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Hawks dominating but losing. They are due to lose one of those. Lets not make that tonight.

QUOTE (witesoxfan @ Feb 25, 2013 -> 04:45 PM) Hands can be worked on, even if they never become awesome, so he could be a formidable receiver or atleast a decent player out of the backfield. I also think he could add a little bulk to make it as a running back, and I think he'd be explosive out of the backfield. He'd also be an incredible Wildcat or read-option QB (though not a full-time read option...basically just as a wrinkle in the offense). I could see him returning kicks too, and others see him playing QB. I think he's the closest thing there's been to Kordell Stewart in a while. Kordell probably had a better arm and had 2 inches and maybe 15-20 lbs on Denard. Robinson is probably faster. He's about the same size as Randle El.

QUOTE (Jenksismyb**** @ Feb 25, 2013 -> 02:31 PM) Agreed, but that's not saying much. Too much singing, the audio was terrible, the ensemble presenter idea was terrible, and the whole show had a feeling of high school variety show quality. But really, people say this every year and it's NEVER been good. Once every 20 years you'll have a great/memorable Oscars, but there's so much f'n marketing behind the nominations/awards there's no legit surprises anymore. That's what made it great back in the day. McFarlane was what he predicted - mediocre. A couple of good bits (Flight reenacted with sock puppets, the Boob song, the Mel Gibson "what, you're on his side?" joke) but otherwise pretty meh. I guess as a host having some good bits but otherwise being forgettable is a good thing. So maybe a little better than mediocre. What makes an award show "good?" Its an awards show, with mostly awards that we dont understand. Its always going to be boring. At least this year there wasnt a run away winner that everyone predicted. Outside of that at least Seth was funny and some of the actresses looked hot.

QUOTE (witesoxfan @ Feb 25, 2013 -> 04:11 PM) Honestly, I think 4.43 is about in line with what I expected. He's going to be a fun NFL player. I'm not sure what he will play. His hands arent very good and he's too small to be a RB.

QUOTE (witesoxfan @ Feb 25, 2013 -> 01:43 PM) I don't remember who it was, but they basically said they believed they could beat Usain Bolt in the 40 last year, and really, it isn't that far fetched. I recall people timing out Bolt's 40 and it was about 4.4. He runs the next 61 meters or so in about 5 seconds or so...that's downfield speed. Denard Robinson said that. His 40 time was not as fast as I expected. He didnt even test as good as Pryor did.

QUOTE (Athomeboy_2000 @ Feb 25, 2013 -> 01:20 PM) Here are the 40 times of all LBs draft in the first two rounds the last 2 years (via nfldraftscout.com)- 2011 Von Miller - 4.42 Aldon Smith - 4.74 Akeem Ayers - 4.81 Bruce Carter - 4.57 Jonas Mouton - 4.84 2012 Luke Kuechly - 4.58 Melvin Ingram - 4.69 Dont''a Hightower - 4.62 Nick Perry - 4.55 Mychal Kendricks - 4.44 Bobby Wagner - 4.46 Lavonte David - 4.57 Alot of those guys are DE's or rush ends in the NFL.

QUOTE (GoSox05 @ Feb 25, 2013 -> 01:38 PM) 40 times have to be the dumbest thing in football. T'eo was always gonna be a late first round or early second round pick. Before the BCS title game he was probably a top 10 lock in some circles.

QUOTE (LittleHurt05 @ Feb 24, 2013 -> 10:19 PM) Anybody seen Keith Appling? What an awful week for him, probably cost MSU two games. Aaron Craft mindf***ed him yesterday. Defensively and offensively putting pressure on him after a bad performance just folded him.

Shoulda swept em but ill take a split.

QUOTE (whitesoxfan99 @ Feb 24, 2013 -> 04:43 PM) How do you let Aaron Craft get 4 layups in the half court, he can't shoot at all and isn't particularly quick with the ball, he also can't finish in traffic, just a brutal 2nd half by MSU. 1. Craft finishes well in traffic. 2. Poor pick and roll defense 3. No weak side help. OSU will go ice cold and give this away.

Shooting 35 percent. SMH.

QUOTE (whitesoxfan99 @ Feb 24, 2013 -> 01:54 PM) Lol at the announcers discussing whether Illinois is in. They are closer to a 5 seed then out of the tourney. I'd be shocked if less than 6 teams make it from the Big Ten.

QUOTE (iamshack @ Feb 24, 2013 -> 01:34 PM) Best Buy It's the 70-inch Sharp for $2,599.99... 240 hz? Let me know how you like it with sports. When I move to a bigger place I am going to have either another living room, media room or basement and I will have to upgrade to something like this.

Quick homer plug, Reid Fragel would be a tremendous value in the late rounds for an OT. Played one year in college at the position and was all conference. Showed good strength at combine and is extremely quick.

QUOTE (iamshack @ Feb 23, 2013 -> 08:47 PM) Just popped for the 70-inch Sharp LCD...my birthday present to myself Ordered a fairly expensive mount from Amazon (no way I am going to mount this sucker on a $40 mount). Going to put it above my brick gas fireplace that I have not used once since moving in here 18 months ago. Yay me! Link of the TV please?

SS, did you do that yourself or hire someone? I am always looking for good contractors. I just put in an offer for an investment property down the street and it needs a bunch of work.

Many times. I travel for work quite a bit alone and I've hit probably 20+ baseball stadiums over the past 10 years and a ton of other events. Last season I hit up a Hawks v Redwings game solo in detroit.

QUOTE (bmags @ Feb 21, 2013 -> 04:48 PM) ...That is a great hire. For college football fans. That guy was one hell of a recruiter

QUOTE (iamshack @ Feb 21, 2013 -> 01:47 PM) From what I understand, Apple doesn't believe touch screens on desktops or laptops are ergonomically-sound features....and I think they are right...who wants to hold their arm at that angle for any period of time when you could just use the keyboard/mouse/trackpad? I think touchscreens are brilliant for a device that is handheld or meant to be laid parallel to the floor/desk, but not a screen that is perpendicular to the surface...gravity doesn't agree with that very well. Theres a time and a place for both. I travel half of my life and do basic functions on my ipad, but for real work I have to bring out my macbook air. I primarily work from my imac at home with 3 26in screens. I couldnt live without it.

QUOTE (farmteam @ Feb 21, 2013 -> 11:22 AM) Barring a massive turnaround by the Gophers, I can't see Tubby back next year. His overall record is not very good at all.

Hey Reggie, remember when you said there was no way your brother missed the entire season?

QUOTE (Brian @ Feb 20, 2013 -> 06:38 PM) Sideshow Bob with buck teeth

QUOTE (greasywheels121 @ Feb 21, 2013 -> 05:27 AM) Not necessarily ugly, but my favorite is the big guy on Nebraska, Andre Almeida. He's shockingly large.

QUOTE (IlliniKrush @ Feb 20, 2013 -> 08:03 PM) Freeze? I haven't. I know the common thing is to refrigerate thin mints, but maybe I'll refrigerate a few Samoas. Wouldn't biting into a frozen Samoa be a bit rough? Yeah I'd say that's weird. Its actually not bad as it doesnt fully solidify for some reason. It makes em last longer for me since I have to take smaller bites.

QUOTE (bigruss22 @ Feb 21, 2013 -> 08:19 AM) Anybody know a reliable workout calorie calculator? I've seen plenty online but not sure which ones are actually accurate, etc. I use a monitor that I wear and it counts it for me. Everything else i've found is a bad guess.