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QUOTE(kapkomet @ Jan 16, 2008 -> 06:38 PM) Well, that is what you're supposed to do when you're in a job interview, and that's what a debate is, really. Really? One of my business teachers is a consultant for several different HR departments, and he says they absolutely HATE those BS cliche answers to the "What is one of your weaknesses?" question. You're (not you specifically) not answering the question when you turn it into something like, "My main weakness is that I care too much." EDIT: Reading more in the thread... This goes against just about everything that the consultant/professor I mentioned above has said. Do you work in some type of HR role? I'm honestly interested, and that question isn't meant to be as 'condescending' or derogative as it may seem.

QUOTE(Brian @ Jan 16, 2008 -> 02:57 PM) The Coors Beer commercials with the press conferences. Yes yes! They're unfunny and completely uncreative. The scary thing is, I've been at 'bar' type places where those commercials run on Sundays, and they usually draw several laughs from the audience. They're trying to completely ruin the Green and Mora tirades.

QUOTE(IlliniKrush @ Jan 16, 2008 -> 05:42 AM) 07:37 PPG - Sergei Samsonov, Assists: Erik Cole and Rod Brind'Amour 13:00 Erik Cole, Assists: Glen Wesley and Sergei Samsonov 19:51 Rod Brind'Amour, Assists: Ray Whitney and Sergei Samsonov LOL what a pud The pre-game video tells me Sergei has "skill", so this doesn't surprise me.

Not to change topics, but Paul is currently getting 6% in the Michigan primaries, sitting in fourth ahead of Guliani and Thompson -- that's pretty decent and slightly better than "projected", right? Just trying to put this into som perspective here. (Note: This'll be my first election I'll be voting in, so I'm trying to be a somewhat informed person here.)

QUOTE(Jimbo's Drinker @ Jan 14, 2008 -> 03:57 AM) Big Monday is back finally tomorrow!!! Who's on tonight? I think I saw Pitt and Georgetown at 6:00 (which isn't as great a matchup since Pitt has been absolutely ravaged by injuries), but what's the later game?

QUOTE(Steve9347 @ Jan 14, 2008 -> 10:38 PM) Sounds more do-able, though Tarnstrom is normally bad on any given night, and is 32 going on 33 years old. If we got him it better be for nothing. I think Tallon is smart enough to understand that he doesn't have to go for everything this season, and I'm not sensing pressure from Rocky (although I could certainly be wrong) on Dale to make the playoffs this season. Having said that, if we get a guy like Tarnstrom -- who I admittedly don't know a whole helluva lot about -- I doubt much will be going the other way. If it's someone like Campbell, that's a different story -- he'd figure to be a cog on the blueline for the next five years (so long as an extension would be worked out), so giving up a combination of some of our decent young guys would be okay.

QUOTE(IlliniKrush @ Jan 14, 2008 -> 07:41 AM) I've never been so excited about an "almost deal" in my life. Tell me about Campbell -- I honestly don't know a whole helluva lot about him. Top pairing guy? Anybody you could compare him to (preferably a guy on the Hawks, as my range of players outside of the Hawks is rather limited).

What an absolutely embarassing effort on the 4-on-3 PP there. Completely embarrassing.

QUOTE(Buehrle>Wood @ Jan 14, 2008 -> 01:06 AM) They've proven they aren't a great much more than they are one. Let's face it, the only decent tourney team they've played is Xaiver, who wiped the floor on a neutral court with them. Now they've recently struggled against poor teams in Illinois(Who is a good team in terms of the rest of the schedule)and Iowa. My guess is one of their fans will remind me of a certain game, but that is only an indication on far they are reaching there. So all these games may be no indication of anything, but IU certainly has not proved they are a great team, or even a good one. There is a reason they have the lowest RPI of one loss teams by ten spots...their resume is just horrible right now. Even worse than the often critisized Wazzu's and Vandy's. Just to clarify -- I'm not saying Indiana is a *great* (we're getting into the semantics of what "great" means, but that's not the point of this post) team. I'm just saying that this one game today doesn't by itself indicate the Hoosiers aren't great.

QUOTE(Jenksismyb**** @ Jan 14, 2008 -> 12:44 AM) And today's game pretty much proved that Indiana is not a great team. One game proves they're not a great team? I don't think so. I have no comment on whether they are, in fact, a great team -- I don't watch them enough to make that comment -- but this game didn't prove that. And yes, I still think predicting U of I for second in the Big Ten -- even in a down year -- was rather ridiculous. I don't know how you could say before the season U of I were CLEARLY better than either Indiana or Michigan State. You could also make the argument that they weren't any better than Ohio State or Wisconsin, let alone three of the four afformentioned teams. I don't know, maybe I'm nuts -- I certainly don't follow UofI like I do Marquette, but I think it would've taken just about everything to go right for the Illini to finish second.

Wow -- great job by Fox for catching an absolutely CLASSIC pissed off face on Jerry Jones.

What a miserable call on Webster there. The little jam at the line of scrimmage had no effect on the play yet the ref's gotta put the game (essentially) in his hands and throw the flag. Brutal.

QUOTE(thedoctor @ Jan 13, 2008 -> 11:23 PM) way to state the obvious. we've only been talking about this from the preseason up until now. remember, illinois did lose at home to tennessee state. i don't think anyone was making the argument they were talented. Not to stir the pot here, but I believe somebody in this thread predicted a second-place Big Ten finish for U of I.

QUOTE(Brian @ Jan 13, 2008 -> 10:56 PM) And Julius Jones is not very good. Yep. Name for me any running back who would've done anything worth a damn this year behind the Bears offensive line. Add in the QB situation and our crap-ass offensive coordinator and really, it'd be tough to judge any running back given all those circumstances. Before the Bears start talking about getting their "franchise QB" or "franchise RB", they best rebuild that offensive line or else you're going to see more 'failures' like Grossman and Benson.

Rivers is a prick, but it was tough NOT to root for San Diego with both LT and Gates out for the Chargers. And Indy's defense is a shoe-in for the "Suck-Off" award for failing to stop San Diego's offense playing without Gates, LT and Rivers.

QUOTE(Alpha Dog @ Jan 13, 2008 -> 08:33 PM) When I said "But you can't ignore his other positions because you are enamored with one of them" he replied "You know what Alpha, I can do exactly what you suggest I can't." So yes, he did. No, he didn't -- he clarified and said that while he may not agree with some of his other 'positions', he feels the constitution one is the most important point. You've taken that quote completely out of context.

That was a nice hometown job by the guy working the scoreboard -- 2:01 left on the clock forces SD to run one play before the two-minute warning.

QUOTE(Alpha Dog @ Jan 13, 2008 -> 06:59 PM) Look, you said you were going to ignore everythign else except his stance on the constitution, so what else is there to discuss? Since I absolutely hate when people do this... No -- Yasny did not say that. He said this: (Bolded for what I thought was the most emphasized part of that sentence, not Yasny -- just a FWIW.)

QUOTE(santo=dorf @ Jan 13, 2008 -> 12:07 AM) Dude, the carrot thing was supposed to be like Buggs Bunny. It was a cartoonish version of a cliche action films. Buggs Bunny = Cartoons. Get it yet? I was gonna say... I was laughing basically the whole movie. If you were still thinking you were seeing a 'serious' movie after about the first five minutes, well then... I don't know, that's just very hard to believe.

Luke Harangody has to be one of the most unheralded big men in the country. He's a player -- bit of a whiner but he's tough. Marquette took care of business, though -- pounded those Irish bastards.

Marquette vs ND tomorrow. I have a feeling ND is the better team, but luckily the game will be played in Milwaukee in front of a sold out crowd. Hopefully Dominic James is at least 90% for tomorrow, too -- he, McNeal and Hayward need to step up big.

QUOTE(ptatc @ Jan 11, 2008 -> 09:25 PM) I disagree. The one thing club doesn't need is a guy who strikes out alot. We have enough trouble with that. I love his defense but he is not a good fit for the club. You're looking at what he can't do rather than what he can do, which is run the bases extremely well (I believe he rated very highly according to Bill James, which encapsulates more than just stolen bases), plays above average (albeit declining) defense and hits well for a CFer. This contract is also nice in case Balta is right and Cameron tests postive again -- the club option for next year is another nice perk for the Brewers. And yes, that is a tough lineup, except for catcher. And if Kendall can hit like he did with the Cubs (.362 OBP, albeit in less than 200 ABs), that's not a terrible "worst hitter" to have in your lineup.

Kudos to Milwaukee -- that's a move that will improve their defense and add a decent bat. A one-year deal with a club option would've been the PERFECT move for the Sox, but I digress.

Anyone, by chance, listening to The Score?

What's the general thought about Cam Barker? I thought he's played better the past couple games, but that comes with a few 'reservations' (for lack of a better term) -- first, I'm not the best at judging defensemen in the first place (positioning, decision-making and anything else) and second, it could just be that Richmond and Zyuzin have been SO BAD that just about anyone else back there is going to look decent in comparison to them. I'm not saying he's played great hockey by any means, but I thought he's gotten a bit better since when he was first called up. Yet he gets ripped at the 300 Level. So am I way off base here or is the general 'negative' attitude of the 300 Level wrong?