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QUOTE (Balta1701 @ Dec 16, 2010 -> 01:28 PM) Hell, even if they don't bring another arm in: Thornton, Sale, Santos, Crain, Infante, Pena is a (potentially) solid 6 man pen, with a couple guys who can go more than 1 inning (Sale, Pena). I hope...bullpens are nutty.

such nonsense

yep. But that was in post #1. software patent trolls are hilarious. And they win. If you want to run a software company you need to buy every vague patent saying things you might be doing to prevent ridiculous lawsuits.

you guys have any examples? I'm trying to change the world with this thread.

We have serious problems in this country I hope we can stick to addressing them.

Jesus reading the trib you'd think the pats were the greatest team of all time

I disagree, I think majority rules is exactly the way things should pass.

some pretty rich companies have had some pretty ridiculous patent trolling happen against them.

QUOTE (danman31 @ Dec 10, 2010 -> 01:29 AM) Mizzou is really overrated. They're struggling against good, but not great teams and blew that Georgetown game. They might have the worst perimeter d in the country. i think you are wrong.

How 'bout some. Especially for the tech companies. http://yglesias.thinkprogress.org/2010/12/patent-madness/

QUOTE (iamshack @ Dec 9, 2010 -> 03:40 PM) Regardless of whether he hit him in the back of the head, it has been described as unnecessary and a "non-football" move. I think the issue with the hit was what most of us in this thread pointed out - it was completely unnecessary to hit Cutler in that manner. It's pretty clear the NFL is trying to enforce the fundamental method of tackling instead of a take him down however you want free for all. This. This year especially with all that's come out with head injuries I've tried to be reasonable about any flag on hits to the helmet/qb that I'd used to be upset about. Yes, these players get paid well, but I don't think someone should get brain damage just to protect my idea of football.

Mizzou and Vandy last night had a GREAT game. I honestly don't remember a time where a lead was built up over 3 points.

QUOTE (MuckFinnesota @ Dec 9, 2010 -> 12:28 AM) I'm in a bit of a rut. Graduating in May with a degree in Business Administration/Management, and have no interest in pursuing sales, accounting, finance or marketing related jobs. My passion is still there for sports and I've decided that sports information at the university level is the way to go, or to get a job within the university setting closer to home. Unfortunately, I'm not sure if there are any jobs in that. I write well. I communicate decently but I am not energized by people. I was offered a graduate assistantship here but I am not sure if I can stomach two more years of business courses that I won't ever use just to stay here...the only other program is the Master's of Organizational Leadership and I don't think that is helpful to employers. Are there any PR/Communications related jobs or should I just go get a Master's in PR/Sport Management? Also have an interest in education again. Does this situation sound familiar where you're about to graduate and have no idea of what to do next, but want to avoid getting sucked in by these crappy jobs with "unlimited earning potential" or jobs at Enterprise where you are working 50+ hours a week? My only ideas are to either take the grad assistantship and stay in school till I'm 25 for a degree I won't use and will put a C effort into in exchange for work experience in something that I want to do, go home and work part-time while I get an internship or volunteer in the field I'm interested in, or should I just enter the full-time work force doing whatever "they" tell me to do? The economy dictates that you can't be 100% happy in what you're doing anyway since if you have a job you should be happy about it... EDIT: Also thought about career counseling, as sad as that is. I would say to keep your mind a bit more open. There are a lot of things you think may suck that are actually pretty interesting when you have your own stake in the claim. You probably will find the stuff you think is interesting kind of sucks. 2 years later I wouldn't have imagined how interested i'd be in internet start-ups and planning on going back for an MBA.

QUOTE (iamshack @ Dec 8, 2010 -> 04:44 PM) I never said I knew more than anyone about her. Maybe you should stop implying all kind of things from 5 sentences I've written in this thread. It's more a general statement about how mercilessly political and other commentators, including those on message boards, attack people they know nothing personal about while said person is alive, then the complete opposite when said person passes away. Nevermind, you keep feigning sadness like she was your aunt or something and I'll stay out of the thread. I don't recall people mercilessly talking s*** about elizabeth edwards while she was alive.

Mizzou vs. vandy...me and my gf have bets on this as it's our respective schools. I hope mizzou's strength (causing TOs) can dominate Vandy's weakness (TO's)

QUOTE (Jordan4life @ Dec 8, 2010 -> 04:40 PM) lol. You know I like you. But you're pretty naive. I ain't sacrificing no coin for nobody. I can't expect anybody else to. pretty much.

"Not to speak ill of the dead, but she has come off as having quite a few issues of her own from what I have read. Not necessarily just the victim most people think. " "Read game change" I find it incredibly shallow to bring your opinion based off one mark halperin book to act like you know more about her than the rest of us who are sad she passed. We all read the book.

If you are using Game Change to paint your whole view of this person I find that kind of sad. They gave inside stories on really tense moments specifically on the campaign. I guess that drowns out all the personal work she did for so much good. Because she swore at people who weren't doing a good job on the campaign.

QUOTE (Soxy @ Dec 7, 2010 -> 07:41 PM) And now, for the most disturbing "trend" I've heard about in, oh, a million years: stay at home daughters. Man, I wish someone could just take these women into a different environment and show them just how strong and amazing they can be for a week, and see if they go back.

QUOTE (KipWellsFan @ Dec 7, 2010 -> 04:42 AM) A lot more satisfying if he can also get START and or DADT. I really hope that people weren't holding back a yes vote for repealing DADT to get tax cuts. "Gays in the military will be the end of our dominance as we know it, everyone will be distracted by everyone being gay all the time, gay gay, oh tax cuts? They're alright."

Why not st. louis or KC?

check out crede's stats last year.

I think it will be a good bowl game v. iowa but god damn there's no way in hell i'm traveling to arizona.

I really don't think that call was questionable. A blow that hard to the head is clearly done to injure someone. The league is trying to have less of that.

I'm so f***ing sick of Mizzou getting passed over in bowl time.