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QUOTE(southsider2k5 @ Feb 16, 2006 -> 10:12 AM) I wonder if Majerus's health issues are rectified? If so I would have to say he would be my #1 choice for the job. The guy has won everywhere he has been, and even turned somewhere like Utah into a place to go for NCAA hoops. Can you imagine what he could do in a place that almost recruits for itself? There is no way Majerus is gonna be back in coaching unless he seriously drops some pounds. He realizes the mistake he made when he accepted the USC job. That said he's a tremendous coach and person.

QUOTE(Heads22 @ Feb 16, 2006 -> 09:48 AM) Here's a name: Greg McDermott from Northern Iowa. He's an asshole (at least I think of him as one) But I can see him ending up in Missouri or possibly even Indiana. If Iowa lost Alford...I could see McDermott jumping to U of I.

QUOTE(Heads22 @ Feb 16, 2006 -> 09:35 AM) If Alford did somehow get the job, recruiting might take a hit. Not necessarily his strong point.... Alford is a good coach and he gets his guys to improve (look at the developments of Brunner/Horner/Hansen/Haluska). Every single one of those guys are a lot better now than they were when they started (especially Hansen and Brunner). Alford has not done a good job recruiting and thats definately his knock. ISU has consistently out-recruited us in state, although Alford's IU ties were able to get us Freeman and that was an exceptional pickup. We've also done a fairly good job getting the player of the year (or at least it seems we have).

QUOTE(greasywheels121 @ Feb 16, 2006 -> 09:29 AM) That's one thing I hate about the Alford situation. He's finally having a good year, and that lays a lot into the talks. However, he doesn't have a good past, and there's no real proof that the light's turned on this year, and this is what he can do from here on out. One name that really hasn't been mentioned that could be an interesting one is Rick Barnes at UT. There's a lot of egos in college sports, and Barnes is basically 3rd fiddle to football and baseball at Texas. He could be the guy here, if he wanted that. Does anyone know what time the press conference is supposed to take place? There's like a billion media trucks outside of AH. Is there baseball team really >>> basketball. I realize they are always loaded, but college basketball in general >>> college baseball (in terms of support). But that could be different at Texas. I mean at Fullerton obviously College Baseball outweighs any other sport (although our fencing team has won a few national championships). But we blow ass at basketball. I'd think if we had a power house basketball team and baseball team, the basketball team would be more popular just because of the greater media exposure college basketball gets.

QUOTE(Balta1701 @ Feb 16, 2006 -> 09:25 AM) The word on ESPN about Alford last night was that Alford would probably take the job, but only if it was basically offered up to him on a silver platter. Their report was that Alford didn't want to go through an interview process where he was one of 4 or 5 candidates. I hope to hell Alford doesn't start interviewing while the season is going on. If he does I'll be totally pissed off. His job is to be loyal to the Hawkeyes and get this team to finish strong. I'm gonna give him the benefit of the doubt. Afterall, Iowa has given him the benefit of the doubt during his tenure here and gave him a nice extension a few years back (didn't he pretty much turn down the IU job a while back???). I'm one of the few that thinks Alford has figured things out and I want him sticking around Iowa City.

QUOTE(RME JICO @ Feb 15, 2006 -> 01:50 AM) There is a great chance that at least one of these guys will pan out and be a decent lefty out of the pen. Most of these guys have a lot of upside and a fresh start for some of them might unlock that potential. I'd go with more of a slim chance. If it were as easy as getting about 10 guys and letting them compete, every team would have a couple quality left handed arms. These guys were all available for a reason and they will seriously have to make some adjustments to turn into anything decent. Oh and we would have won 1 or 2 more divisions cause one of the many 5th starters we ran out for a few years would have panned out.

QUOTE(Punch and Judy Garland @ Feb 16, 2006 -> 08:46 AM) He's been worth the money so far but we'd be foolish to extend him after his deal completes. He doesn't seem like the type who will age particularly well . He's an average right-fielder with power numbers boosted by this park. That said, he's getting average money and has been a fine fit for us so far but he's not someone who should block Ryan Sweeney whenever he's ready. When Sweeney actually starts producing at a high clip...than I'll consider getting rid of Dye. But I don't like how people are so quickly willing to throw out the name of a prospect and hand them a spot. Let Sweeney take the spot away from Dye. Right now he's not ready to do that. I hope Sweeney can get his wrist healthy and start becoming a more complete hitter (it would help him a lot if he could start driving the ball and a healthy wrist is key for that). He is a good athlete though and still very young.

QUOTE(chitownsportsfan @ Feb 16, 2006 -> 08:42 AM) Yea. Dye had a very solid campaign in 2005, overcoming a slow start to post a respectable 274 .333 .512. While not amazing numbers for a corner outfielder, throw in his salary and good defense and Dye is a keeper. Couple interesting things to note about Dye last year: 1) His ISO power numbers where the highest of his career. Also, the percent of fly balls he hit that turned into HR's was 16%, a very healthy percent. It seems Dye benefits greatly from playing at homer happy US Cellular. 2) His BABIP was around 285, among the lowest number of his career. He consistently posted a BABIB of over .300 in his "prime" years. This suggests to me that he's lost some ability to make consistent good contact at the expense of greater power--not a bad tradeoff given he plays half his games at the cell. 3) His walk rate continued to decline, to only 8% of his PA's. As recently as 03, his walk rate was 11%. Like most of Dye's stats, this one was hurt by a very poor spring. So what does this all mean? I think we can expect about the same from Dye this year. He benefits greatly from hitting at US Cell as a right-handed pull hitter, and he seems to have put his injuries behind him. Hopefully Ozzie's newfound depth in the outfield gives plenty of time to rest Dye and keep him fresh throughout the season. A line of 500 PA .279 .332 .520 is what I see for Dye. I wouldn't exactly classify Dye as a RH pull hitter. When he was right he hits the ball as well as anyone on our team to RF and really has good opposite field power.

QUOTE(greg775 @ Feb 15, 2006 -> 10:33 PM) Is Jermaine Dye one of the most underrated players in baseball? Do you like him or think he's just average? I read this alarming stat on ESPN: "The 128 strikeouts he posted last year were a career high, while the 49 walks were the lowest total among the five seasons that he has logged more than 130 games. Perhaps the most telling stat, however, is that Dye hit just .240 with runners in scoring position." I like the guy especially after the Series, I am no ingrate and tip my cap to him, but wondered if you all thought we could do better? For the money, if JD is healthy he is one of the better bargains in baseball. He's one of the better defensive right fielders and he's a pretty smart player. He had a lot of early season struggles, but aside from that he played tremendous for the Sox. Considering he'll be in the 5 or 6 spot of the lineup (although I've seen a few people suggest him in the 3 hole) I think he's gonna be just fine for us. Plus he's a really awesome character guy and I'm glad our team finally has more of that. That said, health issues are the main reason I wouldn't consider him totally under-rated. If he truly is behind all his injuries (last year was a good sign) than I'd definately say he's about as underrated of a RF as there is. Lets not forget he led all RFers in HR's.

It could be different with the Sox, but we usually get our Angels ones in early March. I know I purchased some spring training tix and I got them pretty much immediately in the mail.

QUOTE(Balta1701 @ Feb 16, 2006 -> 09:29 AM) I know that sounds funny...but I believe that the Motion Picture studios tried that a few years ago as a method of having people rent DVD's but not have to return them. DIVX

QUOTE(mreye @ Feb 16, 2006 -> 09:06 AM) I used to support these guys on this, but they're just getting stupid now. Seriously...if I purchase a CD I have the right to play it on whatever system I want. If that means putting it on my computer and creating a collection to listen to via my harddrive or by putting it on an MP3 player. RIAA can go f*** themselves. I actually supported the whole download thing when they brought it up, but this is beyond ridiculous.

QUOTE(IlliniKrush @ Feb 16, 2006 -> 09:08 AM) Well Russia didn't fold it up, that's for sure. They came out today and played a great game in all areas and torched Sweden 5-0. Their defense was very physical, Nabokov was brilliant, and they buried their chances. I guess yesterday's loss to Slovakia was enough of a wake up call for them. They were really good today. They were rocking and Nabokov played tremendous. I was only able to watch a little over a period before going to school, but It was the first of Olympic hockey I've watched this year and I was quickly reminded of how much better the play is ni the olympics. I absolutely love the bigger rinks cause it allows for more spacing and just a more fluid game.

QUOTE(J-MAN @ Feb 16, 2006 -> 07:54 AM) Last night's game was at home and they still sucked!!!!! No it was in Iowa

QUOTE(Rowand44 @ Feb 15, 2006 -> 08:21 PM) Eh, it's not like they're playing tremendous basketball right now either. At home they are a completely different team.

QUOTE(greasywheels121 @ Feb 15, 2006 -> 07:23 PM) http://sports.espn.go.com/ncb/news/story?id=2332196 Eddie Sutton is reportedly resigning tonight too. But its gonna take 6 weeks for the resignation to be mailed to the AD. :headshake

QUOTE(maggsmaggs @ Feb 13, 2006 -> 05:33 PM) Is it okay to ask why he was banned? And if it is, why was he banned? Just curiosity, but completely understandable if it can not be disclosed. Lets just say he loved attacking other posters. That won't be tolerated. We tried to be nice and offer warnings, but they did nothing. You have to get yourself banned at this place and its not easy. But shockingly...people still find ways.

Like Alex said, I'm dealing with some family problems. So I apologize but I promise the site will be back and active as soon as I can get to it.

QUOTE(RockRaines @ Feb 15, 2006 -> 07:56 AM) Being an owner of 3 consecutive Jeep vehicles, I will never purchase one again. I'd never buy a jeep either. They got a boatload of build issues. That said, the Wranglers have ridiculous resale value and are supposed to be very good when it comes to off-roading. Another option would be going with an old school Land Rover cause those are supposed to be very good off road vehicles. I don't know if that would be too pricy though.

QUOTE(ZoomSlowik @ Feb 15, 2006 -> 07:53 AM) I can't think of a whole lot of teams that have big guys that can hit NBA 3's. Outside of Pittsnoggle, Vukusic, and maybe McRoberts (he doesn't shoot enough to get a great feel for his range), I'm drawing a blank. Ben Allen for IU is supposed to be a pretty good shooter, but he's not one of the better players on the Hoosiers (at least not yet).

QUOTE(SoxPhan7 @ Feb 15, 2006 -> 07:52 AM) There was nothing interesting in the interview (wrestling and florida gators stuff) but Buster Olney did grade the sox and predict a win total. Starting pitching: A- Bullpen: B+ Lineup B+ Defense: B Wintotal: 96-98 I was really surprised (so was AJ) when he gave the starting pitching only an A-. If the sox get that I sure hope no other team gets a higher grade than that. Our Bullpen is rated too highly right now, imo.

QUOTE(Jordan4life_2006 @ Feb 15, 2006 -> 06:24 AM) Here's my favorite part of the article. I hope this now puts to rest the idea of Owens possibly starting in cf this year. As far as Anderson goes, it doesn't sound like anything serious. It is nice to have a guy like Mack in case something unexpected does happen. Keith...you better read this since you looked at me all odd when Kenny made that comment at Fest referring to the potential of Owens in CF Got to Cover my ass since I was yelling at everyone on this board suggesting Owens would be an option in CF.

I'd recommend the Wrangler.

QUOTE(Gene Honda Civic @ Feb 15, 2006 -> 12:25 AM) I think you're missing that Freeman's biggest contribution is that he takes the ball out of Horner's hands and turns him into a Reggie Miller type 2-Guard running off screens all day. Freeman's as good as you get defensively for his size as a freshman, but he's nothing special on the offensive end. That being said, the Hawkeyes are much more explosive with him on the court. Agreed completely on his defense. Really plays strong, especially considering he's a freshman. Also good point on how it allows Horner to turn into a guy that can run off screens and get open shots. The other nice thing is that Freeman is already a solid passer. He still has to learn whats a smart shot and what isn't. THe nice thing is he seems to be improving his shot selection and I've noticed his shot has really came a long way from the start of the season. His quickness should really help him when it comes to penetrating and kicking (But that will happen as he gets older). Than we have Henderson who I absolutely love driving. That guy knows how to finish. If he could improve his outside shot he'll be a tough guard.

QUOTE(SSH2005 @ Feb 14, 2006 -> 11:36 PM) That cartoon kicked ass but the idea wouldn't work. None of these lefties has the "control" ring. But they can use "wind" to control where the ball goes.