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Try target, sportsmart, etc. A lot of times they'll have sales on that sort of stuff.

St. Clair is going to start at RT. I'm pretty sure he was a former starter with the Rams.

QUOTE(qwerty @ Nov 9, 2005 -> 07:25 PM) Not while playing less than 20 minutes a game... and his zero defensive presence. He's going to continually get more and more minutes. And as he gets into better shape (and trust me he will) he's gonna turn into a beast (i'm talking another year down the road). You highly under-rate the big man though.

Songalia needs to come out, same with Gordon. Both are gassed and are doing all they can to turn it over.

Damn, Sweetney has more low post moves than about anyone in the NBA. If Skiles can help get him into shape...he's gonna be a perennial all star.

Pargo is heating up.

QUOTE(SS Gload @ Nov 9, 2005 -> 04:38 PM) Man, I wish this was for MLB instead of NCAA. Is this going to be on the next generation systems? I assume this will be on the Xbox 360 (doesn't that come out pretty soon??).

19 turnovers through 3...8 in the 3rd quarter. Brilliant.

QUOTE(AirScott @ Nov 9, 2005 -> 05:22 PM) it is the NFC North, 7 games might win it. and though they haven't called for too many downfield passes, the few they have were all overthrows. he's made some impressive throws, and a couple in tight spots (like the one mention above that set up the win), but he hasn't been overly impressive at all, that's why I say it's his job to lose and then it shouldn't take more than 3 bad quarters in a winnable game to lose it. and when you say he was able to overcome his bad throws, it's more like the defense was able to overcome his bad throws and give himself a chance to redeem himself. Disagree, looking at the schedules its coming down to the final game of the season. I expect Chicago to have a 1 game lead on Minnesota, looking for the win to give them the for sure clinch. Minny has a lot of really easy games coming up while the Bears are going to start playing some more difficult teams. That said if Chicago can win Sunday against San Fran and than sweep GB (easier said than done) and they will have 8 wins. Minny isn't a very good team, but they looked a lot better with Brad Johnson. I'm convinced that a Minny loss to any foe worse than them will knock them out. However, Minny has some incredibly easy games and will end up making it at least close.

Can the Bulls learn to protect the f***ing basketball. They are throwing it away all night long. Hinrich's having a strong game though.

This is gonna be a tough game. Golden State is playing a back to back which should help the Bulls a bit, but they are coming off a strong win. This is a much improved team from last year and its a team that in the past seems to play the Bulls tough.

Both her and Smith (the other favorite) are very well qualified. I think the Dodgers will opt for one of the two. The problem is they still have McCourt running the show and unless he's learned from his mistakes and stays out of the baseball stuff, they will have a hard time succeeding, imo.

QUOTE(Rowand44 @ Nov 9, 2005 -> 01:55 PM) IMO you can't change qb's in the middle of the season with a first place team but that's just me. I agree. Prior to this past game Orton had went a few games without a pick and had thrown a few td's. Hell, he helped beat a good Baltimore defense (albeit it a horrible team) and threw no picks (an impressive feat). Now if Orton was turning the ball over left and right each week (he does fumble it too much, but some of the times it has just been total fluke plays) than I'd be talking more about going to Grossman. I see the arm and the tools in Orton, just like I see them in Grossman (in fact as much as I love Orton's arm, I like Rex more and I like Rex footwork and mechanics better). That said Orton has taken the hits all season and has stayed healthy and some throws he makes are ones only very good QB's can do (because he has the arm strenght to make them). We got two potentially good to great QB's or will in a few more weeks. Obviously they aren't at that point yet, but both have all the tools necessary and are in an offensive system that protects the qb (cause they run the ball a lot) as well as helps the qb (Turner is able to use a lot of playaction and is willing to go down field). Really this is an offense that a year from now, may be one of the up and coming offenses in the league (it just needs a little more time for the qb's to develop as well as the time to get another WR in here to go with Mushin and Bradley next year). Plus Benson and TJones will be that much better of a duo. I really like what the Bears offense is going to look like a year or two from now and I feel the same way about the defense (this group is almost entirely locked up for the next few years, sans Zoom..plus I think Briggs is due to sign an extension and hopefully he will). Call me crazy, but within the next 3 years I see the Bears having a super bowl team. Next year may be a little early, but with the right moves I could see it happening as soon as next year.

I apologize for thinking this was fake INEEDMONEY. Thanks for being the 1st to provide us with info

QUOTE(knightni @ Nov 9, 2005 -> 11:14 AM) Barring another leg injury, Grossman has better escapability than Orton, IMO. Grossman really had a knack for feeling the pressure and escaping. I have long been a Grossman fan. But right now I think all this is a moot point. 1st Grossman needs to get back on the field and begin practicing and showing us that his ankle is 100%. Once thats the case than we can talk more about this, imo. That said next years training camp battle is going to be awesome and for once I will be able to say that I'm happy with the depth the Bears have at the QB position (in fact I think we'll be drafting one again next year to take over as a 3rd stringer).

QUOTE(AirScott @ Nov 9, 2005 -> 10:39 AM) he hasn't brought anything to the table. he isn't asked to anything, and when he is, it usually ends up with him overthrowing his receiver. if Grossman's healthy, put him in. He was asked to win the game this past Sunday and made a tremendous pass to Mushin to set up the game winning score. The Bears obviously can't ask for him to do too much, but thus far he's done whats been asked of him. Its not like they have called a ton of plays down field for him. They got a little more agressive against the Saints and to be honest he didn't play that well, but he was able to overcome all his bad throws to make some really good ones when necessary.

QUOTE(Tony82087 @ Nov 9, 2005 -> 05:13 AM) Soxtalk needs a drooling smiley. This game is going to take over my life im sure. Ya, I can't wait. Its going to come in really handy with my last semester (and what should be my easiest one). I probably will not buy any pro sports games this year (which would be a 1st). I bought no NFL games and so far no NBA games. I take that back, I do have an NHL game. But right now its all about the NCAA games for me. They are so way fun. Plus I think with college baseball and the shorter seasons it will be easier to get farther into the dynasty mode.

Smells like bs, but who knows.

Francouer will in the long run be a better all around player, imo. That said, he's going to have some growing pains next year. He's still too raw at the plate and will have to improve his strike zone judgement and his approach at the plate. That said, he'll still end up having solid numbers, just nowhere like he had this past year (when you project them over a full season). In a few years, I suspect he'll be an all star. Great arm, fluid body, very live bat.

Were you all unable to get a room this year?

Well I'm not saying anything about criminals here. I'm all about locking people up and I'm a very unforgiving person when it comes to thiefs, but especially when it comes to murders and child abusers, wife abusers, and worse of all child molesters. I do see your point, but at the same time I think we need to look long and hard at some of the things the government spends its money on and the ways they go about certain things. I hate how jurisdictions are handed money based on what they spent in previous years. All they ever want is increased money for their budget and the only way to go about that is to blow through there budget and demand more the next year. How about instead you maybe set up some sort of incentive system to make people want to be as thrifty as possible (without hurting the end result). Obviously you'd have to come up with a good system, because the last thing you'd want to see is different sections not spending the money and areas that need to be taken care of not taken care of because they are so cheap (but a good middle ground would be nice). But chalk that up as something else that will never happen (just like a real tort reform policy).

QUOTE(SnB @ Nov 8, 2005 -> 09:30 PM) well you can check november off as another month gone by that it's come up Maybe something even funnier will happen at Soxfest this time around and than the story can die by the way side, only to be brought up at every Soxfest from here on out. And don't feel bad, we have other material, but if I mentioned the other material I don't think I'd live to tell about it.

QUOTE(aboz56 @ Nov 8, 2005 -> 09:25 PM) Don't lie, you never really liked Honel as a prospect. BTW, I'm still taking Gio over Haigwood. Your right on that. That said, I never ever ever root against anyone in the system (But you know that). I just always thought he was over-rated. We'll see on Gio and Haigwood. I really like Haig though. He just knows how to pitch and I love his off-speed stuff. I think both are really good, my only question about Gio is his durability. If he's healthy I think he has a shot to be a #2 pitcher (at best). I think Haigwood probably has a little less upside (but for some reason I really like him turning into a really good pitcher).

QUOTE(Tony82087 @ Nov 8, 2005 -> 09:19 PM) Jas, I have been to a few Sox games with him, and he never stops IMing me, I knew YEARS AGO. Run AWAY as fast as you can...he's trying to bring you in the love triangle...he tried the same at Soxfest, but we had to bring Steff in for security

I hope he stays in the organization this year. He made some really positive strides at the end of last season and really seemed to be getting his stuff and more importantly his confidence back. This will be THE key year in his development. He pitches like he did a few years back and he's back on the map, if he doesn't, he'll probably be in another organization by years end (if not sooner).