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Any idea on what happened in the intersquad game today?

QUOTE(Jake @ Feb 27, 2006 -> 04:14 PM) I've noticed in recent days that the replies in a post aren't shown completely, just all put together at the bottom to be clicked on as a link. Is there any way I can change this setting? It's driving me insane. I'm confused. Everything looks the same to me?

QUOTE(Balta1701 @ Feb 27, 2006 -> 03:27 PM) I hardly believe a word the Washington Times writes which doesn't have someone else to confirm it, and this is yet another unnamed source which isn't willing to give it's name. There are a thousand reasons why someone might want to leak a lie about Cheney resigning, whether it's to hurt the President's campaign or help someone else in 08, whether or not it had any truth at all. With an unnamed source, there's no way to evaluate the credibility, and we should give this no more credence than Judy "F***ing queen of all Iraq" Miller's NYT anonymously sourced reporting on the WMD's. Its no different than me saying something like this on my blog. The only difference is people actually read this crap and maybe a few believe them. Oh and my blog...it doesn't even get updated. I think its been about a year since

QUOTE(LosMediasBlancas @ Feb 27, 2006 -> 02:18 PM) check out 'The Way of the Gun'. Very enjoyable movie. Some totally awesome action scenes.

Hey Tex, who is that in your av? Is that you? Ive always wondered.

QUOTE(thedoctor @ Feb 27, 2006 -> 12:30 PM) i don't have a dish, but my cable company offers extra innings if you have digital, which i do have. if you've bought it, what do you think? is it worth the money, and how much does is cost for the season? thanks in advance. I think its 119 or 129 or so for the season. Its unbelievable. I'm an out of towner so without it I wouldn't get to watch the Sox except for ESPN and WGN games. I also watch some of the other games. Totally worth it, especially for the out of market fan.

I remember 6 months ago I saw some report talking about how Cheney was guilty of something and was going to be forced to resign on this site as well. Yet another bs story. Its why I don't come to this forum at all. Happened to see the headline and thought I'd come by to see if it was anything, but alas, just more crap.

I can attest to some schools at how much easier it is for the athletes to pass. I swear they get like every note directly from the teacher and because of that they tend not to show up. Only reason I know this is one of my good buddies played D1 basketball in California (not at a powerhouse school by any means, but they made the tourney one year) and him (as one of the last guys off the bench) got a hell of a lot of benefits in terms of his studies (even though he was brilliant enough to pretty much fail out, yet they still made exceptions). And players get money. If it happened at this school my guess is it happens everywhere, but they go to different events and stuff finds its way into there sports jacket pockets and other stuff. Not huge amounts but 20 or 50 here and there from a few people every couple weeks is about all the spending money you need (if you are lucky enough to be on a full ride). That said that isn't always the case and for those athletes that also concentrate and bust there ass in school, I commend them because sports take up an assload of there time.

Hey Dep I just added that caged to the download section. It worked perfect. I logged in and saw that there was 1 download awaiting validation and just hit ad.

QUOTE(IlliniKrush @ Feb 27, 2006 -> 12:53 PM) Yeah same here. I've had mine from age 15 (I'm 22). The only thing that sucks is falling asleep with them (or not wanting to get up to take them out because you are falling asleep). Other than that it's about a 30 second process per day. Once i have some money and this stuff is more consistent and perhaps cheaper, i might look into it. Ya...every once in a while I'll sleep with mine in. If they bothered me like contacts bother some people I'd probably for sure get the procedure, but honestly, when my contacts are in I don't even know it. Its just the minute or so a day between popping them in and taking them out. Of course I am blind as a bat (6.00 or so in each eye in terms of perscription). Worse part was 20/20 up until I was 16.

QUOTE(thedoctor @ Feb 27, 2006 -> 01:58 PM) i think calling this cheating is a bit strong. every school is going to admit some kids every year who have test scores lower than what the average is. some of those kids are athletes, some aren't. it's the school's prerogative to make the choice. i don't see it as breaking the rules, because admissions policies are pretty flexible as is. And most of the time I'm sure the students are glad they admitted those people because they can cheer on there school athletic teams. Fact of the matter is those student/athletes bring a lot of cash to the school and help the school in a lot of ways. Plus the vast majority of student athletes are in school for the education because they will never play a game as a pro (at any type of pro level).

QUOTE(IlliniKrush @ Feb 27, 2006 -> 01:08 PM) Agree 100%, and i'm obviously not an IU fan. Most IU haters are hoping they do hire Alford and play the whole alum card. I don't think Alford is anything special. If IU wants to get back to being a premiere program in college basketball, Alford is not the guy. As much as I slam Alford. As a coach I actually feel he's very good. He doesn't seem to get out-coached as much as some would lead you to believe and he seems to do a good job getting his players to play hard. I haven't seen his teams ever give up and that says something consider the whole Pierre Pierce incident. That obviously set him back but its not like he has the aura of IU to help land recruits. I'm willing to admit its tougher to recruit at Iowa, especially with ISU doing such a good job in recent years of landing the in-state recruits). Alford has a lot of connections in the state and would be very very sucessful there. I think he's learned more about the type of guy he should recruit too (in terms of not just a skilled player, but a quality individual). Defensively his teams play hard and out of time outs I have to say we run some of the better plays in the country. The fact of the matter is the team doesn't have the athletes that some of the other big 10 schools have and that makes it difficult. We can't get high percentage fast break points like the Illini, Spartans. And while I slam the fact that those teams with Oliver/Evans/Recker didn't go deep, it should be mentioned that Recker's knee was the single greatest reason those teams didnt' make some serious noise. I am dissapointed because Alford had the tools to make Iowa into a power in college basketball. He had success at SW Missouri State and was one of the rising stars in terms of collegiate coaches when we got him. With all that, Iowa had a lot of expectations and I'm just hoping the next guy can take the program farther than Alford did. Afterall, its not like the Illini were some national power in basketball until recently and I think Iowa has the type of school and tradition that could become a power (they have as good of an atmosphere when it comes to football as any team in the country and we have one of the best coaches in the country). Its still a real tough draw recruiting into Iowa.

QUOTE(aboz56 @ Feb 27, 2006 -> 01:04 PM) I've said this from day one and will continue to say it to any IU fan who really believes Alford is the best choice. Would he even be considered had he not played at IU? The answer is no. As an IU alum and someone who has started to like IU more and more as the years pass and I get over my hatred of Knight, this is an important hire. Don't f*** it up by hiring a bum who has a worse record than Davis in the Big 10. He's won ONE NCAA tourney game with talent like Reggie Evans, Dean Oliver, Luke Recker, Brody Boyd, etc. I mean, to those who say, well he can recruit Indiana. I don't recall many players from Indiana going to Iowa to play for Alford, sans Boyd who wasn't even offered a scholarship by IU. No one should actually believe that Greg Oden (Ohio St), Mike Conley (Ohio St), Josh McRoberts (Duke), Courtney Lee (Western Kentucky), Dominic James (Marquette), Anthony Winchester (Western Kentucky), etc. would have gone to IU had Steve Alford been the coach. These guys don't care about Steve Alford winning in 1987. They want a coach they can relate to and someone who is a good WINNING coach. Steve Alford is neither. I will support IU regardless, but they can do better than Steve Alford. We did get Freeman from you guys and that kid is gonna be a player. Hell the strides he's made offensively in his freshman season have been ridiculous and he's one of the better defensive freshman at the point position that I've seen in a long time. Problem is he came to Iowa solely because of Alford (Freeman's dad was teammates with Alford). My guess is if it weren't for Alford he would have been at IU. I'm glad Iowa got him but I think my biggest fear with Alford leaving is that Freeman will go join him at IU (and Freeman is one of the few younger players we have with some talent). It should be mentioned that Freeman is from Maywood ILL (same place as Dee Brown is from IIRC).

QUOTE(IlliniKrush @ Feb 27, 2006 -> 01:00 PM) And shows up to Soxfest without a beard. I see the kid maybe twice a year, and he has no beard. SnB and i were greatly disappointed. I'll make up for it. Next year my beard will have a swallow from Mission San Juan Capistrano living in it.

QUOTE(IlliniKrush @ Feb 27, 2006 -> 12:56 PM) Jason, i don't understand you. You live in freaking California, and all you do is talk about how great the state of Iowa is (Even though it sucks). I have no idea why you are wasting your time with that state, this is just ridiculous. It's like someone talking about their sweet tricycle when they have a Lexus in the garage. Ya, but that tricycle is where your memories are. I'm not saying Iowa is exciting, but they don't have sports teams I hate like Indy does. Oh and I think it should be mentioned that I like to egg heads on and most of my posts were just that.

QUOTE(ZoomSlowik @ Feb 27, 2006 -> 12:15 PM) Corey Maggette took money from a booster, so Duke had to forfeit the money they won for finishing 2nd in 1999. That's not really Coach K's fault though. Stanford's requirements are higher than most schools, but they're not ridiculously high. Josh Childress was accepted with a 1250 SAT and like a 3.7 GPA. I know that's still above average and precludes them from taking maybe half of the top 100, but it's nowhere near their normal standards. True thats not there standards, but thats a pretty damn impressive GPA none-the-less. I bet ND/Stanford and those type of programs all combined have more bright students with high GPA's than most of the big 10 and other major conference schools combined. No knock, but its something that I think should be respected.

QUOTE(whitesoxfan101 @ Feb 27, 2006 -> 12:00 PM) Haha. Yeah my dislike for Iowa is purely based on a certain large group of their fanbase. It's nothing compared to my thoughts on tOSU and UM, I honestly can say I probably dislike those 2 schools more than even Duke basketball. I do give Duke credit for one thing. I can't ever remember them having any sort of NCAA violations. At least under Coach K. Its also why I always had a lot of respect for Stanford's programs. They can't just bring in any talented guy they want, they have to also have high acedemic marks (same with my favorite football team...ND).

QUOTE(whitesoxfan101 @ Feb 27, 2006 -> 11:55 AM) Again my dislike for Iowa, like the Cubs, doesn't indict the entire fan base. My own father is a Cubs fan (although mind you, one of the few that has a clue) and I don't hold that against him....for the most part. Its alright.....we will poison your corn in our Iowa conspiracy to take over the world. It will all start when Alford leads a team of Hawkeyes to the National Championship Coincidentally it will also be the day that Heads ends his life.

QUOTE(bmags @ Feb 27, 2006 -> 11:40 AM) hollywood is making the same movie over and over again. Can't blame harrison for that. Lets not forget his greatest roles: Indiana Jones and Star Wars

QUOTE(whitesoxfan101 @ Feb 27, 2006 -> 11:53 AM) One of my best buds goes to Indiana, and for the most part (except the occasional old banner pointing) Indiana fans are cool. The only teams I dislike in the Big 10 are tOSU and UM (the favorable treatment and cheating they get away with is amazing) and Iowa (it's no coincidence so many Cubs fans are from that state). Well the two greatest admins have ties to Iowa (Heads and myself), even though we are outnumbered drastically by Boz, Greasy, 2k, and Kap.

QUOTE(whitesoxfan101 @ Feb 27, 2006 -> 11:52 AM) #10 in both polls, I refuse to accept that I'm watching the #10 team in America. I love the Illini, but it's not possible. Defense...defense...defense I am officially declaring myself wrong on MSU. They will not make noise in the NCAA's. The Illini just may.

This makes me curious cause I wouldn't mind getting it done eventually. That said contacts really don't bother me, but I hate having to get up in the night and no being able to see.

QUOTE(greasywheels121 @ Feb 27, 2006 -> 11:41 AM) No surprise. You hate everything to do with the state. You hate Peyton, Reggie, and IU. I only hate Peyton. I have nothing against Reggie Miller or Reggie Wayne (don't know which one your talking about). Oh and hate isn't a strong enough word...I think despise is better when it comes to Peyton IOWA>>>>>Indiana (I'm referring to states). Come on the Iowa Cubs...now thats a team. Edit: It should be noted that I actually don't mind the Pacers. I like Jermaine O'Neal a lot and was dumb enough to pick them to win the NBA Title last year (but Artest had to go nuts).

QUOTE(IlliniKrush @ Feb 27, 2006 -> 11:20 AM) I'm starting to like you more and more each day I actually root for the Illini and for the most part all big 10 teams, especially come tourney time. I remember going nuts during that run against AZ. Definately the best comeback and one of the funnest college basketball games in my lifetime. I do hate Indiana though.

QUOTE(aboz56 @ Feb 27, 2006 -> 10:08 AM) Don't forget to send me directions Gagely. Good work Andrew. Hopefully those instructions I sent you make sense.