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QUOTE (KyYlE23 @ Feb 7, 2012 -> 10:08 AM) New Spiderman looks extremely cool It does look cool, but it feels a little too early for a series reboot to me.

QUOTE (southsider2k5 @ Feb 7, 2012 -> 08:35 AM) The big thing is did he get a free entry out of it? If he runs it but doesn't pay, no tip. Definitely this too.

QUOTE (Middle Buffalo @ Feb 7, 2012 -> 12:33 AM) I'm not much of a gambler (I only throw a few bucks into an NCAA bracket pool, Super Bowl, etc) , and yesterday, for the first time I can remember, I won - $200 in a pool at a bar where a friend works. The pool paid out 100%, and I'm wondering if I'm obligated to tip the guy who ran the pool. If so, how much? Often times, but not always, it's customary to tip 5-10%. Depends on how much work was done with it, how well established it is, how well you know them etc...Your call.

QUOTE (greg775 @ Feb 6, 2012 -> 10:03 PM) What's with all the blind child references? I am not wanting Mark because I am like a 12 year old with a crush on him. He was f***ing good last year. How many quality starts did he have? He also has a style of pitching I think is contagious for our other starters. I AM suggesting he will continue to EXCEL. How many years did Jamie Moyer kick ass? You guys are nuts if you think I got owned in that post. I want Mark for his future contributions not his past. Geez. I'd appreciate the few Greg fans out there to support me on owning him back with my post. Was this really typed? Come on, an admin had to have done this as a joke...right?

QUOTE (whitesoxfan99 @ Feb 6, 2012 -> 11:59 AM) Sure they do. Roy Williams left Kansas for UNC and it isn't uncommon for coaches to leave top basketball schools for the NBA. If money is equal and the coach doesn't have ties to a certain school there are probably only 5 or 6 (UNC, Kansas, Kentucky for sure and then a couple of others like Duke or UCLA that a guy may leave for but is Duke really that great of a job once Coach K leaves?) jobs at most that a coach would leave Illinois for. There's obviously Duke, UNC, UCLA, Kansas, Kentucky and Indiana as the so called "blue bloods" of college basketball. But then there are schools like Michigan State, Syracuse, UConn, Louisville, Georgetown, Arizona, Florida that I would rank on a tier ahead of Illinois.

QUOTE (LittleHurt05 @ Feb 6, 2012 -> 11:53 AM) She does have a point, as that Welker drop probably cost them the game. That being said, she probably shouldn't say that in public, especially considering how much of a celebrity she is too. I don't think it was meant to be public. It says she said it to a friend and it was overheard. It's not like she went out on twitter and wrote that

QUOTE (Jenksismyb**** @ Feb 6, 2012 -> 11:41 AM) Illinois is a top basketball school. The problem is that it's been a revolving door since Henson. Why, i'm not sure. Kruger left for the NBA. I bet he would take that move back. Self left for a dream job in the Big 12. Can't really fault him there. I'm just not sure who is out there that Illinois could get. Shaka not having any ties to the Big Ten and Chicago kind of scares me. And that's taking a flyer on a guy that had success at the mid-major level, but not at the major level. Wasn't that the big knock on Weber all this time? Depends how you define top. More like an above average yet still way below an elite job.

QUOTE (GoSox05 @ Feb 6, 2012 -> 11:48 AM) Deion Branch dropped one on that final drive that could of went for a big play. Oh ya that was near midfield and he had room to run. Dropped at 53 seconds so there was plenty of time if that pay was made. Brady underthrew Gronk on what should have been a TD but other than that he played pretty well. Doesn't really deserve any blame for this

QUOTE (Reddy @ Feb 6, 2012 -> 09:58 AM) screw that. keep your supermodel mouth shut. She wasn't wrong. Welker makes that catch and the Pats win the Super Bowl

Goodell said that if the NFL brings a team to the LA market it would most likely be a new team and that they'd want to add another as well to keep an even number of teams. That would make 34 teams. Personally I'd be all for it. Love football and I don't think more teams would dilute the game at all as the talent pool is large enough to sustain it. No mention of where that other team would be. Memphis? San Antonio? Portland? SLC? Toronto? Montreal?

Watched about 10 minutes of the Duke-Va Tech game last night and saw the most comical but not surprising possession in recent memory. First, Ryan Kelly pushed off his defender with an almost fully extended arm. No call. Kelly's momentum and loss of defender caused himself to fall over and slide a foot on the floor. No travel call. Ball swings around to Cook or Thornton, who out of control attempts to penetrate the lane and clearly does not do a jump stop. Obvious travel. No call. Then, the shot comes clearly after the shot clock strikes zero. Again, not called. I just had to laugh

QUOTE (Rowand44 @ Feb 2, 2012 -> 05:43 PM) I really don't see what Gottlieb did wrong. Because he didn't do anything wrong

I can't wait to see what Ron's scavenger hunt will entail

QUOTE (oldsox @ Feb 2, 2012 -> 11:01 AM) Copied from Trib's Mark Gonzales Mailbag. As a long-time Sox fan, I'm deeply saddened by the complete collapse of our major and minor league talent pool caused by poor drafts, irresponsible trades, and underachieving, high-priced players. Diminishing further hope, we have only one player recognized as a top 100 prospect, and I hear that might be a gift so that all teams are represented. This feeling of despair has recently been amplified by the recent trade of arguably our best hitter Carlos Quentin for two obscure minor league prospects. This is after trading Sergio Santos, a proven closer, for just one prospect. Sox fans are beginning to wonder if we are getting outwitted and outmaneuvered. Now add this to the collective body of work negotiated over the last three years, and you begin to see the evidence of what's causing the problem: a flawed talent-acquisition strategy. Sox fans are appreciative of what Jerry Reinsdorf has done for the organization. He wrote the checks last year to fund the all-in strategy. That was a brave and courageous move by probably the only owner in baseball that would spend more than he took it in for the chance of winning another championship. But we were eventually equally dismayed when we found out that the field manager and general manager were not on same page squandering a precious opportunity for moving the organization forward. Adding to our despair, we are now hearing that the Sox have the WORST minor league system in baseball because they drafted poorly, traded away high-potential prospects, and mismanaged their Latin American development efforts. This news is coupled with the fact that they haven't made the playoffs in two years. As fans, we will always appreciate Kenny and Ozzie for winning the 2005 World Series. It was a magical run and a monumental accomplishment. But based on recent poor results, it is time for a new game plan of rebuilding the organization from the ground up with highly talented youth so that we as fans have hope for the future. Please begin to implement this new strategy by signing the free-agent Cuban players. We need a vote of confidence in our future and we need it now. -- Ed Lasak; Riverside, CA What was the point of this? This was more appropriate several years ago, not now. And the statements about Quentin and Santos are somewhat naive.

Whoa. 70+ dead in Egyptian soccer riot

QUOTE (Quinarvy @ Feb 1, 2012 -> 01:46 PM) Can't tell if sarcastic or not. Pretty sure you are... Um, no.

QUOTE (Chisoxfn @ Feb 1, 2012 -> 11:27 AM) And the regular season is that important in college basketball? For pete sakes anyone with an even remote chance makes the tournament. Sure, seeding matters, but it isn't that big deal. Regular season's in all of the sports that have larger playoff sizes tend to be less important, but I enjoy sports and it is good to have a log enough season to prove the above average teams from the not so above average. March Madness is tremendous but I really can't stand watching some of the games I see. The talent level and overall basketball play is not very impressive. It is absolutely important. That's why the pre-season and mid-season tournaments and out of conference games are so highly valued.

QUOTE (Chisoxfn @ Feb 1, 2012 -> 11:02 AM) I can't agree. I think the tournament is incredibly entertaining and I enjoy watching the game but the quality and level of play in college just doens't compare to the NBA. And that is coming from someone who thinks the NBA has a lot of quality issues. The first 40 minutes of every NBA is pointless. The regular season drags on and on and on. I gave up on the NBA when the Soncis were stolen and have not missed it one bit.

QUOTE (Jordan4life @ Feb 1, 2012 -> 10:10 AM) Stop. Big East Notre Dame fans used to overrate the s*** out of that bum. Put some shorts on Christian Laettner and he'd dance all over these "great" college players of the last few years. Fixed for you. Don't group all of us in to that

College basketball, to me, is far more entertaining and enjoyable to follow than the NBA. And it's not even close.

I don't watch much Big 10 basketball but decided to watch the Illinois-MSU game last night. Wow, what an awful, awful game. That was one of the worst games i've seen in a long time and I just sat through the UCONN-ND game on Sunday. That being said, that Leonard kid looks to have a lot of potential down the road.

QUOTE (Tex @ Jan 31, 2012 -> 05:22 PM) OK. Do you really believe there is value in the competition for kids who are nine and ten years old? Yes. Not cutthroat, but competition should start to be introduced.

QUOTE (Iwritecode @ Jan 31, 2012 -> 05:21 PM) They way I always understood it was that if the school doesn't offer the sport for both boys and girls, either one can try out for the same team. That's why girls were always welcome to try out for football and guys for cheerleading. Not that any ever did. Legally yes. But that doesn't mean it is easy for people to do it. Several years ago one of the local field hockey teams had 2 boys on it who were among the better players in the region. Although they were allowed to play there were petitions and complaints to remove them because other teams felt it made for unfair competitive advantage.

QUOTE (Tex @ Jan 31, 2012 -> 05:19 PM) I agree with the first, question the latter . . . Good enough to receive instruction? Good enough to learn sportsmanship, hard work, and teamwork? Last year our turnout for 7th grade basketball was so high we put together a "D" team. Those kids had a blast. I was lucky enough to help out with a couple of their practices. For some of the kids, it was their very first time playing basketball. It was great to see how much they improved by the end of the season. We had close to 60 boys playing basketball last year. That's different. If there are numbers and the school budget allows it then absolutely that is a great idea. Fact is however, that extra teams frequently can not fit into budgets or generate enough interest from kids and coaches. If kids want instruction you can create after school activities to provide it. Frankly, kids who have little to no experience in a sport should not be expected to be able to compete with kids who have worked hard to make themselves already good and/or are just gifted at it. What you did sounds like a perfect solution.

QUOTE (Balta1701 @ Jan 31, 2012 -> 05:11 PM) A lot of people have said that, but they threw enough money around to overcome that in the case of Reyes and Buehrle. I didn't say he said he wouldn't go there. He said he'd rather not. Enough money i'm sure would sway his decision. But a comparable deal would probably pull him elsewhere.