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I agree. It was an excellent episode. I liked all the hints in the alternate world that were dropped. When Tony was getting directions to the family reunion, they mentioned go towards the light house. Then with his whole life was in the briefcase and to get into the house he needed to leave the briefcase behind. The funniest part was when Paulie was talking to Tony and his heart rate was going up then in the alternate world, all the noise was coming from the room next door. Vito is one scary, creepy guy. The whole Finn thing was great. Finn looked like he saw a ghost. The whole Vito-Phil thing should get interesting. Vito was very dissappointed that the Skip made it through the coma. Vito might hear some things then tell them to Phil trying to maybe get NY to do something about Tony paving the way for Vito to become the Boss. The violence level looks like it is going to increase a lot in the upcoming episodes. Tony isn't a very happy camper and the sh-- is going to hit the fan.

Where abouts are these establishments located?

A 3rd string QB or the 12th man on a NBA team have to be the best jobs in sports. Make the league minimum of 6 figures and get great seats for the games.

Billy Joe came in relief but then later admitted he didn't study his playbook. That was the end of Billy Joe.

Where is the video detailing the use of bombs to blow up the levies in NO?

Here is Duke's non-conference schedule: Boston U Seton Hall Davidson Drexel #11 Memphis (@MSG) @ #16 Indiana Penn #2 Texas (@ East Rutherford) Valpo St. Johns @ UNC-Greensboro Bucknell (W 84-50) It looks better than Syracuse's schedule. Duke waxed Bucknell, the same Bucknell that went into the Carrier Dome and won. I am not saying that every premier program plays a lights out non-conference schedule. Syracuse plays NOBODY in non-conference. Wow, Duke went to a ranked teams gym in non-conference ... when is the last time Syracuse did something like that?

Well Champ, I am proud to say that I support The Saint Bonaventure Bonnies. Chuckle at will. Comparing Syracuse to Bonaventure is comparing apples to oranges. Athletic budgets, conference affiliations, location of campus, recruiting etc. Bonas is going through a very, very tough stretch. They shouldnt be playing in the A-10 because they can't recruit on the level that the top teams in the conference can. I would like to see them move to the MAAC or MAC but they won't. What good basketball player would like to come to good ol' rural Olean? They are trying to rebuild their program. Hopefully they can build it back to being competitive but it is going to a long process. Let the welding jokes begin.

I love how Syracuse fan always resorts back to ... Well, we won the Tournament in 2003. Last time I checked, this is 2006. You have been bounced from the tournament in the first round two years in a row. You havent done anything since Carmelo left. You never did anything before Carmelo. Syracuse is an underachiever when it comes to the tourney. Keep playing the cupcakes and getting bounced early in the tournament.

I am not a bitter fan of some other team. Syracuse is one of the most overrated programs in the NCAA. Their non-conference schedule is an absolute joke. They never travel away from the Carrier Dome to play anyone good. This was their non-conference schedule this year: Bethune Cookman Cornell Texas Tech (@ MSG) Florida (@ MSG) Bucknell Siena Manhattan TCU Colgate Davidson Illinois of Chicago @ Towson (G-Mac's homecoming) Kent State UTEP They travelled to MSG and Wilkes Barre. The Towson game was a favor to G-Mac so he could play infront of his hometown crowd. That schedule is a joke. Where is SUNY Albany or SUNY Binghamton? My biggest beef is Syracuse gets all sorts of attention and it isnt warrented. Syracuse should improve next year with Paul Harris but I dont think they will ever do good in the tourny because they don't play anyone during the non-conference portion of their schedule.

How come noone mentioned this injury when the "magical" run was being made through the Big Least Tourney? So let me get this right, all of a sudden Syracuse is the 9th best team in the Big East? So if the 9th best team can win the conference tournament, maybe that conference really isnt as good as everyone says? Syracuse didnt deserve a 5 seed. I didnt say the Big 12 was better than the Big Least. I said the Big Least was top heavy like every other conference. UConn and Villanova are really good teams. The other teams in the conference are average. I just find it funny that last Monday all the Syracuse fans were really high on their team and now they say they are average. Also, it is good to see that you can resort to petty name calling and feeble attempts at humiliation when you do not have a valid argument. Grow up buddy.

What a pleasure it was to wake up and hear that Syracuse got beat. Then to top it all off, Mr G-Mac himself only scores 2 points. Good to see G-Mac had some class in the postgame interviews. What a bum. The powerful Big Least was 0-3. The Big Least is top heavy like every other conference. Buh bye G-Mac and Jimmy B ... just another early exit from the tourney.

I dont think there is a flashback angle. The shows characters progressed with the lay-off. All I know is, Miss Meadow was looking absolutely PHENOMENAL in that little get up she was dancing in.

The funniest thing from last night was Bobby Baccala in the train hat and how miserable did Janice feel about having a kid?

I always listen to The Herd but I don't feel like hearing him bang on Ralph all show long. If you are looking for an alternative, head over to www.wtem.com and listen to Mr. Tony Kornheiser. You have to register to listen but it is pretty easy. Mr. Tony is always a fun listening experience.

Wait till The Herd gets his hands on this. He ran with the "Is this a Monday?" for a good week.

Mike and Mike just ran a bit on him mixing in some sound bites with what he said. I can only imagine what The Herd is going to do. The Herd killed Ralph on the "Is this a Monday?" Wide Right, The Forward Lateral, No Goal, Through the Net ... You have to be used to it by now.

The color guy is brutal. I can't stand his voice. He sounds like Buck Martinez who coincidentally does the Orioles games on Comcast too. I like the Vancouver announcing team (RSN Pacific). The play by play guy does the EA Sports games. Maybe I am just used to him from that.

Get used to them. I checked the schedule on inDemand and all the Sabres-Bruins games this month are the NESN feed. I wish the NHL.com radio feed didn't have such a big delay.

The Bruins announcers are total homers. Can they whine anymore about penalties?

I'll be in Section 302 with about 10 other former WNYers

What is everyones thoughts on Jerome Bettis? A lot of media types are saying that he is a lock for the Hall of Fame now that he was apart of Super Bowl winning team. If Bettis gets in as a first ballot because he was apart of a Super Bowl team than the HOF is a joke. I think a lot of the problem with the Thurman's case was that there were alot of good canidates. In Peter King's article he mentions that Zimmerman will get his vote when some of the backlog is gone. Why is there a limit on how big a HOF class can be? If the guy is a HOFer, he is a HOFer. Thurman was on the edge of being a first ballot but maybe whoever argued his case wasn't convincing. I know in the Dr.Z article on SI.com, Dr.Z mentioned that he stood up and was in favor of him. The next few years are going to log jammed with new worthy canidates along with the guys that already deserve to be in. I think they need to increase the number of HOFers in a given class.

The officiating last night was just a continuation of what went on all year. This year it seems like that there were alot of bad calls in games. I don't know if it maybe was the retiring of some officials and this new crop of officials just stink or maybe with all the media coverage now that it is just magnified. But it seems the officials just get worse and worse.

Who in the Hampton Roads is going to the Polar Plunge at the beach? I will be partaking in the events with a Bills flag as a cape. Hope to see some of you down there.

Is it any seat in the house that is available or just in the upper deck or endzone? I would imagine they would like to still hold onto the better seats for future season ticket holders. If anyone has any info, much thanks.

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