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And ya, I don't care for Taker of HHH at this point but I thought the HIAC was pretty awesome. The superkick into the pedigree was pretty freaking cool, I didn't see that coming whatsoever and it was executed extremely smooth. HBK is still great.

QUOTE (SoxFan1 @ Apr 2, 2012 -> 01:54 AM) Can someone kind of give me a rundown of which guys are popular and not? Are there any comparisons between the new top guys and the guys from the late 90s and early 2000s? The two guys that are going to get a huge reaction right now where ever they're at, are Cena and Punk. Cena is the most over guy in the company(crowd is loud for him, whether boo's or cheers, mostly boo's now a days) and Punk gets a big face pop pretty everywhere. And ya, you'll have to watch Punk's full body of work and you'll be a fan, it's kind of hard not to be. He was a guy that had a huge online following but wasn't one of the E's biggest stars, then last year happened. Kev gave you a background there but the Summer of Punk was literally the best thing that happened in wrestling in years, it was awesome. Besides Punk and Cena, Sheamus(though he bores the hell out of me) is extremely over as a face, and besides him the guys that probably get the biggest face reactions at this point are "goofballs" like Santino and Ryder. As for heels, I feel like it depends on the day, besides Vicky Guerrero, a lot of heels get a face reaction at this point.

I'm so gonna try out for Big Brother in a few weeks.

QUOTE (kev211 @ Apr 1, 2012 -> 11:10 PM) Nope, I'm enjoying her. Plus I love her so it helps. Ya it's weird, I never thought she was that great looking but the last few months I have fallen in love as well. Take Beth out of that tag match tonight and holy eye candy!

QUOTE (kev211 @ Apr 1, 2012 -> 10:55 PM) The Miz is Awesome. I'm glad they let him pick up the win tonight he needed it badly. Am I the only one that thinks Eve has been playing a really good heel character as of late?

Davis was the best overall player and by far the biggest game changer, he deserved o be the POY.

QUOTE (SoxFan1 @ Apr 1, 2012 -> 10:26 PM) I dunno, when I was a kid I watched The Rock, Undertaker, Triple H, Stone Cold Steve Austin, Mankind, Goldberg, NWO, DX, etc. I don't see any of that in a lot of these newer guys. I feel like Randy Orton could be a superstar but it doesn't seem like they give him the chance to. I also like Sheamus. Oh, and The Miz is freakin awful. No offense bud but you have to watch regularly because your opinions on these guys are just wrong. Punk is amazing, the Miz is fantastic on the mic and Cody is becoming one of the better guys in the business as well. Oh and Orton has been given the ball 47829292838329 times, he was Super Orton for a while there. Anywho, besides the Bryan burial and Show-Cody the show was very fun, even Kane-RKO was damn good. Lesnar tomorrow maybe?

Daniel Bryan and Yes chants are awesome!

I already want my money back. Unreal.

What do you guys think leads off the show? I'm thinkin Bryan-Sheamus maybe?

QUOTE (kev211 @ Apr 1, 2012 -> 08:53 AM) If Austin is fighting at Mania next year it should be vs Punk and no one else. This QUOTE (kev211 @ Apr 1, 2012 -> 08:53 AM) Happy Wrestlemania Day. This QUOTE (KyYlE23 @ Apr 1, 2012 -> 09:06 AM) I have to think it starts with Taker tonite. Lesnar and taker had that very public confrontation after Lesnars second to last UFC bout, if Vince was smart he would work that in immediately. And this.

QUOTE (Rex Hudler @ Mar 30, 2012 -> 09:03 PM) I'm biased, but I'm trying to be fair and reasonable. Davis is a very good player and a great defensive presence, but I just didn't see POY type performances. I saw more than the two games against IU, but those two games stick out to me. He was good, but not POY good. Personally, I think Kidd-Gilchrist is a better player. I love ya Rex but you're just wrong here, buddy.

QUOTE (ZoomSlowik @ Mar 29, 2012 -> 09:43 PM) I'm not sure I'd get down on this class too much since a bunch of the better prospects weren't there. Noel, McGary, Adams and Ledo weren't there and Pollard didn't play. I'd imagine Perea and Tarczewski are better than a bunch of the bigs that were selected too. Nerleans is Anthony Davis part dos.

The Mcdonalds AA game last night was also missing the best player in the class. Oh and hooray John Shurna!

Our bullpen will be one of the top 2 or 3 in all of baseball.

BMac for cy young!

QUOTE (KyYlE23 @ Mar 27, 2012 -> 01:18 PM) UofI gets Groce, and SIU gets Hinson. Yay, everyone happy Our 3rd place Valley finishes and no tourney appearances should be a blast. We'll be regulars in the NIT though!

QUOTE (The Critic @ Mar 27, 2012 -> 01:22 PM) The buildup to "the grandest stage of all" has been dismal. I agree that Cody's been really good, but showing all of Show's embarrassing WM moments for weeks on end can only mean he goes over. Nothing on this card interests me at all. They've even bungled Punk/Jericho into meaninglessness. Raw last night was a snore from start to finish. Brutal. I'm a big Cody fan and if Show somehow goes over...well that would just be stupid. Agreed on Punk-Jericho. They let those two go toe to toe one time, it was f***in brilliant and that's it..Really? Agreed on raw last night. And for one final time Cena has absolutely owned that feud. Not even close.

In other coach searching news the SIU search could not be going in more of an opposite direction than the U of I hunt. Mario Moccia(our ad) has done a great job in keeping the whole thing under wraps, I'm kind of concerned that Robin Ventura might be our new coach...

Nothing against the U of I job cause it is a great job but it only makes sense for him to leave Butler for his absolute dream job.

Santiago isn't going to be the closer. There's still absolutely 0 reason why it shouldn't be Reed but I don't think it will be to start the season.

QUOTE (fathom @ Mar 24, 2012 -> 11:11 AM) Kentucky, in my opinion, is the best overall team since the UCONN team with Okafor, Gordon, etc. (when they were all healthy). If they shoot FTs like Reggie Miller last night, this tournament is over. Give me the 07 Florida squad.

Baylor-Kentucky should be fun. I fully expect the Cats to win but Baylor is one of the few teams in the country that can actually match their talent level, should be a fun one.

QUOTE (IlliniKrush @ Mar 24, 2012 -> 12:58 AM) Drawing up a toss across play to try to get a look from 3 made zero sense. And I hate that he called a timeout when Scott Wood got the rebound running with 3 seconds left to have to throw the ball full court just to get a shot off...

Gottfried has had an amazing year but I absolutely hated everything he did there in the last 30 seconds or so.