Rapid fire posting...god I just got hot and bothered.
What's wrong with me?
Under Armour uniforms are hideous. Hopefully Adidas won't fuck things up.
Tim - I said that in an earlier post. Copycatter!!!!
i wrote this damn thing in the old post, so i'm re-posting it here. sorry.
Brian, I'm not sure about the mertit of the stated that "There is ample evidence very [sic] Saturday in September that I-A is 20 programs too fat."
Contraction is fine, dont get me wrong. But when you consider the ramifications of conference re-alingment, I'm not sure what contraction would accomplish.
The NCAA would be forced to "re-construct" conferences. In doing so, there is a very real potential that all that would do is water down existing, somewhat pertinent mid majors or add unneccesary bulk to existing majors. In this era of unbalanced scheduling, that could foster an enviroment which further muddies the "who is the best" argument.
Moreover, I'm not sure that there would be any appreciable, positive impact on strength of scheduling. Major conference teams are, in increasing numbers, scheduling Championship Subdivision teams. Chances are, this trend is going continue in the future. If UF is going to play FIU, they will do so irregadless of FIU's divisional status.
The contraction argument has tangibility in professional sports because each team is given a crack at a set population of players via the draft, free-agency, etc. Players have far less control over what jersey they don in pro sports than in the NCAA. In fact, NCAA sports rely on each program selling their relative merits to attract top-flight talent. I highly doubt we ever see a paradigm shift as it relates to priemiere talent and "name schools" - that is, traditional powers will continue to rely on previous successes to attract desired talent (ND notwithstanding).
And, I'm not sure of the veracity of these APR rankings. Why did all top programs - and the vast majority of major conference programs, in general - escape the threat of sanctions. You claim that "It's commonplace for academically at-risk recruits to fall to the Troy Trojans (We're From Troy!) or Akron or whatever." But thats an idealized statement which belies the fact that we all know that primiere talent - regardless of academic merit - will end up at priemier programs. The only time programs pass on top-end talent is when serious chracter issues are present. And, hell, thast doesn't stop many programs, as evidenced by LSU, OSU, Alabama, etc, etc. It would seem that big time programs have a greater emphasis on on-the-field performance than, say, FIU. So, it would seem, they would have significantly less time to devote to academics. Call me a conspiaracy theorist, but is it it really that unreasonable to believe that the NCAA cuts certain schools breaks? I mean, they don't release any real due diligence and/or substansive methodology delineation, so I think some doubt should exist when dealing with these APR rankings.
BGH - I'm at work. Is the new Matt Pryor worth listening to? His last couple of albums have been mostly garbage.
yeah, its pretty good. better than anything off the last album.
you should download that moving mountains cd. very good.
Yeah Case Western!
Yes, you've been thrusting that album upon this board with a trident shaped cock lately. Can you email me a link to download it? Or should I find it at some random torrent hub?
bgh,
While reading your post, I was half hoping & half wanting it to be by fearthevest/troll. I mean someone posting as them.
How funny would it have been to see a complete, concise argument against Brian and have it be by someone other than a Michigan fan.
I also would think it would just be funny to have someone do an educated post as those morons.
Anyways, good post.
Also,
In the previous post, Brian forgot the E in every.
"There is ample evidence very Saturday in September that I-A is 20 programs too fat."
AHHHHHHHHHHHH HE IS A MORON. AHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH
CLEVELAND!!!!!!!
musket rebellion -
the blog link i posted has a link to download it from at the bottom of the post. it says "download."
I know you said it, Musket. I was expressing my agreement with your statement. I should have put "are" in italics or something.
Tim, I was only getting my jollies off. I am glad that people agree with me. Mostly I just get called a faggot.
Which is so true.
What kind of music is that, BGH ?
scalz, its some sort of rock, i'm not ssure how to classify it. the kind of rock that sounds good as background music? idk. i like it, though.
BGH left added an extra s. He is an idiot!
BGH - Haha @ Iron Man. I'm surprised you would go and see it in the first place.
Background music for razing villages, for a nice stroll through the woods, or for a romantic comedy ?
Musket that movie was sweet.
Background music for stealing Joe Tiller's recruits. No, wait, that's "Balls to the Wall."
Looks like Notre Dame is status quo even in donation rankings.
I'm rooting for the Mustangs. I think they'll jump to 4th.
Amazed T Boone Pickens didn't just send $5,000 on behalf of Okie State and told us all to go fuck ourselves.
Like Dwight Schrute, Joe Tiller shacks himself up in his midsize sedan before practice every day, getting hyped up listening to "No more Mr. Nice Guy"
Donate and win this shit for the Wolverine.
Also, there's an interesting article by Maureen Dowd (Lloyd's favorite) in the NY Times today about how West Virginia is stuck in the stone age of intelligence. RR was smart to get the hell out of that place.
Rich Rod's motto:
Come on man, lets stand up all over the world
Lets plug a bomb in everyones arse
If they dont keep us alive - were gonna fight for the right
Build a wall with the bodies of the dead - and youre saved
Make the world scared - come on, show me the sign of victory
Sign of victory - sign of victory
Words to live by. As sung by a 4 foot nothing bad ass.
BGH, would conference realignment necessarily be a bad thing. If a couple conferences got knocked down to Championship Subdivision or whatever and a rule was put in place to stop people from scheduling them strength of schedule would go way up.
I'm refusing to see any comic book themed movies until Dark Knight comes out. After I set my gaze upon that movie 3 or 4 times I will again return my ban against all things marvel universe on the big screen.
BGH, would conference realignment necessarily be a bad thing. If a couple conferences got knocked down to Championship Subdivision or whatever and a rule was put in place to stop people from scheduling them strength of schedule would go way up.
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But, using Brian's argument, entire conferences would not be relegated to the Championship Subdivision. Just individual teams. So, some conferences would suffer much more than others, but in almost all cases, some re-alingment would occur. How this would be carried out, in practice, is anyone's guess.
You're right, through, the NCAA could insitute a rule against scheduling obviously inferior opponents in a bid to strengthen schedules, but do you really think this is practical? Especially after the Appy State debacle? If anything, the horror possesses the potentiality to serve as an excuse to schedule Bowl Championship teams.
@ Musket - Yeah, I saw Iron Man. Absolutely hated. Downey Jr was horrible, Paltrow was worse.
Talk about stuck in the stone ages of intelligence; Arlen Specter is now calling for an independent congressional investigation of Spygate. What. the. Fuck? We're spending millions of dollars a day on a war, we're seeing record gas prices which are affecting the price of everything else, the economy sucks ass, and he wants to investigate football? Seriously? you want to spend tax dollars to investigate football? Someone needs to shoot his Ichabod Crane looking ass. Like yesterday. There is just no reasonable excuse for Stupid. Not "stupidity", but Stupid; it's the state you've entered when your idiocy makes it clear the world would be a better place if your momma had opted for the coat hanger solution. What a fucking dolt.
1) repost
re: the contest @ edsbs.
you know for a fact that for every $5 that goes on the M tally, at least $3 of osu money gets put up for no reason other than osu people want to beat M.
the M tally should be $M + 0.6*$OSU.
2) CWR > MSU+ PSU+ ND. wow, people. it would be funny to see MSU, PSU and ND in the red and see M win the thing.
3) bgh makes good points, but i still side w/ brian & get the picture.
It would seem that big time programs have a greater emphasis on on-the-field performance than, say, FIU.
there are (were?) firm rules about DI-A membership. it had to w/ football attendance among other things. i might search for a link later. anyway, i always look at EMU & UM. is there pressure to win @ M? obvs, but attendance will never be an issue. iow, the revenue stream at M is robust & relatively constant. at EMU, they need to win A) b/c that's everyones goal in athletics & B) b/c their revenue is not robust at all. at M, they just need to win for one reason. M wins 11 games, they make 4Mill per game. M wins 6 games, they still make 4M per year. at EMU, $ α Ws. at M, $ = const (approx). not to mention, at M the AD is self sufficient. at EMU & 90% of programs, not so much.... there is actually an additional financial pressure from the U in most cases.
the point is, there is pressure to be successful at every school... just not for the common reasons fans usually have (bragging rights, rose bowls, all time W&age, pwnership, etc). so when answering the question, is there pressure to win at FIU, EMU, etc? the answer may not be what you might think. the pressure to keep the program & AD afloat financially could be more acute at such places, even compared to M, UT, USC, et al.
Spygate is one of the great nonstories of our generation. I'm glad I don't watch ESPN much anymore.
Hell, I think I've watched more bull ridings on Versus after a Wings game than Sportscenter.
MUSKET = FAGGOT
at EMU, $ α Ws
at EMU, money is proportional to Wins.
Yea, I think banning the scheduling of inferior opponents is necessary regardless of the App State debacle. The NCAA just needs to create some way where lower division teams can earn a place in division 1, not simply allow them to choose where they compete.
BGH -
Really ? I thought it was pretty good. Not ejaculation worthy, but good.
The NCAA just needs to create some way where lower division teams can earn a place in division 1, not simply allow them to choose where they compete.
As DanK mentioned, I think this system is already in place. Schools like FIU and UConn have attained FBS Div I A Premium el Perfecto status that way.
Thank you Massey. That's why we keep you around.
i guess i could not get over the corniness of the lines. yes, i do understand that iron man is a comic adaptation and we've gotta set aside certain undertsandings of reality. but the media has been in love with this movie since it came out. i mean, its getting 4 stars from serious publications. but, in my opinion, there's just really poorly written dialouge with a bunch of dead end sub-plots and much of the main plot was just patently unbelievable. you can't set a totally irrational story in the somewhat rational modern world and expect viewers to accept that fact that certain things are deadpan realities (the war on terror, the corruption in the weapons industry, the asthetic mile-marking of popular culture) and then make key plot issues totally unrealistic (a guy creates an alternative energy source in a cave using only scrap metal under 24 hour surveillance from terrorists, etc).
Ninja - imo, Spector is just doing it to curry favor with the Steelers and Eagles fans, which is quite stupid, indeed.
Are the wings going to close it out tonight?
My thoughts (and based on calls made last game) Dallas wins tonight. Penalties will be 8-3 in Stars favor and in turn comes with 3 power play goals.
Conspiracy (even better than we never landed on the moon, or the CIA killed Kennedy): NHL wants these series to go at least a couple more games. More interest and revenue, but they want Detroit and Pittsburgh in the finals!
True Story!
Yet another reason on why Steve Yzerman is the greatest hockey player who ever lived. Read #4
http://sports.espn.go.com/nhl/pl...avid&
id=3392173
Kiss my dick Wayne Gretzky.
I fucking hate conspiracies, even when they're said in jest.
Detroit's evidently been conspired against the past 5 years. We're shitting all over everyone right now. Dallas is toast with the way Babcock wont let em let up.
BGH -
If you went in expecting substance, then I think you screwed yourself.
I think Downey did a great job in portraying a vaccuous jerk. The first 10 minutes I laughed a few times.
Sure, it was corny, but it's a superhero movie. Come on, man.
FOR THE MOST PART, the things that make a comic book great, don't necessarily translate the same on the big screen.
its good to see the big 2 representing in a worthwhile endeavor.
also since I may be heading to the detroit area for residency next year. can someone list some good suburban schools around the area, I have zero knowledge of the area
yes I realize it is a strange request in a sports blog
Name one superhero movie besides Air Bud: Golden Receiver that actually meant something, man.
scalz - thats exactly my point. if its just supposed to be a cartoon movie, why make the setting and the backdrop (culturally, politically, and otherwise) so damn realistic? And then make other, vital components of the story so hackneyed and outlandish? it doesn't make any sense. its gotta be one or the other. in my opinion, its a terrible decision to make the viewers pick and choose realism.
plus, i thought it was really poorly written with a bad, formulaic script.
just my opinion, feel free to disagree.
Define Detroit-area.
i think the first batman movie was decent. the incredible hulk was alright in parts.
i'm not a huge fan of the genre, perhaps i just dont get it.
BGH -- what about Hellboy?
BGH -
I see what you're saying. I wouldn't tell anyone to run, not walk to the theater to see it. But, then again, I wouldn't do the same for Amelie, either.
http://www.utsa.edu/ucomm/athlet...thletics/
IV.htm
not sure how current that is, but FWIW.
6. Summary of Division I-A Membership Requirements:
The following is a summary of the Division I-A membership requirements discussed above:
a)Sponsor a minimum of 16 varsity sports, including football, based on the minimum sports sponsorship and scheduling requirements set forth in Bylaw 20. Sponsorship shall include a minimum of six sports involving all male teams or mixed teams and a minimum of eight sports involving all female teams.
b)Schedule and play at least 60 percent of its football contests against members of Division I-A and play at least 5 home games against Division I-A opponents. One Division I-AA opponent can be used to satisfy the home game requirement provided certain criteria are met.
c)Annually average at least 15,000 in actual or paid attendance for all home football contests once every two years.
d) Provide an average of at least 90 percent of the permissible maximum number of overall football grants-in-aid per year over a rolling two-year period.
e)Annually offer a minimum of 200 athletics grants-in-aid or expend at least four million dollars on grants-in-aid to student-athletes in the athletics program.
so obvs, FIU, EMU meet all the pre-recs... but the extent to which APR sanctions can affect these criteria (and thus DI-A membership) is nebulous.
hellboy was actually pretty good. i could not get over how much hellboy looked like ted danson though. which was actually pretty awesome. ted danson needs more starring roles.
Ninja - imo, Spector is just doing it to curry favor with the Steelers and Eagles fans, which is quite stupid, indeed.
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And the stupid fuck is using our money to do it. Seriously man, don't get me started on Washington and the bunch of idiots who run this country. No common sense whatsoever. We should have term limits on everything- you come out of the private sector, do your duty as an elected official and return to the private sector. None of this career politician bullshit- it makes them glorified yes men, and everyone's too worried about keeping their jobs to actually do what's right.
BGH:
I thought Downey did a great job being a semi-sarcastic prick. Yeah it's unbelievebale, but IT'S A COMIC BOOK MOVIE. If I want realism I'll go to a drama or documentary or go sit in Over the Rhine and watch people sell crack. It is what it is. I was looking for entertainment and it entertained. The ending wasn't that great, but getting to see Leslie Bibb in only a button-down made up for it, so I'm a happy guy.
BGH -
I'm no fanboy at all. I usually don't go for those movies either.
Hellboy was too much occult blahblahing and not enough Hellboy punching people in the face.
Best dunk ever?
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-...h?v=-
Di7jFwAFuQ
i need tons of blood, gore, and rape for me to really get into an action movie. i'm especially a fan of gun-based violence and explosive suppositories, a la man on fire.
Battle Royale, then BGH ?
You know what, nevermind. The mere presence of Leslie Bibb completely skews my entire opinion. Though I did find the humorous parts humorous. As for the genre, The Dark Knight is probably the only other one I'll see for a long, long time. Just not that many good stories to work with.
Agreed. Man On Fire was one of the best flicks ever.
the part in man on fire where christopher walken talks about denzel painting his masterpiece makes me want to go arm wrestle my mom.
scalz - yeah hahaha battle royale is parts good, bad, and unwatchably terrible. japanese cinema is all like that. always interestign to watch.
Does James Bond fit in the realm of this discussion?
Reality and fantasy mixed. Though Casino Royale did a hell of a lot to get the franchise back on track. The last 3 Bond movies were ridiculous, though fitting...
Halle.Berry.Bikini.
The upcoming Bond is titled, "The Quantum of Solace." Much like "Kingdom of the Crystal Skull" I think they're purposefully reducing my anticipation by naming the move something mind bogglingly retarded.
Best movie ever = RUDY!!!!
Tremendous scene BGH. Interestingly enough, it also makes me want to arm wrestle your mom.
Afrocalypse Now is a nigasaurus
i like daniel craig a lot, especially as bond. if you havent seen layer cake, i would suggest it. great film.
anon, you are right, there is a sort of hyper-reality present in the bond films. i havent really compared the believability of the comic cum movies as it relates to the bond series.
8MM .. enough rape and guns ?? Or are you more of a "Wild at heart" guy ?
Dank-
those requirements are completely ridiculous. But I guess it is America, and money trumps any sporting worth.
not sure why they are totally ridiculous.
Cannibal Holocaust.
That'll get the blood flowing to the happy places.
Scalz - 8mm was a good flick.
Dammit. Anon was me.
The first time (maybe 2nd) I make a valid, concise point I forget that I cleared my cookies.
bgh,
Also. Layer Cake was a good flick.
Also. I'm not 80. (see flick)
Sweater Vest,
I hear MLK is a decent school!
RE: Contraction of D-I teams.
NCAA Men's Basketball has 300+ teams in D-I. Many of them suck horribly and will never, ever make the tournament. Does this detract from the overall quality of the game? Now, I undertsand that this comparision is not totally analagous because the season is capped by a tournament, team sizes are much smaller, and teams play more games. But, I think if you consider the impact contraction would have on overall quality of play, the fact of the matter is that it will not, in any way, strengthen the levels of competition UNLESS you also institute some sort of rule governing the quality of opponents.
Any Arnold movie has my vote!
Best one liners every tought of, flexing his biceps in every scene!
RUDY, RUDY, RUDY
Anal Acrobats.
Best
Movie
Ever.
Teams like the Lions, Royals and Florida Atlantic shouldn't be allowed to fail continuously and rake in cash from their exploits. Professional American sports have it backwards by rewarding failure with high draft picks, College Sports lets them lay down for teams that try in hope of exposure. It's ridiculous.
eat a dick DOMER. How could someone believe a film in which the head football coach is "Harris" from major league.
coach, i'm not gonna play unless you let this little white twink pussy named rudy play.
1-A should be restricted to the teams that can at least put up an effort. Everyone else should be told to build their program in 1-AA, and if successful be allowed to test themselves against the best. Some (like Boise State) will succeed and be allowed to stay and hopefully replace failures (like ND, or Rice), others should be sent back down till they are strong enough to compete.
@ hmmmm
that's all well enough, but how does having the current number of D-I programs hurt the sport?
In order to change something, don't you first need an applicable, valid, and beneficial reason for making the said change?
@ Barry Wood
You are a dick to even make that connection. DWEEB.
I have seen every Bond film, and Casino Royale is one of the best. I also liked GoldenEye a lot, but I think that Daniel Craig had the best James Bond performance ever.
The situation with James Bond movies is very similar to that of the Batman movies. Both series jumped the shark (Die Another Day, Batman & Robin) so the producers of each film brought in better writers and directors and rebooted the series. They got Paul Haggis to write the script for Casino Royale and QoS, and the director was also very good (I forget what he did before that, but IIRC he's done good stuff). For Batman Begins, they got the guys who did Memento.
BGH-
because It's simply a waste of time. I have no interest in watching Michigan play EMU, Ball State, App State etc, but as a hopeless addict won't be able to turn away and will waste countless hours and cash on said events.
Crap teams who put up little to no effort dilute the competition as a whole.
Arguing about the relative merits of blow out victories over UAB or EMU are simply tiresome and pointless as well.
A contracted 1-A (say BCS confrence's only, with the dross like Indiana, Vanderbilt, Rice, Duke etc weeded out)which scheduled against each other exclusively would be a far more valuable competition.
Being allowed to scheduling 1-AA teams is frankly absurd. It's not like the Red Wings pad their record against the SLC Grizzlies, or the Tigers will be playing Chatanooga any time soon, but the NCAA seems fine with it.
I'm not a dick Domer. I'm Barry Wood. You need to recognize.
Iron Man was good and Downey was awesome, but it was no Batman Begins. Iron Man was a little overrated.
Excuse me for a second:
WHY THE FUCK WOULD ANYBODY WANT KEITH FUCKING NICHOL AT MICHIGAN???
That fucktard is more mixed up than Britney Spears. All he does is transfer or decommitt every time his panties get bunched because the situation changes and he doesn't recognize his mother's teet in it.
Good God, all the Scout neurotics are firing up useless threads about this jerkoff, and we've got Newsome and Beaver coming in. Newsome, the bedrock recruit, and Beaver, he of the Great Name!
Fuck Keith Nichol. Let him go to Wisconsin or Cincinnati and put there while his mommy and daddy pepper the coach to let him start.
Thanks, and FUCK KEITH NICHOL.
Anyways, I don't see the point of Western Kentucky becoming I-A if it's just going to go 2-10 each year. Is WKU going to join a conference? IIRC, 2007 was its first year in I-A.
There are also certain requirements to join I-A. For example, App St's stadium only holds around 17,000, yet App St is better than many teams in I-A. It's just weird. Delaware, the FCS runner-up, beat Navy and had a QB who was drafted in the 2nd round. And what about North Dakota? They're incredible. They beat 2 FBS teams this year, including Minnesota, with whom they have a rivalry. So does it all come down to AD budget and stadium size?
Put me down for:
Layer Cake was a great film, don't waste your time with the novel it was based on.
Stevie Y. forever, F Gretzky, FTW!!!
I like conspiracies, so I say Bettman makes "the call" for Dallas tonight. Plan on an endless stream of Wings going to the box.
agree Tim,
the stadium size issue is absurd as well, when a fair number of teams play to empty stadiums week in week out.
if the nhl is going to launch a conspiracy, you'd think it would be for the wings this year.
i mean, a pens-wings final is going to be great.
As for recent 007 films:
Casino Royale was a critically needed reboot, even moreso than Goldeneye.
Die Another Day - EPIC FAIL
The World is not Enough - Casting Denise Richards practically wrecked the film.
Tomorrow Never Dies - In some ways I really liked this one, good follow up, captured the spirit of the times, but I hate, HATE how quickly they give away major plot points.
BS:
The kid had ran for a fuckton of yardage and passed for a good number as well. He de-committed from State after John L. left, it'd be the same as anyone de-committing from WVU after Rod left. He went to OU, figured out he wasn't going to play, and now he's transferring- I see nothing wrong with that. I'm of the attitude that we shouldn't turn away a former top 100 guy who could come in and play, especially when he'd have an entire year of practices under his belt and you never know who'll pan out and who won't.
I have to say that I found Halle Berry severely annoying in Die Another Day. Definitely one of my least favorite parts of a bad movie.
Agree with Ninja Football on this one.
But he knew what kind of competition comes with the starting QB job at Oklahoma. That is one thing I do not understand (ex. USC having 5 star recruits on the bench).
Would you not think that you would have a better shot getting to the pros (catching the eye of NFL scouts), playing for a mid-tier BSC school and being a stud then being the 4th on the depth chart at USC?
The guys don't think they're going to be the one that is 4th on the depth chart at USC or Oklahoma. Starting at USC or Oklahoma is a better shot at getting to the pros than being a stud at a mid-tier BCS school, until you get there and another freshman with the exact same plans takes the job for the next four years.
Yahtzee:
I don't think any of those guys can even comprehend not being "the" guy. Everything they've done has come easy for them. The coaches have kissed ass to get them to committ. I seriously doubt not being the starter would even cross their mind. So I think at that point being a stud at Cincinnati or Boise State or MSU becomes the best option, but it wasn't the FIRST option.
i just don't see RR going after the Nichol kid. i've said it before, but in 09:
Threet & Feagin will have 3 years to play 3. they will presumably have 13 games of starting experience between the 2.
Beaver & Newsome + [Forcier???] will be green, but will have 5 years to play 4.
why bring in a transfer who has 3 to play 3 and no in game experience?
Great minds Wile.
Rodriguez will go after Nichol. We only have 2 scholarship QB's right now and Nichol can come in this summer and work with eeeeeeeeee Barwis and learn the offense. Newsome and Beaver have committed but that doesn't mean they'll sign. I don't care if Nichol wanted to be a Spartan and a Sooner. If he can play get him a jersey. Plus, how great would it be if Nichol continued the utter trouncing of MSU after committing there in the first place?
As long as we don't get his younger brother who killed the clock on 4th down at the opposing 3 yard line in the 4th quarter of the state championship.
1. Michigan - $4,035
2. Ohio State - $2,160 (inc $170 neg)
3. Florida - $1,605.00 (inc $100 neg)
4. Alabama - $505.00 (inc $50 neg)
5. Texas - $480.00 (inc $10 neg)
6. Oklahoma - $410.00
7. Florida State - $370.00
8. Auburn - $330.00 (inc $25 neg)
9t. Case Western Reserve - $300.00
9t. Virginia - $300.00
10. Georgia Tech - $275.00
updated top 10.... anchor leg indeed.
All I can say to that is Go Blue and Go Case Western!
Now there's an interesting situation. What if Forcier commits? Is he shortsighted for trying to compete with two other 4* QBs?
Anyways, Sam Bradford was a 3* recruit. He wasn't touted or anything before he got the job. And who could foresee him breaking the record for passing TDs by a freshman? He was a big surprise.
It should be noted that Bob Stoops likes to run up the score. OU was killing Miami and Bradford was still throwing TDs. There was some stat-padding, but this doesn't make Bradford's accomplishments that much less impressive.
This post wouldn't be complete without me saying that I am very excited about Newsome.
Threet doesn't have the mobility.
Feagin is (most likely) a glorified wr or safety who's holding a spot for a year.
Newsome and Beaver could be good but you never know. Newsome has some serious issues with his mechanics, Beaver will be lucky not to get broken in half.
Nichol would have a year to learn the system before he'd be eligible and then 3 years to play. Newsome or Beaver most likely wouldn't step right in as true freshman, giving them the exact same scenario with the exception of a few plays a game. He would start learning in the fall with Feagin, basically making them in the same class. The only difference being Feagin might play here and there next year.
If you have the chance to take the kid I don't know why you wouldn't.
Nevermind, if Kyle Nichol wants to come to Michigan then by all means join the family.
http://michigan.rivals.com/viewp...sp?
pr_key=80520
From the last post, I just wanted to say I really agreed with Brian's take on the Wiz.
The Wiz finds a ton of CFB news that one would not have ever dug up on his own. However, the Wiz seems to be easily appalled at anything - the example I can think of is calling Rich Rodriguez "Osama bin Rodriguez" or something to that effect.
Wiz seems to hate Fat Charlie, so thats a big plus.
Guys... UM just went over $5K, but is still ~$500 short of doubling tOSU. (Just thought you would want to know.)
Overall total now stands at $15,922 donated by 175 fans.
Donations are accepted until 8p EDT tonight.
Jebus that's awesome. $17k? wow.
Did anyone else check out "Wizard of Odds" today and see the photo of West Virginia's love of Rich Rod!
Classic!
Stat line for Nichol from the other day in case you missed it:
As a senior, Nichol... threw for 2,225 yards, 31 TDs and six INTs (118 for 185); and he rushed for 1,075 yards and 19 TDs on 121 carries.
That's just sick.
JUST SICK!!!!!!!!!!
Lol. Dick.
Sorry, i got carried away- someone actually mentioned football.
nichol may be sick, but i think he still lacks top end sickness.
Maybe it's just me, but Nichol is 5'10" and 170 lbs. with a pretty unimpressive max bench.
@Big Gay
they've got a third option signed to a max contract.
Please don't tell me you think Rashard Lewis is a third option. He is one of the most underrated players in the league - he is a monster mismatch at the 3 spot, great combination of size speed and range.
IMO the Magic's problem is that they don't have a 2 guard. I think when they drafted JJ Reddick they thought he would be the guy, but that didn't exactly work out.
I agree with your take on Nelson, but I don't think his size is the problem, he's just not good enough. He'd be an awesome PG off the bench, but as a starter he is only pretty good.
I was at the game last night, and let me just say Walter Herman should not be playing as much as he has, he looked terrible.
that link was for kyle, not keith. kyle is not a top prospect.
DanK-
Oops.
My vacation started 7 minutes ago, so I'm even more confused than usual.
Here's Keith's page:
http://footballrecruiting.rivals...sp?
pr_key=41235
Liiiittle bit of a difference.
Team workout vid...
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=o...h?
v=oHg5SJYRHA0
@ JHS
I was referring to Lewis as a third option and I do believe him to be one. He was a tough matchup for the Pistons only because he was alternating spots at the 4. He and Turkaloooo have very similliar games, so they do have the ability to mix and match the 3 and 4. Sort of like what the Pistons (at the 4 and 5 spots, obviously)do with the Wallace/Maxiell/McDyss combo. Lewis can't create very well and has been noted as a lackluster defender. He's a streaky shooter who can be excellent. In my opnion, that is not worth the contract he got, especially in light of the fact that it will hamstring the Magic in free agency.
As far Nelson, you're right, he is a guy more or less suited for a 6th man type role. I think, though, his size a serious problem defensively. The Pistons really exposed that in this series: Billups is 6'3, 205 and Stucky is 6'5, 205. The point is, if you post a guy up enough, you get into his head a little bit. You'll notice the Pistons started out by bringing their guards down to the block early in the game, and then went after him off the dribble drive later in the game.
I should point out the Nelson is 5-11, 185-190.
What is with this Iron Man trash talk? That movie fucking ruled.
So when Michigan wins the EDSBS charity gig, what do you all think the jokes/jabs at Michigan will be?
"Put up some more of that money for DickRod's WV buyout"?
much of the main plot was just patently unbelievable.
Well it was based on a comic book...
Its about a guy flying around in a metal suit blowing shit up - of course it lacks believability.
Marvel has used a rather strict formula for their other films in which they made more than one (i.e. Spidey and X-Men). Introduce the characters and the basic story lines for the audience members who may have never read a comic book. I think this personally was a terrible idea - I hated the first Spidey and X-Men movies, however Iron Man managed to do what those other movies couldn't - be faithful enough to the comic, introduce the characters and still be interesting/action packed.
Overall I've been disappointed in the Marvel studios releases, Iron Man and X2 are the only of their offers that I would vouch for.
@JHS
I addressed my reasons for that statement directly in the quoted post.
I was disappointed when Iron Man flew all the way to that-place-that-he-flew-to (avoiding a spoiler) because technically it would be impossible to fly all the way there on such a small tank of gas (I'm a nerd!), but then I remember that he uses that power pack thingy.
Btw, get this: the guy(s) from Case Western donated $300, and their mascot is the Spartans. Do you think that was intended? Also, what's up with the "neg $"? Does that mean money that was un-donated?
tim, you can donate against totals. as in, i donated my amount as -XX for MSU.
Rashard Lewis is far from I great defender - but after the Magic's past free agent signings and trades gone bad, suspect drafting (losing Shaq, getting Grant Hill, getting rid of TMac, bringing in washed up guys like Ewing and Kemp, drafting guys like Borchardt, Reece Gaines, Reddick, Fran Vasquez, etc.) I think getting a guy like Lewis is a good move for that franchise.
Yeah, I meant to post the Kyle Nichol page. He isn't yet rated by Rivals or Scout but he'll probably end up a 3 Star because his arm isn't all that great. Maybe even a 2. It'll be interesting to see where he gets rated because I've read a few interviews where he said he'd love to come to UofM.
I addressed my reasons for that statement directly in the quoted post.
I know.
I'm just shocked you didn't like the movie (everyone I know has liked it) - but hey whatever floats your boat!
Love the fact that OSU is leading in the negative catagory, I'm shocked that their fans have donated for OSU at all - I would have guessed that every donation would be against scUM.
we
want
more
moneyyyyy.
one could only donate toward the negative starting today.
The only school negative right now is Arizona State… -$20.
MSU & PSU are less than 100 in the black, i think. come on, folks. let's humiliate those 2... you know, b/c they don't do that well enough themselves.
Perrilloux transfers to Jacksonville State.
That is all. Carry on.
I'm gonna go out on a limb and say Jacksonville State v. Appalachian State in the 1AA finals.
Perrilloux (if he can avoid getting suspended, etc. and actually play the whole season) will dominate.
http://jsufootballjclub.org/football.htm
Take a look at this schedule - perhaps an upset of a transitioning GaTech team in week 1 is not out of the question.
RE the NCAA scholarship sanctions: I believe Washington State was badly zapped because of players transferring out of the school. You get a -1 point for each. If they transfer and have a bad GPA, you get another -1. This is supposed to encourage schools to try to hold onto kids more and discourage recruiting kids who won't cut the mustard there for whatever reason. I haven't been paying attention to your number of transfers after Carr left, but it might be something for you guys to look at because it is apparently it's common to see schools w/ coaching changes end up on the list the following year.
debating super hero movies. I'm guessing the avg. age of this board is 25.
Tops.
I did like Batman Begins though.
Score prediction?
6-3 Wings.
Gimme the Wings in a close one: 2-1, Stars go out fighting.
5-1.
I think Marty gets scored on early and never recovers, too bad for him, but Go Wings!
Good gracious, a third of the total has been given by UM fans:
7:30p Update….. $19,001 donated……
$6,860.00 - Big 10 - Michigan
$2,280.00 - Big 10 - Ohio State
$1,720.00 - SEC - Florida
$985.00 - SEC - Alabama
$675.00 - ACC - Georgia Tech
$595.00 - Big XII - Texas
$420.00 - ACC - Florida State
$410.00 - Big XII - Oklahoma
$410.00 - SEC - Auburn
$400.00 - ACC - Virginia
"The upcoming Bond is titled, "The Quantum of Solace." Much like "Kingdom of the Crystal Skull" I think they're purposefully reducing my anticipation by naming the move something mind bogglingly retarded.
MRG | 05.14.08 - 3:19 pm | # "
I didnt realize my mind has been cloned.
I am the biggest Casino Royale fan alive. I have a 10 by 4 foot canvas teaser poster in my room. I grew up on Indy and I nearly threw up when I heard
1.) Bond 22 = Quantum of Solace. WTF? I know its an original Fleming title and all but what does that even mean!?
2.) Shia Lebouf or whatever his name is in the new Indy. I hate him so much. Also the loss of Sean Connery makes me cry myself to sleep.
GO WINGS
Quantum of Solace is actually the name of a short story in the compilation For Your Eyes Only. Casino Royale rocked my socks off.
Waymen,
I could really do without your ankle porn.
How the fuck did Datsyuk's goal be disallowed?
shia lebouf is actually awesome (maybe not for Indy, though)...he's the next tom hanks, book it.
M-Flight - 1) Congrats on your flight license or whatever it was, awesome deal regardless of the fact that I can't remember exactly what it was.
2) Have you watched "A guide to recognizing your saints"? I recommend it, Labeouf is very good in it.
Holy shit. Is anyone watching the Wings game? Absolutely awesome 2nd period so far.
Ninja I'm not watching, but aren't we losing? (we being the Wings)
kgh10-
thanks! But i refuse to believe Shia will ever be anything other than an oddly-named retard. I've seen him in Transformers and one or two other movies and I can't stand that he's the same not-confident but yet still overcomes type of character in every movie. I could see where girls might think he's cute but i'm pretty sure every guy thinks he's a tool.
Ninja-
Did you see Datsyuk's goal? Homer was a good 4 inches out of the crease and was called for goaltender interference.
M-Flight - Anytime! Anywho, to each his own about that kid, but I don't find him cute, I just think he's a very good young actor and will be highly respected once he gets more acting under his belt and gets more diverse roles. In most of his big films he hasn't been given that great of roles, but in the smaller films (AGTRYS, battle of shaker heights-bad movie, good acting, and Bobby-small role, but good) he's done he's proven to have some nice acting chops (at least for a actor his age).
Shia Leboof is ok in my book, I feel bad for him cuz his name sucks major ass.
I thought this would be a close game - next goal wins (IMO).
And when I say not that great of roles, I don't mean smaller roles. He's been given the lead in most of the big time flicks he's been in. But like you said, he plays the same unconfident guy who gets the job done at the end of the movie type of thing. I'd imagine his role in Indiana Jones will be different, regardless though, I'm pumped for it.
lol Shia, I believe, is a Jewish name. Last name is super shitty though, as most french last names are (no offense to the Frenchies in here, okay I take that back, yes offense to the Frenchies).
The only not terrible French thing on earth is Melissa Theuriau:
http://images.askmen.com/galleri...u-picture-
6.jpg
I guess his role in Indy will be good for his career, esp. being in the same frame as Harrison Ford, but I'm crossing my fingers he doesn't ruin it.
Good job on the Fanblog charity Wolverines. Looking at the donations from various Bid Televen schools, its easy to see which two schools are the class of the conference.
Yeah we were losing but it was still an awesome period of hockey.
That call was absolute bs, but we got away with a few earlier in the series.
Holy shit did that go in?????!!!!!
You and I both M-Flight!
as an aside, anderson varejao should be shot.
@Dank:
Your "double fixed" comment over at EDSBS is GEN.I.US.
athankyou. [bows].
Kevin Newsome, my ass. MGoBlog was Carl Lewis on the anchor leg!!
BCook rocks.
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