UConn James

Are you sure you're using "poignant" properly?

I thought they dragged a few guys there out of a sense of loyalty rather than a good mix of players who would get experience for the next WC. I.e. Taylor Twellman from the Revs, etc. But.... The thing about S. Africa is that despite the official designation and assurances from that country's leaders, there is some uneasiness that the country does/will not have the necessary infrastructure in place. Stadiums, communication, transportation, etc.... There are some who believe there should be a contingency plan to hold the WC in the US (which is probably the most able to accomodate it on short notice).

I think it's people in the respective front offices who do things to try to justify their jobs, mixed in with the notion that newer is always better. Hence ideas like "Oooo, pinstriping is in right now!" and "Why not add a 40th color to the helmet?" The throwback jerseys really shocked me in their departure from this.

Perhaps we need a multi-billion dollar ad campaign to inform everyone that if they're at the Maplefest in East Deerfield, in the 1/765 trillion chance that a terrorist decides to put a bomb in the Steel Sap Collector Award, the government will.... say they're sorry. Seriously, America. Grow a pair.

Lede, eh? You must be in the business.

Just goes to show how delusional he was. Don't fret. No one has reported seeing Marv buying white flags in bulk at Wegmans. Yet. I'd rather have someone who's honest and says it's going to take a lot of hard work rather than signing names and hoping the figurative goulash is edible.

Should've been Paul's.

And this is news to anyone... how? It's not like Marv just took a look at the roster and changed his forecast for this year from 10-6 to 3-13. It's at 0-0. And I also take him to be smarter than to say we're not re-building, b/c it's glaringly obvious. In more or less a degree, 32 out of 32 teams are. What I will say is that I love the backhand he gave MM in the last quote. It gives me hope.

See my post above. Just have to stick my nose in to say that not all guys named James are nancy-boys.

Two more soldiers kidnapped by Hezbollah, Israeli incursion into Lebanon to try to rescue them, calling said kidnapping an "act of war." Arab countries and organizations funneling money to the Hamas-controlled govt. Things can get really out of hand really quickly in that region, as everyone knows. Good leadership by Olmert to say enough is enough and not back down. B/c this means more than some bombs launched from Gaza; At stake is, Can the Israeli state survive surrounded by people who want them dead?

There's Jimshiz looking out for the interests of rapists and incestors intent on making a baby. He's always right. His name is Jim Shizzle, in the hizzle, baby! Read his sig line and try to tell me that's not all tolerance, all the time.

I'm equally miffed about Stamer's rightie getting $59. (Is he still on the team?) I could understand for a pair....

Nothing new under the sun, my foot!

Hmm. I like that song "You're Beautiful." Perfectly sums up when you see a striking brunette in an elevator or walking by that catches your eye and you catch hers.... You can smile, but how can you say anything in such a situation w/o coming across as a complete ass?... and you'll never meet. Then again, I'm not anywhere near that singer's octave when it plays through my mind. Probably doesn't help him in the 'wuss' category.

That is my opinion of him in re: to the uniforms decision only. That's the topic of this thread. I don't disagree with the "Wouldn't be surprised if they're working on something...." But that's the part that's a little disconcerting. Uniform change in Buffalo has almost always been for the worse. I imagine we'd get Banana Slug 2 out of the NFL design people.

We should know by now that Buffalo sports teams don't listen to what the overwhelming majority of the fans want (e.g. Back to the Blue and Gold Crest). Gone are the days of having an easily-identifiable, traditional, sharp-looking tartan to wear into battle. We get the banana slug and pinstriping up the yin-yan. By the by, Marv said he won't be handling this stuff; football only for him. It's Russ Brandon who controls the business/marketing of the team. If what Chris Brown reports is true, then Russ Brandon is neither a good businessman, nor a good marketer.

Zidane is known for largely ignoring the media. Word on the street is that Materazzi used a racial slur (a little ironic considering the statements each team has read before each match). Happened a lot after they won in '98 and I wouldn't be surprised if it's true. Still, ZZ shouldn't have reacted like he did.

Well said.

Oooooh-la-la!!

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Goes to show that one shouldn't make presumptions of nationality based on an ascribation that any nation has the right and duty to protect itself when it's being attacked and its citizens held hostage, regardless of what the UN might say about it from their ivory tower. No, prol'y not.

Could you send a memo to the Hartford Courant? They've been using 'zeitgeist' about 15 times a week.

Whatever gave you that impression? No, stiff-upper-lip and keep-the-bats-in-the-belfry WASP New Englander.

There's been talk in soccer about putting a chip in the ball. Then again, there's been talk of doing that for a lot of sports --- hockey, baseball, and football (where I think it would make the most sense, it being a game of less-than-inches).