jimmy10

This makes sense to me. He went from Hero to Zero at the flip of a switch. Cool story time: I live in NC and I met a dude a few months ago who played football at Wake Forest, and then was in the NFL for a little while as a kick/punt returner. (can't remember his name, it's pissing me off.) Anyway, he said, and I swear I'm not making this up, he never got spooked by big hits until he he got laid out once by London Fletcher. It was like nothing he'd ever felt before, and it was at that moment he decided he didn't want to play in the NFL anymore. He was a borderline player anyway, so it's not like he had a big career ahead of him. So he said "f this, I'm done," and got into the business world.

That's a popular argument, but it's simply not true that all schools with D1-A programs are rolling in dough. In 2010, it was reported that only 22 of 120 of them turned a profit for their schools. I can't link because I'm on my phone right now, but just google "college athletics profit" and all the info is out there. I also happen to work in fundraising for one of those big time universities, and while it's an unpopular stand to take in my workplace, it's true. Very often, schools with related hospitals and health systems see much more money coming in from that side than from athletics.

He's gotta take a blustery stand, to keep all the pissed off boosters and alumni happy. It is ridiculous, though. Just speaks to what big time college athletics has become. A license to print money on the backs of "student athletes" (a ridiculous term in its own right, coined by the NCAA). They should nuke D1 college athletics as they currently are and create true minor leagues for the NFL and NBA. Then keep college athletics for true amateurs and funnel the cream of the crop (ie genuine pro prospects) into the development leagues and pay them. Keep big time money out of college athletics and the slimeball element is greatly reduced. It'll never happen, though. Can't put the toothpaste back in the tube.

I remember reading an article a few years ago with tips on getting Super Bowl tickets "cheaper." One way, if you didn't care who was playing, was to go to a Super Bowl that had repeat teams in it, the logic being just what's happening here: Tickets will be easier to come by if all the rich bandwagoners have had plenty of chances to go in recent years. Can you imagine the next Super Bowl the Bills are in? Tickets will be impossible to find at any price. A buddy of mine and I, we both grew up in ROC and live in different parts of the country now. We have a pact to both go to that game no matter what the cost. Along those lines, I've also known people who have gone to the Super Bowl and "saved" money by buying single seats.

Ha, a brand new coach having to hitch his wagon to an almost-40 QB working on his fourth neck surgery? Definitely wouldn't want to be that guy.

I think the point is the first half is when it's anyone's game, and you're going with your game plan, so statistically speaking, you're getting a better picture of what you have as a team. The second half will tend to show a lot more statistical anomalies because a team is usually either trying to catch up (pass more) or protect a lead (run more), and there's always garbage time in there too.

Good god, another Boston/NY blahblahblah. I'm rooting for a meteor.

Thanks guys. That's about what I figured, but wondered if it was in stone yet.

Do we know the exact dates of training camp yet? We're looking at a trip up to ROC at the end of July this year and would like to work in a visit to Fisher if possible.

Per this morning's news, and the front page of TBD, the portion of the $84 million Cuomo was talking about was a final $2.9M annual installment already committed like 15 years ago by Pataki. LOL politicians. This is why I don't vote anymore. They're all just completely full of ****.

Has free agency even begun? Chill the F out, we need depth.

Burn the rubble!

Welp, I'm done. It's a beautiful 65 degree day here in NC, so I'm going to go play with my son in the yard. See you all next year!

Spiller's a bust. Ralph is cheap.

LoL, of course the Colts are beating the Thumbtacks.

On the bright side, some of the kids are having good moments today. Loved some of those hits by Williams, Dareus. Rogers has some serious wheels.

I agree with most here. Hard to argue with the logic, but winning cures all.

Yeah, Golick was talking on Mike and Mike this morning about how many (including himself) are not happy with how "soft" the league is becoming in many ways. BUT, as he says, them's the rules, and if Harrison insists on continuing to play this way, he is hurting his team. Indeed, if I was a Steelers fan, after wiping the drool off my chin and adjusting my velcro sneakers, I'd be very upset with Harrison and the impact of his stubbornness.

Pretty much this. No doctor prestigious enough to have professional athletes as patients would risk it all by violating HIPAA and blabbing protected health information to your girlfriend's sister's neighbor's cousin. And if he did, the hammer could and should be brought down on him.

A running back referred to as CJ.

"Cimbing Up the Walls" by Radiohead. Shiver-inducing.

Other than Reggie White, what good defensive lineman is ever considered a "nice guy" or well-liked? What happens between the whistles is one thing. One might even say what happens immediately after a whistle is one thing. But for a highly-paid professional athlete to lose his mind like that well after a play is dead is just bush league and inexcusable.

He should also change his jersey number. He's so obviously trying to emulate Dan Fouts. Man up, don't wear any numbers at all, and LEAD THIS TEAM, BEARDY!

I listen to a bunch of random sports talk on XM radio. ESPN, Fox, Mike and Mike, Cowherd, Dan Patrick, even west coast stuff like the Loose Cannons and Petros & Money. We're getting plenty of attention and mentions. Chan was just on Mike and Mike yesterday.

Rexxa the Hutt and Princess Sanchize