Offside Number 76

Dude was asking for it bigtime. Frankly, I wasn't unhappy to see Blount teach him a lesson with one punch, and if Boise's coach had any ethics/balls, he would have suspended the kid for one game. You don't get in someone's face like that on the way off the field. And let's not forget that it was the Boise player who got physical first, albeit with a shove and not a punch. What Blount did afterwards, however, is a problem, as is his history.

I sure did. I'm even going to leave it they're for all to see.

1. I'm not going to trust information coming from someone who doesn't know the difference between the words "there" and "their." That's not me being a grammar policeman; that's simply refusing to trust a source of information who either is unintelligent or fails to pay even the slightest attention to detail (or both). So, as far as I'm concerned, the traditional media still has a job. 2. The posters here probably know more about the current Bills team than most media personnel who aren't based out of WNY, because the posters here probably watch more Bills games than do media personnel in other areas. That doesn't mean that the posters here know more about football or about upcoming transactions, draft picks, etc. Clearly, the traditional medial has more connections on the insides of 30 organizations. That's another reason why the traditional media still has a job.

Yes, you are beating a dead horse. What the hell inspired you to post this?

How so? The TV money is shared.

Or: College students like free stuff.

I think this is the most interesting thing to come out of the meetings--far more interesting than the playoff OT rule. This will have an immediate impact on the way the game is played (every game, not the one playoff game every eight or so years that goes to OT).

Here's an appropriate one: plenty of lawyers take relatively low-paying jobs as prosecutors for a few years, and then become defense attorneys. Some of them even make a good buck at it. Nothing wrong with it at all.

I just saw this thread and read the first responses with a sense of wonder; I don't know why anyone would have doubted it to begin with. It's really not unlikely at all that Tebow and Jim Kelly would have dinner together or that they would be "spotted" at Chop House.

Why don't you click on the link and see how it works before going after him-- Draft Tek is pretty cool stuff.

Yeah, New England has horrible luck in that sixth round.

Please let me know where this is. I need to read some Skooby from time to time.

You mean, who's the other Bill.

Matt Hasselbeck is a slightly less successful Trent Dilfer, IMO.

He wears the required uniform.

I came here to say this.

Look, I'm not taking sides in this fight because frankly, I don't care, but according to Tiger himself, he's a "cablinasian," and his father is not 100% black, and his mother is not 100% asian. As I understand it, the various contributors to Tiger's race, as if if even possibly could matter, are: Caucasian, Black (or African American, depending on what is the popularly accepted term in your area), Indian (or Native American, or Amerind, depending on what is the popularly accepted term in your area), and Asian. And no matter what, "Big Ben" is not going to get a break because of his race. There's either evidence, or there isn't; I doubt some prosecutor is going to press a case without it. (They didn't with Irvin, and he looked ok at the end of the day, because he was innocent. They did with the Duke kids, and well, prosecutor isn't exactly practicing law anymore. Sux for the whities sometimes, too.)

You did a good job of selecting your examples, but here goes: Tiger & Kobe: The biggest stars in their sports. Tiger, by FAR the biggest star in his. So, they're bigger stories. McGwire/Clemens/Bonds: First, McGwire avoided the question, but did not lie. Second, Clemens hasn't escaped trouble yet. Third, Bonds is a prize a88hole, and sometimes that comes back to bite you. (So is Clemens, which probably is why he hasn't escaped trouble yet.) Here's some counterexamples: the Duke lacrosse players versus Michael Irvin. Jesse Jackson versus Jim Bakker or Gary Hart. Craig MacTavish versus Leonard Little or Donte Stallworth. It's not always about race. With sports, especially, I think the field is more level, compared to other areas of endeavor.

Yeah, she sure downplayed it on those white Duke lacrosse kids.

Come on, plenty of people on this board have noted that we need help at guard. What's wrong with Paulus?

I think the question presumes foresight; i.e, you're really drafting the next Peyton Manning, not taking a chance on someone.

eff off...

You're right, it is not significant. I can't believe that NFL fans ever would criticize the amount of commercial break time in any other sport, much less NHL hockey. Plus, the lack of commercials makes little difference in the length of an Olympic hockey game. They still take the breaks to clear the ice at least twice per period.

But their former slogan still sticks in your head, right? Anyway, I do believe that NBC tried to get its market right for this one; I'm not sure it succeeded. They may have screwed this one up, but (as has been stated over and over above and also on SabreSpace), they pretty much HAD to bet on figure skating. (And for those crying about HD, I ended up watching it with friends on SD. Game looked fine. The puck was easy to follow. I think USA won, but if it had been in HD, I would be sure.)

So here's the question: Is there going to be an embargo on doughnuts and strippers? Because even Harper has to be embarrassed right now.