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Choke away a home game in the last 5 min? Story of the season. If only this was a road game.

QUOTE (Brian @ Feb 11, 2014 -> 04:41 PM) Which defender does Ohio waste on GR3 tonight? Go Salukis! I dont think the Bobcats are showing up to play Michigan.

QUOTE (Jenksismyb**** @ Feb 11, 2014 -> 01:33 PM) Matta could have just as easily become one of the other no-names mentioned in that article. You can't look back at coaching hires like that. Ohio State was not nearly the basketball school ILL has been when Matta got there. He single handedly made it into a destination and one of the top programs in the country. Few remember that OSU had to vacate wins and face NCAA sanctions because of O'Brien. Since he started at OSU, he's been the most dominant coach in the conference when you look at wins, conference titles and conf tourney titles. He has yet to have a season that doesn't top 20 wins. To think he wouldnt do that at ILL is foolish. Even hiring his replacement, MIller, would have been a good move.

Insanity is best if you really want to shred yourself for a few months. Think pre vacation or pre summer then round out your workout. Its a 40 min or so workout where your heart rate is peaked the whole time.

QUOTE (ptatc @ Feb 10, 2014 -> 05:09 PM) This is true but I think it's a little different when someone is there everyday and you know they are gay. I think it will be fine eventually but I can see someone being uncomfortable with it. People generally are uncomfortable with change or the unknown. It's human nature.

QUOTE (Brian @ Feb 10, 2014 -> 04:34 PM) The brown actually wasn't bad but was only on it for like 5 stops. Red is miserable. I just missed the last purple express in the am The summer was a nightmare. At times you were spooning some guy you didnt care to know while your ass was in some girls face. I felt like we were in Japan. I tired to workout at Gold's after work a few times but my guilt from being sweaty and riding the train made that impossible. When I moved to the West Loop I started walking or taking the 20 bus and at that time it was mostly empty because it was before the boom. Pure paradise.

Later total syn. I still struggle on the half moon and my pullups are still so weak. Amazing what a few months off will do to your body.

QUOTE (Brian @ Feb 10, 2014 -> 04:10 PM) Decided to mix up my commute and take red/brown line downtown today. Not doing that again. Too crowded and long. Stop go stop go. I moved to the west loop to get away from riding the brown line. Hell on earth.

QUOTE (Sonik22 @ Feb 10, 2014 -> 03:48 PM) That's my plan. I know I will be able to handle it and I've already accepted its going to suck. Should be a blast At least he zooms in on girls in tight pants half the workout. It helps.

QUOTE (Sonik22 @ Feb 10, 2014 -> 03:09 PM) I'm kind of echoing what others have said pretty much you just need to find a workout and diet plan and stick to it. Hard work and dedication and once you start seeing results it becomes addictive. I let myself go all throughout high school and toward the end of freshman year at SIU I weighed 230 lbs at 5'10". I quit eating fried food, most carbs, and stopped drinking anything with sugar in it besides a few beers on the weekends and started doing lots of cardio at the rec. I lost 70 lbs in 6 months and never really looked back. Went from about 33% bf to 15% bf. I started lifting weights after I lost all the weight and currently (5 years later) weigh around 175 lbs with 11-13% bf. I also used my lifestyle change in college to get where I am now and I'm a personal trainer out here in Naperville. Fitness became my passion and I really enjoy working out. I'm always looking for new routines and ideas to keep things fresh and don't let it get boring. Take yourself out of your comfort zone, because once you get comfortable with an exercise you stop challenging your body. It can be done, buddy, just stick to it and kick ass. On a similar note I've been reading this and finally decided to cave in and start doing "Insanity". Looking for that next challenge. Never done it or anything really similar to it and did the fit test today and that whooped my ass. Should be a fun couple months but want to see if I can take my body below 10% bf before I head to Punta Cana in March. My vacation falls during the one week "rest period" so I guess we will see how it goes. Any support or tips are much appreciated. Here is the deal with insanity: Its going to kick your ass for a little while. Take small breaks as needed and even use the pause button. Eventually your pace will pick up and the super hot girls he trots in front of you wont be making you look like a p****. If you can stick with it for 30 days, the next 30 are easier.

Nice work, impressive amount of dedication shown to make progress like that. Kudos

QUOTE (bmags @ Feb 10, 2014 -> 02:30 PM) Ugh, don't even cover it. I started to forget they existed. I'm sure it will be incredible. They are damning the entire university right now in their words.

QUOTE (SoxFan1 @ Feb 10, 2014 -> 02:39 PM) $280 for a 4-day car rental in Phoenix because I'm 24. That sucks. Enterprise? I would say I have a great discount code for Avis, but I am sure they are 25 and up too.

Ok I watched it. I forgot how little we've progressed through the books.

QUOTE (KyYlE23 @ Feb 10, 2014 -> 02:14 PM) Also, the preview and behind the scenes of GoT season 4 got me pretty stoked for the season. I missed that, gotta be on youtube somewhere.

QUOTE (Quinarvy @ Feb 10, 2014 -> 02:06 PM) It's so weird being in the Multimedia Sports class at Mizzou and having this happen. On the first day of class my professor said breaking news likely wouldn't happen, then this. Just crazy. And you have a nice protest coming your way as well.

QUOTE (Jake @ Feb 10, 2014 -> 01:02 PM) He's been a bit smoother today. There has been some good stuff from the NFL guys on ESPN today. They're awkward about it, a bit apprehensive...but they're being honest. When Antonio Pierce says he would be a little shy at first, he's not being a hatemonger. He's just trying to get used to things and I think a lot of people will be like that. They haven't had openly gay friends or even acquaintances and the idea of being in close quarters with a gay person will challenge them. They will have to learn why it is that it's ridiculous to think that being nude around a gay man is the worst thing in the world -- it makes a tiny bit of intuitive sense, but they'll have to hear people like Michael Sam say that "hey, I'm not a predator. I'm not in the locker room preying on you." People's insecurity will have to get checked before they can move on and I'm okay with that as long as they can continue doing things in good faith and recognize that this is a problem that is theirs, not his. I think the vast majority of people have been okay with the abstract idea of a gay football player but will now have to take it that extra step...this is different than the idea that I'm sure a minority have, which is having to accept Michael Sam before they've even come to terms with the idea of a gay football player. It would have been a smarter move to bring in someone of this generation instead of an older, religiously far right coach. It was just a bad decision on their part to lead with that source IMO. Our generation is much more tolerant than theirs and its becoming even more so with the youth today. I would have steered towards brining on younger guests first then using him as a dissenting view since we know he is not in favor of being gay.

QUOTE (The Baconator @ Feb 9, 2014 -> 10:38 PM) I don't see an alcohol thread started so I'll just add this here. Anyone in here a whiskey drinker? Like, good whiskey? Yesterday I went to a whiskey tasting in Cambridge, MA and had my mind blown. I had looked at the list before going (there were something like 90 varieties to try) and I saw this place Koval from Chicago, figured I would give them the cursory attempt. Turns it's amazing. Like, truly great. For reference, my previous favorites are things like Blanton's, Eagle Rare, and Bulleit. I tried Koval's bourbon, oat, rye, 4 grains, and white rye. There were a bunch of other $60 whiskeys at the tasting, and Koval had 3 of my top 5 I tried all day. It runs about $50 a bottle but totally worth it. I checked out their twitter account and it sounds like they do tastings around downtown Chicago pretty frequently, if you want to try it out before dropping $50. I seriously suggest anyone who enjoys a whiskey to check it out. Great stuff. And after reading through everything I just said, no this is not a paid advertisement haha. I just really love bourbon, and this brand I had never previously heard of has pretty much ruined a lot of other bourbons for me now (and has turned me to rye as well). I won a whiskey tasting a few years back at a charity event and it blew my mind. I had only had Blue Label before of the "good" scotches and he basically started us on that and worked up. Crazy.

QUOTE (Jake @ Feb 10, 2014 -> 12:37 PM) I honestly think Herm was making a good-faith effort to discuss this, but he was clearly rattled by something--probably the fear of saying something inappropriate, whether intentional or not. I think he was trying to say that the only comparison we can make to this situation is to draftees who have character questions since they also cause teams worry for their effects on the locker room. Of course he was rattled. They brought in a guy who most likely doesnt believe in the concept of being gay to discuss a football player coming out as gay.

QUOTE (Y2HH @ Feb 10, 2014 -> 12:18 PM) I know exactly how you feel because I went through something similar...and when I was finally "better", I tossed out everything I used to get to that point (diet related) and just ate and drank whatever I wanted, whenever I wanted. And it felt great, but in a bad way. But after reading this thread and reevaluating my life, and where I was headed with the sluggishness and weight gain...I decided I not only needed to get back on the right path, but I needed to be more open to new/different things (such as Yoga), especially at my age. One of the hardest things to accept (and you don't even have to accept this yet, so feel blessed), was age catching up with me. I'm quickly approaching 39, and I decided I'd better do something about it now before I dig a hole so deep I'd give up out of futility. Even now, when playing hockey I find that I have the heart and mind, but my body isn't as durable as it once was (even though I'm in better shape than I've possibly ever been). ...but if I continued to let myself go, it'd be even worse, and I know it. +1. Invest in yourself as much as you can. Once you let yourself go too far there is no coming back.

Touche. How much blow did he have to do to be able to get on TV after that bender.

QUOTE (Quinarvy @ Feb 10, 2014 -> 11:07 AM) Saw it live. Cringed the entire time. "You know who we should bring into this for a question and answer segment? A super religious ex-coach!!"

I like watching Hansen's pre-luge dance.

QUOTE (Y2HH @ Feb 10, 2014 -> 11:06 AM) This is the attitude you have to get rid of, and I know, because I've been there. We all have. As a matter of fact, unbeknownst to you and others on this board, you guys helped me break out of that state of mind. I found this thread to be an odd motivator to get me to start eating better/working out more often in a more serious fashion. And I can honestly say it was all for the better...I look back and can't believe how out of shape I let myself become (was 175 at peak, I'm back down to 153-155). Hopefully you can turn this around...the longer you let yourself sink, the longer it's going to take to fight back to the surface. Not to mention, working out will make you feel better in and of itself, and most of those issues you have will disappear along with it. I'm fighting out of it now. And it does feel good once you get past the first couple of days/weeks and get back into your groove.

QUOTE (Reddy @ Feb 10, 2014 -> 11:01 AM) Nope. To be brutally honest I quit because of a number of contributing factors including: 1) Breakup (long time ago now, not a factor anymore but it started the spiral months ago) 2) Not knowing what I wanna do with my life 3) The above getting me addicted to a video game that I've spent every waking non-working moment playing the last couple months 4) All of the above contributing to a general malaise So sick and tired of the above, but I've got jack s*** for motivation to do anything right now. And it's weird... because for the majority of my life I've always been the polar opposite. Whatevs. Get your ass up and hit it. Its all downhill from week 1. Get a routine and stick with it. I am all about routine/repetition so I ensure I get my ass in gear. I have a time where i workout, I juice every night so I can consume it the next day etc. Just gotta break out of your rut and start something new.