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I am with ya Qwerty. Byrd was once thought of as one of the better prospects in baseball. Solid speed, solid defense, and if I recall he's a good OBP guy for a younger player (young given his MLB experience). Sure he struggled last year, but the year before he did a solid job. I just don't know what type of package would work for him. I mean I wouldn't think they'd do Adkins and Borchard or anything along those lines.

I do like two California teams. The Angels and Cal State Fullerton Does that help Rex But ya, my friends give me s*** all the time, especially when the SoCal teams are doing good.

That'll be a good game. I wonder if Zook will be coaching or if Meyer will.

I thought they renegotiated the deal a month or two ago. I don't think they are slated to make as much but it was a good deal. I could be wrong though and maybe it was one of those rumors that it was going to happen but hasn't yet. I know one thing, all you need is a BCS bowl game once every few years and your program will make a TON of money.

Couldn't agree more. He's an xfactor prospect that could maybe just maybe help the Sox out down the stretch if he gets healthy. I still dont' know how much, if at all, he'll pitch this year.

Rex, can't you see Fotop and I completely changed this to an ND thread

Badass...Va Tech drops Miami

The catcher I want is Pyrz. He's available and could be had. Good defensively and far superior offensively. Let me put it this way. Did everyone take note of how Posada and some of the Yanks say how they would welcome Pedro on the bronx. I know Pyrz isn't as good as Pedro is, but Pedro is absolutely hated by the Yankees. Pedro seemed open to the chance of going to New York and the players are open. I don't doubt it would be the same with the Sox. They know about the type of teammate Pyrz can be. He's the kind of guy you want on your team and absolutely hate playing. As far as the reports that he wasn't liked in SF. I've heard it was all BS and it stemmed from one misunderstanding. The pitchers later said they liked Pyrz from what I remember. And I know Minny always liked him.

Looking like a good finish in the Miami/Va Tech game. In the 4th quarter at one point their had only been 3 total first downs between both teams in the 2nd half. Miami has the ball on their own 11 with 1:14 seconds to go. 16-10 VaTech.

We'll see at the end of the year. The great thing about college basketball is that usually quite a few teams have a shot when its all set and done. I do think its going to be a really fun basketball season. Especially since my Hawks actually look like they got a shot at making some noise in the Big Ten and hopefully the Big Dance.

Not sure, but I know James Worth always used a service because he said he didn't have to worry about a girl pressing charges on him or worry as much about unwanted pregnancies and scams, etc.

Curious, who do you think is the best team in the country....Kansas????

Haha. But ya, I read in a trib article that White (the AD) hand was basically forced when their advisor group (or whatever it was called) pretty much voted on firing Whillingham so it was kind of like oh s***, I guess I have to do it now instead of thinking things out. The AD and ND doesn't have the power and AD would at most schools and I think that could hurt as well. I'd rather entrust one person and White seems to have done a good job (great hire in Brey for BBall) and their baseball program is good, especially for a midwest school and he should be entitled to run the athletics as he sees fit. He's earned that, imo.

I hope your right, I just figure they are gonna be on the cheaper side specifically since they are still paying Tyrone as well. On a sidenote, while ND may lose some money going to a conference they should also have better recruiting classes because being affiliated with a conference, imo, helps that. Of course ND gets televised all the time. I think if they can work out some special deal with a conference looking for a big name things could work out well for ND and the conference. Your right on Petrino. I agree with you though, a couple of exceptions if fine by me. I want ND to still be a proud school that adheres to academic standards because 90% of the players are done with football when their college career is over so you have to do what you can to prepare them. I would think that having Brady Quinn and the freshman running back (his name escapes me at the moment) will help lure an offensive minded coach over here. I'm kind of thinking thats the type of guy ND is looking for. I'd be elated with Butch Davis cause he knows what its like to handle mega pressure (see Miami) and was a dominant recruiter in college and actually cleaned up Miami's negative image (in terms of standards). Very good offensive mind too.

He'll sign just after the winter meetings with the Angels.

They are hoping the mystique of ND will get people to come for less, imo. I just get that feeling. If ND steps up and dishes out the cash I'll be pleased cause their are some very good candidates out there still. My irk is, ND fired Whillingham to get Meyer and since so many circles seem to know he may of already been going to Florida, ND should of been smarter. Maybe sent out a flyer before firing Tyrone or something. But if your going to not have a plan B, then you better make damn sure you got a very good shot at your plan A.

Watch them play, their defense isn't bad, its more they play a high octane offense which means the other team is going to get a whole lot of shots and in turn score more points then would happen if they played traditional half court basketball. They do a good job forcing turnovers and are very good perimiter defenders, imo. You watch, I think UNC could take down Illinois. Sean May would own in the middle and McCants is in my opinion one of the best pure shooters in the country and he can do a whole lot more then just shoot. Just my two cents. And remember I'm not a fan of either team.

I'm not interested in Weis. I'm assuming your talking about the Pats OC? I'd much rather see Norm Chow then I would Weis. What would everyone think about Al Groh from Virginia? I know their is talk he could go back to the NFL but he's a very good head coach and has done a good job at Virginia. Still, I want Petrino or Davis. And the reason the Meyer move hurts is because he was the reason ND fired Tyrone, imo. It sounds like the AD got stuck and didn't even want to fire him (this is coming from me whose actually for the firing). ND got cheap and lost out on Meyer. No one is gonna convince me any different. If their offer was the same, even though Florida has more talent at this point, I don't see Meyer turning down his dream job. ND better not let money get in their way. 2 mill is nothing compared to what the program makes off the football team and what will happen if they get a bowl game. On a sidenote, I have long wanted to see ND join a freaking conference.

Absolutely great defensive game. Randall is playing good. I think he'll make a good NFL player although I don't know if it will be at the qb position. Been a good game, but that blocked Xtra point could bit em in the ass.

Ya, I'm also assuming they will contact Shanny. The problem with going after NFL coaches is that their seasons aren't even near finished. Plus Mooch is making like 5 mill a year and ND didn't even offer that much for Meyer, the guy they wanted. Hell, UW is gonna give Tedford a 2 mill a year offer and see if he accepts it and leaves Cal. Yet ND offers at the most 1.5 mill to Meyer, the guy they really wanted. Considering ND isn't a very easy gig (with the academic standards) they better be smart about this and not let money get in their way if they find a guy they think can bring them back as one of the top schools. I also assume they'll contact Carrol who would be flipping nuts to leave USC. Imo, Butch Davis would be a fantastic hire. He did an outstanding job at Miami and was always a good recruiter. Petrino would be nice too, but I don't know if he'd be interested especially if Louisville or another school steps up and offers him a nice fat contract. And Ferentz better not leave Iowa. Good god though, I couldn't even imagine the type of job he'd do at ND with top 5 or 10 recruiting classes. But alas, Ferentz better not be going anywhere. He's turning the Hawks into a freaking Powerhouse, plus his son is still a junior.

Sean May had a good game as well. Man McCants is good though. NC's defense was the difference in that game and I don't think thats something people hear much, but NC did a nice job forcing turnovers. Personally, after watching NC play a few games now, and seeing the Illini play a few games, I think they are the two best teams in the country.

Zook is a good move by the Illini. I still think if the Irish get Petrino, Tedford or Butch Davis that they did just fine. However, they don't want to end up having a search like the one last time around where almost everyone prolific seemed to turn down the notion of joining the ranks of the Irish.

Randall through a 3 yard touchdown pass and VaTech is up 7-0 on Miami. On a sidenote Pitt is clobbering South Florida and is going to be getting their BCS bid which is garbage.

Good finish to the Michigan game, wish ND would of pulled it out though.

About 3 days before christmas I'll get off my ass and go to the mall during the middle of the day (I take a few hour break from the office) and will get my shopping started and finisihed.