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Murray has to spike the ball after that 1st down, that's bad.

QUOTE (witesoxfan @ Nov 30, 2012 -> 10:03 AM) Seriously. He shouldn't even care if she wants to come back. Maybe if they're single and drunk at some point in the future they can hook up again, but I would never, ever, ever date her ever again. Like ever?

QUOTE (jasonxctf @ Nov 30, 2012 -> 09:47 AM) Paging Hector Santiago.... This. Give me Hector over a "low end" starter that we find in free agency.

I love AJ(as I'm sure most do) but it's time to move on. Let Flowers get his chance and find a legit 3rd baseman.

That Humber, Harrell, Clemens playoff rotation is going to be tough in a short series.

QUOTE (fathom @ Nov 29, 2012 -> 07:59 PM) Manti Te'o leading the chants of overrated is quite funny at the end of the game. If Manziel did that, the twitter world would explode saying how classless he is. ND basketball is good though with an extremely easy schedule until conference time. The overrated chant is seriously the dumbest thing ever.

QUOTE (HickoryHuskers @ Nov 30, 2012 -> 06:42 AM) Oh, and Illinois wouldn't? That's a bunch of bulls***. Just get over your jealous hate. Your pathetic school can't beat top ten teams in any sport. Laughs out loud.

f*** you Brees

Be dumber Brees.

Well Brees sucks.

QUOTE (whitesoxfan99 @ Nov 29, 2012 -> 07:38 PM) Absolutely ridiculous. They aren't losing games on purpose, they are just making sure their guys stay healthy and fresh over the course of the season. There is nothing wrong with this. Agreed 100 percent. It's a f***in joke to discipline them for this.

And the Spurs are getting "sanctions" for this, really?

The Spurs starting lineup tonight is fantastic.

QUOTE (WHarris1 @ Nov 28, 2012 -> 10:08 PM) After four years of undergrad with absolutely pitiful sports all around I can only hope that as a grad student this basketball team will bring me some joy. Glad they pulled away in the end as they were clearly the better team. Let's go OSU bring it home for the B1G! You're in f***in grad school now? Holy oldness.

QUOTE (ZoomSlowik @ Nov 28, 2012 -> 11:42 AM) REALLY not buying that. They don't have the backcourt to compete with legit teams. Really disagree with you. I suppose we'll see.

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.