like it was their job.
We will become more intensity!!! --What Reading Rambler thinks Tom Brands should do.
by WaterlooChazz on Aug 14, 2011 7:03 AM CDT up reply actions
It's a nebulous concept
And not that I disagree with anything you say here. I was just trying to point out that Texas’ reputation has, historically, far exceeded its actual on-field results.
I ate the blue ones ... they taste like burning.
Jon Mackovic nods in agreement.
We will become more intensity!!! --What Reading Rambler thinks Tom Brands should do.
by WaterlooChazz on Aug 14, 2011 12:43 PM CDT up reply actions
Yeah, I consider them more "new money"
along the likes of Florida. Not necessarily because they don’t have history (they have gobs) but their overall prestige has been far more up and down over the decades. They are undeniably the most powerful school in CFB today, so I think that colors many people’s perception of their overall greatness.
Less memorable than Sam Okey's Hawkeye career.
by Kyle McCann't on Aug 14, 2011 11:52 AM CDT up reply actions
I live in the STL
Cardinals are king regardless of the season, then Rams and Blues with college football ranking somewhere between kickball and pork steaks. Pro sports rule this market.
by GaryDolphinSafeTuna on Aug 13, 2011 1:18 PM CDT via mobile up reply actions
Yes, I was going to post this exact same thing.
Born and raised in the STL-area, we NEVER watched college football growing up.
It’s all about pro sports.
by stanzi's ex-girlfriend on Aug 13, 2011 1:20 PM CDT up reply actions
Even if you did like Mizzou football
The Big Nine’s TV deal with Fox leaves little chance of seeing them more than a handful of times per season.
by GaryDolphinSafeTuna on Aug 13, 2011 1:47 PM CDT via mobile up reply actions
Postscript:
I thought it was super-weird when I first came to Iowa that people were so into college football.
But once I gave it a chance, I find it way more interesting and entertaining than NFL football.
by stanzi's ex-girlfriend on Aug 13, 2011 1:20 PM CDT up reply actions
That's pretty much true of any major city, however
If you look at the major U.S. metropolitan areas (off the top of my head: NYC, LA, Chicago, Philadelphia, Boston, Atlanta, Dallas, Houston; hell, even Cleveland, Detroit, San Francisco, Miami, Pittsburgh) all have always been primarily a pro town, with college football ranking way behind a number of other franchises (except in the case of LA, who will only root for whoever is winning right now).
I ate the blue ones ... they taste like burning.
Part of this is that the colleges and universities
where college football really got huge (in the early part of the 1900s) tend not to be in the biggest cities.
Sure, some grew in or near big cities (U of Chicago, Harvard and Yale* [how good was U of Pennsylvania?] back in the day. Miami FL, UCLA, USC, Pitt, Arizona St, Georgia Tech are all in large cities. (Yes, I know Yale isn’t actually in NYC, but I’m guessing its always been pretty easy to hop a quick train to get there.)
Otherwise, it is difficult to think of very many “major football programs” in the biggest cities. Then, pro football and hoops grew and eventually settled in those cities (where baseball was already king and pro hockey had a few established markets).
We will become more intensity!!! --What Reading Rambler thinks Tom Brands should do.
by WaterlooChazz on Aug 14, 2011 7:16 AM CDT up reply actions
Although CT has always been NYC's largest suburb
back when the Ivy’s received just as much national attention as everyone else, most New Yorkers that cared about the sport were probably cheering for Columbia, not Yale.
As for other “urban” schools, Minnesota and the University of Washington have both had some pretty tremendous support over the years (not so much recently for Minny). Even Tulane was well-supported in their SEC days.
Less memorable than Sam Okey's Hawkeye career.
by Kyle McCann't on Aug 14, 2011 11:58 AM CDT up reply actions
Yes, I certainly forgot about the Gophers and the Huskies.
Although, was Washington any good before 1975?
I actually thought about Tulane, but they’ve just fallen off such a huge cliff that I didn’t list them.
Did anyone ever care about Columbia football? Methinks possibly not.
We will become more intensity!!! --What Reading Rambler thinks Tom Brands should do.
by WaterlooChazz on Aug 14, 2011 12:46 PM CDT up reply actions
I was born in Iowa City and moved to STL when I was around 7
I was raised as a hardcore CFB (Iowa) fan, and was surprised that so few people seemed to care about it in STL. The Cardinals are king in STL, period. Mizzou has a bit of pull, but not enough to say that they will bring in the STL market for whatever conference ends up getting them.
When the Rams won the super bowl I was in high school, and we got the day off school.
by stanzi's ex-girlfriend on Aug 13, 2011 3:10 PM CDT up reply actions
I was reinforcing your point.
by stanzi's ex-girlfriend on Aug 13, 2011 3:43 PM CDT up reply actions
Of course, there's no way to know if that would've happened had Mizzou won the MNC
And there never will be
Something about pigs and Hell and flight and untimely freezing.
Less memorable than Sam Okey's Hawkeye career.
by Kyle McCann't on Aug 13, 2011 4:10 PM CDT up reply actions
Except getting BTN in the state Missouri will still be cash money.
Whether the urban regions are into CFB or not.
Cheering for inconsistent, undisciplined teams [Twins, Wild, Packers, Hawkeyes] since 1989. "False Hope is better than No Hope"
That's what I get for not scrolling up the comment tree.
I bet there will be a SEC network someday.
Also if the SEC expands to 16 teams, can we call them the SECXTEEN?
Cheering for inconsistent, undisciplined teams [Twins, Wild, Packers, Hawkeyes] since 1989. "False Hope is better than No Hope"
and ESPN
All my good friends at BHGP helpled pick this most awesome name!
TOUCHDOWN IOWA! TOUCHDOWN IOWA! - Gary Dolphin
I LOVE IT! I LOVE IT! I LOVE IT! - Jim Zabel
by Bloodpunch's Barbasol on Aug 13, 2011 7:52 PM CDT up reply actions
They got super-boned in that ESPN contract. (or was that the B12 one, tiredness is making my memory hazy)
Cheering for inconsistent, undisciplined teams [Twins, Wild, Packers, Hawkeyes] since 1989. "False Hope is better than No Hope"
Given the contracts that have been given out the past few years
it looks increasingly like the SEC got boned.
I ate the blue ones ... they taste like burning.
Maybe that is why the SEC wants more teams.
So they can pull a Pac 12 and renegotiate their contract.
We will become more intensity!!! --What Reading Rambler thinks Tom Brands should do.
by WaterlooChazz on Aug 14, 2011 7:17 AM CDT up reply actions
I mentioned ESPN
because ESPN is the SEC Network. If you have seen any games on the SEC network, it is ESPN.
Not to mention the love affair that ESPN has for the SEC, they are their network. Whether they got boned or not, doesn’t change the fact that ESPN runs the SEC Network, nor does it stop the ever loving praise from ESPN proper.
All my good friends at BHGP helpled pick this most awesome name!
TOUCHDOWN IOWA! TOUCHDOWN IOWA! - Gary Dolphin
I LOVE IT! I LOVE IT! I LOVE IT! - Jim Zabel
by Bloodpunch's Barbasol on Aug 15, 2011 8:23 AM CDT up reply actions
This
it doesn’t really matter how much they watch it, only that it’s being payed for
"If we knew what we were doing, it wouldn't be research." - Albert Einstein
"Consider them rolled." - Jim Delany
by 6 seconds of hell on Aug 13, 2011 3:11 PM CDT up reply actions
I would think with Illinois they would be in the StL market to a certain extent.
Time Warner carries BTN in KC and there aren’t any BigTen teams in this area. There are quite a few BigTen alumns in KC but not what you would think would warrant the BTN, thank goodness it does. I wouldn’t be surprised if the KC metro population of UNL fans = all other BigTen grads. There is a shitton of them. I mean there are a lot of Iowa fans but I think we pale in comparison to UNL.
by Carfino'sWay on Aug 13, 2011 3:53 PM CDT up reply actions
STL just recently got the BTN
VERY recently. I remember, because they got it about a year after my dad finally got satellite (so he could get the BTN).
I think KC got it in it's second year.
I sent TWC an email requesting it and about 6-8 months later I got one back saying it was available for an additional $2.50. Totally worth it.
by Carfino'sWay on Aug 13, 2011 4:19 PM CDT up reply actions
Yeah, my dad requested it from Charter when it came out
They basically said, “No, never, can’t have it.”
Soon after, he got DirecTV. Not long after that, Charter got BTN.
Mediacom in Iowa didn't carry it for awhile, also.
That’s why I got DirecTV about 3 or 4 years ago.
We will become more intensity!!! --What Reading Rambler thinks Tom Brands should do.
by WaterlooChazz on Aug 14, 2011 7:19 AM CDT up reply actions
And there we have it, the Big XII and ACC implode in one fell swoop.
Well, boys & girls, who do we want?
Less memorable than Sam Okey's Hawkeye career.
by Kyle McCann't on Aug 13, 2011 9:58 AM CDT up reply actions
I think the ACC may survive.
I want the big ten to grab OU, Ok St, KU, and maybe one more team (I suppose KSU or ISU would be slightly logical if Mizzou isn’t an option.
We will become more intensity!!! --What Reading Rambler thinks Tom Brands should do.
by WaterlooChazz on Aug 13, 2011 10:29 AM CDT up reply actions
No way in Hell this happens.
The Big Ten presidents are still silently embarrassed about the way UNL was unceremoniously dismissed from the AAU, there’s not way they go full-bore after the likes of Oklahoma and Oklahoma State. Plus, they’re dreadful cultural fits. Kansas would work but won’t happen because of K-State. The Big Ten will look to Texas, East or Southeast…or South Bend.
Less memorable than Sam Okey's Hawkeye career.
by Kyle McCann't on Aug 13, 2011 10:32 AM CDT up reply actions
UConn? Pitt?
Excuse me for my bellicosity. And spelling. Bellicosity and spelling.
"If I had been born ugly you would never have heard of Pele." ~ George Best
by Blackheartnopants on Aug 13, 2011 10:34 AM CDT up reply actions
The Big Ten only takes that type of school if packages with a "get" a la Notre Dame.
Look for someone on the list of Maryland, Texas, UNC.
Less memorable than Sam Okey's Hawkeye career.
by Kyle McCann't on Aug 13, 2011 10:35 AM CDT up reply actions
Texas isn't that much greater a cultural fit.
I think eventually the big ten and the member schools may realize that we don’t have to act like academic snobs (although, we also don’t need to act like the SEC, either.)
We will become more intensity!!! --What Reading Rambler thinks Tom Brands should do.
by WaterlooChazz on Aug 13, 2011 10:41 AM CDT up reply actions
Texas academics >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Oklahoma/Oklahoma State academics.
"I want to be a cowboy. I don't want to be a panda. Pandas are boring, stupid and boring. Bad panda!"
If conference-mageddon approaches, Im not sure that will be as big an obstacle as they want us to think that is.
We will become more intensity!!! --What Reading Rambler thinks Tom Brands should do.
by WaterlooChazz on Aug 13, 2011 10:58 AM CDT up reply actions
No, they really are a much better cultural fit.
Not the state of Texas, the University of Texas. They’re the most Big Ten school out there that isn’t currently in the Big Ten.
Less memorable than Sam Okey's Hawkeye career.
by Kyle McCann't on Aug 13, 2011 10:43 AM CDT up reply actions
I dont buy that.
Theyre too hipster, and they still have Texas politics to overcome.
I’m not saying the Delany wouldn’t take them, but I think/hope he’s wise enough to make them play by fair rules to join up.
We will become more intensity!!! --What Reading Rambler thinks Tom Brands should do.
by WaterlooChazz on Aug 13, 2011 10:55 AM CDT up reply actions
I don't even think this is up for debate
The Big Ten is doing waaaay too well to allow Texas to come in and dictate terms. Like I said, if Texas goes looking for a new league the Pac 12 is the only one that would even consider accepting uneven terms and even they are probably feeling a little more secure with their recent deal. Texas will either go independent, form a Big Dog/little dogs conference out of the Big XII leftovers or suck it up and join another league as equals.
And too hipster? Have you been to Madison? It’s the same town as Austin with more lakes and less BBQ.
Less memorable than Sam Okey's Hawkeye career.
by Kyle McCann't on Aug 13, 2011 10:59 AM CDT up reply actions
Mmmmm....BBQ in Austin
I had the best brisket of my life there about a month ago
"If we knew what we were doing, it wouldn't be research." - Albert Einstein
"Consider them rolled." - Jim Delany
by 6 seconds of hell on Aug 13, 2011 11:02 AM CDT up reply actions
I'm telling you KU and KState aren't a package deal.
by Carfino'sWay on Aug 13, 2011 11:00 AM CDT up reply actions
The state legislature went apeshit about this last round.
What’s changed (and I’m asking seriously, not living there)?
Less memorable than Sam Okey's Hawkeye career.
by Kyle McCann't on Aug 13, 2011 11:05 AM CDT up reply actions
I don't know other than that is what I have been told by fans.
I asked about that b/c we were talking about KU and MU being a package b/c, honestly, that is a bigger rivalry here since KU and MU started the Civil War. Too many KState fans are KU fans for basketball and KU fans don’t care about football. I proposed KU and MU going to the BigTen (do not want), then I said what about KState, b/c the BigTen wouldn’t take them, and my friend said they would go to the Big East and the two KS schools don’t have to go together.
by Carfino'sWay on Aug 13, 2011 11:12 AM CDT up reply actions
But the universities are state-run
so regardless of the intensity of the Border War rivalry, there’s nothing one school does that must be followed by the other. Plus, there are tons of amazing OOC rivalries. Over the years, Texas/OU, ND/USC, So. Carolina/Clemson, the three Florida powers, Texas/Arkansas, Hell, even Iowa/ISU have all been played regularly out of conference.
Less memorable than Sam Okey's Hawkeye career.
by Kyle McCann't on Aug 13, 2011 11:19 AM CDT up reply actions
I only know what I have been told.
I was surprised that I was being told they weren’t a package but I can only go by what I was told.
by Carfino'sWay on Aug 13, 2011 11:30 AM CDT up reply actions
I still don’t see KU as a Big Ten team. They aren’t a particularly strong academic institution and they have virtually no football support.
Parsimony methods are the easiest ones to explain - Felsenstein
Again, they're the type of school added only in the case of a home run being hit with the other choice.
And that’s only if they come alone. No way K-State is invited.
Less memorable than Sam Okey's Hawkeye career.
by Kyle McCann't on Aug 13, 2011 11:20 AM CDT up reply actions
No way K-State agreed. If ND gets in then I probably could stomach KU. I would be more enthusiastic if they got themselves a wrestling team.
Parsimony methods are the easiest ones to explain - Felsenstein
We could use another nationally renowned hoops program in the big ten,
Even if they have to wear buggies because they crap the NCAA tourney bed four times out of every five.
/UNI beat KU’d
We will become more intensity!!! --What Reading Rambler thinks Tom Brands should do.
by WaterlooChazz on Aug 13, 2011 11:56 AM CDT up reply actions
Buggies=huggies
iPad difficulties
We will become more intensity!!! --What Reading Rambler thinks Tom Brands should do.
by WaterlooChazz on Aug 13, 2011 11:57 AM CDT up reply actions
Humblebrag!
Excuse me for my bellicosity. And spelling. Bellicosity and spelling.
"If I had been born ugly you would never have heard of Pele." ~ George Best
by Blackheartnopants on Aug 13, 2011 12:08 PM CDT up reply actions
I should clarify that it is not mine, just assigned by my workplace.
I ain’t tryin to brag.
We will become more intensity!!! --What Reading Rambler thinks Tom Brands should do.
by WaterlooChazz on Aug 13, 2011 12:13 PM CDT up reply actions
Whatevs, thus making it a humblebrag.
I’ve been meaning to ask you, what do you teach?
by Carfino'sWay on Aug 13, 2011 12:17 PM CDT up reply actions
Humility.
Less memorable than Sam Okey's Hawkeye career.
by Kyle McCann't on Aug 13, 2011 12:20 PM CDT up reply actions
Some social studies, and special ed.
We will become more intensity!!! --What Reading Rambler thinks Tom Brands should do.
by WaterlooChazz on Aug 13, 2011 12:26 PM CDT up reply actions
So you're self-taught?
I KEEEED, I KEEEEED!
Less memorable than Sam Okey's Hawkeye career.
by Kyle McCann't on Aug 13, 2011 1:03 PM CDT up reply actions
I started as a social studies teacher,
and shifted to both in order to increase from half-time to full-time.
We will become more intensity!!! --What Reading Rambler thinks Tom Brands should do.
by WaterlooChazz on Aug 13, 2011 1:09 PM CDT up reply actions
I know, right?
Explains why he knows so much about history and weird things like that.
by EnergizerHawk on Aug 13, 2011 1:13 PM CDT up reply actions
My college major was history teaching,
and everytime Lycurgus and Rambler start some long history discussion thread, I feel inadequate. I really haven’t studied much history in a serious way since I left college.
We will become more intensity!!! --What Reading Rambler thinks Tom Brands should do.
by WaterlooChazz on Aug 13, 2011 1:15 PM CDT up reply actions
You are the best at puns
and it seems we all know different aspects of history. Rambler kicks my ass in the Civil War.
Parsimony methods are the easiest ones to explain - Felsenstein
I tend to enjoy learning about twentieth century
history the most.
Part of me is sad that the Cold War is over.
We will become more intensity!!! --What Reading Rambler thinks Tom Brands should do.
by WaterlooChazz on Aug 13, 2011 1:23 PM CDT up reply actions
Part of me is sad that the Cold War is over.
And you probably never thought you would have anything in common with Vladimir Putin
Parsimony methods are the easiest ones to explain - Felsenstein
Well, we both think we have very muscled chests
and like to display them while outdoors.
http://www.aolnews.com/2007/08/20/vladimir-putin-shirtless-lame-fisherman/
We will become more intensity!!! --What Reading Rambler thinks Tom Brands should do.
by WaterlooChazz on Aug 13, 2011 1:29 PM CDT up reply actions
How old are you?
In Clear Lake sirens meant tornado or nuclear war.
I’m glad that’s over. Although I still mete out justice in Black Ops.
Excuse me for my bellicosity. And spelling. Bellicosity and spelling.
"If I had been born ugly you would never have heard of Pele." ~ George Best
by Blackheartnopants on Aug 13, 2011 1:29 PM CDT up reply actions
30.
For us, the sirens were mostly tornadoes.
We will become more intensity!!! --What Reading Rambler thinks Tom Brands should do.
by WaterlooChazz on Aug 13, 2011 1:32 PM CDT up reply actions
Yeah.
Did you think I was an actuary?
We will become more intensity!!! --What Reading Rambler thinks Tom Brands should do.
by WaterlooChazz on Aug 13, 2011 1:14 PM CDT up reply actions
I didn't really think about you having a job...
…but if someone were to ask, that’s probably the last thing I would have guessed.
Are you a nice teacher or do you make the kids cry?
by stanzi's ex-girlfriend on Aug 13, 2011 1:15 PM CDT up reply actions
I'm sure the kids say I'm not very strict.
I try to keep them in line without making them hate school and me.
When a kid makes a minor mistake, I usually politely tell them to not do it again, and I don’t always write a referral/detention on the first mistake. However, if I feel like I’ve given them too many warnings, then I’ll be a little quicker on the discipline trigger.
I try to make my classes slightly fun, and informative, but not super-difficult. My more gifted students definitely get bored, but I usually have some students with learning disabilities, so I don’t like to leave them behind, either.
Many of my students are very good kids, so while I’m definitely hitting that “possible burned out” point in my teaching career, I don’t think I should blame it on them. Now, the politics amongst the adults, that might be a good thing to blame.
/end rant.
We will become more intensity!!! --What Reading Rambler thinks Tom Brands should do.
by WaterlooChazz on Aug 13, 2011 1:20 PM CDT up reply actions
I bet you're a big ol' softy, Mr. Chazz!!
"They're not people, James Ingram. They're Jimmy Buffett fans."
by SomeJerkPoster on Aug 13, 2011 2:23 PM CDT up reply actions
That's NOT what she said.
We will become more intensity!!! --What Reading Rambler thinks Tom Brands should do.
by WaterlooChazz on Aug 13, 2011 4:47 PM CDT up reply actions
Really, though, unless someone tells you
how many people are able to guess what profession you’re in? I would have never guessed you translate Japanese to English. Hell, do you know what I do for a living?
Less memorable than Sam Okey's Hawkeye career.
by Kyle McCann't on Aug 13, 2011 2:26 PM CDT up reply actions
International Man Of Mystery?
Or is that Ross?
"If you need a rah-rah speech at halftime, you’re playing the wrong sport." - Pat Angerer
Ross grows a beard professionally.
Less memorable than Sam Okey's Hawkeye career.
by Kyle McCann't on Aug 13, 2011 2:38 PM CDT up reply actions
It's not a very good profession.
"I want to be a cowboy. I don't want to be a panda. Pandas are boring, stupid and boring. Bad panda!"
You're the Barbasol man?
You get to come home to a sexy wife and pancakes?
by EnergizerHawk on Aug 13, 2011 2:44 PM CDT up reply actions
Neither one, sadly.
Although I guess I could make pancakes.
"I want to be a cowboy. I don't want to be a panda. Pandas are boring, stupid and boring. Bad panda!"
But he couldn't win any competitions w/ it or so he says.
Is there a lot of money in professional beard growing, Ross?
by Carfino'sWay on Aug 13, 2011 3:56 PM CDT up reply actions
no
"I want to be a cowboy. I don't want to be a panda. Pandas are boring, stupid and boring. Bad panda!"
Shame.
I’m starting a very nice one right now.
by EnergizerHawk on Aug 13, 2011 4:43 PM CDT up reply actions
Is there a lot of lice in professional beard growing?
Less memorable than Sam Okey's Hawkeye career.
by Kyle McCann't on Aug 14, 2011 12:15 AM CDT up reply actions
Yeah, but I have a really weird/rare job.
Actually I don’t think of any of you having jobs.
Pretty much I imagine you all sitting in man caves in football jerseys and sweatpants drinking beer and eating chicken wings. Like 24-7.
by stanzi's ex-girlfriend on Aug 13, 2011 2:48 PM CDT up reply actions
Other than the beer part
you’ve got me wrong on every count. And it’s fancy beer.
Less memorable than Sam Okey's Hawkeye career.
by Kyle McCann't on Aug 13, 2011 2:52 PM CDT up reply actions
I don't own any jersyeys
Always felt silly wearing one. Who am I trying to fool, I’m not on the team!
"If you need a rah-rah speech at halftime, you’re playing the wrong sport." - Pat Angerer
I have 2 jerseys
1 hockey sweater from when I was an undergrad and 1 Braves jersey. Neither get worn very often sadly
"If we knew what we were doing, it wouldn't be research." - Albert Einstein
"Consider them rolled." - Jim Delany
by 6 seconds of hell on Aug 13, 2011 2:55 PM CDT up reply actions
The only two jerseys I own are Wild jerseys.
And I guess I have a Mauer Twins t-shirt jersey.
Cheering for inconsistent, undisciplined teams [Twins, Wild, Packers, Hawkeyes] since 1989. "False Hope is better than No Hope"
My hockey jersey is from UMD
I busted it out for the national championship over Michigan this year
"If we knew what we were doing, it wouldn't be research." - Albert Einstein
"Consider them rolled." - Jim Delany
by 6 seconds of hell on Aug 13, 2011 3:08 PM CDT up reply actions
I don't fit into any adult jerseys for American sports
but I own 9 soccer jerseys.
Less memorable than Sam Okey's Hawkeye career.
by Kyle McCann't on Aug 13, 2011 3:27 PM CDT up reply actions
I don't own any sweatpants.
"I want to be a cowboy. I don't want to be a panda. Pandas are boring, stupid and boring. Bad panda!"
You don't own sweatpants?!
Do you wear jeans all the time??
What do you sleep in?
Naked??
by stanzi's ex-girlfriend on Aug 13, 2011 2:55 PM CDT up reply actions
Sweatpants have that dreaded word "pants"
You really think Ross would wear anything containing the word “pants”?
I got 99 donuts cuz a bitch ate one.
Facelift Barring since 1990
by Pain in the Sash on Aug 13, 2011 2:56 PM CDT up reply actions
Ross is the King of No Pants??
I knew I liked him for a reason.
by stanzi's ex-girlfriend on Aug 13, 2011 2:57 PM CDT up reply actions
I thought that was jebus?
Did RossWB seize the Velvet Throne (the better to cushion one’s pantlessness) in a coup? Has he been exiled to Essos, hoping one day to return and claim what is rightfully his?
I ate the blue ones ... they taste like burning.
Shorts.
Or occasionally some of those sleep/lounge pants. No actual sweatpants, though.
"I want to be a cowboy. I don't want to be a panda. Pandas are boring, stupid and boring. Bad panda!"
I feel like I'm being trolled
Excuse me for my bellicosity. And spelling. Bellicosity and spelling.
"If I had been born ugly you would never have heard of Pele." ~ George Best
by Blackheartnopants on Aug 13, 2011 3:12 PM CDT up reply actions
Seconded.
I wear Adidias soccer shorts to bed.
Less memorable than Sam Okey's Hawkeye career.
by Kyle McCann't on Aug 13, 2011 3:28 PM CDT up reply actions
Good man.
Sweatpants are on my list of things no man should own. UNLESS, they are those extremely baggy ones and you a college athlete.
by Carfino'sWay on Aug 13, 2011 3:59 PM CDT up reply actions
Oh, no, I picture the girls differently.
by stanzi's ex-girlfriend on Aug 13, 2011 3:58 PM CDT up reply actions
Decked out in black and gold.
I think all the girls on BHGP are probably really cute.
by stanzi's ex-girlfriend on Aug 13, 2011 4:06 PM CDT up reply actions
I'm certain of it
I think we all exude too much confidence to be anything other than good lookin’.
The University of Iowa: the best 6 years of my life. My parents are very proud.
by HawkeyeGirleye on Aug 13, 2011 11:56 PM CDT up reply actions
Are you, um, a computer engineer?
IT guy?
by stanzi's ex-girlfriend on Aug 13, 2011 3:37 PM CDT via mobile up reply actions
HAHAHAHA!
I’m willing to bet I know less about computers than anyone else on this board.
Less memorable than Sam Okey's Hawkeye career.
by Kyle McCann't on Aug 13, 2011 3:47 PM CDT up reply actions
Are you a cop?
Grocery store manager?
Really, you could be anything. I have no idea.
by stanzi's ex-girlfriend on Aug 13, 2011 4:06 PM CDT up reply actions
Amazingly.
One of those two. Well done.
Less memorable than Sam Okey's Hawkeye career.
by Kyle McCann't on Aug 13, 2011 4:11 PM CDT up reply actions
He has said what he does a few times.
But I’m not telling.
by Carfino'sWay on Aug 13, 2011 4:00 PM CDT up reply actions
ESPN front page says:
FSU denies the rumor.
by EnergizerHawk on Aug 13, 2011 9:59 AM CDT up reply actions
Yeah, they did that yesterday, too.
They’re the ones I trust least, I just think they’re trying to figure out what message they want out there but I think they’re gone. I still don’t buy Mizzou or Clemson, though. Those two both water-down the SEC brand unless there’s some brilliant Mike Slive scheme to accumulate as many disreputable programs and fanbases as he can.
Less memorable than Sam Okey's Hawkeye career.
by Kyle McCann't on Aug 13, 2011 10:02 AM CDT up reply actions
Does Clemson water down the brand?
They pick up a couple of rivalry games with established history, they are a team that has spent a lot of time in the top 25 in the past decade, and they have a national championship in the 80’s. I think Mizzou is the only one that really waters it down.
Oh ya, I almost forgot, FUCK CLEMSON
"If we knew what we were doing, it wouldn't be research." - Albert Einstein
"Consider them rolled." - Jim Delany
by 6 seconds of hell on Aug 13, 2011 10:06 AM CDT up reply actions
Clemson has a recent national championship
the way BYU, Colorado and Georgia Tech have a recent national championship. The only people who truly consider Clemson a player are Clemson fans. There may not be a more delusional fanbase in the entire country.
Less memorable than Sam Okey's Hawkeye career.
by Kyle McCann't on Aug 13, 2011 10:10 AM CDT up reply actions 1 recs
Nebraska fans
would like a word with you
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by Bloodpunch's Barbasol on Aug 13, 2011 10:11 AM CDT up reply actions
Let's not kid ourselves.
Nebraska is lightyears beyond Clemson. They may be obnoxious but they have infinitely more history and success than Clemson. These are not the same things.
Less memorable than Sam Okey's Hawkeye career.
by Kyle McCann't on Aug 13, 2011 10:13 AM CDT up reply actions 1 recs
They do get national championship caliber talent though. They just can’t coach it out of a wet paper bag
Parsimony methods are the easiest ones to explain - Felsenstein
Isn't this true of 50% of Southern schools?
Less memorable than Sam Okey's Hawkeye career.
by Kyle McCann't on Aug 13, 2011 11:24 AM CDT up reply actions
Mizzou would get crushed in the SEC
Since most of the big 12 are cupcakes.
90% of people from my HS went to Mizzou so if they join the SEC I’ll have to listen to their elitist bullshit even more…
Noooooo
by stanzi's ex-girlfriend on Aug 13, 2011 10:10 AM CDT via mobile up reply actions
You may get to listen to them bitch about going 5-7 every year, though.
/bright-side’d
We will become more intensity!!! --What Reading Rambler thinks Tom Brands should do.
by WaterlooChazz on Aug 13, 2011 10:33 AM CDT up reply actions
I don’t see them being worse than Mississippi State or Ole Miss or Vandy or Kentucky or Tennessee right now
Parsimony methods are the easiest ones to explain - Felsenstein
I also don't see them having attained a single 10-win season
if they’d played the last 10 years in the SEC. Hell, even 8 would have been an accomplishment.
Less memorable than Sam Okey's Hawkeye career.
by Kyle McCann't on Aug 13, 2011 11:25 AM CDT up reply actions
Yes.
We will become more intensity!!! --What Reading Rambler thinks Tom Brands should do.
by WaterlooChazz on Aug 13, 2011 11:58 AM CDT up reply actions
2008 and 2009 called
they demand recognition. I think you’re forgetting just how dreadful the SEC, especially the West, was in those years (outside of Florida and Alabama). 2007 might also have been in play
I ate the blue ones ... they taste like burning.
In 09, Mizzou was 8-5, losing to a good Texas team (12 wins), a possibly good Nebby (10 wins), a questionable Ok St (9 wins), a bad Baylor (4 wins) and a bowl game to Navy (10 wins). They even only beat Bowling Green by 7 points, and beat Kansas (5 wins) by 2 points in KC. I’d say the Tigers lose at least 3 or 4 games in SEC play, maybe more.
In 08, they were 10-4. They scored a lot of points, but they lost to Ok State (9 wins) at home, they lost to a good Texas (12 wins), lost in KC to KU (8 wins), and lost to a good OU (12 wins) in the B12 title game. They beat a 9-wins NW in the Alamo bowl by only 7 points. They won at a 4-win Baylor by only 3 pts. I’d guess the Tigers lose two or three games in SEC play.
We will become more intensity!!! --What Reading Rambler thinks Tom Brands should do.
by WaterlooChazz on Aug 14, 2011 7:34 AM CDT up reply actions
SEC East & West.
What gets glossed over in the whole “SEC is King” yammering is that through the cycles of competitiveness in that league, it would seem largely that one half is significantly down while the other half is way up.
When that conference began with 12 it was Bama & Terry Bowden’s sanctioned but unbeatable Auburn who were killers. Then the East sucked up pretty much all the glory for a loooong stretch while Tennessee, UF & Georgia did most of the heavy lifting. The West was bad during this stretch. I mentioned further up the thread that seemingly everyone has forgotten what a crap program LSU was from 1959-1999, especially Tigers fans.
The Big Ten’s bowl record against that league over the last decade or so is a perfect illustration of this; the top of the SEC consistently beats the top of the Big Ten while the opposite is true for the middle of the pack. The SEC isn’t nearly as deep as they’d like you to believe.
Less memorable than Sam Okey's Hawkeye career.
by Kyle McCann't on Aug 14, 2011 12:08 PM CDT up reply actions
Exactly
What’s amusing is the constant recalibration of the argument for SEC superiority that must be undertaken. In 2008 and 2009 when Floribama was absolutely steamrolling the conference and faced no significant opposition, it was a testament to the SEC’s dominance that these two teams were so superior (and not that the rest of the conference was a gooey candy middle). In 2007, the SEC was so “tough” that it was impossible for anyone to emerge unscathed thus it is perfectly acceptable to have a 2-loss LSU team in the title game.
I ate the blue ones ... they taste like burning.
Yes. That is an annoying double-standard.
We will become more intensity!!! --What Reading Rambler thinks Tom Brands should do.
by WaterlooChazz on Aug 14, 2011 12:50 PM CDT up reply actions
Right.
I have no doubt (well, except last year) that the SEC has had the best team the last 5 years. What is irritating is that people seemingly have a tough time wrapping their head around the idea that a team wins a championship, not a conference. Nobody was arguing how good the Pac 10 was while USC was running roughshod over everyone. People seem to forget that the same year an SEC school was winning it all, Ole Miss was losing at home to an FCS school. How is one an indication of greatness while the other isn’t an indication of feebleness?
It would stand to reason that the best team would go undefeated in any conference. That the best team has come from the same league each of the past five years is miraculous, but it’s not the pros; the former NCs don’t get to keep their players. Florida of last year wasn’t the Florida of the year before. It was popular to say Alabama was disinterested in being at the Sugar Bowl the year they got smacked around by Utah, but it seems just as firm an argument that they were a 2nd place team, not a 1B.
For those paying attention, it has actually been a steady if ever so slight decline for the SEC over the last few seasons.
Less memorable than Sam Okey's Hawkeye career.
by Kyle McCann't on Aug 14, 2011 12:51 PM CDT up reply actions
Welcome (back) to mediocrity, Mizzou!
"I want to be a cowboy. I don't want to be a panda. Pandas are boring, stupid and boring. Bad panda!"
If we learned anything last year it is that
Nothing was ever happening until it was happening. Denial was the name of the game.
"If we knew what we were doing, it wouldn't be research." - Albert Einstein
"Consider them rolled." - Jim Delany
by 6 seconds of hell on Aug 13, 2011 11:06 AM CDT up reply actions
Who knows, they could be playing coy
but I feel like reports of the likes of Mizzou & Clemson were likely floated by low-level administrators or ambitious beat-writers.
Less memorable than Sam Okey's Hawkeye career.
by Kyle McCann't on Aug 13, 2011 11:07 AM CDT up reply actions
So you are saying MU administrators learned something last year when they put out
for the BigTen but didn’t get invited to homecoming?
by Carfino'sWay on Aug 13, 2011 11:14 AM CDT up reply actions
they were such whores
but maybe we call them now for a quickie?
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TOUCHDOWN IOWA! TOUCHDOWN IOWA! - Gary Dolphin
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by Bloodpunch's Barbasol on Aug 13, 2011 11:18 AM CDT up reply actions
We tried. They backed out and had their pimp set up a different "appointment."
We will become more intensity!!! --What Reading Rambler thinks Tom Brands should do.
by WaterlooChazz on Aug 13, 2011 12:09 PM CDT up reply actions
Yep.
Additions to both east and west, but no real greatness unless FSU gets their shit together. I think the SEC basically just said a figurative “fuck you” to the football programs at Kentucky, Vanderbilt, Miss State, and maybe Ole Miss.
We will become more intensity!!! --What Reading Rambler thinks Tom Brands should do.
by WaterlooChazz on Aug 13, 2011 10:04 AM CDT up reply actions
Virginia Tech
would be an absolute slam-dunk for the SEC. But that doesn’t seem to be in the cards.
I ate the blue ones ... they taste like burning.
I think VT knows they are pretty fortunate to be able to "dominate" the ACC.
And they only had a few “seasons of consequence” in the Big East in the late 90s.
In terms of on-field competition, I can’t say for sure how well VT does against the SEC in the future. Something tells me that SEC offenses would give them more problems (SPEED!) than they’ve dealt with in the past (outside of Miami FL and maybe FSU. VT is 8-7 against those two teams over the past decade. I think that’s slightly impressive, even though FSU hasn’t been a national power in that time, and Miami started hot and declined some).
VT is “only” 2-4 against current SEC teams over the past decade.
We will become more intensity!!! --What Reading Rambler thinks Tom Brands should do.
by WaterlooChazz on Aug 14, 2011 7:54 AM CDT up reply actions
I still don't buy this in the least.
This seems entirely like last year’s sort of over-aggressive reporter conjecture. Oklahoma and Oklahoma State would make far more sense for the SEC than Clemson or Missouri. Plus, it would allow them to shift the leagues toward having more of an emphasis on the “old” schools playing in the same division with more of the former SWCers (A&M, OK, OK St. & Arkansas) out west. The only way the SEC isn’t in talks with the Oklahomas is if those two already have assurances from the Pac 12.
Less memorable than Sam Okey's Hawkeye career.
by Kyle McCann't on Aug 13, 2011 10:09 AM CDT up reply actions
Maybe.
Or maybe the Oklahoma schools are happy to let Nebby, Mizzou, TAMU, and Texas look like the assholes who doomed the smaller big twelve schools to their upcoming deaths by starvation
We will become more intensity!!! --What Reading Rambler thinks Tom Brands should do.
by WaterlooChazz on Aug 13, 2011 10:37 AM CDT up reply actions
I don't see how this is advantageous to the Okies in any way.
They’re not worried about PR at this point.
Less memorable than Sam Okey's Hawkeye career.
by Kyle McCann't on Aug 13, 2011 10:44 AM CDT up reply actions
If they aren't wild about joining the PAC twelve or the sec, then they might want to appear to
be honorable and willing to help solve problems, rather than throw in their lot with a conference that might be too big and weird.
We will become more intensity!!! --What Reading Rambler thinks Tom Brands should do.
by WaterlooChazz on Aug 13, 2011 11:08 AM CDT up reply actions
This isn't feudal Japan, Chazz.
This is the high-stakes game of multi-million dollar college athletics and multi-billion dollar college research. Honor does not factor in.
Less memorable than Sam Okey's Hawkeye career.
by Kyle McCann't on Aug 13, 2011 11:21 AM CDT up reply actions
Maybe so.
It just seems like OU has done a nice job of not walking away, but also not being completely ineffective whiners.
I dont know who the OU AD is, but I have some confidence in him.
We will become more intensity!!! --What Reading Rambler thinks Tom Brands should do.
by WaterlooChazz on Aug 13, 2011 12:02 PM CDT up reply actions
I like to think that if this was Japan
Beebe will soon do the honorable thing and fall on his sword.
Excuse me for my bellicosity. And spelling. Bellicosity and spelling.
"If I had been born ugly you would never have heard of Pele." ~ George Best
by Blackheartnopants on Aug 13, 2011 12:10 PM CDT up reply actions 1 recs
This isn't over yet.
He may just fly a zero into the SEC offices.
Less memorable than Sam Okey's Hawkeye career.
by Kyle McCann't on Aug 13, 2011 12:21 PM CDT up reply actions 1 recs
Don't get Carlos Zambrano to try it
He’d fly into ACC HQ instead…and miss.
Excuse me for my bellicosity. And spelling. Bellicosity and spelling.
"If I had been born ugly you would never have heard of Pele." ~ George Best
by Blackheartnopants on Aug 13, 2011 12:55 PM CDT up reply actions
Beebe will do it
once his daimyo (DeLoss Dodds) demands it
I ate the blue ones ... they taste like burning.
I just don't understand MU at all.
Like I said to The Mexican’t on the twitters the only thing MU has in common w/ the SEC teams is that all of the schools are in what were once slave states.
by Carfino'sWay on Aug 13, 2011 10:47 AM CDT up reply actions
That's golden.
Again, I’m not believing MU to the SEC until Mike Slive is announcing it or Paul Finebaum is ranting about how much better they are than Ohio State.
Less memorable than Sam Okey's Hawkeye career.
by Kyle McCann't on Aug 13, 2011 10:56 AM CDT up reply actions 1 recs
+1 for the I-so-hope-it-comes-true swipe at Finebaum
I ate the blue ones ... they taste like burning.
So the balancing teams for the other division...
Would be UVA, Maryland, Delaware. Or something obscure like Old Dominion maybe?
by Norm Parker's Amputated Toes on Aug 13, 2011 5:17 PM CDT up reply actions
ODU? Shirley you jest?
We will become more intensity!!! --What Reading Rambler thinks Tom Brands should do.
by WaterlooChazz on Aug 13, 2011 5:23 PM CDT up reply actions
Do you propose VCU?
Strong in basketball.
by Norm Parker's Amputated Toes on Aug 13, 2011 5:42 PM CDT up reply actions
I'd just like to take a moment to remind everyone
that after UI fired Lick I suggested Shaka Smart. Don’t get me wrong, I’m thrilled with Fran, but that’s some crystal ball shit right there.
Less memorable than Sam Okey's Hawkeye career.
by Kyle McCann't on Aug 14, 2011 12:18 AM CDT up reply actions
Smart looks great right now,
but let’s see if he has another good year in the next 5 before we call him “the greatest.” Right now, he’s young black Jim Larranaga, not young black John Wooden (yet).
And while I think and hope Fran will be the guy that leads Iowa out of the darkness, I suppose we should also wait for a winning season to call him an actual success with Iowa.
We will become more intensity!!! --What Reading Rambler thinks Tom Brands should do.
by WaterlooChazz on Aug 14, 2011 8:03 AM CDT up reply actions
Not sure you needed to include "black", Chazz. I think we all realize that.
Less memorable than Sam Okey's Hawkeye career.
by Kyle McCann't on Aug 14, 2011 12:10 PM CDT up reply actions
Fair enough.
I just meant it as another difference/descriptor. Not trying to make any racist judgments here.
From now on, I’ll try to be equal-opportunist and try to refer to McCaffery as “White Magic” more often. That should even things out.
We will become more intensity!!! --What Reading Rambler thinks Tom Brands should do.
by WaterlooChazz on Aug 14, 2011 12:52 PM CDT up reply actions
Or you can just drop racial identifiers altogether
unless there is some compelling necessity for so designating
I ate the blue ones ... they taste like burning.
Morning all. I may have hit the whiskey a bit hard last night
"If we knew what we were doing, it wouldn't be research." - Albert Einstein
"Consider them rolled." - Jim Delany
by 6 seconds of hell on Aug 13, 2011 9:58 AM CDT reply actions
Or
the whiskey hit you hard
All my good friends at BHGP helpled pick this most awesome name!
TOUCHDOWN IOWA! TOUCHDOWN IOWA! - Gary Dolphin
I LOVE IT! I LOVE IT! I LOVE IT! - Jim Zabel
by Bloodpunch's Barbasol on Aug 13, 2011 9:59 AM CDT up reply actions
I would say we each dealt some strong blows
"If we knew what we were doing, it wouldn't be research." - Albert Einstein
"Consider them rolled." - Jim Delany
by 6 seconds of hell on Aug 13, 2011 10:01 AM CDT up reply actions
Rothman's, orange, bit of tea
Back to it, lads.
Excuse me for my bellicosity. And spelling. Bellicosity and spelling.
"If I had been born ugly you would never have heard of Pele." ~ George Best
by Blackheartnopants on Aug 13, 2011 10:03 AM CDT reply actions
Hell of a goal from Sunderland there.
"I want to be a cowboy. I don't want to be a panda. Pandas are boring, stupid and boring. Bad panda!"
I'm Mediascam
FSC is another point in favor of switching.
Excuse me for my bellicosity. And spelling. Bellicosity and spelling.
"If I had been born ugly you would never have heard of Pele." ~ George Best
by Blackheartnopants on Aug 13, 2011 10:19 AM CDT up reply actions
I'm with them too
and as a college student, I can’t really afford to get all those fancy extra channels
Here's a happy thought
In 3 weeks, we will all be here getting ready for IOWA FOOTBALL!!!
"If we knew what we were doing, it wouldn't be research." - Albert Einstein
"Consider them rolled." - Jim Delany
by 6 seconds of hell on Aug 13, 2011 10:23 AM CDT reply actions
I can't wait
I am so excited for the season to start.
All my good friends at BHGP helpled pick this most awesome name!
TOUCHDOWN IOWA! TOUCHDOWN IOWA! - Gary Dolphin
I LOVE IT! I LOVE IT! I LOVE IT! - Jim Zabel
by Bloodpunch's Barbasol on Aug 13, 2011 10:24 AM CDT up reply actions
Alright
Someone needs to convert on these chances. I don’t care if its AV or Fulham, but someone needs to convert
Right this second, Bolton and Wolves are 1-2 in the EPL standings.
LOL
"I want to be a cowboy. I don't want to be a panda. Pandas are boring, stupid and boring. Bad panda!"
Yeah, enjoy that.
I also enjoy that Tottenham’s game is PPD. “Bad weather?” “Yup, it’s riot-y out there”.
Less memorable than Sam Okey's Hawkeye career.
by Kyle McCann't on Aug 13, 2011 10:44 AM CDT up reply actions
This is your fututre, QPR; a boot to the face.
Excuse me for my bellicosity. And spelling. Bellicosity and spelling.
"If I had been born ugly you would never have heard of Pele." ~ George Best
by Blackheartnopants on Aug 13, 2011 10:45 AM CDT up reply actions
Yep.
I think they might be taking it in the shorts a lot this year.
"I want to be a cowboy. I don't want to be a panda. Pandas are boring, stupid and boring. Bad panda!"
I might have to get a new shirt after this season.
Everyone fails. The successful learn from their failures. I just wish we'd quit giving ourselves so many learning opportunities.
by WhiteSpeedReceiver on Aug 13, 2011 1:36 PM CDT up reply actions
Ahahaha!
I miss Derby in the to flight. I actually remember when The Queen attended the opening of Pride Park. One of the very few times you’ll see royalty at a non-national soccer game.
Less memorable than Sam Okey's Hawkeye career.
by Kyle McCann't on Aug 13, 2011 2:27 PM CDT up reply actions
And Martin Jol waddles off to the pie cart at Bo Peeps
Excuse me for my bellicosity. And spelling. Bellicosity and spelling.
"If I had been born ugly you would never have heard of Pele." ~ George Best
by Blackheartnopants on Aug 13, 2011 10:51 AM CDT reply actions
Joe Schad laying his rep on the line
guarantees A&M leaves for the SEC on Monday.
Less memorable than Sam Okey's Hawkeye career.
He may be a slightly more bright Mortensen.
We will become more intensity!!! --What Reading Rambler thinks Tom Brands should do.
by WaterlooChazz on Aug 13, 2011 11:13 AM CDT up reply actions
What rep would that be?
Of course, at least he isn’t Palmer, James, or Schlereth.
Bethany: Were they sent to Hell?
Metatron: Worse. Wisconsin. For the entire span of human history.
by kurthy on Aug 13, 2011 11:27 AM CDT via mobile up reply actions
OK, I'll be back later.
I’m going to go see what kind of chaos is breaking out on the other SBN boards.
Less memorable than Sam Okey's Hawkeye career.
I've been lurking over at Arrowhead Pride...
…and I’m really too fucking intimidated to post! I want to join in on the Stanzi talk, though.
by stanzi's ex-girlfriend on Aug 13, 2011 12:36 PM CDT up reply actions
This is pure Hamsterdam...
The Mrs. is at Victoria’s Secret. She just texted me that a Mennonite lady is there getting some fancy business.
Excuse me for my bellicosity. And spelling. Bellicosity and spelling.
"If I had been born ugly you would never have heard of Pele." ~ George Best
by Blackheartnopants on Aug 13, 2011 11:34 AM CDT reply actions
Just picked up a keg from Lakeview
Boston Lager. Gonna be one hell of a Market Days party.
Perpetually living between the click of a light and the start of a dream.
Street festival in Lakeview
It’s kind of like Pride #2, sans parade.
Perpetually living between the click of a light and the start of a dream.
by hawkeyeguy85 on Aug 13, 2011 11:42 AM CDT up reply actions
Well, fantastic!
Have an excellent party!
by EnergizerHawk on Aug 13, 2011 11:52 AM CDT up reply actions
Yeah, behave yourself.
Half of my co-workers are there. I don’t expect many of them to be at work tomorrow.
Less memorable than Sam Okey's Hawkeye career.
by Kyle McCann't on Aug 13, 2011 12:22 PM CDT up reply actions
Check that, Brooklyn Lager.
Perpetually living between the click of a light and the start of a dream.
by hawkeyeguy85 on Aug 13, 2011 12:14 PM CDT up reply actions
I was just talking with a friend recently about how we should just start calling ranch dressing
American dressing. France, Russia, Italy, hell, even the Thousand Islands all have their own national dressings.
"They're not people, James Ingram. They're Jimmy Buffett fans."
by SomeJerkPoster on Aug 13, 2011 2:28 PM CDT up reply actions
A&M to the SEC? Not so fast, maybe...
The official said there was a 30 to 40 percent chance that the presidents could vote against Texas A&M’s membership. He also said there was the issue of which university would become the 14th team, something many in college sports will monitor.
Also:
The SEC official said he wondered if the SEC presidents would vote for A&M only if they were assured that a team from within one of their states — Florida State, Clemson or Georgia Tech, for example — would not be added.
"I’m going to try and say, don’t bring it up now," the SEC official said. "That shouldn’t be a condition or part of the negotiation for this next issue. But it could."
(via)
"I want to be a cowboy. I don't want to be a panda. Pandas are boring, stupid and boring. Bad panda!"
I'll bet you do, ISU grad.
/super-snark’d
We will become more intensity!!! --What Reading Rambler thinks Tom Brands should do.
by WaterlooChazz on Aug 13, 2011 12:04 PM CDT up reply actions
Of course since I don't live in Iowa anymore
I might actually have a better chance to see them play if they end up in the MAC. No other real games on Tuesday nights, after all.
I know the official Cyclone line right now is “Hope for the Big East” but I’m trying to look on the bright side of things here.
I have the same fashion sense as Tom Arnold.
I think ISU would do well in the MAC
Not snark. I believe this.
Excuse me for my bellicosity. And spelling. Bellicosity and spelling.
"If I had been born ugly you would never have heard of Pele." ~ George Best
by Blackheartnopants on Aug 13, 2011 12:14 PM CDT up reply actions
Yeah, saw that as well.
This is the ultimate temper-tantrum by A&M. They get all up in a huff, declare they’re leaving and don’t actually have a place to land.
Less memorable than Sam Okey's Hawkeye career.
by Kyle McCann't on Aug 13, 2011 12:23 PM CDT up reply actions
Hi friends
Is getting a hair cut an accomplishment worthy enough to not do shit the rest of the day?
I got 99 donuts cuz a bitch ate one.
Facelift Barring since 1990
by Pain in the Sash on Aug 13, 2011 12:02 PM CDT reply actions
Just remember
get everything you can done before football season officially starts
I have the same fashion sense as Tom Arnold.
That's the beauty of it.
I’m a college kid. Work ends in a week. I have a week and a half to do nothing then it’s football season
I got 99 donuts cuz a bitch ate one.
Facelift Barring since 1990
by Pain in the Sash on Aug 13, 2011 12:04 PM CDT up reply actions
Sometimes I follow that plan without the haircut.
We will become more intensity!!! --What Reading Rambler thinks Tom Brands should do.
by WaterlooChazz on Aug 13, 2011 12:05 PM CDT up reply actions
Apparently Iowa ran back-to-back bubble screens at the Kids Day practice today.
/don’t call it a comeback!
"I want to be a cowboy. I don't want to be a panda. Pandas are boring, stupid and boring. Bad panda!"
Did the end-around finally fucking work in the midst of youth tacklers?
We will become more intensity!!! --What Reading Rambler thinks Tom Brands should do.
by WaterlooChazz on Aug 13, 2011 12:07 PM CDT up reply actions
I just opened the bubble screen chapter
In Blood, Sweat and Chalk.
Excuse me for my bellicosity. And spelling. Bellicosity and spelling.
"If I had been born ugly you would never have heard of Pele." ~ George Best
by Blackheartnopants on Aug 13, 2011 12:15 PM CDT up reply actions
So I didn't know what that was so I just wikipedia'd it.
Is this a good thing?
I’m a visual person so I’d have to see it in action to actually grasp it.
by stanzi's ex-girlfriend on Aug 13, 2011 12:17 PM CDT up reply actions
In 2002 it was a very good thing.
Since then, not as much.
Although that was always the “jail-break” . . . . they seem like the same thing to me. Anyone?
Spare me your space-age techno-babble, Attila the Hun.
by KilometersDavis on Aug 13, 2011 12:19 PM CDT up reply actions
There may actually be a difference
It would have to do with what the receiver does. If he just stops and looks for the ball v. running a “bubble” towards the QB. There are a lot of different ways to execute the same basic play. I can’t really remember how we ran it back on ’02
"If we knew what we were doing, it wouldn't be research." - Albert Einstein
"Consider them rolled." - Jim Delany
by 6 seconds of hell on Aug 13, 2011 12:24 PM CDT up reply actions
I'm sure the difference over the years (as it pertains to Iowa)
has more to do with ill-qualified announcers than any big difference in Xs & Os
Spare me your space-age techno-babble, Attila the Hun.
by KilometersDavis on Aug 13, 2011 12:26 PM CDT up reply actions
CJ Jones was the motherfucking king of that play.
"I want to be a cowboy. I don't want to be a panda. Pandas are boring, stupid and boring. Bad panda!"
You kids have fun this afternoon.
Ma and Pa Way are in town and even though I didn’t want to can tomatoes at my sister’s this morning I would like a free meal. Then we are going to check out the new Hy-Vee in Parkville b/c you may be able to take the Iowans out of Iowa but they will always be excited about a new Hy-Vee store.Just kidding, it is the store The Nephew is assistant managering at now.
I would hold that there is some truth to the excited about new Hy-Vees statement though.
I was really excited when the new Hy-Vee opened up on Edgewood.
I think it’s the nicest Hy-Vee in Cedar Rapids.
But sadly not as good as the grocery stores back home.
by stanzi's ex-girlfriend on Aug 13, 2011 12:18 PM CDT up reply actions
Who's ready to watch Swansea beat Man City on Monday?!?!
Yeah! High five!?!
No?
/lowers hand
Fine, be that way.
Spare me your space-age techno-babble, Attila the Hun.
by KilometersDavis on Aug 13, 2011 12:17 PM CDT reply actions
I'd like to see it happen.
But, yeah, probably not happenin’…
"I want to be a cowboy. I don't want to be a panda. Pandas are boring, stupid and boring. Bad panda!"
I hope they put up a better showing than QPR, at least.
"I want to be a cowboy. I don't want to be a panda. Pandas are boring, stupid and boring. Bad panda!"
It feels a bit unnatural (as an American sports fan)
but I’ll be rooting for Swansea ties against teams like Man City, plus losses by QPR and their ilk much of the season. Avoiding relegation is most important at the moment. Worry about beating the top clubs later.
Spare me your space-age techno-babble, Attila the Hun.
by KilometersDavis on Aug 13, 2011 1:15 PM CDT up reply actions
A draw with Man City would be a fantastic result for them, really.
Even losing wouldn’t be the end of the world. (Although don’t dig yourself a -4 GD hole like QPR just did today.)
They’re going to get most of their points against the bottom of the table, which is fine.
"I want to be a cowboy. I don't want to be a panda. Pandas are boring, stupid and boring. Bad panda!"
Yep, a point would be huge.
Spare me your space-age techno-babble, Attila the Hun.
by KilometersDavis on Aug 13, 2011 1:34 PM CDT up reply actions
How can you not cheer for them?
Well, unless you’re a Cardiff fan. But seriously, Welsh teams make the Premiership so infrequently that the sheer novelty of it all has me cheering for them.
Less memorable than Sam Okey's Hawkeye career.
by Kyle McCann't on Aug 13, 2011 2:29 PM CDT up reply actions
I'm a Swansea fan
so I’m definitely cheering for them. I meant that, given the unlikelihood of the Swans beating the top teams on the road, one point is more realistic (although even that is a stretch, probably). This is unnatural for me because avoiding relegation isn’t an issue in any other sport I follow (neither are ties, for that matter).
And Swansea winning the Championship while Cardiff sat at home was beautiful.
Spare me your space-age techno-babble, Attila the Hun.
by KilometersDavis on Aug 14, 2011 7:09 PM CDT up reply actions
I'll be at a job interview.
So I won’t be.
Cheering for inconsistent, undisciplined teams [Twins, Wild, Packers, Hawkeyes] since 1989. "False Hope is better than No Hope"
Good luck!
Spare me your space-age techno-babble, Attila the Hun.
by KilometersDavis on Aug 13, 2011 1:06 PM CDT up reply actions
I'm translating the help file for this yakuza game.
So mind-numbingly boring.
by stanzi's ex-girlfriend on Aug 13, 2011 12:27 PM CDT reply actions
Ohhh DJK just tweeted this pic:
Loves it!!
What are the chances Stanzi gets his #12 back? Or is he gonna have to be #13 forever? I just can’t get used to it…
by stanzi's ex-girlfriend on Aug 13, 2011 12:29 PM CDT reply actions
I Tivo'd last night's game
When does he come in? I wanted to check out how he did
I have the same fashion sense as Tom Arnold.
I thought he did pretty good.
You could tell he was nervous.
But I think his strong work ethic will really pay off in the NFL.
I think he’s a perfectionist and beats himself up too badly when he makes mistakes, but that can also be a good thing. I guess we’ll see how he does.
by stanzi's ex-girlfriend on Aug 13, 2011 12:35 PM CDT up reply actions
Also:
He had a SHITTY OL in front of him. He was running around like I’ve never seen before. Well, not since the Orange Bowl.
by EnergizerHawk on Aug 13, 2011 1:06 PM CDT up reply actions
All Things Considered
He did OK. Pretty much what you would expect from his first pro action in a pre-season game.
"If you need a rah-rah speech at halftime, you’re playing the wrong sport." - Pat Angerer
My sister, who didn't watch any of the game, tried to tell me Stanzi didn't have a good game.
To which I replied, he didn’t have a bad game he just didn’t have an OL to block for him or anyone that could catch the balls he threw.
by Carfino'sWay on Aug 13, 2011 4:02 PM CDT up reply actions
So a JC6 game?
Less memorable than Sam Okey's Hawkeye career.
by Kyle McCann't on Aug 13, 2011 4:12 PM CDT up reply actions
Stanzi and the other Chiefs QB (Palko?) had pretty identical numbers...
except that Palko had a fumble (not a lost fumble, however).
So, Advantage Ricky?
We will become more intensity!!! --What Reading Rambler thinks Tom Brands should do.
by WaterlooChazz on Aug 13, 2011 4:55 PM CDT up reply actions
I saw the game on the tube.
Stanzi looked good to me. Problem was he had NO O LINE. Every snap was a Tampa Bay jail break. Still Ricky scrambled well, improvised a shovel pass for nine yards, hit all his receivers in their brittle hands. Guys in the both went on and on about how well coached he had been in college but Ferentz and crew and how swell the program was at UofI.
"This is it. Nuclear combat toe to toe with the Ruskies"--Slim Pickens as "Major T.J. 'King' Kong" in "Dr. Strangelove, (or how I learned to stop worrying and love the bomb)"
I wonder how many of KC's OL on Friday
are actual starters.
We will become more intensity!!! --What Reading Rambler thinks Tom Brands should do.
by WaterlooChazz on Aug 14, 2011 8:04 AM CDT up reply actions
With the free agent time limitations,
I think some teams may be using the pre-season games more to evaluate who they will keep, and maybe give more time off to the veteran starters.
We will become more intensity!!! --What Reading Rambler thinks Tom Brands should do.
by WaterlooChazz on Aug 14, 2011 8:06 AM CDT up reply actions
According to ESPN
- isn’t taken on the Chiefs. This means he could be wearing it and decided not to.
"If we knew what we were doing, it wouldn't be research." - Albert Einstein
"Consider them rolled." - Jim Delany
by 6 seconds of hell on Aug 13, 2011 12:31 PM CDT up reply actions
wow
12 isn’t taken
"If we knew what we were doing, it wouldn't be research." - Albert Einstein
"Consider them rolled." - Jim Delany
by 6 seconds of hell on Aug 13, 2011 12:33 PM CDT up reply actions
Yeah. Putting # in front of anything creates a numbered list.
This can make organizing your thoughts easy.
- I am ready for football to officially start
- I need to find the bloody mary recipe that I used last year. That shit was good.
- I most likely will be working most of the Saturdays during football season. This will mean I will depend on BHGP to keep me apprised.
- Did I say I was ready for football?
by EnergizerHawk on Aug 13, 2011 12:37 PM CDT up reply actions
This is good to know
- I agree
- I don’t love bloody mary’s. So I am no help
- Are we really the best source of info on gameday? We get a little psychotic sometimes
- I still agree with this
"If we knew what we were doing, it wouldn't be research." - Albert Einstein
"Consider them rolled." - Jim Delany
by 6 seconds of hell on Aug 13, 2011 12:40 PM CDT up reply actions
As far as the best source:
In my opinion, yes. Because if I miss something awesome, chances are that 5 or 10 people will say something about it in quick succession. On Gamecast, all I get are QB#12 14 yd pass to WR#88, etc. None of the commentary.
by EnergizerHawk on Aug 13, 2011 1:08 PM CDT up reply actions
I suppose that's true
"If we knew what we were doing, it wouldn't be research." - Albert Einstein
"Consider them rolled." - Jim Delany
by 6 seconds of hell on Aug 13, 2011 1:14 PM CDT up reply actions
Yeah, if you go to Chiefs web site and run the roster, 12 is not taken.
"This is it. Nuclear combat toe to toe with the Ruskies"--Slim Pickens as "Major T.J. 'King' Kong" in "Dr. Strangelove, (or how I learned to stop worrying and love the bomb)"
Really?
When I looked on the roster I thought I saw that someone else had #12.
by stanzi's ex-girlfriend on Aug 13, 2011 12:34 PM CDT up reply actions
I did not realize that Pee Wee Herman was in Cheech and Chong’s Nice Dreams.
Bethany: Were they sent to Hell?
Metatron: Worse. Wisconsin. For the entire span of human history.
by kurthy on Aug 13, 2011 12:36 PM CDT via mobile reply actions
Mike Myers is doing Austin Powers 4.
why god why
"I want to be a cowboy. I don't want to be a panda. Pandas are boring, stupid and boring. Bad panda!"
Somebody told me Sheen is doing another Major League
I got 99 donuts cuz a bitch ate one.
Facelift Barring since 1990
by Pain in the Sash on Aug 13, 2011 12:49 PM CDT up reply actions
Is he using steroids again?
"If we knew what we were doing, it wouldn't be research." - Albert Einstein
"Consider them rolled." - Jim Delany
by 6 seconds of hell on Aug 13, 2011 12:50 PM CDT up reply actions
Yes
but it looks like he’s smoking crack from a porn star’s ass.
"If you need a rah-rah speech at halftime, you’re playing the wrong sport." - Pat Angerer
Bet that's some good crack
Excuse me for my bellicosity. And spelling. Bellicosity and spelling.
"If I had been born ugly you would never have heard of Pele." ~ George Best
by Blackheartnopants on Aug 13, 2011 1:00 PM CDT up reply actions
I'd MUCH rather see that.
"I want to be a cowboy. I don't want to be a panda. Pandas are boring, stupid and boring. Bad panda!"
Why continue to ruin something that was wonderful?
Major League 3: Back to the Minors was bad enough. Major League 4: Completely Washed Up and Sad will be a travesty.
by Carfino'sWay on Aug 13, 2011 4:04 PM CDT up reply actions
I'd rather see AP 4 than Love Guru 2.
/I don’t think he’s making Love Guru 2, thank God.
We will become more intensity!!! --What Reading Rambler thinks Tom Brands should do.
by WaterlooChazz on Aug 13, 2011 1:11 PM CDT up reply actions
I just spent the last 20 minutes looking online for football jerseys and hawkeye shirts.
I’m never going to get any work done.
by stanzi's ex-girlfriend on Aug 13, 2011 12:48 PM CDT reply actions
Not really. I'm trying to find ladies' Hawkeyes jerseys but there's only #1 and #7.
I have big boobs and a small waist so I’d look ridiculous in a regular men’s jersey.
But they’re all so freaking expensive I can’t justify it right now.
by stanzi's ex-girlfriend on Aug 13, 2011 12:53 PM CDT up reply actions
Is this what they call a humblebrag?
Parsimony methods are the easiest ones to explain - Felsenstein
Not really.
I’d rather have smaller boobs. It’s really hard to find shirts that fit properly. It will fit everywhere except my boobs.
I want a breast reduction.
Guys are lucky.
by stanzi's ex-girlfriend on Aug 13, 2011 12:55 PM CDT up reply actions
Guys are lucky.
you say this, but you have never had to have the crotch let out on a pair of pants.
Parsimony methods are the easiest ones to explain - Felsenstein
Wait... guys have to do that?
Is that because, uhm…
it’s like, too big?
by stanzi's ex-girlfriend on Aug 13, 2011 1:01 PM CDT up reply actions
And getting underwear that doesn't twist or clench? Forget it.
Excuse me for my bellicosity. And spelling. Bellicosity and spelling.
"If I had been born ugly you would never have heard of Pele." ~ George Best
by Blackheartnopants on Aug 13, 2011 1:25 PM CDT up reply actions
I'm a big fan of the boxers that are 80% spandex.
They tend to mold to the shape and stay there. I like that A LOT, especially when I’m active. My boys hate dangling all over the place.
by EnergizerHawk on Aug 13, 2011 1:35 PM CDT up reply actions
Hanes has good boxer-briefs that allow superior ventilation
Parsimony methods are the easiest ones to explain - Felsenstein
Hanes Boxers
I enjoy their boxers when I don’t have to run and jump around. Super ventilation qualities and comfortable to boot.
I used to be a Fruit of the Loom dude, but that was way back when I was in grade school.
by EnergizerHawk on Aug 13, 2011 1:40 PM CDT up reply actions
I wish I could afford to regularly buy men's silk undergarments.
I imagine they are comfortable, but that they probably disintegrate fairly quickly.
We will become more intensity!!! --What Reading Rambler thinks Tom Brands should do.
by WaterlooChazz on Aug 13, 2011 1:40 PM CDT up reply actions
& now it is I who is reading in stunned disbelief
Much as you were during CW’s & my hair texture & peep toe pump discussion the other night.
Welcome to the wonderful village of Hampsterdam, BHGP.
The University of Iowa: the best 6 years of my life. My parents are very proud.
by HawkeyeGirleye on Aug 14, 2011 12:06 AM CDT up reply actions
Almost everyone wears under-garments.
But not everyone styles their hair or wears pump shoes.*
(At least, not in MY AMERICA.)
/I’m just trying to be funny here.
We will become more intensity!!! --What Reading Rambler thinks Tom Brands should do.
by WaterlooChazz on Aug 14, 2011 8:09 AM CDT up reply actions
What shorrz are good to wear while fleeing an angry mama Kodiak?
Excuse me for my bellicosity. And spelling. Bellicosity and spelling.
"If I had been born ugly you would never have heard of Pele." ~ George Best
by Blackheartnopants on Aug 13, 2011 1:51 PM CDT up reply actions
PeanutFreeMom in the house.
Perhaps my best years are gone... but I wouldn't want them back. Not with the fire in me now. No, I wouldn't want them back.
twitter.com/jebushchrist
by jebushchrist on Aug 14, 2011 5:30 PM CDT up reply actions
I have the same boob and waste issues
But I’m a 6-5 235 lb male
by GaryDolphinSafeTuna on Aug 13, 2011 1:29 PM CDT via mobile up reply actions
I'm built like a prepubescent girl, so don't feel bad.
Less memorable than Sam Okey's Hawkeye career.
by Kyle McCann't on Aug 13, 2011 2:29 PM CDT up reply actions
I feel for you
Finding 34-36 jeans is hard enough, and I’m only 6’3 215
"I play for Penn State, we don't celebrate after TDs." - Penn State's Derek Moye, on being asked to act like he's celebrating a TD during a BTN shoot.
JCP is my only option
And the only option there is Levi’s.
Makes it an easy decision tho.
by GaryDolphinSafeTuna on Aug 13, 2011 10:53 PM CDT via mobile up reply actions
try finding 28-28's
Less memorable than Sam Okey's Hawkeye career.
by Kyle McCann't on Aug 14, 2011 12:19 AM CDT up reply actions
My dad wears 34-29s
That ain’t easy to find either. Especially when you are looking for Dockers-like pleated denim khakis. The man loves those things and they are awful, just plain awful.
by Carfino'sWay on Aug 14, 2011 8:27 AM CDT up reply actions
It's like we're the same person
my problem though is that I’m switching jobs on Sept 1, I’m more than ready to be done doing what I’m doing, and that damn internet isn’t going to surf itself!
"If you need a rah-rah speech at halftime, you’re playing the wrong sport." - Pat Angerer
I'm a serial procrastinator.
So I do this shit all the time.
My deadline is Monday so I’m not feeling the pressure quite yet. Sunday around midnight is when I’ll hit my peak.
by stanzi's ex-girlfriend on Aug 13, 2011 12:53 PM CDT up reply actions
I'm going to be in the same boat
I have a week of work left and go to school immediately after that. I hope to God I can finish strong
I got 99 donuts cuz a bitch ate one.
Facelift Barring since 1990
by Pain in the Sash on Aug 13, 2011 12:55 PM CDT up reply actions
Guys
It’s over cast, cool and breezy. I smell grilling and people are throwing footballs. It’s coming
I got 99 donuts cuz a bitch ate one.
Facelift Barring since 1990
by Pain in the Sash on Aug 13, 2011 12:50 PM CDT reply actions 1 recs
Sash is such a pure tackler
I got 99 donuts cuz a bitch ate one.
Facelift Barring since 1990
by Pain in the Sash on Aug 13, 2011 12:57 PM CDT reply actions
Iowa-Wisc on BIg Ten
I got 99 donuts cuz a bitch ate one.
Facelift Barring since 1990
by Pain in the Sash on Aug 13, 2011 1:02 PM CDT up reply actions
the one from last year
I got 99 donuts cuz a bitch ate one.
Facelift Barring since 1990
by Pain in the Sash on Aug 13, 2011 1:02 PM CDT up reply actions
I would watch it, but then I'd have to break things.
by stanzi's ex-girlfriend on Aug 13, 2011 1:07 PM CDT up reply actions
We had 50 people at our house
I locked myself in my room for the last 2 minutes. In that span I had 5 people come and check to see if I was alright because they heard several loud crashes and swear words. My microwave ended up in my sink during that last drive
I got 99 donuts cuz a bitch ate one.
Facelift Barring since 1990
by Pain in the Sash on Aug 13, 2011 1:09 PM CDT up reply actions
I raged so hard I've blocked out the memories.
All I remember is that I screamed and threw shit.
And I was in a shitty mood for days after that.
by stanzi's ex-girlfriend on Aug 13, 2011 1:11 PM CDT up reply actions
I keep it bottled up
someday, somebody will pay for that.
"If you need a rah-rah speech at halftime, you’re playing the wrong sport." - Pat Angerer
That ended up being a fucking horrible night for me
Shit just seemed to go wrong after that game. Probably because I let it. The rest of the losses, I just kinda took in stride. But that killed me.
I got 99 donuts cuz a bitch ate one.
Facelift Barring since 1990
by Pain in the Sash on Aug 13, 2011 1:12 PM CDT up reply actions
Yeah, I think that was also the hardest loss for me.
It was so far gone when we got to Minny I didn’t even care that much. I got totally bitter after Wisconsin.
by stanzi's ex-girlfriend on Aug 13, 2011 1:13 PM CDT up reply actions
Even Arizona I was fine
Because we made a comeback and played our asses off towards the end. And someone brought me tacos and beer
I got 99 donuts cuz a bitch ate one.
Facelift Barring since 1990
by Pain in the Sash on Aug 13, 2011 1:16 PM CDT up reply actions
It was fucking painful when Stanzi got sacked so many times in a row though.
Part of me died that night.
by stanzi's ex-girlfriend on Aug 13, 2011 1:19 PM CDT up reply actions
The next morning
is the most hung-over I’ve been in a loooong time. Probably didn’t help that I was at Camp Randall for ASU/Wisco that morning. That’s just an unfairly long day of drinking. Especially when a six-pack of beer was followed by shots and then followed by drinking wine from the bottle. Wine as a tailgating beverage = fucking stupid.
Less memorable than Sam Okey's Hawkeye career.
by Kyle McCann't on Aug 13, 2011 2:32 PM CDT up reply actions
I told The Nephew we had the amount of time it took for me to go from TGIFridays to my apartment
to talk about the Wisconsin game and then we will never speak of it again. We have not spoken of it since.
by Carfino'sWay on Aug 13, 2011 4:09 PM CDT up reply actions
I love how you captialize both words in:
The Nephew.
by EnergizerHawk on Aug 13, 2011 4:44 PM CDT up reply actions
That is his name.
The BHGPers that were at Kyle’s the night before the jNW game met him and that is how I have always referred to him on here. He has an account but he hasn’t ever posted. His SBN name is The Nephew 12 or something like that b/c his love of Stanzi is similar to SEG’s only in a platonic way.
by Carfino'sWay on Aug 13, 2011 5:06 PM CDT up reply actions
I second the horrible night.
Went to my buddies bar afterwards with my girlfriend, my room-mate and his girlfriend. Out of all the people to be there, there were 5-6 21 year old Wisconsin fans there talking shit. Then proceeded to get into a fight with my room-mate, broke my right hand(the hand I write with, oh ya I’m in college), got the cops called on us, my girlfriend passed out puking and his girlfriend balling because world war three just hit its peak. Terrible fucking night.
by KirksGumInHaydensStas on Aug 13, 2011 1:25 PM CDT up reply actions
That just sounds like a typical night
when you’re hanging with your fellow Badgers.
/Wait, you’re an Iowa fan? A bar-fightin’ Iowa fan? Thanks, Sapp.
We will become more intensity!!! --What Reading Rambler thinks Tom Brands should do.
by WaterlooChazz on Aug 13, 2011 1:31 PM CDT up reply actions
I live in Ames.
I’ve never seen a Wisconsin fan around that area until that night. One of them asked my friends mom(also a bar owner) if she wanted to see what a “texas bet buckle” was. She said sure, he whipped out his nuts right in her face. I’ve never seen someone get jumped so fast. This bar is all hawkeye fans for the most part.
by KirksGumInHaydensStas on Aug 13, 2011 1:34 PM CDT up reply actions
They sound real dumb.
Which might be average IQ (at least in terms of awareness of social appropriateness) for Wisky.
We will become more intensity!!! --What Reading Rambler thinks Tom Brands should do.
by WaterlooChazz on Aug 13, 2011 1:39 PM CDT up reply actions
WAT?!
LOL
He whipped out his nuts… in public??
by stanzi's ex-girlfriend on Aug 13, 2011 1:41 PM CDT up reply actions
Can't you get arrested and put on the sex offenders registry for that?
I got 99 donuts cuz a bitch ate one.
Facelift Barring since 1990
by Pain in the Sash on Aug 13, 2011 1:42 PM CDT up reply actions
Yea, but they aren't the type of people that would pursue that.
They like the lets go out to the parking lot kinda action.
by KirksGumInHaydensStas on Aug 13, 2011 1:43 PM CDT up reply actions
Oh ok
I got 99 donuts cuz a bitch ate one.
Facelift Barring since 1990
by Pain in the Sash on Aug 13, 2011 1:43 PM CDT up reply actions
the one Wisconsin fan I know has whipped his dick out and put it on the table
as a distraction in beer pong
Choke/Clutch is the fetishization of the small sample size.
"It is difficult to get a man to understand something, when his salary depends upon his not understanding it." Upton Sinclair
by shake n bake on Aug 13, 2011 1:42 PM CDT up reply actions
I knew video game dudez who would do that
Drop it on your shoulder during a game Madden…
Excuse me for my bellicosity. And spelling. Bellicosity and spelling.
"If I had been born ugly you would never have heard of Pele." ~ George Best
by Blackheartnopants on Aug 13, 2011 1:53 PM CDT up reply actions
What is the deal w/ boys and putting their cock and ball on or in things?
Girls don’t do shit like that w/ their boobs.
/But I bet you all wish we would.
by Carfino'sWay on Aug 13, 2011 4:12 PM CDT up reply actions
I used to do shit like that
to girl’s boobs.
Less memorable than Sam Okey's Hawkeye career.
by Kyle McCann't on Aug 13, 2011 4:14 PM CDT up reply actions
Put your cock and balls on them or pull out girl's boobs?
by Carfino'sWay on Aug 13, 2011 4:20 PM CDT up reply actions
A combination of the two
but only in a committed relationship.
Less memorable than Sam Okey's Hawkeye career.
by Kyle McCann't on Aug 13, 2011 4:22 PM CDT up reply actions
Not when you're married.
SEG, keep it to yourself.
Less memorable than Sam Okey's Hawkeye career.
by Kyle McCann't on Aug 14, 2011 12:10 AM CDT up reply actions
Huh??
I didn’t say anything!!
by stanzi's ex-girlfriend on Aug 14, 2011 12:33 AM CDT up reply actions
Nor should you...
Less memorable than Sam Okey's Hawkeye career.
by Kyle McCann't on Aug 14, 2011 12:34 AM CDT up reply actions
Marriage is boring, isn't it.
by stanzi's ex-girlfriend on Aug 14, 2011 1:18 AM CDT up reply actions
Not boring, per se
but life “get’s in the way” of a lot. I just got home from a lovely evening out with my wife and our friends where we went here and here. It was great. But the reality is that we’re just flat-out too tired for much else with our careers and three kids and lord knows what else.
Less memorable than Sam Okey's Hawkeye career.
by Kyle McCann't on Aug 14, 2011 2:43 AM CDT up reply actions
Does the golden rule apply here?
Do onto others as you would have them do onto you?
Bethany: Were they sent to Hell?
Metatron: Worse. Wisconsin. For the entire span of human history.
Is that like putting a dollar on a pool table?
Was he wagering it?
Less memorable than Sam Okey's Hawkeye career.
by Kyle McCann't on Aug 13, 2011 2:32 PM CDT up reply actions
It's a hell of a distraction
I always sat with my back to the wall.
Excuse me for my bellicosity. And spelling. Bellicosity and spelling.
"If I had been born ugly you would never have heard of Pele." ~ George Best
by Blackheartnopants on Aug 13, 2011 2:40 PM CDT up reply actions
So a Texas belt buckle is a piece of gum you sat in?
"They're not people, James Ingram. They're Jimmy Buffett fans."
by SomeJerkPoster on Aug 13, 2011 2:35 PM CDT up reply actions
I'm gonna make a sandwich.
black pepper turkey, colby jack cheese, deli-style spicy mustard, tomatoes, pickles, and avocado on italian bread.
What did you guys eat for lunch?
by stanzi's ex-girlfriend on Aug 13, 2011 1:18 PM CDT reply actions
Sammich
But I get to cook all day starting about 2ish
I got 99 donuts cuz a bitch ate one.
Facelift Barring since 1990
by Pain in the Sash on Aug 13, 2011 1:20 PM CDT up reply actions
FIVE corn dogs?!!?
Were they mini ones??
by stanzi's ex-girlfriend on Aug 13, 2011 1:22 PM CDT up reply actions
Breakfast.
Less memorable than Sam Okey's Hawkeye career.
by Kyle McCann't on Aug 13, 2011 2:35 PM CDT up reply actions
Joey Barton is the best troll ever.
"I want to be a cowboy. I don't want to be a panda. Pandas are boring, stupid and boring. Bad panda!"
That hairstyle alone seems to be a troll attribute.
Cheering for inconsistent, undisciplined teams [Twins, Wild, Packers, Hawkeyes] since 1989. "False Hope is better than No Hope"
Borderline Politics here, but let's just say it's a picture from the Iowa State Fair instead:
Cheering for inconsistent, undisciplined teams [Twins, Wild, Packers, Hawkeyes] since 1989. "False Hope is better than No Hope"
by Yabbs on Aug 13, 2011 1:48 PM CDT reply actions 1 recs
I love the guy looking at her
I got 99 donuts cuz a bitch ate one.
Facelift Barring since 1990
by Pain in the Sash on Aug 13, 2011 1:49 PM CDT up reply actions
The fact that you can only see half his face is what makes it
"If we knew what we were doing, it wouldn't be research." - Albert Einstein
"Consider them rolled." - Jim Delany
by 6 seconds of hell on Aug 13, 2011 1:52 PM CDT up reply actions
I know
That’s a definite creeper/photobomb
I got 99 donuts cuz a bitch ate one.
Facelift Barring since 1990
by Pain in the Sash on Aug 13, 2011 1:54 PM CDT up reply actions
So is she.
I’m just impressed that she didn’t try to eat it sideways.
Less memorable than Sam Okey's Hawkeye career.
by Kyle McCann't on Aug 13, 2011 2:34 PM CDT up reply actions
Does she even have any advisors?
First the Newsweek thing, and now this?
We will become more intensity!!! --What Reading Rambler thinks Tom Brands should do.
by WaterlooChazz on Aug 13, 2011 1:58 PM CDT up reply actions
Advisors can't choose which pictures get printed.
They can put pressure on, but that’s about it.
by stanzi's ex-girlfriend on Aug 13, 2011 2:05 PM CDT up reply actions
Everybody in the world
should know better than to eat a corndog like that when there is a camera pointed at them,
EVERYBODY
"If you need a rah-rah speech at halftime, you’re playing the wrong sport." - Pat Angerer
This.
And if you (the candidate) are as dumb as Bachmann sometimes appears to be, then you should have advisers telling you not to eat a fucking corn dog. Or not to make crazy eyes when the Newsweek photog is around.
We will become more intensity!!! --What Reading Rambler thinks Tom Brands should do.
by WaterlooChazz on Aug 13, 2011 5:01 PM CDT up reply actions
Ease up on the politics, everyone.
"I want to be a cowboy. I don't want to be a panda. Pandas are boring, stupid and boring. Bad panda!"
My bad.
We will become more intensity!!! --What Reading Rambler thinks Tom Brands should do.
by WaterlooChazz on Aug 13, 2011 5:24 PM CDT up reply actions
Dude, you're all missing the most important part
That’s no corn dog – that’s a fried butter log.
I have the same fashion sense as Tom Arnold.
It might even still be attached to the guy laying on the picnic table.
"This is it. Nuclear combat toe to toe with the Ruskies"--Slim Pickens as "Major T.J. 'King' Kong" in "Dr. Strangelove, (or how I learned to stop worrying and love the bomb)"
Is it political to say a person's dumb
just because they’re in politics?
Less memorable than Sam Okey's Hawkeye career.
by Kyle McCann't on Aug 14, 2011 12:20 AM CDT up reply actions
Actually, if you're a successful one
the cash can really tumble in.
I suppose the same could be said of hookers.
We will become more intensity!!! --What Reading Rambler thinks Tom Brands should do.
by WaterlooChazz on Aug 14, 2011 8:14 AM CDT up reply actions
I'm pretty sure that isn't a corndog
but the new hit of the Iowa State Fair, deep fried butter on a stick
http://www.towleroad.com/2011/08/butter.html
I ate the blue ones ... they taste like burning.
I'm going on Saturday and there is NO WAY I'm going to eat that.
I already have my schedule of eating planned out it has been honed over years of Fair attendance and that will not be added to the mix. Cookies from the Varied Industries Bldg, Applecious (sp) apple w/ caramel, lunch at the Pork Tent, samples at the Ag Bldg, Grater Tater w/ ranch washed down w/ at least one shaken Lemonade.
by Carfino'sWay on Aug 14, 2011 8:33 AM CDT up reply actions
If you decide to have any fried mini-donuts,
buy from JR donuts.
The owner is a friend of my dad.
We will become more intensity!!! --What Reading Rambler thinks Tom Brands should do.
by WaterlooChazz on Aug 14, 2011 8:52 AM CDT up reply actions
I will have to see.
As you can see, I’m already eating a lot of food. More than I usually eat in a day. Where are they located?
by Carfino'sWay on Aug 14, 2011 9:20 AM CDT up reply actions
I don't know. They have a trailer. Their colors are white and yellow.
I haven’t been to the state fair in at least 5 years.
We will become more intensity!!! --What Reading Rambler thinks Tom Brands should do.
by WaterlooChazz on Aug 14, 2011 12:54 PM CDT up reply actions
I try to go when I can.
Last year I went w/ my cousin and her three and five year olds. It was a blast. We were going to go this year but the five year old has kindergarten orientation. I have a housewarming in Saturday in Grimes and my mom and her old lady friends are going to Reba that night so it worked out. I like to get my Iowa football schedule poster before the season starts and flip off the ISU booth, it makes me feel better.
by Carfino'sWay on Aug 14, 2011 1:03 PM CDT up reply actions
I like to get my Iowa football schedule poster before the season starts and flip off the ISU booth, it makes me feel better.
My continued admiration of you…continues.
We will become more intensity!!! --What Reading Rambler thinks Tom Brands should do.
by WaterlooChazz on Aug 14, 2011 2:31 PM CDT up reply actions
I usually refuse to even look at it as I walk buy.
Last year I tried to get the five year old to say ISU sucks or something like that but he wouldn’t do it. His dad is an MU fan so I didn’t think he would disapprove.
by Carfino'sWay on Aug 14, 2011 6:13 PM CDT up reply actions
Every comment I have would get me banhammered until the sun burns out.
So then, moving on.
Excuse me for my bellicosity. And spelling. Bellicosity and spelling.
"If I had been born ugly you would never have heard of Pele." ~ George Best
by Blackheartnopants on Aug 13, 2011 2:16 PM CDT up reply actions
I'd vote for her.
Just not for office.
Less memorable than Sam Okey's Hawkeye career.
by Kyle McCann't on Aug 13, 2011 2:33 PM CDT up reply actions
Dude she had Chairs.
And Country Music Legend Randy Travis.
I have the same fashion sense as Tom Arnold.
She looks a lot like Marilyn Manson in the Mechanical Animal (Omega) days
"I play for Penn State, we don't celebrate after TDs." - Penn State's Derek Moye, on being asked to act like he's celebrating a TD during a BTN shoot.
Ok, did some ruckus happen during the Arsenal game?
Excuse me for my bellicosity. And spelling. Bellicosity and spelling.
"If I had been born ugly you would never have heard of Pele." ~ George Best
by Blackheartnopants on Aug 13, 2011 2:04 PM CDT reply actions
Yep.
Gervinho got fouled, fell down. Joey Barton grabbed him by his shirt and pulled him up and they had some harsh words as other players tried to separate ’em. Gervinho slapped Barton and got a red card.
It was hilarious.
"I want to be a cowboy. I don't want to be a panda. Pandas are boring, stupid and boring. Bad panda!"
So...
Gervinho was in my starting XI.
I had Barton, put switched him out late.
Excuse me for my bellicosity. And spelling. Bellicosity and spelling.
"If I had been born ugly you would never have heard of Pele." ~ George Best
by Blackheartnopants on Aug 13, 2011 2:18 PM CDT up reply actions
Yeah, Gervinho is going to earn negative points for you.
Ouch.
"I want to be a cowboy. I don't want to be a panda. Pandas are boring, stupid and boring. Bad panda!"
Another fabulous Premiership campaign underway from my Gunners.
Less memorable than Sam Okey's Hawkeye career.
by Kyle McCann't on Aug 13, 2011 2:37 PM CDT up reply actions
.......
Choke/Clutch is the fetishization of the small sample size.
"It is difficult to get a man to understand something, when his salary depends upon his not understanding it." Upton Sinclair
by shake n bake on Aug 13, 2011 2:19 PM CDT up reply actions
Why does Missouri keep getting its name thrown into the SEC thing
Missouri just doesnt make any logical sense. it confounds me
"Your spelling and grammar errors belie a seriously skilled thought process"- therealCatnuts
by justsomehawkeyefan on Aug 13, 2011 2:07 PM CDT reply actions
I've heard that some of the SEC schools don't want to add other in-state schools
so that forces them to look west and north.
Choke/Clutch is the fetishization of the small sample size.
"It is difficult to get a man to understand something, when his salary depends upon his not understanding it." Upton Sinclair
by shake n bake on Aug 13, 2011 2:09 PM CDT up reply actions
Yeah, but you have other Texas schools, Oklahoma, North Carolina and Virginia schools too
why go all the way to Missouri?
"Your spelling and grammar errors belie a seriously skilled thought process"- therealCatnuts
by justsomehawkeyefan on Aug 13, 2011 2:12 PM CDT up reply actions
Bleh, nevermind
I guess the map in my head was a little off. completly forgot Missouri was next to Arkansas
"Your spelling and grammar errors belie a seriously skilled thought process"- therealCatnuts
by justsomehawkeyefan on Aug 13, 2011 2:14 PM CDT up reply actions
Besides, they are mentioning Missouri right next to FSU and Clemson
"Your spelling and grammar errors belie a seriously skilled thought process"- therealCatnuts
by justsomehawkeyefan on Aug 13, 2011 2:12 PM CDT up reply actions
everything besides A&M is just speculation and rumors at this point
Missouri is probably way down on their list of choices to get an even number in the conference.
Choke/Clutch is the fetishization of the small sample size.
"It is difficult to get a man to understand something, when his salary depends upon his not understanding it." Upton Sinclair
by shake n bake on Aug 13, 2011 2:15 PM CDT up reply actions
Because they're a slave state.
Less memorable than Sam Okey's Hawkeye career.
by Kyle McCann't on Aug 13, 2011 2:36 PM CDT up reply actions
HEY!! STOP STEALING MY INTELUCTUAL PROPERTY!!
I don’t have good ones very often.
by Carfino'sWay on Aug 13, 2011 4:15 PM CDT up reply actions
It's only 3/5ths yours.
Less memorable than Sam Okey's Hawkeye career.
by Kyle McCann't on Aug 14, 2011 12:21 AM CDT up reply actions
NOM NOM NOM
Ndamukong Suh doesn’t like gingers.
"I want to be a cowboy. I don't want to be a panda. Pandas are boring, stupid and boring. Bad panda!"
yeah, Suh is nasty
and he didn’t have much of a rep for it in college. I can’t imagine what Nick Fairley is going to do to the first QB he gets his hands on.
Choke/Clutch is the fetishization of the small sample size.
"It is difficult to get a man to understand something, when his salary depends upon his not understanding it." Upton Sinclair
by shake n bake on Aug 13, 2011 2:28 PM CDT up reply actions
Fairley
is gonna have some opposing linemen decide to end his career if he pulls shit like he did in college
"If you need a rah-rah speech at halftime, you’re playing the wrong sport." - Pat Angerer
His own teammates might end his career if he goes that route.
Less memorable than Sam Okey's Hawkeye career.
by Kyle McCann't on Aug 13, 2011 2:39 PM CDT up reply actions
I need some video of some of the escapades that Fairley has pulled.
by EnergizerHawk on Aug 13, 2011 2:46 PM CDT up reply actions
YouTube "Nick Fairly Dirty" and you'll get what you came for.
Less memorable than Sam Okey's Hawkeye career.
by Kyle McCann't on Aug 13, 2011 2:49 PM CDT up reply actions
I found this video of a news story on Fairley.
The dude in the center is named: Steak Shapiro. I hope that’s a nickname.
by EnergizerHawk on Aug 13, 2011 3:10 PM CDT up reply actions
he had a pretty unreasonable number of personal foul flags last year.
Choke/Clutch is the fetishization of the small sample size.
"It is difficult to get a man to understand something, when his salary depends upon his not understanding it." Upton Sinclair
by shake n bake on Aug 13, 2011 2:50 PM CDT up reply actions
Hey! Road Warrior is on AMC
“Men began to feed on men…”
That’s your tomorrow, Big XII survivors.
Excuse me for my bellicosity. And spelling. Bellicosity and spelling.
"If I had been born ugly you would never have heard of Pele." ~ George Best
by Blackheartnopants on Aug 13, 2011 2:34 PM CDT reply actions
SOYLENT GREEN IS THE BIG XII~!
"I want to be a cowboy. I don't want to be a panda. Pandas are boring, stupid and boring. Bad panda!"
So my boy says...
“Is this Breaking Bad?”
Excuse me for my bellicosity. And spelling. Bellicosity and spelling.
"If I had been born ugly you would never have heard of Pele." ~ George Best
by Blackheartnopants on Aug 13, 2011 2:46 PM CDT up reply actions
So I just got done reading a bunch of game threads/post game threads over at Arrowhead Pride.
The general consensus seems to be that they were impressed with what they saw out of Stanzi last night. A lot of them think Palko gets cut, or at least should get cut. Lolz.
I’m still too scared to post there, though. Ahaha.
Hopefully Stanzi gets to play a lot more in the next game, maybe with some better guys protecting him.
Also there was this awesome pic:
http://www.arrowheadpride.com/photos/all-is-lost-and-ill-tell-you-why
(can’t find the direct link for it)
by stanzi's ex-girlfriend on Aug 13, 2011 2:45 PM CDT reply actions
sbnation
RT @PWSullivan Cubs place Z on disqualified list. 30 days w/o pay. Can’t be w/ team
Choke/Clutch is the fetishization of the small sample size.
"It is difficult to get a man to understand something, when his salary depends upon his not understanding it." Upton Sinclair
Who here expects the Carlos Zambrano saga
to end much like the Brian Williams/Bison Dele mess?
Less memorable than Sam Okey's Hawkeye career.
by Kyle McCann't on Aug 13, 2011 3:31 PM CDT up reply actions
I realize he declined to sign a contract extension.
What else did he do?
We will become more intensity!!! --What Reading Rambler thinks Tom Brands should do.
by WaterlooChazz on Aug 13, 2011 5:07 PM CDT up reply actions
he=Zambrano.
We will become more intensity!!! --What Reading Rambler thinks Tom Brands should do.
by WaterlooChazz on Aug 13, 2011 5:08 PM CDT up reply actions
well the reason he's not getting paid or allowed to be with the team for a month
is that he was getting rocked and started trying to hit guys the other night.
Choke/Clutch is the fetishization of the small sample size.
"It is difficult to get a man to understand something, when his salary depends upon his not understanding it." Upton Sinclair
by shake n bake on Aug 13, 2011 5:09 PM CDT up reply actions
Ya, I was watching it live and it was a joke
Full disclosure, I’m a Braves fan. But that doesn’t really matter in this. His actions were unacceptable.
It sounds like he was kiding about retiring and returned his stuff to his locker late last night. I think the Cubs are just fed up with all his shit. His stuff isn’t good enough to make up for any of it either.
"If we knew what we were doing, it wouldn't be research." - Albert Einstein
"Consider them rolled." - Jim Delany
by 6 seconds of hell on Aug 13, 2011 5:12 PM CDT up reply actions
I missed those "highlights."
When you say “hit guys” do you mean bean opponents from the mound, or go to his own dugout and try to punch team-mates?
We will become more intensity!!! --What Reading Rambler thinks Tom Brands should do.
by WaterlooChazz on Aug 13, 2011 5:25 PM CDT up reply actions
the former
he was throwing at guys.
Choke/Clutch is the fetishization of the small sample size.
"It is difficult to get a man to understand something, when his salary depends upon his not understanding it." Upton Sinclair
by shake n bake on Aug 13, 2011 5:26 PM CDT up reply actions
Hitting batters with baseballs
I did lead to the braves coming out on the field but the Umps kept them away from Big Z. I wouldn’t be surprised if some of his teammates wanted to go at it with him
"If we knew what we were doing, it wouldn't be research." - Albert Einstein
"Consider them rolled." - Jim Delany
by 6 seconds of hell on Aug 13, 2011 5:27 PM CDT up reply actions
the (sickly) funny part is that the later isn't unprecedented with Z
Choke/Clutch is the fetishization of the small sample size.
"It is difficult to get a man to understand something, when his salary depends upon his not understanding it." Upton Sinclair
by shake n bake on Aug 13, 2011 5:27 PM CDT up reply actions
Yep. That's why I was getting it clarified.
We will become more intensity!!! --What Reading Rambler thinks Tom Brands should do.
by WaterlooChazz on Aug 13, 2011 5:32 PM CDT up reply actions
In fairness, he's got a condition.
It’s called “batshit fucking crazy”.
Less memorable than Sam Okey's Hawkeye career.
by Kyle McCann't on Aug 14, 2011 12:22 AM CDT up reply actions
Off to the Bears game
will probably get rained on.
"If you need a rah-rah speech at halftime, you’re playing the wrong sport." - Pat Angerer
Wet, meaningless football!
Thank god the lockout ended.
(But, really, have fun. Try not to lose your voice booing Jay Cutler.)
"I want to be a cowboy. I don't want to be a panda. Pandas are boring, stupid and boring. Bad panda!"
Friends, I finally watched "Memento" for the first time
And that…was fantastic!
So many great movies I still haven’t watched yet, but now one more has been crossed off the list
Nice
I can’t remember how off hand but there is a way to get the movie to play “backwards” some where in the menus. It makes a lot more sense the way it is intended to be watched (which sounds so very obvious when typed out). Oh well, its a good movie
"If we knew what we were doing, it wouldn't be research." - Albert Einstein
"Consider them rolled." - Jim Delany
by 6 seconds of hell on Aug 13, 2011 3:10 PM CDT up reply actions
I watched it on Netflix, no menu
But yeah, I’m sure it makes more sense the way it is and not “backwards” (or forwards? idk…)
Either way, really good movie. I loved it.
Out of 232 line segments
I’ve only translated about 20.
And I’ve been “working” since 11 am.
Ahaha.
Eh, I’ll finish it tomorrow. Time to jack around for the rest of the day.
by stanzi's ex-girlfriend on Aug 13, 2011 3:04 PM CDT reply actions
greggdoyelcbs
I hear Oklahoma, OK State and 2 other B12 schools approached Big Ten as package and were told no. Academic reasons.
Choke/Clutch is the fetishization of the small sample size.
"It is difficult to get a man to understand something, when his salary depends upon his not understanding it." Upton Sinclair
Now we're just making things up
Excuse me for my bellicosity. And spelling. Bellicosity and spelling.
"If I had been born ugly you would never have heard of Pele." ~ George Best
by Blackheartnopants on Aug 13, 2011 3:14 PM CDT up reply actions
even if true I can't see a block of 4 Big12 teams having a chance to be accepted
I can’t imagine the B1G would go to 16 without ND as one of them.
Choke/Clutch is the fetishization of the small sample size.
"It is difficult to get a man to understand something, when his salary depends upon his not understanding it." Upton Sinclair
by shake n bake on Aug 13, 2011 3:16 PM CDT up reply actions
I can
Notre Dame is something the Big would love to have, but if it looks like they are getting left behind they will have no problem abandoning ND to their fate
"Your spelling and grammar errors belie a seriously skilled thought process"- therealCatnuts
by justsomehawkeyefan on Aug 13, 2011 4:47 PM CDT up reply actions
So I've been asking around
Any beer suggestions to celebrate my first week back at school?
I got 99 donuts cuz a bitch ate one.
Facelift Barring since 1990
by Pain in the Sash on Aug 13, 2011 3:23 PM CDT reply actions
Third Coast Ale
Excuse me for my bellicosity. And spelling. Bellicosity and spelling.
"If I had been born ugly you would never have heard of Pele." ~ George Best
by Blackheartnopants on Aug 13, 2011 3:25 PM CDT up reply actions
This.
You’re in college. Everything from Natty Light to Fat Tire should be on your radar. I use Fat Tire only as an example of beer that costs more than Budweiser, leave me alone beer snobs.
by Norm Parker's Amputated Toes on Aug 13, 2011 5:35 PM CDT up reply actions
I raise my Coors light to that
I don’t love it, but it serves a purpose
"If we knew what we were doing, it wouldn't be research." - Albert Einstein
"Consider them rolled." - Jim Delany
by 6 seconds of hell on Aug 13, 2011 5:58 PM CDT up reply actions
How's the weather up there on you pedestal?
I personally prefer it to Miller and Natty light. Miller light might have the most flavor, but that doesn’t mean the flavor is good
"If we knew what we were doing, it wouldn't be research." - Albert Einstein
"Consider them rolled." - Jim Delany
by 6 seconds of hell on Aug 13, 2011 6:02 PM CDT up reply actions
That's just how my tastes are
I’ll drink most shitty light beer, but Coors Light…I can’t do it, that’s all.
It is decent if it is a fresh keg.
If it is stale or bottled, watch out.
I’m not sure I’ve ever had it from a can.
We will become more intensity!!! --What Reading Rambler thinks Tom Brands should do.
by WaterlooChazz on Aug 14, 2011 8:19 AM CDT up reply actions
DJ_Koulianos
Coors Light All Night. #BlueMountains
Choke/Clutch is the fetishization of the small sample size.
"It is difficult to get a man to understand something, when his salary depends upon his not understanding it." Upton Sinclair
by shake n bake on Aug 13, 2011 6:27 PM CDT up reply actions
THIS.
When I was more involved in the website, I had rated and reviewed over 500 beers on Beeradvocate.com. Coors Light was my lowest rated beer. It’s vile.
Less memorable than Sam Okey's Hawkeye career.
by Kyle McCann't on Aug 14, 2011 12:23 AM CDT up reply actions
I actually prefer it to most domestic lights
I got 99 donuts cuz a bitch ate one.
Facelift Barring since 1990
by Pain in the Sash on Aug 14, 2011 12:25 AM CDT up reply actions
To each their own.
Less memorable than Sam Okey's Hawkeye career.
by Kyle McCann't on Aug 14, 2011 12:51 AM CDT up reply actions
But I'm a college kid
I’ll drink anything
I got 99 donuts cuz a bitch ate one.
Facelift Barring since 1990
by Pain in the Sash on Aug 14, 2011 12:52 AM CDT up reply actions
Mickey's, my friend, Mickey's.
Less memorable than Sam Okey's Hawkeye career.
by Kyle McCann't on Aug 14, 2011 12:53 AM CDT up reply actions
I think you go to Iowa, so....
See if you can’t find some Avery Ellie’s Brown Ale at John’s Grocery.
Templeton Rye'd the Lightning.
by Smokin Herb Grigsby on Aug 13, 2011 8:27 PM CDT up reply actions
That's a great brown ale.
And it’s not a mistake I named my first son Avery. True story.
Less memorable than Sam Okey's Hawkeye career.
by Kyle McCann't on Aug 14, 2011 12:24 AM CDT up reply actions
I usually check Waterfront HyVee
If there’s something on sale that I either want or haven’t had and want to try I’d get it. I ended up with a case of Fat Tire bottles because of this and it was amazing.
Cheering for inconsistent, undisciplined teams [Twins, Wild, Packers, Hawkeyes] since 1989. "False Hope is better than No Hope"
So I just drove into the office to try and get some work done on my thesis
only to find out the AC isn’t on. I live in AR, needless to say it isn’t very comfortable in here.. It’s a 15-20 min drive back and forth from home for me to get here so turning around is a waste of 40-45 minutes. This is stupid.
"If we knew what we were doing, it wouldn't be research." - Albert Einstein
"Consider them rolled." - Jim Delany
by 6 seconds of hell on Aug 13, 2011 3:46 PM CDT reply actions
Fuck this
I am not going to sit in the office an sweat just so I can feel like I’m being productive. Work can wait until monday!
"If we knew what we were doing, it wouldn't be research." - Albert Einstein
"Consider them rolled." - Jim Delany
by 6 seconds of hell on Aug 13, 2011 4:18 PM CDT up reply actions
I love how this took place over 32 minutes.
by EnergizerHawk on Aug 13, 2011 4:46 PM CDT up reply actions
Am I being judged?
"If we knew what we were doing, it wouldn't be research." - Albert Einstein
"Consider them rolled." - Jim Delany
by 6 seconds of hell on Aug 13, 2011 4:47 PM CDT up reply actions
Absolutely not.
I would have turned right around after discovering the AC was not on in the office.
by EnergizerHawk on Aug 13, 2011 4:55 PM CDT up reply actions
It's quite stupid
I’m sure its a money saving thing. But we are in Arkansas, if the AC is off, it will be hot inside. I guess people just aren’t supposed to work on weekends
"If we knew what we were doing, it wouldn't be research." - Albert Einstein
"Consider them rolled." - Jim Delany
by 6 seconds of hell on Aug 13, 2011 4:58 PM CDT up reply actions
There is one thing I learned in Arkansas.
People rarely work weekends, and never on Sunday.
by KirksGumInHaydensStas on Aug 13, 2011 5:06 PM CDT up reply actions
This is very true
We are in the middle of the bible belt, so Sundays are not an option. Saturdays, however, aren’t work out of general laziness/low expectations
"If we knew what we were doing, it wouldn't be research." - Albert Einstein
"Consider them rolled." - Jim Delany
by 6 seconds of hell on Aug 13, 2011 5:10 PM CDT up reply actions
Unless you're a lowly service worker.
Then your ass had better be at Cracker Barrel to serve the freshly preached at.
by Norm Parker's Amputated Toes on Aug 13, 2011 5:36 PM CDT up reply actions
Don't ever under estimate the church lull/rush
It is to be respected around these parts
"If we knew what we were doing, it wouldn't be research." - Albert Einstein
"Consider them rolled." - Jim Delany
by 6 seconds of hell on Aug 13, 2011 5:39 PM CDT up reply actions
The rush is to be expected.
Tips or civility are not.
by Norm Parker's Amputated Toes on Aug 13, 2011 5:39 PM CDT up reply actions
Well they just gave all there money to the church
civility on the other hand should expected from them
"If we knew what we were doing, it wouldn't be research." - Albert Einstein
"Consider them rolled." - Jim Delany
by 6 seconds of hell on Aug 13, 2011 5:43 PM CDT up reply actions
Wait, people work in Arkansas?
Less memorable than Sam Okey's Hawkeye career.
by Kyle McCann't on Aug 14, 2011 12:24 AM CDT up reply actions
Sam Walton, for one...
When he was alive.
"This is it. Nuclear combat toe to toe with the Ruskies"--Slim Pickens as "Major T.J. 'King' Kong" in "Dr. Strangelove, (or how I learned to stop worrying and love the bomb)"
Sam Walton was such a go-getter
that he’s still working, right now.
Low prices. Always.
We will become more intensity!!! --What Reading Rambler thinks Tom Brands should do.
by WaterlooChazz on Aug 14, 2011 8:22 AM CDT up reply actions
They should at least have a fan you can aim at yourself.
We will become more intensity!!! --What Reading Rambler thinks Tom Brands should do.
by WaterlooChazz on Aug 13, 2011 5:10 PM CDT up reply actions
Carefull, Hoss
Work on a Saturday? They may start to thinking you’re some kind of evil wizard.
Excuse me for my bellicosity. And spelling. Bellicosity and spelling.
"If I had been born ugly you would never have heard of Pele." ~ George Best
by Blackheartnopants on Aug 13, 2011 5:10 PM CDT up reply actions
I worked in a factory while I was down there.
They would have a Saturday Sign up sheet for OT. Every single weekend. Me and another guy and gal from Iowa would sign up. There was only one time where another person showed up on that shift. This is a plant of about 300 people.
by KirksGumInHaydensStas on Aug 13, 2011 5:12 PM CDT up reply actions
You get a blank stare from people down here
When you start talking about working even a little above and beyond you job description. It’s a different mindset and it kinda pisses me off. I guess that’s the Iowa in me.
"If we knew what we were doing, it wouldn't be research." - Albert Einstein
"Consider them rolled." - Jim Delany
by 6 seconds of hell on Aug 13, 2011 5:15 PM CDT up reply actions
Exactly. It is a radically different lifestyle/culture.
It is rare to see business open past 8 PM. Nothing is open on Sunday’s besides gas stations and boat marinas. In the time I worked at this factory. 30 people hired on, 15 fired/quit after one paycheck. It was a great place to work and very very very competitive wages compared to any other factory. People just like to collect a single paycheck and see where it takes them. It’s crazy.
by KirksGumInHaydensStas on Aug 13, 2011 5:19 PM CDT up reply actions
In fairness,
I am starting to question how much companies really value hard work from their labor force.
Considering that they try to cut your health insurance, or your hours (at times), or other things.
I used to work in a kitchen at a nursing home. Money was decent, for food-service. But, there came a point where you just didn’t want to sign up for extra hours (especially on weekends) because it was a huge pain in the ass. Others would call in or show up late or hung-over.
If the workers make a habit of going above and beyond, then soon, the company or the supervisors expect it. And before you know it, you are being yelled at because you didn’t do the work of 2 people.
We will become more intensity!!! --What Reading Rambler thinks Tom Brands should do.
by WaterlooChazz on Aug 13, 2011 5:30 PM CDT up reply actions
This comment pisses me off
Not at you or that your wrong, just the idea of it pisses me off. I don’t really want to get into it because this isn’t the place, but imho this mindset/situation is a growing problem in this country.
"If we knew what we were doing, it wouldn't be research." - Albert Einstein
"Consider them rolled." - Jim Delany
by 6 seconds of hell on Aug 13, 2011 5:35 PM CDT up reply actions
I'd answer this.
But would be smitten with righteous fury, and justly.
by Norm Parker's Amputated Toes on Aug 13, 2011 5:40 PM CDT up reply actions
The word that probably perfectly explains your anger is:
Entitlement
Cheering for inconsistent, undisciplined teams [Twins, Wild, Packers, Hawkeyes] since 1989. "False Hope is better than No Hope"
Sorry I pissed you off.
But I have yet to have a job with an actual organization, where I didn’t feel like I was underpaid or overworked.
Hard work is OK, as long as you get respect and maybe a small piece of the rewards. I just don’t see many companies today who give that to their “lower-level” workers.
I realize that some people think unions have over-reached. But, when you get to the point where an organization limits their hiring and assignment of hours just to keep from even having to contribute any benefits (not necessarily pay all the health insurance, but maybe some), I think that’s rather shitty.
We will become more intensity!!! --What Reading Rambler thinks Tom Brands should do.
by WaterlooChazz on Aug 14, 2011 8:27 AM CDT up reply actions
Welcome to the word of middle management.
Less memorable than Sam Okey's Hawkeye career.
by Kyle McCann't on Aug 14, 2011 12:26 AM CDT up reply actions
playing around with the Super Conference stuff
a 1st attempt.
Pac12 takes Boise, BYU and the Oklahomas
Texas A&M is followed to the SEC by Texas and Missouri. TCU joins when the Big East dies.
B1G murders the Big East taking ND, Pitt, Rutgers and UConn.
The ACC rescues Cincinnati, Louisville and West Virginia from the wreckage of the Big East and takes Kansas for lulz and basketball.
Kansas St., Baylor, Iowa St., Texas Tech, Syracuse, and South Florida are no longer BCS conf schools.
Choke/Clutch is the fetishization of the small sample size.
"It is difficult to get a man to understand something, when his salary depends upon his not understanding it." Upton Sinclair
I see almost none of this happening.
Time will tell.
Less memorable than Sam Okey's Hawkeye career.
by Kyle McCann't on Aug 13, 2011 4:15 PM CDT up reply actions
I generally agree.
I think there will be some more shifting but I don’t think this is going to be conference Armageddon like we are hoping for. One other point. Does the pending investigation of Boise State’s athletic department make them nearly untouchable as a candidate for anyone? I haven’t looked into the story much.
Pac12 is the only place that makes sense for them in Armageddon
don’t make academic sense for the B1G and are beyond a stretch geographically for the SEC and ACC.
Maybe the Big12 would take them if they are desperate to survive.
Choke/Clutch is the fetishization of the small sample size.
"It is difficult to get a man to understand something, when his salary depends upon his not understanding it." Upton Sinclair
by shake n bake on Aug 13, 2011 4:19 PM CDT up reply actions
conference armageddon and a plus 1 to the BCS would give a pretty legit championship system
conference title games make it pretty much a 8 team tourney. The will still be the problem of good non-BCS teams, but it’ll be an improvement.
Choke/Clutch is the fetishization of the small sample size.
"It is difficult to get a man to understand something, when his salary depends upon his not understanding it." Upton Sinclair
by shake n bake on Aug 13, 2011 4:24 PM CDT up reply actions
most likely thing imo is Texas Tech gets into the SEC
they take Missouri, VT or an ACC school for balance and two decent mid-majors replace the losses to the Big12 and/or Big East/ACC
Choke/Clutch is the fetishization of the small sample size.
"It is difficult to get a man to understand something, when his salary depends upon his not understanding it." Upton Sinclair
by shake n bake on Aug 13, 2011 4:18 PM CDT up reply actions
or the Big 12 could play with 8 if A&M and Missouri go.
Choke/Clutch is the fetishization of the small sample size.
"It is difficult to get a man to understand something, when his salary depends upon his not understanding it." Upton Sinclair
by shake n bake on Aug 13, 2011 4:19 PM CDT up reply actions
I will send you my life savings if Texas Tech ends up in the SEC.
This will never happen in a million years.
Less memorable than Sam Okey's Hawkeye career.
by Kyle McCann't on Aug 13, 2011 4:21 PM CDT up reply actions
meant A&M
Choke/Clutch is the fetishization of the small sample size.
"It is difficult to get a man to understand something, when his salary depends upon his not understanding it." Upton Sinclair
by shake n bake on Aug 13, 2011 4:21 PM CDT up reply actions
Ah, OK.
That’s a bit of a difference.
Less memorable than Sam Okey's Hawkeye career.
by Kyle McCann't on Aug 13, 2011 4:22 PM CDT up reply actions
a little bit yeah
Choke/Clutch is the fetishization of the small sample size.
"It is difficult to get a man to understand something, when his salary depends upon his not understanding it." Upton Sinclair
by shake n bake on Aug 13, 2011 4:23 PM CDT up reply actions
It would be great for me though
Guns Up Raiders!
Parsimony methods are the easiest ones to explain - Felsenstein
Yeah, I can't see a lot of this happening.
I know Florida won’t stand for it, but how about inviting both FSU and Miami (completely locking down the state for the SEC)?
That would then allow the Big Ten to take BC if it really wanted a NE school. Also, that would be encouraging for ND. Then they can pick up Syracuse and Rutgers (or somebody else like VT, Maryland, et al) to get up to 16.
The Big East would like split up (the 16 team basketball conference) between football and non-football and join the rest of the ACC.
As for what happens west of the Mississippi, who knows? Complete CHAOS.
Bethany: Were they sent to Hell?
Metatron: Worse. Wisconsin. For the entire span of human history.
I've heard Florida is dead set against adding other in-state teams.
That to get the votes for approving A&M they might need to promise that the 14th team won’t be an in-state school.
Choke/Clutch is the fetishization of the small sample size.
"It is difficult to get a man to understand something, when his salary depends upon his not understanding it." Upton Sinclair
by shake n bake on Aug 13, 2011 4:29 PM CDT up reply actions
That's why this whole thing doesn't make sense.
It almost feels like TAMU was bluffing because of UT, then Mike Slive said, “Ehh, why not,” and Dan Beebe said, “Don’t let the door hit you on the way out.”
It doesn’t feel nearly as orchestrated as either Colorado or UNL.
Bethany: Were they sent to Hell?
Metatron: Worse. Wisconsin. For the entire span of human history.
A&M is going to be voted on for the SEC
if they are turned down, that’s probably the end of it, if they are accepted there will have to be at least one more move, possibly many more.
Choke/Clutch is the fetishization of the small sample size.
"It is difficult to get a man to understand something, when his salary depends upon his not understanding it." Upton Sinclair
by shake n bake on Aug 13, 2011 4:35 PM CDT up reply actions
And that's the thing
With Colorado and UNL, the votes were formalities while with TAMU, the vote is requiring a lot of politics to be played in the SEC.
Bethany: Were they sent to Hell?
Metatron: Worse. Wisconsin. For the entire span of human history.
I'll be interesting tomorrow, that's all we know for sure.
Choke/Clutch is the fetishization of the small sample size.
"It is difficult to get a man to understand something, when his salary depends upon his not understanding it." Upton Sinclair
by shake n bake on Aug 13, 2011 4:46 PM CDT up reply actions
What I don't understand is the anti-FSU movement.
Sure, if it were a South Florida or Central Florida it would make sense. But it’s not as though Georgia, Florida and Alabama haven’t been competing against Florida State for top recruits for the better part of 3 decades. I don’t see how this would change a thing.
Less memorable than Sam Okey's Hawkeye career.
by Kyle McCann't on Aug 14, 2011 12:28 AM CDT up reply actions
Simple
Why throw your competitor a lifeline when their going down? It is because those schools already have to compete with FSU for top-level talent that they won’t bring it into the SEC, why give FSU the prestige boost?
I ate the blue ones ... they taste like burning.
FSU has one less MNC than Florida over the last 20 years.
They have the same number as Alabama over that span and two more than Georgia. I don’t think they need any sort of prestige boost.
Less memorable than Sam Okey's Hawkeye career.
by Kyle McCann't on Aug 14, 2011 2:56 AM CDT up reply actions
I don't necessarily disagree
but looking at it from the viewpoint of the SEC schools mentioned, there is a sense that FSU is a johnny-come-lately that is already in decline so why give the Noles an out when it is unnecessary to do so.
I ate the blue ones ... they taste like burning.
Also,
while FSU plays Miami in conference every year, Florida can stumble against FSU in the non-conference, and still win their division or conference. UF probably says “the SEC is tough enough, why had a big rival to that minefield.”
And Georgia and Alabama can choose whether to play FSU or not. I’m sure they like that. It’s kind of like how Texas may want to play one good non-con opponent each year, but they might not want to play LSU and Arkansas every single year as part of a “tough” conference schedule.
Also, why give a nearby recruiting competitor a metric to say whether they are better than you?
We will become more intensity!!! --What Reading Rambler thinks Tom Brands should do.
by WaterlooChazz on Aug 14, 2011 8:38 AM CDT up reply actions
"why had a big rival" should be "why add a big rival"
We will become more intensity!!! --What Reading Rambler thinks Tom Brands should do.
by WaterlooChazz on Aug 14, 2011 8:39 AM CDT up reply actions
The only thing that has me not buying into this
is the SEC teams seem to love the idea of their league being so tough that there’s a belief that even someone with multiple losses should be considered from the MNC. This would only solidify this belief on their part.
Less memorable than Sam Okey's Hawkeye career.
by Kyle McCann't on Aug 14, 2011 11:44 AM CDT up reply actions
At this point, I'm not sure how much the addition
of TAMU, FSU, Clemson, and Mizzou really does to solidify that belief.
It would probably take about 10 Big Ten national titles in a row to knock SEC fans and the national media from the belief that SEC is the toughest/greatest in college football. And even then, the story will be “The SEC is Back This Year!”
We will become more intensity!!! --What Reading Rambler thinks Tom Brands should do.
by WaterlooChazz on Aug 14, 2011 12:56 PM CDT up reply actions
While I was at the new Hy-Vee I picked up a make-yer-own-sixer.
Any thoughts on these here beers, compadres?
Avery White Rascal
Odell 90 Schilling Ale
Arcadia Ales Loch Down
Widmer Bros Hefeweisen
Left Hand Polestar Pilsner
Shock Top Raspberry Wheat
Don't care for shock top, the rest are new to me.
Drink beer. Report results.
Excuse me for my bellicosity. And spelling. Bellicosity and spelling.
"If I had been born ugly you would never have heard of Pele." ~ George Best
by Blackheartnopants on Aug 13, 2011 4:32 PM CDT up reply actions
Widmer Hefeweisen is quite good
The others would be new to me.
"If we knew what we were doing, it wouldn't be research." - Albert Einstein
"Consider them rolled." - Jim Delany
by 6 seconds of hell on Aug 13, 2011 4:46 PM CDT up reply actions
Widmer is probably better from the tap, but could be decent in the bottle.
I like regular ShockTop (has a slight orange flavor) better than the raspberry.
On many beers, look for directions on how to pour it on the bottle. Some, you are supposed to let the bottom just stay in the bottle, some you are supposed to take the last part and swirl it a bit and then pour.
We will become more intensity!!! --What Reading Rambler thinks Tom Brands should do.
by WaterlooChazz on Aug 13, 2011 5:20 PM CDT up reply actions
I have only had it on tap and I enjoyed it
The pouring tip is a good one. You gotta watch out for that yeast sometimes
"If we knew what we were doing, it wouldn't be research." - Albert Einstein
"Consider them rolled." - Jim Delany
by 6 seconds of hell on Aug 13, 2011 5:28 PM CDT up reply actions
Way better on tap
Maybe I’m just spoiled because I live right down the street from their brewery, but really enjoy their Hefeweisen and Drop Top yet don’t bother to buy them bottled.
I've never had a bad experience with Left Hand
YEAH BUDDAY!
by With Ferentz Like These... on Aug 13, 2011 5:27 PM CDT up reply actions
Left Hand Milk Stout = WIN.
Them, Great Divide, Oskar Blues and Avery are the only Colorado breweries that I like the bulk of.
Less memorable than Sam Okey's Hawkeye career.
by Kyle McCann't on Aug 14, 2011 12:30 AM CDT up reply actions
When the words Milk and Stout are put together in this way it frightens me.
by Carfino'sWay on Aug 14, 2011 8:37 AM CDT up reply actions
The style isn't nearly as literal as you're taking it.
Think “hotdog” or “hamburger”. Doesn’t really give you the true description in name alone.
Less memorable than Sam Okey's Hawkeye career.
by Kyle McCann't on Aug 14, 2011 12:43 PM CDT up reply actions
NIce.
I have always been afraid of Stouts, in general. I’m not into heavy or dark beers. This might not end well.
by Carfino'sWay on Aug 14, 2011 1:05 PM CDT up reply actions
Anything made by Avery is outstanding.
O’Dells 90 Schilling is terrific; I haven’t had much Arcadia but I’ve heard good things; Drink your Widmer Hefe with a slice of lime; Haven’t had the Left Hand Pilsener, but they’re kinda hit or miss; Flavored wheat beers aren’t my thing, but Shock Top Raz is decent.
Templeton Rye'd the Lightning.
by Smokin Herb Grigsby on Aug 13, 2011 8:30 PM CDT up reply actions
The Arcadia Loch Ness is a Scotch Ale.
Had I known what that meant at the time I probably wouldn’t have bought it. It is a little heavy/dark for me. It doesn’t have coffee in it but for some reason I get a coffee like after taste, this I do not like.
by Carfino'sWay on Aug 13, 2011 9:14 PM CDT up reply actions
90 Schilling is a Scotch Ale too.
It’s just really good.
Templeton Rye'd the Lightning.
by Smokin Herb Grigsby on Aug 13, 2011 9:24 PM CDT up reply actions
Damn the luck.
I drank about half the Arcadia and dumped the rest.
by Carfino'sWay on Aug 13, 2011 9:34 PM CDT up reply actions
WHAT!
THAT MAY BE THE RULE IN KANSAS PITY, BUT REMEMBER THAT YOU ARE AN IOWAN. FINISH! THAT! BEER!
Excuse me for my bellicosity. And spelling. Bellicosity and spelling.
"If I had been born ugly you would never have heard of Pele." ~ George Best
by Blackheartnopants on Aug 13, 2011 9:38 PM CDT up reply actions
I couldn't do it.
The aftertaste was just too much to bare. Yet another sign that I have lived in KS too long.
by Carfino'sWay on Aug 13, 2011 9:40 PM CDT up reply actions
Sorry bout the yelling. My football agression is starting to kick in.
You gave it a try. Good girl.
Excuse me for my bellicosity. And spelling. Bellicosity and spelling.
"If I had been born ugly you would never have heard of Pele." ~ George Best
by Blackheartnopants on Aug 13, 2011 9:44 PM CDT up reply actions
Go back and try it again in the dead of winter.
With a shepherd’s pie or a rich, chocolate-based dessert I think you may find you rather like it.
Less memorable than Sam Okey's Hawkeye career.
by Kyle McCann't on Aug 14, 2011 12:33 AM CDT up reply actions
Actually, I think the 90 schilling is a Scottish Ale
which, believe it or not, is different than a Scotch Ale. Neither has much in the way of hop presence, but Scotch ales are far boozier and sweet than their mellow cousins, the Scottish Ale.
Less memorable than Sam Okey's Hawkeye career.
by Kyle McCann't on Aug 14, 2011 12:32 AM CDT up reply actions
That is so weird, I read on Beer Advocate that this was supposed to be sweet
but I didn’t think it was at all.
by Carfino'sWay on Aug 14, 2011 8:38 AM CDT up reply actions
The real question?
why is Florida so afraid of in state competition? Memories of being the 3rd best team still burn in their head or something?
in fact, why is the SEC itself so afraid of in state competition. Are Clemson and Georgia Tech really that scary?
"Your spelling and grammar errors belie a seriously skilled thought process"- therealCatnuts
by justsomehawkeyefan on Aug 13, 2011 4:50 PM CDT reply actions
The SEC isn't a afraid of competition.
They are afraid of the possibility of competition. Especially recruiting competition. They hate the idea of having to split up the south east more than 12 ways. Then they might actually not stockpile kids as well as they do now.
Bethany: Were they sent to Hell?
Metatron: Worse. Wisconsin. For the entire span of human history.
Isnt that even worse?
Like being afraid of the boogeyman.
besides, they already split up the southeast. Clemson and FSU regularly get top 10 recruiting classes already, so i dont understand the fear.
"Your spelling and grammar errors belie a seriously skilled thought process"- therealCatnuts
by justsomehawkeyefan on Aug 13, 2011 5:01 PM CDT up reply actions
Yeah, it's worse
But think about it, let’s say it provides the incentive for a couple of those top recruits to choose FSU over UF and Clemson over SCAR. Last year, the keeps FSU as #1 and maybe moves #8 Clemson ahead of #6 Georgia, but probably drops #12 UF and #15 SCAR out of the top 15.
Bethany: Were they sent to Hell?
Metatron: Worse. Wisconsin. For the entire span of human history.
Fantasy Football Draft Results. Whaddya Think?
Vick, Larry Fitz, DeAngelo Williams, Antonio Gates, Javid Best, Kenny Britt, Mike Sims Walker, Johnny Knox, Jonathan, Stewart, Tim Hightower, Malcom Floyd, Pierre Thomas, and Vince Young….
by KirksGumInHaydensStas on Aug 13, 2011 5:03 PM CDT reply actions
Better hope Vick doesnt get hurt
Wouldnt want Young to be my starter
"Your spelling and grammar errors belie a seriously skilled thought process"- therealCatnuts
by justsomehawkeyefan on Aug 13, 2011 5:06 PM CDT up reply actions
I'm kinda of a go big or go home kinda guy.
He will either win it for me, or I’ll struggle all year. There’s not another person that can do that.
by KirksGumInHaydensStas on Aug 13, 2011 5:08 PM CDT up reply actions
I don't think I'm impressed with your RBs.
We will become more intensity!!! --What Reading Rambler thinks Tom Brands should do.
by WaterlooChazz on Aug 13, 2011 5:22 PM CDT up reply actions
It is PPR.
So D Williams and Best Help a bunch there, but overall I am unhappy.
by KirksGumInHaydensStas on Aug 13, 2011 7:46 PM CDT up reply actions
Well, I've gone and registered for the LA Marathon next year
In all seriousness, I think the toughest part will be going sans booze for 3 months.
YEAH BUDDAY!
by With Ferentz Like These... on Aug 13, 2011 5:28 PM CDT reply actions
Wow, good luck
Have you ran marathons before?
"If we knew what we were doing, it wouldn't be research." - Albert Einstein
"Consider them rolled." - Jim Delany
by 6 seconds of hell on Aug 13, 2011 5:29 PM CDT up reply actions
Yeah, two
Ran Long Beach back in 2008; used that time to run Boston in 2009.
Hurt myself on the last mile of Boston, though, and had to stop running for a while. Switched over to cycling, raced competitively for a year, went back to Ultimate at the beginning of this year. Figured it was time to go back to a marathon and finally get the elusive sub-3hr finish.
YEAH BUDDAY!
by With Ferentz Like These... on Aug 13, 2011 5:37 PM CDT up reply actions
Impressive
A kid I’ve known since kindergarten has done Ironman races. I can’t even begin to imagine. Then again he is a member of our special ops force. His life is so absurdly different from mine I can’t comprehend it.
"If we knew what we were doing, it wouldn't be research." - Albert Einstein
"Consider them rolled." - Jim Delany
by 6 seconds of hell on Aug 13, 2011 5:43 PM CDT up reply actions
SEC - the Conference of Tigers?
Just realized this as I was reading about Clemson saying no, if Clemson and Misery joined the SEC, there were be 4 teams with the Tigers nickname. Some originality.
Who are teams with Bulldogs to match UGA and MSU?
Bethany: Were they sent to Hell?
Metatron: Worse. Wisconsin. For the entire span of human history.
by kurthy on Aug 13, 2011 5:55 PM CDT via mobile reply actions
Butler
Choke/Clutch is the fetishization of the small sample size.
"It is difficult to get a man to understand something, when his salary depends upon his not understanding it." Upton Sinclair
by shake n bake on Aug 13, 2011 5:59 PM CDT up reply actions
and Drake
there, we have 16 for the SEC
Choke/Clutch is the fetishization of the small sample size.
"It is difficult to get a man to understand something, when his salary depends upon his not understanding it." Upton Sinclair
by shake n bake on Aug 13, 2011 5:59 PM CDT up reply actions
Any FBS options?
Bethany: Were they sent to Hell?
Metatron: Worse. Wisconsin. For the entire span of human history.
by kurthy on Aug 13, 2011 6:06 PM CDT via mobile up reply actions
not off the top of my head
Choke/Clutch is the fetishization of the small sample size.
"It is difficult to get a man to understand something, when his salary depends upon his not understanding it." Upton Sinclair
by shake n bake on Aug 13, 2011 6:07 PM CDT up reply actions
more non-FBS
Yale, Fresno St., Louisiana Tech
Choke/Clutch is the fetishization of the small sample size.
"It is difficult to get a man to understand something, when his salary depends upon his not understanding it." Upton Sinclair
by shake n bake on Aug 13, 2011 6:08 PM CDT up reply actions
FSU and LT are both FBS
And LT is perfect for the SEC, they don’t care about academics or anything non-football.
Bethany: Were they sent to Hell?
Metatron: Worse. Wisconsin. For the entire span of human history.
by kurthy on Aug 13, 2011 6:11 PM CDT via mobile up reply actions
oops, yeah they are, was equating BCS with FBS
Choke/Clutch is the fetishization of the small sample size.
"It is difficult to get a man to understand something, when his salary depends upon his not understanding it." Upton Sinclair
by shake n bake on Aug 13, 2011 6:15 PM CDT up reply actions
And I forgot about the UK Wildcats
They could grab jNW or KSU, or a number of others.
Plus there’s the white military guy motiff as well making WV another perfect fit.
Bethany: Were they sent to Hell?
Metatron: Worse. Wisconsin. For the entire span of human history.
by kurthy on Aug 13, 2011 6:27 PM CDT via mobile up reply actions
I don't usually drink with my parents
But when I do, shit gets crazy
I got 99 donuts cuz a bitch ate one.
Facelift Barring since 1990
by Pain in the Sash on Aug 13, 2011 6:48 PM CDT reply actions
Yeah, I had to quit doing that.
Going to a real South Carolina dirt track race tonight. Time to channel my inner redneck.
I have the same fashion sense as Tom Arnold.
Sad Carlos is sad
Choke/Clutch is the fetishization of the small sample size.
"It is difficult to get a man to understand something, when his salary depends upon his not understanding it." Upton Sinclair
by shake n bake on Aug 13, 2011 6:59 PM CDT reply actions 4 recs
Thanks for this, it's funny to me
"If we knew what we were doing, it wouldn't be research." - Albert Einstein
"Consider them rolled." - Jim Delany
by 6 seconds of hell on Aug 13, 2011 7:02 PM CDT up reply actions
By the way,
I love the first line in your sig.
"If we knew what we were doing, it wouldn't be research." - Albert Einstein
"Consider them rolled." - Jim Delany
by 6 seconds of hell on Aug 13, 2011 7:19 PM CDT up reply actions
saves me some typing
when someone says something dumb on the topic I can just say “see sig”
Choke/Clutch is the fetishization of the small sample size.
"It is difficult to get a man to understand something, when his salary depends upon his not understanding it." Upton Sinclair
by shake n bake on Aug 13, 2011 7:25 PM CDT up reply actions
He's probably copying the menu
Look for a bit about steak fries in an upcoming set.
Excuse me for my bellicosity. And spelling. Bellicosity and spelling.
"If I had been born ugly you would never have heard of Pele." ~ George Best
by Blackheartnopants on Aug 13, 2011 9:12 PM CDT up reply actions
Maybe he's texting it to his brother in Venezuela.
That’s 3 more weeks on the DL.
Less memorable than Sam Okey's Hawkeye career.
by Kyle McCann't on Aug 14, 2011 12:35 AM CDT up reply actions
Ahahahahahahaha!
AND I’M A CUBS FAN!
Less memorable than Sam Okey's Hawkeye career.
by Kyle McCann't on Aug 14, 2011 12:34 AM CDT up reply actions
So hey
One good thing to come out of this…
Iowa State can become the yearly MAC patsy that Iowa plays.
I have the same fashion sense as Tom Arnold.
Iowa D-Line
Having a field day in the NFL today. Karl Klug is hitting RB’s in the backfield and chasing them down sideline to sideline. Christian Ballard just bull rushed his way past a guard to hit Jake Locker right in the chest for a sack. Very Impressive Iowa. Very impressive indeed.
What are the games on tonight?
I noticed Sash has amassed a few tackles already as well. Funny how he’s in the game already as a 6th round pick.
The Vikings vs Titans game
Is on KCWI in Des Moines. I don’t know if the CW is a channel that people get outside of Iowa.
I'm in Iowa but my CWs sadly aren't (for some reason I have two of them)
So it looks like I’m stuck with Green Bay.
It's on a local channel up here in MSP, too.
Fun to watch the Iowa guys.
Seth Olsen was in with the 2nd team Minny OL, too. I hope Reisner gets in later.
"I want to be a cowboy. I don't want to be a panda. Pandas are boring, stupid and boring. Bad panda!"
He's got some serious balls.
I’m on Episode 3 and it is becoming even more addictive to watch.
by EnergizerHawk on Aug 13, 2011 10:37 PM CDT up reply actions
Well folks, I'm off to make an ass of myself in public
Karaoke here I come. You all have a good night.
"If we knew what we were doing, it wouldn't be research." - Albert Einstein
"Consider them rolled." - Jim Delany
by 6 seconds of hell on Aug 13, 2011 8:13 PM CDT reply actions
Where'd everyone go??
I’m lonely, play with me!
by stanzi's ex-girlfriend on Aug 13, 2011 8:33 PM CDT via mobile reply actions
Some of us have to punch a clock
Excuse me for my bellicosity. And spelling. Bellicosity and spelling.
"If I had been born ugly you would never have heard of Pele." ~ George Best
by Blackheartnopants on Aug 13, 2011 8:56 PM CDT up reply actions
You translate Japanese...
What did you get your degree in?
Japanese.
And I’m getting my MFA in Literary Translation.
by stanzi's ex-girlfriend on Aug 13, 2011 10:04 PM CDT up reply actions
Sorry.
I’m a shitty teacher and I’m super busy.
If you want to learn Japanese the best way to do it is to take formal classes. Iowa has a great Japanese program.
Anyway, if you don’t know Japanese and you teach there, they’ll put you in Tokyo so you won’t even need to know Japanese.
by stanzi's ex-girlfriend on Aug 13, 2011 10:14 PM CDT up reply actions
Hi!
Templeton Rye'd the Lightning.
by Smokin Herb Grigsby on Aug 13, 2011 9:23 PM CDT up reply actions
watching the Colts-Rams preseason game
4th quarter now, I’m too sober for this.
Choke/Clutch is the fetishization of the small sample size.
"It is difficult to get a man to understand something, when his salary depends upon his not understanding it." Upton Sinclair
by shake n bake on Aug 13, 2011 9:36 PM CDT up reply actions
I think P. Manning's neck is worse than we realize.
Excuse me for my bellicosity. And spelling. Bellicosity and spelling.
"If I had been born ugly you would never have heard of Pele." ~ George Best
by Blackheartnopants on Aug 13, 2011 9:46 PM CDT up reply actions
doubt it
when his knee was worse than pubicly acknowledged in 2008 he was on a media blackout. He’s been hanging out at camp and seen throwing beforehand this year.
Choke/Clutch is the fetishization of the small sample size.
"It is difficult to get a man to understand something, when his salary depends upon his not understanding it." Upton Sinclair
by shake n bake on Aug 13, 2011 9:47 PM CDT up reply actions
Not trollin, but his older brother was forced to retire because of neck issues.
I think the Colts are being reallllllllllllly careful. As they should.
Excuse me for my bellicosity. And spelling. Bellicosity and spelling.
"If I had been born ugly you would never have heard of Pele." ~ George Best
by Blackheartnopants on Aug 13, 2011 9:55 PM CDT up reply actions
it was a congenital narrowing of the spinal column that ended Cooper Manning's football career
that would have been caught a long time ago if it was a problem for Peyton.
Choke/Clutch is the fetishization of the small sample size.
"It is difficult to get a man to understand something, when his salary depends upon his not understanding it." Upton Sinclair
by shake n bake on Aug 13, 2011 9:57 PM CDT up reply actions
do the Colts play Detroit this year?
because that could get worse with a confrontation with a boy named Suh
"I play for Penn State, we don't celebrate after TDs." - Penn State's Derek Moye, on being asked to act like he's celebrating a TD during a BTN shoot.
nope, NFC South is the division they play for out of conference this year.
Choke/Clutch is the fetishization of the small sample size.
"It is difficult to get a man to understand something, when his salary depends upon his not understanding it." Upton Sinclair
by shake n bake on Aug 13, 2011 9:51 PM CDT up reply actions
Clayborn Smash?
Cheering for inconsistent, undisciplined teams [Twins, Wild, Packers, Hawkeyes] since 1989. "False Hope is better than No Hope"
I don't know why none of you are talking about this but,
DCI World Championships are tonight! The Cadets just tore it up and will probably win. The awards ceremony is online free at dci.org. Does anyone follow/care at all about Drum Corps?
There is no way that Paki rushes for nine yards. -KenOKeefeIfuckinghateyou.
I watched that first show of the season, but missed all the rest since then
For the first time in a long time, I was impressed by the Cadets (recent shows have made me really dislike them). Their show this year certainly deserves a high place, though, as did the Cavaliers.
The Cadets won!
I saw them and BD live in mid July and I thought the Cadets were way ahead of BD. I’m waiting to get the DVD of finals before I pass judgment on the ones I haven’t seen like Crown, Cavies, Phantom, etc.
There is no way that Paki rushes for nine yards. -KenOKeefeIfuckinghateyou.
I used to
Love that stuff. I try and watch for it on PBS although it is much easier to catch stuff online. Had some friends in the Crossmen.
"Fish aren't smart. It's not like they have advanced degrees."
Mike Leach - Arrrrrrrrrr
They actually don't broadcast it on PBS anymore :(
They did this thing on ESPN for a while where they would show the top 6 or so but they would only show about half of each corps. And it would go on air about a month after finals. Now its only online or live.
There is no way that Paki rushes for nine yards. -KenOKeefeIfuckinghateyou.
In spite of the fact that I'm a Browns fan
the sight of Colt McCoy to Jordan Norwood kinda turns my stomach
"I play for Penn State, we don't celebrate after TDs." - Penn State's Derek Moye, on being asked to act like he's celebrating a TD during a BTN shoot.
Tonight's Hamersterdam is to last night's Hamsterdam what....
"I play for Penn State, we don't celebrate after TDs." - Penn State's Derek Moye, on being asked to act like he's celebrating a TD during a BTN shoot.
Curtis Painter is the Peyton Manning
Choke/Clutch is the fetishization of the small sample size.
"It is difficult to get a man to understand something, when his salary depends upon his not understanding it." Upton Sinclair
by shake n bake on Aug 13, 2011 10:29 PM CDT up reply actions
eff OMHR and the SEC
"I play for Penn State, we don't celebrate after TDs." - Penn State's Derek Moye, on being asked to act like he's celebrating a TD during a BTN shoot.
ok, B1G example
Dallas Clark is to Mike McNeil.
That actually works better since I do like McNeil even though he’s clearly inferior.
Choke/Clutch is the fetishization of the small sample size.
"It is difficult to get a man to understand something, when his salary depends upon his not understanding it." Upton Sinclair
by shake n bake on Aug 13, 2011 10:34 PM CDT up reply actions
you got the order wrong
"I play for Penn State, we don't celebrate after TDs." - Penn State's Derek Moye, on being asked to act like he's celebrating a TD during a BTN shoot.
yes I did.
Choke/Clutch is the fetishization of the small sample size.
"It is difficult to get a man to understand something, when his salary depends upon his not understanding it." Upton Sinclair
by shake n bake on Aug 13, 2011 10:43 PM CDT up reply actions
and you knew that and it was childish to point it out.
time for bed
"I play for Penn State, we don't celebrate after TDs." - Penn State's Derek Moye, on being asked to act like he's celebrating a TD during a BTN shoot.
I didn't know it until you pointed it out
I’m tired, hungry and tipsy.
Choke/Clutch is the fetishization of the small sample size.
"It is difficult to get a man to understand something, when his salary depends upon his not understanding it." Upton Sinclair
by shake n bake on Aug 13, 2011 10:49 PM CDT up reply actions
Tanqueray is to Bombay Sappire
or
Iowa State is to a randomly selected MAC team
"I play for Penn State, we don't celebrate after TDs." - Penn State's Derek Moye, on being asked to act like he's celebrating a TD during a BTN shoot.
Russell Wilson and Denard Robinson are to the guys people think Russell Wilson and Denard Robinson are
"I play for Penn State, we don't celebrate after TDs." - Penn State's Derek Moye, on being asked to act like he's celebrating a TD during a BTN shoot.
Is there anyone here?
"If we knew what we were doing, it wouldn't be research." - Albert Einstein
"Consider them rolled." - Jim Delany
by 6 seconds of hell on Aug 14, 2011 2:13 AM CDT reply actions
Wrestling related news
Andrew Long over at Penn State has been accused of rape.
"Your spelling and grammar errors belie a seriously skilled thought process"- therealCatnuts
by justsomehawkeyefan on Aug 14, 2011 3:22 PM CDT reply actions
http://www.centredaily.com/2011/08/13/2877458/penn-state-wrestler-charged-with.html
We will become more intensity!!! --What Reading Rambler thinks Tom Brands should do.
by WaterlooChazz on Aug 14, 2011 3:44 PM CDT up reply actions
I forgot
that Long had at least two brushes with the law at Iowa State and was dismissed.
I was going to say that maybe they suspend him until this rape case is resolved, but if a guy makes this many mistakes, I think you have to completely dismiss him.
We will become more intensity!!! --What Reading Rambler thinks Tom Brands should do.
by WaterlooChazz on Aug 14, 2011 3:47 PM CDT up reply actions
Not to get into a whole Cael harangue
but Long was offered a way back onto the team at ISU. It was much like the route Marion had to take at Iowa. He was supposed to attend an alcohol abuse and do other things showing a willingness to reform. Long wasn’t all that interested in doing that work and then Cael swooped in and gave the kid an easy out. In the end, it probably wasn’t in Long’s best interest to skip out on the tough work of cleaning himself up.
Parsimony methods are the easiest ones to explain - Felsenstein
Im not going to call Cael dirty yet
but if Long somehow makes it back on the roster, i just might. no way does he deserve another shot, hes had alota chances.
"Your spelling and grammar errors belie a seriously skilled thought process"- therealCatnuts
by justsomehawkeyefan on Aug 14, 2011 7:06 PM CDT up reply actions
I will say that Long’s transfer to PSU was a cynical win-at-all-costs move and to allow the kid on your team without any requirement of treatment was a mistake, made all the more clear by this incident. Long’s latest transgression just shows how ridiculous were the assertions of PSU fans that Cael only had Andrew’s best interests at heart. KJ comes out of this looking much better.
Parsimony methods are the easiest ones to explain - Felsenstein
Well, if thats really Caels character
PSU doesn’t seem like the type of school who would just ignore it.
Did Iowa originally go for Long back when he was being recruited?
"Your spelling and grammar errors belie a seriously skilled thought process"- therealCatnuts
by justsomehawkeyefan on Aug 14, 2011 7:18 PM CDT up reply actions
I’m not sure if Iowa went after Long.
This is a terrible situation. I just think if you give a kid, who assaulted a police officer, a third chance, then you need to keep a very short leash on him. As it was, Long, and his serious alcohol problem, was a ticking time bomb.
Parsimony methods are the easiest ones to explain - Felsenstein
Anyone watching the Barca game?
Real are dominating.
There is no way that Paki rushes for nine yards. -KenOKeefeIfuckinghateyou.
The SEC might just be waiting.
I think the Texas politicians are starting to get involved.
The SEC and Slive might not want to look like instigators.
We will become more intensity!!! --What Reading Rambler thinks Tom Brands should do.
by WaterlooChazz on Aug 14, 2011 4:30 PM CDT up reply actions
I think the SEC
doesn’t want to get bigger than 12. Unless they have to. That’s certainly what they were saying publicly last year. If Super Conferences do happen, it will be Larry Scott of the PAC that kicks it off.
The Big 12 will probably rumble quite a bit, but nobody has a better place to go so, it should be around for awhile.
"If you need a rah-rah speech at halftime, you’re playing the wrong sport." - Pat Angerer
I was just thinking earlier today
that, in the off chance that A&M didn’t get an invite, things could get really bad for A&M. When you make a bold move, only to get swatted away, it really hurts your prestige.
Or, to put it another way, when you play the game of thrones conference realignment, you either win or you die.
I ate the blue ones ... they taste like burning.
by HoyaGoon on Aug 14, 2011 4:38 PM CDT up reply actions 1 recs
What do you think the odds are that the PAC looks to get A&M?
with, TCU, Texas Tech, BYU etc
"Your spelling and grammar errors belie a seriously skilled thought process"- therealCatnuts
by justsomehawkeyefan on Aug 14, 2011 6:07 PM CDT up reply actions
someone is going to mercy kill the B12
Very likely either the SEC or Pac12 since the only team the B1G would really want to add is Texas and as long as the Big12 lives they are sitting pretty there.
Choke/Clutch is the fetishization of the small sample size.
"It is difficult to get a man to understand something, when his salary depends upon his not understanding it." Upton Sinclair
by shake n bake on Aug 14, 2011 7:17 PM CDT up reply actions
It wont be the SEC
The only way the SEC or Big Ten make moves is if the Pac, ACC or Big East makes moves (or ND decides they have had a change of heart and want into the BIG). the SEC made that pretty clear.
"Your spelling and grammar errors belie a seriously skilled thought process"- therealCatnuts
by justsomehawkeyefan on Aug 14, 2011 7:22 PM CDT up reply actions
Like what happened to MU last year?
Didn’t seem too hurt them much other than make them look like fools. If A&M was going to move they should have done it last year. Furthermore, I don’t understand why A&M has any prestige at all. Then again, I’m still pissed at the guy w/ the A&M hat who stole the ball Andruw Jones threw me at the Braves/Astros game in 1999. But I don’t really think that is clouding my judgement.
by Carfino'sWay on Aug 14, 2011 6:17 PM CDT up reply actions
I can't help but think A&M's attempted move was simply so much more cynical than Mizzou's
Mizzou was (and continues to be) one of the Big XII “have nots”, their desire to improve their situation was at least understandable. A&M was already one of the Big XII “haves” and was only made even more equal than the others with the new contract – remember it was A&M that has been the most strident in demanding the penalty payments from Nebraska/Colorado and the special one-time payments from the Big XII little sisters of the poor. Nothing much has really changed, Texas starting the LHN was known last summer when A&M decided to stay in the fold, and their rationale this year – the high school games – was shown to be nothing more than a pretext when the NCAA ruled the LHN wouldn’t be allowed to show the games and A&M still went ahead with leaving.
On the one hand, I can’t fault A&M for wanting to get out from under Texas’ shadow. On the other, they’ve done it in such a piss-poor fashion that they look weak, ineffectual and (worst of all from their point of view) undesirable
I ate the blue ones ... they taste like burning.
I absolutely do not fault them for wanting out from under UT's shadow
but I still don’t think they are that great of a get.
by Carfino'sWay on Aug 14, 2011 10:36 PM CDT up reply actions
Also
all this has done is strengthen Texas’ hand. Now UT knows that A&M doesn’t have as many options as it thought it does, thus any A&M demands/threats can be given even that much less consideration.
I ate the blue ones ... they taste like burning.
I don't think it's over.
aTm was turned down now, but the SEC will look to them for expansion come February. The presidents just wanted to press pause so that the season doesn’t get overshadowed.
by The Mexican't on Aug 14, 2011 9:37 PM CDT up reply actions
Maybe
But I’m beginning to think that Slive, much like Delany, doesn’t really want to be cause of the 16-team super conference. I think the SEC and B1G both want someone else to do the heavy-lifting on that front, then swoop in to pluck the crown jewels when it becomes inevitable.
I ate the blue ones ... they taste like burning.
I think A&M thinks they are more important than they actually are
but if they were replaced by TCU or BYU, it wouldnt be a step backwards.
"Your spelling and grammar errors belie a seriously skilled thought process"- therealCatnuts
by justsomehawkeyefan on Aug 14, 2011 9:52 PM CDT up reply actions
I'm betting the 14th is too much of an issue right now.
Choke/Clutch is the fetishization of the small sample size.
"It is difficult to get a man to understand something, when his salary depends upon his not understanding it." Upton Sinclair
by shake n bake on Aug 14, 2011 7:15 PM CDT up reply actions
I just got here - but it looks to be fairly quiet.
I’m guessing things will liven up at some point.
Burt Reynolds is my spirit guide.
I'm watching it if anyone is still here/cares
I think Bradely has more momentum right now, but I’m not sure that matters.
"If we knew what we were doing, it wouldn't be research." - Albert Einstein
"Consider them rolled." - Jim Delany
by 6 seconds of hell on Aug 14, 2011 6:10 PM CDT up reply actions
Did anyone actually go to the scrimmage yesterday?
I DEMAND FOOTBALL UPDATES!!
I ate the blue ones ... they taste like burning.
PUNK GOT SCREWED
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