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That's hysterical. Lord knows over the past 13 or so seasons we've had plenty of vomitories on the field matching the 1st definition.

43 is the Mike.

There's really no way to respond to this when you say "no matter how you break it down". That's the equivalent of sticking your fingers in your ears and yelling "Lalalalalalalala". Chip Kelly was my first choice, however, Oregon's previous 4 seasons weren't much different than the 4 years under Kelly: They were incredibly successful, and the program continued to recruit at a very high level. Syracuse was an absolute tire fire under Greg Robinson. Every critical observer of the Syracuse Football Program is convinced that Marrone's tenure be deemed a success based on where they were when he got there and the recruiting classes and resources he had to work with. If he stayed there, the expectation was that the program would continue to improve and return to prominence. I didn't want Kelly because he had a sparkling W-L record--- I wanted him because he was an innovative progressive mind that could (potentially) take the game to a higher level. Marrone may or may not turn out to be a good head coach in the NFL, but his track record with the Orange speaks in his favor not against it. That's true. Personally, when I have critical observations about the Bills or Sabres it can be cathartic to read a well written piece of a like mind. But the regurgitated axe grinding is exhausting. For my money, Mike Harrington is even worse. He's not only clueless about hockey and fottball, he's constantly petulant. Today's Sabre's Edge blog is just embarrassing how he proudly recounts how he inserts himself into the center of a postgame press conference like a junior high kid that got detention for defying the teacher by throwing spitballs in class. He's actually "celebrating" the one-year anniversary of an unprofessional incident.

.500 over 4 years is not terribly impressive until you take into consideration the fact that the same football program was 27 games under .500 the previous 4 seasons. How many top notch recruits do you suppose were playing for Marrone if they were recruited during that 10-37 stretch?

I guess the difference is that most people have no idea what this means in regards to the President's past but pretty much the first thing that comes to mind when you mention Manti Te'o is his strength and resiliance in the face of losing his girlfriend to leukemia. Kind of a huge disparity. EDIT: Not to mention, the whole reason this is a story right now is that the media did not properly vet Te'o in the first place.

His recent column about Grigorenko was atrocious. The assessments he made on Grigorenko are completely unfounded because he admittedly hasn't actually seen him play. It was merely a collection of cliches that could be true of any talented young hockey prospect. He hedged his bets so he can refer to this column if Ruff/Regier send Mikhail back to Quebec or if he is kept in Buffalo and produces. Sad and predictable.

This is pretty well overstated. There's no vitriol here, but whether or not it has been answered in the past, it is definitively answered in this thread. The "level of emotion involved" is not a concrete basis for the assumption you are making. Posters creating threads or crafting replies discussing the Pats cheating does not imply they do so out of jealousy or spite because the Bills "suck". If anyone suggest the Bills only suck because the Pats cheated, they are moronic. It's not worth a response.

Thanks for the breakdown. Looking forward to listening to it.

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This stance is not unreasonable, but a columnist should have a slightly more educated and less invested opinion than do fans. Sully is either all in toward a negative stance (70% of the time) or all in on some wistful emotionally charged take (as when he bet Jeremy White he'd run down Hertel Ave. in his underwear if Fitz didn't get 30 TD passes). Jumping to completely opposite ends of the spectrum as a gut reaction is easy and requires little writing skill and even less thought. Worse than that, it's boring.

This question has been answered over and over again. Of course teams have been stealing signs from the sidelines, for decades. The Patriots did more than merely steal signs on the sidelines. A very select few actually believe the Bills suck because the Patriots cheated, but they're wearing tin foil hats. Why continue this mission?

But if you stick ice picks in your eyes you can still hear them.

This would be a coup for Cleveland, although one has to assume he won't be long for the DC job if he continues getting HC'ing interviews: Jason La Canfora ‏@JasonLaCanfora Just going to reiterate what I first reported earlier tonight. still sounds like Todd Bowles ends up in AZ and Ray Horton ends up in CLE

Why do hackers upload computer viruses? Power trip, maybe?

Worst case scenario, he has the 2nd best season in his career.

Is Choice still under contract? Regardless, he's almost certainly gone.

At the New Year's Day Russ/Prez announcement, Whaley did say something to the effect of "Chandler is a nice player, but we can do something there", implying the potential for an upgrade at TE.

I'm surprised Horton didn't get one of the 8 HC vacancies, but not so much Lovie and certainly not Crennel.

2nd time Arians has replaced Whisenhunt. The Cardinals have now matched us for hiring former Steelers Offensive Coordinators as HC.

ESPN Stats & Info ‏@ESPNStatsInfo Per @JRC_ request-- top 4 in highest % underthrown/overthrown passes- Freeman (24%), Fitzpatrick (22%), Newton (22%), Mark Sanchez (22%) ESPN Stats & Info ‏@ESPNStatsInfo Lowest % of overthrown/underthrown passes this season- Colin Kaepernick (13%), Matt Ryan (14%), Drew Brees (14%)

Imagine--- if his head was on straight from the beginning, he could possibly still be playing in the NFL. How he squandered the incredible opportunity in front of him is stunning.

Ronaiah Tuiasosopo auditioned for The Voice: http://deadspin.com/5976952/us-weekly-teo-hoaxer-ronaiah-tuiasosopo-auditioned-for-the-voice-and-had-a-sob-story-about-a-car-accident "He had this insane sob story before [he sang]," an insider reveals to Us. "It would make for great TV."According to the source, Tuiasosopo told producers he and his cousins started a Christian band together and were on their way to perform at a youth conference in Nevada when they got into a "massive" car accident. He claimed a truck crashed into their vehicle, sending them flip-flopping all over the freeway. He also said doctors thought one of them might have been brain-dead, but miraculously, everyone was fine.

I think that's essentially what NoSaint said-- they want it and they are negotiating for it. Not that they have it. From your link: Dan Wolken @DanWolken ESPN spokesman says they are pursuing Te'o interview like every other media outlet. So, appears nothing scheduled as of this moment.

I wasn't completely against hiring Lovie (and for exactly the reasons you cited), but what do you think it says about him that, with all the coaching vacancies this offseason, he is still without a job? The 2013 NFL Head Coaching Search could easily be subtitled: The New Class. So-called "retreads" are clearly trending downward.

That's what she said. Hi-yo!!!