tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33624629.post2835460113602215538..comments2024-03-17T03:18:56.070-04:00Comments on Dan Shanoff: Thursday 05/24 A.M. Quickie:Slow Day? No Way: VarsityDad Launches!Unknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger74125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33624629.post-55631787131303988492007-05-24T23:00:00.000-04:002007-05-24T23:00:00.000-04:00The Cleveland Cavs and LeBron James will not win a...The Cleveland Cavs and LeBron James will not win a title so long as Larry Hughes is on that team. (or so long as Brown keeps Hughes in the game)rafaelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09286062038193331350noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33624629.post-75879822591754634522007-05-24T21:58:00.000-04:002007-05-24T21:58:00.000-04:00The Big 12 should also secede from the BCS. The SE...The Big 12 should also secede from the BCS. The SEC and Big 12 would hold their usual championship games and then the winners would meet for the SEC/Big 12 title (true national champion). Then let everybody else line up trying to get into either the SEC or Big 12Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15503575267131059561noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33624629.post-45422425279005918992007-05-24T16:50:00.000-04:002007-05-24T16:50:00.000-04:00re: OSU/FLA I just think the rosters of both teams...re: OSU/FLA <BR/>I just think the rosters of both teams were pretty even, talent wise. <BR/>What was grossly mismatched? Coaching. Meyer and staff clearly were better than Tressel and staff.<BR/>I thought it was almost sad to see how badly the OSU coaching staff was doing.rafaelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09286062038193331350noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33624629.post-30595582046888391052007-05-24T16:48:00.000-04:002007-05-24T16:48:00.000-04:00Anyone else think Elijah Duke's official team head...Anyone else think Elijah Duke's official team head shot looks like a heavier version of Flava Flav? Anyone? Who's with me?<BR/><BR/>Man, with that image, dude was born for some reality TV-esque moments like this.Jingoisthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01269679565181077961noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33624629.post-35008048544738522222007-05-24T16:47:00.000-04:002007-05-24T16:47:00.000-04:00Josh Hancock's father is suing the restaurant that...Josh Hancock's father is suing the restaurant that served alcohol, the tow truck company he crashed into, the driver of the tow truck, and the owner of the car that was being helped by the tow truck.<BR/>He is not suing MLB or the Cardinals.<BR/><BR/><BR/>The man is clearly nuts. And the lawyer that agreed to represent is..well..a lawyer.<BR/><BR/>It is everyone's fault that Josh Hancock was drunk, high, on a cell phone, without a seatbelt when he crashed..except hancock's.rafaelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09286062038193331350noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33624629.post-25109336401998116072007-05-24T15:26:00.000-04:002007-05-24T15:26:00.000-04:00Jeremy Sowers is pitching tonight...the Indians wi...Jeremy Sowers is pitching tonight...the Indians will get swept tonight. I hope "My Name is Earl" is on tonight and it's an episode I missed. Heck, I'll watch it even if I saw it.Jenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11071405721004631626noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33624629.post-79280741632588067172007-05-24T15:23:00.000-04:002007-05-24T15:23:00.000-04:00todd~ Put a big asterisk next to Cliff Lee for "Hu...todd~ Put a big asterisk next to Cliff Lee for "Hugest Mega Dud" since he was a power tool in the first inning: two outs, KC hadn't scored any runs yet, Ryan Garko makes a great play on the first base line and Lee is still standing his skinny ass on the mound. It took all of my power not to scream at the TV with my son sitting next to me. The asshat gave up a game-tying dinger at the next at-bat. ***sorry if you guys already knew about this; I just skimmed the posts since I was gone all morning) UGH. Leave it to the Tribe to probably get swept by the freakin' Royals.<BR/><BR/>Rev~ Why the hatred for the Tribe?<BR/><BR/>I won't argue about CFB conferences...I am a total Big 10 homer.Jenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11071405721004631626noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33624629.post-49279812727567865502007-05-24T14:39:00.000-04:002007-05-24T14:39:00.000-04:00OK, to preface -- I'm a dork. And, today, I have ...OK, to preface -- I'm a dork. And, today, I have almost nothing to do but sit and look busy at my desk. SO -- here goes:<BR/><BR/>Taking all of the conferences and lining them up 1-whatever, then making my best educated guess who would win head to head (example: SEC vs Big 12 UF vs OK -- winner UF), here's what I get.<BR/><BR/>SEC goes 8-4 vs. Big 12, 8-0 against Big East, and 6-4 against Pac 10. But, I honestly believe 4-7 against Big 10, and 4-8 against ACC.<BR/><BR/>Big 10:<BR/>OSU vs. Florida -- Florida<BR/>Michigan vs. Arkansas -- Michigan<BR/>Wisconsin vs. LSU -- LSU (toss-up) <BR/>Penn State vs. Auburn -- PSU<BR/>Purdue vs. Tennessee -- Tenn<BR/>Minnesota vs. Georgia -- UGa<BR/>Indiana vs. Kentucky -- Indiana<BR/>Iowa vs. South Carolina -- Iowa<BR/>Northwestern vs. Alabama -- NU<BR/>Michigan State vs. Miss -- MSU<BR/>Illinois vs. Miss. St -- Illinois<BR/><BR/>Again, just my opinion, but it's hard to say "top to bottom" when the bottom is so weak.Natsfan74https://www.blogger.com/profile/02774593132826810650noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33624629.post-62130523660927714252007-05-24T14:20:00.000-04:002007-05-24T14:20:00.000-04:00That's right, he (and Portis) would've been part o...That's right, he (and Portis) would've been part of the Big East. Guess they better hand over the Ruptured Pitbull Spleen Trophy (sponsored by Iams). <BR/><BR/>Also Natsfan, you left out BC. We're always solid for an 8-10 win season that stops just short of doing anything meaningful, woo Meineke Car Bowl... [sigh]ToddTheJackasshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06333015679479284215noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33624629.post-10060960011380459342007-05-24T14:10:00.000-04:002007-05-24T14:10:00.000-04:00Vick never played in the ACC. The only ACC teams ...Vick never played in the ACC. The only ACC teams he played in college were Virginia and Florida State. <BR/><BR/>The ACC has been down for 2-3 years, but has a bright future for FSU, Miami, VT, North Carolina, Virginia, Clemson, and NC State. All of them had decent (most are top 30) recruiting classes and have some level of talent returning. Add in Georgia Tech and Wake Forest gaining respectability, and the only true dormat in the ACC is Duke. That's better than the 3-4 doormats in other 12 team conferences.Natsfan74https://www.blogger.com/profile/02774593132826810650noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33624629.post-52819032808911952012007-05-24T14:02:00.000-04:002007-05-24T14:02:00.000-04:00All I know is that the ACC is definitely king when...All I know is that the ACC is definitely king when it comes to graduating players into the NFL... or at least the ones who like dog fighting...ToddTheJackasshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06333015679479284215noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33624629.post-58840443330957053012007-05-24T13:27:00.000-04:002007-05-24T13:27:00.000-04:00In the Big 12, you have Oklahoma, Texas and some h...In the Big 12, you have Oklahoma, Texas and some hot team each season. The Pac-10, has USC and a bunch of pretenders. The Big 10 has OSU, Michigan, and whichever team has the easiest remaining schedule (though there was a time that almost any team could win). The ACC have names, but no serious contenders (come on Wake Forest?!). The Big east has Louisville, West Virgina and Rutgers (but no one takes any of them seriously). And finally, the SEC has Florida, Tennessee, Georgia, Auburn, LSU, and Arkansas, plus South Carolina and Alabama on the rise, all duking it out.<BR/><BR/>Is the SEC the best conference now? Yes. Will it be in the future? If the ol' ball coach and $aban succeed, sure. If the big ten returns to form or the ACC gets its act together, then it can be debatable.bkelly126https://www.blogger.com/profile/03831591199417893293noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33624629.post-82689493682743562622007-05-24T13:11:00.000-04:002007-05-24T13:11:00.000-04:00HA! Rafael I have no idea how you can stand so sur...HA! Rafael I have no idea how you can stand so sure with that opinion, but go for it.<BR/><BR/>This argument is futile. I'm not convincing anyone that Wisc was only undefeated because they didn't play UM till near the end of the season and the rest of the Big 10 wasn't all that good this year or that they would have been just another 2 loss team if they had even played OSU.<BR/><BR/>And no one is convinving me that anyone had a harder schedule in the best conference in the country than LSU playing Auburn, Florida, Tennesee, and Arkansas on the road.Dave Kernhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00158485133103779918noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33624629.post-420090486917436852007-05-24T12:55:00.000-04:002007-05-24T12:55:00.000-04:00clearly, bkelly is the typical head-in-the-sand fa...clearly, bkelly is the typical head-in-the-sand fan. <BR/><BR/>luckily, he's joined by the multitude. :)<BR/><BR/>Despite the lopsided score, I still think if Ohio State and Florida had played 10 times, it would have been 5 to 5. I said that before the game, and after the game.rafaelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09286062038193331350noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33624629.post-37421087376072419592007-05-24T12:37:00.000-04:002007-05-24T12:37:00.000-04:00@Natsfan74please, if ginn had not been a pussy and...@Natsfan74<BR/>please, if ginn had not been a pussy and still played, the outcome would've the same. I mean OSU's gameplan was to stun Florida with the spread offense, something they hadn't seen since..oh yeah, their last practice. stick the best team from any conference and put them in the SEC (east or west) and see if they could come out with one loss (let alone undefeated)bkelly126https://www.blogger.com/profile/03831591199417893293noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33624629.post-71338097547372614082007-05-24T12:32:00.000-04:002007-05-24T12:32:00.000-04:00@Luke Bell:Not all SEC fans thought LSU was the 2n...@Luke Bell:<BR/><BR/>Not all SEC fans thought LSU was the 2nd best team last year. They both lost to UF, one just happened to be in the title game.<BR/><BR/>If you flipped the bowls I think the SEC goes 2-0 instead of 1-1.Matt Thttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12025500546395746323noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33624629.post-72702752029604240362007-05-24T12:29:00.000-04:002007-05-24T12:29:00.000-04:00I've lost ALL respect for Clinton Portis, and in m...I've lost ALL respect for Clinton Portis, and in my opinion he's just as bad as Vick!<BR/><BR/>I'm not as gung-ho about it as PETA, but I AM an animal lover. Regardless of whether Portis apologized, he wouldn't have made those comments in the first place if he didn't think that dog-fighting is okay, which is absolutely unacceptable.<BR/><BR/>How would people feel if we raised small children to be extremly aggressive, and then had them fight to the death?? For people who can't have kids, animals are the next best thing and they truly are a part of people's families.<BR/><BR/>I, for one, will NOT give Portis a break, and I will NEVER root for him again in any capacity!Bradhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13377178753738788181noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33624629.post-37369571030458077892007-05-24T12:15:00.000-04:002007-05-24T12:15:00.000-04:00And they still have 2 losses in the SEC to Arkansa...And they still have 2 losses in the SEC to Arkansas' one. Arkansas won the division and went to the SEC title game, not LSU. Keep claiming that the conference is so strong, but then go against that by saying a team with a better conference record wasn't a better team. This circular logic is why I don't drink the SEC kool-aid.Luke Bellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15794556619520450782noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33624629.post-1950662496883124572007-05-24T12:13:00.000-04:002007-05-24T12:13:00.000-04:00Top to bottom -- I don't know which conference is ...Top to bottom -- I don't know which conference is the best, but I would say that the only thing perennial about that list is it changes frequently. Just before the OSU/Mich game last year, the Big 10 had 2 undefeated teams and a 1 loss team (that lost to an undefeated one). At that point, it would be tough to argue the SEC was tougher at the top given the Big 10 had 1/2/6 in the polls. OSU and Michigan finished poorly, but some of that is freakish in nature. If OSU had a reset button and could keep Ginn -- I don't think Florida wins by 27, and might not even win at all. <BR/><BR/>But, remember a few years ago when the Big 12 had Oklahoma, Nebraska, and Kansas State in the top 5? Now NU and KSU suck, but are coming back some. Or, how about the Big East/ACC having Miami, Virginia Tech, and FSU in the top 5? Now, 2 of them suck. But don't expect Miami or FSU to stay down for long, and my sleeper national champion this year is Virginia Tech (there, I admit it. I hate Tech, but they are loaded).Natsfan74https://www.blogger.com/profile/02774593132826810650noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33624629.post-26789763355717851212007-05-24T12:08:00.000-04:002007-05-24T12:08:00.000-04:00The problem with the Nats farm system is a direct ...The problem with the Nats farm system is a direct result of Omar Minaya leading the team. He's a great GM, but... he screwed them in 2003 and 2004. In those 2 seasons, MLB was already talking about contracting the Expos, but they were close in the playoff hunt. Minaya made some ridiculous deals, trying to get impact players at the ML level with no regard to the farm system -- who needs minor leagues when the team won't exist in 2 years anyway. Then, when MLB took over, they slashed the player development and minor league budgets (again, contraction meant no need for minors). So the Nats gave away every respectable prospect they had (look at the Indians roster for former Expos who are all-stars now). Then, the Nationals had a bunch of picks at the top of the draft, but had to pick "signable" players, rather than real talent who wanted real money. So the Ex/Nats give away their entire minor leagues with no hope for rebuilding any time soon. But, their top pick in 2004 was Cordero and 2005 was Zimmerman -- so other teams top picks from those years are probably still at AA-AAA, making the minor league system look better without helping the big league club. We are rebuilding our farm system now, but that takes years. But I would say we're on the right track, stockpiling young arms (watch Emiliano Fruto when he comes up) and we have 5 of the first 71 picks in the draft this year with the money to actually sign the players we covet. <BR/><BR/>Oops, sorry, this is way too long!Natsfan74https://www.blogger.com/profile/02774593132826810650noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33624629.post-351800188676250932007-05-24T12:06:00.000-04:002007-05-24T12:06:00.000-04:00@luke bellLSU beat arkansas, LSU was chosen to a B...@luke bell<BR/>LSU beat arkansas, LSU was chosen to a BCS game, and if LSU didn't screwed at auburn they would've been #2 (or possibly 1, i think they had a better chance against florida)bkelly126https://www.blogger.com/profile/03831591199417893293noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33624629.post-75885532858165655542007-05-24T12:02:00.001-04:002007-05-24T12:02:00.001-04:00I agree that BCS championship appearances can be m...I agree that BCS championship appearances can be misleading, but they are still there. And actually one of the BCS appearances and AP championshpis are by NEB and not OK/TX. I understand that it is easier now to make it from the south, but that still doesn't detract from the cyclicalness of college football. SEC may be on top, now, but that in no way determines that they are going to be on top in a few year. <BR/>I also understand the Big East thing, but they are now in the ACC, they still went and still played. Your stats are correct for the conference they were in when they appearedpv845https://www.blogger.com/profile/05318367429970619320noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33624629.post-17584627467520882652007-05-24T12:02:00.000-04:002007-05-24T12:02:00.000-04:00Jerry West hates the NBA Lottery system: Well, no ...<I>Jerry West hates the NBA Lottery system: Well, no shit. But if he landed Oden or Durant, I bet he wouldn't have a peep to say, except "Bring me my franchise player."</I><BR/><BR/>Dan... Jerry West has been speaking out about the lottery for years and years.... to suggest he would be ok with it if he got the #1 pi9ck is crazy.Travishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01676482582616039215noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33624629.post-28095301353255337722007-05-24T12:01:00.001-04:002007-05-24T12:01:00.001-04:00anyone notice there hasnt been an elias says colum...anyone notice there hasnt been an elias says column up the last few days on the WWL. Wonder if it is being removed. I always look for that first thing to learn useless facts.The heroin sheikhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16860402732123149415noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33624629.post-13631507421886612832007-05-24T12:01:00.000-04:002007-05-24T12:01:00.000-04:00Dan,Since Jerry West is retiring this year, I thin...Dan,<BR/><BR/>Since Jerry West is retiring this year, I think you should pay more attention to the validity of his desire to change the lottery. He really doesn't care about Oden or Durant because they aren't going to make him money. West has been in the league a long time (he's the logo, for God's sake!), so I think we should be listening to him on this matter.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com