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this is getting me really excited.

Iowa has a reasonable way of doing redistricting.

Totally. I'm probably overly optimistic about Josie and Franklin next year. But our defense might get absolutely shredded, so who knows.

QUOTE (ZoomSlowik @ Dec 1, 2011 -> 04:22 PM) Well sure, if you don't really want to see basketball until 2014. Come on zoom, the sign and trade wasn't exactly "53% or we don't play" line in the sand.

QUOTE (ZoomSlowik @ Dec 1, 2011 -> 04:13 PM) Money. The superstar thing was among the many side issues. It also appears that they did make it a bit more financially disadvantageous to switch teams between new sign-and-trade and extend-and-trade rules and at least for now the lower max salary when switching teams (all of these guys have salaries higher than $14.5 mil right now, so they can still get raises if they stay). They should have eliminated sign and trade alltogether if they wanted to keep incentives high for that fifth year.

I have to say again, what the hell was the reason for this lockout? Wasn't it to prevent these superstars forcing trades to where they wanted to go?

sigh...what was this lockout for again?

The bulls aren't going to make 2 huge trades in the month leading up to the season.

How dare Illinois run a clean program!

QUOTE (dasox24 @ Nov 30, 2011 -> 10:41 PM) Hey Mizzou fans, yall should definitely consider making the trip to Knoxville next Fall. 11/10. Mark it on your calendars. Where is this schedule? I'd be more likely to make a trip to nashville, sorry to say.

ick, washington state?

QUOTE (iamshack @ Nov 30, 2011 -> 07:21 PM) The University actually came out and said they were very pleased with what he said, which I found to be quite surprising. I think they were referring to his remarks on sunday where he was contrite for implying that this accuser was doing it for the money. But then he comes out with his arrogance showcase last night.

QUOTE (caulfield12 @ Nov 30, 2011 -> 02:12 AM) Winter's Bone? Right. I'm talking everyday poor that also isn't a focus on the nobility of being poor in that condescending way. Even with that, her character obviously had an education and knack for creativity (the bakery)...that would clearly separate her from the chronically poor/underemployed, like former GM/Ford/Chrysler assembly line workers in Michigan whose jobs have all been outsourced over the last 20 years. Pursuit of HappYness would also be close to this idea of portraying a poor but hard-working family fairly realistically...although obviously it has the Hollywood-ized happy ending. Winter's Bone, nice choice.

Boeheim should be fired for his attrocious media appearances. They've been insensitive and inappropriate.

QUOTE (KyYlE23 @ Nov 30, 2011 -> 12:36 AM) I understand the personnel is not the best in the WR department, but we see many examples week in week out where he totally outsmarts himself and goes away from the true weapon of the offense, his running backs. He ran Forte 12 times and Barber 10 times against Oakland. If the quarterback is rattled and throwing stupid interceptions, and as you say the wide receivers suck, then why run a pass happy offense? And it isn't as if this is the first time he pulled that s*** and it cost the Bears. Right, but a pass happy offense would be fine on a different team. When he's reigned in, I think he does a pretty good job. But that said, Tice knows a lot about blocking schemes and has been a HC before, I see no reason why he couldn't do better focusing just on offense.

QUOTE (KyYlE23 @ Nov 29, 2011 -> 11:23 PM) I dont know that Tice would be a good OC, he has really only been an offensive line coach and head coach his entire career. And if the personnel that Martz needs to succeed is all HOF-worthy offensive players, then thats just too bad. I am not a martz fan, but clearly more than 1 receiver that can run a route AND catch the ball, would be more ideal for that offense.

QUOTE (KyYlE23 @ Nov 29, 2011 -> 10:51 PM) yea baby, here comes the Roy Ratio I know that's a joke, but I think Tice would be a good OC. We just never gave martz the personnel he needed to succeed, basically only 1 team in history has... and Tice would be a much better fit.

QUOTE (Jenksismyb**** @ Nov 29, 2011 -> 10:19 PM) Even in a shortened season I'd be worried about Roy's knees suddenly going out. I'm going to say this again, you should be MORE worried about this in a shortened season.

The ownership has nobody but themselves to blame. But nonetheless, football is now far and away the most popular american sport, a talented organization should make a fortune there in tv revenue alone.

QUOTE (KyYlE23 @ Nov 29, 2011 -> 05:37 PM) he will probably pull a stunt like the Oklahoma City Thunder did to Seattle. give the city an ultimatum that is very hard to meet, then say "look at this new facility they are offering in LA...... see ya" Which absolutely should happen. Nobody in jax will even notice. The 2nd largest market in the country without a football team is a joke.

MOVE THAT TEAM.

Del Rio got the axe...about 4 years later than he should have, but oh well. Black hole franchise.

QUOTE (Quinarvy @ Nov 29, 2011 -> 10:48 AM) Going on Mizzou's student TV station tomorrow as a football analyst. Oh boy. Please tell me you won't feed into the perpetual student fantasies of firing every offensive coach.

QUOTE (NorthSideSox72 @ Nov 29, 2011 -> 03:11 PM) Actually you do see plenty of movies focusing on poor people - but they are EXTREMELY poor, like in some form of dystopia, or they came crashing down from some great height, or it is in some 3rd world country. You are right though that you don't see a lot of American films focusing on poor Americans. Right. I'm talking everyday poor that also isn't a focus on the nobility of being poor in that condescending way.

QUOTE (caulfield12 @ Nov 29, 2011 -> 01:06 AM) Agreed, but they still needed the plot device of framing her against Rose Byrne's uber-rich but patently unhappy inside character. I was trying to think of a movie where the character is in a similar or worse predicament in the beginning, movies like Pretty Woman, for example. Or Shawshank, which is obviously a very different genre of movie. Blah, in pretty woman they added the bulls*** "oh but it was her first night as a prostitute" line. I think Bridesmaids resonates more because she is "falling behind" her friends and is trying to keep up. Swingers actually hit on being poor and young better than most. It's just ridiculous that I'm struggling to find any movies where the characters are poor and them being poor isn't a stereotype. ...where the heart is? Has it come to this? Even look at the League, those dudes are all comics who struggled for years, and first shot they get they create themselves all as uber succesful. Being poor sucks, but it's also where a lot of comedians inspiration comes from. Yet it's not represented in cinema often.