Johnny Hammersticks

I agree completely with both paragraphs. You're a daisy.

Marrone...questionable class. Levy...total class. McCoach? I couldn't care less as long as he wins games. I want him to be a mean, ruthless SOB.

I don't have much of a choice. Most of my players are kids who just pick up a stick for the first time in 9th grade. Tough kids who like to hit...mostly football players and wrestlers, although lately, I've been recruiting from the soccer and basketball programs. We finally were able to field a 7th/8th grade team this year. Most of the programs around me have youth feeder programs. Kids start at 4 or 5 with skills development, and are playing organized, competitive lacrosse by 3rd grade. I am teaching these kids how to play the game (even during the games) rather than sitting back and "coaching." I need to find a new gig.

They're synonyms to me. I teach. I coach. Same thing, IMO.

I preach about class a lot to my team. I coach varsity lacrosse at a small, rural high school. I agree that children are wired differently today, but I also agree that this is the fault of their parents. I teach my kids to avoid excessive celebrations after scoring goals or making good plays. I teach my kids to avoid trash talking with the other players (you wouldn't believe what goes on on the field). I also never allow my players to shoot on goal if we have a substantial lead with 5 minutes left in the game. My kids always refer to the officials and opposing coaches as "sir," and never talk back or are disrespectful or else their butt is warming the bench. Class and character is very important in sports, IMO. It is my hope that these skills translate to life. I played a game recently against a team with a younger coach. It was clear that he had no control over his team. He was talking trash to me on the sidelines, and his players were also being overtly disrespectful to me and the officials. I couldn't believe what I was seeing. Unreal.

Dazed and Confused. No doubt.

Found a 6 pack of Brooklyn Summer tall boys yesterday. Bought 2 of them. My favorite summer beer.

Almond butter is where it's at. With apricot jelly. Yummmmmm.

I'm jealous. The most we every get is stale bagels and bad coffee for our monthly admin meetings.

....followed by a Swedish massage and a ball rub? Jeez.

Best food to take to work? I'd say a sandwich or a wrap. Not messy and just filling enough so you don't feel like taking a nap. This morning my wife made me a wrap from yesterday's grilled pork tenderloin. Some Webers mustard, romaine lettuce, and tomato. I try to stay away from onions at work too.

https://mobile.twitter.com/cusesigel/status/866657889674547201?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw&ref_url=https%3A%2F%2Fs9e.github.io%2Fiframe%2Ftwitter.min.html%23866657889674547201 Euro Forward Marek Dolezak commits to Syracuse. It looks like he has skills, but he is rail thin. Interesting.

I love that crazy d-line coach. Waffle?

$&@% you, you %€%$&@ piece of slimy donkey &@¥#!!

I once broke a Puerto Rican dude's arm for sweatpant money.

You guys are crazy. DSO is a very solid band. Yeah, they're not the GD, but they're very sound and entertaining musicians. For a $5 show...that's pretty solid value. Snobs.

Dark Star Orchestra is very, very good.

If you were a horny 17 year old young man, you'd be pounding the fur off of that.

Wow. My uncle is going to be SOL. My aunt just retired last year, they sold their house in Batavia, and he's been working from their new retirement home near Lake Placid. He's been working for IBM for over 30 years, and was planning on working 5-6 more years. Jeez...

It will DESTROY your mouth!!

Great idea! And this would help to alleviate a lot of the anxiety I'm feeling about the openings in our scouting department....

Not to mention Coach K will likely over-recruit that position, and JTucks will be transferring in a year just like all the others. Sour grapes, I know, but the way he handled his recruitment was BS, IMO, even for a kid. Let's hope Moyer and Brissett can handle the 3 for us.

Wow! How much does this cost? You need to change your handle to "Reef Balls."

Just don't end up like my Uncle Joe. Always a womanizer. Great guy and lots of fun at family parties, but he got banned from the mall for sexually harassing the old lady who worked at the pretzel hut. It was down hill from there...

I'm going to wait to see what he looks like with a year of the full S&T program under his belt. I agree, he did look slower last season than I remember him looking at Clemson. Maybe not quite 100% there physically after the surgery and recovery?