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QUOTE (jphat007 @ Jan 8, 2010 -> 11:38 PM) Of course not. KW didn't wait and he ended up losing and now we have one of the worst offenses in the majors and Andrew Jones as our DH. If it's true that we're really at our budget, then it amazes me that we decided to bring in Teahen and use up 4 million of our free dollars for such a marginal player. You can say the same about the 2 million for Vizquel/Kotsay.

QUOTE (jphat007 @ Jan 8, 2010 -> 10:17 PM) Royals signed OF Scott Podsednik to a one-year, $1.75 million contract with a $2 million club option for 2011. ARE YOU f***ING KIDDING ME??! AND NOW WE HAVE JUAN f***ING PIERRE!?!?! SERIOUSLY!?!?!?!?!?!?!??!? Wow, that's a great deal for KC. I would have taken that, as much as I've hated Pods, over the Pierre contract.

GT's defensive coordinator fired....there is a God!

Good for Pods. Nice to see his comeback last season result in more money from his family. He was the heart and soul of the Sox last year, and I wish him well when he's not facing the Sox. With that said, I look forward to see Buehrle and Danks pick him off 10 times next year. Also, Greinke's ERA might be below 1 next year, as Pods just dominated him.

QUOTE (SoxFan1 @ Jan 8, 2010 -> 06:10 AM) Don't you think the injury to McCoy also throws Bama for a loop too? You've spent weeks preparing for something and a couple plays into the game, it means nothing. Obviously Gilbert isn't as talented, but it certainly had some effect on Alabama too. Well, Saban said after the game that in the first half, Texas was playing differently than what they had planned for. He said in the 2nd half, that was more of what they had game planned for. With that said, it sure seems like Alabama would have struggled defending the passing game if McCoy stayed healthy with Shipley lighting them up in the 2nd half.

QUOTE (Rowand44 @ Jan 8, 2010 -> 06:28 AM) I'll be the first to say it, I really think Boise could have competed with both these teams. Rip away... Disagree...I don't think Boise is that much better than Cincinnati, and we all saw how Cincinnati looked against Florida. People underestimate how great the Alabama and Florida defenses were this season.

QUOTE (SoxFan1 @ Jan 8, 2010 -> 05:15 AM) No way in hell anyone could say that. If McCoy doesn't get hurt, it's very likely Texas leads at least 10-0 after their first 2 drives. If Texas was able to get Alabama into a game where McElroy has to throw a lot, they win. He's a very mediocre QB, and Texas was getting a ton of pressure on him. But like someone else said, that shovel pass at the end of the first half was just a stupid call by Mack.

No doubt in my mind that Texas wins this game if McCoy stays healthy. McCoy really seems like a genuinely great person.

Barring a Texas comeback, this concludes the most boring college football season in a long time. Terrible Heisman winner, terrible Bowl games, etc.

QUOTE (RockRaines @ Jan 7, 2010 -> 03:45 PM) They are bad, but they have the projected #24 kid in the NBA draft, a 6'10" guy with handles and a shot. Cameron Dollar, former assistant for Lorenzo Romar, is their head coach. No doubt in my mind that he'll be a superstar coach in college basketball in 5 years. He's got tons of connections, both good and bad if you know what I mean.

QUOTE (kjshoe04 @ Jan 7, 2010 -> 03:43 PM) How bad are they? Seattle lost by 21 to Harvard. Harvard's one of the best mid-majors this season.

One minute into the Iowa St/Duke game, and I'll call it: Duke wins

QUOTE (He_Gawn @ Jan 7, 2010 -> 12:28 AM) Hope Hughes for Wisconsin is okay. What happened to Hughes?

QUOTE (knightni @ Jan 7, 2010 -> 01:06 AM) Awful? How so? Wisconsin has 7 points with 7 minutes remaining in the half.

QUOTE (knightni @ Jan 6, 2010 -> 11:41 PM) Wisc vs. MSU tonight is going to be awful

QUOTE (Chisoxfn @ Jan 6, 2010 -> 07:33 AM) Thank you. Iowa f***ing destroyed Georgia Tech. The scoreboard doesn't do it justice. A slow big ten defense mauled one of the premier offenses in the country. EAT s*** and GO HAWKEYES and GO BIG TEN!!!! I agree, Iowa should have easily won by 3 touchdowns. I do find it funny that J. Dwyer, one of the better running backs in the NCAA over the last three years, had the final run of his career be his most memorable....a nice 10 yard run backwards for a near safety.

QUOTE (Chisoxfn @ Jan 6, 2010 -> 07:33 AM) Better team in the 2nd half my ass. yep, I absolutely believe so. Did Iowa move the ball at all in the 2nd half besides up until GT had 10 in the box with 3 minutes left? I thought after the first 2 possessions, Iowa's offense was awful tonight. However, their defense was sensational, and they didn't need more points.

QUOTE (RockRaines @ Jan 6, 2010 -> 04:47 AM) Bulls***, it was the same story of a "prolific offense" that hadn't seen a defense like the top few in the Big Ten. You give Kirk Ferentz 30 days to prepare for a team that relies on deception and overpursuit, and you are toast. Especially when you have a few guys that will play on sunday. They held the #2 Rushing offense in the country to half their production, and their lowest point total all season. Nice job Hawks. I'm not saying you're wrong. GT, IMO, was the better team in the 2nd half (after getting dominated in the 1st half) but 3-4 stupid decisions by GT cost them the chance to win. If these teams play 10 times, Iowa probably wins 7. I said all along it was a bad match-up for GT with Iowa's offensive/defensive lines.

QUOTE (3E8 @ Jan 6, 2010 -> 04:40 AM) I don't know, seems like their problem was that he got injured and then they lost two games Yes, but they were playing awful football when he was throwing all those interceptions. The game against Indiana, for example.

Congrats Hawkeye fans. My 27-13 Iowa prediction was pretty damn good.

QUOTE (3E8 @ Jan 6, 2010 -> 05:33 AM) Iowa is well-coached and plays disciplined Problem for them is their only non-disciplined player was their QB this season.

QUOTE (Heads22 @ Jan 6, 2010 -> 04:31 AM) The Orange Bowl has to be pissed about the teams they get. I'm sure they're happy they got Iowa, as they travel well.

These teams are both pretty mediocre. Iowa's the worst offense GT has faced in 3 months, and GT's players seem to be on drugs tonight. Tons of dumb decisions/penalties.

Wow, that was one of the worst fake FGs you'll ever see. Iowa should be VERY grateful he fumbled it out of bounds.

QUOTE (Heads22 @ Jan 6, 2010 -> 04:09 AM) Wow, game is becoming interesting. Terrible pass by Nesbitt...and then just a pathetic roughing the QB call on GT.