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Just like the Big 10 would beat the ACC in basketball like everyone was predicting? I know what a prediction from a big 10 fan is worth, and that's nothing.

ACC is not crap in football f*** you, FLA st would beat anyone in the big 10 hands down. and you want to talk next year? You don't even wanna think about ACC next year dog cause we will put you down.

listen dogstain i have no time for your s***. live and let live.

When it's not knowledge and skill we're talking about, then we're not talking about opinions anymore. Gammons gets paid to find facts as a reporter, not to say he thinks Pedro is the best pitcher of all-time or whatever. Sure, they may ask him that kind of question, and he can use all of his knowledge to make a value judgement on the greatest pitchers of all time, but there's no way he can prove it right beyond all doubt, and no way anyone can prove him wrong beyond all doubt.

Well all opinions may not be equal by default, but they are still opinions so there is no way with something like music that you can prove you are right. American Idol is a good example until you consider it is still all relative. Look at music from other countries; Germany, India, Japan all have different ways of judging "good" music but they are totally different from what most people here consider "good". And even though the American Idol judges tell people they are awful, if someone thinks one of the rejects is actually a good singer then there is no way to prove them wrong. Opinions of anything whether it be music, movies, physical activities, wine-tasting, or anything else is just how much value it has to the individual. If you listen to a song and say "This really does nothing for me" and someone else says "What are you talking about, this is awesome!", there is still no way they can make you like it, and it doesn't make them right. I know what you are saying as far as logic, precision and rules etc but that still doesn't cut it when you get right down to it. Those are still just precedents set by past examples. Some music may come close to them than others, but there is still an absence of intrinsic goodness or badness.

Reminds me of an old Lenny Bruce quote... "It's weird how they manifested that word [cocksucker] as homosexual, cause I don't; that relates to any contemporary chick I know, or would know, or would love or would marry."

deduction/diagnosis is different from opinion. and would you f***ing grow up instead of throwing around insults, who the f*** are you to call anyone a tiny-brained no-goodnik? you do nothing but take away from this place.

Suburban Teenage Wasteland Blues is probably their best album, with stuff like Firecracker, Never Good Enough and Radio Suicide you can't go wrong.

Exactly. You, FlaSoxxJim, and Steff all said what I meant to say but couldn't articulate.

Brown got Jason Williams straightened out when nobody thought they could get along. If anyone can turn Bonzi around it's Hubie.

and they are all still just theories and opinions. so you are nowhere.

gash it isn't really worth arguing with someone like him. he's going to go on pretending like he knows everything anyway.

Borders, like Anthem, doesn't measure up to the other two, but I like it nonetheless. It's got that ska sound like Losing Streak, where Anthem and Rockview are more rock-ish punk. It has some neat stuff like "Pete Jackson is Getting Married" and "Last Hour of the Last Day", but nothing of the quality of Automatic or Farcas.

5. Less Than Jake - Anthem - A solid album. It is not Hello Rockview or Losing Streak, but then again, what is. The first four songs are all grade A, especially "Ghosts of You and Me" and the remake of "Look What Happened". Toward the middle it lulls a bit with some decent, but not really catchy songs. "She's Gonna Break Soon" is an abberation, I don't know what possessed them to put it on the album. "Plastic Cup Politics" is an instant classic. 4. Snuff - Disposable Income - Again, not the best album the band has ever produced, but you have to respect that after 17 years they are still trying new things and succeding most of the time. The sounds change greatly from track to track, and while there isn't one song on the album that you can point to as clearly the best (possibly "To Disappoint" or "Boatnick"), but they are all catchy. Snuff also gets bonus points for having the most random album covers and song names (ie: "Pages 42-43" and "Emoticon"). 3. Alkaline Trio - Good Mourning - Call them punk or emo or whatever you want, the bottom line is they kick ass. Alk3's style is so different and compelling that it's hard to find a below-average song on the whole album. They write such unique lyrics, much more vivid than you are used to hearing. "We've Had Enough" and "All on Black" are two really powerful songs, spout energy and emotion. The whole album alternates between sorrow and the euphoria, and strikes a good balance. This is the kind of album you can listen to several times in a row and not get bored, because it's like 12 short stories playing out. 2. Swingin' Utters - Dead Flowers, Bottles, Bluegrass, and Bones - Swingin' was another band that wasn't afraid to try new things on their latest album. Sure, there are still up-tempo hits like "No Pariah" and "Elation", but every few tracks there are changeups like the compelling "All That I Can Give" and the lyrically-rich "If You Want Me To" to slow it down a bit. The title track may be the best of the bunch, and the last song, "Shadows and Lies" might be my least favorite, but it is hardly a bad song. This album succeeds because it gives you a little bit of everything and you like all of it. 1. Strung Out - Live in a Dive - I was somewhat of a fan before this album, but decided to buy it anyway. Holy crap am I glad I did. The technical talent of this band alone makes it worth listening to, and the live aspect just adds to it. You can tell Jason Cruz delivers the lyrics with 100% effort, and the crowd feeds off of it. They recorded something like 48 songs in two days, and put 21 on this album, but it's hardly enough. "Bring Out Your Dead" and "Matchbook" are my two favorites, but there are many close behind. The fact that it was recorded live also allows for more creativity; for instance, when they start to go into a heavy interlude until Cruz yells "Psyche!" and goes right into a solo. Speaking of solos, they are some of the best I've ever heard, especially the two in the cover of Ozzy Osbourne's "Bark At The Moon". This album exhausts me when I listen to it all the way through, I doubt that makes sense to anyone but that is the best way to describe it. Best non-musical album: Dane Cook - Harmful If Swallowed - Now, Cali, do I see what all the fuss was about. There are so many hilarious bits on this album like "Hopped up on the Q" and "Bathroom". I must quote it at least ten times a day, stuff like "I was inside washing a dish, and I came out..." or "I can't hear you B.K. Broiler!!" Cook is the funniest comedian I've heard in a long, long time, and he has a gift for imitating everything from squealing tires to the Speak and Spell (which is probably my favorite bit).

If Carolina shores up their defense they could be contenders, but there were way too many times last night that Illinois had an open man standing under the basket because someone didn't rotate. Also in transition they looked lost as far as who to pick up.

Yeah well the Big 10 has homecourt in three of the four games tomorrow so we'll see how it shakes down, won't we?

wah wah homecourt advantage not fair nc state beat themselves those goddamn refs and tommy amaker wore a collared shirt not fair! good to see at least one team in the big 10 can play, i was beginning to doubt this superconference

Oh look at all the whining and excuses going on! I love it! Blaming ESPN and the refs and the crowds and the coaches and oh the teams beat themselves did they? Well at least they have that, if they can't beat the other team. Nevermind the fact that everyone here except me was predicting a Big 10 victory beforehand. Homecourt didn't seem like a problem then did it? Bottom line is your conference is getting embarrassed.

im f***in psyched. it's about to be five years in a row the ACC's taken it. now maybe you see why you never take the ACC lightly when it comes to basketball, or any other sport for that matter.

4-1 now doggas.

Paul Hornung for Notre Dame. Don't know the business connection.

I hope you're kidding.

He's got the heart and the talent to be one, he just has to make better decisions. People forget Carson Palmer was a disappointment his first three years at USC. I could easily see Rix being a #1 pick if he has a senior year like Palmer.

The bottom line is you had no reason to interject with that BS. And Florida State is one thing I take seriously, disrespect them and you are disrespecting something I care alot about. How about I jump into the music thread and start ripping on the Beatles, then see how well you take some meaningless jokes.

Where did I call you a name? I read closely, trust me. Just because you put a at the end doesn't change what you said before it. I can take jokes, but that was one of the least funny things I've heard in a while, it was blatant disrespect and I did not appreciate it.