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QUOTE (Balta1701 @ Jan 8, 2013 -> 08:27 PM) 1. It doesn't need to cover an explosion of campfires. A single wildfire can cost millions of dollars to fight. Last year, the government budgeted $400 million for wildfire fighting, and blew through all of that money for the first time (thank you CO2 for your assist on that). To cover the losses, Congress took money from those same programs, prevention programs, forest control programs, etc. (which of course, is the ol cutting off your nose to save your face trick). If you prevent a single wildfire, you can save millions of dollars. Tens of millions if you prevent a wildfire that threatens or destroys structures. That's the cost-benefit analysis here. 2. Let's say we cut campfires, but we get a 0.1% rise in the obesity rate as a consequence of the outdoor education campaign. Now you've caused a nice increase in health care costs. That's yet another tradeoff to consider. None of this is related to whether smoky the bear is doing anything to reduce future wild fires.

QUOTE (Balta1701 @ Jan 8, 2013 -> 06:14 PM) Unless of course the end result is more wildfires due to fewer people getting the message. In which case, you'll sacrifice this and Medicare in order to pay for disaster assistance and firefighting. What are the odds smokey the bear is between us and an explosion of camp fires. What about we encourage states to have 1 quarter of phys ed cover outdoor education. Seems worthwhile.

I don't think the regular season would mean less. The problem with college basketball is you have 30 plus games for hundreds of teams across the country, and the games are on odd times nobody can track. That's what waters down the regular season. Everyone knows when football is on. And even at 16 spots with conference births for mid majors...that would still be very limited.

QUOTE (KyYlE23 @ Jan 8, 2013 -> 05:52 PM) Come on shack, call up house hunters and have them tour you around Vegas looking for a MCM home. Ha, to get on Househunters you'll need to have already closed on your house, they then show you other available houses you are not going to purchase.

QUOTE (iamshack @ Jan 8, 2013 -> 06:50 PM) Haha...some of the furniture is very interesting, that is for sure...I have liked the furniture as well, but tend to go with the more contemporary takes on pieces from that era. If you have grandparents that have furniture from this time period though, buy it all off them and put it in a UHaul and come out to California and sell it, because these pieces are going for mucho deniro right now. I don't know about comfort being distant to style though...a lot of what drives the mcm philosophy is integrating nature into the home...lots of windows and natural light, clean lines, an emphasis on landscaping that includes the extensive use of trees and water. But I suppose you are right in the sense that much of the furniture from the era is somewhat spartan due to it's minimalist nature and straight lines. It is broad, when I think of it I'm usually imagining the clean angles, metallic frames and big windows more likely to be found where you are talking about. When seeing homes that style in suburbs it's a little jarring. I like the prairie home style from FLW much more in the Chicago area.

When done well, I find them very interesting. I'd be nervous to own one just because I'm unsure I could pull it off, you really have to commit to that design in the interior as well.

Key quote: "And if an assistant coach believes that there’s no serious interest in hiring him, he has no duty to accept the invitation to interview."

QUOTE (StrangeSox @ Jan 8, 2013 -> 06:04 PM) In the context of "we need to cut the deficit," it's absolutely stupid to talk about programs costing $30k a year while you're failing to offer anything really meaningful and specific that you want to cut. Sure, program efficacy should always be evaluated, but that's not what McConnell is doing here. He's talking about wasteful government spending in the context of the looming debt ceiling and offering up a program that's 0.0000000081% of the budget that no one will care about. Yeah but if these will be the programs to ceremoniously sacrifice in order to keep social security and medicare fine, I'll play ball.

QUOTE (StrangeSox @ Jan 8, 2013 -> 05:53 PM) It's been $200k over the course of several years. That's one person making about $30k a year if that's the trade-off you're looking for. That's about the salary for park employees. I think the point stands. Just because it may be a miniscule part of the budget doesn't mean you don't need to question whether it's best served elsewhere.

QUOTE (Quinarvy @ Jan 8, 2013 -> 05:38 PM) What the f***... Just remember, none of this has been verified elsewhere.

QUOTE (iamshack @ Jan 8, 2013 -> 04:29 PM) Yeah, I feel much better about them interviewing a lot of candidates rather than jumping on a guy like Marrone immediately. I'm just a bit worried we'll outsmart ourselves and hire like some random linebackers coach or something that turns out to be a bust. Any coach can turn out to be a bust. But, when the pack hired McCarthy I thought they sealed irrelevancy for 3-4 more years. I don't think anyone saw Harbaugh being the great coach he is. You really don't know.

I'm glad to know we are thoroughly vetting numerous options. I'm starting to really believe in Emery. I was always told a bad plan is better than no plan at all. I think he knows what he's doing but wants to make sure he isn't running with blinders on. I really hope he ends up being for real. But everything he is doing is pretty much what I wanted the bears to do when running a football team. The seeking out of stats, the confidence, considering all options. Now all that he needs is results.

QUOTE (Chisoxfn @ Jan 8, 2013 -> 04:40 PM) Good...KG is one of the biggest douches to ever play. eh, carmelo vs KG, no real winner there.

QUOTE (whitesoxfan99 @ Jan 8, 2013 -> 03:41 PM) So hypothetical based on the SEC's complete dominance of college football, if Alabama wins the SEC with one loss next year, and there are two undefeated teams from other conferences, would you vote for Alabama to go to the national championship game? I would put Alabama in without a doubt at this point. Undefeated in a BCS conference? No. Some mid major undefeated? Absolutely.

Well, I doubt we know about the efficacy of the program. Man-created wild fires are a problem in the western us. Is starting awareness as children more helpful than shifting the 200k to signage at parks? Would the 4-5 park salaries you hire provide more assistance in wildfire prevention?

That would be a good move. I wonder if he could recruit, however.

You guys think that's it for Scott Skiles? Or at least hire him for a year and then fire him immediately.

QUOTE (fathom @ Jan 8, 2013 -> 05:05 AM) So, do you think Gameday is going to be at the Alabama/TAMU game next year? At college station? Hell yes.

QUOTE (RockRaines @ Jan 8, 2013 -> 05:02 AM) Rule #1 in college football, never bet against Saban in bcs title games. True, but in hypothetical good ball being played, TAMU finished the strongest.

For the record SEC will be what, 6-3 in bowl season. That's pretty good. LSU and FLA with clunkers but they were inconsistent all year.

QUOTE (fathom @ Jan 8, 2013 -> 04:59 AM) The 4 best teams in college football right now, IMO, are Alabama, Oregon, TAMU and Stanford. Absolutely, but I still think at this point in time TAMU would beat all of them.

Guys Taylor Martinez said Big Ten defenses are better than SEC defenses. SEC sucks!

Mizzou at least had a field goal at half. #nationalchamps2013

QUOTE (mr_genius @ Jan 8, 2013 -> 02:48 AM) could have been another lucky Te'o interception LOL Te'o miss tackle

Here is the good NYT piece on it, which was much more thoroughly reported. http://www.nytimes.com/2012/12/17/sports/h...?pagewanted=all Note, that there was a local blogger that did a lot of work to keep this in the spotlight, has her name on the blog, and lives in the town taking all the heat. Takes a little more courage.