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QUOTE (RockRaines @ Nov 4, 2008 -> 07:06 PM) He may be extremely overrated, but he cannot be the worst. And he's still an awesome hitter. I am not surprised he is the worst and his .771 ops last year does not really translate to an awesome hitter. Meanwhile, Arod and his .965 Ops gets the Rex Grossman treatment and is booed on a nightly basis.

QUOTE (Kalapse @ Nov 4, 2008 -> 05:44 PM) So you saw enough of every starting SS in baseball last season that you can rank them all defensively? Really? Well , I use my eyes instead of looking at ERAs. I tell you what, David Aardsma should win CY young every year.

QUOTE (Kalapse @ Nov 4, 2008 -> 05:27 PM) Not a chance in hell. As long as his name is Derek Jeter he'll be out there in the field doesn't matter if he's the worst shortstop in the game or even crippled they would never "disrespect" the great Derek Jeter by insulting is defensive abilities. If the Yankees viewed Derek Jeter the same way the rest of us do then he would have moved to 3B or 2B when the Yanks acquired A-Rod seeing as how Rodriguez was the vastly superior defensive player at the time of the acquisition. Exactly right.

I've been telling Yankee fans for ages how overrated Jeter is on defense. Of course they are too busy booing Arod to understand.

PLEASE! No to Rolen!

QUOTE (nitetrain8601 @ Nov 4, 2008 -> 12:14 AM) Boston is the only one I could think of in the East that I know is better. Orlando is still a decently young team with a lot of upside. I would not call them average. They've just started slow. No, they are average. No point of arguing about this for a couple months though.

QUOTE (DBAHO @ Nov 3, 2008 -> 11:35 PM) Considering we made the conference semi finals last season, don't know why we'd be nothing more than average? Maybe because I can think of 10-11 teams in the west and 4-5 teams in the east better than Orlando.

QUOTE (DBAHO @ Nov 3, 2008 -> 09:31 PM) We should win easily then. Orlando and Chicago are both nothing more than average, so it applies to both teams.

Good to see the Bulls climb back in this one. If you want to make the playoffs you have to beat the average teams.

Howard is a goal-tending machine. Howard will never be a winner like Tim Duncan if he doesn't play smarter.

Classy. Just like the city of Philly

QUOTE (whitesoxfan101 @ Nov 2, 2008 -> 03:19 PM) Program prestige means nothing now with 85 scholarship limits and all the games on television. It's all about who the coach is, because the only thing that makes or doesn't make a program long term in today's college football is the coach. I guess we'll disagree here. Because with the exception of Notre Dame, Program prestige means a lot.

QUOTE (Jimbo's Drinker @ Nov 2, 2008 -> 02:38 AM) What the heck do you mean by an imposter. KU is a basketball school that has developed a half decent football program in the last few years. Will it last, probably not. In the meantime, we are enjoying the surprising success. Please answer me this, when is the last time Nebraska has beaten a top 25 team? Keep getting yourself off to old Tom Osborne videos and welcome to the current state of college football, you know the one where Nebraska is a joke and the imposter Kansas put up over 70 point on them. I guess now that Kansas and the White Sox have won championships in my lifetime, I shouid just stop caring and living in the f***ing past. What kind of fan enjoys watching his program/team suck and used the old "we beat your asses in the 1970's routine. get a life. I struck a chord I see. I will always look back at my teams accomplishments, no matter what. The present state of the program frustrates me as a fan, sure, but it is not the end of the world if they do not succeed in the near future. Kind of like how us White Sox fans felt a strange calmness during the playoffs this year (mostly due to already winning it in 2005) . Also, the Bulls 6 rings got me through all the tough times with them. That's my approach, if you don't like it, I could give a s***. Maybe your disappointed Husker fans are not crying in their beers. In college football the cream always rises to the top. I bet you thought USC and Oklahoma would never be heard of again in the 90's. I'll give you 2 words why you can't keep a good progam down: Program Prestige.

Nebraska VS Kansas Kansas has also played a game with the Nebraska Cornhuskers as early as 1892, and annually since 1906.[9] This gives Kansas the second- and third-most played college football games in existence. KU is only 23-88-3 all-time against the Cornhuskers (as of 2007), and from 1969-2004 the Huskers rang up 36 consecutive victories, second longest in NCAA Division I (only Notre Dame's streak over Navy was longer). That streak ended on November 5, 2005, when Kansas defeated Nebraska 40-15 in Lawrence. They also beat Nebraska 76-39 in Memorial Stadium on November 3, 2007. This was the largest number of points ever surrendered by a Nebraska team; the Jayhawks also set records for most points against Nebraska in a half (1st half, 48 points) and quarter (2nd quarter, 27 points). The 95 points scored by the Jayhawks in 2006 and 2007 combined is the largest consecutive two-year total in the series. Also, the 32 points scored in an overtime loss at Nebraska on September 30, 2006, was the most by any Jayhawk team in Lincoln since 1899, when KU won 36-20 in the two teams' eighth all-time meeting.[10]

QUOTE (Jimbo's Drinker @ Nov 2, 2008 -> 01:16 AM) Boy I hope my imposter Jayhawks kick the living crap out of the glorious and proud Cornhusker again next week. I do not see Nebraska returning to glory for a long time. The jayhawks may be the biggest impostor program of the last 20 years. Of course, Nebraska doesn't have to do much for the rest of my lifetime for me to be satisfied. 3 National titles in my lifetime. I'm willing to bet you won't be able to say that about your jayhawks if you live to see 90.

QUOTE (Shadows @ Nov 2, 2008 -> 01:00 AM) Ok well having a winning season every year and going to Bowls every season still doesn't make them an impostor program.. they have been good for a while now I think you just tossed them in there because of how much Nebraska blows as a way to defend that Texas Techs downfall has been playing the elite teams and losing in the Big 12, however this year they got Texas. I doubt that they can beat Oklahoma State, Oklahoma, and then the Big 12 title game but I hope they do. Either way, they aren't impostors. Missouri and Kansas on the other hand, you are dead on with them. Fwiw, I can see tech contending for a long time. The really have been consistently good for a while. It would not surprise me in the least if the stayed at the elite level. So I do retract my statement. Something I can't say for Kansas or Mizzou.

QUOTE (Palehosefan @ Nov 2, 2008 -> 12:35 AM) Well that was fun, have been at the stadium since 7 AM this morning for gameday. As for the Tech program. They have been consistently good for about 20 years now. Just haven't had the talent to take it to the next level until the past few years. "good" gets you to the Insight Bowl. I can see them in the title game this year though.

QUOTE (Shadows @ Nov 2, 2008 -> 12:04 AM) And how is Texas Tech an impostor program? They have been winning steadily for years now.. in fact They have never been a title contender before this year. Look over the years, they usually lose 4-5 games a year. Sure , that's a winning record and looks good on paper. But, this is not the NFL and any half ass team can finish with winning record due to selective scheduling the first 4 games. (Example: 2008 Nebraska)

QUOTE (danman31 @ Nov 2, 2008 -> 12:02 AM) Right. Well good thing they are a joke of a program now so I can laugh at them while I can. Are you a Nebraska fan or something? I just made a comment about a team going down 28 points in less than 6 minutes. That's disgustingly horrible and I am going to mention that. yeah I am. It's been a humbling 4-5 years now. But they will be back. In fact, I went to a game where Nebraska beat Oklahoma 69-7 in 1997. I recall my uncle at the time mentioning how he always wanted to go to an Oklahoma-Nebraska game but never imagined the rivalry would be so lopsided. Now the tables have turned and I am sure they will turn again ....and again.

QUOTE (danman31 @ Nov 1, 2008 -> 08:37 PM) Haha Nebraska. Give up a TD in no time to go down 7-0. First play on offense, pick 6. 14-0 OU. 2 plays later Nebraska fumble. OU scores on the ensuing drive in 3 plays. 2 plays later ANOTHER pick. One play later 28-0. Pffft. I'd be willing to bet whoever the team it is you root for probably does not have 10% of the program success Nebraska has had. You're probably a little jealous of Nebraska and love to see them down. They will be back. Oklahoma had it's down years, USC, Florida st ect. The impostors like Kansas, Missouri, Texas Tech, Maryland all come back down to earth after their 2 year runs.

QUOTE (knightni @ Nov 1, 2008 -> 12:21 AM) Who the f*** gave Tyrus Thomas the chance to go 2-17? Del Negro. He was attempting shots like he had never shot a basket in his life. quit crying. we didn't have a chance to win anyway. I'd rather see tyrus go 2-17 ( in a game we never had a chance to win) then rot on the bench. The entire team sucked, tyrus just sucked a little more.

QUOTE (WilliamTell @ Oct 30, 2008 -> 07:38 PM) Singletary has had a controversial start to his coaching career.

QUOTE (knightni @ Oct 30, 2008 -> 02:13 PM) I think that they'll start well in '09, but falter near the All Star Break. Their bullpen will blow up. 2006 white sox?

Blu ray will only fall if something far superior emerges.

QUOTE (Texsox @ Oct 30, 2008 -> 03:14 PM) Hate to see a future Hall of Fame player* cut like that. WOW! Put down the TOBY HALL Koolaid!