UConn James
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25 degrees, wind from the north at 6 mph.
I can also tell you that the stations yesterday were reporting that there was 5.5" of snow on the ground. In my area, it came down as small ~BB-size hail, not fluffy. It's melted some. Don't know what they've done in the stadium, tho. It's probably gone w/ heating systems they've got.... wusses.
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From what one poster in that thread said, that he's getting what he deserves? To that person, a big F U. I don't like the man's politics of fear and hatred, but I'm not rooting for him to have health problems. Hope he's all right.
Which is much more magnanimous than my feelings about Tom Brady tomorrow night. My instructions to Aaron Schoebel would be to rip off major body parts. I hate that nancyboy brat.
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during college football....
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School systems today are so flucked up it isn't funny. Most of the problems stem from the schools trying to administer too much control which causes some children, and some parents, to rebel.
Heck, in my nephew's school he isn't allowed to hit another student. No matter the situation or circumstance. Last year a bully was picking on him and so my brother told his son to fight back and stick up for himself. His son said he culdn't because he'd get into trouble. So, my brother talked to the school and asked them to get a handle on this bully because he was worried about the safety of his son. They said he was a known bully and that they'd watch over him at recess and make sure everything was OK. Well, 3 teachers on yard duty isn't enough to properly monitor 600 school kids and the result ..... my nephew gets beat up. My brother, now up in arms, goes and talks to the principal and tells her that if they can't protect his child while under school supervision then he'd ensure that his son would protect himself by fighting back. Long story short, my nephew ended up fighting this bully and got suspended as a result.
What's next ..... no tag football?
I'd be in the principal's or superintedent's office (maybe both) pushing the papers off their desks and flipping them over. Tell them they can't protect themselves or else they go to jail, while I get a slap on the wrist. Pick them up by the lapels. Tell them they can't protect themselves or else they go to jail, while I get a slap on the wrist. Slap them over the back of the head. Tell them they can't protect themselves or else they go to jail, while I get a slap on the wrist. Punch them in the face. Tell them they can't protect themselves or else they go to jail, while I get a slap on the wrist.
It's sad but it's probably only when someone does this, will hearts and minds of administrators change. Violence isn't an answer, but fighting back against violence and the offender is a good step. Last I checked, there are laws permitting (even lethal) self-defense in the real world. The current situation is tantamount to 'Hey, let's just LET Kleibold and Harris shoot us! Stand up so we're better targets!'
This is the STUPIDEST policy I've ever heard of, second only to some of the bonehead applications of "zero-tolerance."
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I think Mark summed it up pretty well. In terms of which QBs should do well in the NFL, I do think Matt Leinart is among the best, but I think Aaron Rodgers of Cal looks like the best prospect so far. Kyle Orton of Purdue looks good too, but I still don't know about how good of an NFL player he'll be.
Thanks, both of you, for the input.
Leinart does seem to be the No. 1 QB pick. Haven't seen but a few highlight clips of the Cal QB but he did look good. Orton has sunk just in the last few weeks; I'm seeing him as a less successful version of Brian Greise, which is saying something....
In this next draft, the Bills have to be looking for a #2, or signing a vet #2 and looking for a #3 QB. There was a lot of speculation on UConn's QB Orlovsky at the start of the year, but I've yet to see his name come up. He's done very well for himself w/o much WR talent this year. I think he'd be a solid No. 2 when Drew is 86'ed.... Gotta think about the future.
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I watched an interview he did w/ Charlie Rose and it took me aback from what I'd heard about him being an ultraliberal. People started that b/c of his anti-Gulf II stance, which if you look at the poll numbers, a lot of people question the efficacy of.
He was a very fiscally responsible governor. He also got an A rating from the NRA.... I like that.
If it weren't for him yelling above the din of 120 decibels, and the media harping on it ad nasuem, he might've done better than he did.
He might be the guy to drag the party more to the right; if he does I might consider voting Dem on a more consistent basis.
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I'm actually going to take the high road on that one.... Say what you will but the admin has kept the country safe. Had to knock over some civil liberties and tell some lies to do it, but they've protected the country. For now.
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What is it with the recent American traitors having "Walker" in their names?
May he meet cold, hard concrete and roommate Bubba.
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Just to clarify.... Those particular asshats in militias/McVeigh types are fighting their own govt. The Iraqis are fighting against a foreign govt force --- a foreign govt who says they're there to help them, that they choose not to believe.
Two different circumstances.
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The scouting services have basically said the same thing. No one will select this guy highly and he's not expecting it.
Still, he overachieves and QB's one of the most exciting teams in years. Watching teams like Oklahoma play is why College football is so enjoyable. He may follow the likes of Gino Toretta and Danny Wuerful ( sp ) into the NFL but the Sooner fans will never forget him. Would probably make a good NFL backup since he has displayed poise and ability to make plays in a major college program.
"Poise counts!" -- Cosmo Kramer
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Right now I would have to say probably 7-9 but things really could change after Sunday night. IF the Bills were to win, possibly win handily, it's quite possible that they could run the table. We have seen in recent years, NE and PHILLY last year, that a team can get into a groove as the season progresses and just carry that momentum week to week. If that's the case here, I believe that 10-6 isn't out of reach for this team. I guess we might know about the momentum thing around midnight Sunday.
Seems that it's usually the Patriettes who put a hurt on our momentum.... Usually by attacking some heretofore unseen weakness (like the middle of the OL in 2002) that other teams pick up on in subsequent weeks.
Then again, there's Week 1 of last year. That's why they play the games.
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That movie ("Red Dawn," for those not in the know) is what prompted my brother to the military back in the early 90s. He now uses it as a moderately close parallel to how Iraqis see their situation. There is such a thing as different perspectives. Through the grapevine, he's heading to Afghanistan early next year.
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You make some good points.
However, when you look at the county map, a lot of the blue states are actually red in the majority of the state. All of PA is red outside of Philly and Pittsburgh (a/k/a Alabama). So, I don't think it's a terrible generalization to say that non-urbaners vote conservative. Of course there are exceptions, just like blacks who vote republican and military who vote democrat.
Actually, this is an interesting site I found when looking for county-by-county results. We're a lot more purple than a lot of people think.... even in the heartland. Those were the most telling.
It's hard to peg down any group right now. Much more to do w/ individual thought than voting blocs.
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He's a great college QB, don't get me wrong. Likely the runner-up for the Heisman to AP if the voters have the b@lls to give it to a frosh.
For all of the hype around this guy, watching a few games last year and now the game on Saturday, I just don't see how he could make it against NFL defenses. His surrounding cast makes up for a lot of his short-comings.
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Reading that, besides seeing the words Red and Blue scattered here and there, it's pretty tough to tell the difference if they're talking about small towns in Missouri or Maine, Wyoming or New Hampshire, Louisiana or Connecticut (OK, besides Fairfield and Litchfield counties...). If not for the tree types and the accents, you probably wouldn't be able to tell where you are.
Read all you want about how the South and most of the West is moral, rural pragmatism and the Northeast and Pacific states are immoral, elitist and urban. Saying that things are so different isn't really true. In the last two elections, people in the blue states voted a few percentage points higher for the Democratic candidate; people in the red states voted a few percentage points higher for the Republican candidate. Fact remains that there are hard-working, down-to-earth people everywhere. Their values may be slightly different, but not by much, and each has the same objective just different ways of getting there. That's what makes this country great. Cultural divide? I just don't see it.
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And "they" say we (white folk) are racist? This is what gets my shorts in a bunch. Lets just say the situation in the stands was turned around and you (white guy) were yelling about the quarterback being black, saying get the dumb black qb out of there, there aren't any smart black qb's in any league anywhere....... and so on. You probably would have had EVERY member of the ACLU on your doorstep that night. There's a double standard here and it's disgusting. A parent like that should be banned from attending any games, or at least unable to watch the games from the stands where other parents and family are trying to enjoy seeing their son or daughter play a sport. This is totally disgusting and should be addressed by the other parents, coaches and faculty of the school. I feel sorry for that poor kid having to grow up with someone like that pretending to be a role model for him. This is going to sound racist but I swear it isn't but no wonder why there are so many young black men and women in this country struggling. They are being taught by their elders that whitey is no good while all the white kids are being taught that black kids are the same. Some things just don't add up but "they" will always say that it's the white people fault, not the blacks.
:I starred in Brokeback Mountain: racists and reversed racists
Pretty much what Bill Cosby said earlier this year. For which he got raked over the coals by fellow blacks. Sometimes the truth hurts.
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If there is no free will how can you possibly make the most of what you have? It was simply your molecules doing what they always do. Nothing more, nothing less. Okafor got some good molecules. Woop-di-do. If everything is pre-determined then hard work and making the most of what you have is a mere illusion.
I'd love to sit here and talk about the brain and nervous system that directs our actions toward advantegious work and the broader world of science and philosophy... but I'm not going to. Have to split firewood so I can stay warm this winter and make cash money for food and electricity. Have a wonderful day.
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Yaknow, I should've remembered that after Peter Karmanos (A BIG :I starred in Brokeback Mountain: to him) uprooted the Whalers to Raleigh to average 6,000 fans in a converted warehouse....
Whoops.
And we in Connecticut don't think of you as rednecks, just "lesser NCAA basketball competition."
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That's all I was tryin' to say, man.
Chiming in that police have been on the wrong side of necessary force over the years was, I guess, over the line for a subject like alleged police brutality. Not saying that this woman was a saint. I'm certainly not anti-police; I just think they should do their jobs right. What if this person was diabetic or there was some other reason? Police are held to a higher standard than retribution, like dragging a 68-y.o. woman across the ground, if that is what happened. I'm sure the courts will settle it out.
A great scene from "due South":
Fraser: Dad! I don’t know if it’s escaped your attention, but only very recently I received a massive blow to my head!Robert Fraser: Yeah, well you’ve still got a few good hours left in you. Go get him.
Fraser: What?!
Robert Fraser: Go get your man!
Fraser: Oh good, I’m glad you brought this up. Would you explain to me, please, just once and for all, explain to me: why is it that we always have to 'get our man'?
Robert Fraser: Well, it’s the motto, son!
Fraser: It is not.
Robert Fraser: It is!
Fraser: It is not! It is definitely not our motto. Our motto actually is ‘Maintain the Right’
Robert Fraser: M-maintain the-- [sputters]
Fraser: Maintain the Right. Now what you’re saying is, we’re supposed to pursue people to the ends of the earth for a motto that isn’t even our motto!
Robert Fraser: [muttering ] Well , must be the new one, then. The old one used to be just... ‘ go get your man.. and bring him back alive’ or just... Go get him!
And....
I can't tell you how many times he nearly died numerous times bringing a low life to justice. He'd give them his food! He'd carry them on his back. Men who had done unspeakable things, men he detested. Men who had tried to kill him. But he never brought one back dead. Because the moment they were his responsibility he'd sacrifice himself before letting them die.
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Because Emeka and Diana have mad basketball skills! The physical skills they inherited from their forebears --- like Diana's amazing peripheral vision on no-look passes that's probably about 10 percent better than even an above average person. Emeka's amazingly long arms and hand-eye co-ordination for shot-blocking. This combined with the experiences in training, diet, etc.
If you're meaning that it was somehow predetermined for UConn to win? Well, it was a confluence of all kinds of different factors. Hard determinism doesn't advocate that results of everything were necessarily written in stone at the Big Bang. It takes hard work to get things done. The world is what we make of it, using what resources we have.
Match up if the game tonight
in The Stadium Wall Archives
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I think it's first a question of whether the OL can blow some holes open for Willis and excel at run-blocking.
Mix in a few quick passes to keep them honest.
Then, protecting Drew won't be as difficult b/c they'll have to be wary against the run.
Of course, I'm not fully expecting it'll go this way. Bellichick is way to smart and industrious to just let this happen like we've done the past two weeks.