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So, I don't like MJ as a person (though my grandma did see him film a Hanes ad in Chicago and thought he was handsome), but Steve's sentence is kind of unfair. While it is terribly selfish to gamble to the point of a family member in trouble, it's not like he wanted his father to die if that scenario would be true.

So, that one issue aside, James Franklin to me was going to be the best hire in college football. I thought if the stanford coach left he was a lock. Penn State will be a tough win for the next few years, and mizzou like gains back an easy win! Woo hoo!

QUOTE (chw42 @ Jan 9, 2014 -> 07:56 PM) Why can't you? From this: http://buzzmobile.us/sprint-apn-settings-android-us/, it looks like you can. Negative. The button is there but it's a grayed out link I can't access.a

QUOTE (KyYlE23 @ Jan 9, 2014 -> 08:19 PM) We laughed at them because we didn't trust the FO, but moving Deng wasn't exactly a startling move, it needed to happen. Really, the guy made a duh prediction at the time when it was in the works and being talked about. Predicting James next move is a lot bigger of a shot in the dark IMO I don't know, I put a 2% chance of us trading Deng. I was shocked.

I just don't think James will do that. He's not going to keep hopping franchise to franchise. It's CLE or MIA, but 99.999% MIA. But, yeah this NYDN thing, I am perplexed by how we're getting beat by this.

QUOTE (Balta1701 @ Jan 9, 2014 -> 02:19 AM) But that would leave them unable to spend that money in March when free agency actually opens. They'd get the dregs in June. Well, couldn't you spend the money "set aside" for rookies, knowing you'll clear up the money for their salary after June 1? edit: this is actually a question, I don't know the answer.

QUOTE (Balta1701 @ Jan 9, 2014 -> 05:48 PM) I think a lot of them can. Japan, for example, is a geographic nightmare. UK/France has a large salt water body between them. This is one place where you might be able to blame a lot of government-related things so you should like it. It's insanely expensive to build infrastructure in the U.S. compared with the rest of the world. Building the same train in the U.S. costs like 3x or more what it costs in Japan, and they're a much bigger earthquake risk to boot. It's probably a lot of factors. Local/provincial issues (I'm not moving my house!), tax issues, feifdoms, environmental requirements, lots of power in the hands of local issues/leaders (my richest constituents use that road every day, how can you put a train line across it), unions, the federal/state budgeting processes, and I'm sure you can add to it. Of course, one counter-point is that it might be easiest to make things like that happen in a country with an extremely strong central government that can shove people out of the way...which fits very well with why China is able to pull off a variety of projects like this today at dramatically lower costs than we can. That may not be the model we want to follow either. This is where infrastructure projects need to begin with this issue. The insanity is when a commission on this was done they couldn't even figure out a specific reason, it's just...all of it.

QUOTE (chw42 @ Jan 9, 2014 -> 04:41 AM) MMS works for me. Make sure your APN settings are correct (depends on your carrier). I can't b/c of sprint. And judging by their dev forums I'm one of many people with this problem.

Can someone let me know when hangouts can actually handle MMS and isn't a garbage app.

QUOTE (fathom @ Jan 9, 2014 -> 04:20 AM) Clarkson buying into his NBA hype? From the parts I saw, it looked like he forgot he had teammates. Looks like it. Whole team was garbage and game was called SEC style.

So in BCS summary, Mizzou had two top five finishes, neither years with a BCS bowl.

QUOTE (fathom @ Jan 9, 2014 -> 04:13 AM) Stunning loss, UGa has been horrible this year. I know they were playing for their coach, who just lost his father. And our players were playing for themselves all night. What a joke. This team is same as last year, will continue to be a garbage watch.

Missouri's about to lose at home to an embarrassingly bad Georgia team. Absolutely horrible loss.

QUOTE (StrangeSox @ Jan 8, 2014 -> 11:26 PM) SF seemed to be more convenient but my experience is pretty limited This is insanity.

It's okay, was just a joke, back to Tanaka.

Will the freed up Luol Deng cash affect how much we have to spend

QUOTE (witesoxfan @ Jan 8, 2014 -> 05:27 PM) I don't know that I'd say that, but I completely understand. Then again, I think, especially with a Cover 2, you can find effective safeties for much cheaper too. Frankly, Cover 2 safeties - if they run a Cover 2 again - primarily just have to play deep zones and tackle. You can find a lot of guys who can do that. You would certainly think so!

QUOTE (Jenksismyb**** @ Jan 8, 2014 -> 05:24 PM) If the Iowa game was any indication, it's going to be called old school with a timely touch foul here and there. It seems like refs have given up with new rules in big rivalry games, wouldn't be surprised if in conference it goes back to normal. For most conferences that's probably good, I'm a little upset if SEC doens't clean it up. I much preferred Big XII basketball than Mizzou's first year in SEC. It was just way too much arm grabbing, clogged lanes and hard hits because frankly a lot of the teams suck and that's how they keep it close.

I think Byrd is great, but I really would like Bears to try and hit on safety in draft to not overpay that position. I could be wrong, but my gut reaction is a lot of the big time FA safety signings have been busts. Doesn't mean all should be avoided, but it just seems like a position you should be able to address as long as you take it seriously in draft and not keep drafting 5th rounders and starting them.

QUOTE (Jenksismyb**** @ Jan 8, 2014 -> 04:08 PM) According to The Wire, that stuff happens all the time. Seriously though, the New York PD just got in trouble for doing this. I'm sure most large PD's do. I do believe this happens, I know for a fact Chicago's "gang related" classification is bogus. I think some violent crimes are reported as misdemeanors and such. I don't think the murder number is baked. Otherwise they wouldn't have allowed 2012, Rahm's second year in office, to happen. For me, if I see something like "Sure murder rate was up, but violent crimes were down!" I'll believe some baking, but even then trends are trends and it's good to see the rate go down. And I want to see it go down again this year. And the next. And the next.

27% from 3pt this year, looks like he's a good fit to replace E. Ross. Sheesh.

Does anyone follow ND basketball? Cameron Bedscheid is rumored to have transferred to Missouri. I was completely surprised by this, haven't heard anything about it prior. Is there any background on this kid? I can see why Haith would target him, looks like we'll probably lose Clarkson and Brown to the draft this year.

QUOTE (StrangeSox @ Jan 7, 2014 -> 08:48 PM) Chicago's Murder Rate Plummeted in 2013, Despite What You May Have Heard Murder rate at its lowest since LBJ, crime rates down in all 22 precincts. I'm glad that's the case. There probably was credence to the heat of 2012 creating a spike, but I'm not sure how much since other metros did not see their drops fall. I don't have a lot of faith in McCarthy or Emanuel, but I hope for the lives of those affected by this violence that we can see Chicago drop to New York levels.

Go for it. This team will be seriously bad. Whewww.

QUOTE (Balta1701 @ Jan 7, 2014 -> 09:47 PM) It's either this year or next. He's under contract through next season, so if he comes over beforehand he'd have to sign a contract including money for a buyout. Most people thought when he was drafted that the 2014 offseason made sense - his buyout declines steadily as his contract gets closer to its end. The question is whether a contract structured around the Bulls mid-level exemption will be enough. It might be, it might not. But one thing worth noting is that Mirotic does have some leverage here too...if he says he is considering staying for the next year unless the Bulls put together a good enough contract for him to come over...that makes sure the Bulls can't skimp on his contract. He might well lose some of that leverage next year because he won't be under contract...but then he'd also have to play another year, risk injury, etc. But in that case he could also get the money that had gone to his buyout. Except all signs are pointing to Real Madrid pushing for an extension and him to sign. The thing we need to realize is Mirotic may well take a paycut to come to the NBA. We need to give him more than MLE to get him, IMO.