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So long Mark...no matter what jersey you wear, you will always be a White Sox.

QUOTE (iamshack @ Dec 6, 2011 -> 01:36 PM) I was thinking the same, but no one likes to give our system credit for anything, so I wasn't going to try and take on the burden this time...no one is going to do the "Hudson + Holmberg for EJax + Teahen = Stewart" thing here... That being said, regardless of where he came from or how he got here, Santos' success was real, and I would have liked to have gotten another guy back just because of the attrition rate, as Balta has mentioned. It looked to me that the AL was starting to catch up to him 2nd half last year. He wasn't getting SO's at his usual rate. He wasn't wild...batters weren't swinging until he HAD to throw a strike. That's how I saw it.

QUOTE (LittleHurt05 @ Dec 6, 2011 -> 01:26 PM) Not sure if I am a fan of hiring Sumlin. What's his record without Case Keenum as quarterback? I believe it is 1-7. At least that's what it was last year.

QUOTE (Milkman delivers @ Dec 3, 2011 -> 11:36 AM) Agreed. It's not like Paterno (that we know of just yet) where he has heard allegations in the past. Allegedly. EDIT: Meant that for Boeheim, not Paterno.

No, it isn't your problem. You see, Tex lives in the South where people are very nice...to your face. but once you turn around...well, then, all bets are off.

QUOTE (kwolf68 @ Dec 6, 2011 -> 01:08 PM) I suppose so. Haha...still Santos is at least proven at the major league level. Again, my problem is these trades seem to lack levity. Kenny trades multiples of our prospects (from a system that has never been that good since he got here) and we can't get something like that on the flipside? I just don't understand him. I suppose he is living off 2005 like Ozzie did. He's a converted outfielder that seems to throw a hamburgers-ton of strikes. Santos gets people out by being OUT of the strikezone. The league was catching on to that and waited on him. I like Sergio, and I wish him all the best, but, welcome to the fold, Nestor Molina!

QUOTE (Balta1701 @ Dec 6, 2011 -> 01:03 PM) #18 in their system? That doesn't sound right. But #1 in our hearts. Molina is now probably top 5 prospect in the WS system, possible top 3. It's a good start. I could care less about Santos, I think the league was catching up to him. And please, no more, "I think the Sox COULD have gotten more for him," stuff. You don't know that, Kenny doesn't know that, other GMs dont' know that. I'm not defending Kenny, I'm just saying, nobody knows what you COULD get for a player until that player's been done got.

Does opening the envelope and thinking, "Oh, this is what Tex usually sends," qualify as being helpful?

Eric Chavez (Too soon?)

But...but...but...they beat Arkansas State!

QUOTE (bmags @ Dec 2, 2011 -> 12:46 PM) I totally get that. But it would be more like if Financial Times had a source saying that Madoff was doing that, with damning piece of evidence they couldn't verify, and then sat on that and found out later it was all correct. They are being smug about it. But I don't think that if I was reporting the case and couldn't find it to be true, that my instinct would then be, well I should give it to the police if they weren't even investigating at the time. I would probably encourage them to use the police, however. One has to be veeeeery careful though. Because if the evidence turns out to be wrong...and it leaks (which it will, considering the high profile nature of the person's job)...you could be destroying a good person's reputation.

R-O-U-S's? I don't believe they exist.

Just relax people...unions will be busted by 2015...

...like a polaroid picture.

You can't edit interruptions that well. And I know...I'm an editor.

Yule tidings!

Ken Russell Nov. 27th, 2011 Director of such films as Tommy, Altered States, Crimes of Passion and Whore.

QUOTE (Palehosefan @ Nov 30, 2011 -> 10:31 AM) Somebody will be smart to hire him. He has his major positive and negative aspects. Positive: Brilliant offense Doesn't need 4 and 5 star recruits to win Puts fans in seats with his offense and personality Teams play well even against powerhouses Graduates players Neutral: Recruiting is average Schedules easiest OOC schedule in nation. Negative: Defense is an afterthought No fundraising, speaking events, won't play nice with higher ups Always looking for a raise after each season. Which is why a brand new AD won't hire him. I think the best indicator is to look at the AD's track record. Brian Kelly and Butch Jones both came from the MAC. HC experience at mid-major universities that had successful programs. Sooo... I think Dan Doeren, Kevin Sumlin, maybe Chris Peterson (probably couldn't pry him away from BSU), Gary Patterson (probably can't pry him away from TCU)...but that level. The MAC is a coaching hot bed, always has been. I would lean towards a successful coach from there. Because putting people in seats is one thing...KEEPING people in seats is what needs to be done. Mike Leach is all first part, not sure about the second part in a place like Illinois. Also, the Big Ten is still a destination conference for coaches, Illinois isn't necessarily a final destination, but it could be with recruiting hot beds in Chicago and St. Louis. I'd rather have a solid all-around coach then a coach with "flash." But that's just me and I don't donate money to the program.

Boeheim should be fired, as well as the AD and the Chancellor. Not because PSU did it, but because of lack of institutional control. Whether anyone believes in that or not, that's the issue. Whether Boeheim knew or not, isn't the issue, it's that it DID happen under his watch. And the AD. And ultimately, even if the AD and the Chancellor wasn't there at the beginning or even for the whole time, they are currently in charge and therefore need to go. That is if the police decide there's enough to prosecute. There's really no alternative.

QUOTE (fathom @ Nov 27, 2011 -> 10:06 PM) I think it's interesting that Sandusky and Fine were long-time assistants that never took the leap to be head coach. I wonder if this was done on purpose by them to avoid some of the spotlight and keep living their life how they were? Sandusky was head coach-in-waiting...until they found out he diddles little boys. And from some of the accounts, he was pretty upset when informed he wasn't going to be head coach of PSU.

NECKBEARD!

Sorry.

QUOTE (Balta1701 @ Nov 22, 2011 -> 02:52 PM) Probably best we destroy those photos then Quietly, so no one sees... (See what I did there?)

From Errol Morris...pretty cool.

Not unless you have his number.