IlliniKrush

Again, he was sure close this spring.

QUOTE (RockRaines @ Jun 29, 2012 -> 12:01 PM) I miss when they were all New Years day. Waiting over a week is stupid. I hate the championship game being a week later.

QUOTE (HickoryHuskers @ Jun 29, 2012 -> 07:13 AM) The two things that killed Jan 1 for me are: (1) No longer multiple games in every timeslot. Used to be able to flip channels and see constant football action for 12 hours without ever seeing a single commercial (2) All the best teams no longer playing on Jan 1. The top 6 teams now play AFTER Jan 1. Since I know that I'm never going to get these things back, I guess the best compromise is: Play the semifinals in primetime on the 1st and 2nd. Allow multiple games in the middle timeslot on the 1st. There's still 2 BCS bowls Jan 1. It's not the best 6 teams after Jan 1, it's the best 2, that's the only thing that's guaranteed. QUOTE (LittleHurt05 @ Jun 29, 2012 -> 07:17 AM) Personally, I hate it that way. I'd rather have multiple bowl games on at the same time all day/night on New Years Day. Sometimes those BCS bowls are boring, and then you have nothing else to watch. I feel like recently they've been good games (Rose/Fiesta). Morning is fine to jam pack them in there, and I used to be like you, but I've got used to having a singular focus on those bigger games as they day goes on.

QUOTE (soxfan49 @ Jun 29, 2012 -> 10:44 AM) I think a sleeper might be New Jersey. It looks like Brodeur is on his way out which might be a blessing in disguise because he's not the player he once was or even close, and that could open up a spot for Luongo there. The Devils' downfall was when they gave Kovalchuk all of that money. He's a good player with a disgusting one timer, but now they won't have Parise and maybe Salvador next season. BTW, an interesting rumor I heard today is that if (when?) Brodeur leaves NJ, the Devils might want Crawford. If that's the case, the Hawks would go after Bernier. Fixed. He's not the player he once was, but he was sure close this spring.

QUOTE (kjshoe04 @ Jun 28, 2012 -> 11:46 PM) Where is the link between Parham and Parker? That's all I'm saying. He's a good recruiter and good guy from everything I've heard. Good hire for Illinois just don't think he's the key to landing Parker. Please find where I said this. But, no way we get Parker regardless. You aren't the best player in the country and go to Illinois. Not when you can go to ANY program you want to. It was the same thing with Davis. And though not the best, same thing with Scheyer. These aren't "misses." Players of that caliber are national stars, it's not a miss when Illinois doesn't get them. If Parker some how goes to Champaign...well I don't even know how to finish this sentence. Get real.

QUOTE (ZoomSlowik @ Jun 28, 2012 -> 08:02 PM) New Year's has been dead for a while IMO. The most meaningful games are after the 1st now. IMO, you need every major game on the 1st except for the title game. It's not dead, 2 of the BCS games including the granddaddy is still there. It's less than what it was, but I almost prefer it this way, I can focus on both BCS games without others on at the same time. I just hope they keep it at about this level. I heard something today that said they were shooting for 3 big bowls dec 31 and 3 on jan 1. I wasn't sure if this included any of the playoff games.

Badger, The point of a playoff is to get the best 4 teams in, it does not matter what conference they are in. Last year, are you telling me that LSU and Alabama weren't 2 of the best 4 teams, and you should hold Alabama out because they lost a game? The regular season is not the playoffs. So had that loss been against someone else, you're OK with putting them in? You just want to see different games and conferences, I want the best 4 teams, and that's the point. Illinilaw, Of course there's bias. Herbstreit talks about the eye test. There are a lot of numbers and things you can look at, but eye test should factor in. Last year, eye test says LSU/Alabama were 2 of the 4 best teams in the country. Bias is how they create the top 25 in the first place.

QUOTE (kjshoe04 @ Jun 27, 2012 -> 11:38 PM) I doubt Parham is the key to anything. He was solid for ISU, but Muller didn't need him once he brought in Dana Ford and company. You would have said this regardless. I'll take Chi coaches over your biased opinion.

QUOTE (Soxbadger @ Jun 27, 2012 -> 09:00 PM) http://espn.go.com/chicago/ncf/story/_/id/...look-every-team And so it begins. The one thing I liked about the BCS, was it was objective. You either win or you lose. I knew there was a reason I didnt want this. It should have been some sort of deal where it was 4 spots, 4 guaranteed bids to conference champions. You cant give access to everyone in a 4 team tournament, its going to be nonsense hearing arguments why 2 sec teams should be in because the other team "only lost to the sec team!?". You win your conference, you move on. Maybe they need to add a new division to football, where only the big conferences are. That way everyone can have access to a championship, but as a fan Id rather just see the SEC/PAC/BIG and whoever the 4th is, fight it out each year. Your plan is silly. First of all, the BCS still had a human element in it. 4 spots and 4 guaranteed bids would create more problems, as you've already discovered. Which conferences get those? No one from outside those 4 can get in? What if one of those conference winners, quite frankly, is barely a top 10 team? You need this to be subjective. Figure out the most important criteria, and go with it. Again, if a conference has 2 of the top 4 teams in the country, please explain why they shouldn't be in the playoff? You'd rather have some other "conference winner" in there because they won a conference when NO ONE thinks they should be in there? Does a 3 loss team that wins a conference championship game now deserve to be in the playoff? I have never seen so much stock put on "did they get into the CG or did they win the conference." I just view that game at the end as another game on the resume. I'd love to hear a logical argument on why LSU and Alabama wouldn't have been in a playoff last year. Saying "OMG THEY DIDN'T WIN THE CONFERENCE" is just stupid. Clearly 2 of the best 4, that's the bottom line.

I agree with you, 4 is enough.

QUOTE (HickoryHuskers @ Jun 27, 2012 -> 11:27 AM) 3) The selection committee may fill any remaining slots from any team ranked in the top six, with the exception that no conference may have more than two selections. QUOTE (Brian @ Jun 27, 2012 -> 12:29 PM) That better not happen. They should just take the winner of the SEC title game. Anything else should be outlawed. If 2 of the best teams in the country are from the SEC (or any other conference), they should both get in. We're trying to get the 4 BEST teams into the playoff. However it falls, it falls. Why would you put things in there to prevent it?

QUOTE (southsider2k5 @ Jun 27, 2012 -> 12:42 PM) Yeah, despite the heat this year, the humidity has been pretty non-existent. If it hadn't been so dry, this hasn't been a bad summer so far. Also we are in a burn and fireworks ban. It's only been summer for a week.

QUOTE (Brian @ Jun 25, 2012 -> 04:21 PM) I can pretty much watch any of the Summer Olympics. Even the gymnastics are amazing. Winter Olympics bore the hell out of me. I don't get figure skating at all. I'm the opposite. Winter is much more interesting to me with hockey, curling, and yes, women's figure skating (it's what happens when you grow up with an intense figure skating sister). Even throwing on some skiing or freestyle s*** is fun. I just don't have interest in basketball since I'm not into the NBA anyway, and races aren't quite as fun to watch as games or other competitions. I'll watch some women's gymnastics, I'll end up watching swimming because of my wife. Track and field isn't exactly fun to watch either. And no interest in soccer either.

Summer Shandy is so damn good

I'll be there trying to fill KW's pockets. Nice night for a game, maybe they'll get a big walk up.

QUOTE (maggsmaggs @ Jun 23, 2012 -> 09:31 AM) He's obviously a really good player, but offense is not this team's problem. I suppose a Hammer + young prospect (Beach) might be a good starting point, but he doesn't solve this team's main issues in preventing goals. We're still short top 6 forwards.

QUOTE (Quinarvy @ Jun 21, 2012 -> 11:03 PM) Unless he gets seven more, he's still a failure to me. I can't stand him. Beat me to it. Wake me up when he has his "not seven" titles. Took the easy way 2 years ago and got a championship. Congrats.

QUOTE (Soxbadger @ Jun 21, 2012 -> 08:30 PM) From the Tribune article: http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/sns-rt-...0,6833033.story That instruction definitely favors Sandusky. What a bunch of s***.

OK, I see all this talk about Breaking Bad, I see there was a catch up marathon and apparently another one coming up. I know NOTHING about the show. Sell me on this and I might try to pull off that catch up marathon over time. What do I need to know here.

QUOTE (Soxbadger @ Jun 19, 2012 -> 11:08 PM) CLE credits blow. My wife has done 2 different sessions of those in the past 2 months. She hates it too, but it is a day out of the office.

QUOTE (SnB @ Jun 18, 2012 -> 07:40 PM) I received a letter from Lombard saying that First Energy Solutions is going to take over my electric bill from ComEd unless I opt out. Has anyone dealt w/ any of these new electric companies since the deregulation? Any issues? Won't have enough power to get you another 15K posts.

Since he's not actually in the NBA yet, I'll post it here http://espn.go.com/nba/draft2012/story/_/i...ger-sources-say

http://espn.go.com/mlb/story/_/id/8060191/...s-vote-mlb-best

And apparently it was Jamie (with a bit of help). No way I thought that would hold. And they didn't lie, but they pulled the same s*** on The Killing...the next season started since they "found a body."

QUOTE (TitoMB @ Jun 17, 2012 -> 05:02 PM) I didn't see any timestamps. How do you know the two views were synced? Something like being a millisecond off could make a difference in this situation. Just because they show you two views does not prove they were synced accurately. No syncing with the human eye. Because that's how trucks are able to roll their tape. Again, amazing what technology can do.