SageAgainstTheMachine

How is there supposed to be a market for a new league in this economy? There have got to be tons of people reconsidering their season tickets across the NFL, so where is the interest to buy up for this UFL?

He's a buddhist, why wouldn't he? It's a noble message even if you disagree with it...is it so wrong to have a calm voice among so many other revenge-oriented voices?

Careful, buddy, my girlfriend's on that team. And she doesn't do any plodding. Though she does tend to nag...

Thanks a lot, that is a cool story. I'm a big Steve Levy fan. The ladies' bball games are on WVBR which is a student/commercial station, so those are on actual airwaves. We did all 26 of their games this year, and I picked up SO much experience from doing an entire season instead of just a home game here or there. I also broadcast Cornell baseball games, but those are just for the Cornell athletics website. I'd love to try my hand at hockey, but a local ESPN affiliate has the rights to men's basketball and hockey so I'm kinda screwed there. I could try women's hockey, but I'm fine with my niche right now.

Wow I'm embarrassed. I've had a complete disjoint from hockey this year, because I'm the play by play commentator for Cornell women's basketball. Since they both generally play on Friday and Saturday at 7 o clock, I haven't gotten the chance to physically follow the hockey team, basically I've been relegated to looking at box scores. I know that the ECAC semifinals and championship game are hosted in Albany over our spring break and I guess I just got my timeline messed up. To be honest, basketball has actually become more of a buzz around here. So a big old from me. I guess I've lost all rights to a Lynah salute.

Yeah, RPI sucks this year though, I'm not too worried. The one thing that concerns me is that the ECAC tourney is in Albany, which essentially makes it a home game for RPI.

Ok yes, against dominant physical teams their only chance is outside shooting. If that's the point you were trying to make all along, sorry for the misunderstanding. I thought you were trying to say that they used 3-point shooting as a crutch all year.

omg yes

Ok, they shot poorly from outside when they lost. That's true of most teams that lose. If you want to prove that they "live and die" by the 3-pointer, you'd have to prove that they are a good 3-point shooting team when they win...something they are most certainly not. Again, their 3-point percentage on the season is just 34% (the top teams in the country hover around 42%). The part that I bolded is just ridiculous. That's like saying "I know they don't hit a lot of home runs, but it is still the most pivotal part of their game considering how few bases they steal." 3-pointers and posting up...those are the only facets of a basketball game? I'd argue the most pivotal part of their game is their defense, something which Henderson tends to struggle with more than the other guys. Henderson averages 5.0 rebounds, while Singler averages 7.7 and they score almost exactly the same amount of points. And of course Henderson is the guy they give it to in crunch time, I already admitted that he's good at taking the ball to the rim, and that's what you look for to either score or draw a foul.

WE'RE GONNA BEAT THE HELL OUTTA YOU, ROUGH EM UP, F*CK EM UP GO CU!!!!! LET'S GO RED! BRACKET BUSTERS!

Yes, I've watched plenty of Duke basketball this year. Maybe Henderson can jump higher than Singler and take the ball to the rim better, but Singler is simply a more polished basketball player. Henderson has a few moments each game that make you slap your forehead and say "what was he thinking?". Singler is versatile as a forward who has a good shot from the outside and he is far and away the most talented rebounder on the team, which has more than a little bit to do with the level of tenacity he plays with. Why do you think Henderson is better? And I should be the one asking if you've even watched a Duke game, as you're the one who made the ridiculous assertion that they depend on the 3 ball to win.

Since when are Scheyer, Singler and Paulus not gifted athletes? Ok, they aren't as gifted as the likes of Hansbrough and Lawson, but you can't JUST compare them to UNC....and I really hope you aren't saying those things because those 3 players are white and Henderson is black. Singler is miles ahead of Henderson IMO. And by the way, Duke doesn't take that many 3-pointers. They rank 66th in the country in 3-pointers attempted and only shoot at a clip of 33.9%. So if they rely so much on the 3-pointer, then why are they 25-6? And no, I am not a Duke fan but you made an unfair characterization of their team. There is plenty of physical talent there.

I've thought about the use of this term myself and decided that it is probably kosher. The root of the comparison is valid, in that the "cancer" eats away at an organization and can spread to otherwise team-oriented players. I'm aware that it's a cliche at this point, but it really is a very good metaphor. Additionally, since the metaphor references the cancer itself and does not attempt to conjure images of a cancer PATIENT, I do not believe it is a damaging turn of phrase. On top of everything, if this was actually bothersome to cancer patients or their families I believe that enough people would have come forward at this point and suggested that media outlets cease to use the term. However, the fact that the term remains an oft-used cliche means to me that these people are for the most part un-offended.

Ok, I understand his disdain for selfish players because I largely hold the same opinion of those guys. But it seems like he allows this disdain to cloud his opinion of the signing in terms of brass tacks football. He lists the positive arguments for the TO signing and then dismisses them with "baloney, baloney, baloney, and baloney" instead of presenting logical counterpoints to those arguments. To me, it's impossible to ignore the fact that TO behaves well in his first year with a team, so when Pollock responds to the "only one year" claim with "baloney" and no other explanation, his bias begins to seep through.

I haven't seen us do one wide receiver screen over the past couple of years, not one, and last season we actually threw downfield quite a bit.

There's a chance he isn't going to die?

Yeah, a 6 foot 6 beefy receiver who could run fast and jump high...just goes to show that physicality is only one half of the story.

Wasn't Paulus considered one of the best athletes in the country? If I remember correctly, he was a heck of a quarterback prospect too...

What's wrong with I-town?

Hey, it's not my fault that you suck at being sarcastic, brother.

TO told everybody Garcia was gay...two guys generally don't make up after that.

Really? I was just in Philly (granted, it was the better part of Philly) and I found it delightful.

Nope, don't try to backtrack.

I love it when sarcasm flies right over somebody's head. WHOOOSH

I bolded the ones that I believe are correct. Playing through the Superbowl for Philly in pretty excruciating pain proved that he's in to win it. However, whatever emotional issues he has have made him very very far from being the ideal teammate. Also, he acts selfish. A quarterback's job is to throw the ball to an open receiver. If Witten was open more often than TO, he deserved the ball more. TO complains when he isn't the premier receiver in any given game. What will happen if it's week 1 and TO get 4 receptions for 47 yards, while Evans gets 7 receptions for 150 yards and 2 touchdowns? Even if the Bills win the game, TO might be prone to running his mouth off. That can create issues.