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QUOTE (LittleHurt05 @ Nov 28, 2012 -> 09:20 PM) Boise State wins at Creighton The Valley has had a really awful week. No bueno.

Hey 4 and 1 Salukis!

QUOTE (Steve9347 @ Nov 28, 2012 -> 03:56 PM) 90% of the league was juiced up. The All-Time HR leader not being in the Hall is frankly stupid. most hits ever? not in the Hall most hrs ever? not in the Hall the Hall? pointless This I agree with.

I certainly wouldn't be surprised if Piazza was juicing but to use the round he was drafted in as evidence is quite ridiculous.

QUOTE (witesoxfan @ Nov 28, 2012 -> 11:11 AM) I honestly don't like Barkley that much. He's not a bad QB, but I don't feel he shows great poise and awareness in the pocket. I think he is more on the lines of someone like Sam Bradford. But I agree otherwise, it can be one or two breaks a game. The Bills are 2 plays away from being 6-5 right now as opposed to 4-7 and, for all intents and purposes, out of the playoffs. They're also 2 plays away from being 2-9 instead of 4-7 and a new coaching staff and front office management team coming in. You can pretty much do this for every single team in the NFL. It's a tight margin. Agreed on all of this.

QUOTE (ZoomSlowik @ Nov 28, 2012 -> 10:37 AM) Did you not watch the game last night? Maryland put up 49 in the second half and Indiana is a hell of a lot better. Seriously, you sure you're not a closet NU fan? Even I have my doubts after they struggled through the last few games. As for the other stuff, IU is the best right now because just about every other team with talent is losing. Their offense is awesome, the jury is still out on the D. It's REALLY early to crown Michigan as a legit team, especially considering they let NC State shoot 57% from the floor last night. They're not a great defensive team, they go with one big most of the time, and they're only about 6 deep with quality players, 3 of which are freshman that'll likely have some rough games. Indiana is definitely better at the moment but Maryland is damn good. They'll be competing for the acc title.

Yeesh, IU is good but they're not some juggernaut. They'll lose at least 3 in the big ten.

Well Maryland is legit very talented but different year, same crap for NU.

QUOTE (greg775 @ Nov 27, 2012 -> 01:38 PM) The offseason might be time to legitimately discuss the actual value of a hitting coach aside from providing all the tools night and day for players: tapes, access to hitting apparatus, etc. We go from Walker to Manto, yet the team still was station to station and still only won when we hit home runs. Was there an improvement? Was there increased value? I say no. Players: Dunn - he did improve in home run bomb totals but still whiffed a ton and still had horrific batting average. Was Manto the reason he made contact 30 more times and got the ball up in the air? Maybe. Advantage Manto. Beckham - He stunk again. Manto made no difference. Lexi - He did not have a good year. Manto made no difference. Youk - As a veteran surely did not listen much to Manto. He definitely didn't revitalize his hitting under Manto. Manto made no difference. Viciedo - He had the same bad tendencies at the plate, swinging at everything, although amazingly he drew as many walks as Rios. He did not look like he had a clue at the plate, albeit only a rookie. Manto made no difference. DeAza - Decent enough year, but nothing special to make you think Manto created some special player. Manto made no difference. If you argue violently on this one, I'd be willing to give Manto some applause on DeAza. Rios - Is Rios Manto's guy? The guy who makes it seem as Manto is great? Or did Rios figure some things out on his own as a veteran? Advantage Manto. AJ - Had a nice power season. Is Manto the reason? Doubtful being AJ is a headstrung veteran, but we'll give it to Manto. Advantage Manto. Paulie - Was streakier than he's been, had that long long stretch of nothingness cause of injury probably. Definitely no better under Manto than Walker. Manto made no difference. Lilly - Terrible before we let him go. Manto made no difference. Hudson - No reclamation under Manto. Flowers - Did pretty well for a young guy but did he seem like a guy blossoming under a new hitting coach? No. Manto made no difference. So in conclusion did Dunn's increased home run totals and Rios' outstanding season and AJ's excellence mean Manto is some sort of guru? That he is that much better than Walker? Three veterans' improvement?? I say No. I say Walker and Manto are the same guy, folks. They are capable hitting coaches who provide the tools but it's the player who swings the bat. This is not an attack at Manto, but more a defense of Walker and more a commentary on the hitting coach position. It is my belief they don't matter that much. If they did, well, Manto has all offseason to fix Beckham, doesn't he? I don't think you'll find anyone on this site that will tell you that a hitting coach makes a huge difference. That being said a change was needed and the way you come to your conclusions is just so bizarre, "well 3 of our guys were MUCH better this year but I think that proves my point that hitting coaches don't matter."

Going to the NU-Maryland game tonight. Should be fun.

I basically need a whole winter wardrobe. Not really sure what I want.

QUOTE (SexiAlexei @ Oct 22, 2012 -> 10:55 PM) This might seem weird, but does anyone have any experience with hidden cameras? I have had a lot of weird stuff happen in my apartment, and I'm looking for something to record what is going on. I've had stuff on in my apartment that I wouldn't turn on, stuff that looked like it was moved around, my tv was on channels I'd never watch... And when I got home today I went to make popcorn, and my microwave was unplugged... None of this makes sense. I'm looking for something that would record my front door but also have decent images. Any advice would be appreciated. So the same type of thing happened to us tonight and I remembered back to this post. And our landlord fits the same description as yours. f***in bizarre.

Moved to 8 and 4 and would need some crazy s*** to happen to not get in the playoffs at this point. Yay.

Rooting like hell for UGA now. ND absolutely earned their spot so congrats Irish fans. Johnny football should be your heisman winner though.

QUOTE (kev211 @ Nov 24, 2012 -> 04:13 PM) Your nuts. ND has beaten the same amount of quality opponents as the rest of the top 10. They might not be better than those team, but they deserve their current ranking. Correct. I don't believe that Notre Dame is the best team in the country but they absolutely deserve to be number 1 at the moment.

QUOTE (KyYlE23 @ Nov 24, 2012 -> 11:19 AM) Nope, I looked. Doesnt look like it is covered for SLU or SIU. The only thing listed is radio stations to tune into. Tonite is a huge indicator for me. SIU is really undersized this year, only 3 forwards over 6'6" that play, everyone else is a 6'5" or below guard. Tonite SLU has the size matchup bigtime, their frontcourt is 6'11"©, 6'7"(F) and 6'6"(F). They will be going against a starting lineup of 4 guards and 1 forward Dantiel Daniels, who is 6'6". SIU is going to have to play up tempo and make their shots. Ya I'm not getting excited until they play a real division 1 school(tonight). But the talent isn't as bad as people thought. Early, Daniels and Beane are really fn good. We're not going to be able to compete with Creighton, ISU or WSU but I wouldn't be shocked if they're playing in the 4-5 game in st Louie.

QUOTE (Brian @ Nov 24, 2012 -> 08:25 AM) Show the Billikens, what's up! Even with SLU banged up I fully expect them to win but if we can pull it out ill start to believe that we might not be playing on Thursday come March. Directtv master Kyyle is there any chance this game is on tv tonight?

QUOTE (Rowand44 @ Nov 23, 2012 -> 12:10 PM) I just bought a White Sox iPhone case on Amazon and I think that's the first thing I've ever purchased on Black Friday. Bought the 4th season of Breaking Bad for a whole 9 bucks too.

QUOTE (KyYlE23 @ Nov 23, 2012 -> 03:39 PM) what channel is Creighton/Wisconsin? The dos

QUOTE (Soxbadger @ Nov 23, 2012 -> 02:54 PM) I know, for some reason I think its going to hilariously happen tomorrow. That'd be great.

QUOTE (Soxbadger @ Nov 23, 2012 -> 02:49 PM) That would make a lot more sense then ruining a game because a coach is dumb. The real question is, can coaches be so stupid that this happens again? Yes. Throwing out the challenge flag on a to or touchdown has happened almost every week, it's ridiculous.

QUOTE (Quinarvy @ Nov 23, 2012 -> 02:38 PM) Are you f***ing high? Greg has killed more of my brain cells than booze has.

People watching at Union Station is the greatest thing ever and today it's more of a spectacle than ever!

QUOTE (Soxbadger @ Nov 23, 2012 -> 01:58 PM) That is a truly ironic statement. Creighton v Wisconsin tonight. Boo big ten. Yay Valley!

I just bought a White Sox iPhone case on Amazon and I think that's the first thing I've ever purchased on Black Friday.