RockRaines

QUOTE (Milkman delivers @ Dec 20, 2011 -> 06:32 PM) Would you two shut up so I can eat my cheeseburgers in peace? Go for a run fatass.

QUOTE (Jordan4life @ Dec 20, 2011 -> 06:22 PM) I never said defense wasn't important. Badger brought up Trent Dilfer as a counter-argument to LH, I guess, questioning Alex Smith as a QB. Trent Dilfer was a long time ago and that "just don't make a mistake" crap from back then isn't happening today. Your QB needs to move the chains and make plays. Lots of them. Alex Smith is more Eli Manning this season than Trent Dilfer. He's an outlier and that team only won because they had a once in a few decades defensive team.

QUOTE (Y2HH @ Dec 20, 2011 -> 06:10 PM) Already saw your post and actually liked it. You should have left it. Edit: And you of all people calling someone else a "know it all" is post of the century. "Hey pot, my name is Kettle, did you know you're black?!" LOL Oh in a thread where I have been sharing my experiences with people over the course of almost a year and you have contributed almost nothing? Yes, I am a know it all about my routine and what I have experienced, and I've shared my stories with people on this board and hopefully they've found it somewhat useful as I have found their information useful. Funny how nobody put anyone's perspective completely down until you opened the thread a month ago.

QUOTE (Jordan4life @ Dec 20, 2011 -> 06:04 PM) The league has all but assured we won't see a defense like that for some time. Everything is geared towards offense. Why must you always deal in absolutes? The last 4 teams standing the playoffs last season (expanding for you outside of SB champs) were all ranked in the top 6 in scoring defense. Its just as important as ever to have a very good defensive team. Of course some of the rules changes has increased the ability of a team to keep a QB healthy and to get clean releases off the line for receivers so those passing numbers will increase, but at the end of the day defense is still going to be a key factor for any team to advance in the playoffs.

Deleting my posts, not even worth stating my opinion when you are going to act like a know it all dickhead. Good luck with your fitness routine.

QUOTE (LittleHurt05 @ Dec 20, 2011 -> 05:48 PM) How many of those teams had QBs that were eons better than Dilfer, Alex Smith, & whatever Johnson the 03 Buccs had? It's not necessarily about being the best or highest scoring offense. But you need a team that's able to move the ball down the field quickly in large chunks, that's not something the 49ers excel at right now. What is eons? Eli wasnt a very good QB when he won the super bowl. Looking back he was 17th in yards and 14th in QB rating (86.4). This year Alex Smith is 9th in rating (91.1) and 17th in yards.

I completely disagree that workouts and health in general hasnt come a long way in the last 10 years. In fact there is not much in that post that I can agree with. In my 12+ years of training athletically and personally alot has been learned about how the human body reacts to conditioning and strength training. P90x was revolutionary in that it brought basic functional fitness to the home workout crowd with the cost of roughly 2 months of a gym membership. The second version is for those people that have already gotten in shape and can recite each dvd word for word. Most people go to the gym and run on the hamster wheel or push a little weight around over and over isolating single muscles. That is simply a very old and archaic way to work out y if you want optimum results and a well rounded healthy body.

QUOTE (Jordan4life @ Dec 20, 2011 -> 05:13 PM) And in today's NFL we're seeing some of the most prolific passing attacks of all time. That Ravens D is not as good in today's league. If a team in 2012 puts up defensive stats that rate as one of the best defenses ever they are instant contenders. There just arent any right at this moment. Football is largely fluid, the trends change over and over.

QUOTE (LittleHurt05 @ Dec 20, 2011 -> 05:08 PM) I do realize that Trent Dilfer has won a Super Bowl. Ryan Theriot & Nick Punto both appeared in the starting lineup for the WS champion this October too. I'm not saying the 49ers will never have a chance, but I think in today's NFL you need way more offense than they have. It would be hard for them to beat the Saints, Packers, & Patriots 3 games in a row solely relying on their defense and run game. The league is different now than it was last decade when the Ravens & Buccs were able to ride their defense to the title. Maybe Alex Smith keeps maturingg under Harbaugh? He still has a bit of ways to go though. The Ravens had one of the all time greatest defensive teams when they won the Super Bowl.

QUOTE (Rex Hudler @ Dec 20, 2011 -> 02:32 PM) I hope so. I think a strong Michigan and Ohio State are good for the Big Ten and college football. The conference seems to take a hit nationally when one or both are down. That said, I'm not sure how much faith I have in Meyer being cleaner. It may not be fair, but he has always seemed like a used car salesman to me. I just don't trust him. Granted, he's a good used car salesman in terms of recruiting. If he does it cleanly, I think it's great for the conference. You know how I feel about Urban, but I can give him that he's come out and said the right things regarding the sanctions. I can deal with him being a slimy recruiter as long as he keeps the program as clean as can be.

If there was ever an NFL ownership group that would hire someone who signs players based on Madden ratings it probably would be the Bears.

Phew, Spence staying.

QUOTE (iamshack @ Dec 20, 2011 -> 02:14 PM) Did Plyocide today. Same theme as the core workout. More athletic moves, higher intensity. But less of them. A shorter workout. Seems to have less of a focus on extreme conditioning but more of a focus on using muscles more explosively. Is it closely resembling insanity in any way?

QUOTE (southsider2k5 @ Dec 20, 2011 -> 02:35 PM) Maybe someday Buckeye fans will quit acting like Penn State fans when it comes to their coaches doing wrong. I know right? I clearly think Tressel didnt do anything wrong, despite what I have posted (which is the exact opposite). Thanks for the analysis. I especially like the comparison to repeated child rape.

QUOTE (southsider2k5 @ Dec 20, 2011 -> 02:32 PM) Keep fighting the fight homer. You too hater.

QUOTE (Rex Hudler @ Dec 20, 2011 -> 02:30 PM) Thanks Rock. The penalties were about what I expected. Relying on precedent is dangerous because there are always differences in each case. For example, Alabama didn't even get the FTM or LOIC charge and got a two year bowl ban. From a big picture perspective, these penalties aren't something OSU can't work around fairly easily so while they seem harsh, I'm thinking they shouldn't sweat it. In my mind (which is pure opinion) the following are what made OSU's penalties stiffer than what they expected. -- Being a relatively recent previous offender. I'm not sure if they fell into "repeat offender" status, but you can't tell me it doesn't weigh on a committee's collective mind. The committee is made up of humans, not a mysterious beast called the NCAA. -- The feeling there was more but there were people that did not cooperate. I don't think they overtly give stronger penalties for this because they can only go by the evidence in front of them, but I don't buy that it does not affect one's subconsious at least a little. -- Real or not, but perceived arrogance by OSU in the process. Gene Smith's repeated statements about it being isolated and not an institutional problem only to have new stuff come out. I'm not saying everyone in the university knew or participated, but my question is, how could he be so sure? Obviously he was wrong. -- The deception by Tressell. -- A new NCAA President who has already called for harsher penalties. OSU gets caught in the crossfire of bad timing here. Lastly, I wouldn't be so sure that opting out of a bowl this year would leave them free and clear next year. Using this year to OSU's advantage may have been perceived as weak and not substantial enough and a two year ban could have been imposed. It may not have, but I have to think that when a school self-imposes penalties which are deemed not severe or perceived as strategic to lessen the blow, humans will take that into consideration. Now if OSU was 10-2 and going to a BCS game this year and self-imposed, that would be different. All of the above may not be accurate, but it seems reasonable to think it could be. It was said the repeat offender status from O'brien was what put them over the edge. That seems fair actually.

Dunn and Pittman are still in, so thats good. I am hearing we may lose Schutt. I just hope Spence stays.

QUOTE (Soxfest @ Dec 20, 2011 -> 02:19 PM) Gene Smith has to be canned after alll this. Him still being there is an epic fail. Clean f***ing house.

QUOTE (whitesoxfan101 @ Dec 20, 2011 -> 02:12 PM) Five year show cause for Tressel=he will never coach again at the college level. And quite frankly, deservedly so. He got what he deserves, that moron could have saved alot of trouble by forwarding some emails. Idiot. This is like the O'brien situation when Matta came in, new era, hopefully cleaner.

There ya go Rex

QUOTE (southsider2k5 @ Dec 20, 2011 -> 02:02 PM) Stay classy Buckeyes. Who said they were buckeyes? My anonymous source says it was ND fans.

QUOTE (Rex Hudler @ Dec 20, 2011 -> 02:01 PM) Looking for clarification. ESPN's story reported 5 scholarships per year plus the 4 Ohio had previously self-imposed. Cleveland paper reads 5 total + the 4 for 9 over three years. Anyone know what the correct total is and how they are to be broken out over those three years? 9 total over 3 years.

QUOTE (whitesoxfan101 @ Dec 20, 2011 -> 01:53 PM) If I were Ohio State, I'd redshirt as many guys as humanely possible (aka who will agree to do it) next year. The schoarship thing is basically 3 a year, that is nothing when you recruit as well as Urban Meyer does. And I don't think any recruits will be lost due to this either, unless they had their hearts set on a Big Ten/National Title as a true freshman. Freshman maybe, they still have 12 games under Urban Meyer to improve draft stock etc.

QUOTE (LittleHurt05 @ Dec 20, 2011 -> 01:56 PM) @CharlesRobinson Charles Robinson Key witness refused to cooperate w/ NCAA's Ohio State probe. Had he taken part, sanctions could have been far worse. OSU dodged a bullet. Also, the witness was not Pryor. It was a civilian close to the players. No, the NCAA will not revisit this. The witness had the chance to cooperate. What's done is done. Sanctions are final. This is correct. Witness refused 4 his own safety. RT @brickhauz There's a reason OSU allegations ended unproven. Witness feared 4 his life. In other news, the bagman who paid Cam Newton will be revealed on the radio today....

QUOTE (whitesoxfan101 @ Dec 20, 2011 -> 01:46 PM) I don't know enough about the case to know if the penalty was overly harsh, but exactly what you said, there's no harm to turn down the Gator Bowl and be overly safe. Really, this punishment does nothing to Ohio State outside of the postseason ban, and they'd be fine had they just declined to play in it this year. I'm amazed Gene Smith isn't gone already, but this has to be the last straw. He just made a year of Urban Meyer irrelevant outside of what he does in recruiting. Outside of the fact the media reported what size dumps OSU employees took during their "investigation" OSU got a FTM charge as their harshest penalty, just like Boise St got this year. Gene Smith gambled on a bowl game we arent even making money on and lost. He's a dumb s*** and wil be fire. Luckily the recruits Urban is getting wont really be too effected by this but i feel for the juniors and sophs that did nothing wrong. So stupid of the OSU brass to not impose a ban this year.