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Here's an article pretty consistent with what you've been saying Rock: http://markrea.wordpress.com/2011/03/08/en...-im-not-buying/

QUOTE (RockRaines @ Mar 8, 2011 -> 01:41 PM) Based on the amount of anonymous information these guys get that are bulls***, if one slipped through the cracks it wouldnt surprise me, still not a fireable offense though, in fact the original punishment for the kids involved is still under appeal considering its harshness. Like I said, they self report everything, so the NCAA is already all over this, before Yahoo posted anything. The program had no idea of this article and Tressel's knowledge well before the situation. They found out 30 minutes before Yahoo's article got posted. This isn't some minor news. This is a huge punishable offense for the Ohio State and I would not be surprised if both the AD and Head Coach get axed. It is a coaches job to pass that info along, always. If he didn't tell anyone, that is a major violation. Not some small deal. Note: I'm not saying that happens tonight, but in terms of NCAA violations, getting information and never telling anyone is about as bad as it gets from a universities perspective. It is your job to report everything to your ethics people and let them handle and investigate. If nothing turns out, fine, if it does, than you act on it. But instead, Tressel kept his big mouth shut unitl there was a ton of smoke and by that point it was far too late and he and the OSU program will pay a hefty price.

QUOTE (RockRaines @ Mar 8, 2011 -> 01:22 PM) No there isnt. In fact Ken Gordon has confirmed nothing of the sort is happening. He has flat out said on his twitter that this is something most coaches would get fired for and depending on the depth of the information he feels this might be a fireable offense for both Tressel and OSU's AD. I just don't think that is what is going to happen in this press conference, but he has never flat out said that Tressel's job is safe.

QUOTE (Y2HH @ Mar 8, 2011 -> 06:13 AM) The only reason I'm even considering this in the future is for the massive fuel efficiency savings. If I have to stay all gasoline, I'm sticking with my real Jeep, the 4 door Rubicon...you'd not catch me driving a soccer mom Jeep like the Grand Cherokee sans the hybrid like MPG savings... As it stands, for highway driving, I get 18-20mpg with my current Jeep, around 16 in the city. IF it is only 2 road trips, why not consider, renting an SUV for your off-road purposes and than having a more normal car the rest of the time. Just throwing out random options. And I'd hardly call the Grand Cherokee a soccer mom jeep. The thing has beautiful off road abilities. Maybe it doesn't have the ground clearance you need for whatever it is you are doing but its 4 wheel drive system consistently gets phenomenal reviews.

Congratulations and Good luck on the proposal. I don't even know where Gatlinburg is, haha.

QUOTE (RockRaines @ Mar 8, 2011 -> 07:23 AM) Now this is cheating, and not actually just rehashing a story that already has caused sanctions. http://rivals.yahoo.com/ncaa/football/news...cr-oregon030311 OSU's story was cheating too and it is much worse that Tressel lied about it. Just looked what happened to Bruce Pearl, who did something wrong and than got caught in a big lie.

QUOTE (Milkman delivers @ Mar 7, 2011 -> 12:46 PM) Does anyone else get a lot of bellybutton lint? I have a pretty hairy chest and stomach, so I'm guessing that's the reason, but I clean out the lint every single day in the shower and there's always more. Gross, yes. Just wanted to know if anyone else suffers from this annoyance I do. It was one of the first things my wife made fun of me for. She was always surprised how no matter what there would be lint in my bellow button.

QUOTE (Y2HH @ Mar 4, 2011 -> 04:16 PM) No, I had no idea they had big hybrids...I'll have to look at some. I don't have the Hybrid version, but we love our Highlander. I do almost all highway driving so the gains weren't that significant to pay the price for the Hybrid (which is significantly more money). The fantastic thing is, I've gotten as much as 28MPG on a tank in my V6 Highlander (average closer to 24 though). Thing has blown me away compared to our other SUV and car (2005 Pilot, which gets about 18.5, with a smaller engine).

Fullerton coming off of the previous weekend where they took 2 out of 3 from TCU, had a 4-0 week with a midweek victory and than a 3 game sweep against USC Trojans.

Huge way for Iowa to end their regular season with that win against Purdue. Plus they had a pretty quality recruit in town for them and some think he might commit shortly, which would be a nice get for a rebuilding Hawkeye program.

I saw adjustment bureau. Wasn't bad, but wasn't good, and in hindsight I would have waited for it to come to RedBox. First movie I've seen in the theatre in a long time, but seemed like it was getting pretty solid ratings places. I disagree. Just cause it was different, doesn't necessarily make it great and I thought the overall story was kind of meh.

QUOTE (JoeCoolMan24 @ Mar 4, 2011 -> 11:09 AM) Jon Heyman Jake peavy, who pitches vs angels today, telling friends he's shooting for may 1 to pitch for real. #chisox Time for the Phil Humber era to begin! I'm guessing that is he will be pitching at 100% by May 1st.

QUOTE (NorthSideSox72 @ Mar 2, 2011 -> 02:11 PM) LOL at the bolded, come on dude, at least try to make an effort here. Hybrids, plug-ins and electrics have continued to grow quickly every year. They are still far too low, but to say its not a real alternative for another decade is missing the fact that its already an alternative today. And by the way, saying hybrids aren't cost effective doesn't make much sense to me, unless I am misunderstanding you. I bought a Ford Escape Hybrid in Jan of 2008, and between the tax incentive and the miles I drove with the difference in mileage, I made up the cost in a year. Without the tax break, it would be 2.5 years. And that number keeps going down as the tech matures and as gas prices increase. I suppose if you plan to buy a new car every year, then maybe it doesn't make sense yet, as much so anyway. Also worth noting, I cannot believe how well this car is retaining value. Its 3 years old with 40k+ miles on it, and the blue book mid-value on it is still 70% of what I paid for the car. More than that if you consider the tax rebate into the equation. That is way above normal, I wasn't even expecting that benefit, but apparently demand is still quite high even for a 3 year old hybrid. I'm not going to lie, I'm not aware of any hybrid currently on the market with a 1 to 3 year break even point if you are driving 40K in miles total during that 3 year time frame. Most all of the models I've looked at have significantly longer pay-back periods than that, with the exceptions being for those individuals who drive significant miles as their buy-back window would be smaller.

QUOTE (southsider2k5 @ Feb 26, 2011 -> 02:44 PM) Its also been pretty clearly explained that people who put way more torque on their shoulders don't resuffer this injury unless their mechanics are bad. Once the surgery is done, there are no lasting effects. How has that been proven. No pitcher has ever suffered the injury?

QUOTE (ChiSox_Sonix @ Mar 1, 2011 -> 09:22 AM) I actually liked what they were doing with Barney. But just the whole Robin's new guy as a dog bit was way too much and over the top for me I was actually hoping Barney was falling for her. No idea why.

QUOTE (ChiSox_Sonix @ Mar 1, 2011 -> 05:15 AM) HIMYM was terrible last night. One of my least favorit episodes of the series. And to think I watched it last night and enjoyed it.

QUOTE (SnB @ Feb 26, 2011 -> 07:55 PM) you're a crazy person I might be crazy, but aren't you getting your masters in accounting Soon you'll be joining the club!

QUOTE (Wanne @ Feb 27, 2011 -> 09:39 AM) Me neither...much rather have Paulie in the 3 hole than Rios. Rios after the two would be a billion double plays. Either way if the guys all produce like they are capable of, it shouldn't matter a ton, imo.

I'm exhausted. Over 80 hours worked, plus sat for my last CPA exam today. Wednesday we issue our first of the huge reports and than the hours can start to go back to normal. Can't...Freaking...Wait!!!

QUOTE (southsider2k5 @ Feb 24, 2011 -> 01:25 PM) I'm not that worried about the fastball. Jenks did this thing every year where he came to camp throwing at like 91. By the end of the spring he was fine. I don't think you can use that as an argument. I think Peavy will recover, but Jenks was just fat, Peavy is coming back from an injury no pitcher has ever suffered.

QUOTE (Buehrle>Wood @ Feb 24, 2011 -> 06:24 PM) Thanks. For anyone who has made it to a 2nd round interview for an internship, do they tend to ask a lot of technical questions then? Or is that saved for job interviews? I've had a ton of 1st round interviews where no technical problems are asked and 1 other second round interview where they didn't ask basically anything. I'm going to assume that since it is for an internship that there won't be a lot of technical questions. The reality is you are going to be pretty green as of now. I think it will be more behavioral type of questions and just talking through things you accomplished, how you work as a team, etc.

QUOTE (Palehosefan @ Feb 24, 2011 -> 07:42 PM) Bosh 1 for 18, bench 1 for 8, and lose by 4 in Chicago. Heat have to feel pretty good. And Joakim is a +/- -20. How often will that happen? I'll take the win.

QUOTE (Chisoxfn @ Feb 24, 2011 -> 11:51 AM) Ahahaha. Taj is not a dime a dozen. There aren't many guys his size that play the defense he does. By the way, I'm not insisting that we don't give up Taj. Just stating that he has a lot of value and that is why plenty of teams are asking for him. And in general, quality bigs just aren't dime a dozen players, that is why they get paid as much as they do for being relatively mediocre in general.

Sorry to hear that.

QUOTE (fathom @ Feb 24, 2011 -> 11:46 AM) Players like Taj are a dime a dozen. Asik has more long-term potential as an actual center, but I have no problem getting rid of 25 yr old, 2nd year Taj. Ahahaha. Taj is not a dime a dozen. There aren't many guys his size that play the defense he does.