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  • #46
    You can bet the folks in South Bend are interested in this!

    Lots of grumbling on ND boards. On the other hand, apparently there's an escalation clause in Michigan's deal. Because of this, ND still might have the most lucrative deal every year. The articles are worded delicately. If not, then Adidas just screwed themselves when it comes time to renegotiate the ND deal.
    I came upon a barroom full of bad Salon pictures in which men with hats on the backs of their heads were wolfing food from a counter. It was the institution of the "free lunch" I had struck. You paid for a drink and got as much as you wanted to eat. For something less than a rupee a day a man can feed himself sumptuously in San Francisco, even though he be a bankrupt. Remember this if ever you are stranded in these parts. ~ Rudyard Kipling, 1891

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    • #47
      One week until camp, gents.
      I came upon a barroom full of bad Salon pictures in which men with hats on the backs of their heads were wolfing food from a counter. It was the institution of the "free lunch" I had struck. You paid for a drink and got as much as you wanted to eat. For something less than a rupee a day a man can feed himself sumptuously in San Francisco, even though he be a bankrupt. Remember this if ever you are stranded in these parts. ~ Rudyard Kipling, 1891

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      • #48
        First coaches poll is out. Not a whole lot of surprises at the top:

        1. USC (45) 1481
        2. LSU (4) 1372
        3. Florida (9) 1278
        4. Texas 1231
        5. Michigan (2) 1218
        6. West Virginia 1205
        7. Wisconsin 1114
        8. Oklahoma 1026
        9. Virginia Tech 1005
        10. Ohio State 919

        No, the surprises come at the bottom. The very, very bottom, actually.

        There, at the end of all the other Also Receiving Votes, is this:

        Duke 1.

        "My nation is the world, and my religion is to do good." --Thomas Paine
        "The subject of onanism is inexhaustable." --Sigmund Freud

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        • #49
          From Stewart Mandel's College Football Mailbag

          Redefining the Heisman
          True candidates for 'most outstanding player'

          ...

          If I were making a preseason Heisman list for this season, taking into account all classes, positions and schools, here's what it would look like:

          1. Darren McFadden, RB, Arkansas
          2. Glenn Dorsey, DT, LSU
          3. Pat White, QB/Steve Slaton, RB, West Virginia (as long as we're reinventing the rules ...)
          4. Ian Johnson, RB, Boise State
          5. Jake Long, T, Michigan
          6. DeSean Jackson, WR/PR, Cal
          7. Brian Brohm, QB, Louisville
          8. Colt Brennan, QB, Hawaii
          9. Percy Harvin, WR, Florida
          10. Kenny Phillips, S, Miami

          ...
          I didn't want to post the whole first page, cuz it's kinda long.

          The last page has a section on the Big Ten Network fiasco.
          Those who would give up Essential Liberty to purchase a little Temporary Safety, deserve neither Liberty nor Safety. - Ben Franklin
          Iain Banks missed deadline due to Civ | The eyes are the groin of the head. - Dwight Schrute.
          One more turn .... One more turn .... | WWTSD

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          • #50
            Originally posted by Guynemer
            First coaches poll is out. Not a whole lot of surprises at the top:

            1. USC (45) 1481
            2. LSU (4) 1372
            3. Florida (9) 1278
            4. Texas 1231
            5. Michigan (2) 1218
            6. West Virginia 1205
            7. Wisconsin 1114
            8. Oklahoma 1026
            9. Virginia Tech 1005
            10. Ohio State 919

            No, the surprises come at the bottom. The very, very bottom, actually.

            There, at the end of all the other Also Receiving Votes, is this:

            Duke 1.

            Yeh, isn't that the ol' bawl coach's vote?
            Last edited by DanS; August 27, 2007, 14:49.
            I came upon a barroom full of bad Salon pictures in which men with hats on the backs of their heads were wolfing food from a counter. It was the institution of the "free lunch" I had struck. You paid for a drink and got as much as you wanted to eat. For something less than a rupee a day a man can feed himself sumptuously in San Francisco, even though he be a bankrupt. Remember this if ever you are stranded in these parts. ~ Rudyard Kipling, 1891

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            • #51
              So it all starts tomorrow, I guess. LSU v. MSU. Not a great matchup, but better than nothing to get my fix in before the weekend build-up.
              I came upon a barroom full of bad Salon pictures in which men with hats on the backs of their heads were wolfing food from a counter. It was the institution of the "free lunch" I had struck. You paid for a drink and got as much as you wanted to eat. For something less than a rupee a day a man can feed himself sumptuously in San Francisco, even though he be a bankrupt. Remember this if ever you are stranded in these parts. ~ Rudyard Kipling, 1891

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              • #52
                Did I about the Big Ten Network yet? Because of their head-up-buttedness, I'll be missing the opening Michigan game. Yeah, it's only Appalachian State, but I've gotten used to having games available on TV.

                I hate Comcast, but they're right on this - BTN should be in the sports tier. But BTN thinks it should be in the expanded basic "for free" - except everyone's bill would be a little higher. So now no one gets to see it.

                Last year, it'd be an ESPN Plus game, and some local channel would pick it up. But BTN games aren't available like that.
                Those who would give up Essential Liberty to purchase a little Temporary Safety, deserve neither Liberty nor Safety. - Ben Franklin
                Iain Banks missed deadline due to Civ | The eyes are the groin of the head. - Dwight Schrute.
                One more turn .... One more turn .... | WWTSD

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                • #53
                  Amazing that they thought they could tack on $1.20 for each cable subscriber each month without it being a big deal. Beyond shameless.
                  I came upon a barroom full of bad Salon pictures in which men with hats on the backs of their heads were wolfing food from a counter. It was the institution of the "free lunch" I had struck. You paid for a drink and got as much as you wanted to eat. For something less than a rupee a day a man can feed himself sumptuously in San Francisco, even though he be a bankrupt. Remember this if ever you are stranded in these parts. ~ Rudyard Kipling, 1891

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                  • #54
                    That's more than the $1.10 I heard, but who knows what price range was actually being negotiated.

                    Still, I wish there were two cable companies in my area. Then somebody would be offering it. And I'd be paying a lot less than I am now.
                    Those who would give up Essential Liberty to purchase a little Temporary Safety, deserve neither Liberty nor Safety. - Ben Franklin
                    Iain Banks missed deadline due to Civ | The eyes are the groin of the head. - Dwight Schrute.
                    One more turn .... One more turn .... | WWTSD

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                    • #55
                      Cable prices are outrageous and content should be a la carte. I agree that it's a crime that there is a cable TV monopoly in most places in the US.

                      In DC, we have a duopoly (Comcast and RCN) -- I'm unhappy with that situation because RCN undercuts Comcast by only 5%. In some of the suburbs there is more competition (Comcast, Verizon FIOS, and RCN).
                      I came upon a barroom full of bad Salon pictures in which men with hats on the backs of their heads were wolfing food from a counter. It was the institution of the "free lunch" I had struck. You paid for a drink and got as much as you wanted to eat. For something less than a rupee a day a man can feed himself sumptuously in San Francisco, even though he be a bankrupt. Remember this if ever you are stranded in these parts. ~ Rudyard Kipling, 1891

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                      • #56
                        RCN isn't a very good company from what i've seen. They could undercut Comcast by quite a lot more, but they seem to overstretch themselves and then end up doing less than they should.

                        Comcast has a virtual monopoly in Chicago. RCN and to a lesser extent WoW have some penetration, but RCN is only in certain areas, and between them being on the verge of bankruptcy not long ago and their lack of services, Comcast is the only real choice... for way, way too much money.

                        I'm just waiting for internet television ... or true a la carte television... or for AT&T to finally win its attempt to get into the cable market here. They're trying to do so through the state government's repealing the cable franchise or something like that, which is fine by me
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                        • #57
                          AT&T wants to deal only with the state, rather than with local governments, which is what cable has to do. Makes sense for them, but not necessarily for the consumer.
                          Those who would give up Essential Liberty to purchase a little Temporary Safety, deserve neither Liberty nor Safety. - Ben Franklin
                          Iain Banks missed deadline due to Civ | The eyes are the groin of the head. - Dwight Schrute.
                          One more turn .... One more turn .... | WWTSD

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                          • #58
                            Excerpt from Freep's "The Ticker" in the college football preview section.

                            This season's rule changes

                            • Kickoffs: They'll be from the 30-yard line after years of using the 35 as the starting point.

                            • Penalty yardage: If the kicking team is called for a penalty, the receiving team can add the yardage to a return.

                            • Game clock: After the NCAA's one-season experiment starting the game clock immediately on a possession change, the clock will again start on the first snap of the new possession.

                            • TV time-outs: When a TV time-out is over, teams get 15 seconds -- rather than 25 -- to run a play.
                            Page Not Found (404) | Detroit Free Press
                            http://www.freep.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20070829/SPORTS08/708290363/0/SPORTS06&theme=COLLEGEFB07
                            Those who would give up Essential Liberty to purchase a little Temporary Safety, deserve neither Liberty nor Safety. - Ben Franklin
                            Iain Banks missed deadline due to Civ | The eyes are the groin of the head. - Dwight Schrute.
                            One more turn .... One more turn .... | WWTSD

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                            • #59










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                              • #60
                                The only good game

                                is Tenessee at Cal
                                “It is no use trying to 'see through' first principles. If you see through everything, then everything is transparent. But a wholly transparent world is an invisible world. To 'see through' all things is the same as not to see.”

                                ― C.S. Lewis, The Abolition of Man​

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