fathom

Jerry Meyer changed his pick back to Kansas for Alexander

Correct me if I'm wrong, but the Sox would be losing a lot of their draft allotment money if they lose their 2nd round pick.

QUOTE (bigruss22 @ Nov 14, 2013 -> 07:45 PM) Yea, I'm not really sure how to interpret her article. I don't think she would even put her opinion out there if Cliff didn't like it, he pretty much is controlling what she's reporting (benefiting both parties right now). If KU really has lost out on Jones/Okafor then they will push for Cliff and do anything necessary to get him, that scares me (think Wiggins over UK last year). I can't count them out because who knows what they had up their sleeves this past week. Meanwhile, Illinois makes so much sense for him and Groce has done a great job recruiting him. I'm trying to temper my hopes because this recruitment has been as crazy as any in terms of guesses to where he's going. Cliff has played this recruitment perfectly in terms of drumming up excitement for his decision, it's aggravating as an Illinois fan but I understand why he's doing it. Which makes Rooks reporting Kansas was out last night even more confusing.

Bama for Hand

Lots of buzz about the Tigers trying to get Joe Nathan Jon MorosiVerified account ‏@jonmorosi Sources: Mutual interest has developed already between Tigers and free agent closer Joe Nathan. Nathan has Detroit high on his wish list.

QUOTE (Balta1701 @ Nov 11, 2013 -> 11:13 PM) Considering what Hahn said about the payroll being ~$85 million in reports today, it seems hard to figure out how they could sign anyone to more than a league-minimum deal on the FA market to supplement that positionl. Yikes, I hadn't seen the 85 million dollar projected payroll until you mentioned it. That's pretty scary if true.

QUOTE (Balta1701 @ Nov 12, 2013 -> 12:09 AM) If they're not going to sign Salty or McCann, I'd very much consider this. I'd still look to see if I could swap one of them for a LH hitting backup or see if a better option is available via trade, but if this is a true "rebuilding" year, then it makes sense to throw them out there and see if either of them can learn to hit big league pitching. I'd prefer that to a 1-year stopgap like AJ. Considering what Hahn said about the catching failure that happened last year, it seems hard to imagine they'd go into the year with the same two mediocre players behind the plate.

QUOTE (Baron @ Nov 11, 2013 -> 11:59 PM) Seems Merkin hints at the possibility of Flowers starting at catcher next year.... I don't think there's a chance in hell they go into next year with Flowers/Phegley as the catcher/back-up

I never understood why you don't just kick a low liner at the center man in those situations. Oh well, hopefully McCown starts next week.

Horrible, horrible play on the 2pt conversion. Forte's had no running room all game. This game falls squarely on the coaches for playing Cutler.

haha, now McCown??

Wow, way too easy on 3rd down there. Really disappointing game, as some of the big named guys played awful today (Forte/Peppers)

Time to put McCown in

Myles Jack for UCLA is quite the offensive/defensive threat!

QUOTE (fathom @ Nov 10, 2013 -> 02:19 AM) Tuitt ineligible for first half of BYU game now Maybe not, saw on twitter it might only be for this game.

QUOTE (LittleHurt05 @ Nov 10, 2013 -> 02:33 AM) It will be intriguing to see what happens with the coaching search. It's such a high profile job, you can't just hand it to Orgeron. And the question is, are they playing better because the new coach is doing do well or because the old coach was that much of a cancer. It's not a roster devoid of talent. They're also playing better because they've played some pretty awful teams. There's no doubt Kiffin sucked though. Heismanpundit.com, who has a lot of connections to USC, states daily that there's no chance Orgeron gets the USC job.

QUOTE (Chilihead90 @ Nov 10, 2013 -> 02:15 AM) In full speed from the original TV angle it looked bad, but upon further review from other angles it was CLEARLY not targeting. And the refs actually checked out the video reviews and still got it wrong. Tuitt ineligible for first half of BYU game now

QUOTE (Chilihead90 @ Nov 10, 2013 -> 03:04 AM) Wow, what a horrendous call in the ND/Pitt game. ND's best defensive player, Tuitt, has been ejected from the game because the Pitt QB lowered his head as he was hit by Tuitt. How f***ing bad. Agreed, shouldn't have been an ejection. Leading with the helmet is one thing, but that was not targeting.

QUOTE (Buehrle>Wood @ Nov 10, 2013 -> 02:48 AM) These CBS announcers are so incredibly biased for Alabama over LSU. LSU completed a very long pass earlier in the quarter, and Verne completely no-sold it.

QUOTE (IlliniKrush @ Nov 9, 2013 -> 02:53 AM) Someone here clearly doesn't like Tate, but he continues to impress. Didn't see the game, but his box score was very underwhelming. 18 minutes, 2 points and 2 assists

Jabari Parker looks phenomenal

Gus and Raftery doing games together all year....yes please!

Supposedly Gatewood has struggled to make contact this summer. It would be great if someone's stock like Kolek blows up next year so there are 3 players worthy of the first pick (like this year)

Incredible play by the new Montana/Rice connection

QUOTE (Soxfest @ Nov 5, 2013 -> 04:06 AM) A breath of fresh air from watching Jay Cutler