SageAgainstTheMachine

Well, this is an easy one...Campbell. The expected value of a 3rd round pick is a replacement level player. The expected value of a 1st round pick is an above average starter. Seeing as Campbell and Edwards are basically at the same juncture, how could Trent be the bigger bust?

Well, I beat them all in SAT scores, so there

I'll take Zooey Deschanel over Katy Perry (they have similar faces), but yeah she's a hottie. What I don't love is our stupid faux-Puritanical society, which somehow thinks this would "scar" 3 year olds.

Riddle me this, UFO believers...if this supposed alien culture is so advanced that they've mastered FREAKIN INTERSTELLAR TRANSIT, what could they possibly want from us? We would be lower than insects to them.

Yeah, I was trying to be wryly humorous.

Not bad, but the end-rhyme seems rather contrived. A more organic rhyme scheme might render this poetry rather evocative.

Honestly, I would follow whatever the new team is. Probably wouldn't be quite the same, but I'd be a fan. I mean, I don't live in Buffalo anymore so what's the difference to me if it's Buffalo or Toronto or somewhere else?

For parents who want to take their kids to a sporting event but are worried about drunken a-holes, baseball games tend to be incredibly family friendly. Some fans will knock back a couple brews during the game, but I don't think I can remember any more than a couple drunken encounters. If you live in Buffalo you can check out the Bisons, or Toronto and Cleveland are a virtual stone's throw if you're not interested in the minor leagues. I've taken my niece and nephew (6 and 8) up to the SkyDome (excuse me, "Rogers Centre") a few times and also The Jake (excuse me, "Progressive Field") and they love it! You can't beat the atmosphere of a ball game, IMO.

Reminds me of a kid down the street from my house when I was a teenager. He was diagnosed with brain cancer when he was 12 or 13, and one of his dying wishes was that he got to spend some time with the Bills and Sabres. I don't know if Make A Wish had anything to do with it, but several of our local athletes became very close friends with the poor kid (Chad) and continued to visit until he unfortunately passed at the age of 17. I remember seeing Maxim Afinogenov having a catch with him in their front yard a couple times, and out bowling with Rian Lindell and Brian Moorman one time. He died during hockey season, and I know some of the players quietly dedicated the remaining season to him. Here's a tribute video made by his family...you can spot Lindell, Moorman, and Ryan Miller in some of the pictures. Poor kid, never met a nicer guy in my life.

I know it's all in good fun Stl and I know you're a good guy, but I feel obligated to point out that women's basketball players at large are tired of the pot shots. I'm an announcer for the sport at Cornell, so some of my closest friends are lady ballers and I speak for all of them when I say that they're sick and tired of the "Oh, they're all just ugly dykes" mentality. I'll also add that many of them are WAY more attractive out of the context of the game, many of them are actually quite pretty. They just don't have the benefit of appealing outfits like tennis/golf/track/volleyball/field hockey girls do.

I'd say it's more like the Indian caste system than feudal.

Not true, at least not in most circumstances. I am a broadcaster for women's college basketball, and at the bigger venues there is always personnel to keep male reporters out of the lockerrooms (at smaller venues, it's not even really an issue). Perhaps this is an NCAA thing though?

Uhhhh...no. Give credit to the defense for keeping us in it, even without turnovers.

What a horrible day for the horribly overrated ACC. Virginia Tech goes down to James Madison, Georgia Tech falls to Kansas, Florida State gets absolutely pounded by Oklahoma, Miami loses to Ohio State handily.

And then, of course, there's this... http://www.theonion.com/video/americans-observing-911-by-trying-not-to-masturbat,14366/ I hope Pooj and I aren't offending anyone, but count me as one who believes laughter is part of the healing process.

I was in 7th grade when it happened. It was 11:00 before the school told us anything officially, so there were a lot of scary rumors flying around among the students...one of the kids had everybody convinced full out nuclear war had commenced. It's very difficult to believe that it's been 9 years. Just one of those days that will always be seared into my brain.

So we love Spiller for talking Superbowl, but we hate Whitner for talking a week 1 win? Just trying to keep track.

Patriots all the way, though the Jets are increasingly getting on my nerves. I know I'm supposed to despise the Dolphins, but I'm too young to remember the rivalry days.

Agreed. I'm entertained by posters on this board who constantly accuse professional football players of being wimps. I'd love to see them cower in fear if they ever stepped onto the gridiron.

I get it bud, no need to get all sardonic on me. I wasn't expecting contrition or anything, I just wanted to point out that I've worked with people who relish in "getting revenge" on annoying customers and it's always bothered me.

Hey, all I'm saying is that people can be annoying at times...it's still better to take the high road. Sorry if it seemed like I was judging you, I might've phrased myself too harshly, but I'm perturbed by people who can't maintain professionalism.

I gotta say man, I hate that attitude. I've worked my fair share of crappy customer service jobs and I've worked with some people like you, who just hate the customers. Yeah, some of them are asshats but your job is to make them happy so long as they're not being completely unreasonable. Expecting medium wings when you order medium wings isn't unreasonable, and there's no excuse for lashing out like that. Sure, everybody makes mistakes, but you seem quite proud of this one.

It's actually Michael Clarke Duncan. Agreed though, definitely a B Movie but funny at times. I'm a sucker for movies by The Broken Lizard (Super Troopers, Club Dread, etc.).

I need old man Favre to give my fantasy team a boost, so I'm going with Vikings 34-31. Should be a good game.