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DBD 4/2/09 I hate Ty Lawson's Big Toe, the A's Medical Staff, and Pavlov's Dogs

So a few weeks back before the NCAA tourney started, there was a big question mark over whether Ty Lawson's toe would be healthy enough for him to play.  I'm not going to bother with lots of links, but basically his toe was possibly going to be healed in time for the ACC tourney.  But it wasn't.  Then everyone speculated that it had to be healthy enough for the first game of the NCAA tourney.  But come one day before th tourney started, things were looking bleak and NC Coach Roy Williams said Lawson was still not able to practice and still having swelling issues . . . So I did the "smart thing" and counted on Lawson being sidelined for the rest of his career and unable to compete even in a pickup game ten years from now.  Last minute, I changed my tourney winner from NC to Louisville thinking I would "outsmart" everyone. Well, we all know how that pick worked out and now  Lawson is making all the difference for the NC team

In three subsequent games, Lawson has proven just how necessary he is to North Carolina's national championship hopes.  <!-- END google ads --> <!-- END rail --> He dissected LSU in the second round and followed up by earning most outstanding player honors at the South Regional, where the Tar Heels dispatched Gonzaga and Oklahoma to advance to their record 18th Final Four, one better than UCLA.

Now I'm not even in the top 30 on our Tourney Pick 'Em.  So much for my "smart choice."  But it got me thinking as to why I counted Lawson out forever and it was pretty obvious: Pavlov's Dogs.

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via www.age-of-the-sage.org

Anyway, here is what Pavlov's Dogs looks like to me most recently:

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That's right.  Larry Davis the former head of the A's Medical staff. . .   Any A's fan will know the drill and know it well over the last several years.  Small injury; day-to-day, turns into season ending or career ending injury.  It happened too many times for me to count:  Mulder's "strain" that would sideline him one start but turned out to be a fracture in his hip that has by all accounts destroyed his career; Hudson's oblique forcing him to walk off the Field in the ALDS against the BoSox; Harden's shoulder time and time again; Bradley's knee; Chavez' back; Chavez shoulder; Duke's elbow.  The list goes on and on, and the common thread among all these injuries was that they were always pronounced as minor day-to-day injuries which would not limit the player for very long.  LIES A's Medical Staff! DAMN LIES!

So you see, I got used to being lied to.  You might as well call me Dmitri or Sergei and tell me to fetch becaue I just got used to it.  So that's why I picked Louisville over NC in the National Title game.  Because of Ty Lawson's big ass toe, the A's doctors, and some russian dogs.

So if you could change just one of your picks, which would it be?

Here are some Cal related links:

Cal swimmer wins nation's top award

Senior swimmer Dana Vollmer, who won a pair of individual NCAA title while leading Cal to the national team championships, has been chosen as the country's top collegiate female athlete in swimming & diving. The honor was based on the results of national balloting among 1,000 NCAA member schools as part of the Collegiate Women Sports Awards program, now in its 33rd year.

Ashley Walker named USBWA All-America

The U.S. Basketball Writers Association has chosen the recipients of its 2008-09 women's postseason honors, naming Golden Bear senior forward to its 11-member All-American team.

Women's LaCrosse set school goal record in rout of St. Mary's

California scored a school-record 22 goals to rout MPSF foe Saint Mary's, 22-13, on Wednesday at Memorial Stadium.

Cal Baseball gets smacked around by LB State 19 - 7. Ouch!

Tim Floyd to be named U of A BBall Coach

Tim Floyd will be named basketball coach at Arizona, Mark Asher of Sports 620 KTAR, ESPN's radio affiliate in Phoenix, is reporting according to multiple sources.

Honestly, this hire doesn't scare me at all.  To me Floyd is a middle of the Pac coach.  When I heard rumors that Oklahoma's Jeff Caple was in the running, I was worried because I think Caple is on the verge of becoming a great coach.  Tim Floyd . . . not so much.

 

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I originally picked Memphis to win it all (then their defense decided not to show up), so I would naturally want to pick against them if I could change any one pick in my bracket. I was up to 12th before they lost, but am still going strong at 22nd. I’d take UConn through to the championship if I could revise that Memphis choice.

Ted Miller was in Berkeley to see what has been happening at practice

Receiver? Everyone is back, so this will be a far more seasoned group than 2008. And there are new names — youngsters and players returning from injuries — making the list of potential contributors long.

Nyan Boateng, Verran Tucker and Jeremy Ross top the list, but it seems like everyone has a favorite to add to the mix.

Sophomore Marvin Jones? “He’s a guy if you ask who stood out the first week, it was Marvin Jones,” Tedford said.

Mansion praised sophomore Alex Lagemann, who also earned a note from Tedford. A couple of practice kibitzers expressed esteem for redshirt freshman Charles Satchell. Sophomore Michael Calvin, who’s sitting out spring while still recovering from a knee injury that ended his 2008 season, might be the most talented of the lot.

Ludwig, meanwhile, gushed about the depth and athleticism at tight end.

Ludwig likes to talk about playing “pitch and catch.” The Bears didn’t do that very well last year, ranking seventh in the Pac-10 and 83rd in the nation in passing.

There seems to be plenty of catchers. The issue that likely will decide if Cal is a top-10 team is the pitcher.

Some other notes:

Tedford’s special project with Riley during the offseason was shortening the junior’s throwing motion. After watching film of 2008, Tedford said that as the season wore on Riley developed a bigger wind-up that hurt his passing accuracy.

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by Berkelium97 on Apr 2, 2009 12:25 AM PDT reply actions   0 recs

please, Tedford, turn K Riley into K Boller or A Rodgers. That would be awesome!

Heaps and Hinder...come on down!

by carp on Apr 2, 2009 7:31 AM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

preferably A Rodgers

Still happy over the fact that the Nets signed Ryan Anderson. Now if only they can sign Leon Powe after this year...

by yellow fever on Apr 2, 2009 7:34 AM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

lots of smack talk in the comments section of Miller’s piece…

Heaps and Hinder...come on down!

by carp on Apr 2, 2009 8:09 AM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

I was up to #1 with Memphis winning it all and Wake in the Final four

I hate Mizzou.

JAI HO!

by Rishi on Apr 2, 2009 8:12 AM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

I had UConn winning it in my first bracket, then wussed out and changed to Louisville

I also had Gonzaga upsetting a Lawson-less UNC. Awesome.

It's spelled "M-A-R-C-H-I-N-G-B-A-N-D."

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by Takimoto on Apr 2, 2009 1:07 AM PDT reply actions   0 recs

I had all chalk - except with Cal winning it all

That didn’t work out so well.

Still happy over the fact that the Nets signed Ryan Anderson. Now if only they can sign Leon Powe after this year...

by yellow fever on Apr 2, 2009 7:01 AM PDT reply actions   0 recs

man

Where the hell is everyone this morning? Also, is there a J.O. chat today?

Still happy over the fact that the Nets signed Ryan Anderson. Now if only they can sign Leon Powe after this year...

by yellow fever on Apr 2, 2009 7:33 AM PDT reply actions   0 recs

In your pants and yes.

JAI HO!

by Rishi on Apr 2, 2009 8:10 AM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

Yes everyone is in hell, and J.O. chat is in his pants?

It’s spelled "S-h-u-f-e-l-t"

by JShufelt on Apr 2, 2009 8:28 AM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

How did we get here?

JAI HO!

by Rishi on Apr 2, 2009 8:30 AM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

Are you uncomfortable with this direction?

It’s spelled "S-h-u-f-e-l-t"

by JShufelt on Apr 2, 2009 8:44 AM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

I don’t want to go to the JO Chat anymore :(

JAI HO!

by Rishi on Apr 2, 2009 9:07 AM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

Dana Vollmer is an amazing swimmer:
BERKELEY – Senior swimmer Dana Vollmer, who won a pair of individual NCAA title while leading Cal to the national team championships, has been chosen as the country’s top collegiate female athlete in swimming & diving. The honor was based on the results of national balloting among 1,000 NCAA member schools as part of the Collegiate Women Sports Awards program, now in its 33rd year.

Vollmer’s victory will earn her the 2009 Honda Sports Award for swimming & diving, given annually to the top women athletes in 12 NCAA-sanctioned sports, along with automatic nomination for the Collegiate Woman Athlete of the Year. Vollmer was previously nominated for the Honda Sports Award for swimming & diving in 2007, and she is the third athlete from Cal to win it. The other winners, both of whom received the award twice, are Mary T. Meagher (1985, ’87) and Natalie Coughlin (2002, ’03). Vollmer was voted over three other nominees: Julia Smit, a junior at Stanford; Rebecca Soni, a USC senior; and Gemma Spofforth, a junior at Florida. All four nominees were selected by the All-American Selection Committee.

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by TwistNHook on Apr 2, 2009 7:37 AM PDT reply actions   0 recs

Not only did she win, but she beat Stanfurd and USC athletes to do it. I love it!

I haven't seen that many tear-stained dollar bills since my dad hired a stripper for my uncle's funeral.

by BearStage on Apr 3, 2009 10:24 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

Ashley walker named USWBA All-American:

The U.S. Basketball Writers Association has chosen the recipients of its 2008-09 women’s postseason honors, naming Golden Bear senior forward to its 11-member All-American team.

The U.S. Basketball Writers Association, formed in 1956, has named a women’s All-America team since the 1996-97 season. The association has also named a national player of the year since 1987-88 and a national coach of the year since 1989-90. There were 11 players named to the team this season instead of the normal 10 due to a tie in the voting.

The award is the fourth career All-American honor for Walker, but the first time she has been named to a post-season first-team. She was named a Third-Team All-American earlier this week by the Associated Press. She was a Sports Illustrated Second Team selection last season and was a pre-season Sporting News First Team All-American this year. Walker was previously a two-time honorable mention for AP All-American and an honorable mention for WBCA All-American last year.

This is the first time a Cal Bear has earned All-American honors from the USBWA.

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by TwistNHook on Apr 2, 2009 7:37 AM PDT reply actions   0 recs

Womens lacrosse crushes St. Mary’s

BERKELEY – California scored a school-record 22 goals to rout MPSF foe Saint Mary’s, 22-13, on Wednesday at Memorial Stadium. Cal senior attacker Sam Price led all scorers with seven points (4 goals, 3 assists). Five Golden Bears – senior attacker Sam Price, junior midfielder Alex Tickner, junior midfielder Alyse Kennedy, freshman midfielder Vail Horn and senior attacker Elizabeth T Jahp – scored hat tricks, with Price scoring four goals and tallying three assists to lead all scorers with seven points. The Bears improved their record to 5-8 (3-1 MPSF) and snapped a five-game losing streak with the victory. Saint Mary’s fell to 1-8 (0-4 MPSF).

Price tied her personal scoring record of seven points set in Cal’s season-opening 19-0 win on Feb. 7 at Fresno State. She also tallied four goals and three assists against the Bulldogs. That seven-point total ties her for fifth place on Cal’s all-time single-game scoring list.

The Bears’ previous team goal-scoring record was 21, set in a 21-10 win over UC Davis on April 5, 2008, in Davis, Calif.

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by TwistNHook on Apr 2, 2009 7:38 AM PDT reply actions   0 recs

Mens tennis tt ake on Arizona:

at No. 20 Arizona
Saturday, April 4 – 1 p.m.
LaNelle Robson Tennis Center | Tucson, Ariz.

vs. No. 18 Pepperdine (Senior Day)
Tuesday, April 7 – 1 p.m.
Hellman Tennis Complex | Berkeley, Calif.

Complete April 1 California Men’s Tennis Release in PDF Format Get Acrobat Reader

THIS WEEK: The No. 44-ranked California men’s tennis team (8-7, 0-2 Pac-10) buckles down for two matches against top-20 teams this week. First, the Golden Bears will head to the desert and look to extend a six-match winning streak against the Wildcats as they take on No. 20 Arizona (16-2, 1-1 Pac-10) at the LaNelle Robson Tennis Center in Tucson, Ariz. on Saturday, April 4 at 1 p.m. Upon its return to campus, Cal faces No. 18 Pepperdine (13-8, 1-0 WCC) on Senior Day at the Hellman Tennis Complex on Tuesday, April 7 at 2 p.m. Geoff Chizever and Eoin Heavey will be honored in pre-match ceremonies. The match at home against the Waves will feature live webcasts from each court via the CalBears.com men’s tennis website.

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by TwistNHook on Apr 2, 2009 7:38 AM PDT reply actions   0 recs

Baseball loses to Long Beach State:

BERKELEY, CALIF. – Trailing only 6-4, the California baseball team yielded eight runs in the seventh inning and went on to fall to Long Beach State, 19-7, Wednesday afternoon at Evans Diamond. Earlier this season, the Golden Bears had swept the 49ers (11-8, 9-6, 6-3) Feb. 27-March 1 in Long Beach. The Golden Bears dipped to 15-11 and Long Beach State even its record to 12-12. Cal did have some offensive highlights, however, as junior first baseman Blake Smith and sophomore right fielder Mark Canha hit back-to-back home runs to lead-off the third inning, and junior center fielder Brett Jackson hit a three-run homer in the eighth inning.

The losing pitcher for Cal was sophomore right-hander Yasser Clor (3-1, 2.0 innings, six hits, five runs, three walks, two strikeouts), who lost his first game of the year. Long Beach State’s T.J. Mittelstaedt went 4-for-5 with two doubles, a home run and six RBI. Canha and sophomore left fielder Dwight Tanaka hit doubles for the Bears, while Smith hit his second home run in as many days. Both Canha and sophomore designated hitter Brian Guinn extended their hitting streaks to 14 games.

Cal will next return to Pac-10 play when they travel to Corvallis, Ore. for a three-game conference series versus the Beavers, beginning Friday, April 3 at 5 p.m. at Coleman Field/Goss Stadium.

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by TwistNHook on Apr 2, 2009 7:39 AM PDT reply actions   0 recs

Track and Field at Sac Invite this week:

This Week
California makes a short trip to Sacramento this week for the Sacramento State Elite Invitational on Saturday, April 4, on the Sacramento State campus. The Invitational kicks off with the women’s hammer at 10 a.m. The running events begin at 12:30 p.m. with the women’s 5,000 meters. Cal added 10 NCAA regional qualifiers last weekend at Stanford Invitational, and now has 19 on the season. The Cal men are ranked No. 21 in the USTFCCCA preseason rankings.

Last Time Out: Stanford Invitational and UC Davis Multis
At last weekend’s Stanford Invitational, junior Yosef Ghebray clocked in at 28:32.27 in the 10,000 to set the school record, surpassing Girmay Guangul’s time of 29:17.78. Ghebray’s time was also an NCAA automatic-qualifying time. Sophomore Cherrelle Garrett won both the 100 and the 200, and set regional-qualifying times in both those events. In the 200, Garrett clocked a personal-best time of 23.63, just shy of fifth on Cal’s all-time career list (23.62).
Sophomore Kyle Mills-Bunje and freshman Kevin Kuechler also competed in the UC Davis Multis last week. Mills-Bunje set a new personal best in the event with a final score of 6,778 points and placed third overall. Current Cal volunteer assistant coach, Mark Jellison, won the event with 7,274 points.

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by TwistNHook on Apr 2, 2009 7:39 AM PDT reply actions   0 recs

Mens Gymnastics heads to Championsihps:

The No. 3 California men’s gymnastics team will make the short trip down to Stanford, Calif., for the Mountain Pacific Sports Federation Championships on Saturday, April 4 at 4 p.m. at Maples Pavilion. The Bears stand an excellent chance of winning the meet after their successful 9-1 regular-season campaign. Cal finished third at last year’s conference meet and last won it in 2004.

Where the Cal Team Ranks Nationally
Team: No. 3
Floor: No. 7
Pommel: No. 3
Rings: No. 4
Vault: No. 7
Parallel Bars: No. 3
High Bar: No. 2

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by TwistNHook on Apr 2, 2009 7:40 AM PDT reply actions   0 recs

Capel on the verge of being a great coach?

I couldn’t disagree more. He is riding the Blake Griffin train (a player he did not recruit) all the way to the bank. There is minimal talent on Zero U outside of BK and the reason they did so well is that it was a down year in the Big 12 and the nation. He has yet to prove he can out recruit or out coach anyone yet, IMO.

He’s young so he can get better but he hasn’t shown me a thing yet.

That said, the Arizona hire of Floyd is puzzling as well. Doesn’t strike me as a terribly good fit.

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by Fire Starkey on Apr 2, 2009 7:40 AM PDT reply actions   0 recs

Hmm, I thought he did recruit Griffin

given that Griffin came into OU during Caple’s second year at OU. Are you saying Sampson recruited him, or one of his assistants?

by oaktownmario on Apr 2, 2009 8:58 AM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

You are right, Capel did get him. Still don’t think he is much of a recruiter considering his brother was already on the team and he was local.

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by Fire Starkey on Apr 2, 2009 10:54 AM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

Floyd gets recruits. Given the prestige of Arizona it will be enough.

Toot Toot

by rollonubears on Apr 2, 2009 9:50 AM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

It will be enough to stay in the top half of the conference, perhaps, but there’s no way Floyd comes close to the level of excellence that Lute Olson consistently achieved.

So, basically, you gotta Go Bears!

by ragnarok on Apr 2, 2009 9:52 AM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

I have 2 years of eligibility left and I can shoot the 3…

my “to the rim” game is lacking, without a step ladder.

Heaps and Hinder...come on down!

by carp on Apr 2, 2009 9:53 AM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

Hmmmm. If you are affiliated with any current 5 star recruits I think we can work something out.

Toot Toot

by rollonubears on Apr 2, 2009 9:54 AM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

They will still be an every year tourney team, probably a sweet 16 run every few years

Toot Toot

by rollonubears on Apr 2, 2009 9:55 AM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

Sure, but I bet they also slip up one year and fall to the NIT, breaking the streak. That was hardly good news for Billy Gillespie at Kentucky.

So, basically, you gotta Go Bears!

by ragnarok on Apr 2, 2009 9:56 AM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

I have always been a pretty big Floyd fan. I think he is at least as good in game as Lute was, and is the type of relentless recruiter that Arizona needs to jumpstart their program. The way he works the AAU circuit, he could easily land a few huge guys within his first few years and they will be right back to where they were 4 years ago as a program (but not back to where they were 8 years ago).

I actually am more surprised that Floyd would leave USC for Arizona. I guess it must be a money thing, but with the Galen center and the requirement that players play one year (which may be raised to two years) it seems to me that LA offers some huge advantages.

I see no reason why if you thought that Caple would go to Arizona, why he wouldn’t go to USC assuming they could come up with the money. There is no doubt in my mind that it is a better job than Oklahoma. I’m not really convinced that Caple is that great, and certainly not a guy that who scare me. What does scare me is USC taking this as a slight (which it is) and breaking out their wallet to get a guy who does scare me (Few perhaps. I would have said Mike Anderson, but he apparently just inked a new deal.) But if I had to guess, I think Randy Bennett would end up at USC (CA experience, definitely wants to leave St. Mary’s after they were left out of the tourney.)

by Tedfordisgod on Apr 2, 2009 11:58 AM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

I despise Floyd for his time with da Bulls

They're after our precious bodily fluids

by chowder on Apr 2, 2009 12:02 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

yeah, that is a whole different story.

by Tedfordisgod on Apr 2, 2009 12:03 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

I don't think Floyd is that good in game

plus he’s a little crazy. And there’s definitely a chance that all of these alleged recruiting violations are true and that he’ll eventually get busted for it.

Few doesn’t really scare me, I think Gonzaga has been pretty overrated in the last 7 or 8 years save for the Adam Morrison team that SHOULD have beaten ucla. Randy Bennett might be good, Mike Anderson would have definitely been scary, Jamie Dixon would have scared me at Arizona a lot more than Floyd, and I’m not sure who usc is going to take a run at.

Realistically, with Bennett out at WSU, and Floyd in at Arizona instead of some really heavy hitters they might have wooed, unless usc comes up with a significant upgrade to Floyd, the Pac-10 coaches seem weaker on the whole.

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by CBKWit on Apr 2, 2009 12:06 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

I have no doubt that Floyd has committed numerous major recruiting violations

The question, or should I say the problem, is nailing him. Usually coaches only get nailed when their hubris becomes so great that they think they’re invincible. Don’t think he’s reached that point yet.

Many years from now, when his name's recalled
Everyone will say, "He should have passed the ball"
-- Al Stewart, "Football Hero"

by PaulThomas on Apr 2, 2009 1:17 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

I haven't heard Caple's name connected with USC

but did hear it in connection with UofA. But if he goes to USC I guess that sux too. I’d be much happier if every Pac 10 school hired someone like Buddy Teevens as their bball coach. What’s scary now is that Jamie Dixon may be a fit for SC given that he’s from LA I believe. Andy Katz thinks that’s a possibility with Sean Miller going from Xavier to Pitt if Dixon bolts.

I actually like Dixon and thought he should have been given consideration for the Cal job.

As for Floyd, I equate him to a Steve Lavin type where the talent on his team help him escape bad seasons. Granted I believe Floyd is a better in game coach, but not that much better. His strength is in recruiting IMO. This year it was Derozan improving significantly over the last part of the season to get SC to the tourney and make the season a better one than it otherwise would have been.

by oaktownmario on Apr 2, 2009 12:09 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

I'm pretty sure Dixon was one of Barbour's top candidates

he wasn’t interested.

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by CBKWit on Apr 2, 2009 12:14 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

Really?

I thought it was just Monty, bennet, and I’m forgetting the other.

by oaktownmario on Apr 2, 2009 12:16 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

I’m pretty sure Dixon was the first person to reject us

Toot Toot

by rollonubears on Apr 2, 2009 12:18 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

LINK

Jamie Dixon is happy in Pittsburgh. But that doesn’t mean he hasn’t had at least one inquiry this spring.

Multiple sources told ESPN.com that Cal made an attempt to hire Dixon within 24 hours of firing Ben Braun. Dixon told the Bears he wanted to stay at Pitt.

Arizona State also tried to hire Dixon before Herb Sendek took the job in the spring of 2006.

There is a perception that Dixon wants to move back to the West Coast because he is from Santa Barbara and his wife is from Hawaii. In truth, he is not looking to get back there as his family thoroughly enjoys living in Pittsburgh.

So, basically, you gotta Go Bears!

by ragnarok on Apr 2, 2009 12:24 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

What is the specific reason people think that Floyd isn’t a good in-game coach?

I think that USC has been surprisingly competitive the last two years with HUGE roster issues.

by Tedfordisgod on Apr 2, 2009 2:43 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

I don't think their roster issues are huge

Let’s face it, they are more talented than us across the board and we still finished higher in the Pac. I feel they have underachieved the last couple of years compared to their talent. Sure, they’ve had injuries, but so has everyone. Sure maybe they don’t gel as well due to their 1 & done players but that’s Floyd’s recruiting philosophy.

Their point guard getting killed was very sad, and left a big hole on their roster, but it’s not like Hackett is a slouch. They have plenty of talent.

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by CBKWit on Apr 2, 2009 2:51 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

I think they’ve had FAR more injuries than the other teams in the conference, to be honest.

HYDROTECH IS FREE!

by Thoroughbred on Apr 2, 2009 2:53 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

maybe I just don't remember

I heard the talk about how they were finally healthy at the end of the year, but I think that was overblown – the big difference was that DeRozan finally started playing like he should. If he doesn’t, we probably beat them in the first round of the Pac and their season is over

who was hurt for them this year? who was hurt last year?

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by CBKWit on Apr 2, 2009 2:59 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

Like who?

Recent years for Cal: Powe, Robertson, Kamp, Harrison, that Spaniard . . . who else?

I don’t remember that many injuries at SC.

by oaktownmario on Apr 2, 2009 3:00 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

Add:

Hardin.

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by CBKWit on Apr 2, 2009 3:02 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

When you guys put it this way, maybe it was a comparable amount.

When they got Simmons and Marcus Johnson back this year, though, they became much better defensively and won all those games.

HYDROTECH IS FREE!

by Thoroughbred on Apr 2, 2009 4:07 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

My general sense is that they had a bunch of injuries, a bunch of guys leave early (lost Davon Jefferson last year along with Mayo – though this is totally Floyd’s fault.) They has have had a real lack of ballhandlers other than Hackett, only went 6 deep, lost one guy (can remember his name) to a career ending injury this season. I just saw them as a team with 6 guys who kinda did the same thing without a whole lot of variation. No real shooters, etc.

Floyd is coming back to SC, so this who debate is slightly meaningless.

by Tedfordisgod on Apr 2, 2009 3:58 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

you are sick again?

They're after our precious bodily fluids

by chowder on Apr 2, 2009 10:06 AM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

Yeah :[. Tomorrow is my goal. This is a really nasty virus. It may be mono, but I don’t think it is.

Toot Toot

by rollonubears on Apr 2, 2009 10:22 AM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

I had mono my sophmore year, I got a lot of sleep.

by turkey on Apr 2, 2009 10:25 AM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

I’m not that tired, I’m just throwing up every day.

Toot Toot

by rollonubears on Apr 2, 2009 10:32 AM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

my brother has that now, only he also has strep (?) throat

I keep sending him photos of Best during the Maryland game

They're after our precious bodily fluids

by chowder on Apr 2, 2009 10:34 AM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

haha jerk. Its just the kind of sickness I don’t want to rush back from. Because… yeah that could be bad.

Toot Toot

by rollonubears on Apr 2, 2009 10:35 AM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

How long have you been throwing up?

Have you seen a doc to make sure it’s not appendicitis or something intestinal?

by oaktownmario on Apr 2, 2009 10:41 AM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

I’ve seen him twice. I got blood work done. I have a virus of some sort. I am definitely getting better. Last week I would wake up and throw up my guts. Now I’m just throwing up a little bit every day.

Toot Toot

by rollonubears on Apr 2, 2009 10:43 AM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

Sounds like a virus

but bloodwork doesn’t always rule out appendicitis or intestinal problems. The only thing that does is an ultrasound plus x-rays. Have you been instructed when to go back to doc? If it doesn’t get better I would ask for those tests to be done just to make sure.

by oaktownmario on Apr 2, 2009 10:46 AM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

I don’t have any abdominal pain. Just like once a day, all of a sudden my stomach decides it needs less in it. I don’t want to push myself back to school with that type of sickness.

Toot Toot

by rollonubears on Apr 2, 2009 10:47 AM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

C’mon, are you sure there isn’t anyone at school that you would like to ‘accidentally’ projectile vomit on?

So, basically, you gotta Go Bears!

by ragnarok on Apr 2, 2009 10:48 AM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

I’m too nice a guy. People have tried to get me to be mean. I can’t do it. (Especially my lacrosse team. They get on my ass so much for not being mean enough).

Toot Toot

by rollonubears on Apr 2, 2009 10:50 AM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

STD?

JAI HO!

by Rishi on Apr 2, 2009 10:42 AM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

Will you be at that game on Friday?

I hate baseballl, but I’ll be there!

JAI HO!

by Rishi on Apr 2, 2009 8:12 AM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

I’ll be out of town Friday…

Heaps and Hinder...come on down!

by carp on Apr 2, 2009 9:57 AM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

Fail.

JAI HO!

by Rishi on Apr 2, 2009 10:43 AM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

I know…there’s nothing I love more than to belt out “Put in Zito” clap, clap, clapclapclap.

Heaps and Hinder...come on down!

by carp on Apr 2, 2009 10:44 AM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

Well, I will be there, getting obnoxiously trashed.

JAI HO!

by Rishi on Apr 2, 2009 11:55 AM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

People mourn a friggin’ cop killer’s death
http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/c/a/2009/04/01/BAAG16Q9J1.DTL

WTH?

JAI HO!

by Rishi on Apr 2, 2009 8:32 AM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

I know…

Heaps and Hinder...come on down!

by carp on Apr 2, 2009 9:57 AM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

That's just lame

kind like celebrating when OJ got away with murder

by oaktownmario on Apr 2, 2009 10:00 AM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

Pile drive. Heh.

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by TwistNHook on Apr 2, 2009 8:53 AM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

rec’d for retaining wall knowledge.

Heaps and Hinder...come on down!

by carp on Apr 2, 2009 10:22 AM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

…expect work to kick into high gear…

by zoonews on Apr 2, 2009 2:18 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

thanks for the recs…I thought I would get a comment with this vid tho:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ARMoJ-9G68k

Heaps and Hinder...come on down!

by carp on Apr 2, 2009 3:05 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

Can I just say how weird it is to find out that two of your friends who have been going out for about as long as you can remember broke up…through changes to their relationship status on facebook newsfeed. It’s a stark introduction to the news.

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by TwistNHook on Apr 2, 2009 8:00 AM PDT reply actions   0 recs

At least now you know

In the old days nobody would tell me anything, and I’d say something really awkward at a later date. Awkward!

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by norcalnick on Apr 2, 2009 8:05 AM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

Yeah, it’s insanely awkward…

You want to comment, but you think it’s weird…

Then, someone “likes” their “Twistian is now single” newsfeed story, while there are ten comments of “YOU’RE BETTER OFF WITHOUT HIM XOXO”

JAI HO!

by Rishi on Apr 2, 2009 8:11 AM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

If its a guy its: ‘That sucks, man…’

Toot Toot

by rollonubears on Apr 2, 2009 9:53 AM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

Actually, so far its been “NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!” and “IS THIS SOE SORT OF CRUEL APRIL FOOLS JOKE” and thingslike that. More stunned than compssioniate.

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by TwistNHook on Apr 2, 2009 10:12 AM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

Well I was saying usually. For that, if they were together for so long, than reactions would be different. High school relationships aren’t that long.

Toot Toot

by rollonubears on Apr 2, 2009 10:23 AM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

As compared to Junior High School relationships, which generally last through at least 4th period. If the people involved are aware that they are in a relationship, of course.

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by TwistNHook on Apr 2, 2009 10:25 AM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

My first (in eighth grade) last all of 2 days, before I found out that she had only done it on a dare.

So, basically, you gotta Go Bears!

by ragnarok on Apr 2, 2009 10:27 AM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

My first currently is going on about almost 7 years now!

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by TwistNHook on Apr 2, 2009 10:28 AM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

CBKWit is my friend with benefits so I don’t really need a girlfriend.

Toot Toot

by rollonubears on Apr 2, 2009 10:31 AM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

Do said benefits include access to drafts of that much-anticipated recruiting post?

Whose domicile? OUR DOMICILE!

by Berkelium97 on Apr 2, 2009 10:31 AM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

Even us Marshawnthusiasts don’t have that!

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by TwistNHook on Apr 2, 2009 10:32 AM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

Oh it is going to be good. He has been preparing it for years. Spoiler Alert! He has a big write-up on this Lynch kid who he thinks is going to be pretty good.

Toot Toot

by rollonubears on Apr 2, 2009 10:34 AM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

Have you run this by RemorsefulBruinsBabe?

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by TwistNHook on Apr 2, 2009 10:32 AM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

CBKWit has a spouse???? ABORT ABORT ABORT

Toot Toot

by rollonubears on Apr 2, 2009 10:33 AM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

Not a spouse per se…

So, basically, you gotta Go Bears!

by ragnarok on Apr 2, 2009 10:33 AM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

Significant other?

Toot Toot

by rollonubears on Apr 2, 2009 10:34 AM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

Look, the important thing to understand about CBKWit is that his eyes make promises he can’t keep.

So, basically, you gotta Go Bears!

by ragnarok on Apr 2, 2009 10:36 AM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

I know that all too well…

Toot Toot

by rollonubears on Apr 2, 2009 10:38 AM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

Was that after his ego wrote checks his body couldn’t cash?

JAI HO!

by Rishi on Apr 2, 2009 10:43 AM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

not my fault

I have 20/400 vision.

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by CBKWit on Apr 2, 2009 11:18 AM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

hahahah

so when you appear to be looking deep within my soul, you’re actually attempting to discern me from the blur that is the rest of the world?

So, basically, you gotta Go Bears!

by ragnarok on Apr 2, 2009 11:21 AM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

the world is a blur

you’re a sexy blur.

Think Buster Bluth making eyes at the nacho stand.

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by CBKWit on Apr 2, 2009 11:26 AM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

hahahah

nice

So, basically, you gotta Go Bears!

by ragnarok on Apr 2, 2009 11:27 AM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

You’re inviting them…

JAI HO!

by Rishi on Apr 2, 2009 10:43 AM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

See? Facebook is creepy

I much prefer not keeping in touch with 97% of the people I know. Keeps things fresh when you see them again.

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by Fire Starkey on Apr 2, 2009 8:56 AM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

Well, in this specific situation, these are people I like keeping in touch with. But this all came out of the blue!

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by TwistNHook on Apr 2, 2009 8:58 AM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

I'm just anti-facebook/myspace b/c of all the privacy problems

I just don’t believe that anything I would post would be truly private.

by oaktownmario on Apr 2, 2009 9:09 AM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

And you would be correct. Nothing you put up there is truly private. Not only that, it’s out there forever.

It always cracks me up when i hear these stories about people getting because ‘private’ pictures they put on their ‘private’ websites got out somehow. Yeah, umm, you put it on the INTERNET. That means that people will see it, end of story.

I haven't seen that many tear-stained dollar bills since my dad hired a stripper for my uncle's funeral.

by BearStage on Apr 4, 2009 12:14 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

Yeah, all those photos I took of my uncle’s funeral got out and it was very embarrassing.

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by TwistNHook on Apr 4, 2009 2:33 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

When AndBears and I got engaged, we waited a week or two to change our Facebook status, just so that we could make sure that all the important people in our lives found out about the news from us first, and not from an internet website.

So, basically, you gotta Go Bears!

by ragnarok on Apr 2, 2009 9:55 AM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

When I got engaged, it was before FB existed.

by turkey on Apr 2, 2009 10:07 AM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

You are such a liar

I did a search for AndBears and Ragnarok on FB and no such profiles exist. Are you two even real people? Or just figments of Twist’s schizo imagination?

by oaktownmario on Apr 2, 2009 10:07 AM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

I’m a figment of my OWN imagination, thank you very much.

So, basically, you gotta Go Bears!

by ragnarok on Apr 2, 2009 10:11 AM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

Wait, I'm confused . . .

if it’s me that’s confusing myself.

by oaktownmario on Apr 2, 2009 10:13 AM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

Why cant it be both?

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by TwistNHook on Apr 2, 2009 10:14 AM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

Not to continue to write random shit here, although I do wish to continue to write random shit, but I just remembered that once I was standing in line at the supermarket. The dude in front of me was only buying 1 thing, a home pregnancy test.

The checker was all “Congratulations???” with a tone implying confusion as to whether he was getting the test for positive or negative reasons. And he stopped, looked at her and with the most depressed tone I’ve ever heard, just said “No.”

That…………………was awkward.

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by TwistNHook on Apr 2, 2009 8:57 AM PDT reply actions   0 recs

Same thing happened to me, almost. A middle aged man was standing in the express line holding a pregnancy test. I mad the terrible mistake of saying, “Yikes one more mouth to feed”. He politely turned to me and told me it was for his daughter.

Yikes indeed!

by HOUSE66 on Apr 2, 2009 9:03 AM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

That shit is funny!

When I’ve bought those things I make sure to grab some random shit to “hide” my true purchase:

Toothpaste. Check.
Bar of soap. Check.
Potato chips. Check.
Cookies. Check.
Motor oil. Check.
Flip flops. Check.

Then I don’t get any questions like that.

by oaktownmario on Apr 2, 2009 9:06 AM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

I don’t like the idea of combining toothpaste and pregnancy tests.

Especiallly with your flippy-floppies on the side.

JAI HO!

by Rishi on Apr 2, 2009 9:16 AM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

I agree. I usually purchase other items such as adult diapers, Valtrex, and GasX to hide my “true” purchase.

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by TwistNHook on Apr 2, 2009 9:18 AM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

Rather sounds like a personal story Twist,

was “the dude in front” of you really you?

Oh wait, you’re still this guy:

Never mind.

by oaktownmario on Apr 2, 2009 9:03 AM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

Wait....

I thought this was Twist, I’m confused.

by HOUSE66 on Apr 2, 2009 9:10 AM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

wait, is he the one on the left or the right?

They're after our precious bodily fluids

by chowder on Apr 2, 2009 9:14 AM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

Why cant I be both?

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by TwistNHook on Apr 2, 2009 9:20 AM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

Beggars can’t be choosers.

by Yes We Cannon on Apr 2, 2009 11:02 AM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

I’m begging to be a monkey?

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by TwistNHook on Apr 2, 2009 11:08 AM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

I swear that poster alone made me want t go see the movie. I mea 1,000 other reasons made me wantto go see the movie, but that poster is so unbelievable.

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by TwistNHook on Apr 2, 2009 9:19 AM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

I especially liked how Steve Carrell’s kids were creeped out by that posted. I mean, it IS kinda creepy, but imagine if YOUR dad were on a creepy movie poster like that.

So, basically, you gotta Go Bears!

by ragnarok on Apr 2, 2009 9:58 AM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

Unfortunately, I don’t need to imagine. Not since Gigli 2 came out.

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by TwistNHook on Apr 2, 2009 10:15 AM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

I really did not like that movie.

Toot Toot

by rollonubears on Apr 2, 2009 10:32 AM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

BEGONE FOUL DAEMON OF THE NIGHT!

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by TwistNHook on Apr 2, 2009 10:32 AM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

You are honestly the first person I’ve ever heard of to make such a statement.

So, basically, you gotta Go Bears!

by ragnarok on Apr 2, 2009 10:33 AM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

To be fair, he was 6 weeks old when it came out. Zygotes probably don’t get muhc of the jokes.

Loved how Mindy Kaling was Paul Rudd’s ex-girlfriend.

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by TwistNHook on Apr 2, 2009 10:34 AM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

I just didn’t find it funny. The end was but that’s about it.. I watched it with my father, which was horrible.

Toot Toot

by rollonubears on Apr 2, 2009 10:36 AM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

You know what movie everybody loves, that I can’t stand:

Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas

They're after our precious bodily fluids

by chowder on Apr 2, 2009 10:34 AM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

For its me Confessions Of A Shopaholic. God, I HATED that movie!

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by TwistNHook on Apr 2, 2009 10:35 AM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

I still can’t believe you saw that movie. Doesn’t Mrs. TnH have girlfriends or something she could see it with?

So, basically, you gotta Go Bears!

by ragnarok on Apr 2, 2009 10:37 AM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

uhh yeah. Twist. Duh.

Toot Toot

by rollonubears on Apr 2, 2009 10:37 AM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

You really still can’t believe it? Really?

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by TwistNHook on Apr 2, 2009 10:41 AM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

No, not really. It just disappoints me that a) this movie exists and b) people paid money to watch it. That some of said people were people I know personally saddens me further.

So, basically, you gotta Go Bears!

by ragnarok on Apr 2, 2009 10:46 AM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

You make it sound like I am in some sort of weird cult or something that has stolen your friend.

“It just disappoints me that a)Scientology exists and b)people paid money to join it. That some of said people were people I know personally saddens me further.”

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by TwistNHook on Apr 2, 2009 10:48 AM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

Yes. Yes, I do make it sound like that.

So, basically, you gotta Go Bears!

by ragnarok on Apr 2, 2009 10:49 AM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

Don’t judge me by my friends. I’m also friends with CBKWit, remember?

So, basically, you gotta Go Bears!

by ragnarok on Apr 2, 2009 10:52 AM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

Who is currently porking rollonubears, so who knows whats going on with ragnaroks!

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by TwistNHook on Apr 2, 2009 10:59 AM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

Hey! I wear the pants!

Toot Toot

by rollonubears on Apr 2, 2009 11:05 AM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

The Wrestler and The Departed didn’t do much for me. I also reallllly don’t like Iron Man. I didn’t like it when I first saw it then The Dark Knight came out and made it look even worse.

Toot Toot

by rollonubears on Apr 2, 2009 10:37 AM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

Um, go away.

JAI HO!

by Rishi on Apr 2, 2009 10:45 AM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

For which opinion? I didn’t say I didn’t like the Wrestler and The Departed by the way. They were decent. I just didn’t think they were as amazing as everyone else did.

Toot Toot

by rollonubears on Apr 2, 2009 10:46 AM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

The Departed was awesome.

JAI HO!

by Rishi on Apr 2, 2009 10:47 AM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

As was Infernal Affairs, the Hong Kong original. Even though I only understood about two-thirds of what was going on.

by HolmoePhobe on Apr 2, 2009 10:50 AM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

I know it’s a remake of basically the entire trilogy.

But it was a damn good movie on its own.

Most films are remakes anyway (which is why the Academy has a category called BEST ADAPTED SCREENPLAY).

JAI HO!

by Rishi on Apr 2, 2009 10:52 AM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

The Departed reminds me of Marky Mark, and how epically bad he was in The Happening, which is surprising because I thought he was pretty good in The Departed and a few other ercent films.

They're after our precious bodily fluids

by chowder on Apr 2, 2009 10:53 AM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

Say hi to your mother for me.

by turkey on Apr 2, 2009 10:57 AM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

lol

Heaps and Hinder...come on down!

by carp on Apr 2, 2009 10:59 AM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

Hey Josh Brolin! You were in the Goonies movie right? I produce Entourage!

Toot Toot

by rollonubears on Apr 2, 2009 11:05 AM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

Marky Mark was great in I Heart Huckabees

and horrible in everything else I have seen him in.

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by CBKWit on Apr 2, 2009 11:25 AM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

He was awesome in the Departed.

Maybe yes, maybe no, maybe go f*** yourself.

JAI HO!

by Rishi on Apr 2, 2009 11:27 AM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

Yeah. He was well cast in that role. I just saw the movie recently

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by Thoroughbred on Apr 2, 2009 11:32 AM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

I want to learn to talk like him.

Hell, think of how good the Happening would be if he had just acted like that the entire time.

JAI HO!

by Rishi on Apr 2, 2009 11:49 AM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

great line.

He won an Oscar for that, no?

Heaps and Hinder...come on down!

by carp on Apr 2, 2009 11:41 AM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

Not to my knowledge.

JAI HO!

by Rishi on Apr 2, 2009 11:49 AM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

you’re right…he was an Oscar nominee (supporting actor, The Departed)

http://www.nndb.com/people/933/000023864/

Heaps and Hinder...come on down!

by carp on Apr 2, 2009 11:55 AM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

I do think The Departed was overhyped by critics, but I did think it was a very good movie.

So, basically, you gotta Go Bears!

by ragnarok on Apr 2, 2009 10:47 AM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

I see why people would like it, and in no way would I argue its a bad movie. I understand why people like it so much. It just didn’t do much for me.

Toot Toot

by rollonubears on Apr 2, 2009 10:48 AM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

You’re dead to me, rags.

JAI HO!

by Rishi on Apr 2, 2009 10:51 AM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

Because I thought the hype machine was out of control on that movie, and that the Best Director award was more of a lifetime achievement award for Scorsese? (Seriously, it’s a very good movie, but definitely not his best — maybe not in the top 3).

So, basically, you gotta Go Bears!

by ragnarok on Apr 2, 2009 10:54 AM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

Stop listening to the hype machine and formulate your own opinions.

JAI HO!

by Rishi on Apr 2, 2009 11:13 AM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

I couldn’t formulate my own opinion before I actually saw the movie, could I?

Good movie. Tragic. Makes you really consider the deeper implications of the characters’ actions. Didn’t lead me to any new insight into humanity. 8.5 out of 10.

So, basically, you gotta Go Bears!

by ragnarok on Apr 2, 2009 11:16 AM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

Fine, you’re alive to me again.

JAI HO!

by Rishi on Apr 2, 2009 11:27 AM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

You’re dead to me.

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by TwistNHook on Apr 2, 2009 1:17 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

Meh.

So, basically, you gotta Go Bears!

by ragnarok on Apr 2, 2009 2:24 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

well, i don’t think you were supposed to like shopaholic

They're after our precious bodily fluids

by chowder on Apr 2, 2009 10:43 AM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

It’s Twist.

JAI HO!

by Rishi on Apr 2, 2009 10:45 AM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

Your sig only makes that MORE disturbingly hilarious.

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by TwistNHook on Apr 2, 2009 9:19 AM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

I don't know what you guys think

but ranking Masoli as the #9 player in the conference just makes me think Miller lacks any credibility whatsoever. Maybe he’ll get it back if he ranks the Cal O Line, Riley and Best as the next 7 (does that add up right?).

by oaktownmario on Apr 2, 2009 10:05 AM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

I mean Masoli can run

but has he proven that he can pass any better than Ayoooob? The number 9 best player in the whole conference?

by oaktownmario on Apr 2, 2009 10:09 AM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

I think Masoli was put in a very difficult position to start last year, and improved greatly as the season progressed. After the Berkeley game, he became pretty darn good, and not surprised to see him at #9

Walter Thurmond III, however, I think we may have a legt beef with. I remember the Oregon secondary being the weak spot on their defense last year.

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by chowder on Apr 2, 2009 10:16 AM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

Theres also cognitive bias here. Watch the OSU game and Masoli looks like a golden god. Watch Cal and he looks like Ayoob Jr. We all remember the Cal game where he was so bad they replaced him with like 2 minutes left to put in Roper to pass pass pass pass pass.

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by TwistNHook on Apr 2, 2009 10:20 AM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

Well, I don’t think he was replaced entirely because he was so bad (although he was certainly not good) but also because what he does well (make defenses account for his running ability) was clearly not working, and moreover, was of no use in running the two-minute drill. Cal would’ve been perfectly willing to let Masoli break off 5-8 yards at a time and tackle him inbounds, but Oregon need 20 at a time, and for the receiver to get out of bounds. Roper gave them the best (albeit still not good) chance to do that.

So, basically, you gotta Go Bears!

by ragnarok on Apr 2, 2009 10:25 AM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

He was replaced, bc he couldnt pass. Period. To us, its confusing that the #9 player in the Pac10 cant pass. But what Im saying is that its our cognitive bias that leads us to believe that, because we saw him be completely and toadally unable to pass. I dont think he was great by the end of the season, but he certainly had improved a lot.

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by TwistNHook on Apr 2, 2009 10:27 AM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

In that rain? No one was able to pass! (OK, we only had Longshore for comparison, but still…)

So, basically, you gotta Go Bears!

by ragnarok on Apr 2, 2009 10:28 AM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

Oddly enough, Longshore was moving the ball fairly well at times. Somewhat.

Also, Roper couldnt pass either. Which shows how little Oregon respect Masoli’s arm. They put him in for somebody who failed!

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by TwistNHook on Apr 2, 2009 10:29 AM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

Yea, i think the oregon game was his best performance, and given the rainy conditions I thought he was actually good.

They're after our precious bodily fluids

by chowder on Apr 2, 2009 10:30 AM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

ASU Longshore had a pretty solid first half. Mediocre 3rd quarter and di nothing in the 4th, tho he wasnt asked to do much.

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by TwistNHook on Apr 2, 2009 10:31 AM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

pick six ruined it

as a side note: I tuned into the game immediately before the pick six, as I was at the top of the B of A building getting dinner with my folks

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by chowder on Apr 2, 2009 10:38 AM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

ASU != UA, but yeah….

by turkey on Apr 2, 2009 10:39 AM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

What sort of mathmagician are you!??!

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by TwistNHook on Apr 2, 2009 10:41 AM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

It didn’t help that his receivers were dropping everything.

by turkey on Apr 2, 2009 10:29 AM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

Retrospectively, I wondered if perhaps the passes were incomplete because the poor field conditions (and that was a MomentumTurf FAIL! that day) made proper route-running almost impossible, leading to Masoli firing to spots on the field where the receivers never made it.

So, basically, you gotta Go Bears!

by ragnarok on Apr 2, 2009 10:31 AM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

Or receivers getting the ball in their hands and doing the opposite of catching it.

by turkey on Apr 2, 2009 10:33 AM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

Ghihctac it? Because I have NO idea what that even means!

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by TwistNHook on Apr 2, 2009 10:33 AM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

‘Ghihctac’ sounds like a synonym for ‘vomiting’. Which is pretty much what the receivers did with the ball.

So, basically, you gotta Go Bears!

by ragnarok on Apr 2, 2009 10:34 AM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

HE TOADS IPICACED THAT BALL!

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by TwistNHook on Apr 2, 2009 10:34 AM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

Wait

LARB

JAI HO!

by Rishi on Apr 2, 2009 10:53 AM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

But to rate him as the 9th best player

and say he has Heisman potential? That’s just lame. Maybe I’m wrong and he’ll win 2 Heismans, but Miller seems to be evaluating based on randomnly speculative potential as opposed to actual accomplishments.

by oaktownmario on Apr 2, 2009 10:54 AM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

exactly

it’s a speculative list for 2009, not at all-conference list for 2008 and before.

So, basically, you gotta Go Bears!

by ragnarok on Apr 2, 2009 10:56 AM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

I can handle "speculative"

but Miller doesn’t even call it that. He says: “Ranking the Pac-10’s 30 best players.” And I would qualify his explanation for Masoli as “randomly speculative,” “unsubstantiated conjecture,” “baseless prediction.”

In a word: bullshit.

by oaktownmario on Apr 2, 2009 11:00 AM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

I ain’t gonna argue that.

So, basically, you gotta Go Bears!

by ragnarok on Apr 2, 2009 11:03 AM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

I could see your point, if you weren’t saying that Riley should be higher than Masoli, which is a joke, considering that Masoli (despite some pathetic performances), finished significantly better than Riley is just about every passing statistic.

--AddictedToQuack, SBNation's Oregon Ducks blog

by jtlight on Apr 2, 2009 11:48 AM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

I was joking about Riley and the whole O Line being in the top 7

I figured even someone from CGB North would get that.

Most everyone here agrees the Cal QB situation was a mess.

by oaktownmario on Apr 2, 2009 11:52 AM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

Except Brock Mansion

He smells opportunity.

Still happy over the fact that the Nets signed Ryan Anderson. Now if only they can sign Leon Powe after this year...

by yellow fever on Apr 2, 2009 11:53 AM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

And he’s dashingly handsome to boot!

JAI HO!

by Rishi on Apr 2, 2009 11:54 AM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

I think most of us, except for maybe Rishi, agree that Best should be #1.

It’s spelled "S-h-u-f-e-l-t"

by JShufelt on Apr 2, 2009 11:54 AM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

No, I agree Best should be #1 on the list…

JAI HO!

by Rishi on Apr 2, 2009 11:56 AM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

Wait, what…. No one said Riley’s even close to Masoli, I think… ???!!!

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by Thoroughbred on Apr 2, 2009 11:56 AM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

Depends if we are counting jokes that CGB Northerners don’t get or not.

It’s spelled "S-h-u-f-e-l-t"

by JShufelt on Apr 2, 2009 12:02 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

I say count them!

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by TwistNHook on Apr 2, 2009 1:17 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

Then the answer to T-bred is, yes someone did!

It’s spelled "S-h-u-f-e-l-t"

by JShufelt on Apr 2, 2009 1:44 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

I guess, I just believe that Masoli did fulfill that potential over the latter portion of the season, if he can generate similar numbers and performances he is a legit top player.

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by chowder on Apr 2, 2009 10:56 AM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

Never did one bowl game do so much for one QB?

by turkey on Apr 2, 2009 10:57 AM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

see: Kevin Riley’s performance in the 2007 Armed Forces Bowl

So, basically, you gotta Go Bears!

by ragnarok on Apr 2, 2009 10:58 AM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

Good point.

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by Thoroughbred on Apr 2, 2009 10:59 AM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

well said

by turkey on Apr 2, 2009 11:00 AM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

There was also the Civil War

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by chowder on Apr 2, 2009 11:00 AM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

And the Arizona game. (300 yards, 80% completion, 2 TD)

It’s spelled "S-h-u-f-e-l-t"

by JShufelt on Apr 2, 2009 11:49 AM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

And that was just passing. He added another 89 yards and 3 TDs on the ground.

--AddictedToQuack, SBNation's Oregon Ducks blog

by jtlight on Apr 2, 2009 11:50 AM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

Also, he kicked every field goal and snapped the ball to himself.

JAI HO!

by Rishi on Apr 2, 2009 11:54 AM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

Reminds me of this.

It’s spelled "S-h-u-f-e-l-t"

by JShufelt on Apr 2, 2009 12:03 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

Describe video pls

JAI HO!

by Rishi on Apr 2, 2009 12:03 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

Rooster Teeth did some commercials for Madden 2007, and in it, Dallas Clark bobbled a catch, and didn’t make the completion.

Dallas Clark got offended and said they made him look like a ‘bitch’.

So they made a “Director’s Cut” video, where Dallas Clark made this amazing catch and run, and out ran everyone on the play. They started to praise Dallas Clark with the likes of “No man can tackle Dallas Clark!”

Then in the replay, the noticed, it was Dallas Clark that passed the ball to Dallas Clark.

And that he couldn’t settle for the 6 points, and had to kick the PAT himself.

Then later, they were shocked when Dallas Clark got tackled, only to realize that it was Dallas Clark that tackled Dallas Clark.

It’s spelled "S-h-u-f-e-l-t"

by JShufelt on Apr 2, 2009 12:11 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

Epic. I need to watch it.

JAI HO!

by Rishi on Apr 2, 2009 12:13 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

You can’t forget all the games he played.

I think Masoli will be very good, and I do think he IMPROVED after the Cal game, rather than just running it up on just suspect defenses. I don’t think he would be in my top 10 at this point though…

HYDROTECH IS FREE!

by Thoroughbred on Apr 2, 2009 11:54 AM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

Speaking of which, bought my season tickets last night! I’m a little disappointed we are playing Eastern Washington, but everything else should be fun.

Toot Toot

by rollonubears on Apr 2, 2009 11:59 AM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

I’m not. I hope the 1st team doesn’t even play a single down… Our early schedule is brutal

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by Thoroughbred on Apr 2, 2009 12:00 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

Well, other than the requisite 100 yards for Jahvid’s heisman campaign, which he will get in the first quarter.

I’m just saying i prefer playing crappy D1 teams, not D1-AA.

Toot Toot

by rollonubears on Apr 2, 2009 12:03 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

Might be better for the computer rankings

to play a team that will go 8-4 in I-AA than a team that will go 2-10 in I-A.

In fact, that wouldn’t surprise me at all.

Many years from now, when his name's recalled
Everyone will say, "He should have passed the ball"
-- Al Stewart, "Football Hero"

by PaulThomas on Apr 2, 2009 1:27 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

I think the I-AA teams may not be calculated into the computer rankings, actually. I really am stabbing in the dark at that though. May or may not have heard that somewhere.

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by Thoroughbred on Apr 2, 2009 1:30 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

I think all 1-AA teams, whether the Citadel or Appalachian State, count the same.

JAI HO!

by Rishi on Apr 2, 2009 1:32 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

Depends on the ranking. Sagarin takes the strength of the I-AA opponent into account (he actually rates the best I-AA teams better than the bottom third or so of I-A). Others do not. All of the formulas are secret, however.

So, basically, you gotta Go Bears!

by ragnarok on Apr 2, 2009 2:26 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

Our home opener might run past your curfew, though.

JAI HO!

by Rishi on Apr 2, 2009 12:00 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

I go to bed at 8:30 every night. Thanks for looking out for my best interests. You sir are a great friend.

Toot Toot

by rollonubears on Apr 2, 2009 12:02 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

I don’t want mommy getting mad.

JAI HO!

by Rishi on Apr 2, 2009 12:03 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

<3

Oh Rishi you like me deep down. Don’t lie. Or at least I’ll keep telling myself that.

Toot Toot

by rollonubears on Apr 2, 2009 12:03 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

I’m not forgetting all the games he played – I’m saying that it wasn’t one bowl game. It was a series of 3 games – really 3.5 games due to how he played and got the W at the end of the Stanford game.

I think he’s been elevated to a status, that is unearned and unmerited. But most of you guys saw him in easily his worst game.

It’s spelled "S-h-u-f-e-l-t"

by JShufelt on Apr 2, 2009 11:59 AM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

Fair enough. He’s definitely an interesting guy to consider. I mean, he had serious issues for much of the year, and then boom, learns to settle down in the pocket, make good decisions, etc. was amazing.

I think that he hit his peak during the past 3 games. It will be hard to top that. But if he can play at or near that level for a season, he’s a top 10 player.

What’s also interesting about Masoli is that he’s not prototypical for his position like Taylor Mays or Jahvid Best. He doesn’t exude a lot of physical talent, but he can throw, and he can run, and he fits the Oregon system very, very well, and runs the spread option better than any QB I’ve seen.

But he could easily be the most productive QB in the Pac-10, and I guess in Miller’s book that puts him in the top 10.

--AddictedToQuack, SBNation's Oregon Ducks blog

by jtlight on Apr 2, 2009 12:00 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

No doubt he should be the top QB on the list… that’s for sure. He has excellent potential in that system, just like Dixon

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by Thoroughbred on Apr 2, 2009 12:03 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

Depends, is Masoli playing baseball this summer?

JAI HO!

by Rishi on Apr 2, 2009 12:04 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

I really like him, mostly because I think there are still tire marks on Oklahoma State defenders after he ran over them.

Toot Toot

by rollonubears on Apr 2, 2009 12:05 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

Also see: Rose Bowl 2009. Mark Sanchez.

JAI HO!

by Rishi on Apr 2, 2009 11:28 AM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

Dixon sucked before he became a heisman contender, and Masoli didn’t suck last year. Did you watch the Holiday Bowl? I rewatched where he ran over that guy like 10 times, giggling to myself in delight.

Toot Toot

by rollonubears on Apr 2, 2009 11:07 AM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

Plus it was basically a flash flood that day.

Toot Toot

by rollonubears on Apr 2, 2009 10:41 AM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

I never understood the Oregon secondary hype

If I knew they were extremely overrated going into the season, why didn’t all of the sportswriters know it too? It was painfully obvious.

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by CBKWit on Apr 2, 2009 11:33 AM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

You are cleraly smarter than the rest of us!

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by TwistNHook on Apr 2, 2009 1:19 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

but has he proven that he can pass any better than Ayoooob?

Um… Yes.

In regards to his performance against Cal, I think Ragnarok summed it up very well. I can’t really disagree with his assessment.

And, no offense, but if Riley is in the top 10, Miller’s list is discreditably laughable.

It’s spelled "S-h-u-f-e-l-t"

by JShufelt on Apr 2, 2009 11:46 AM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

No offense, but you are discreditably laughable.

JAI HO!

by Rishi on Apr 2, 2009 11:50 AM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

None taken!

It’s spelled "S-h-u-f-e-l-t"

by JShufelt on Apr 2, 2009 11:50 AM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

You CGB Northerners are a dumb lot aren't you?

Riley and the O-lIne in the top 7 was a joke. Not serious. I said it in Jest or JShu -est if you will.

by oaktownmario on Apr 2, 2009 11:54 AM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

That’s a stretch.

JAI HO!

by Rishi on Apr 2, 2009 11:54 AM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

It’s true. I have officially stupidered you guys.

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by TwistNHook on Apr 2, 2009 2:44 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

Important breaking news:

Jahvid finally has more image views than Longshore on my flickr feed!

by turkey on Apr 2, 2009 10:08 AM PDT reply actions   0 recs

Pics or it doesnt exist.

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by TwistNHook on Apr 2, 2009 10:16 AM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

Excuse me, I said pics, not pic. Unbelievable! UNBELIEVABLE!

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by TwistNHook on Apr 2, 2009 10:20 AM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

it clearly doesn’t exist

They're after our precious bodily fluids

by chowder on Apr 2, 2009 10:25 AM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

Why turkey would lie to us and, in specific me, I don’t understand? I DON’T BELIEVE IN NOTHING NO MOE!

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by TwistNHook on Apr 2, 2009 10:26 AM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

quiet, you!

Cal vs Washington-206

by turkey on Apr 2, 2009 10:27 AM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

IT EXISTS!

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by TwistNHook on Apr 2, 2009 10:28 AM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

That was at FanFest 07. Best was just wandering around as most freshmen do without a table or anything. But he was so hyped that people (myself included) just formed a line around him organically. Similar to Riley at FanFest 08 when he made it 3 steps out of the door and then was surrounded. They had to bring his table to him!!!

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by TwistNHook on Apr 2, 2009 10:30 AM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

Best had a few min before he was mobbed, I knew who he was, snapped the pic then walked away. I should have pretended to be a big deal and hung around a bit more.

I predict Isi to be the unknown Frosh that quickly becomes a star this fall.

by turkey on Apr 2, 2009 10:34 AM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

We should take bets on which random player will get mobbed at FanFest 09. My money: Devin Bishop!

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by TwistNHook on Apr 2, 2009 10:35 AM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

I bet Jahvid Best

by turkey on Apr 2, 2009 10:36 AM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

I’ll take the Yacht Party

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by chowder on Apr 2, 2009 10:39 AM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

Anybody see South Park last night? Hilarious stuff!

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by TwistNHook on Apr 2, 2009 10:42 AM PDT reply actions   0 recs

I find it’s humor to be too sophomoric. Instead, I watched O’Riley.

Heaps and Hinder...come on down!

by carp on Apr 2, 2009 10:43 AM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

I don’t have cable anymore ;(

instead i watched Lock, Stock, & Two Smoking Barrels and A Guide to Recognizing your Saints (I had trouble sleeping)

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by chowder on Apr 2, 2009 10:57 AM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

Wait wait wait wait. Mr. Trying To Ensure No Females Ever Read This Blog Ever Again thinks South Park is too sophmoric (Im not even really sure what that means!)?!?!?!?!?!?!?!!

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by TwistNHook on Apr 2, 2009 1:23 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

<3

I’ve turned over a new leaf.

Heaps and Hinder...come on down!

by carp on Apr 2, 2009 1:28 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

O'Reilly is funny

I like how he takes himself to be the judge and jury of moral character and decency in America…and has pictures and videos of the latest scantily clad mayor or teen runaway in every episode.

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by CBKWit on Apr 2, 2009 3:02 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

If that teen runaway becomes mayor, well, watch out!

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by TwistNHook on Apr 2, 2009 3:05 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

I love South Park...

but they have a bizarre obsession with vaginas. Yesterday’s episode and the Oprah episode were probably the 2 worst episodes they’ve done in the last 5+ years.

Now the financial crisis episode was a classic. a headless chicken dancing to a kazoo to decide if a bank should be bailed out? Genius!

The #1 greatest threat to America: BEARS

by norcalnick on Apr 2, 2009 6:21 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

Oprah was terrible, agreed. But last nights was great!

And if an obsession with vaginas is bizzare, we’re all bizzare. REALLY REALLY bizzare!!1

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by TwistNHook on Apr 2, 2009 7:11 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

So we’re crazy about curry?

It’s spelled "S-h-u-f-e-l-t"

by JShufelt on Apr 2, 2009 7:23 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

hey hey

So…is there a J.O. chat today? Link?

Still happy over the fact that the Nets signed Ryan Anderson. Now if only they can sign Leon Powe after this year...

by yellow fever on Apr 2, 2009 10:56 AM PDT reply actions   0 recs

Is there also an Ask YF later today?

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by Thoroughbred on Apr 2, 2009 10:59 AM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

oh snap?

Heaps and Hinder...come on down!

by carp on Apr 2, 2009 11:00 AM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

There's no Beano to kick around recently!

Still happy over the fact that the Nets signed Ryan Anderson. Now if only they can sign Leon Powe after this year...

by yellow fever on Apr 2, 2009 11:03 AM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

good point

Heaps and Hinder...come on down!

by carp on Apr 2, 2009 11:11 AM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

not until 1…no linky yet

Heaps and Hinder...come on down!

by carp on Apr 2, 2009 11:00 AM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

OKANES LINK

here

Still happy over the fact that the Nets signed Ryan Anderson. Now if only they can sign Leon Powe after this year...

by yellow fever on Apr 2, 2009 12:38 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

ESPN columnist's NCAA regrets
Usually, I am atrocious. Occasionally, I’m Dave Kingman: I run into one and it looks like I might be way better than I am. This year was beyond atrocious; every idea I had turned out to be laughable. I was Drunk Kingman facing Luis Tiant with all 27 of his pitches working. I mocked the consensus upset picks (Western Kentucky over Illinois) and championed those that had no chance (Northern Iowa over Purdue; Cal — Cal! — over Memphis in the second round!). The Cal pick might never be topped.

Link

by kolwave on Apr 2, 2009 11:10 AM PDT reply actions   0 recs

:[

Toot Toot

by rollonubears on Apr 2, 2009 11:12 AM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

Someone picked Cal in the Sweet 16? I’m a huge Cal fan, and even I wasn’t that delusional.

So, basically, you gotta Go Bears!

by ragnarok on Apr 2, 2009 11:12 AM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

Though Keown is one of the few columnists I’ve read who likes Cal.

Toot Toot

by rollonubears on Apr 2, 2009 11:13 AM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

He was on the Cal baseball team for a few years I think

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by Thoroughbred on Apr 2, 2009 11:35 AM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

I’ve been attending Cal football games with my family for several years, and the raging, mouthy idiots make it worse every year.

so true…

Heaps and Hinder...come on down!

by carp on Apr 2, 2009 11:50 AM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

Don’t act like you’re immune!

JAI HO!

by Rishi on Apr 2, 2009 11:55 AM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

Yeah some of them are pretty bad. But some fans are hilarious. Like this guy at the Emerald Bowl. Hammered before he entered the stadium. Had a few more beers. Was screaming throughout the whole game ’LET’S PLAY SOME GODDAMN FOOTBALL!!!" Then when we won he went and hugged everyone in the section. He was great. The most entertaining fan ever. Whenever I’ve gone to a sporting event since then and there is a fan that is just way to intense or whatever I look at my dad and scream ’LET’S PLAY SOME GODDAMN FOOTBALL!’

Toot Toot

by rollonubears on Apr 2, 2009 12:08 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

and he wrote great pieces on baseball, particularly the catcher. I tried to search for a great Terry Steinbach piece but that was before the Internets.

Heaps and Hinder...come on down!

by carp on Apr 2, 2009 11:47 AM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

Terry Steinbach

He was my dad’s student at UM. Small world

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by CBKWit on Apr 2, 2009 11:56 AM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

really? He was my favorite player. I think Steiny still plays semipro ball in MN.

Heaps and Hinder...come on down!

by carp on Apr 2, 2009 11:57 AM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

I went as Tim Laudner for Halloween once

Most kids wanted to be Kirby, but I fell for the very mediocre back-up catcher. I think I liked his name and the fact that he played catcher.

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by CBKWit on Apr 2, 2009 11:59 AM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

I am incredibly disappointed that this is not DBD 4.2.09 Because you didn’t know enough about MIddle School TwistNHook

I was considering posting that but I think I would be the only one to find it amusing.

Toot Toot

by rollonubears on Apr 2, 2009 11:11 AM PDT reply actions   0 recs

GOD FORBID AN INSIDE JOKE IS MADE!?!?!

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by TwistNHook on Apr 2, 2009 1:23 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

lol wut?

Toot Toot

by rollonubears on Apr 2, 2009 1:25 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

Scientists have detected particles that may come from invisible “dark matter”.

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/science/nature/7977102.stm

They're after our precious bodily fluids

by chowder on Apr 2, 2009 11:19 AM PDT reply actions   0 recs

UFC President

Dana White verbally attacks journalist. Check out the vid.

I have to say, White sounds pretty stupid and overly agressive.

by oaktownmario on Apr 2, 2009 11:33 AM PDT reply actions   0 recs

All Whites are… =D

HYDROTECH IS FREE!

by Thoroughbred on Apr 2, 2009 11:35 AM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

Well, Supervisor Dan White certainly was…

So, basically, you gotta Go Bears!

by ragnarok on Apr 2, 2009 11:37 AM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

Lawyers and college students?

So, basically, you gotta Go Bears!

by ragnarok on Apr 2, 2009 11:48 AM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

chemists have been known to enjoy a beverage or two.

Particularly good scotch (17 years)

Heaps and Hinder...come on down!

by carp on Apr 2, 2009 12:05 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

I haven’t had scotch that old in a while…

I’m jealous.

JAI HO!

by Rishi on Apr 2, 2009 12:06 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

I have a good lawyer friend, and I get tired of him telling me how much lawyers drink. Frankly, I think everyone drinks a lot. No one profession outdrinks another, with exception to teachers and surgeons (I hope), they would be light-weights

They're after our precious bodily fluids

by chowder on Apr 2, 2009 12:08 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

what about cops while on the job?

Heaps and Hinder...come on down!

by carp on Apr 2, 2009 12:11 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

did you see Superbad? It is based on a true story.

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by chowder on Apr 2, 2009 12:18 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

I love movies that are based on true stories… like Blade

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by Thoroughbred on Apr 2, 2009 12:21 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

what about SuperTroopers?

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by carp on Apr 2, 2009 12:27 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

true story, as was Training Day

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by chowder on Apr 2, 2009 1:39 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

Disagree

In some professions you more or less have to go out and drink with colleagues for networking, etc. reasons. This is probably more true of something like business or law than of more academic or research-oriented fields.

by HolmoePhobe on Apr 2, 2009 12:12 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

This is true. In finance, you take clients out to drinks all the time.

JAI HO!

by Rishi on Apr 2, 2009 12:14 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

so any profession with clients? that is a pretty broad cross-section of the economy.

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by chowder on Apr 2, 2009 12:17 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

I agree that people in most professions drink a fair amount (particularly if they’re guys in their 20s or 30s) but I do believe that people in some professions (politics, law, etc) drink more than others, although my evidence for that is entirely anecdotal.

by HolmoePhobe on Apr 2, 2009 12:20 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

Where you interact on a face-to-face basis with individual clients and prospects on a weekly to daily basis?

JAI HO!

by Rishi on Apr 2, 2009 1:13 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

Doesnt mean you have to drink, tho.

I am the Tyrant Boy King Of UC Eugene! An endless cavalcade of worthless inanities is my currency!

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by TwistNHook on Apr 2, 2009 1:24 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

I don’t understand.

JAI HO!

by Rishi on Apr 2, 2009 1:26 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

I didn’t drink all through high school and look at me now! I’m drunk.

by zoonews on Apr 2, 2009 1:29 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

You’re always drunk.

JAI HO!

by Rishi on Apr 2, 2009 1:33 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

Speaking about teachers drinking… some of my casual highschool friends are elementary school teachers. And I see on facebook that there’s pictures of them doing keg stands and getting wasted. I mean, I know everyone has their own private life, but if I was a parent, I don’t think I’d like knowing that my kids 2nd grade teacher or whatever spends their weekends doing keg stands and drinking vodka from the bottle.

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by HydroTech on Apr 2, 2009 12:43 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

Keg stands promote physical fitness, while drinking vodka from a bottle saves energy and waste that would otherwise come out of using a cup.

JAI HO!

by Rishi on Apr 2, 2009 1:13 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

Just makes you realize that when you were a smart-ass to your 3rd grade teacher and she overreacted and gave your four detentions, she was probably just hungover.

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by chowder on Apr 2, 2009 1:40 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

Teachers are people too!

JAI HO!

by Rishi on Apr 2, 2009 2:37 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

Very cool, and that site is going to be a productivity blackhole for me, but rec’d anyway.

by HolmoePhobe on Apr 2, 2009 11:55 AM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

have anyone ever tried Alaskan Smoked Porter, the most decorated beer?

opinions?

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by Thoroughbred on Apr 2, 2009 11:57 AM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

I’m a beer pussy and can’t stand dark beers

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by chowder on Apr 2, 2009 11:58 AM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

no…but I will!

Heaps and Hinder...come on down!

by carp on Apr 2, 2009 11:58 AM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

Not a huge fan of smoke or oak in beer.

by zoonews on Apr 2, 2009 12:00 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

You like smoke in your lungs… and oak in your butt?

HYDROTECH IS FREE!

by Thoroughbred on Apr 2, 2009 12:05 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

I will right now, brb.

JAI HO!

by Rishi on Apr 2, 2009 12:01 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

It’s yummy. It’s epic. It’s like drinking a beer flavored barbecue.
The only place I found that sells it is this beer store near my brother’s place.

It’s spelled "S-h-u-f-e-l-t"

by JShufelt on Apr 2, 2009 1:11 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

States where you can’t buy the beer in supermarkets don’t count.

by turkey on Apr 2, 2009 12:08 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

I'll be in the Stadium Club on Saturday night...

…at Dodger’s Stadium. Should I wear:

a. Giants gear (my team)
b. A’s gear
c. Cal gear
d. Hipster gear

Thanks, I’ll take my answer off the air.

by zoonews on Apr 2, 2009 11:57 AM PDT reply actions   0 recs

a.

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by carp on Apr 2, 2009 11:58 AM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

e. A suit and tie.

JAI HO!

by Rishi on Apr 2, 2009 11:58 AM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

A's gear definitely

How can you even consider Giants gear? What’s wrong with you?

by oaktownmario on Apr 2, 2009 11:58 AM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

I’ve done Giants gear before there in lesser class seats than these, no big whoop.

by zoonews on Apr 2, 2009 11:59 AM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

its L.A. no one is passionate about sports there

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by chowder on Apr 2, 2009 12:00 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

I was was down on the 3rd base line in Giants hat and sweatshirt once right behind a guy who had a massive “LA” logo tattooed on the back of his meaty bald head. I caught some shit when I would go up and down the aisle and I think someone threw a drink at one point. Like I said, no big whoop.

by zoonews on Apr 2, 2009 12:02 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

Yeah, this is why (a) isn’t automatic anymore.

by zoonews on Apr 2, 2009 12:02 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

yea, i really don’t follow baseball (sorry, just not my favorite sport) but I DO follow basketball, and I can tell you, the L.A. fans that attend the games aren’t that passionate. I think its because all the passionate obnoxious people get priced out by the all the rich (this is a company expense) people

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by chowder on Apr 2, 2009 12:05 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

There’s a great article about all this.

JAI HO!

by Rishi on Apr 2, 2009 12:05 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

This is true to an extent. The tickets trickle down though. In my case, from a big vendor company to their medium production studio client to my friend the production coordinator to me the sometimes drunk Giants fan. Passionate and obnoxious still find their way, I’ve found.

by zoonews on Apr 2, 2009 12:09 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

what about giants hat, jeans, and a regular shirt/sweatshirt.

If you’re going to be with your family, why not play it safe?

I usually wear A’s gear on the road, but I haven’t been to hostile locales. Game 2 would actually be less hostile than opening day. Security should be hightened I think.

Heaps and Hinder...come on down!

by carp on Apr 2, 2009 12:09 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

I go to Dodger games with my in-laws. Although I don’t wear any Giant gear, mainly because I don’t actually own any. I’m just there for the sweet seats and the Dodger dogs.

by turkey on Apr 2, 2009 12:11 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

It’s just me, my best buddy the Dodger fan, and whatever 2 friends we can motivate. Having 3 locals helps to pull off the opposing gear big time.

by zoonews on Apr 2, 2009 12:12 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

I’m starting to get old enough that people start to fuck with me. Like when I wholeheartedly cheer for the Canucks at Sharks games. Before: aww he’s just a little kid. Now: Fucking punk.

Toot Toot

by rollonubears on Apr 2, 2009 12:12 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

Awwwww. You widdo big boi now. Yes you are. Yes you are.

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by Thoroughbred on Apr 2, 2009 12:14 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

:]

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by rollonubears on Apr 2, 2009 12:15 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

Just wait til you are 30 something and some 18 year old punks throw peanut shells at you to the point that you get up and move you and your wife to different seats in your own stadium. Go Giants!

by zoonews on Apr 2, 2009 12:14 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

You didn’t throw anything back?

Or clock him?

HYDROTECH IS FREE!

by Thoroughbred on Apr 2, 2009 12:15 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

With the wife? No way. With my buddies? We would have stood up, turned around and stared.

by zoonews on Apr 2, 2009 12:16 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

I would’ve thrown my wife at him.

If I had a wife.

Or the prospect of any female who would want to become my wife.

HYDROTECH IS FREE!

by Thoroughbred on Apr 2, 2009 12:18 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

wife’s are surprisingly good at keeping their husband out of jail in incidents like this one.

Heaps and Hinder...come on down!

by carp on Apr 2, 2009 12:19 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

my brother, who’s at the Air Force Academy, doesn’t get to leave campus that often, particularly as when he was an underclassmen.

Him and his buddies, on their rare “Saturday night on the town,” went to watch a movie. As an underclassmen, you have wear your uniform in public. Anyway, a couple of punks start throwing candy at them in the movie theater and actually verbally taunting young men in US military unis. My brother said he wanted to fucking end them. If they did, he would have likely been kicked out of the Academy and had to join the enlisted. Instead, they just left and grabbed a burger.

My point…restraint is tough, against our nature, but in the end…it’s worth it.

Unless of course some guy tries to choke your girlfriend at a party and you pop him in jaw so hard he’s out cold for an hour. The sheriff came by and said, “Well, I would have done the same thing.”

Heaps and Hinder...come on down!

by carp on Apr 2, 2009 12:26 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

Some guy tried to choke your girlfriend?

HYDROTECH IS FREE!

by Thoroughbred on Apr 2, 2009 12:32 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

YOU DON'T F WITH THE CARP

Or his girlfriend either, apparently.

Still happy over the fact that the Nets signed Ryan Anderson. Now if only they can sign Leon Powe after this year...

by yellow fever on Apr 2, 2009 12:36 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

yeah…a few jackasses from piedmont wouldn’t leave our little new years party, so as my wife escorted this extremely drunk guy out, he grabbed her neck. Then I blasted him twice. I broke the first digit on my right index finger (a common boxing injury) and effectively ended my baseball career.

Heaps and Hinder...come on down!

by carp on Apr 2, 2009 12:45 PM PDT up reply actions   1 recs

At least it was an honorable way to go out.

Still happy over the fact that the Nets signed Ryan Anderson. Now if only they can sign Leon Powe after this year...

by yellow fever on Apr 2, 2009 12:46 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

Baseball career. Joke or for real?

Toot Toot

by rollonubears on Apr 2, 2009 12:48 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

“career” should mean you got paid to do it…no, I didn’t. Competitive college ball only.

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by carp on Apr 2, 2009 1:29 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

Really? At Cal?

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by rollonubears on Apr 2, 2009 1:29 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

Goatee.

JAI HO!

by Rishi on Apr 2, 2009 1:14 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

no goatee then, just sideburns.

Heaps and Hinder...come on down!

by carp on Apr 2, 2009 1:29 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

You had the muttonchops, didn’t you?

HYDROTECH IS FREE!

by Thoroughbred on Apr 2, 2009 1:33 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

:)

Heaps and Hinder...come on down!

by carp on Apr 2, 2009 1:33 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

Luckily I’m an A’s fan. If there are fans in my section I will be happy. :[. I hate myself for saying that.

Toot Toot

by rollonubears on Apr 2, 2009 12:15 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

LOL GIANTS >>> A’S LOL

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by Thoroughbred on Apr 2, 2009 12:16 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

Honestly I don’t blame them. A’s probably have more hardcore fans. If you are a fair weather fan, go to a Giant’s game. Stadium itself is one of the nicest, add that into the location it is then it is probably the nicest Stadium of any sport in the U.S. There is stuff to do nearby, etc. It is a great time out. But actual game experience, on the best night the Coliseum has to be one of the best in baseball, due to the passion of the fans. Sadly, we can’t get the best night very frequently.

Toot Toot

by rollonubears on Apr 2, 2009 12:20 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

i don’t buy this completely because I remember the last bitter years at Candlesuck and they were a LOT like the current A’s situation. I think that ultimately there are similar core bases but the hardcore Giants fans are simply diluted in stadium by all the casual fans. It’s sort of naturally reverting a bit now that there are empty seats for most Giants games again.

by zoonews on Apr 2, 2009 12:34 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

Well AT&T has been in the bay area longer than I have so I don’t know about the old days.

Toot Toot

by rollonubears on Apr 2, 2009 12:36 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

Picture the current Colosseum but orange and more blob shaped without an evil bunker looming over the outfield. Now drop the temperature 20 degrees and add howling winds that swirl trash everywhere. Welcome to Candlesuck!

by zoonews on Apr 2, 2009 12:39 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

The fans were few but intense tho, that was my point.

by zoonews on Apr 2, 2009 12:40 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

with Daryl Hamilton in center…

I miss those days.

Brian Johnson is a god.

Heaps and Hinder...come on down!

by carp on Apr 2, 2009 12:47 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

Ya, I’ve got a handful of Croix De Candlestick pins from that era.

They would hand them out AFTER extra inning night games, kids.

by zoonews on Apr 2, 2009 12:50 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

I went to a lot of games at the ’Stick, but the Giants usually sucked too much to even manage a tie after 9.

by turkey on Apr 2, 2009 2:24 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

I wanted one of those SO badly

I was a dumb 10 year old so I was actually tempted to root for extra innings even if the Giants were ahead cause I knew the stadium’s days were numbered and I’d never get another chance to get a Croix. Sigh

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by norcalnick on Apr 2, 2009 6:30 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

Sounds like a party. I know most people hate the Coliseum, and we do need a knew stadium, but there are some things I love about it. I love the vast foul grounds and just the enormity of it. I’ve been to a lot of A’s games, so it is part of my childhood. Part of me will be sad to see it go.

Toot Toot

by rollonubears on Apr 2, 2009 12:41 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

I went to a ton of Bash Brothers era games with my grandpa and for me the place is already gone. Mt. Davis killed everything it had for me.

by zoonews on Apr 2, 2009 12:43 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

What did he do?

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by rollonubears on Apr 2, 2009 12:44 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

Other than bring the Raiders back.

Toot Toot

by rollonubears on Apr 2, 2009 12:44 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

When them Raiders came back with their Oakland scam they built that entire outfield structure and it drastically changed the feel of the park. I feel trapped in there now. It used to have a nice view of the hills, etc. The walkways for the new structure don’t even line up with the old one, it’s some real half-assed architecture.

by zoonews on Apr 2, 2009 12:48 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

built that awful monstrosity in the OF bleachers. no more oakland hills…

Heaps and Hinder...come on down!

by carp on Apr 2, 2009 12:47 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

Ya, this.

by zoonews on Apr 2, 2009 12:48 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

I’ve never known it without those. Was it really that much better?

Toot Toot

by rollonubears on Apr 2, 2009 12:48 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

Please, the Coliseum has always been a dump. I started going to games there in 1977 and it sucked then too.

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by Fire Starkey on Apr 2, 2009 12:51 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

I’d agree that it old and cold the day it was built, but please. It really REALLY sucks now. REALLY.

by zoonews on Apr 2, 2009 12:52 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

yes.

Heaps and Hinder...come on down!

by carp on Apr 2, 2009 12:52 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

Ah, memories of my youth…

by zoonews on Apr 2, 2009 12:53 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

Rickey and Hendu in the OF saying “hi” to the fans in the bleachers…good stuff.

Heaps and Hinder...come on down!

by carp on Apr 2, 2009 12:54 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

My dad grew up going to games there. My first baseball game was at Safeco (we lived in Vancouver back then). After years of the Coliseum, when my dad showed up at Safeco he was amazed.

Toot Toot

by rollonubears on Apr 2, 2009 12:55 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

I had years of the Kingdome

Safeco is awesome, but compared to the Kingdome, it is absolutely phenomenal. One of the most depressing memories of my life is watch the Seahawks play the Lions around 2001. Herman Moore had just retired so neither terrible team had any talented players. Two crappy teams futilely trying to move the ball in an over-sized garage/basement…it was great.

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by CBKWit on Apr 2, 2009 1:08 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

I've never seen that picture...that is amazing.

The Raiders cost Oakland their bball team…

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by Spazzy Mcgee on Apr 2, 2009 1:12 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

yep

Heaps and Hinder...come on down!

by carp on Apr 2, 2009 1:14 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

not if there are a bunch of f******* red sox/yankees transplants. I hate those peeps. Obnoxious.

“1919” was a great chant until they won…

Heaps and Hinder...come on down!

by carp on Apr 2, 2009 12:27 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

Somehow, after hating the Yankees since birth, I root for them now. A lot. Just because I hate the Red Sox and a majority of their fans SO FUCKING MUCH.

HYDROTECH IS FREE!

by Thoroughbred on Apr 2, 2009 12:33 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

Boston fans (of all sports) are probably the most whiny fans in all of sports.

Whose domicile? OUR DOMICILE!

by Berkelium97 on Apr 2, 2009 12:42 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

I was at game 5 of the ALDS in 2003 (The Damon collision game). We 1918’d the shit out of them.

Toot Toot

by rollonubears on Apr 2, 2009 12:37 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

me too…plaza level down the LF line.

great game…although I wish we got Zito out of there and brought the runner home from 3rd with less than 2 outs (see Melhuse, Dye).

Heaps and Hinder...come on down!

by carp on Apr 2, 2009 12:49 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

1) Field level. 3rd base side.
2)I was in 4th grade. I honestly remember hardly anything from that game. The Damon collision. The disappointment that we lost. The playful trash talking in our row with a group of Red Sox fans. That is about all I remember.

Toot Toot

by rollonubears on Apr 2, 2009 12:53 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

that’s probably for the best…

Heaps and Hinder...come on down!

by carp on Apr 2, 2009 12:53 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

I also went to Game 1 of the 2006 ALCS. I barely remember anything from that game, but that was voluntary.

Toot Toot

by rollonubears on Apr 2, 2009 12:54 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

was that the zito game or was that game 2? I was there too. Weird. That was the start after his epic game vs. Johann Santana in the Wild Card. He was godawful.

Heaps and Hinder...come on down!

by carp on Apr 2, 2009 12:55 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

Yeah all I remember was that game sucked a lot. I remember the umps being pretty bad. A few bullshit chants.

Toot Toot

by rollonubears on Apr 2, 2009 12:58 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

I’m pretty sure that was Zito. And I remember thinking, he really isn’t that good anymore. Why can’t Harden stay healthy?

Toot Toot

by rollonubears on Apr 2, 2009 12:59 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

Are there any “hostile” locales for an As fan?

by CaliforniaBone on Apr 2, 2009 2:08 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

Besides PacBell / SBC / AT&T Park?

by zoonews on Apr 2, 2009 2:10 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

Just call it

Telephone Park. It’s easier.

by oaktownmario on Apr 2, 2009 2:11 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

and that’s not even hostile.

I could dress up as Mark McGwire, replete with stirrups and cleats, and be A-okay in the Phone Booth. Heck, we even start “Let’s go Oakland” chants at Giants games.

Yankee Stadium isn’t fun for any opposing fan. Boston’s getting there.

Chicago White Sox games are scary as hell irregardless of who you root for.

Seattle is one of my favorite trips. They actually let me cheer when the A’s score.

Heaps and Hinder...come on down!

by carp on Apr 2, 2009 2:14 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

That surprises me … I consider the bleachers at AT&T to be fairly rough and I am a Giants fan.

Though, I guess the Giants fans don’t particularly consider the A’s a rival (and vice versa) so I imagine it is much more tame than the average Giants/Dodgers game

by Tedfordisgod on Apr 2, 2009 2:46 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

It's true...

If there’s one place you don’t want to be it’s the bleachers. The “rooting” most of the A’s or other fans do is up on the playground – away from danger. You can easily YouTube fights from over the years.

by CaliforniaCMB on Apr 6, 2009 1:49 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

lol

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by Spazzy Mcgee on Apr 2, 2009 4:32 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

allyssa milano…

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by carp on Apr 2, 2009 11:58 AM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

overrated

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by Thoroughbred on Apr 2, 2009 11:59 AM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

a. with a little bit of c.

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by Thoroughbred on Apr 2, 2009 11:58 AM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

giants jersey, jeans, Cal hat?

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by carp on Apr 2, 2009 12:02 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

a. definitely

I’d go with Cal gear, but if you’re going into the lair of the beast, make sure you smell like fresh meat. Wait, what?

by CaliforniaBone on Apr 2, 2009 2:05 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

Shocking revelation

I am writing a fanpost!

by HolmoePhobe on Apr 2, 2009 11:59 AM PDT reply actions   0 recs

QUICK! IT MUST BE STOPPED!

JAI HO!

by Rishi on Apr 2, 2009 12:01 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

It is distinctly lacking in quality! But I felt that after several months of posting in DBDs, I owed CGB at least one marginally substantive post.

by HolmoePhobe on Apr 2, 2009 12:03 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

What’s that second-to-last word?

JAI HO!

by Rishi on Apr 2, 2009 12:05 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

Just wait til I write my fan post on the Conferations Cup in June. Nothing will top that for randomness and lack of interest from this crew.

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by Fire Starkey on Apr 2, 2009 12:52 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

wait until I write my Wrestlemania recap!

Well, no, I probably won’t do that either.

Still happy over the fact that the Nets signed Ryan Anderson. Now if only they can sign Leon Powe after this year...

by yellow fever on Apr 2, 2009 12:55 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

well, be forewarned. I’ll be mixing in my real thoughts on the teams with random footy tidbits and comparisons to bad 80’s music videos. Can’t wait for my breakdown on New Zealand!

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by Fire Starkey on Apr 2, 2009 1:01 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

How depressing. I was looking forward to matching Winger with South Africa. Sigh.

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by Fire Starkey on Apr 2, 2009 1:11 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

i’d be interested

They're after our precious bodily fluids

by chowder on Apr 2, 2009 1:43 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

Write it!

Futbol = awesomeness

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by norcalnick on Apr 2, 2009 6:33 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

Alright I posted it

Link

It is not particularly insightful and makes sweeping generalizations, but is intended more to spark discussion than anything else.

by HolmoePhobe on Apr 2, 2009 1:00 PM PDT reply actions   0 recs

This Randy fellow is dominating the questions so far.

Whose domicile? OUR DOMICILE!

by Berkelium97 on Apr 2, 2009 1:04 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

I'm Tepperatops

Still happy over the fact that the Nets signed Ryan Anderson. Now if only they can sign Leon Powe after this year...

by yellow fever on Apr 2, 2009 1:04 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

I'm BakBak for Heisman

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by Berkelium97 on Apr 2, 2009 1:06 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

I can't believe he agrees that Masoli should be 9

Still happy over the fact that the Nets signed Ryan Anderson. Now if only they can sign Leon Powe after this year...

by yellow fever on Apr 2, 2009 1:08 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

I was Bak Bak, but then one of your questions was posted and I was like fuck!

Now I am Bak Bak for Best of Berk.

Toot Toot

by rollonubears on Apr 2, 2009 1:09 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

Hahaha someone is rollonubears but it isn’t me.

Toot Toot

by rollonubears on Apr 2, 2009 1:09 PM PDT reply actions   0 recs

I’m YO

Heaps and Hinder...come on down!

by carp on Apr 2, 2009 1:10 PM PDT reply actions   0 recs

he’s not taking my questions as “YO”

Heaps and Hinder...come on down!

by carp on Apr 2, 2009 1:17 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

nevermind!

Heaps and Hinder...come on down!

by carp on Apr 2, 2009 1:17 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

whine and ye shall receive

Still happy over the fact that the Nets signed Ryan Anderson. Now if only they can sign Leon Powe after this year...

by yellow fever on Apr 2, 2009 1:17 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

God, JO is lame

The frickin I-House cause its close to the stadium?

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by Fire Starkey on Apr 2, 2009 1:19 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

For some reason, that does not surprise me.

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by Berkelium97 on Apr 2, 2009 1:20 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

me neither.

Heaps and Hinder...come on down!

by carp on Apr 2, 2009 1:22 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

YOU’VE GOT 3000 QUESTIONS ANSWERED AND I’VE GOT NONE

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by Thoroughbred on Apr 2, 2009 1:23 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

I'm on a roll!

Still happy over the fact that the Nets signed Ryan Anderson. Now if only they can sign Leon Powe after this year...

by yellow fever on Apr 2, 2009 1:25 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

There are multiple Bak Baks, so I’m not that well represented. I think I’ve had 3-4 go through so far.

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by Berkelium97 on Apr 2, 2009 1:25 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

I was regular Bak Bak, but then changed to Bak Bak for Best of Berk.

Toot Toot

by rollonubears on Apr 2, 2009 1:28 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

I doubt he lives or eats in Berkeley, so I’m guessing he just hasn’t been to too many places

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by Thoroughbred on Apr 2, 2009 1:23 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

he should read my fanpost

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by chowder on Apr 2, 2009 1:54 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

[Comment From Geoff Tedferd]
Did you meet Ted Miller, the guy who runs ESPN’s Pac-10 blog, this week? Does he have the ridiculous southern drawl I imagine him to have?

YES. HE TOOK MY MOST STUPID AND RIDICULOUS QUESTION!

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by Thoroughbred on Apr 2, 2009 1:25 PM PDT reply actions   1 recs

I was hoping someone would get that question through! Rec’d!

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by Berkelium97 on Apr 2, 2009 1:26 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

AGH STUPID IE WON’T WORK I WANT MY CHAT DAMNIT

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by Rishi on Apr 2, 2009 1:26 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

you arent missing much today. JO is more turgid than usual

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by Fire Starkey on Apr 2, 2009 1:27 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

Not possible. JO is always operating at maximum human turgidity.

by zoonews on Apr 2, 2009 1:30 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

Either JO is a penis or he's an overblown buffoon

tur⋅gid   /ˈtɜrdʒɪd/ Show Spelled Pronunciation [tur-jid]
–adjective

1. swollen; distended; tumid.
2. inflated, overblown, or pompous; bombastic: turgid language.

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by Fire Starkey on Apr 2, 2009 1:32 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

I could give the answers that he provides. And I don’t follow practices, depth charts, etc for shit.

Jonathan Okanes: Skipper, you have to start with Oregon because it’s at Autzen Stadium and the Ducks should be pretty good once again.

I mean, what is that? Really.

by zoonews on Apr 2, 2009 1:34 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

Another one. Oi vey

Silver, I haven’t seen anything dramatically different but I probably haven’t watched closely enough at that specifically. Tedford mentioned it to me before spring started and I got the feeling they were more subtle-type things

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by Fire Starkey on Apr 2, 2009 1:35 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

re: current LBs vs last season
Jonathan Okanes: Geoff, I’d say they are in the same class. You definitely notice that Zack isn’t out there anymore with the way he flew around the field.

No shit?

by zoonews on Apr 2, 2009 1:38 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

Well, I wanted to know if there was an overall drop-off. It seems like he’s saying that these guys probably could’ve played and had the same success as last year, with maybe fewer TFLs and sacks.

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by Thoroughbred on Apr 2, 2009 1:41 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

It seems like he’s saying nothing to me.

by zoonews on Apr 2, 2009 1:44 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

I want more JO!

Someone please ask who can bench more between Ross and Boateng. He promised me he’d find out!

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by Rishi on Apr 2, 2009 1:32 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

I asked if Nyan had the best six pack on the team. No response

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by Fire Starkey on Apr 2, 2009 1:33 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

Done.

Toot Toot

by rollonubears on Apr 2, 2009 1:33 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

I’ll ask too. If enough of us ask, he has to respond. Right?

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by Berkelium97 on Apr 2, 2009 1:34 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

This is highly crucial information!

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by Rishi on Apr 2, 2009 1:34 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

me too

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by Fire Starkey on Apr 2, 2009 1:35 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

Which version of IE? I just opened it up in IE7 and it worked fine.

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by Berkelium97 on Apr 2, 2009 1:28 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

I laughed.

Toot Toot

by rollonubears on Apr 2, 2009 1:29 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

Who’s Bill ORLY for Prez?

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by carp on Apr 2, 2009 1:30 PM PDT reply actions   0 recs

Who the hell is this impostor rollonubears?!?!?

Toot Toot

by rollonubears on Apr 2, 2009 1:31 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

carp, probably

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by Thoroughbred on Apr 2, 2009 1:34 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

someone has to be SilverBullett from this blog (JT’s drink of choice)

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by carp on Apr 2, 2009 1:34 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

  [Comment From Tepperatops]
The I-House? Are you kidding me? JO, you’re better than that!

Good one, Fever. I read this with MarK Jackson’s exact voice in my head.

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by Thoroughbred on Apr 2, 2009 1:37 PM PDT reply actions   0 recs

That was the idea! His voice was burned into my brain when he did Nets games last year.

Still happy over the fact that the Nets signed Ryan Anderson. Now if only they can sign Leon Powe after this year...

by yellow fever on Apr 2, 2009 1:39 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

I don’t agree about who may give us trouble. I think ASU may be trouble because I think their D will be vastly improved, and you never know with the Bears in LA against UCLA.

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by Thoroughbred on Apr 2, 2009 1:43 PM PDT reply actions   0 recs

I think OrayGone and SC will be the rel challenges. fUCLA maybe but they’ve got a serious depth problem. Minny is a joke, IMO. ASU, we’ll see

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by Fire Starkey on Apr 2, 2009 1:44 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

wasn't me I swear!
1:43 [Comment From J.O. for Heisman]
Keep up the great work. When are you going to interview Tedford? I’d like to read a thoughtful interview of him by you. Also, can you confirm the rumors of Alualu possibly helping out at TE this year?

1:44 Jonathan Okanes: J.O. (that seems weird), I talk to Tedford every day after practice, so not sure what you mean by that. And no, I wouldn’t hold your breath waiting for Alualu to play tight end.

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by carp on Apr 2, 2009 1:44 PM PDT reply actions   0 recs

I was about to throw up a comment asking who the hell asked about Alualu at TE.

Still happy over the fact that the Nets signed Ryan Anderson. Now if only they can sign Leon Powe after this year...

by yellow fever on Apr 2, 2009 1:45 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

It’s HydroTech’s one question per chat. It’s always there.

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by Thoroughbred on Apr 2, 2009 1:45 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

What makes you think that was me?

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by HydroTech on Apr 2, 2009 2:00 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

You haven’t had your one question yet.

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by Thoroughbred on Apr 2, 2009 2:00 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

How do you know which question(s) are mine?

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by HydroTech on Apr 2, 2009 2:03 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

I just know. Don’t question it.

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by Thoroughbred on Apr 2, 2009 2:04 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

You’re a genius.

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by HydroTech on Apr 2, 2009 2:10 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

SC isn't really THAT early this year

it’s the 5th game of the season…

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by Thoroughbred on Apr 2, 2009 1:47 PM PDT reply actions   0 recs

  [Comment From iraheyman]
J, How has Boateng looked? Also re Marvin Jones- JT has said he’s looking good. What do you think?
1:46
Jonathan Okanes: Irahey, actually, I don’t think any of the receivers have really stood out quite yet. Each has had a moment or two.

I like it. He isn’t just parroting Tedford. He could easily be wrong though =D

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by Thoroughbred on Apr 2, 2009 1:48 PM PDT reply actions   0 recs

someone should ask about the most random 4th stringer we have.

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by carp on Apr 2, 2009 1:50 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

ask about tedford’s son, isnt he a wide receiver

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by chowder on Apr 2, 2009 1:56 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

already been asked

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by Thoroughbred on Apr 2, 2009 1:57 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

3rd treamer at this point… maybe will see PT in the very distant future (doubtful)

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by Thoroughbred on Apr 2, 2009 1:59 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

he didn’t take my comment on:

“What do you give me for new OLine coach Steve Marshall and a guy recently out of prison? I LIKE THAT!”

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by carp on Apr 2, 2009 1:55 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

z

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by Thoroughbred on Apr 2, 2009 1:49 PM PDT reply actions   0 recs

Not a surprise

He looked terrible in that green jacket and with Aguirre available, I figured it was only a matter of time.

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by Fire Starkey on Apr 2, 2009 1:59 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

Yea, he needed to get at least 4 popints these past two games

but regardless, Mex has looked like shit away and not much better at home. Which is weird b/c Mexico has an unprecedented number of players playing in Europe.

by oaktownmario on Apr 2, 2009 2:09 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

Hey Oaktown, do you watch "I'm on Setanta Sports?"

Funniest show ever. It’s a show hosted by a puppet Jose Morinho and a bunch of other puppets are always on. They constantly make fun of poor Sven – had him wearing a Sombrero for a while. It’s all over youtube and totally hilarious.

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by norcalnick on Apr 2, 2009 6:40 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

Their defense aint what it used to be and Ochoa has disappointed a bit in goal. Add to that that their top end strikers are not playing much in Europe and you get a “down” Mexico. Also, isn’t Guardado hurt? He’s a big part of their offense.

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by Fire Starkey on Apr 2, 2009 2:19 PM PDT reply actions   0 recs

Reply FAIL

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by Fire Starkey on Apr 2, 2009 2:19 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

Guardado played the last two games

and has been one of the few bright spots. Agree on the strikers though. And the goalies have been pretty bad. Yesterday’s first goal went through Ochoa’s legs and he stuck to the line way too much on it.

I think Mexico’s midfielders – save for Guardado – are actually among the weakest in a few generations. Maybe that’s a problem too.

by oaktownmario on Apr 2, 2009 2:22 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

Ochoa has been lighting up the LPGA, though.

by turkey on Apr 2, 2009 2:28 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

LPGA? What's that?

I’m too busy watching the Women’s NCCA tourney and the WNBA. I’m soo excited!

by oaktownmario on Apr 2, 2009 2:34 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

Argentina got a good spanking 6-1 by Bolivia in La Paz last night aswell…although to his credit, Maradona didn’t actually blame the altitude for the result….

by firefly on Apr 2, 2009 3:31 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

Yea, it happens to the best of teams

and Argentina is one of the best. They’ll be in the top 8 in SA though.

by oaktownmario on Apr 2, 2009 4:01 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

A question for TwistNHook:

Why do you never participate in JO chats?

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by Thoroughbred on Apr 2, 2009 2:26 PM PDT reply actions   0 recs

He toads does for cereal

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by Rishi on Apr 2, 2009 2:39 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

I had a meeting from 1:30 to 2 and then 2-2:30, which was actually more like 2:10 to 2:40. Work seems to always come in at the wrong times.

But don’t people always write as fake me or something?

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by TwistNHook on Apr 2, 2009 2:48 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

I sometimes write in as TwistNHonk or TwirlNScoop or some other play on your or another mod’s names, but I haven’t done that for the past few chats.

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by Berkelium97 on Apr 2, 2009 3:33 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

Good grab by Da Bears.

by zoonews on Apr 2, 2009 2:41 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

ZAGH I WANTED THE NINERS TO GET CUTLER DAMNIT AUGAWEHIA HO)G )JIOAEGOIPAGE

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by Rishi on Apr 2, 2009 2:48 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

You must not have heard. We restructured Alex Smith’s contract. Info here.

by zoonews on Apr 2, 2009 2:51 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

Kawakami said this morning that the Niners need to either trade for Cutler (sure) or draft Sanchez (ha!).

Luckily I disowned the NFL a long time ago. I’ve been happier ever since.

Toot Toot

by rollonubears on Apr 2, 2009 2:51 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

You must not have heard. We restructured Alex Smith’s contract. Info here.

by zoonews on Apr 2, 2009 2:52 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

Iono. The Bears paid A LOT. A LOT.

And, the Bears have A LOT of holes to fill on both sides of the ball.

They still have SexRex though

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by Thoroughbred on Apr 2, 2009 2:54 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

I just hated Mike Nolan so much I said fuck it. Its not worth it.

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by rollonubears on Apr 2, 2009 2:56 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

I don’t think they were ever going to get Cutler because I don’t think Denver would’ve taken Smith or Hill in return.

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by Thoroughbred on Apr 2, 2009 2:56 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

We get to see Cutler versus Rodgers twice a year. Who knows what Cutler will do with the poo poo platter of WRs he has? BRANDON LLOYD FOR THE WIN!

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by Thoroughbred on Apr 2, 2009 2:52 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

and nasty weather at Soldier Field…

BTW, for those that have never been…you need to go! I’m a big fan of the frigid outdoor football stadiums.

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by carp on Apr 2, 2009 2:59 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

Cutler is so overrated.

by HolmoePhobe on Apr 2, 2009 3:05 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

he might be…I think he is too, at times. Then I realize he’s in his mid 20’s.

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by carp on Apr 2, 2009 3:07 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

Every time I see an article talking about how great Cutler is, they always tout the same statistics they did for Brett Favre: TDs and yards. They never bother to mention that TDs and yards are only significant in the context of picks and attempts.

http://www.pro-football-reference.com/years/2008/passing.htm

Cutler was 3rd in the league in yardage and 7th in TDs. But he was also 2nd in the yard in attempts, and 2nd in picks. Suddenly those first two numbers don’t look so great.

He was 15th in completion %, 10th in yards per attempt, and 16th in QB rating.

Now, obviously the Broncos had some problems with their running game, which brings up a chicken-and-egg question: did Cutler have great yardage and TD numbers because he had to throw all the time? Or did he have a low completion percentage and a lot of picks because…he had to throw all the time?

I’m not qualified to answer that; I’m just saying that unlike ESPN’s commentators, you need to look beyond those two statistics (TDs and yards).

by HolmoePhobe on Apr 2, 2009 3:17 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

The para below the link, second sentence should read “also 2nd in the league”.

by HolmoePhobe on Apr 2, 2009 3:17 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

Denver was an awful team outside of Cutler last year. He tried to do what Manning did with the Colts, but came up a little short. I really can’t see why you call him overrated.

by Avinash on Apr 2, 2009 4:40 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

Did you even read my post? I just explained why I call him overrated.

by HolmoePhobe on Apr 2, 2009 4:47 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

He said he can’t see. Clearly, he has vision problems.

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by TwistNHook on Apr 2, 2009 5:21 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

Cutler: 62.3% completion, 4526 yards, 25 TDs, 18 ints. QB rating: 86 (#16)
Manning: 66.8% completion, 4002 yards, 27 TDs, 12 ints. QB rating: 95 (#5)

Also, not to get into subjective discussions of clutchness, but in the second half of the season, Cutler went 4-4 and threw 10 TDs and 8 ints. Manning went 8-0 and threw 15 TDs and 3 ints. In the last 4 games, Cutler went 1-3 with 4 TDs and 5 ints, Manning went 4-0 with 8 TDs and 0 picks.

I could do this all day, there’s way more than a “little” difference between them.

by HolmoePhobe on Apr 2, 2009 4:57 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

I did. And again, the rest of Cutler’s team sucked (you could give some dap to Brandon Marshall if you’d like, but that was it). Manning had good receivers in Reggie Wayne & Anthony Gonzalez, and even the corpse of Harrison came up big for them at times.

I’m not saying Cutler=Manning, but that you’re shortselling yourself on Jay.

by Avinash on Apr 2, 2009 5:21 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

as a Jay Cutler owner last year

I completely agree with this statement.

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by CBKWit on Apr 2, 2009 3:11 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

Would you have traded him for Orton?

by zoonews on Apr 2, 2009 3:12 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

regretfully, I basically did.

God punished me for not having faith in Tyler Thigpen.

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by CBKWit on Apr 2, 2009 3:14 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

Actually the equivalent FF trade would be something like Kevin Smith + Orton for Cutler since we have to account for those picks with a rookie or similar.

by zoonews on Apr 2, 2009 3:18 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

Essentially, I did Orton and Calvin Johnson for Cutler and Steve Smith. Somehow the shell of LT was included in there. I think.

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by CBKWit on Apr 2, 2009 3:21 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

My strategy every year has been: Get Drew Brees in every draft and don’t worry about a QB except for the bye week. Pick a middle/late round QB who can blow up and try to trade him. I got Rodgers really late in one draft and turned him into $$$. In 2007, I had Brees and Romo on the same team in a two QB league. $$$$.

I’m afraid this year he may go to high to use such a strategy because Manning (slightly) has taken a step back, and Brady’s coming off his injury.

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by Thoroughbred on Apr 2, 2009 3:57 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

I had Brees in two leagues this year and he absolutely carried my teams. But as you said, people are starting to pay more attention to how damn good he is.

by HolmoePhobe on Apr 2, 2009 4:02 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

He’s even better if you’re in a league which has like .2 points per completion. HE JUST KILLS MOFOS

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by Thoroughbred on Apr 2, 2009 4:05 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

If I were in that league, then maybe I wouldn’t have lost 3 games last season by a combined total of 4 points (yes, you read that right).

by HolmoePhobe on Apr 2, 2009 4:06 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

Just talk your commish into adding points for completions this year. I think it merits points.

I lost a couple games last by .4.-.8 points, but I still love decimal scoring.

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by Thoroughbred on Apr 2, 2009 4:09 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

I’m the commish…haha. We used standard settings last year because there was a lot of confusion and we switched to ESPN at the last minute.

I like your suggestion…hopefully Maharg doesn’t read this DBD.

by HolmoePhobe on Apr 2, 2009 4:12 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

Ha!

the Maharg is above catch phrases

by Maharg on Apr 5, 2009 9:36 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

Yeah, because fantasy football production is such a great indicator of how good your QB is…

by Avinash on Apr 2, 2009 4:43 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

it isn't at all

and I don’t actually think he sucks.

The point is that I will always THINK he sucks and hate him anyways because of what he did to my team. THAT’S what fantasy football is all about.

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by CBKWit on Apr 2, 2009 5:33 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

Ah

I don’t really have a response, so here’s a picture:

by Avinash on Apr 2, 2009 5:42 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

Jay Cutler Suckslala, la la la.

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by CBKWit on Apr 2, 2009 9:07 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

He will be one of the top QBs in the league five years from now.

Book it.

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by Rishi on Apr 2, 2009 3:56 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

That’s a detailed, well-reasoned argument…

by HolmoePhobe on Apr 2, 2009 4:02 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs