tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33624629.post6787270458949935072..comments2024-03-17T03:18:56.070-04:00Comments on Dan Shanoff: Thursday 07/26 A.M. Quickie:Scandals, Vick, SI vs. Yahoo, More!Unknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger110125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33624629.post-87603823945858038752007-07-27T09:02:00.000-04:002007-07-27T09:02:00.000-04:00future- regardless of how it happened, (awful defe...future- regardless of how it happened, (awful defense, the Bush push, spotting the ball correctly, etc) the question is the same, what would be the perception of ND if ND wins that game?jhawkjjmhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18297634924511036895noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33624629.post-19050027879324476842007-07-27T04:40:00.000-04:002007-07-27T04:40:00.000-04:00"Ok, so it's 10:25 in Arizona and I just read toda..."Ok, so it's 10:25 in Arizona and I just read today's Quickie, and there are 84 freakin comments already, man, sometimes I hate the West Coast. <BR/><BR/>With the swearing bit, I will repeat what I tell my kids at school: When you cuss it shows that you don't have the vocabulary to say something intelligent."<BR/><BR/>Melbye: How is '84 freakin comments' a better sign of a good vocabulary than '84 fucking comments'? Swearing without sounding like a moron demands a certain flair and sense of timing - if done properly, it's actually a sign of verbal deftness and skill.Chris Savoryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01722364445354279585noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33624629.post-55116665156723204132007-07-26T22:58:00.000-04:002007-07-26T22:58:00.000-04:00Cycledan, I'm not sure how you can even begin to u...Cycledan, I'm not sure how you can even begin to underplay the effect or breadth of the cheating in cycling when the top guys are the ones getting canned. Read the list in the Caple article today. The long and short of it: Riis, Ullrich, Pantani, Floyd, Lance, and now Rasmussen--all of them have been associated with drugs, some with positive tests and some simply with extermely damning circumstantial evidence. (Contador was on the Operation Puerto list, by the way.) What difference does it make if only a few of them are doing it--which I doubt--if they're the ones that are winning it? The cameras aren't following those other guys. I'm a big fan, and I'll continue to watch, but I think you're vastly underplaying this thing.Koverhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06201631354976124731noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33624629.post-56075000595700896442007-07-26T22:43:00.000-04:002007-07-26T22:43:00.000-04:00Hey Man. How about using the word Frack (a la Bat...Hey Man. How about using the word Frack (a la Battlestar Galactica). It allows the same sort of flow off of the tounge without being too bad a replacement. It hints without becoming, while allowing you to keep the feel better then frick, at least in my opinion.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33624629.post-5340124594305535162007-07-26T18:53:00.000-04:002007-07-26T18:53:00.000-04:00yeah i misspelled the second "their"there eat meyeah i misspelled the second "their"<BR/><BR/>there <BR/><BR/>eat mewillie_dixonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17003280708908799466noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33624629.post-32725098172254717432007-07-26T18:50:00.000-04:002007-07-26T18:50:00.000-04:00its late but...who actually thinks that kentucky w...its late but...<BR/>who actually thinks that kentucky would leave the sec for the big ten?<BR/>why? if anyone the big ten should take vanderbilt and raise their collective gpa, since thats their purpose in the sec.<BR/><BR/>and the #5 scandal/tragedy is the nonstop media coverage of these scandals when their is nothing to report, like i care what merrill hoge thinks about anythingwillie_dixonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17003280708908799466noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33624629.post-1548217872662688512007-07-26T17:18:00.000-04:002007-07-26T17:18:00.000-04:00To all the idiots who would kick Northwestern out ...To all the idiots who would kick Northwestern out of the Big Ten:<BR/><BR/>Freak/Frick/Flip Off.<BR/><BR/>In the last 12 years, Northwestern has won at least a share of 3 Big Ten Championships in football. Quick - in that time period how many have Indiana won/shared in? 0. Minnesota? 0 Michigan State? 0. Illinois? 1. Purdue? 1. Penn State? 1. Wisconsin? 2. Iowa? 2.<BR/><BR/>Yep, that's right. Northwestern is alone in 3rd place, behind Ohio State (5) and Michigan (5) over the past 13 years in Big Ten Championships. <BR/><BR/>We belong. Deal with it.Chaddogghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05381349910580062539noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33624629.post-13245124315439966662007-07-26T16:13:00.000-04:002007-07-26T16:13:00.000-04:00jhawk fuck the Bush push of Leinert if that 4th an...jhawk fuck the Bush push of Leinert if that 4th and long to Jarrett is not complete than the ball game is over.futurelegendvinceyounghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02175243502967953702noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33624629.post-69662599014323488692007-07-26T16:08:00.000-04:002007-07-26T16:08:00.000-04:00Not to continue to beat the ND thing, but here's a...Not to continue to beat the ND thing, but here's a question that I've thought about over the past two years and the perception of the program.<BR/><BR/>If Matt Leinart doesn't score (either by spotting the ball correctly or the Reggie Bush thing) then ND snaps USC's streak and there's no Vince Young Legend created by toppling the mighty Trojans. How would the football program be viewed then? Would that 1 win change anything?jhawkjjmhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18297634924511036895noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33624629.post-59833969622966664242007-07-26T16:06:00.000-04:002007-07-26T16:06:00.000-04:00NDYanksFan, I would agree that ND is getting bette...NDYanksFan, I would agree that ND is getting better recruits but I think that this hurts Michigan more than tOSU because Michigan tends to get recruits from across the country while tOSU has one of the hotbeds for football talent. As Weiss continues to improve the talent in South Bend I think you will see the overall talent in Michigan drop off but not Ohio State.futurelegendvinceyounghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02175243502967953702noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33624629.post-61362908149173799112007-07-26T16:00:00.000-04:002007-07-26T16:00:00.000-04:00I don't think you can say ND is on an upswing unti...I don't think you can say ND is on an upswing until they actually have a good season and win big games. I mean they make look good on paper, recruiting wise, but so many of these recruits don't pan out that it is hard to get excited about where a class gets ranked. How are they maximizing their talent? They had a very average year last year in which they got destroyed by every above average team they played. The only decent win they had was against Penn State early in the year. If that is maximizing talent...Geoffhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03914758963177267247noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33624629.post-23145455178859671782007-07-26T15:48:00.000-04:002007-07-26T15:48:00.000-04:00I just gotta ask... ndyanksfan: are you a Yankees ...I just gotta ask... ndyanksfan: are you a Yankees fan AND a ND fan? Just curious if you either attended ND or are from/live in New York? <BR/><BR/>But bottom line: ND lost to tOSU two years ago. You can make the argument that anyone COULD have beaten anyone else on pretty much every game in history (example: tOSU COULD have beaten UF last year, if X, Y, and Z had happened), but what the hell? They lost. ND lost. Scoreboard overrules any other argument to be made.hutlockhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02383359405494669997noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33624629.post-43545443966589010922007-07-26T15:34:00.000-04:002007-07-26T15:34:00.000-04:00ndyanksfan... on that OSU/ND game, the score wasn'...ndyanksfan... on that OSU/ND game, the score wasn't a blow out...but I don't think a single non-ND person watching that game felt that ND threatened Ohio State. I agree it wasn't a blowout, but it didn' tfeel like the game was ever in doubt either.<BR/><BR/>Not that this matters 2 years later...or even then.rafaelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09286062038193331350noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33624629.post-2635765736644367062007-07-26T15:20:00.000-04:002007-07-26T15:20:00.000-04:00Now we REALLY need the Giants involved in a suspen...Now we REALLY need the Giants involved in a suspended game! Never mind 499/500, how about 755/756 being reversed because of that rule?<BR/><BR/>And hey, what's the roster rule for that? What if 8 Yankees suddenly were on the DL? What if one of their pitchers were traded to the Orioles in between?Brian in Oxfordhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16053368055698118199noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33624629.post-34355374500873858542007-07-26T14:59:00.000-04:002007-07-26T14:59:00.000-04:00Funny Future Sports headlinesDon't know how to lin...Funny Future Sports headlines<BR/><BR/><BR/>Don't know how to link so copy and paste.<BR/><BR/><BR/>http://www.slate.com/id/2171205/fr/flyout<BR/><BR/><BR/>The last one was the bestFtrainhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11136143693025542474noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33624629.post-48126403237463267942007-07-26T14:42:00.000-04:002007-07-26T14:42:00.000-04:00I still don't buy the argument that ND couldn't ha...I still don't buy the argument that ND couldn't have beaten OSU two years ago. If you watched the game and didn't just look at the total yards, ND had OSU for a third and long, had Troy Smith all but tackled and he slithered away and completed a first down pass - amazing play by him. We tackle him and get the ball back with time on the clock to go down the field and tie the football game. This is all with under 6 minutes to go in the game. I will never understand how that game was a 'blow-out'. They got a tack-on TD with under 2 minutes to go when pittman (I think) busted lose on a run.<BR/><BR/>I didn't expect to win last year against LSU - but thye did hang tough for a half. <BR/><BR/>The team has gone from perenial NC contender (80-early 90s) and a layoff for about ten years, started a come-back - with some very lucky wins in Ty's first year and then came back to earth due to shoddy recruiting. But now, they are on an upswing in which they are maximizing talent they have (which is a credit to the coaching because the talent hasn't been very good save Quinn) and are starting to recruit extremely well (on par with USC, Texas and Florida and are beating OSU and Michigan for mid-west kids). So it is a cause to celebrate in south bend because all the pieces are in place for a serious run at a NC in the next four years.ndyanksfan05https://www.blogger.com/profile/17049529004061030914noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33624629.post-76661312821678357362007-07-26T14:36:00.000-04:002007-07-26T14:36:00.000-04:00Sorry I am on late - duty called.There is no doubt...Sorry I am on late - duty called.<BR/><BR/>There is no doubt in my mind that Lance doped before cancer. Taking testosterone increases your chance of testicular cancer as well. However after cancer, I am not sure. There certainly has been enough smoke. However he had never been caught red handed or tested positive and so we will never really know. He may have been the one guy with enough natural talent to beat dopers when he wasn't doping.<BR/><BR/>I think cycling is the one sport which is surprisingly clean since the testing works well but not perfectly. They really try to catch and punish abusers. They are banned from a pro tour (major leagues) team for 4 years for the first offense. In MLB it is a warning and the NFL I believe it is 4 weeks. Quite a contrast. <BR/><BR/>The cyclists can be tested at any time of any day of the year, in or out of competition, as many times as the UCI wants. Rasmussen was fired for saying he would be in Mexico when he was actually in Italy. There are rules and there are consequences for breaking the rules and he knew them. No sympathy.<BR/><BR/>Cycling will survive but this is still a major problem with advertisers who provide the money. For the NBA, this is one ref and he is gone now. Vick is a headcase but people will still watch football just as much. Baseball is as popular as it has been in the last 10-15 years and is in good shape.<BR/><BR/>All these problems will seem much less severe in hindsight.CycleDanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08933822029791530613noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33624629.post-50574474650300700272007-07-26T14:28:00.000-04:002007-07-26T14:28:00.000-04:00geoff -- you don't have to respect me, but you mus...geoff -- you don't have to respect me, but you must admit that I've been making valid points, not excuses. ND has been grossly overrated for the better part of the last 10 years and has been placed in bowl games that they had no business being in.<BR/><BR/>The bowl system is partly designed to match equal teams to create interesting matchups. Of course, it's really designed to make money, but interesting games help ratings, which make money. <BR/><BR/>When they placed grossly inferior Notre Dame teams up against conference champions in BCS bowls, what did they expect? I've been picking them to lose.<BR/><BR/>What it's going to take to break the streak is a truly elite ND team that can compete with the big boys in a BCS bowl. Otherwise, they'll continue to be over matched in lower-tier bowls because they can make money for the sponsors.CorrNDhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15371462855078578516noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33624629.post-12033548559252302032007-07-26T14:16:00.000-04:002007-07-26T14:16:00.000-04:00I finally read the news report where the Big 10 co...I finally read the news report where the Big 10 commissioner did mention the possibility of expansion. First, he said it is probably a long way off, as the next step is building the tv network and building that brand to leverage expansion. Then, the telling comment, is that the B10 is in 8 states right now, and he would like to see it enter a 9th state, with a large television market. The teams listed in the article were Rutgers and Syracuse (NY Markets). This makes sense from the brand management of a tv network perspective. But, it takes out all of those geographical gimmes we were discussing earlier, especially Miami, Western Michigan, and Iowa State. Louisville is a possibility now, but I think they will look east. As it is, in DC, I cannot get many B10 games. Having a B10 team on the East Coast would help there. And finally -- the people interviewed all seemed to dislike the idea of a championship game. So, even if they add a 12th team, they may not do divisions and conference championships. Which, back to the branding idea, makes perfect sense. They couldn't put the conference championship on their own network, as most of America wouldn't see it. But, if they sold out and put the game on a regular network, what would that do to their brand and their own network?Natsfan74https://www.blogger.com/profile/02774593132826810650noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33624629.post-47416800072419568952007-07-26T14:07:00.000-04:002007-07-26T14:07:00.000-04:00No, I actually have respect for the program. I don...No, I actually have respect for the program. I don't have a lot of respect for people that make excuses like "They got bumped up to play teams they shouldn't have! That is why they lost!" You can't claim your team is relevant then say the only reason they get into bowl games is because they used to be good a long time ago. Well you can say that, but it is dumb.Geoffhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03914758963177267247noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33624629.post-13765582992002738412007-07-26T14:02:00.000-04:002007-07-26T14:02:00.000-04:00I'm not making excuses. We have been in a rough t...I'm not making excuses. We have been in a rough ten year period, but the team is also coming back pretty strong. Recruiting is way up, coaching is not an issue and if half the recruits pan out ND is going to be a top teir team for the next four or five years (and into the future if recruiting stays at this rate). Calling a team that has been in the top 25 and top 15 in the past two years irrelevant is just showing malice/ignorance towards a program.ndyanksfan05https://www.blogger.com/profile/17049529004061030914noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33624629.post-28655720179923112032007-07-26T13:55:00.000-04:002007-07-26T13:55:00.000-04:00Homer #499/#500 actually landed to the right of th...Homer #499/#500 actually landed to the right of the fountain in KC and Timmy thinks that they got it back to A-Rod.<BR/><BR/>The problem is apparently the idea that a fan could catch this ball and say tht it is #500 when in fact according to the rules it is not. I think this might actually raise it's value because of the conversation piece/extremely weird backstory the ball would have.GuyInTheCornerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10281686811471557576noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33624629.post-1879263594727637682007-07-26T13:32:00.000-04:002007-07-26T13:32:00.000-04:00Ok, so it's 10:25 in Arizona and I just read today...Ok, so it's 10:25 in Arizona and I just read today's Quickie, and there are 84 freakin comments already, man, sometimes I hate the West Coast. <BR/><BR/>With the swearing bit, I will repeat what I tell my kids at school: When you cuss it shows that you don't have the vocabulary to say something intelligent. <BR/><BR/>I remember a story a handful of years ago where Sheffield trained with Bonds in Florida one off-season and it was when the PED's were just starting to surface. Sheffield said that the way that Bonds trained there was no way he was on anything. So to think that they were there together and taking the same clear goop together is hilarious.Melbyehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09552544565694159257noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33624629.post-54376917819151061642007-07-26T13:30:00.000-04:002007-07-26T13:30:00.000-04:00Guyinthecorner:I must have no soul. I think this ...Guyinthecorner:<BR/><BR/>I must have no soul. I think this would add a nice tidbit of historical signifigance to an already historical feat.Darklawdoghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10060727121837662812noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33624629.post-22650238372446403262007-07-26T13:26:00.000-04:002007-07-26T13:26:00.000-04:00Wow, that is pretty sad that you have to argue tha...Wow, that is pretty sad that you have to argue that your team only lost cause they were playing against teams that they weren't even in the same class as. Even Boise State beat a traditional national power and ND has to make excuses for loses in the Insight Bowl.Geoffhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03914758963177267247noreply@blogger.com