I love the off season.I get this way too. And then when I have to put the boat away around November 1. But at least at that point the football is in force and you have the holidays coming, which is always nice.
Not the winter months so much, but I always kind of dread game 1 because it means that my summer is essentially over.
I leave for Kansas City in 17 days where I will complete my training for my new position at work and return to AZ on Feb 8th a federally licensed Engineer, much to badge's chagrin ;-)Yep, I've been driving trains since I got my PE in 1995. :67:
I moved back to Phoenix in August and will primarily work here too but occasionally I will take trains from Phoenix to Winslow as well.Wow, that's cool. I didn't realize you had moved into that line of work DF.
Wow, that's cool. I didn't realize you had moved into that line of work DF.I'm partial to this one...
Now I'm going to have to go listen to City of New Orleans or End of the Line or Wabash Cannonball or ...
10 years of college down the drain.Might as well have joined the f'in Peace Corps....
Wow, that's cool. I didn't realize you had moved into that line of work DF.Listen to this one, Fred.
Now I'm going to have to go listen to City of New Orleans or End of the Line or Wabash Cannonball or ...
Been burning up the fireplace lately. What is it about fires that are so wonderful?doesn't matter
Fires are wonderful. Controlled ones that is. Got one going now too.thought i had 2+ years of firewood split and stored away. mother nature is hell bent on making me use it all in 1 season. i'm better than half way through it.
If Froggy is moving to Phoenix, then who is Fro supposed to zip around the South Rim with on his tandem bike?I moved to Phx over the summer, too. And I've only been to the North Rim....
I always wanted a wood burning stoveThey're fun if they're optional.....not as much fun if they're your only source of heat.
guess I didn't want it that much
been in this house since 89, no immediate plan to install a stove yet
I always wanted a wood burning stoveWe had one when I was growing up. After having to cut and split wood, carry it in every day and clean up after it, I am happy to say I hope to never have one again.
guess I didn't want it that much
been in this house since 89, no immediate plan to install a stove yet
Now that JT Barrett is all done, I wanted to revisit his statistical claim. Despite OSU fans wanting his head each season and being uber-critical of him, if you look at his numbers:I'll never understand it either. The kid was just balls. Was there a mistake here and there? Sure. Just like any human.
he was basically Antwaan Randle El as a rusher + Chuck Long as a passer + throw in Jeff George's career TDs to boot.
In this age of 11-1 not being enough and Heisman-type talents having a bad quarter from time to time, the way this young man was treated was disgraceful.
More TD and fewer INT than Brees. Ran for more yards than Keith Byars. Same number of rushing TD as Ezekiel Ellitott and Saquan Barkley.
I have no special interest in the guy, just an objective observer. His production and OSU's success with him at QB should make him an icon, not a guy whose support went up and down like a roller coaster.
Just wait until next year when everyone grumbles on why we can't run the read option. He'll get his due.Yep. You don't know what you got until it's gone. Of course, the new guy looks pretty good so who knows.
We had one when I was growing up. After having to cut and split wood, carry it in every day and clean up after it, I am happy to say I hope to never have one again.yup, my all electric utilities are just too economical
Just wait until next year when everyone grumbles on why we can't run the read option. He'll get his due.What JT did he did well,what he couldn't do wasn't addressed.Funny Saban recognized a QB similar to JT wasn't getting it done so he went to the bull pen.Burrow/Haskins could accurately sling it deep thus stretching the field.I was in the camp that Haskins/Burrow could be rotated with JT for greater flexibility/results.Urban did this with great effectiveness with Leak/Tebow winning the SEC & MNC.JT had the benefit of 3 All Big Tenners Price/Jones/Jordan on the O-Line.Price & Jones are off to the NFL - they will be missed.Not sure if Jordan is staying.The problem moving forward will be the O-Line not who follows under center IMO
More TD ... than Brees.*(but needing 8 more games to do it) :sign0103:;)
*(but needing 8 more games to do it) :sign0103:;)8 more games for sure, but 467 less attempts. :67:
I moved to Phx over the summer, too. And I've only been to the North Rim....
Orange, been meaning to ask where exactly you lived in Northern AZ? During my college years in Tucson I spent a summer in Chinle, making plenty of stops through Many Farms, Window Rock, Gallup, and the rail towns on I-40. Can't think of a landscape I grew to appreciate more than the Navajo Lands.It is beautiful for sure. Just like Tony Hillerman describes in all those Jim Chee and Leaphorn novels. After reading that series of books, I had to visit, see those landscapes, and eat some fry bread. It was worth the trip.
Orange, been meaning to ask where exactly you lived in Northern AZ? During my college years in Tucson I spent a summer in Chinle, making plenty of stops through Many Farms, Window Rock, Gallup, and the rail towns on I-40. Can't think of a landscape I grew to appreciate more than the Navajo Lands.Pinon. 45 min due west of Chinle. Spent 8 years there, somehow.
Wow, Tyler Hilinski, the WSU QB, who played the Holiday Bowl, dead of an apparent self inflicted gunshot wound.Sad news indeed.
Terrible news.
Oh, and I guess I'll mention the wife and I split about 7 months ago. We still live only like 7 miles apart and have been for the most part amicable so it hasn't been too tough on the kids thankfully. It's not ideal but it could be worse.That's a bummer Frog Face. I'm really sorry to hear that. Having been through it.. well, it's not ideal from what I remember.
Wow, Tyler Hilinski, the WSU QB, who played the Holiday Bowl, dead of an apparent self inflicted gunshot wound.Jeebis had everything in front of him.Wish you could get to him for just 5 minutes.RIP
Terrible news.
Oh, and I guess I'll mention the wife and I split about 7 months ago. We still live only like 7 miles apart and have been for the most part amicable so it hasn't been too tough on the kids thankfully. It's not ideal but it could be worse.sorry to hear this
Oh, and I guess I'll mention the wife and I split about 7 months ago. We still live only like 7 miles apart and have been for the most part amicable so it hasn't been too tough on the kids thankfully. It's not ideal but it could be worse.i'm sorry to hear this too... loss of a dream sucks.
i wasn't forgetting a thing... i was instead at peace- a state i had been holy evacuated from since almost the moment i said 'i do'... it was so friggin' alien it must have freaked me out... from that second on, only a few days after making the decision and then bouncing- i knew i'd made the right one and i never looked back even for a second.Yeah, when I finally broke it off, it was amazing the sense of peace I had. I mean, there was the stress of knowing I had to go through all the legal crap, and had to sell the house, and move, and figure out a custody schedule with the kids, and would be paying alimony/child support [which sucks], and all that crap. But I knew deep down that I was making the right decision and that the old joke was right. "Why is divorce so expensive? Because it's worth it!"
your children, though.... that makes yours helluva lot more difficult than mine was. i didn't have children then.
fire up a cigar (which is something i never would have done with her around that time of day- a cigar usually invites a transcendental-meditative state for me)why a cigar on the back nine is perfect for my golf game
the old joke was right. "Why is divorce so expensive? Because it's worth it!"the old joke is no joke
Children makes it a lot harder. If I had my way, I'd never EVER interact with my ex again for the rest of my life. But I can't do that. Still, worth it.
It is my understanding that the alimony checks are a lot less painful if you write the word "Freedom" on the memo line.Actually, I have copied and used the dumb things people write on alimony checks in alimony modification cases.
Actually, I have copied and used the dumb things people write on alimony checks in alimony modification cases.There are perks to being a lifelong bachelor with no children.
Freedom would be one of the least problematic things I have seen. Just be careful what you write.
My experience was eerily close to Drew's. Once I got past "my failure" there was no looking back.I am also living the dream for the past 15 years or so since the divorce
I often pinch myself over the life I have now. Like it's a dream. Very thankful for that.
This weather lately really has me thinking of our upcoming trip to Florida. We're going for 9 days, and one of the goals is to come away with a property on which to build or renovate. Looking forward to it.Been down here 10 days so far, weather has been up and down. But there hasn't been a minus sign on the thermometer, so I'm trying to remain grateful.
Just wait until next year when everyone grumbles on why we can't run the read option. He'll get his due.In the fist half of the opener, folks asked where the JT running was, after an offseason of Kevin Wilson changing the offense hype.
Just booked flights to Italy and France. Woo!Let me know if you want some advice for Firentze. I have some great experiences I could share - not the least of which is the cooking school we went to.
We were going to go just to Italy, but the flights were a total nightmare trying to go through Heathrow and deal with all sorts of Heathrow fees. So we decided to trade Venice for Paris, hop a euro discount airline [yet to be booked] from Florence to Paris, and see more. And this way we can avoid Heathrow.
I just bought my week of spring training tickets the other day. Along with boycotting the Giants, I'm adding the Cubs to that list. $35-40 for a berm ticket is BS.Yeah, that park is banned too (Cubs), unless I'm there for Fall League. Glad to see Brewers and city have a deal and they are staying in Maryvale. Peoria and Talking Stick are my two faves.
Oh, and I guess I'll mention the wife and I split about 7 months ago. We still live only like 7 miles apart and have been for the most part amicable so it hasn't been too tough on the kids thankfully. It's not ideal but it could be worse.:(
This weather lately really has me thinking of our upcoming trip to Florida. We're going for 9 days, and one of the goals is to come away with a property on which to build or renovate. Looking forward to it.It was in the 40s in Port Canaveral a few weeks ago, when I was there. But on Monday after I came inside after operating the snowblower this week in 0F with winds at 18 mph, my fingers wanted to fall off, so I'll take the 40s after all.
After prepping for my taxes tonight, I decided to update my college football attendance game log. Wow, I was behind. Here are some fun (to me anyways) facts.You keep a diary of every game? That's amazing.
116 games attended.
1st game, N at Hawaii 1982
It was in the 40s in Port Canaveral a few weeks ago, when I was there. But on Monday after I came inside after operating the snowblower this week in 0F with winds at 18 mph, my fingers wanted to fall off, so I'll take the 40s after all.I'm looking in Punta Gorda, so pretty far South. It's been 70+ there, through most all of this. They'd had a few 60ish days sprinkled in but not many. It's a pretty warm place.
After prepping for my taxes tonight, I decided to update my college football attendance game log. Wow, I was behind. Here are some fun (to me anyways) facts.That is wonderful MH.
116 games attended.
1st game, N at Hawaii 1982
100th game: Nebraska 28 at Michigan State 24 (T Martinez ran wild, some questionable flags, and spotty play calls)
116th, Arizona at USC 2017
I've seen games in 27 states.
15 Neutral site games
Home Team: 65-36, Road 36-65
Nebraska record in games attended: 58-11
I once witnessed 38 straight Nebraska wins (started v UCLA '94 broken at A&M in '98)
Others: Wisconsin 12-4, Iowa State 0-9, OU 3-3, KSU 2-4, ASU 0-4 at four different stadiums
4 OT games, road team 3-1 (N over ND, UO over ASU (3ot), Bama over LSU, UW home win over Cal Poly 2 Ots)
18 games between two top ten teams
3 #1 vs 2 games, all MNC title games
4 DIII games, 1 DII game
5 bowl game sites (six bowls total)
1 Ivy, 2 MAC home, 6/10 current XII, 10/14 B1G, 10/14 SEC, 4 PAC, 4 ACC, 1 WAC, 1 MTN
One defunct program: Pacific (now that UAB is back)
One whiteout blizzard (Ames), and a handful of snow games (also Ames). two monsoons (N at Baylor, Wyo at Ole Miss
Most visits: Lincoln, Ames, Madison, Indianapolis (B1G CCG).
Biggest Shutouts: Florida 62 Western Carolina 0, OSU 59 UW 0, N 57 Mizzou 0.
Largest margin of victory, 62, N 69-7 over OU, and the UF 62-0 game.
Most points one team: Nebraska 77 vs 28 ASU in '95. Highest total: UO 61 ASU 55.
Lowest scoring game: 2004 Nebraska 14 Kansas 8.
Hottest: several early season games in Lincoln (90+)
Coldest: probably Ames in '86, Lincoln vs OU once, and the Cal Poly game at UW. (all below 25).
Most ridiculous stat line: LT: Troy Edwards 21 catches, 405 yards (still a NCAA record) with a PR TD, in a 56-27 loss at N in '98. The QB Tim Rattay passed for 550+.
Best games, attempt at objectivity: FSU 18-16 Orange Bowl win over N in '94 OB, Louisville at Clemson 2016, MSU v Iowa B1G CCG, MSU v UW B1G CCG, N at ND 2000.
Best beatdown to witness: N 62 v Florida 24.
Best Atmosphere: College Station/Baton Rouge tie. (the rest of the great ones are interchangeable)
Worst Atmosphere: Yale Bowl (it was a Harvard Yale game for the Ivy title. big buzzkill)
Worst Stadiums: Yale Bowl, KU (though great campus and best hoops visit I've had) and Baylor's old stadium.
Best Tailgates: Ole Miss, LSU, Clemson.
Underrated trips: KSU, Iowa, Kentucky and USC (perhaps my expectations were low)
Overrated: Neyland (though it is a low period), BigHouse (pre-reno, need to try again w better matchup),
Just booked flights to Italy and France. Woo!Italy!
We were going to go just to Italy, but the flights were a total nightmare trying to go through Heathrow and deal with all sorts of Heathrow fees. So we decided to trade Venice for Paris, hop a euro discount airline [yet to be booked] from Florence to Paris, and see more. And this way we can avoid Heathrow.
Yeah, that park is banned too (Cubs), unless I'm there for Fall League. Glad to see Brewers and city have a deal and they are staying in Maryvale. Peoria and Talking Stick are my two faves.I hate the price gouging because I love variety - I've been to all 10 parks in a one-week span in the past. Talking Stick has the most berm area, which is great. And free sunscreen. All of the parks have their quirks - the lady friend and I that go every year did a Spring Training ballpark review on facebook a couple of years back.
When exactly will you be in Venice? I visited Venice last April, right as the tourist season was picking up. The whole weekend was a was a childhood dream come true of riding around on the water taxis. Visually there's just nothing else in the world quite like seeing Venice for the first time. Liked it so much that I made sure my next trip to Vegas was spent in the Venetian.As mentioned, we were going to finish the Italy trip in Venice, but due to some issues with flights we decided we'll skip Venice and go to Paris instead. It just means we'll have to go back. :)
116 games attended.Wow, I wish I had thought to keep a log like this. I have no idea how many games I have attended. I think I'm probably close to you in total games and in different bowl games attended but you are WAY beyond me in variety otherwise. I can only think of one non-Ohio State CFB game that I ever attended and even for that, it was Ohio State related. In 2001 I was a Student at the University of Akron Law School. The easiest way for me to get tickets to the Akron/Ohio State game was to buy student tickets through Akron but they wouldn't let me do that without also buying at least two Akron home games. I took my dad to Ohio vs Akron the week before Akron at Ohio State.
Yikes--is that the courtroom in Columbus that's in the news? Sounds awful all the way around.It is the same
Ventura (RIP)Huh? Robin is not dead as far as I know. I hope this is not true.
Huh? Robin is not dead as far as I know. I hope this is not true.This was a different Ventura. Yordano. He died tragically at age 25 in a car crash, one of many such untimely MLB deaths lately including Jose Fernandez (who was already at star level) and Oscar Taveras (who would have been the next Pujols for the Cards - he hit a homer in his first major league AB). Yordano was a bit of a hothead, as you can see in the clip, but still was a kid with beaucoup talent:
My dream someday is to a do a triple header of Sox, Cubs and Brewers in a single day. I've done Wrigley, Miller Park on the same day, but love to figure out the triple header.Friends of mine did this back in the Day - sort of.Left Ohio drove up to Comiskey and caught a noon Sox contest.Afterwards drove up to Milwaulkee (County Stadium) for a 7:30 Brewers game.Stayed in Suds City overnite.Then drove back down to Chicago for a Cubbies day game at Wrigley.Not in the same day but within 24 hrs - pretty cool
So, I was supposed to be in Orlando right now playing baseball. We had a death in the family so that fell through, and the death part is the important thing as it was not a grandparent situationSorry to hear that CD - condolences
Badge, your thoughts on flying versus train in Europe show how well that transportation system works. You have options and you can choose the one that makes the most sense. Amersterdam is a long way from Barcelona, and a flight--particularly on the discount airlines Europe has--is a great option. the SF family will be taking the plane likely from Barcelona to Nice and Nice to Vienna because it makes a lot more sense than a 12-hour train ride. And then from Villach to Vienna, to Florence, to Salerno, to Rome, the train will make more sense. Options are great. :-)I've only flown in Europe once (aside from a connecting flight), from London to Athens, and while cheap, I was convinced the plane was going to break apart during flight. They also were not enforcing the no smoking, and the lone drink option was red wine in a Solo cup.
Got it. Sorry for my brain fart. Your post shook me up pretty good and I had to start looking for Robin, because I love the guy. Probably my favorite Sox player, after Ozzie and Konerko.https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vH-SlMF0doQ
Sorry to hear that CD - condolencesThanks. I'm still a bit shook up. No need to go into details here.
116 games attended.Wow.
The dogfighting equivalent to World of Tanks is a game called War Thunder. It's a free (massive) download for PC, but currently in development for Xbox. I do not know if they've announced a release date. But if you're looking for a flight game, and like world of tanks, I think you'll like War Thunder.
- World of Tanks: I like this game a lot. I'm a little frustrated that there's no way to block out the cursing (other than muting the whole game) from other players in the multi-player, which is the best way to play (although maybe I'm missing something). It's frustrating when you get thrown in with people who are much better than you (seems like weighting the player's skill more than the tank's relative characteristics would be a better way to queue players). My biggest complaint is that there is no two-player mode from a single console. That shouldn't be hard to do, but it doesn't exist. It would also be cool if the multi player had a way to (consistently) fight allies vs. axis type battles, rather than just a random assortment of relatively equal tanks. But it has a nice build to it, and so far we've managed to really enjoy it without spending much money on it (I bought my son a $20 starter pack, but two others of us have played it for free, and really like it). The War Stories boards are cool, and the whole thing has--again--amazing graphics. I would like it more if there were more War Stories (and more focused on actual historical events) with more in-depth playing against the AI, but overall, very happy with it.
- It also doesn't seem to have any good flight games. I remember playing a really cool Star Wars simulator, I think called Rogue Squadron, that could be great on this kind of system. Similarly, a World War II flight simulator could be really well done, but there don't seem to be any games that have attempted it.
Thanks Erin. We're off to France tomorrow for a second funeral and internment. I probably will just be spaced out since it will all be in French anyway. This hit me pretty hard, which is a tribute to the young man I think.Be well my friend. I'm sorry for your pain.
I wish I could have done more.
May I ask where you've spent time in Croatia? I lived in Croatia for a short while, and though it was on the coast it was more of an industrial town that what passed over by the flocks of summer tourists vacationing in Istria, Split, Zadar, Zagreb, and of course Dubrovnik. I kept hearing Croatia was Europe's best kept secret, but by the time I got there it seemed discovered by the rest of Europe's vacationers. Prettiest region of sea coast and mountains I've ever seen.
RE travel - Venice will always be special since that's where we got engaged, but I probably won't go back unless there was a stellar deal specifically for it. I do want to go back to travel other parts of Italy.
I'm looking to return to Barcelona because I've been itching for a return trip ever since I did my study abroad over 10 years ago. If we can get a good flight deal for this year, we may swing it but it's likely not going to happen until 2019. We always go to Croatia when we visit Europe so that would be part of the trip. Our last Euro-trip was a few days in Paris, then to Bordeaux (by train), then Bordeaux to Croatian coast (by plane). Then back home direct flight to HTX from there. Every time I get back home I start thinking about where to go next, I just love Europe.
May I ask where you've spent time in Croatia? I lived in Croatia for a short while, and though it was on the coast it was more of an industrial town that what passed over by the flocks of summer tourists vacationing in Istria, Split, Zadar, Zagreb, and of course Dubrovnik. I kept hearing Croatia was Europe's best kept secret, but by the time I got there it seemed discovered by the rest of Europe's vacationers. Prettiest region of sea coast and mountains I've ever seen.We visited Zagreb and Pag both times we have gone, as we have friends over there with houses in both places that let us crash when we are there. We have flown in and out of Zadar. Then one of the trips over there we took a yacht excursion for several days and visited coastal towns & islands including Split, Korcula, Hvar, & Loviste. That was kickass, and the water was so clear and beautiful, as well as gorgeous views all over the place. Even with tourists dominating the presence in some of those stops, all of the places we went to felt relaxed, friendly, and appreciative to have people visiting.
There are several CrockPots of bean soup cooking out in the hallway under the guise of a chili cook off...<br />(https://thumb.ibb.co/n4FZDx/Chili.jpg) (https://ibb.co/n4FZDx)<br />
It's over. No more suffering now, for her, me and the family.damn- deepest condolences once again, Sir.
In other news, we arrived at a new hotel and I knew immediately how to use the shower. This is a first for me and probably means I'm a douche.The trick for me when visiting a Euro-shower is to remember NOT to pull the little string.
It's over. No more suffering now, for her, me and the family.very sorry for your loss
My brothers and I had to put my Ma in hospice yesterday. It's been an exhausting couple of weeks for us.Sorry, Badge. I just watched as my fiance's close friend had her mother [already 5 years into early onset Alzheimer's] deal with a minor stroke and brain hemorrhage, and had about 2 weeks of hospice in home with her until she passed. I wouldn't wish caring for someone with Alzheimer's on my worst enemy.
This is the hardest thing I've ever been through. My Dad was sudden, and while it hurt, it was a whole lot easier than this.
Just gut-wrenching. Damn.
It's over. No more suffering now, for her, me and the family.Deepest condolences. Everyone grieves differently, make sure while you are helping those you love, you let some of them help you out too.
I'm still trying to come to some kind of understanding about death. Someone very close to me just died, which is why I had to go to France suddenly. It still leaves me empty even if it has not been the crushing experience that was the loss of my son, this was my step son. He had been depressed, and it had spiraled down, and he took matters into his own hands.I don't even know what to say...
The wife, and it was her biological son, tells me he's happier now. He was in a lot of pain before, I understood that. I didn't think he was quite there. His psychiatrist of several years died from cancer and he couldn't find a person he was comfortable with and then quit his meds.
I don't like it. My parents have passed on, but they were both 93. I sort of get that. I just spoke with another man my age whose son just died of a heroin OD. He was crushed, but said he half expected it at some point.
I keep wondering what I could have done differently. My step son and I were close but he had just drifted away over the past couple of months.
It's over. No more suffering now, for her, me and the family.Just saw this Badge,my condolences,Godspeed
It's amazing what Wisconsin does with "3 star guys".It is, but at the same time you just get the feeling that they won't get over the top.
It's amazing what Wisconsin does with "3 star guys".And Iowa too, albeit to lesser success. Goes to show what I've learned the hard way - keeping bodies on campus and developing them properly is far more important than letting the higher end talent steer the ship (think SC's teams under Kiffin & Sarkisian).
It is, but at the same time you just get the feeling that they won't get over the top.
Bama has great coaching too. UW probably isn't going to beat a team like that on a playoff stage. We saw a glimpse in the Big Ten championship game.
That said, I do believe football in the State of Wisconsin is underrated. There is more talent up there than the recruiting services think.
And Iowa too, albeit to lesser success. Goes to show what I've learned the hard way - keeping bodies on campus and developing them properly is far more important than letting the higher end talent steer the ship (think SC's teams under Kiffin & Sarkisian).Purdue as well has had some issues with 4* recruits. It seemed for several years that nearly every 4* that came to West Lafayette ended up being a bust. I think the "big fish" problem was a lot of the reason for that.
It usually takes learning the hard way but improving your recruiting to landing the 4 stars you want sometimes isn't worth it. A 4 star performs better at a place like Ohio St where from day one his job is on potentially lost to another 4 star. Wasn't it Michigan St a few years ago landed a boat load of 4 stars and only one or two are still on campus? Same thing happened to Iowa following the Drew Tate 10 win seasons. Too much big-fish-in-smaller-pond ego kicking in from what I remember.
I assume this means congratulations are in order?
I'm very happy for you. I know you've been through a lot.
Corngrats!
Rumor is that back in the mob's heyday in Chicago, Wisconsin was a favorite place for them to get away from it all. I have a friend who waited tables in college back in the 50s when very mob-like folks regularly ate in her restaurant in Wisconsin.When we depart Kenosha by boat you can see, just over the WI/IL border, Al Capone's old home in Pleasant Prairie. It's on a man-made peninsula into The Lake.
I last bought a residence in 1987, and that was from a builder. It struck me as fairly simple.That's what a crash in the sub-prime market will do. Those of us who did not default and did the right things are paying for this, 10 years later.
So, we're doing it again today, and it is anything but simple. I guess we finally got "under contract" yesterday. I had to have a letter sent saying I had the funds for the closing, along with a lot of other burfle, clean contracts that are way too long, and other nonsense.
And, apparently today, they don't write checks, they want money to be wired.
It's actually a 9 hr layover. Land at noon, next flight at 9 PM. So I was banking on the idea that I'd have to get to Gatwick around 6:30 or so. So between getting out of customs at Heathrow and into security at Gatwick, it's probably 5-6 hours, 2-2:30 of which will be used up between the tube and train.Tube is definitely better. My problem was that I was there for a summer, so I had so much luggage, I couldn't navigate it through public transit, so we took a cab, which took forever to nab. Then on the way out, was right after the 7/7 bombings so all public transit security was lengthy.
Looks like from talking to a couple of locals at work, we're going to grab the tube downtown, hit up a sight or two, grab some lunch and then take the train from London to Gatwick.
What are you doing in Rome, and how long?
Tube is definitely better. My problem was that I was there for a summer, so I had so much luggage, I couldn't navigate it through public transit, so we took a cab, which took forever to nab. Then on the way out, was right after the 7/7 bombings so all public transit security was lengthy.Yeah, luggage worries me a little. Gotta navigate the tube and a little of London with our luggage. But we worked to economize the luggage so we don't have that much, and we're only going to have one short walk to make from the tube station to sights and then a pub.
gentlemen, i travel light... very light. if i'm going somewhere on a schedule and know where that's at- I confirm with the host, and fedex it. yeah, pricey, but..... worth it.... beats the flat snot out of lost luggage and lugging it. i've got some sort of mark on my stuff you must need a special light to see that only plane embark specialists have- if i check baggage, it gets lost. period. every. single. time. fedex has never let me down.I was interning there for 3 months, so that wasn't entirely an option for me.
Well, it makes me nervous. I have never wired money before. I went by my brokerage and got the forms and looked them over, seem simple enough.That seems impossible/impractical for a borrower to wire funds 72 hours before a close. You will receive a 'Loan Estimate' form, the 1st at the time you apply for the mortgage, and the second, at the point of closing, a 'Closing Disclosure'. That's the document that will reveal the precise amount to bring to close. that cannot be innacurate, The lender must give you that within 72 hours of close. If it is a cash buy, the Title company presents a 'Settlement Document'. I've done 2 lot buys and one refi since the new rules kicked in in Oct '15, nobody is able to get you that 72 hours before close. 68 hours 60 hours, maybe 48 hours, not 72. You can certainly do a wire a day before close, I've done them on the day of close before.
Evidently I should wire the funds 72 hours ahead of closing, or more, I'm told.
It's a substantial amount of money the loss of which would cause me a major decrease in standard of living, and then some.
have you finished the kitchen design?Do you know who you're talking to?
Do you know who you're talking to?so, he's got your thought pattern?
Probably the first thing he did, and built the rest of the house around that. :86:
We close 23 April. The total is significant.So you'll be ATLdawg now?
That yours 847?I'd like such a thing that way when I wouldn't have to keep letting the flies out the door.They don't like my cooking eitherThat's not mine - that's Guy Fieri's kitchen.
Future - 3 years, 9 months and 3 days.That's probably when my build will be done. Ok, maybe exaggerating a bit.
Future - 3 years, 9 months and 3 days.I'm hoping that's my retirement date
Licorice?Tabasco-molasses sauce
| [th]Age[/th] [th]Amount Saved[/th] | |
| 20s | $16,000 |
| 30s | $45,000 |
| 40s | $63,000 |
| 50s | $117,000 |
| 60s | $172,000 |
Vile corrupt Corporate Assholes & slappie Congressmen on the take cheap have put comfortable retirement out of reach for many and I don't think I'm popping off.Conglomerations are running things,I weep for the future,Hope against hope I'm wrongmy small corporation has a 401K match
This is, again, very disturbing.this is very disturbing
We don't need more crises in this country.
my grandfather and father used to talk the same way, apparently it was 50 years out for them
I hope this house of cards lasts another few decades of course but am dubious about a longer term future. At some point, some crisis will lead to folks no longer trusting "money" and that will be a collapse of epic proportions and one government will not be able to stem. But it could be 50 years out.
I spent two weeks in Illinois a couple years back. The evidence for crime was unbelievable. The police presence on the beach on weekends was insane but skinny little kids would still dart through the crowd grabbing whatever was loose.Very interesting comment.
My wife was back a year ago and they would not even go to Chicago because of the gang wars, some head dude was killed and it was open warfare in the city even away from the South and West sides.
This is, again, very disturbing.When I was in school, I took a fascinating money and banking Econ class. Turned most of the curriculum on its head.
We don't need more crises in this country.
The past 2 years I've contributed the max allowed to my 401k ($18k I believe) and even before that I still contributed at least 6-10% of each payhpayc pre-tax to my 401k for years so I've already got a decent retirement fund going for a 34 year old. That plus Railroad Retirement which we pay into instead of Social Security (and is a hell of a lot better than Social Security) hopefully means I'll be set when I can retire at age 60.Very, very nice.
As my dad, who himself saved the max allowed to his 401k for many many years prior to his retirement, warned me: the only thing worse than being old is being old and poor.
That was in 2008 right before some stuff happened.and did that stuff change anything?
and did that stuff change anything?Did for me. I'd already BE retired had the sub-prime bulljive never existed.
https://www.nytimes.com/1999/09/30/business/fannie-mae-eases-credit-to-aid-mortgage-lending.htmlPart of the problem, for sure. But there weren't enough low income and minority home buyers to cause the problem we had. The banks also dramatically eased the rules for everyone on mortgage credit, so when we went to buy our first house (2004), the banks were willing to lend us about 33% more than we thought we could pay back (we said no thanks). That's not the way it's supposed to work; the banks (who have all the actuarial tables and know the likelihood of default) should be telling us no, not the other way around. But there was a quick buck to be made to help the quarterly profits. And then they figured out they could slice and repackage these mortgages and sell them as securities, making another quick buck, but also risking huge amounts of credit in the event of a downturn in the real estate market.
Read it.
My bud with the golf r is selling it.. Thing plants over 400 ponies to the ground. He spoke of how fast it is, but also... He hates not driving it... Meaning: all the assistive crap on it takes all the fun out of driving... He said early entry late apex is almost impossible as it tries to correct your trajectory, as a for instance, but the next time around same turn it doesnt attempt the assist, making anticipating what its going to do impossible.I got to drive a Cadillac CTS-V on the track in Austin, COTA, a Formula 1 track. The car was too much for me for the most part, driving something like that on a street struck me as absurd. The wife and I are about to buy a VW GTI as our sole car, with a manual. I think it will be "sufficient", to use an old Rolls term.
Helluva car. Dangerous for experienced drivers. Go figure.
Did for me. I'd already BE retired had the sub-prime bulljive never existed.Out of curiosity (not to pry), does this mean if property had stayed near peak-bubble value you'd be retired, or that you had investments that went belly up at that point and didn't recover?
Out of curiosity (not to pry), does this mean if property had stayed near peak-bubble value you'd be retired, or that you had investments that went belly up at that point and didn't recover?My business crashed, with the crash. 25 people turned into 4 people. Construction of anything not related to government came to a halt, and even that slowed greatly.
Banks were giving out loans based on stated income. Stated.Non-verified income AND no money down. Considering a loan is based on three vectors, they were basically just working the corners of unknown credit.
Think about that for a minute. Duh.
I find this interesting:
https://www.ilnews.org/news/statewide/census-retirees-will-outnumber-kids-in-less-than-years-for/article_b0149f88-383c-11e8-895b-93a77c0e4035.html
My business crashed, with the crash. 25 people turned into 4 people. Construction of anything not related to government came to a halt, and even that slowed greatly.Ahhh, my condolences. Bubbles are a mess to be sure. The psychology of them is interesting. When they burst, we rush to shore things up with drastic change. When they're happening, folks assume this is the way it "should" be.
When Lehman Brothers went down, that was the end for a lot of things.
My business still exists, and is doing very well, despite Illinois (known as Madaganistan) far lagging the rest of the country on recovery.
3 years, 8 months and 25 days.
Stated FICO score831, thank you.
Banks were giving out loans based on stated income. Stated.I'm an accountant. I don't find it interesting, I find it unsustainable.
Think about that for a minute. Duh.
I find this interesting:
https://www.ilnews.org/news/statewide/census-retirees-will-outnumber-kids-in-less-than-years-for/article_b0149f88-383c-11e8-895b-93a77c0e4035.html
As we're talking about 2008, it amazes me how our economy on one hand is built on long-term principals, yet incentivizes the short term so much. That was obviously only an element of what happened, but it never ceases to amaze me how much can be made by learning and mastering the mechanics of all this without actually producing anything.I first came up with this idea long before 2008 and it is something that I still believe in and that I believe should be adopted.
No Fing way am I hanging around having 10, 20, 30, 50% target (of my comp) tied to a 10 year vesting schedule. I'd leave.I do understand your objections but on this one, I'm not so sure. My proposal was a federal tax law change so where would you go? It isn't like you could go to a different company and get a shorter vesting period. Granted, you could go to a different company where a smaller percentage of your total compensation was tied to that 10 year vesting schedule but you'd take a tax hit for doing that and, in any case, you might be able to do that within the same company. You might even get a straight-up choice. Ie, the company might stipulate:
To clarify I didn't mean that the employee would still have to be with the company at the end of vesting, just that the option couldn't be exercised until 10 years.And I still say the actual effect of a 10-year waiting period would be to essentially kill the use of options/RSUs as compensation. That's simply too long of a time horizon for either an employer or employee.
NCAA proposal to allow immediate transfers for athletes with >3.0 GPA...3.0 GPA is gonna limit immediate transfers to probably 5-10 percent of the kids...
https://sports.yahoo.com/committee-recommends-immediate-transfers-gpa-3-0-191448194.html
Immediate transfers are allowed, upon team release for most of the Olympic sports already.speaking of women's Volleyball...........
One time only.
at WisconsinThe entire UW team has been over 3.0 for 20 years now. It's a mandate and it's a big reason they can't get a lot of Mickey D kids. Lost a big STARZ in-state kid last fall to Kentucky because of grades.
easier to maintain a 3.0 at UNL
And I still say the actual effect of a 10-year waiting period would be to essentially kill the use of options/RSUs as compensation. That's simply too long of a time horizon for either an employer or employee.Ours were "5/10s", vesting in 5 and expire in 10. I found that to be pretty solid. Of course most wait until the ten year limit rolls around trying to eek out a few more bucks. I would take about half the bonus in cash and half in options because I needed the money more back then, or thought I did.
(https://scontent-sjc3-1.cdninstagram.com/vp/fc2984c389da4b0a684bddbd241de989/5B604867/t51.2885-15/e35/29714819_416598922145038_6922062881018085376_n.jpg)That's a great picture bro. Congratulations.
That's a great picture bro. Congratulations.Picture's better given that she's so far out of my league ;-)
hah, writers just doing their jobs this time of yearYep. Sports remain a hope game, and offseasons are REALLY about hope.
the Frost hype in Lincoln is crazy, ALL 100% positive
Frost is a genius, ..... Riley, Pelini, Callahan, Solich knew nothing
Frost is the next Osborne, .............but no one remembers how Osborne was criticised the first 20 seasons of his career
I am sort of amused at the coach speak coming out of spring practice and the parsing that the writers have to do to figure it all out. Coach Smart said the all everything frosh QB "sort of hit a wall" and that got multiple paragraphs of analysis, as if a coach is really going to reveal much of anything to anyone that is real.To a degree, I imagine they're not exactly trying to figure it out.
I imagine playing the media is a part of being an HC. You learn how to say stuff that means nothing really but sounds good. We just have to play them one game at a time. This is BORING. Of course it is.I think there's a degree of playing the media, but I think that's probably a small part of it. If it was a primary part, a lot more coaches would be good at it, and they're not.
The fans eat up every nuance or vocalization as meaningful and the writers have to serve the public and they do. I imagine we here have heard enough of it to realize it is largely blather and burfle.
I watched an interview with Jake Fromm, half of it, and he was good at saying boring stuff. The press was good at asking stupid questions. We of course had a starting soph QB last year with a pretty highly regarded true freshman coming in and there was talk of a real competition for the starting position, when there wasn't. Eason tweaked his knee in the third series of Game One barely saw the field the rest of the year.
It's also interesting because high-level coaches are for the most part kind of low-grade insane. You almost have to be in that world. To have the charm to work recruits and families but also at the same time a complete disinterest in most people, it's very odd. Kirby is an odd duck to say the least, from the governor Kirby thing to a few stories I've heard (I'll share via PM if you want).This, they are. It is a strange world. Their livelihood is 100% dependent upon the decision of 16-18 year old kids. That alone would drive most people insane. Beyond that it is a field which takes the idea of being competitive to a level that is beyond what most people will ever contemplate. Then there is the media scrutiny.
Obviously most of us would love the chance to coach a P5 program - cause we love football and think we know all about it.I would say there are two reasons and both of them make perfect sense:
but, the stark reality of leaving our relatively cushy jobs for the rigor and scrutiny of being a head coach, would cause me to say no thanks
I always wonder why successful coordinators make the move to head coach, when they can live comfortably doing what they love and are good at, while escaping the podium, press, and the pressure of the head coach
(https://scontent-sjc3-1.cdninstagram.com/vp/fc2984c389da4b0a684bddbd241de989/5B604867/t51.2885-15/e35/29714819_416598922145038_6922062881018085376_n.jpg)I missed this. Congrats man!
Yep. Sports remain a hope game, and offseasons are REALLY about hope.Pelini at Nebraska: 67–27 71.3% Winning percentage Fired for his off field antics
There's not much evidence to say something will be bad, so we want folks to fill in that it will be good. I think Frost will be good and perhaps the guy, but I also thought Pelini and Solich always got a raw deal perception-wise.
The HELOC is with our local credit union, which you think would be on the ball with this stuff.You'd think, yes.
The already hold the first mortgage (which is tiny now). If that doesn't come through by Friday I'm going to tell them never mind. They offer a first 6 months rate at 2.99% and we will have it sold well before that.
The loan on the new place is a 5 year ARM at 3.7%, which is OK and I should have that paid off in 3-4 years.
You'd think, yes.Well, that is what I thought, so I went through Schwab to get the loan, where I have all my accounts.
But a regular LOC - maybe secured by your IRA holdings - might be a whole lot easier.
Ugh. Taxes.Try moving here. I know things aren't much better in that regard out there, but at least you're wearing shorts and flip flops.
Try moving here. I know things aren't much better in that regard out there, but at least you're wearing shorts and flip flops.I know where your missing spring went... California stole it and added it to ours. Over 90 here today.
Ah, condo loans. Banks hate them. Projects fail, financing crumbles, too much reliance on 3rd parties which your lender has no privity or relationship. More risk.This condo was built in 1988. I don't know why there would be unusual risk, and in any event, we've been approved for the loan, it's just a matter of some additional something somewhere.
https://www.investopedia.com/articles/retirement/03/073003.aspMaybe that's how it worked. I don't remember, but I will find out. I meet with my banker (also a credit union) next week and I'll report back.
I'm pretty sure this has always been the case.
Lenders can consider the assets as being assets but not as collateral.
Things seem to be progressing on the Big Move.SFIrish and I took an Austrian woman (my brother's wife) to Notre Dame/Stanford in 2015. It was great college football, going down to the wire with #9 Stanford beating #6 Notre Dame on the last play after ND had taken the lead with under a minute to play. The Austrian thoroughly enjoyed it, too--particularly the second half, and also had no clue what was going on other than that it was exciting. It's the energy that makes live games fun, not the details of the game. That's also what prevents the complete takeover of TV--it's still more fun in person...so long as that energy exists.
By 2 May, I expect again to be a resident of Georgia.
I might attend a few more football games. The wife has discovered football and likes it even thought she has no clue what is happening.
SFIrish and I took an Austrian woman (my brother's wife) to Notre Dame/Stanford in 2015. It was great college football, going down to the wire with #9 Stanford beating #6 Notre Dame on the last play after ND had taken the lead with under a minute to play. The Austrian thoroughly enjoyed it, too--particularly the second half, and also had no clue what was going on other than that it was exciting. It's the energy that makes live games fun, not the details of the game. That's also what prevents the complete takeover of TV--it's still more fun in person...so long as that energy exists.I enjoyed this more without context. Just you working for a real niche charity that works to take Austrian women to American football game.
Heh, I remember being commissioned to take my brothers wife's Uncles, from Serbia, tailgating and to a Brewers game. They loved it and got pretty hammered. They brought Slivovitz, which is plum brandy to the party.But they appear to have a pretty good grasp of watching baseball in Wisconsin.
They still know next to nothing about baseball.
Things seem to be progressing on the Big Move.If it's not to forward, where at? I always thought the diversity of that state was sort of interesting.
By 2 May, I expect again to be a resident of Georgia.
I might attend a few more football games. The wife has discovered football and likes it even thought she has no clue what is happening.
So, this new kickoff rule... sucks. Now, any fair catch between the goal line and the 25 counts as a touchback.Well I suppose they're trying to encourage touchbacks, but I don't see how that will actually happen. Your typical kick return specialist is on the field because they're a threat to take one to the house. If a kickoff is caught 1-3 yards deep in the end zone, the returner can usually get to around the 20. If it's caught on the 5, the returner is basically a shoo-in to get to the 25 or better.
Why even bother having kickoffs? Just start everyone on the 25 and make the game less interesting for anyone watching.
I viewed the yahoo video and article you linked. The Penn State scandal is dwarfed by the MSU scandal, and its interim president offering 1/4 Million Dollars to a victim when her attorney was not present, is good cause for his immediate removal from any employment with the state university system, not to mention the entire state of Michigan. And then, to cut her statement off at a public hearing; I don't think you could paint the administration and regents into looking more clown-like, not could you make them appear more disgusting than they make themselves appear.
https://www.yahoo.com/amphtml/sports/ridiculous-larry-nassar-board-meeting-michigan-state-needs-clean-house-222116940.html?__twitter_impression=true
So MSU interim president John Engler, despite having to know better as a lawyer, (a) agrees to meet a woman suing MSU without her counsel present, and tries to shift her agenda from telling her story to an audience into negotiating terms ("Right now, if I wrote you a check for $250,000, would you take it?"), (b) rolls his eyes when William Strampel is brought up ("Oh, that was no big deal, it was just a slap on the butt"), (c) lies that Rachel Denhollander has already accepted an offer (when Denhollander is reported to have said she never even met with Engler), and (d) finishes the committee meeting by cutting off Lorincz in the middle of the story she arrived to tell ("Kaylee, your time is up. Your time is up. (...) You are out of time. I am sorry.")
I guess I just don't understand why MSU hasn't figured it out, despite all these reams of negative press, that their one and best possible game strategy is to stop playing strong game strategy. Especially not this one. It has almost exclusively been insensitive and self-centered. The best game strategy is any one where your moves aren't aggressively defensive and inevitably public. Because that can only be problematic and embarrassing.
It just feels like the MSU administration (president, BoT(!), and general counsel) are so many chapters behind the rest of the class. Just like Penn State was at the height of its scandal. Which of course indicates that this can techhappen to anyone, but it sure doesn't happen often. Always taking almost a pure density of self-defeating actions. Like these.
I think it's easy to say the USA Gymnastics scandel (386 girls abused) dwarfed the PSU scandel (52 boys abused.)HBO is probably working on the MSU movie already
And to say both events are horrendous.
I do wonder whether this will sufficiently decrease the "cost" of an onside kick attempt enough that we will see more coaches take that chance more often.This is an interesting take and I could see it happening. With the new rules it almost seems like the best-case-scenario for the kicking team is for their opponent to start at their 25. An unsuccessful onsides kick attempt usually results in the receiving team getting the ball at around mid-field. So, the question is, is it worth giving up the ~25 yards for the chance of getting the ball. That, of course, depends on the likelihood of getting the ball but it might be a good risk to take.
This is an interesting take and I could see it happening. With the new rules it almost seems like the best-case-scenario for the kicking team is for their opponent to start at their 25.I'm still not sure I believe that. I'd have to find advanced stats (that I'm not sure are easy to get a hold of) that correlates kickoff distance with field position.
So in practice, this rule will change VERY little. Behavior of the receiving team will barely change. People are making a mountain out of a molehill, assuming the behavior will change much more significantly.I agree with this as a national average, but....... as Badger stated regarding Wisconsin's coverage unit....
I agree with this as a national average, but....... as Badger stated regarding Wisconsin's coverage unit....
Inside individual games with different strengths and/or weaknesses in the cover/return units
this could make a considerable difference
as such, this could affect coaches strategies
I'm thinking the big change is that it takes away a lot of the motivation to try the high kick to the corner.
it's simply rewarding the return team with better field position in some cases - the high deep corner kick
After Wisconsin's "kick the ball out of bounds and take the penalties due to clock rules" strategy, I trust that their coaches will work to maximize strategy within the new rules :86: :86: :86:That coach works for the Patriots now, so I heard today.
So, tomorrow we're off to the ATL for a Braves game Saturday and closing on Monday. This has been a hectic process.How's the Braves ballpark?
I think all the financials are in order, that wasn't easy at all. :34:
I'm surprised schools still differentiate like that. Seems very outdatedWell, yeah.
Are the women's teams at UNL officially called the "Lady Huskers"?I don't know about "official"
So, the Vols.. There's the Lady Vols. There should be the Gentlemen Vols, no?You'd think.
My guess is that in a few years kickoffs will be eliminated and the ball will just be placed at the 25. This is a step in that direction so it become so common that it seems irrelevant to kick the ball off because 90% of the time it's a touchback.I heard a guy from the rules committee on the radio a few days ago and he said they aren’t ready to eliminate the KO from football yet. He said they strive the maintain the history of the game as we know it while at the same time protecting the players who play it. He said it’s a balancing act but the rules committee isn’t ready to do away with it at this time.
Definitely. If for no other reason it brings first down via penalty into the equation. There isn’t a penalty that can be called on the return team on an onsides attempt that automatically gives the kicking team the ball.
I don't know, but I'm guessing your odds are better at picking up a 1st down on 4th and 15 than snatching an onsides kick
Definitely. If for no other reason it brings first down via penalty into the equation. There isn’t a penalty that can be called on the return team on an onsides attempt that automatically gives the kicking team the ball.I was thinking the same thing. PI, roughing the passer, any personal four, and other penalties that result in an automatic first down would be a significant factor in any form of 4th and __.
Onside kick percentages are tricky, though. In tinkering around and researching for the game I'm making, only NFL data is available - but when an onside is unexpected, it nears a 50% success rate. When it's the usual late-game, obvious onside-kick opportunity, the percentage is down below 15.Considering that it is that high, it is surprising that teams don't do it more often although I imagine that you would run into diminishing returns fairly quickly. That said, even the diminishing returns would, at least in theory, have an advantage. If I were an NFL coach and I frequently and randomly went for onside kicks my opposition would probably respond by changing up their return alignment and personnel to guard against my frequent and random onside kick attempts. That should degrade their ability to return my non-onside kicks.
Even if the team that just scored has the 'kick or go for it' option, the element of surprise is gone.
Bombay Sapphire?Tanqueray Ten.
I love gin. Rehorst. Badger it would be available in your hood. It has ginseng and basil among other tasty flavors . Distillery is across from Harley Davidson museum .I'm in. I'll get it tomorrow.
Tanqueray Ten.And you can fly your butt up here too. Then you can take me out flying and let me take the controls.
And you can fly your butt up here too. Then you can take me out flying and let me take the controls.For not much money, you can get an instructor to take your flying and you will fly a lot more than you would with me (and I'm not current anyway). They offer "intro flights" to get folks hooked (they hope). Then it would run about $120 an hour? and $30 for the CFI.
Everyone is doing it. Bottle to throttle in 12.
I saw a Mississippi license plate today with Roll Tide and the Alabama "A" logo on it this morning. Very sporting of the State of Mississippi to issue such vanity plates for rival schools in adjoining states.
I saw a Mississippi license plate today with Roll Tide and the Alabama "A" logo on it this morning. Very sporting of the State of Mississippi to issue such vanity plates for rival schools in adjoining states.it's ALL about the revenue!
Moved in now.How's it going so far?
BTN’s Gerry DiNardo says Scott Frost has a plan while Michigan’s Jim Harbaugh seems to be “all over the map.”This is true.
http://journalstar.com/sports/columnists/sipple/steven-m-sipple-dinardo-says-harbaugh-all-over-map-while/article_f95b4287-4742-5604-ba3d-1de06b32c077.amp.html (http://journalstar.com/sports/columnists/sipple/steven-m-sipple-dinardo-says-harbaugh-all-over-map-while/article_f95b4287-4742-5604-ba3d-1de06b32c077.amp.html)
This is true.Indianapolis?
Florida, Italy and France come to mind.
How's it going so far?It is amazing how much "stuff" just goes wrong for "want of a shoe". The wife wants to organize her office and we had a nice desk delivered for her yesterday only to find it was without any hardware so it can't be assembled.
Indianapolis?That right there is funny.
It is amazing how much "stuff" just goes wrong for "want of a shoe". The wife wants to organize her office and we had a nice desk delivered for her yesterday only to find it was without any hardware so it can't be assembled.I'm glade you like the place and area. That's what is most important. I hope all the other stuff gets sorted out, but in the grand scheme, a few glasses of wine on the balcony will take care of most of that stuff.
I ordered a nice entertainment stand for the audio gear and it came with no assembly instructions, so it's a mess in the living room. We somehow lost some cables in the move so my printer won't work and the cable I ordered for it doesn't work for reasons I cannot discern. It gets frustrating.
Overall, the important things are going well, we like the condo and the location a lot.
Badge: funny you say that, I read (may not be true now) Chicago prohibited PEX, unions didn't want to use it, was the stated reason.I'm pretty sure you still cannot use it. Unions don't like it because it takes less labor, and unions rule this state (the one I'm leaving).
how do pot holes create themselves w/o freezing and thawing and salt and corrosion?
Some of the streets here are pretty well pot holed, a few really bad spots. I was driving the wife around one of the ritzy residential areas so she could ooh and ah. We're talking tens of millions for these places. Obviously, some are owned by athletes, and some by upper level execs and entrepreneurs like Arthur Blank, whose checkbook isn't blank.
how do pot holes create themselves w/o freezing and thawing and salt and corrosion?https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pothole#Formation
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pothole#Formation90 percent of potholes are caused by water damage. See a crack? If not sealed and maintained, it will be a pothole.
Apparently freezing/thawing is only one possible way they form, not a necessary condition.
I'm pretty sure you still cannot use it. Unions don't like it because it takes less labor, and unions rule this state (the one I'm leaving).PEX is really the best (and only) solution on the market for any application where it's not climate controlled at all times. I ripped out all of the old copper tubing in my Airstream (much of it having burst over the years from improper winterization) and replaced every single foot of it with PEX. I even got the fancy color-coded stuff, blue for cold water lines and red for hot water. Not a single problem with that tubing in the ten years I've had the Airstream, I love that stuff.
I have PEX throughout my boat. Never had one problem.
The Cincy freeways had some bad potholes while the freeways here are in good shape. If you hit one at 70 mph with run flat 30 profile tires you can just go buy another $450 tire. And there was only ONE tire maker that made a run flat in that size. I didn't want the 19" rims, 18" is plenty. Larger wheels weigh more than smaller wheels with larger profiles anyway and your cornering capabilities do not improve. They are cosmetic and hurt performance in most cases.Question regarding run-flat tires. Can you patch/plug them if you pick up a nail/screw? What sort of places will do it?
I'd rather have news on my front page. I'm not a fan of weddings though. As in any of them.I don't attend many wedding or funerals
Different people find interest in different things, which is fine with me, in general.I'm talking about these big, unavoidable obsessions, though. Sure, plenty of people dislike football and the attention it receives, but you can avoid 3 certain channels on TV and avoid it altogether.
I commented earlier about how many channels I see that are 100% advertising on my cable. Some people watch, apparently.
Some people think watching football is a waste of time and don't understand it.
So I guess it isn't close to one of my biggest beefs. I generally just eat beef and don't have them. Having a beef is a waste of time unless it's on the hoof.
Upsets happen of course. We're all speculating, but I feel strongly that UCF would not have fared well in the playoff against any of the teams included.I felt strongly that Auburn would cover. did you?
The fact that humans still call balls and strikes makes me think we aren't as close as we think.They'd still have to have a guy back there. The computer could glitch out and make hilariously bad calls. Or the pitcher could find a loophole, such as bouncing the ball through the strike zone. Not to mention close plays at the plate, and determining weather or not the ball grazed the batters sleeve, or if the batter checked his swing.
Let's not get crazy here.like having computers drive cars full of humans at 70mph on crowded freeways
I felt strongly that Auburn would cover. did you?No, I thought there was a very good chance of an upset for obvious reasons.
I'd rather have news on my front page. I'm not a fan of weddings though. As in any of them.Well whoever got married was smart enough to avoid a fall wedding
Aside from the TLC shows that exploit children I have a hard time caring too much about what entertains masses.What? The Duggers?
IMHO, bowl games end up in upsets more often than regular games, especially when some team thinks it missed out on something bigger. The motivation simply is lacking in that case, in practice, in focus, in preparation, and the teams can "enjoy" the festivities because they are playing "Boise State" in effect, and beating them doesn't really matter, while winning does to BSU.Doesn't this logic basically end up reinforcing our ideas about the structure of the sport. As you said, why can't I say, USC just wasn't up for it after being denied the playoff? What if I said, Brian Kelly's Cincinnati team just wasn't up for it after a grueling undefeated regular season, and that's why Urban's (clearly better) Florida team won?
Auburn was one game from the playoff (and SEC championship) and missing that effectively ended their hopes and dreams, while a win over UCF would have been a meh, so what?
So, they didn't prepare as they would have and should have, and UCF had the speed to catch them off guard and they never recovered. In bowl games, you also face a team with which you are usually very unfamiliar and you watch film of them versus opponents you don't know. So, I thought Auburn was primed for an upset. I sort of figured UCF would come out and build a nice lead and then hold on as Auburn finally got motivated.
Of course a lot of teams just missed the playoff by a small amount, but they usually were playing another name team in a bowl game, like OSU and USC, so both had an equal level of motivation. But replace USC with "Boise State" and the equation shifts.
What? The Duggers?Jon and Kate Plus 8, Dance Moms, Teen Mom, the kids beauty pageant shows, Honey Boo Boo, etc. I think that's all that channel airs is thinly veiled child porn.
Here's what I actually came here to post about - I wasted some minutes on ESPN.com and the college football section is still gossiping about UCF's self-proclaimed NC and how Bama brustles at the idea. So I'm sure ESPN, the sports gossip factory, will keep this going all off-season for clicks and giggles.It's up there because Saban said something about it earlier this week, and anything that breaks up the monotony of "here are more offseason rankings," is probably good for them (also, it makes people weirdly mad and gets them talking).
Hey, how about if they played? Would Bama be a 10 point favorite? 12? More? The only thing UCF has is it beat the team that beat Bama. But we all know if we went by that, then you could end up with Akron being the NC every year.
What was the last year news was news and not a swimsuit contest over the nation's oogling eyeballs?
Jon and Kate Plus 8, Dance Moms, Teen Mom, the kids beauty pageant shows, Honey Boo Boo, etc. I think that's all that channel airs is thinly veiled child porn.Oh, I'd never noticed that.
Auburn was one game from the playoff (and SEC championship) and missing that effectively ended their hopes and dreams, while a win over UCF would have been a meh, so what?Wisconsin was one game (6 points) away from the playoff (and B1G Championship), got shafted into playing a true road game against Miami, and what happened?
Okay, but based on what? Besides you guys just saying so? Each game IS an event, yes, but to expect 20 year olds to get 'UP' for 100% of them is foolish.Meaning is different to different people.
A bowl game is a special thing to a 55 year old man. Sure. I get that. But to a 20 year old who's season didn't turn out the way it was supposed to, the bowl game = free stuff, a bunch of events he may or may not enjoy, and then one more game to play which is meaningless in terms of season goals.
And whether you label it one of those phrases or not, over time, people have noticed these upsets occurring in certain situations:I don't insist it's BS. However, I also don't think it's assured to be "a thing".
1 - the week before a big game
2 - the week after a big game
3 - bowl games in which season goals were lost the game before
What I cannot understand is why some of you insist over and over that all of the above is BS.
and sometimes, the underdog justs plays a great game with a few good bounces
Look at the "losers" on the list - Switzer, Osbourn, Carr. Bad coaches? Bad motivators? Of course not. They did everything good coaches do year after year, game after game. But 100% isn't a realistic goal.
2007 App St beat Michigan 34-32. App St was I-AA, UM was #5 in the country.M*ch players came right out and said they played down for this game. They were smoking weed in the locker room and joking around in practice.
This one was unique, wasn't it? The season-opener. App State was #1, but in FCS. Vegas didn't put a line on it, because it was supposed to be an easy blowout. UM had a lot of talent coming back - NFL types. Home game. Ranked 5th. Probably paid ASU a lot of money, too. No big statistical difference, no big turnover difference. App State earned the win.
The flukiest things in the game were the last 2 events, really - UM getting into FG range in the last 25 seconds, then App State blocking the FG attempt as time expired. The other 59 minutes and 30 seconds weren't fluky. Was the eventual 13-2 ASU team better than 9-4 Michigan? No. But they won, and that's the goal. Great. Did UM "show up"? Did they play their best?
If you want to debate playing your best every single game vs playing your baseline average, that'd be one thing. But UM's best was better than ASU's best. UM's average baseline was better than ASU's baseline. Now badge and others like to say every team should always play their best at all times forever. Sure they should. BUT THEY DON'T. NO ONE DOES. NO ONE CAN. What should be and what is, is vastly different. Putting your head in the sand and pretending it's not true is silly.
Badge, you gotta get off the SEC thing, jesus christ. It has nothing to do with conference.In my perception, fans of SEC teams are the ones who use the "didn't show up" excuse more than any others. It's the fans of teams that expect perfect seasons every year, because their team has the best players and best coaches. The only reason they could possibly lose is if they "didn't show up".
M*ch players came right out and said they played down for this game. They were smoking weed in the locker room and joking around in practice.They may have "played down" in the beginning, but they were trying like crazy after getting punched in the mouth.
I think this is more about game prep than being up for the game, as I said earlier.so, when a not great Auburn team beat Bama and then upset Georgia, Auburn just prepared better the week of the game?
Apparently not beat up enough to beat Bama?
Auburn was beat the hell up last season. Especially late
Apparently not beat up enough to beat Bama?bama and Georgia is how they got beat up so badly... much of Auburn's O was based around the impact and rumor of impact of their TB... which isn't attempt to take anything away from UCF- they were a fine team last year i don't think anyone can argue. I think they would have played anyone in the top 5 tight- especially for a single game.
I'm dumbfounded that I have to keep harping on the (to me, obvious) idea that a team with its goals in front of it is going to be more intrinsically motivated than the one who just had their goals dashed the game before."Turnover Chain my f'ing ass!"
So why was 3-loss Auburn a 9.5 favorite vs undefeated UCF? For fun?to make money for the bookies
Why do smart people keep acting like the plural of anecdote is data???More than one highly rated team had its hopes dashed at or toward the end of last season.
sigh.
to make money for the bookiesAnd here I tried proving for quite some time it was to make money for Me,Bastages
They may have "played down" in the beginning, but they were trying like crazy after getting punched in the mouth.I'm not seeing an article refuting the claims.
I thought those comments ended up being refuted?
A lot of this can be attributed to momentum.agreed, nothing to do with it bein a bowl game or championship game or game prep the week prior or lack of motivation because of the perception of the opponent or having year long goals taken away
and sometimes the entire team takes the game seriously and simply gets their butts kickedAs I've already said, upsets exist on a bell curve, but why would we study everything else and just shrug on this thing and chalk it up to "just because"??
I suppose every time a team fails to perform up to their maximum, win or lose, there's a reason or an excuse
when the Huskers were run by 39 vs the Badgers in 2012 there had to be a reason
in 2014 when the Buckeyes went 59-0 over the Badgers there had to be a reason
2017 the Hawkeyes put 55 on the Buckeyes there had to be a reason
Auburn beats UCF 3 out of 4 times as a 9.5 point favorite:S&P+ (which outperformed Vegas) has UCF as the better team
http://www.bettingtalk.com/win-probability-percentage-point-spread-nfl-nba/
Kudos to Frost and company for pulling it out. Good on them. But it was an upset and they weren't better.
In case there was/is any doubt that football rules the roost in college athletics:Unless there's more coming with the Adidas-basketball payment issues
The Kansas President whacked his AD.
In that case, he should have whacked Self too. Right?hah, the goose that lays golden eggs? nope, blame the AD, slap the goose on the beak and keep winning conference championships
Why do smart people keep acting like the plural of anecdote is data???Because you are arguing a point of conjecture.
sigh.
A firing in May makes me think it's something like that because if it was primarily based on poor football results, why not do it back in January?poor football recruiting results?
Because you are arguing a point of conjecture.There's data out there, 'cept no one seems interested in it here.
And becuase the nature of arguing sports is rooted in anicdote. College football data is lumpy, and reality lumpier still, especially with so we outcomes and our inclination to find reasons to discard data points.
There's data out there, 'cept no one seems interested in it here.I love me some good data. I even love when data tells me something that I don't necessarily agree with because it shows me the contours of the system we're using. (i.e. I think the high-loss teams that do well in S&P+ are oddly fascinating because I know why they are where they are)
nobody has ever compiled this in a methodical way.Nobody ever will. It's not possible.
If this is true, then you are not part of the conversation.
I'll never be convinced otherwise.
Nobody ever will. It's not possible.Boy, you're on a roll. Just because it hasn't been done means it can't be. Sheeesh. Give me $1,000 and a month, and I'll do a deep dive and come up with a valid answer.
I love me some good data. I even love when data tells me something that I don't necessarily agree with because it shows me the contours of the system we're using. (i.e. I think the high-loss teams that do well in S&P+ are oddly fascinating because I know why they are where they are)You're right, I'm trying to have a dialogue about the "why" behind what I'm suggesting is a thing and others are poo-pooing. I find it odd that I say the data is out there while having my conjecture cited.
But this:
"to a 20 year old who's season didn't turn out the way it was supposed to, the bowl game = free stuff, a bunch of events he may or may not enjoy, and then one more game to play which is meaningless in terms of season goals."
This is not data. This is conjecture. Our friends at UCF claiming a title is also silly. But that's the nature of the sport. Some take it as a chance to poke the power structure in the eye. But it only gets traction if some folks out there feel the need to feel poked in the eye (and by God they do).
Boy, you're on a roll. Just because it hasn't been done means it can't be. Sheeesh. Give me $1,000 and a month, and I'll do a deep dive and come up with a valid answer.I'm not a boy, but we can talk about $1K per month for sure.
100 days out!Don't wish away summer. It's short enough already, and it just started today.
Don't wish away summer. It's short enough already, and it just started today.I'm not wishing away my summer. I am glad that it's finally here.
I love the off season.Heh.
Not the winter months so much, but I always kind of dread game 1 because it means that my summer is essentially over.
Headed to the B10 Lucheon on July 24th in Chicago. Looking forward to the event, as it is a first for me; going to make it a few days stay in Chicago, and enjoy some summer fun.Be sure to look me up.
2019 College Football Hall of Fame ballot.Wow, they put so many guys on the list you could pick 20 at random and they'd all be deserving.
http://footballfoundation.org/News/NewsDetail/News/2019-college-football-hall-of-fame-ballot-released (http://footballfoundation.org/News/NewsDetail/News/2019-college-football-hall-of-fame-ballot-released)
Larry Jacobson, Nebraska’s first Outland Trophy winner, joins Eric Crouch and Zach Wiegert on the 2019 College Football Hall of Fame ballot.
curse of the Irish
2 - Tony Rice won it with 2 TD and 9 INT in 1989
In both sports, awards a player has won are used as support to induct them into the Hall of Fame. That'd be great....if the voters didn't suck so bad. We can land a remote-control car on Mars and it can send pictures back to us, but we can't give the Heisman to a lineman. It's embarrassing.Well maybe linemen should be throwing more touchdown passes if they want to win it. :96:
Well maybe linemen should be throwing more touchdown passes if they want to win it. :96:How about they go on strike and just stay in their stances when the ball is snapped? lol
He's probably right, but damn. He shouldn't denigrate his entire team like that. He's also 3 recruiting classes in, right? So...I like that it means he physically counted them. If he had just said "two dozen" or "thirty" you could write it off to hyperbole.
Bronco Mendenhall says Virginia has '27 ACC-caliber football players on our roster'
https://www.cbssports.com/college-football/news/bronco-mendenhall-says-virginia-has-27-acc-caliber-football-players-on-our-roster/
bowl game in Wrigley doesn't interest me - I've been there for a baseball gameThere's 3 options.
I do have friends in Chicago, so I won't say it would never happen if the Huskers played in that bowl
Myrtle Beach, South Carolina on the other hand has open golf courses during bowl season and I have a friend 2 1/2 hrs south near Charleston.
Does Myrtle Beach have a baseball diamond that could seat 15,000?
He's probably right, but damn. He shouldn't denigrate his entire team like that. He's also 3 recruiting classes in, right? So...I think it’s pretty messed up Mendenhall said something like that publicly. I’d love for a player to respond by saying that he’s not sure Mendenhall is an ACC caliber coach.
Bronco Mendenhall says Virginia has '27 ACC-caliber football players on our roster'
https://www.cbssports.com/college-football/news/bronco-mendenhall-says-virginia-has-27-acc-caliber-football-players-on-our-roster/
When has Virginia ever been good? Welsh was lauded for having many consecutive 7-win seasons. WHOA!!! 7 wins!!!They went 10-3 in 1989. They won nine games five times between 1994 and 2007.
Even as I researched the best single-season teams of every P5 school the past 40 years, Virginia's finished 8-4. They were ranked #1 at some point during that season, but 8-4 as the best season of the last 40 is awful.
I think it’s pretty messed up Mendenhall said something like that publicly. I’d love for a player to respond by saying that he’s not sure Mendenhall is an ACC caliber coach.That would be amazing if something like that came out, but I doubt anyone is going to stoop that low.
Jordan McNair, Maryland OL, dead at 19.Yikes. RIP. Any details?
Very sad. Kid was only listed as a 3 star, but played like a high 4 once on campus. He had a future in the NFL, no doubt.
Sad for the family.
Yikes. RIP. Any details?https://maryland.247sports.com/Article/Maryland-Football-Announces-Review-Circumstances-of-Jordan-McNairs-Death-119053339
the bar/cook pit is really coming together...(https://i.imgflip.com/2cmz5r.jpg)
i decided to re-purpose an electric smoker i received as a gift, and will be using it as a food warmer, or possibly as a side cooker (sans smoke)... I found a stainless sink on amazon that tied it in nicely!
I picked up my 9 yr old (and her friend) at a camp in the woods of WI, sure enough they were taught how to start a fire, tie a variety of knots and how to make shelter. Next summer I'm gonna have them intern with BadgerYou do that and they will never be the same.
So with Land of Ten shutting down, I took notice that Jesse Temple has moved on to The Athletic.The content there is pretty solid, but IMO it's heavy on opinions and lighter on the type of news that Land of 10 would have. The writing is very good though.
I subscribed and so far I'm pretty pleased with the content.
My 6yr old loves em.How could that be?
At what point do these "buy" games stop making sense? Mid majors are able to ask for more and more, as the money shifts more and more to TV, where there is no demand for these games?Arky got more than either of the other two - for NOT playing. M should have kept that game on the schedule. SMU might be better than Arky.
https://collegefootballtalk.nbcsports.com/2018/06/29/michigans-price-tag-for-their-2018-non-conference-slate-rings-up-to-4-6-million/
that is the golden bonus
Bonus: I'm a fairly happy and content man right now.
Not the sports I'd like to see, but an interesting read nonetheless...Still something to be happy about with your school... Especially since Maryland is not exactly at the top of the B1G as far as number of varsity sports they sponsor... That suggests that you produce some pretty solid draft talent in the sports you do participate in.
http://www.espn.com/college-football/story/_/id/23866176/which-schools-produce-most-draft-talent
Fireworks night in Milwaukee is July 3rd. Should be good night for it from the boat BadgeGreat night it was. MKE does a really nice job with the fireworks.
Pretty decent music lineup today/tonight at Summerfest, though I wouldn't know a thing about the acts at the Marcus Ampitheater (J Cole and Trippie Redd). Good alt rock options on a few of the stages, Steven Tyler solo?, Trace Adkins.
I played my 18 holes late yesterday. It was sure steamy. It was nice to not play a scramble, and play my own ball.
We hit the neighborhood pool early, a few claps of thunder shut it down at 2pm. Now carmelizing onions for later. Brats w real brat buns!Yeah they were calling for off and on thunderstorms all morning, and packing up a 5 and 2 year old for that is more trouble than it's worth. Naturally no storms came through.
Just pulled ribe eye roast off smoker... Letting it stand for at least an hour os the hardest part!!! Also have some country ribs smokin up now... They're a few hours out.I enjoy being in charge of the grill, but I also enjoy being the guest. Heading to the neighbor's in about an hour. Brisket has been in the smoker since last night, ribs since this morning, and the smoke has been taunting me. My 5 year needed confirmation there would be hot dogs too
According to Sporting News, FOX and BTN are making a push for Finebaum when his contract expires. I don't really understand that marriage.no... please no
Bret Bielema to Kansas makes senseBut, he coached under Wild Bill at KSU. How could he cross that line?
But, he coached under Wild Bill at KSU. How could he cross that line?If they're grilling in the parking lot he's crossing the line
He's a good coach. Needs the right situation (strong AD, good facilities, good fans, good financial support) to win - like what he had at UW.Agree with everything you said. His greatest sin at UW was not being Barry Alvarez, and it's hard to blame the guy for wanting to try something different. He is one of the more successful unloved coaches. After not being Barry, his next greatest sin is not trying very hard to play nicely in the sandbox. Made himself a lot of enemies that way--in the Big Ten and in the SEC...and including among his own teams' fan bases.
He'll get a good job somewhere, but I'm not sure he'll ever get a better one than what he walked away from in 2012. UW is a better job than many realize, including him, but he probably realizes it now. Greener grass and stuff.
Agree with everything you said. His greatest sin at UW was not being Barry Alvarez, and it's hard to blame the guy for wanting to try something different. He is one of the more successful unloved coaches. After not being Barry, his next greatest sin is not trying very hard to play nicely in the sandbox with the people who needed to play nice with, and playing too nice with the people he probably shouldn't have been playing with at all. Made himself a lot of enemies that way--in the Big Ten and in the SEC...and including among his own teams' fan bases.FIFY
Seems like everytime - everytime he started raking another coach,player or conference it blew up in his face then circled around and bit him in the ass.He took unwarranted shots at UW and the Big Ten that both provided a strong financial springboard to launch his career.For instance badmouthing The SEC when he was BIG,then goes SEC & badmouths the BIG.Or 2 years ago he raked tOSU about a week schedule - 3 days later Arkansas loses to a depleted Toledo team @ Home.TOSU has never lost to Toledo(knock on wood),watching him eat his words while getting panned across the SEC was priceless.He also made some idiotic statement to Bama/St Nick.At least 1-2 times a season he ate crow & humble pie.We're not talking about a young fella here he should have known better.Not really wishing him any future success either.Be nice to fail like that and be set for lifeMan, that Toledo game is super weird in retrospect.
Agree with everything you said. His greatest sin at UW was not being Barry Alvarez, and it's hard to blame the guy for wanting to try something different. He is one of the more successful unloved coaches. After not being Barry, his next greatest sin is not trying very hard to play nicely in the sandbox. Made himself a lot of enemies that way--in the Big Ten and in the SEC...and including among his own teams' fan bases.I don’t think it’s quite about not being Barry.
Seems like everytime - everytime he started raking another coach,player or conference it blew up in his face then circled around and bit him in the ass.He took unwarranted shots at UW and the Big Ten that both provided a strong financial springboard to launch his career.For instance badmouthing The SEC when he was BIG,then goes SEC & badmouths the BIG.Or 2 years ago he raked tOSU about a week schedule - 3 days later Arkansas loses to a depleted Toledo team @ Home.TOSU has never lost to Toledo(knock on wood),watching him eat his words while getting panned across the SEC was priceless.He also made some idiotic statement to Bama/St Nick.At least 1-2 times a season he ate crow & humble pie.We're not talking about a young fella here he should have known better.Not really wishing him any future success either.Be nice to fail like that and be set for lifeFail like what?
For all the praise heaped on BB for his defenses, it's kind of odd that his defenses cost him wins in 2010, 2011 and at Arky.He seemed to rise very quickly from "Defensive head coach" to "CEO" head coach
Fail like what?Arkansas finished 29-34 from 2013-17 under Bielema
Arkansas finished 29-34 from 2013-17 under BielemaExactly.
Fail like what?If most of us conducted our professional obligations & duties with the equivalent results we'd be out on our keisters with out the financial windfall.So ya I'd like to fail that way
If most of us conducted our professional obligations & duties with the equivalent results we'd be out on our keisters with out the financial windfall.So ya I'd like to fail that waySee here's the thing, what does that mean?
Back in Cincy for closing on our house, ate at Blue Ash Chili, seem to be paying for it now.(https://i0.wp.com/blueashchili.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/09/BAC-NFW-1.jpg?fit=334%2C500)
Saw some friends. Close tomorrow at 1300, took 13 days to sell house.
What I'm saying its, our kinds of results cannot be made equivalent to those of a college coach. They just can't. None of use is in a profession where the standard of failure was that wide ranging or the dynamics that cut throat.You'll have to trust me I had a better year performance wise
You'll have to trust me I had a better year performance wiseI’ll say I went 10-3, not sure if that’s with a bowl win.
I had a mediocre year. By Husker standards, that's a Pelini type 9-3 or 9-4 recordA Pelini type 9-3 or 9-4 means you cussed out the mail man and at least two cashiers/wait staff folks
2016/2017 was a 7-5 year for me, I'll admit. I was stagnating in my role, disinterested, and looking to make a change.Heh. Still not exactly. If it was, you'd be going to a new job where in most cases, you'd be expected to go somewhere in 3-9 to 7-5. Then you'd build up. It's also not quite as zero-sum (your stagnation didn't directly, tangibly boost up everyone around you for the most part). And of course in the real world, we neither make big money, nor do we have leverage to work long-term concessions from employers.
In November of 2017 I did make a move within the company. My new role is more interesting, more challenging, higher profile, more directly related to the success of the company, and just by good fortune it also pays better. So far I'm on about a 10-2 trajectory to finish out 2018, which feels great, but it could end up even better than that. Things are really great right now.
So, I didn't get fired at that 7-5 level, but if I turned in three or four years worth of that type of performance, I'd likely be shuffled off the team or out of the company via layoffs. At least in my field, the "real world" isn't that different from coaching, and I'm not making $2M-$8M per year for my efforts. Just sayin...
The Toledo upset over the Hawgs was pretty sweet.Barry did. If y'all could please trade Urbs for Cooper, that could start up again.
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King Barry fared a lot better against the Buckets than Bert did.
So, I didn't get fired at that 7-5 level, but if I turned in three or four years worth of that type of performance, I'd likely be shuffled off the team or out of the company via layoffs.Yeah, but with a big-time buyout, if you were a coach...
how many times did Bert face Urbs?0-1
Cooper was the only OSU coach he beat. 1-3.You mean Tress, not Cooper.
0-1 against Fickell, with one of his best teams.
You mean Tress, not Cooper.I was there for the win and the tie vs. Cooper. The win was with Herbstreit under center ('92). The tie ('93)...Ohio State blocked the field goal attempt as time expired. Sigh. What a game, though.
Barry was 1-4-1 vs. Cooper, 3-1 vs Tress. He caught Tress’ two worst teams, once with one of his worst teams.
Nobody ever said BB ever had good special teams play. That day was evident of this.Dangit Badge, now I fell down a rabbit hole of advanced stats to see how good it was.
Barry did. If y'all could please trade Urbs for Cooper, that could start up again.King Barry fared a lot better vs Jim Tressel than Bert did.
There were consistent problems on special teams--particularly on coverage. I don't argue that the numbers were consistently above average, but--as with other big plays against top tier teams--the mistakes always seemed to cost the Badger big games.The 2011 and 2012 games were two of the dumbest games I’ve watched. I rewatched them a bit ago, and just wow. (2011 OSU and MSU also fits that discription.
The consistency with which the Badgers have lost games against helmet schools on those big plays after playing otherwise solid games is sometimes too much to bear.
Speaking of rabbit holes...
Just against Ohio State:
In the 25 seasons since I started my freshman year, Wisconsin is 6-14-1 against the Buckeyes. And this is how the misery plays out...
1993: Wisconsin is up 14-7 late in the fourth quarter--Ohio State's offense has done nothing. Then...Ohio State goes 99 yards on four passing plays to tie it, then blocks Wisconsin's 22-yard FG attempt in the waning seconds. Game ends in a 14-14 tie.
1996: down 14-10 in the 4th quarter, OSU scores the winning TD on a 48-yard passing TD (final score: 17-14).
2002: OSU wins 19-14. Scores on a 47-yard TD pass, sets up a field goal with a 48-yard pass, scores another FG after recovering a Wisconsin fumble at the WIS-32, and completes a 45-yard pass on its only other scoring drive.
2007: Game is 17-17 going into the 4th quarter; OSU scores 21 unanswered in the 4th. In the 4th, OSU has a 30-TD yard run, Wisconsin fumbles twice inside its own 30, and fails on a fake punt.
2008: down 17-13 with 5 minutes to play, OSU's drive includes passes of 19 and 27 yards--and recovering its own fumble--to score the winning touchdown with 1:08 to play.
2009: as noted, two pick-6s and a kickoff return for a touchdown on a day the Badger defense played brilliantly.
2011: Braxton Miller runs around the pocket for a while then heaves a bomb downfield. Beats the best offensive team Wisconsin has ever had (this was the same year Michigan State beat the Badgers on the prayer chucked downfield).
2012: Ohio State scores on a 68-yard punt return; has 236 total yard of offense to the Badgers' 360. OSU wins in OT.
2013: in this one Wisconsin's comeback bid came up short, but...OSU threw for three touchdowns of over 25 yards or more (25, 26, 40). OSU by 7.
2016: down 23-20 in the waning minutes of the 4th quarter, Barrett completes a 43-yard pass to put OSU in field goal range. OSU wins in OT.
2017 BTCG: OSU scores on 57- and 84-yard touchdown passes, and a 77-yard run set up a third (1st down from the 1); a 53-yard run sets up a field goal. Ohio State's only sustained drive without a play of over 50 yards that resulted in points got the Buckeyes a field goal. And Wisconsin threw a pick (on first down) at the OSU 4. OSU wins by 6.
Nonetheless, the fake FG worked at a time when it was needed in that 2009 game. And yeah, there was the Gilreath return that started that 2010 win--the last one.
Nobody ever said BB ever had good special teams play. That day was evident of this.Plenty of people said that when he outfoxed JoePa.
1993: Wisconsin is up 14-7 late in the fourth quarter--Ohio State's offense has done nothing. Then...Ohio State goes 99 yards on four passing plays to tie it, then blocks Wisconsin's 22-yard FG attempt in the waning seconds. Game ends in a 14-14 tie.The game is on YouTube thanks to the FSU guy who has done the grunt work. I was right. UW has 3 timeouts, and after a 3rd and 10 conversion by Brent Moss to inside 30 yard line, with 40 some seconds Alvarez lets the clock run, they run the fullback to the 15 yd line and then use only 1 timeout with seven seconds. 32 yd fga is blocked from an outside gunner. The walk on hockey player was hardly some lock from any distance. I felt UW could've done better than that. Ohio st. Also had 3 time outs.
My memory of this game was that Barry botched some clock management during that final drive, which ultimately led to the blocked FGA. I'd like to see that final drive sequence.
The game is on YouTube thanks to the FSU guy who has done the grunt work. I was right. UW has 3 timeouts, and after a 3rd and 10 conversion by Brent Moss to inside 30 yard line, with 40 some seconds Alvarez lets the clock run, they run the fullback to the 15 yd line and then use only 1 timeout with seven seconds. 32 yd fga is blocked from an outside gunner. The walk on hockey player was hardly some lock from any distance. I felt UW could've done better than that. Ohio st. Also had 3 time outs.Not sure if it’s bad clock management or Barry being Barry. He was conservative even by coaching standards.
| Game/Network | Commentators |
| ABC Saturday Night Football | Chris Fowler, Kirk Herbstreit, Maria Taylor |
| ESPN Saturday Night Primetime | Sean McDonough, Todd Blackledge, Holly Rowe |
| ESPN or ABC Saturday | Steve Levy, Brian Griese, Todd McShay |
| ESPN or ABC Saturday | Dave Pasch, Greg McElroy, Tom Luginbill |
| ESPN or ABC Saturday | Bob Wischusen, Brock Huard, Allison Williams |
| ESPN or ABC Saturday | Adam Amin, Rod Gilmore, Quint Kessenich |
| ESPN or ABC Saturday | Mark Jones, Dusty Dvoracek, Molly McGrath |
| ESPN or ABC Saturday | Beth Mowins, Anthony Becht, Rocky Boiman |
| ESPN Thursday | Dave Flemming, TBD, Laura Rutledge |
| ESPN or ESPN2 Friday | Jason Benetti, Kelly Stouffer, Olivia Harlan |
| ESPN or ESPN2 Friday/Saturday | Clay Matvick, Dan Orlovsky, Paul Carcaterra |
| ESPN or ESPN2 Saturday | Anish Shroff, Ahmad Brooks, Roddy Jones |
| ESPNU Saturday | Kevin Brown, Andre Ware |
| ESPNU Saturday | Mike Corey, Rene Ingoglia |
| ESPNU Saturday | Mike Couzens, Kirk Morrison |
| ESPNU Saturday | Roy Philpott, Tom Ramsey |
| ESPNU Thursday – HBCU | Tiffany Greene, Jay Walker |
| All Networks | Mark Neely, Ray Bentley |
| All Networks | Dave Lamont, John Congemi |
Beth Mowins. Ugh.She's all over the place now. Really she can do any ABC/ESPN 3:30 game, so Wisconsin isn't "above" her anymore. The days of her getting the NOON espn2 game (which was always the #4 pick under the old ABC/ESPN deal) are over. She's actually doing the early half of the season opening MNF doubleheader with Griese. Lions-Jets. Should be GREAT!
I'm glad UW hasn't had to play at her level lately.
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stone_MountainI cannot believe this is the first I've ever heard of this!!
Pic was taken pretty much middle of nowhere in West/central Arizona.Thanks.
And Badge as far as I know there isn't, but if your surveyors need to foul some railroad tracks to do their job I'd suggest contacting the RR at least a week in advance, letting them know exactly where/when/why you need to foul, and they can possibly arrange a window for you to allow your surveyors access without rail traffic or limiting it.
I know sometimes when utility companies need to work on power lines over RR tracks they can get these windows, same with the city/state/county when they need to do maintenance/construction on a bridge/overpass over the tracks.
(https://i.redd.it/klr2041prxa11.jpg)do you know the purpose of the steel fence post?
Took this pic at work the other day, thought it was pretty neat.
do you know the purpose of the steel fence post?I'll double check next time I take a train by that location but I'm pretty sure it's opposite a mile post. Sometimes they'll put a mile post on one side of the tracks and a bare post on the opposite side.
I've no problem with Stone Mountain or the confederate flag.I can't helo but find the whole building up of those folks odd.
But, I don't see either of them as a symbol of slavery.
I certainly don't know nearly as much as some regarding the confederacy, but I didn't think it was about destroying the United StatesIf the confederacy had won, we'd still have slaves today. How bout that?
I've no problem with Stone Mountain or the confederate flag.From the link:
But, I don't see either of them as a symbol of slavery.
segregation and slavery obviously can be linked, but they are different things
I'm sure they just happened to be segregationists, and that had nothing to do with it, right?
segregation and slavery obviously can be linked, but they are different thingsOf course they're different things, but those last hangers-on in favor of segregation were wrong, just as slave-owners were wrong.
so, if the confederate flag is a symbol of slaveryI loved the Dukes of Hazzard, and the whole thing about the rebel flag on the car is dumb. It's the left going too far, as they've been guilty of a lot lately. The show was campy and harmless. If two young southerners named their car the General Lee, what the hell flag are they supposed to have on it??
what single thing does the stars and stripes symbolize?
I'd guess different things for different folks
I watched cousins Bo and Luke Duke drive the General Lee almost every week, mostly looking for Daisy Duke (Catherine Bach)
I don't remember many references to slavery, but I was young and the world was a very different place in 1979.
similar to the Crazy Horse Memorial?
Stone Mountain is a unique place to visit just based on the geology - like the Grand Canyon or the caverns in NM or whatever. But pro-'the south' segregationists decided to carve 3 people into the side of the mountain - 3 guys who were technically traitors and attacked the U.S. Just by that angle, it's odd.
not completely, but a sovereign nation that attacked the USLet's count the FoxNews tactics...
1- you're ignoring the "why" behind the south and Crazy Horse's attacks
and I've been told some American Indians also had slaves
2 - "I've been told" isn't a valid source
why not use the symbol of a peaceful chief?
3 - feaux respect for one of the victimized population that took what was forced upon them
Funny that the SEC guy is the only one that's railing on the old south. On a Big Ten Board, no less.When it comes to stuff like this, age has as much to do with opinions as where you grew up.
The person who owned the most slaves in my current area, and it was more than twice that of the second place prick, was.... Wait for it... A black dude.4 - cite individual anecdotal exceptions, while ignoring the vast majority
He lived up around new been nc. Wiki that guy. If aliens consult our written history, its no wonder we havent met any.
Sorry @OrangeAfroMan (https://www.cfb51.com/index.php?action=profile;u=58) , facts are facts whether you like them or not.... Deflecting to character on a completely different subject is the most common logical fallacy...Yes, facts are facts. I didn't suggest otherwise. But when you cite the 1 example that is counter to the next 99 examples, you're being dishonest in the conversation.
Best I can tell this line of discussion is civil thus far.... Thats good.. Id hate to see it moved to area 51... You really REALLY dont want to get those guys spun up on this subject... Ive seen threads on the old site go hundreds of posts before disappearing.
Yes, facts are facts. I didn't suggest otherwise. But when you cite the 1 example that is counter to the next 99 examples, you're being dishonest in the conversation.perhaps he's simply making a comment or statement, not arguing otherwise
the traditional way of life would have been alteredC'mon, you can do it. Let's be more honest. I guess death can be described as altered life.....but put down your word salad and just come out and say it.
I certainly don't know nearly as much as some regarding the confederacy, but I didn't think it was about destroying the United StatesI don’t mean they wanted to conquer the whole thing, but I’m saying destroy it as the continuous unified country it was and is.
That's tough, hoping the best for him.There are a whole lot of people out there that simply do not understand that Lake Michigan is the BOSS.
Mother Nature has her way of putting us in our place. no doubt.
There are a whole lot of people out there that simply do not understand that Lake Michigan is the BOSS.They see "Lake" and don't give it the respect it deserves. You don't have to get as far out as you'd think in those things for it to get nasty in a hurry.
You don't mess with it, yet people do it all the time.
That Lake has the most non-war time wrecks of any water body in the world.
the maker of my boat has a forum i frequent, and the majority of the owners are great lake boaters. i rarely leave the sound, but have gone offshore a few times on nice days.. i once took my jetskiis 15 miles offshore.... jetskiis can handle big seas, though. helluva workout is all...Lake Erie is so relatively shallow that when a storm comes up it is amazing how fast and high the waves come. I remember having a 25' boat out off the bass islands fishing and didn't notice a storm coming in off the Canadian shelf. When we finally noticed we pulled up anchor and hightailed it back to put-in-bay. Let me tell you, it got quite scary. We were broadsided a couple of time by some big waves, not fun. Was quite happy when we got to the dock.
i thought i'd seen some rough water... then, a few of the guys were taking pics of and filming rough waters on the big lakes from the vantage of their docks and with reference of points and markers, and i was flabbergasted... it isn't the height of the waves- though they easily rival the seas i've seen... it's the frequency of the waves.. 12~15' swells is one thing when they're 100' apart... they're something else entirely when they're 30' apart... y'all can keep those lakes...
The person who owned the most slaves in my current area, and it was more than twice that of the second place prick, was.... Wait for it... A black dude.How many white slaves did he own?
He lived up around new been nc. Wiki that guy. If aliens consult our written history, its no wonder we havent met any.
How many times has fro tried to derail this thread with politics?Your first two posts on Stone Mountain, before OAM had responded at all:
The Confederate Mt Rushmore?
(https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/58/Stone_Mountain_Carving_2.jpg/1280px-Stone_Mountain_Carving_2.jpg)
Your first two posts on Stone Mountain, before OAM had responded at all:Those posts weren't political, at least in my view. However, the discussion seems to have gone too far and should probably end.
if you're expecting me to even attempt to justify any person who thinks enough of themselves to own another, no matter what color, nationality, religion, or football team they support you're off track. the entire prospect is disgusting.
How many white slaves did he own?
Getting close to a lock here, methinks. ELA or Drew make that call.i like to think this particular corner of the site is reasonable people and this may be genuine curiosity rather than conflict, and is why i appreciate you guys as much as i do...
That would be a shame, if true.
Those posts weren't political, at least in my view. However, the discussion seems to have gone too far and should probably end.I'm done
if you're expecting me to even attempt to justify any person who thinks enough of themselves to own another, no matter what color, nationality, religion, or football team they support you're off track. the entire prospect is disgusting.No, not expecting you to justify it.
i like to think this particular corner of the site is reasonable people and this may be genuine curiosity rather than conflict, and is why i appreciate you guys as much as i do...Agreed.
Your first two posts on Stone Mountain, before OAM had responded at all:How are those political?
Getting close to a lock here, methinks. ELA or Drew make that call.Wouldn't it be easier to simply ban the guy that refuses to adhere to the rule prohibiting politics on the Big Ten board, instead of locking every thread that he craps upon?
That would be a shame, if true.
http://opusplaceatlanta.comTrump's going to have to do much better for my 401K to peak my interest
In case anyone is interested.
Fair enough.I did note the Fox reference. None of the media outlets are any good these days. CNN is the worst by far though. It's pretty hard to find anything these days that is just plain news, without the editorialization. It's bullshit.
From my view in the cheap seats, it seems like it's always the same poster that is constantly inserting unprovoked references to "Fox News" or whatever, seemingly for no purpose beyond stirring up a little politically themed board drama for his own amusement.
But then again, what do I know.
I look at all the construction going on and begin to worry if this is a bubble. Nah.I wouldn't worry if I were you. Me, on the other hand, I do worry.
Yeah, I don't care if he likes this news or that news. Each to their own.You want me banned, we get it.
But we have an off topic board and a non-moderated board where such discussion not only belongs, but is encouraged.
Instead, he is constantly trying to steer the Big Ten board into some sorta political direction, for some mystifying reason.
A temporary banishment to the political/SEC boards would probably send the message that the Big Ten board is not the appropriate place to air out your political views.
There are still a crapload of boats on the water, trying to make it to Mackinac.There is a romanticism to sailing.....but if there's weather and it's 2018....yeah, it's dumb.
Screw that noise. Gimme my twin screws and 700 HP any time over that sailing bulljive.
can't stomach the crap any longerHonestly, this is about where I've gotten.
I'll just stick my head in the sand and hope for the best - less stress
Sorry pal. You aren't going to bait me into a political debate on the Big Ten board.I'm asking you to support your claim and you're refusing. I think that's all anyone needs to see. Thanks.
So I find myself looking up to the heavens... Not for something spiritual; just wondering when the asteroid will appear and put this experiment to rest.perhaps the asteroid will simply knock us back to the stone age, where humanity will have another chance to flourish
I'm asking you to support your claim and you're refusing. I think that's all anyone needs to see. Thanks.Ooo, catty.
perhaps the asteroid will simply knock us back to the stone age, where humanity will have another chance to flourishThat would be ... very bad.
I tried the new PBR ale on tap this eveningThey’re milking that blue ribbon for all it is worth.
not bad
with the yellow bannerthe name of that color is Maize
I guess my question is one of them literally says Michigan, but does the yellow block M say Michigan enough?Block M only.
Might go to the Atlanta History Center today. Is it OK if we see the restoration of the Cyclorama?It's fine but you'll have to come back and explain what it is, for those of us who are unaware. :smiley_confused1:
I have an opinion question about logos (not political!). I know Michigan's "official" logo is the big block yellow M, but I've been using a blue one with the yellow banner across it. Which would be better, visually, for my game???
That would be ... very bad.Yeah. Everything's amazing but everybody's angry all the time... Progress?
The great secret is that as we become more and more aware of what makes us unhappy, we end up in better and better times. These are literally the best times humanity had had. That’s not the highest bar, mind you, but those simpler times were, by and large worse for most everyone.
people aren't anymore intelligent today than they were centuries agoYeah. Staying ahead of [rather than keeping up with] the Joneses. It's been well established that people often consider their well-being on a "relative" rather than "absolute" scale.
and unfortunately, they are still motivated by the same old things
I'm more happy then I've ever been.IIRC, you don't do Facebook, right Badge?
IIRC, you don't do Facebook, right Badge?Very little.
I'm convinced that's part of the problem for most people...
Very little.Yeah, which causes a lot of that "keep up with the Joneses" mentality... In fact, a lot of studies recently have been linking Facebook use to depression.
All people do on there is talk about how great everything is in their life, even if it isn't...
Amazon is your friend.my limit for a TV is $1,000
Go for a Samsung - the biggest you can afford.
my limit for a TV is $1,000https://www.amazon.com/s/gp/search/ref=sr_nr_p_85_0?fst=as%3Aoff&rh=n%3A172282%2Cn%3A1266092011%2Cn%3A172659%2Ck%3Asamsung+tv%2Cp_n_size_browse-bin%3A1232883011&sort=price-asc-rank&keywords=samsung+tv&ie=UTF8&qid=1532462926
I want to go to at least a 60"
I'm not a fan of the curved modelsYeah, to me a curved TV is a complete and total fad.
agreed, I will probably opt for the HDR, but since I'm color blind it might not be noticeable to me
Now, I do think the biggest advantage that you should be considering is not only 4K, but 4K HDR. You'll get increased color depth with those extra 2 bits of color information.
agreed, I will probably opt for the HDR, but since I'm color blind it might not be noticeable to meI'm color blind as well. It can certainly still be noticeable. I think one of the areas it helps is better contrast. The brights should be brighter and the darks darker than you can get otherwise. And color reproduction will improve.
more for my guests during Husker watch parties
Amazon is your friend.my previous TV was Samsung, liked it until the lightning strike
Go for a Samsung - the biggest you can afford.
not sure why 4K content hasn't taken off like HD, probably because most folks think HD is plenty good enoughIt took HD a while. I remember CBS doing a special broadcast of a basketball game between MSU and OSU in like 2000. I hated it because we didn't have it, nobody I knew had it, and going widescreen with the black lines on the top and bottom was really irritating.
not sure why 4K content hasn't taken off like HD, probably because most folks think HD is plenty good enoughAgain, I work in close proximity to this industry, so there are a lot of reasons:
Again, I work in close proximity to this industry, so there are a lot of reasons:I also work close to the industry.
4) Lack of consumer demand. A report a month ago (https://www.npd.com/wps/portal/npd/us/news/press-releases/2018/screen-size-and-picture-quality-drive-replacement-tv-purchases/) said that ~90% of the TVs in the US are not 4K/UHD. Now, while it's true that this is a bit of a weaker point, as a lot of the main living room TVs are being replaced by 4K, it's still not overwhelming. Why put all that content out there when most homes can't even watch it in 4K?
https://www.bizjournals.com/atlanta/news/2017/02/08/cyclorama-moves-thursday-to-atlanta-history-center.htmlOMG, why are you getting political??? :57:
http://www.georgiaencyclopedia.org/articles/history-archaeology/cyclorama
The painting is 42 feet high and 358 feet in length.
people aren't anymore intelligent today than they were centuries agoBut we know so much more. Your average 10 year old knows more about how everything works than Plato or Capernicus, or Newton.
and unfortunately, they are still motivated by the same old things
I saw the one with the banner more growing up, but one of (the only?) thing Dave Brandon did that UM fans like was to streamline to logo for brand purposes. They only use the plain block M now of officially licensed gear I believe. They also fixed the scoreboards on the stadium accordingly (see below). If the university can control it, the banner is gone...This just makes me want to put a macaroni on each Michigan card. I sent out the '97 Wolverines team set out for playtesting already, but I'll stick to the yellow M going forward.
OLD vs. NEW
(https://aadl.org/sites/default/files/photos/IMG_1486.JPG) vs. (https://www.cfb51.com/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.annarbor.com%2Fassets_c%2F2013%2F08%2F083013_SPT_NOODLE_PR-thumb-646x430-150445.jpeg&hash=5bd4a4d98fb34543a92ef8a8b6a6d2e3)
What did HDTV beat out? There were 2 potentials, but HD won. I forget the one that lost.Are you thinking of the HD-DVD vs Blu Ray battle that Blu Ray won?
Are you thinking of the HD-DVD vs Blu Ray battle that Blu Ray won?Maybe...just after I posted I realized I may have been thinking about mini discs losing out to DVDs? Who knows.
Listening to Eat a Peach.Love it.
Trayvon Walker, boom.We gots a thread for that sh.. stuff.
But we know so much more. Your average 10 year old knows more about how everything works than Plato or Capernicus, or Newton.true, but my point is the average 10 year old with all the advances in civilization isn't nearly as intelligent as any of the 3 mentioned
The smartest person out of 7 billion is probably very much smarter than the smartest of 1 billion.probably
What use is intelligence if surpassed by another's knowledge?I think intelligence is about the capacity to process ideas originally. It's separate from knowledge. School does a good job of inputting knowledge. No doubt, we are far more knowledgeable than the Greeks. But because modern education is still designed to reward rote rule following above all else, I'm not convinced it furthers intelligence more than a smidge - and maybe not even that.
You're probably mostly right, but over time, with more and more people living longer with high-calorie diets, our intelligence level is likely, very slowly, inching up. And if not the average, then certainly the highest levels. The smartest person out of 7 billion is probably very much smarter than the smartest of 1 billion.
Well not to get political....Unfortunately I can't find it, but I read an article showing how there was a correlation between the wealth of a country and what percentage of their International Math Olympiad medal winners went on to a career in mathematics. Predictably, the higher-income countries had a higher percentage of their medalists go on to math careers than the others.
there's been far more "geniuses" than have been identified. X% were born into 3rd-world country life, on the edge of life and death. X% were aborted. X% had to raise their siblings and got menial work in the system, living paycheck to paycheck without the luxury of downtime to wonder. X% found the allure of $$$ on Wall St. and were content with fancy cars and trophy wives.
Maybe legendary minds are about what you call genius plus opportunity. But not just that socioeconomic or lived-long-enough opportunity, but the kind of opportunity that is the difference between Lincoln or Churchill being wartime legends versus average leaders through peacetime because their hidden gifts for rising to the occasion never received a full work-out (I.E.: the opportunity of being born with the right mind for precisely the right time).What's really interesting is the degree to which major advances seem to be made in parallel, but separately.
Unfortunately I can't find it, but I read an article showing how there was a correlation between the wealth of a country and what percentage of their International Math Olympiad medal winners went on to a career in mathematics. Predictably, the higher-income countries had a higher percentage of their medalists go on to math careers than the others.The problem with the field of mathematics is if you have made a significant contribution by the time you are 30 or so they odds are you are washed up and not going to make a real contribution. This about how most if not all the major breakthroughs (particular math and physics) have come when the "genius" was relatively young.
I don't think the article took the next step to predict how much mathematics knowledge the world was foregoing without these folks from low-income countries. And they were clear that they weren't sure where those students ended up--they very well could have gone on to other sciences, engineering, information technology, etc. So it doesn't mean they were kept out of contributing to society because their nation was poor.
But mathematics is a highly-specialized field, where the difference between "genius" and "really really smart" is the difference whether you're on the forefront of expanding our knowledge or not. And those IMO medalists are pretty much riding on that edge, so the more of them that go into math, the more we as a human race progress.
So yeah, there are a lot more geniuses in the world than have been identified. It's getting better, but there are most certainly some that fall through the cracks for a lot of reasons.
Fiutek put together a list of programs over the last 5 years, ranking the teams by the elite wins they haveThese are fun, but when a win against App St or Memphis is valued the equal of Alabama in the playoff, no thanks.
https://collegefootballnews.com/2018/07/2018-cfn-five-year-program-analysis-fbs-elite-wins-rankings-no-1-130/amp?__twitter_impression=true
Big Ten highlights...
1. Ohio State
4t. Michigan State
13t. Penn State
19t. Iowa
22t. Wisconsin
26t. Indiana
42t. Nebraska
42t. Northwestern
None: Illinois, Maryland, Michigan, Minnesota, Purdue, Rutgers
A good measure of program health that OAM and medina have mentioned that I like is whether a team is still in contention for the conference championship and CoFoPO in the final week of the regular season.I don't think this is a measure of anything other than what it claims to be a measure of.
A good measure of program health that OAM and medina have mentioned that I like is whether a team is still in contention for the conference championship and CoFoPO in the final week of the regular season.Hmmm, this seems like it would be applicable to a small number of school. And would be very schedule based.
I don't think this is a measure of anything other than what it claims to be a measure of.I think it is another of many measures of relevance. And, analogous to what you were saying in the Poll for Big Ten safeties (about how, in a system with only a first and second team, would-be third teamers are forgotten as if the same as would-be fiftieth teamers), it's more forgiving than, for example, a more traditional measure (also legitimate) that counts the CG participants and treats the remainders as the same. And not unfoundedly. Being in the race for the BTCG and CoFoPO in the last weekend of November is a Top 5 or Top 10 characteristic.
Hmmm, this seems like it would be applicable to a small number of school. And would be very schedule based.To correct for weak conference schedules, I emphasized the CoFoPO contention bit. Also: if a team were perennially Top 5/Top 10 as a perennial final week contender would be, only with uncommon misfortune would that team not also win their fair share.
It seems like an interesting measure of fan feelings when a team is right at the top. I remember the “in contention for” bit was used when Nebraska fired Solich.
I never took this as a measure of relevance. I took it as exactly what it says it is, a measure of big wins. You could have been horrible for the last 5 years, but if you pulled one massive upset you'd elevate yourself. I wouldn't think that would elevate your status as a program. If people are taking it as a measure of anything more than that, that's on them.I was calling a measure of final week contention another measure of relevance.
I was calling a measure of final week contention another measure of relevance.Yeah, there are plenty of better measures of relevance than elite wins. Which is why this claims to be nothing more than what it plainly says it is, a measure of the number of elite wins.
Michigan's 2016 win over UW was probably their best of The Madman era.Honestly, I think that nickname is better than Comeback Kid.
BTW.. What happened to The Madman? Someone stole him.
Just click on the Amazon link on this site (any of them) and we will get credit for routing you there.yup!!! and the site get's referral payment which is as much as .05% of purchase, depending on the item... small, yeah- but it adds up at some point and they send you a deposit (hasn't happened yet, but i track it's gain daily)...
I'm pretty sure this is what @Drew4UTk (https://www.cfb51.com/index.php?action=profile;u=1) instructed us to do. I'll let him confirm.
yup!!! and the site get's referral payment which is as much as .05% of purchase, depending on the item... small, yeah- but it adds up at some point and they send you a deposit (hasn't happened yet, but i track it's gain daily)...I still get $0.60/month from Amazon for Kindle subscriptions to a blog that hasn't been regularly updated in years. I wonder each month who is still subscribed. Are they alive?
the hope is to generate enough revenue to self support the site. i'm thinking it will ultimately happen.
My Longhorn flag is pretty tattered. It's gone into its third coach now, might be time for a new flag.that's not that long for ut nowadays. :57: (i know the feeling)
Pretty interesting story here regarding Baltimore HS footballgreat story
http://www.espn.com/espn/otl/story/_/id/24263583/the-football-team-won-league-lost-opponents
I genuinely believe that what he is doing is very good for the kids, and very bad for football in the region, and I don't know how to reconcile that.
Johnny Manziel made his CFL debut tonight, threw four first half picks in falling behind 38-3 in the second quarter, and somehow Montreal still has more pressing needs of improvementGot his He-Man shirt going on!!
https://twitter.com/TelcoAg/status/1025535930747236352?s=19
Over the last 5 years, Texas Tech has lost 19 times when scoring over 30 points, no other team has lost more than 12.
Flip side, MSU and Wisconsin have won 20 games scorosc under 30 in that time, most in the P5, followed by Iowa with 19.
CFB as a business:The Detroit Free Press has been running a series of articles on this. Their focus is on UM, but I'm sure it goes on everywhere.
https://www.ajc.com/sports/college/uga-raises-record-million-toward-athletics/VgULhHrj3L1dUUeCBMr1QI/
Of course, these are voluntary donations, I'm sure Big Donors get something in return of course. I
The Detroit Free Press has been running a series of articles on this. Their focus is on UM, but I'm sure it goes on everywhere.I've seen this developing over the last year. And unless these investment choices prove short-sighted and start negatively impacting the endowment (clearly that isn't happening), I'm still not sure why I should care. If the government is going to let every A.D. get off as non-profit, then this isn't simply inevitable; it's also a form of best management.
Here is one on how they typically invest endowment money into funds run by donors. The donors contribute a couple hundred thousand, a couple million goes into their fund.
https://www.freep.com/story/news/local/michigan/2018/06/22/university-michigan-donor-endowment-broker/656708002/
They have invested $102 million into funds run by the son of the donor who paid for the $800 thousand trip to Rome for the football team.
https://www.freep.com/story/sports/college/university-michigan/2018/08/03/harbaugh-michigan-football-donor-trip/656874002/
I've seen this developing over the last year. And unless these investment choices prove short-sighted and start negatively impacting the endowment (clearly that isn't happening), I'm still not sure why I should care. If the government is going to let every A.D. get off as non-profit, then this isn't simply inevitable; it's also a form of best management.Yeah, he just said he's sure donors get something back. My point was yes, kickbacks and tax shelters
I knew that was your purpose. At the same time, there are some other message boards that continue to call it a high scandal, and that - not you - is the origin of my flippancy.I think there are two standards here.
But unless "secret investment deals" with donors are either (1) illegal or (2) harming the university or its constituents (e.g., by prioritizing poor investments that harm the endowment), I disagree that this rubs an ethical line.Understood.
Since it isn't illegal, the only way I can imagine it being unethical is if these endowment investments in donor Funds were either actively dumb decisions or at the very least less smart than investing in some other Fund. And none of the reporting has gone in that direction. I suppose if there were insider trading that would also be unethical, but again, the reporting hasn't indicated anything like that.
concealed carry license transferred from Ohio to Georgia?The states had reciprocity, so I guess so, I couldn't find anything about it on line. GA just has what to do to get a new one, or renew an old one. I guess I have to just reapply for one here.
https://twitter.com/TomFornelli/status/1027626995897847809I'm really not surprised by this list
I'm really not surprised by this listSEC SEC SEC
SEC SEC SECYou rang? :86:
https://twitter.com/TomFornelli/status/1027626995897847809That's great, Haha, I get it, but.....what's the incentive to play OOC road games? It's fun to rib us SECers about it, but what exactly is the rub? Are we guilty of avoiding potential losses? Is that the crime being committed? Is that it?
Are we guilty of avoiding potential losses? Is that the crime being committed? Is that it?Yes, that's pretty much it.
I just came across perhaps the most amazing stat - it's dated, but I had never heard it until today. I'm researching some teams from the past for the game I made, and I see this:Miami was insane back then... but probably 6 of those was Free shoes University and the men of corn. Both struggled with Miami during the 80's
In the 80s, Miami played the #1 team seven times and went 7-0. That's nuts. Is that something any of you remember or recall?
I know almost no one wins even half their games vs #1 teams over any stretch, but to go 7-0 in a decade? Insane.
Ole Miss transfer WR Van Jefferson granted immediate eligibility at Florida. Plus he can keep the money already paid by Ole Miss, and whatever Florida is paying him!Having him and OSU transfer Grimes eligible will really help the passing game from play one. The offense might actually be functional this year!
We are in Truckee, CA for two days.Nice. Why are you there?
Nice. Why are you there?Came to see step son who lives in SF. In Napa right now. Scored at Regusci today.
My knowledge of Truckee consists of it often being the nation's cold spot during the summer months. Never been.No particular reason to go, I was a bit disappointed in the town itself, but it is convenient to Tahoe, and cheaper.
Do you folks buy into the notion that if your team is ranked high it portends disaster? Or greatness? Or anything?I don't think there's a "there" there.
I'd note our off season stream of C is changing here of late.It's quickly going to be obsolete. I'm sure there will be a stream on the first Thursday, given that Purdue and NU open that night with a conference game against each other. Minnie plays too, against NM State.
Obviously the greatest rock music album in history right there.this sounds like it should have its own thread for debunking and proper insults and name calling.
I don't think there's a "there" there.This.
I think a lot of football fans do this to manage expectations and emotions. It's really fun when your team comes into a season not expected to do all that much and then proves everyone wrong. It's not fun when your team has high expectations from everyone--and then proves everyone wrong.
So I don't think fans really believe that high rankings cause their team to underperform--but when you're ranked really high, anything but living up to those rankings is a disappointment.
this sounds like it should have its own thread for debunking and proper insults and name calling.Sounds like an OT tourney
This.Great post. I was long gone (as a student) for those seasons but I know which ones they are. Completely agree with you.
When I was in school, the first team I watched had modest expectations and exceeded them. There was a good start followed by some slips, a rise that was a bit of a mirage, and then a bowl upset win. The next year's team again had humble beginnings and did well against a soft schedule with a young team.
The next year was supposed to be THE year. A few seniors were gone, but only one was being replaced by someone who wasn't more capital T talented. That was the year the program would take a step forward, contend for the conference again, make a big run. The rankings were high. But then the start was slow it took a while to get the first loss, but it was one that stung. It turned out, the senior experience mattered a lot more than I understood. By the end, a perfectly reasonable season had been fraught. I can't watch certain players from the team without some disappointment, and that's not really fair.
The next year was similar. Expectations were a little less, but the group was very veteran. The next great savior was coming at QB (this is where I learned about transfer expectations). The backfield was loaded, the best pass catcher back. But the start was similar to the year before and then the bottom fell out. The team was a titanic disappointment.
And then the next year, the expectations were modest again. The team lost to the two best teams on the schedule, slipped up against a solid foe on the road, pulled an upset in the bowl. And I was reminded how pleasing it is to not get out over one's skis and have to talk it back all season.
I think less about rankings and expectations now than I did. Even as two of UW's best pass catchers are embroiled in something both terrible and probably stupid on their parts, I'm not too worked up. But I think back to that and always like starting a little lower, just so I don't have to talk about what's going wrong early on.
Obviously the greatest rock music album in history right there.If that's from "At the Fillmore East" then I'd have to agree
I can imagine the majority of losing teams, teams that will finish well below .500 on the season. Calling it in and playing for individual success. Possibly even early in the season.
I can't imagine playing football in college and "calling it in" other than in some meaningless contest against "Austin Peay" where perhaps you look for individual numbers instead of playing as a team.
I also think the intensity prior to a Big Game is gone after one or two plays for the most part.
UGA said to be in talks with Texas about a series. Have a neutral site game with Oregon in a few years now.good work
Their OOC slate this year is pathetic, but they appear to be trying for two P5 opponents in most years.
My off stated rule is that every P5 team has to schedule ten P5 level teams each year.Agreed, but the cupcakes should at least be FBS. 10 P5 teams, and 2 Go5 teams, I'm good with.
They get two pastries if they choose.
I'd like the cupcakes to be FBS, but I fear that would deprive FCS teams of needed revenue. We'd have even more Georgia States trying to get to FBS to get revenue for beatdowns.I think the scholarship limitations make it a player safety issue, particularly the growing trend of those Week 12 games once rosters are already worn down. Week 1, I agree, the difference might be minimal. Week 12, it's a huge issue.
Maybe you could schedule an FCS once every other year.
In reality, a top team is going to demolish an FCS team slightly more than a bad FBS team, if that.
I can't keep count of how many teams in Georgia now are FBS. It was two forever.
A top team, other than perhaps Michigan, would beat Akron just as easily as Appy State (when they were FCS), beginning, end, middle.It's not a matter of how easy the opponent is, I agree, that matters less, it's a matter of player safety when you have 20 fewer scholarship players, and you are meeting in late November after normal attrition.
If they don't, they aren't a top team.
UGA struggled a couple years ago with somebody, they almost lost in fact, at home. I saw that offensive line and realized they would have a tough year and they did. Whether that team was FBS or FCS made no difference other than being 51-10 versus 55-6 or something. Good teams won't struggle with lower third FBS teams any more than FCS teams.
Nichols State it was, horrible showing.
Who cares about player safety when the school can get a million bucks?Exactly,echoes my sentiments.Big payout for the school/admn's kid ends up feeling like a gaggle of Gladiators just had their way with him.Not sure admire is the word - respect perhaps
I admire those FCS kids out there playing football, while thinking they are perhaps not making a good choice in life.
There's an aTm kid who is using allegations against Jimbo and Co. to try tio get a transfer waiver to Arizona (to be with Sumlin). The allegations are about mandatory workouts during the summer, some being monitored by coaches. Not earth shattering, but against the rules.
lack of institutional control
The most interesting thing IMO is the potential here for a dramatic new precedent: players spilling the beans on their program to get their way with the NCAA.
Can't possibly be the first time for this. I'm not coming up with an example, but there's gotta be more than a few in the 100 year history
Wisconsin?!?!?!THE B1G Red, until proven on the field.
hah!
If he wanted to play hockey, that might be a tougher conversation (and a tougher decision for me), but I'm not real worried about that, either.Hockey has the exact same hits-to-the-head problem that football has, except with only a fraction of the publicity.
https://247sports.com/college/georgia/Article/Texas-AM-football-Player-alleges-NCAA-violations-by-new-staff-120900619I haven't seen more on this... does it have legs or just off season noise?
That sounds serious if half true.
Even if true: Is it serious? I mean it breaks rules. So I guess. And the accusation (that coaches were there through the summer and that voluntary sessions were called mandatory) was worse than what Michigan got dinged for under Rodriguez ("20 too many minutes of stretching per week"), but I still find it difficult to care.If the part about giving players money to entertain recruits is true, well, that one will be a little more serious than a few extra hours of practice.
Going to be in Nashville, got free tickets to Vandy-Nevada, 11 AM kickoff. I'll be the judge of just how good this "SEC atmosphere" isThe only SEC atmosphere I noticed in Nashville for our board meeting there were the many SEC guys/gals actually at the board meeting.
If the part about giving players money to entertain recruits is true, well, that one will be a little more serious than a few extra hours of practice.I hadn't heard that allegation. Yeah, those ones tend to matter more. Even then, how often do such allegations evolve into sanctions? 1-in-10?
Going to be in Nashville, got free tickets to Vandy-Nevada, 11 AM kickoff. I'll be the judge of just how good this "SEC atmosphere" isI was in Nashviille on a game day (was there for a wedding). The atmosphere was pretty sedate, a handful of tailgates near the stadium and some frat parties going on.
The only SEC atmosphere I noticed in Nashville for our board meeting there were the many SEC guys/gals actually at the board meeting.That was an elite sports bar.
That and this one screaming banshee Bama chick in the bar we hung out in. I think @MikeDeTiger (https://www.cfb51.com/index.php?action=profile;u=1588) was ready to kill her, had we not all been looking at him.
That was an elite sports bar.Best one I've ever been too. Of course, I'm sure the company helped.
The only SEC atmosphere I noticed in Nashville for our board meeting there were the many SEC guys/gals actually at the board meeting.I was in Nashville last December. GF did her masters at Vandy, so we took a long weekend there to let her take a trip down Memory Ln, as well as partake in some fun stuff in town.
That and this one screaming banshee Bama chick in the bar we hung out in. I think @MikeDeTiger (https://www.cfb51.com/index.php?action=profile;u=1588) was ready to kill her, had we not all been looking at him.
Was watching an old UW-MSU game.Was actually just talking about him the other day, because he signed with an NFL team, and I was surprised he was still bouncing around the league. He was actually on the Bills active roster from mid-2015 until they cut him mid-2017, which surprised me. Thought he'd be a better pro.
Man, Jerel Worthy was a beast.
What I think that means is that Dantonio and Beilein are great talent maximizers. They can get the most out of underrecruited kids, and win big with less talent than comparable programs. But I'm not sure the "developer" tag is accurate, because in that case I think you'd see their players produce more at the next level.Well, yes and no. To maximize the talent, you have to develop it. Very few of these 2* players are coming in ready to dominate the B1G. It requires improving their skills, improving their understanding of their role in a scheme, and improving their bodies.
Well, yes and no. To maximize the talent, you have to develop it. Very few of these 2* players are coming in ready to dominate the B1G. It requires improving their skills, improving their understanding of their role in a scheme, and improving their bodies.I'm not talking about overall draft numbers. But seemingly both MSU football and UM basketball have a higher than normal bust rate simply based on where they were drafted, among those 2* and 3* recruits.
Only issue is that once you've done that, they're *still* at a severe talent differential compared to the players that stick in the NFL or NBA. If you take those players, with their talent, and give them the same skills & understanding level of the Dantonio/Beilein lesser talent players, they're still going to have an edge.
There are ~60 P5 teams, with 85 scholarship players each. Given 1/4 turnover each year, that's 1275 players available each year, not counting G5 or FCS.
Only 224 players each year are drafted, and often those in the later rounds don't even stick as they're headed to a league of 32 teams with only 53 man rosters.
Similar issue with basketball, but probably worse due to players from overseas, and that there's more competition with Big East and other mid-major leagues that don't have as much talent dropoff as the difference between P5 and G5 in football.
Dantonio or Beilein [or Painter, who I think is in the same "do more with less" category] should be lauded for winning with what they have. But you shouldn't knock them for not having players who do more at the next level.
Talent still dominates, when you get into the rarefied air of the next level.
The only SEC atmosphere I noticed in Nashville for our board meeting there were the many SEC guys/gals actually at the board meeting.Tell the truth....you ALL wanted to kill her. Everybody in that joint did.
That and this one screaming banshee Bama chick in the bar we hung out in. I think @MikeDeTiger (https://www.cfb51.com/index.php?action=profile;u=1588) was ready to kill her, had we not all been looking at him.
We went to a Vietnamese restaurant for lunch and I had some kind of fake soup.Pho?
I don't know what the original would be like, but this one was pretty good.
Between one of the best programs in PA losing 42-0 to IMG and the third top MI basketball recruit transferring to the same Ohio prep school I think the time to split public and private high schools in competition is past.Who transferred where?
I finally caught the film Friday Night Lights on NF the other night. I enjoyed it, but I liked the series better I think.The series might be my all time favorite television series. Much better than the movie IMO.
I got a bit addicted to the series soap opera about football. I had not realized they used some of the same actors.
Grady HS is near me and has a large stadium and I am musing taking in a game or three for no reason.
I wonder if they are any good. My old HS is usually state power now but they got hammered in game one. Their game tonight is on ESPN something apparently. HS football on cable ESPN.
The prep school thing is becoming a larger problem in basketball for sure, but I posted the article earlier about Biff Poggis program basically taking all the best kids from Baltimore and running roughshod over the state.I love discussing this because it's a fascination question of one size fits all-ism.
I'm not sure what the answer is, because you are right there are lots of small, lousy private schools. But there are a handful of elite (athletically) private schools that might as well be college teams.
That La Lumiere school in Indiana brought in so many transfers the other year that they ran out a starting lineup of 5 kids from 5 different states, each of whom had been the highest rated recruit in their state the year prior. It was like Jaren Jackson from IN, Brian Bowen from MI, Jordan Poole from WI, Tyger Campbell from TN, and I forget the 5th.
Pennsylvania put in a rule this year to address it. Basically if you take on a certain number of transfers you enter a program where you accumulate points based on on field/court performance. If you reach a certain threshold of points, they move you up a class.
In Cincy, the publics and privates are in difference conferences, but they play each other in the state playoffs.Is that true? I thought they created separate divisions? I could very well be wrong as I’ve been able to follow high school very little the last couple years. I thought there was an uproar that the privates had an unfair competitive advantage, therefore a division was made
The prep school thing is becoming a larger problem in basketball for sure, but I posted the article earlier about Biff Poggis program basically taking all the best kids from Baltimore and running roughshod over the state.Chris Partridge was doing something similar in NJ before leaving for Michigan. And I guess Poggi was too, weirdly coincidentally(?) before leaving for Michigan, though I think he's created more of a HS super power since going back.
I'm not sure what the answer is, because you are right there are lots of small, lousy private schools. But there are a handful of elite (athletically) private schools that might as well be college teams.
That La Lumiere school in Indiana brought in so many transfers the other year that they ran out a starting lineup of 5 kids from 5 different states, each of whom had been the highest rated recruit in their state the year prior. It was like Jaren Jackson from IN, Brian Bowen from MI, Jordan Poole from WI, Tyger Campbell from TN, and I forget the 5th.
Pennsylvania put in a rule this year to address it. Basically if you take on a certain number of transfers you enter a program where you accumulate points based on on field/court performance. If you reach a certain threshold of points, they move you up a class.
I recall Princeton and Colerain playing Xavier and Moeller other Catholic schools in the playoffs.This is interesting and talks about some of the competitive balance changes. I think cliff notes version is private schools moved up divisions because their students count as a higher multiple for a student compared to a public school. Interesting to read the dynamics of it.
https://www.cincinnati.com/story/sports/high-school/ohio-high-school/2014/12/06/glory-days-princeton-football/20013037/
Why does everything have to be put on blast, full-bore? Why can't we leave HS athletics alone? Why does there need to be artificial juggernauts recruiting kids from across the country to beat up on other 16 year olds? Everything gets so bastardized.I'm not convinced it's a sickness. Especially since IMG (for example) can't, by virtue of being an independent, steal anyone's conference trophy. And absent some serious sickness or rule-breaking, I tend to always fall in favor of competitive spirit, especially when creative, no matter how cutthroat.
I'm not convinced it's a sickness. Especially since IMG (for example) can't, by virtue of being an independent, steal anyone's conference trophy. And absent some serious sickness or rule-breaking, I tend to always fall in favor of competitive spirit, especially when creative, no matter how cutthroat.But why do it younger and younger? Kids aren't kids anymore.
The wife and I went back to Stone Mountain today and walked up it. I'd say half the folks there were African American, or close to it. There were quite a few Asians and Hispanics also. Everyone was very friendly. Nobody seemed upset at all the Confederate stuff around, including a display of Confederate flags just at the base of the walk up. Most people are sensible I think.lol, this makes me think you don't get it.
But why do it younger and younger? Kids aren't kids anymore.What do the kids at IMG get out of it?
Big-time college football recruiting is already cutthroat. Then actually playing and being successful. Then the NFL draft is another step up. Then trying to carve out a 10-year NFL career.
What do the kids at IMG get out of it? Destroying 'regular' HS teams? Being on TV? The only actual, positive plus they get is competing against talented players in practice. That's it. The rest is unnecessary BS.
What do the kids at IMG get out of it?A - if you're good, you'll get recruited, wherever you play
You mean besides highest level exposure, highest level HS development, and tens of thousands in free HS tuition?
A - if you're good, you'll get recruited, wherever you playA: that is becoming more and more true, but not absolutely so.
B - their development comes during practice, not waxing the other kids in games
C - the phrase "HS tuition" is nuts itself
Suburbs = tuition for high school = white flight
I have a lot of fond memories at the Jacksonville Landing over the years, where the shootings were today.A man with "severe psychiatric problems" fatally stabbed his mother and sister and seriously wounded another woman west of Paris on Thursday, the French interior minister said. The attacker was shot dead by police.
But I'm sure it's not a guns problem, right?
The president is silent, which means the shooter was white.
A man with "severe psychiatric problems" fatally stabbed his mother and sister and seriously wounded another woman west of Paris on Thursday, the French interior minister said. The attacker was shot dead by police.Shocking. No, really. Shocking.
France's Gerard Collomb said prosecutors are not treating the attack as terrorism. He said the attacker had serious mental health issues, although he had also been flagged for glorifying terrorism.
Collomb said the man killed his mother at home and stabbed the others outside in Trappes, a suburb in western Paris.
The Islamic State (ISIS) claimed responsibility for the attack on its Aamaq news agency. The terrorist group has a history of opportunistically claiming attacks.
A - if you're good, you'll get recruited, wherever you playA lot of these kids lack the funds for flight to the burbs.
B - their development comes during practice, not waxing the other kids in games
C - the phrase "HS tuition" is nuts itself
Suburbs = tuition for high school = white flight
Shocking. No, really. Shocking.I’m trying to place the meaning of the term “cartridge” here.
Loaded another cartridge this morning. I'm sure that is shocking too. Hah.
This season’s football showdown between Grayson and Tucker will be part of the GEICO ESPN High School Football Kickoff.Apparently, Husker RB Recruit Ronald Tompkins II of Grayson injured his knee in this game
It will be the third of four ESPN broadcasts Saturday, Aug. 25 with a 6 p.m. kickoff at Grayson. The game’s broadcast will be on ESPNU.
ESPN’s other high school broadcasts that day include Pinson Valley (Ala.) at Hoover (Ala.) at noon, followed by Cedar Grove vs. Hewitt-Trussville (Ala.) from Hoover at 3:30 p.m. Both of those games are on ESPN.
whatever is a good termWhatever.
Whatever.Yeah, all of those phrases suck for me too.
When my wife says it, it's usually not a "good term" at all. It is similar to "Fine" and "Do what you want." and
"I don't care." and phrases of similar ilk.
Most of us know how to interpret what women say, usually.
Why do I always get a notification whenever someone posts in the Nebraska thread?Would you rather we post to the 'welcome Nebraska to the Big10' thread. I thin FF managed to keep that on the 1st page for four years
Most of us know how to interpret what women say, usually.Speak for yourself you must be the Board Babe whisperer
The V8 sounds a lot better of course, and this was in SF, on a Friday, and we were headed northeast across the bay.Costco is worth the membership for gas alone. Shell premium was $3.65 and Costco was at $2.85 this weekend. Directly across the street from each other. I always figure Costco saves me $.50/gallon on premium so each fill up save me about $10.
Gas prices were lower than I expected on the whole. We found a Costco in Fairfield that was $3.40 I think for regular.
I saw $3.20 here in midtown at a Shell, but just filled up at Costco for $2.95 for premium.
We always walk out of that store with more than we figured. Fortunately, I bought stock in COST a while back.
It's not really that hard. Assume they mean the worst and you'll be close.
Worry if they say it smiling.
Worry more if they aren't.
Thank You Obe Wan
Of course the wife just brought me two nice samiches in my Man Cave so I should shut up.
ya zip it!Zip it good
Would you rather we post to the 'welcome Nebraska to the Big10' thread. I thin FF managed to keep that on the 1st page for four yearsI could dredge it up
It's not really that hard. Assume they mean the worst and you'll be close.shutting up works best for me
Worry if they say it smiling.
Worry more if they aren't.
Of course the wife just brought me two nice samiches in my Man Cave so I should shut up.
Would you rather we post to the 'welcome Nebraska to the Big10' thread. I thin FF managed to keep that on the 1st page for four yearsAin't that the truth talk about beating a dead horse or milking it for all its worth.It reminded me of politicians hogging the floor of congress and go on one of those long winded diatribes to block the opposition from speaking
I could dredge it upThe Horror
might take a while
The drop top is nice to have in CA We drove across the GG Bridge with top down and that was pretty neat. We drove around Lake Tahoe that way and it is nice. I had rented something else but Enterprise didn't have any so she was offering me an upgrade like a minivan, and I said "How about the Mustang over there?" and she bit for a modest upcharge.
Well if you were in LA you're tied up in traffic so the 6 or 8 banger wouldn't help anyway
The Horrorafter the comparison to "politicians hogging the floor of congress" I'm motivated
I've been thinking about buying a Corvette. Always wanted one, haven't had one. I gotta do it soon or I'll be too old to get in and out.Do it!!! When my wife went back to school, I downsized my car payment and hated my Ford Fusion. Really went the opposite direction after she graduated and driving to and from the office is changes my mood at work and I get home. Worth every penny. You only live once.
If I buy something it's going to be a daily driver and the Vette just isn't very practical for loading and unloading golf clubs.
I'd like to test drive one for a week to see if I could make it work. No one wants to loan a guy nicknamed Fearless with my past record a car like that.
Not even my dentist - and his mostly sits in storage.
The Porsche 944 S 3.0 L T had around 220 horsepower, and was considerably lighter than the Mustang. For its time, it was fast and powerful.For its time, I had that sucker at 160 between Janesville and Madison. :)
I have a Camry. It gets me places. It will be driven to its death, then likely replaced by another used Camry.Pretty much my M.O.
Yeah, there seem to be folks interested, infatuated with cars, and those who see them solely as something to get you from A to B reliably and in some level of comfort.Oddly enough, I'm in a middle area here... I really like cars, but not so much that they're a priority for me. I like driving fast--and I avoid buying fast cars because I know that.
The latter group is probably a lot more sensible and spends less on "toys".
Kid 2 has a Chevy Cruze Diesel that gets over 60 mpg highway. It has a manual, and Kid 1 has my old Sonic that has a manual, so all three cars here are manuals. The daughter in France has a Polo Diesel with a manual of course. Nobody else has a car. We are a clutch family.They're a dying breed, and that's sad. My Jeep is a 6 speed manual. But when I had to get a family hauler, it was basically impossible to find anything with 3rd row seating and a manual. It's nearly impossible to find a sedan in all but the base-model trim with a manual.
my new toy (other than the site, here) is a 89 f150... it has the 'mazda' 5speed, and it isn't happy with what I've done to the engine which is firmly twice the torque rating of that transmission... so... a ZF top load 5speed will go in there when i get the time, fortunately it's a simple bolt on with the only 'problem' being a new driveshaft will be required for both the front and rear axle. the ZF tailshaft is a bit longer.Seems to look OK, but I'm not a big mobile user for much of anything.
speaking of the site, here:
all y'all hold your shift key and hit either the refresh button or f5. the site is 100% on the 'new' server now, and not relying in any way on the 'old' server- which goes dark later today for the final time. for a bit there last week the site was going down and i couldn't understand why- it was because a bunch of IP's and URL's were still resolving to the 'old' server... i caught that by luck alone... it's a biyatch when the same domain name takes you to one of two servers with mucho different IP's, which have similar enough structure that once on 'one', it pretty much stays there. so. i fixed it and fixed a few files i haven't visited in a long time... the site should be less clumsy now with strange error's (such as forbidden errors... you were authenticated on one server but not the other was the primary reason for those- this tact is great while using stacks of servers to spread the load, but is hella insecure. i like secure. the new way is better).
^just in time for the season, huh?
i will ask for your help, though... i've somewhat overhauled the mobile site. can y'all give it a look and tell me what else needs to be done? I've got about 85~90% of it done, but i only have four devices to check it on.
my new toy (other than the site, here) is a 89 f150... it has the 'mazda' 5speed, and it isn't happy with what I've done to the engine which is firmly twice the torque rating of that transmission... so... a ZF top load 5speed will go in there when i get the time, fortunately it's a simple bolt on with the only 'problem' being a new driveshaft will be required for both the front and rear axle. the ZF tailshaft is a bit longer.Thread listings overflow beyond 100% width for me (galaxy S5), otherwise no issues.
speaking of the site, here:
all y'all hold your shift key and hit either the refresh button or f5. the site is 100% on the 'new' server now, and not relying in any way on the 'old' server- which goes dark later today for the final time. for a bit there last week the site was going down and i couldn't understand why- it was because a bunch of IP's and URL's were still resolving to the 'old' server... i caught that by luck alone... it's a biyatch when the same domain name takes you to one of two servers with mucho different IP's, which have similar enough structure that once on 'one', it pretty much stays there. so. i fixed it and fixed a few files i haven't visited in a long time... the site should be less clumsy now with strange error's (such as forbidden errors... you were authenticated on one server but not the other was the primary reason for those- this tact is great while using stacks of servers to spread the load, but is hella insecure. i like secure. the new way is better).
^just in time for the season, huh?
i will ask for your help, though... i've somewhat overhauled the mobile site. can y'all give it a look and tell me what else needs to be done? I've got about 85~90% of it done, but i only have four devices to check it on.
For its time, I had that sucker at 160 between Janesville and Madison. :)Speed is overrated :0 My daily driver is a Panamera. It's quite heavy, but it feels like I'm floating on air and it has enough getty up in Sport Plus mode to get around annoying traffic.
Mine had a 2.5 L.
(Yes, FF, I'm about to abandon the SUV and join the world of trucks, but only because they've stopped making 3/4 ton SUVs)I hope and pray you will be very satisfied.
Speed is overrated :0 My daily driver is a Panamera. It's quite heavy, but it feels like I'm floating on air and it has enough getty up in Sport Plus mode to get around annoying traffic.I could never drive that 944 today. I like the cushion now.
You can get a top of the line Caddy ATS-V with a manual still. I think. They are a dying breed. I was interested in a BMW 240i with a manual, nice car, but not as practical, duh, and pricier. The 2013 CTS-V station wagon had manuals as a possible option. That car made no sense of course.I grew up driving "sticks" and enjoy them today when I have the opportunity to drive one, but when pursuing sites for a Vette I pass over the manuals and the convertibles.
The hypercars today are all automatics. The cars like the Corvettes are faster with the auto than a manual.
Speed is overrated :0 My daily driver is a Panamera. It's quite heavy, but it feels like I'm floating on air and it has enough getty up in Sport Plus mode to get around annoying traffic.was looking at a used Panamera, but the hatch just didn't look right to me.
was looking at a used Panamera, but the hatch just didn't look right to me.Drive it once and your entire mindset will change.
Going from the offseason to the regular season with a nice little upgrade to my title at work--and a commensurate upgrade to the paycheck.That's awesome, congrats!
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Drive it once and your entire mindset will change.I drove one when I was looking into a new car. I couldn't justify the expense so I went M-B for less money. Better maintenance plan (free 4 years with the certified used). My commute is 6 blocks.
Oddly enough, I'm in a middle area here... I really like cars, but not so much that they're a priority for me. I like driving fast--and I avoid buying fast cars because I know that.It was about 10 years ago now, that I moved out to the Navajo Reservation with a tiny '02 Saturn SL1. Three tires later, from the rutted, washboard 20-mile dirt roads, I realized I needed something else.
I always wanted a Jeep Wrangler, so I bought one a few years ago after I retired the Ford Ranger I'd owned for 10 years. When I got divorced, though, I needed something other than the Jeep to haul the kids around. Now I have the Jeep as my "toy" and my Flex as the family hauler. Sadly, the Jeep spends too much time in the garage to the point where I sometimes wonder if I should sell it...
I tested a Macan and liked it but then thought this isn't a Porsche. Plus I'd be the only dood driving one.I rode in one of those. May as well buy a VW of the same ilk if you can't take advantage of the performance. And then, yeah, soccer mom car. Albeit a rich soccer mom. Heh.
I drove one when I was looking into a new car. I couldn't justify the expense so I went M-B for less money. Better maintenance plan (free 4 years with the certified used). My commute is 6 blocks.Of course it’s “porsh a”
The Porsche is super nice though. Please tell me you know the correct way to say it, since you own one.
I also had a 928S after the 944T. Not nearly as impressed with that car as I was with the 944T, and it was a lot more money. Risky Business and all that...
Drive it once and your entire mindset will change.I don't doubt this
Speed is overrated :0 My daily driver is a Panamera. It's quite heavy, but it feels like I'm floating on air and it has enough getty up in Sport Plus mode to get around annoying traffic.Lol what? The Panamera is ridiculously fast. I hit 177 in a 4S. Allegedly.
when I pretty much talked myself out of the not so practical Vette, I started looking at BMW, Porsche, Mercedes, Cadillac, and AudiWhat’s your daily drive? Mostly highway, city? How long are you in the car?
just need a change of pace from the truck. nothing wrong with the truck, rides great, practical, gets over 20mpg on the open road.
It's comfortable. I'm 6'5" and fit great. It's like a La-Z-Boy on the road. 12 hour road trip? No problem.
That Flex is a good exception, though not really a cross over. I'd rent that again in a heartbeat.
Lol what? The Panamera is ridiculously fast. I hit 177 in a 4S. Allegedly.In my younger days I would have pulled that nonsense. With tiny humans at home, there’s no reason to mess around. Although, I’ll say it’s way to easy to blink and accidentally be doing 90. The car feels the same at 90 as it does at 40. It’s so smooth. Top end speed could be considered fast, but it’s way too heavy to be quick. Buddy of mine has an S4 with all kinds of nonsense and computer chips that bring it to 600 hp. It’s terrifyingly quick. I rode in it once and never again.
What’s your daily drive? Mostly highway, city? How long are you in the car?7 mile commute one-way, 2-lane blacktop, 2 stop signs, no traffic lights. 10-minutes on average
I’ve always thought a car was a dumb expense, then I built a house a ways from my office and I realized things change.
Out of your group, Audi, Mercedes & Porsche would be at the top of my list. I don’t like the A4 and lower, but the A6 are nice and ride very well. Take your pick with Porsche and MB.
I hope and pray you will be very satisfied.So far so good, I love the way it drives.
Not going to speak for everyone, but from my experience, test driving them (small SUV's) and M-B (small SUV's), they were night and day. One felt like a tin can and the other felt like a very comfortable tank. We went with the tank.
What's the knock on Bimmers?
Mrs. 847 is driving a (new to her) 2015 GLK 350. I traded the 2013 for this one just a month ago. 8,200 miles on it and she loves it.Without meaning an ounce of disrespect, this is so antithetical to the way I was raised, thinking about doing it makes my skin crawl. (The trading and car newness, not your wife getting something nice).
What's the knock on Bimmers?I'd assert the biggest knock on a BMW, is the mindset of the person driving it.
Without meaning an ounce of disrespect, this is so antithetical to the way I was raised, thinking about doing it makes my skin crawl. (The trading and car newness, not your wife getting something nice).It was actually a decision based on practical considerations. She loves the car, and her 2013 had 65K miles on it, and no navigation or safety (lane ID, blind spot assist, backup camera, etc.) upgrades.
Not that I’m right in any particular way, but it’s interesting the influence family weilds on our outlook.
It was actually a decision based on practical considerations. She loves the car, and her 2013 had 65K miles on it, and no navigation or safety (lane ID, blind spot assist, backup camera, etc.) upgrades.Fair enough. The old Volvo part resonates. My family bought to very used ones and got something like 18-19 years from one and 23 (and counting) from the other. Helps when you have a really trustworthy mechanic.
Since she loved it so much, and M-B no longer makes the model, it made sense to get her a newer one with very low miles and some upgrades. The practical part is it will likely be her last car, ever. The trade was actually the only car we didn't keep for at least 12 years (minus one lemon), since we've been together. I drove my Volvo for 17 years.
I used to think a heated steering wheel was absurd until I had one.I don't think I'd care for a heated steering wheel. Nor heated seats. Not even if I still lived in the midwest. I generate enough body heat to take care of that...
The GTI will "self drive" on an Interstate for about 10 seconds and then it warns you to put your hands back on the wheel. It is a bit eerie.
What's the knock on Bimmers?I've tried over and over to like them. I don't think the price tag comes with the value I'd expect. Over the years I've gone to a dealership twice expecting to be wowed and leave with a car. Each time I ended the day driving an Infiniti. I thought Infiniti provided a much better car for a little smaller price tag. I've rented a 5 series sedan and X5 in the last two years on vacation and still wasn't wowed. Maybe it's just me, but I just don't get the appeal and expect the quality to be much higher.
In my younger days I would have pulled that nonsense. With tiny humans at home, there’s no reason to mess around. Although, I’ll say it’s way to easy to blink and accidentally be doing 90. The car feels the same at 90 as it does at 40. It’s so smooth. Top end speed could be considered fast, but it’s way too heavy to be quick. Buddy of mine has an S4 with all kinds of nonsense and computer chips that bring it to 600 hp. It’s terrifyingly quick. I rode in it once and never again.Lol I only did it once. It was a long time ago on a rural highway. But yeah you're right no reason for that ish. It is incredibly smooth. 120 feels like 60. The 2018 Turbo S Panamera Hybrid has 680hp and does 0-60 in 3 seconds. That's pretty quick I'd say.
I'll never understand it either. The kid was just balls. Was there a mistake here and there? Sure. Just like any human.I thought "balls" was a negative marker:
HOWEVER, it is a rare driver who can both tell a difference and make that difference amount to anything on the street. Most Bimmer owners drive them the same way Accord owners drive Accords.thanks for the feed back on Bimmers everyone.
Why get a 460 hp Corvette when you can only really use 200 hp? Heaven forbid you shell out for the ZR1 Corvette.
Porsche makes the best cars in the world in my opinion. And the Panamera is my favorite. Especially love the new 2018 re-design.I know I'm in the minority of Porsche enthusiasts, but I really like the old body Panamera much better. I love the huge and wide back end. The new model looks almost identical to the Audi A7, which is still a fine car, but it's tough to distinguish the two cars now. If I could have the new technology in the old body, I'd be in love. The new technology is crazy. The new model has a system that provides a thermal image of a human or large animal as a safety precaution.
If you ever get a chance to go to the Porsche center in Atlanta do it. Absolutely beautiful building with a museum with Porsche cars from every era, shops, restaurant, coffee shop, racing simulator, and an actual racing track on the back of the property. You can rent a 911 turbo and go out on the track with an instructor and they take you through all these drills and teach you how to race. Pretty cool.
I agree with most drivers can't and just don't make the difference between a high performance car and a Honda sedan. Heck, I can usually gain on the driver ahead in a bimmer through a corner with my half ton 4-wheel drive truck, because I'm pushing the limit a bit and they are just cruising.Back when I used to ride motorcycles, there was a saying:
I know I'm in the minority of Porsche enthusiasts, but I really like the old body Panamera much better. I love the huge and wide back end. The new model looks almost identical to the Audi A7, which is still a fine car, but it's tough to distinguish the two cars now. If I could have the new technology in the old body, I'd be in love. The new technology is crazy. The new model has a system that provides a thermal image of a human or large animal as a safety precaution.You just brought up my only problem with Porsche. And the Cayenne looks like a VW Tiguan, etc.
I've never been to the Center in Atlanta. I may have to make a trip. I have two great Porsche dealerships on opposite ends of Cleveland that have incredible inventory. I'm hoping to add a 911 Targa to the garage if I find the right deal.
You just brought up my only problem with Porsche. And the Cayenne looks like a VW Tiguan, etc.I understand why it happens, since they are owned by the same parent company, I'm just not sure why they would want it to happen. Maybe something with cost cutting on the tool & die side, which I know absolutely zero about.
Kinda like an Escalade looks like a Tahoe, right?
A car is generally a terrible investment, so fundamentally it should make you feel good about yourself when driving or riding in it.that's for sure regarding the investment. So, since I was married with children (about 1989) I've been driving practical vehicles.
but, 135 mph on a city avenue just to prove a point was very dangerousThat's why I said "track" lol...
You just brought up my only problem with Porsche. And the Cayenne looks like a VW Tiguan, etc.And the Audi TT looks like someone fat sat on the roof of a VW Bug...
Kinda like an Escalade looks like a Tahoe, right?
That's why I said "track" lol...unfortunately, no tracks out here in the great wide open
I think if I got another bike, the first thing I would do is take off the license plate, turn signals, etc, basically anything that made it street legal. And just take it to the track.
Granted, I'm an adrenaline junkie. I don't even care any more about things like "thrill rides", i.e. roller coasters. They don't even get my blood pumping any more.
But hauling around a racetrack on a motorcycle, that does it... It's a pure experience of just trying to make every corner better than you executed on the last lap. Everything but riding the bike goes out of your mind. And unlike thrill rides, you know there's actual real risk being taken, so the adrenaline boost is amazing...
My Dad had a '63 Impala SS. He loved that car.sweet ride
A LOT of stuff in life that really bothered me when I was young doesn't bother me at all now, and a few things bother me only slightly that used to really get me going.Yeah, but they've been replaced by other things, that bother me greatly now that I'm older.
Like people who don't return their shopping carts to a cart corral in a parking lot.Oh man This!Back in the '90's I bought my one and only brand new car - a Corolla.I always find pretty good deals on used vehicles.Anyways after about 6 months a buddy and I are eating at his fiance's family restaurant.We come out and my driver side door is hit - about 1,100.00 at the time.Get that fixed.2 weeks later I'm grocery shopping and deliberately parked like 100 yds from the entrance.....on kind of a windy day.When i come out I see an object by my car - yup some inconsiderate c~~~.Chipped the shit out of a paint job that was still probably curing.Almost felt like asking to see the parking lot camera film.Didn't bother as I knew I prolly would have strangled the wretch if I knew or some crazy MILF would have nunchucked me
Yeah, but they've been replaced by other things, that bother me greatly now that I'm older.Indeed.
Like people who don't return their shopping carts to a cart corral in a parking lot.
And people who camp out in the left lane on the freeway.
And young people on my lawn.
spread the news to the other 49 states!
Indiana State Troopers have been making a concerted effort to talk about how camping out in the left lane is a traffic violation and they have been issuing (and tweeting news of) a large number of tickets on this matter. That's a campaign I can get behind.
Well, young people on the lawn is obviously Beyond the Pale ....replaced my grass with artificial turf so I don't care about the kids walking on it.
If Frost bolts............Going from Frost's offense to Leach's would be about as large as transition as it gets.
might work if the Huskers were still in the Big 12Rutgers could run a successful offense in the Big XII
I love Leach, but that's still 50+ pass attempts in hot, windy, rainy, freezing Lincoln.TBF, Eastern Washington ain’t exactly the Florida keys.
About OSU: What do you think is ailing their secondary? Could it be Kerry Coombs?Fair question. They certainly are not having a season so far that lives up to their standards. They have some great talent and speed back their and are often great in man coverage, but often do not turn their heads while the ball is in the air.
spread the news to the other 49 states!It's very common to get ticketed for this in Texas. But, there's a lot of road, and not enough troopers to monitor every inch of them.
About OSU: What do you think is ailing their secondary? Could it be Kerry Coombs?DBs aren't terrible but they have been so very good the last 3 -4 seasons.That QB Ramsey from IU had been threading the needle,specially in the 1st half with 239 yds passing.After watching parts of the game over,Okudah & Sheffield(CBs) were good in press coverage.Arnette appears very shaky to me as the 3rd wheel.Coverage was much better in the 2nd half when Isaiah Pryor was in and Jahsen Wint wasn't at safety.Linebackers surprisingly have looked shaky Urban in his presser heaped praises on Borland and Werner that were prolly just being supportive.I will say the last 2 QB's the Bucks faced have been dialed in accuracy wise.To Schiano's & Grinch's credit the Defense only let up 89 2nd half yards.after getting gored for 317 in the 1st
WARNING!!! This is a completely off topic thread and talk about football is VERBOTEN.Ha oof. But it is a worthy point.
JK.
There's a certain feeling of accomplishment that comes with opening up some mechanical thing, getting your hands greasy, closing it back up, and seeing it working the intended way. Before microchips took over, cars were a great avenue for that--if you were into it and had the time.Yeah, I tend not to work on things that would disable my jeep, but wound up changing out the starter myself in a parking lot, racing the setting sun a few months ago. Nothing but a youtube video to guide the way.
But there are still plenty of things you can fix with a little time, a hardware store, and youtube. Just the other day I taught my teenager how to solder while fixing a pair of headphones. She's always liked working with her hands and she was enthusiastic about learning, and even happier when it was all done that she would get the lion's share of the use of those headphones.
My main outlet these days is the bicycles in my garage (mine and my family's). Nice, simple machines. Easy to work on with a little time and patience. Satisfying to get the end result I'm seeking.
Yeah, I tend not to work on things that would disable my jeep, but wound up changing out the starter myself in a parking lot, racing the setting sun a few months ago. Nothing but a youtube video to guide the way.I recently needed to replace the front brakes on my Flex. My viewpoint on brakes has always been that they're easy, and that if I buy the pads/rotors myself I can buy higher quality parts than I get at the brake shop, without the markup, and save money.
Wound up not being the starter, but as the new one I put in worked when everything was right on it. That felt good.
yup, easy 30 minute jobs can and usually turn into all afternoon jobs because they require a tool I don't have or can't find.Or you didn't have the the acquired knowledge ya thought you did or all the problems that exist when you start replacing something and realise or create another problem.Can't tell you how many times i've worked on vehicles trying to keep them on the road another couple of years or just trying to save a few bucks and stumble into a whole other bag of snakes.Good mechanics are under paid.Looking back some of those mechanical miscues are funny at.At the time however - oh the language
Or just some other odd uncalled for issue that frustrates me
I just pay the pro to do it.
I always wondered about who would buy those enormous red tool drawer things on wheels. As if anyone would need or have that many tools.<<<raises hand>>>
I used to do all the work on my vehicles. I like mechanical things.I'm in the same boat for most of that (minus the kids and brakes). And these days, when you open a hood, you see nothing but a shroud covering up everything the manufacture doesn't want you to touch. I opened up my hood when I got my latest car, saw this, and said F it:
But these days time is more limited. I work more hours, and want to spend my free time with my kids doing fun stuff. I still love building projects, and so do my kids, so rather than spend time changing my own oil and and various other auto-related tasks, I just let the auto mechanics do it.
The two exceptions are, I always do my own brakes because it's easy and I can save several hundred dollars, and I also can de-cloud my headlight lenses in about 20 seconds using aluminum polish, and my Makita buffer/compounder. My next door neighbor paid a shop $100 to do that, and cursed like a sailor when I showed him how to do it in 20 seconds.
Other than that, though, I'd rather spend my "home-engineering" time building things with my kids.
<<<raises hand>>>No kidding. I have a rollaround, but I actually have a LOT more tools than that. Most of them are in drawers in my workbench, or on pegboards over my workbench. The largest ones are on shelves next to my workbech, like my sliding compound miter saw, my drill press, my router and table, my folding table saw, shop vac, and all the other large power tools.
and then I shudder when I hear my language coming form my daughter's mouthsDid a few exhausts and sets of shocks.Bloody & burnt knuckles,rust & sediment in my eyes.Snow & slush running down my neck and back into my coveralls.Pretty sure I burnt my Chilton's manuals to keep warm
oh well, I saved enough money bloodying my own knuckles instead of paying someone else to cover both of their college tuition's
someday you will struggle to explain what an exhaust was to your great grandkidsI view a movie like Minority Report and honestly think we could have that tomorrow if we had to. Pods on a track, just type in where you're going. Gas-powered vehicles a luxury item to go off-the-grid.
they will be amazed that you actually had a steering wheel and had to drive your car
I'm hoping they'll have self-driving technology available [and not CRAZY expensive] by the time I need to replace my Flex.It is not far off. The Cadillac CT6 has Level 3 as an option already.
Evidently Miami/FSU/FLA all 3 lost on back-back weeks for the 1st time everYeah I posted that elsewhere.
I had a 1973 Nova with a 350 in it. Changing the 6 and 8 plugs was a bear. Those cars were not very well designed for the home mechanic.One of my best friends had a '72 Nova with a 350 in it, this was early/mid 90s. It was a 3 speed stick. That's what I learned to drive stick on. My goodness, that was fun. That clutch was high.
I always wanted to "hot rod" it with headers and a higher lift cam and a larger CFM carb but never did. That engine had a lot of potential unused, I think it had 185 stock hp, from 5.7 L.
I remember when those three ruled college football, where the darlings of ESPN, and it was never going to change because of the recruiting advantages in the sunshine state.If all FL recruits had to attend Florida schools, you'd have 5 FL teams in the top 25 every year.
Then it changed to the SEC West
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Schengen_AreaThis explains why we got the third-degree when transferring from Rome to Brussels last year for our flight home. Man, that was horrible.
Your flight from Schiphol is entirely within the Schengen zone, so it's treated as a domestic flight. Arrivals into Barcelona from anywhere outside the zone still have to go through customs.
https://www.citylab.com/transportation/2014/11/photographing-the-eus-abandoned-border-crossings/382708/
Yeah, that place was just around the block from where we stayed last year. We went there - very good. Seems like all the food is pretty damn good here man. So today we are leaving this place to hop on a ship, back to Miami. 14 days and a few stops - Gibraltar, Madeira and Bermuda - before we end up in Miami.
Barcelona is amazing. You lucky sob!
There’s this really good breakfast/brunch place in the Gothic Quarter there called Milk. You should definitely hit that place up!
Yeah, that place was just around the block from where we stayed last year. We went there - very good. Seems like all the food is pretty damn good here man. So today we are leaving this place to hop on a ship, back to Miami. 14 days and a few stops - Gibraltar, Madeira and Bermuda - before we end up in Miami.Yeah the food in Barcelona is great! Lots of great places. Really good vegan places too.
I think GR and his wife should make that journey for their honeymoon. I'm certain they'd know if they will last if the spent 14 days on a boat together.
:)
I went to La Sandiwcherie in Miami Beach when we were there. The wife was unimpressed. I thought it was OK.you're one tough critic.
The most important thing in any sandwich is timing, I mean, the bread. Maybe we got there when the bread was not as fresh as possible.
It takes considerable effort in the States to find "good bread" whereas in France it can be found easily and everywhere. We make some excellent wine here, but bread? Not so much.
A buddy of mine (back in Cincy) has some serious money and drove a 911 "Cabriolet", nice car obviously. For some reason, he added a Corvette Z06. He told me the Z06 was undriveable it had so much power.it's kinda funny to me when folks discover a little miata, as a for instance, can run with and often beat cars nearing supercar status. first off, the miata's are easily modified and cheap to get into their class of racing- and they handle well... and that is the crux of it- available and useful power...
I think he was used to the Porsche's rear weight bias and the Vette's are known for not getting the power down when you reach Z06/ZR1 territory. The "standard" Vette with 460 hp is "about right".
The upcoming top of the line Vette is apparently going midengine because they reached, and exceeded, the limits of power delivery in that car.
AWD would be the other option but it adds weight and complexity.
https://www.caranddriver.com/features/lightning-lap-2018bang for your buck? Go domestic
An interesting way of charging cars is inductively as you drive, but that would take some investment.i'm willing to give it a shot in the garage and using the golf cart...
speaking of electric car(t)s, i picked one up the night before last to replace the one lost in the storm! heckuva deal, to boot.Husker RED carts are beautiful
Another interesting concept is having cars on Interstates drafting like NASCAR for long distances. The lead car would communicate with those following if they needed to slow etc. At times, a car in the middle would break off to exit and the chain would relink. I see this as more attractive costwise than high speed rail.Absolutely! Mythbusters showed that drafting 10 feet behind a big rig at 55 mph would improve gas mileage by 39% (https://www.autoblog.com/2007/10/28/mythbusters-drafting-10-feet-behind-a-big-rig-will-improve-mile/). There have apparently been tests performed with big rigs that involved autonomous driving systems to have big rigs draft very close together for the same purpose.
I do need to get into better shape as well.For me, the biggest battle is diet. Growing up my little brother and I basically ate competitively to get the most before the good stuff was gone from the pantry. We'd have dinner, then a full box of cereal each, then a full bag of chips each. And that would all count as one meal. And we were so lean (16h/day of hockey) that my uncles nonstop joked we looked sickly.
My body type is such that I'll never even approach "normal" BMI. At 6'5", I'm supposed to be somewhere between 190-210#. I think I'd look emaciated anything below 220. My doctor has one of these Inbody (https://inbodyusa.com/) scanners in his office, and after looking at my results expressly told me that BMI is completely irrelevant for me. 235# seems like a feasible lean weight for me.
That said, I've been lazy of late, and I'm probably pushing 265# right now. That's just not right.
Luckily, at 40, I'm still in the age range where it's not particularly difficult. I'm planning to cut back on the beer, adding in some strength exercises, and probably do a lot more walking. My diet isn't even bad [except the beer], so if I drop those barley-infused calories, I should be able to get it back into reasonable levels soon.
no thanksWith a loop, it wouldn’t be like flying at all. Show up whenever, knowing there’s a train every 30 min. 330 mph, rarely on it more than 2-3 hours.
it would be brutal like all other mass transit systems
commercial flights are a prime example
I'll drive my car or truck
Anyone catch NC State going down to ... Wake last night? I wouldn't care if it weren't obvious that Beamer's trying to prop up the ACC to the committee. Joel Klatt is going to keep having a field day with that one.wake consistently gives NCST trouble... i just posted on this in the SEC board... this dynamic- whatever the magic is that makes it possible- is one of the reasons i love this game. NCST's football program is superior in every aspect to Wake- yet WF gives them trouble consistently.
Anyone catch NC State going down to ... Wake last night? I wouldn't care if it weren't obvious that Beamer's trying to prop up the ACC to the committee. Joel Klatt is going to keep having a field day with that one.Wake is a well-coached team, been above .500 the past two years. Been bad this year, but that’s hardly the black mark, it’s been historically.
I see what appears to be an unusual number of 3 loss teams ranked. If you ignore the G5 teams, there are a high percentage of them relatively, I think, for this point in the season.Last year this week, there were five such teams in the CFP rankings.
It's easier to say "X is over ranked" than to be OK with raising whoever was behind them, often as not.
Wake is a well-coached team, been above .500 the past two years. Been bad this year, but that’s hardly the black mark, it’s been historically.So here's a chart (below).
The idea NC State was where it was because someone on the committee is fluffing them seems a bit dubious. I thought they were overranked, but they were where they were for the most bland reason, they were 6-2. I suppose you could stump for Florida off that Mizzou loss, Miss State a team averaging 5.4 points against non-Auburn ranked teams, maybe 6-3 MSU. But it hardly seems some sign of anything other than losses remain king.
This year is high on parity, which is why we have only 15 teams with 1 or fewer losses, 28 at 2 or fewer
Yeah, the SEC is pretty evenly distributed there (some too high, other too low or just right). I've been fine with their rankings. Even LSU in the Top 10 is fine by me if they go back to their pre-Bama ways.Based on team strength, sure. But the beauty of those rankings is they say those teams are more likely to fall. And this week, two will.
Syracuse, NC State and BC are something else, though. Three teams in the Top 17, who may not even belong in the Top 40.
I'll note again how facile it is to say "Florida is over ranked" and how hard it can be to replace them with another team.I think the committee is too enamored with the UGA-UF-LSU trio. Georgia has a case to be where it is, but LSU and Florida don't.
I think the committee is too enamored with the UGA-UF-LSU trio. Georgia has a case to be where it is, but LSU and Florida don't.Per SRS, LSU is 7th, Florida 18th
I do need to get into better shape as well.through my employer we have our own clinics, gym, nutritionists, trainers, chiropractors, pharmacy.... all that on each of our campuses. Across the board they say ignore BMI. Measure your body fat and shoot for around 20% and you'll be fine.
My body type is such that I'll never even approach "normal" BMI. At 6'5", I'm supposed to be somewhere between 190-210#. I think I'd look emaciated anything below 220. My doctor has one of these Inbody (https://inbodyusa.com/) scanners in his office, and after looking at my results expressly told me that BMI is completely irrelevant for me. 235# seems like a feasible lean weight for me.
That said, I've been lazy of late, and I'm probably pushing 265# right now. That's just not right.
Luckily, at 40, I'm still in the age range where it's not particularly difficult. I'm planning to cut back on the beer, adding in some strength exercises, and probably do a lot more walking. My diet isn't even bad [except the beer], so if I drop those barley-infused calories, I should be able to get it back into reasonable levels soon.
I think the committee is too enamored with the UGA-UF-LSU trio. Georgia has a case to be where it is, but LSU and Florida don't.the driving force is $$$.... those three will always benefit from the interest they drive. I'd go as far as to suggest the 'helmet factor' is closely related to how much revenue a school promises to generate as one hand washes the other and regardless of tradition (but paralleling that, too, as there is far more data and 'proof' available from well established programs).
My employer built gyms at the various sites, and almost no one used them. They actually were pretty expensive relative to "normal gyms".We've had the opposite impact. Since health/activity/behaviors and premiums are tied together, the gyms are being used and so are the trainers. While most companies are experiencing increased costs in benefits, we've been relatively flat for the last 10 years.
The folks who did use them were folks who worked out anyway. The folks who were obese of course didn't use them at all.
Waste of money.
UGA signs H&A deals with Texas and Clemson, but they are ten years off.good news!
UGA and Texas have never played in Athens.
How come the season always passes by so fast and the offseason takes so long?My theory is that any event which we anticipate highly will appear to take a long time to happen, while something we forget about rushes us on like a train.
Well, probably because the season is a little more than 3 months while the offseason is a little less than 9 months.
So, whatchu gonna do to pass the time in the offseason?
Even though I've been going to the gym on this ship almost every day, I'm gonna have a lot of work to do before I head to Cabo in January. I can feel it already and we've got another week on this thing. Damn, the food is awesome. And the drinks. Lots and lots of drinks.Glad to hear it man! Good for you.
This was the UGA announcement on scheduling, note the "home and home" phraseology:
ATHENS, Ga. -- Georgia has officially scheduled a pair of marquee home-and-home matchups. Georgia announced on Monday that they will have a home-and-home matchup with Texas in 2028 and 2029. The Bulldogs will have a two-game series with Clemson in 2029 and 2030.
The Bulldogs are set to travel to Austin, Tex. in 2028 before hosting the Longhorns in 2029. Clemson will take host UGA in Death Valley in 2029 and travel to Athens in 2030, per the announcement.
That sets up for quite the challenging slate for UGA in 2029. The Bulldogs will have three Power Five matchups that season, taking on Georgia Tech and Clemson on the road and Texas at home. Georgia is also set to take on Clemson in the Chick-Fil-A Kickoff game in Mercedez-Benz Stadium to kickoff the 2024 season.
I think I've heard "home and home" when it's a joint release, when a fan or a school, would say it solely from their perspective. So I think a lot of times these announcement do call it a home and home series. But as a fan youd say home and away.This.
Nobody says "away and away".So what was it called when the Bearcats agreed to four road games @ OSU in exchange for one home game in the Bengals' stadium?
This really annoys me.
as long as we admit I am correct.....I will admit that you're old
Nobody says "away and away".well, a sunbelt team playing two games for pay in the opponent's stadium might say that in their press release, but I don't read many of them
This really annoys me.