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QUOTE (Boogua @ Nov 7, 2013 -> 06:58 AM) Jerry Meyer changed his crystal ball prediction from kansas to illinois for cliff. 8 more days. Hmmm

QUOTE (SoxAce @ Nov 7, 2013 -> 07:58 AM) I find it funny with Rocky considering just a couple of weeks ago he was talking about better fan behavior because of the bump up in ticket prices. (although still might be legit, but this didn't help his matters) This still doesn't remotely compare with what people used to do at the old Chicago Stadium from stories I've heard. You're right, it doesn't, I saw a ton of stuff first-hand. If you were an opposing team's fan wearing their colors, you were legitimately in danger. There were always fights in the second balcony (hey look, there go the yellow jackets over in that section), beers being dumped on people, etc. I even saw stuff in the UC - the 2002 series vs the Blues, there were some late 20's guys and girls that were taunting and flicking off fans in the 300 level about 3 sections away from me as game 4 ended. A few of them got their clock cleaned and thrown down some of the stairs. They were then chased out of the UC onto the street. It was nuts.

QUOTE (Milkman delivers @ Nov 5, 2013 -> 11:45 PM) I read that the guy almost ran over several people while trying to flee in the truck. At that point, he's using a deadly weapon. But I guess your smarmy attitude means you know more than the trained professionals on scene. I'm sure it's that simple. I didn't read that he almost killed anyone, just that he hopped a curb. Ultimately it seems that he wouldn't turn his car off, so that means shoot to kill I guess. Trained professionals make mistakes - there's obviously going to be a huge investigation into this thing to see if that's the exact protocol that should be followed.

QUOTE (zenryan @ Nov 5, 2013 -> 10:51 PM) well the guy from Dallas actually killed his teammate while driving drunk and was still allowed to be on the sidelines.... Incognito is sounds like a POS meathead but it seems like he's got the backing of most players, even at this moment. I dont think outsiders who have no clue on what its like to be a player in that business should be telling the players how to run their locker room. I do find it amusing how Riley Cooper was shunned by some teammates/players but Incognito has been supported. I find it appalling that some of these Dolphins are publicly supporting Incognito at this point. I was shocked to hear some of their quotes. But, maybe they didn't like Martin either, so it's easy to pile on. Either way I found it pretty ridiculous. And as far as your "outsiders" comment, there's been plenty of former players and coaches chiming in on this, too.

QUOTE (DukeNukeEm @ Nov 5, 2013 -> 10:45 PM) Richie Incognito is obviously a raging rageaholic, but I doubt he was actually going to murder anyone. Yes, as no one in the NFL has ever murdered anyone. You're out of your mind if you think "who's the better player" means anything. Playing in the NFL is a privilege, not a right.

QUOTE (chw42 @ Nov 5, 2013 -> 10:45 PM) Name your budget. Also, are you going to be getting the phone from the carrier? I'll pay to get something quality, I just don't think I need the most expensive, best phone "just because." I can spend hundreds of dollars if need be. Hell, I don't even know the range of what's out there. Second question - not sure. Right now I'm on verizon but wife is on ATT. So I think having it on one plan could save/help. That's why I mentioned it'd likely be ATT.

QUOTE (Heads22 @ Nov 5, 2013 -> 10:27 PM) I'm surprised it wasn't bigger news that an Iowa teen stole a truck, drove it through Iowa State's campus and was shot and killed in the center of campus yesterday. Weird. I'm pretty sure you're not supposed to shoot and kill someone only if they don't turn their car engine off.

QUOTE (Soxfest @ Nov 5, 2013 -> 10:22 PM) Thinking about a Cam Newton for Rodgers trade..............I am a playoff lock and this trade is all about the playoffs. Thoughts? It's not a bad thought process. It's just dicey, as there's no set timeline here. For all we know he could be out the rest of the year. They are saying "maybe" the Thanksgiving game.

QUOTE (whitesoxfan99 @ Nov 5, 2013 -> 03:34 PM) I'd be surprised if Matthews doesn't up an Illini. Feel really good about our chances there. What's crazy is we're now running out of scholarships (with Cliff tbd), to the point where Groce can be very selective with it. What a position to be in.

QUOTE (Rowand44 @ Nov 5, 2013 -> 09:08 PM) I can run Dez, Andre, Forte, Marshawn and CJ out there instead. Then yeah, I'd say so.

Help Soxtalk. I'm considering getting a smart phone (or normal phone as it is now) and getting rid of my dumb flip phone. Besides the obvious iphone, which everyone knows about and my wife has, I don't know the first thing about different phones available. I don't need the fanciest one out there. I'd be using it for texting, checking sports scores (and twitter for sports), maybe watching games?, some email. I'm sure there are apps I don't know about that I could take advantage of, but I'll be more or less pretty basic with the phone, just having internet capability etc. I'm open to any opinions on which direction I should look to go here, ones to avoid, etc. I know I can do research on this as well, but getting first-hand knowledge instead of reading specs on a website is a lot easier. TIA. Edit: Not looking for this to bring out the iphone vs other pissing match...just want honest opinions/reviews. I only know some about the iphone from my wife, and know nothing about other ones. I have zero brand loyalty, so it doesn't matter to me either way. If it matters any to this, I'll likely still be using ATT for service.

QUOTE (Steve9347 @ Nov 5, 2013 -> 01:34 PM) Another close loss. 2nd most points in the league, 2-7. Read your recap from this week, what would your record be if you played every team every week? That'll really tell you how much you've been screwed.

QUOTE (ChiSox_Sonix @ Nov 5, 2013 -> 12:45 PM) I need a roster spot this week with Jordan Cameron on bye. What is going on with Doug Martin? Do I have to worry about dropping him? My other RBs are Ray Rice, Darren Sproles, Andre Ellington and Ben Tate so I can't drop any of them. If it's not a PPR, you could easily make an argument to drop Sproles. Not sure on Martin, he hasn't been ruled out for the year but I don't know if there's a lot of info on when/if he'll play.

JFG

Your post made me think about this...is GB radio tomorrow going to be filled with meatballs talking about how Rodgers was just standing around, wasn't on headset helping out Seneca, but the devil himself, Jay Cutler, was? I was imagining the backlash with idiots on radio here if the roles were reversed.

QUOTE (Jake @ Nov 4, 2013 -> 10:08 PM) On another note, I think I'd hit Chris Sale better than I can hit a pitching machine. I could never time them up for some odd reason As a right-handed hitter, I hated to hit lefties. It's not logical, I realize that...but it was so rare to see them, and I didn't hit as well against them.

QUOTE (StrangeSox @ Nov 4, 2013 -> 09:48 PM) That is being generous to this defense Tecmo Bowl

QUOTE (Steve9347 @ Nov 4, 2013 -> 09:45 PM) I don't know why the Packers don't just run up the middle every down. Because we'd call that play on defense, and all 11 guys would tackle him instantly.

QUOTE (Quinarvy @ Nov 4, 2013 -> 09:15 PM) In HS baseball the head coach always told my dad that I was the hardest worker on the team and a lot of teammates backed it up. I ran through leg injuries while we had guys fake injuries and walk, skip practices, all that. Guess who didn't play more than 7 innings all year? The OF coach didn't take me so I was left at 2B, where I'm terrible. The OF coach just had 0 respect for me as a player. He often yelled at me and a few other bench players for mistakes made in the field while we were in the dugout. So we had a hitting contest where we split up into two teams and went in the batting cage. Losing team had to do 20 pushups, coaches picked teams. Each team had six hits, I had two of my team's hits. As a tie breaker, the coaches pick the hitter from the other team for a 3 pitch hit-off. My coach (the head coach) picked the team's starting 1B who was one of the injury faking, practice skipping, self-entitled jackasses. I get picked by the OF coach. The first basemen fouls off one, strikes out on the other two. I hit two fouls and have the OF coach and first basemen shouting s*** at me. Next one I hit nearly broke the pitching machine. Walked out of the cage, dropped my bat, and smirked at that coach. That was the highlight of my season. Finally though my back began to give out at second and our third coach sent me to OF practice one day. RF had been my natural position and I played a good LF as well because I had worked on OF skills every day my first two years of baseball. It's worth noting here that other than our CF, our outfielders were god awful. We had 3 or 4 guys taking reps at LF and RF each and only our CF. Since it was only one day of OF practice for me, I was sent to CF, which for the slowest guy on the team who hadn't had a OF rep in two years, seemed like a bad idea. I shocked everyone. At 2B my arm was non-existent but in the OF I could throw a rocket to home. Our SS (who also had a low opinion of me) was taken aback when I through the ball to him in a simulated situation of getting the runner at second. He didn't expect the ball to come in so fast so it went right by his unready glove. When we finished the head coach and our bench coach each told me I would start getting to see playing time because even with so much rust I was our second best OF defender. Then shagging fly balls I hyper extended my knee and my season was done. But those two moments made a lot of it worth it. My 11 and 12 year old years I played travel for our town, and was the 10th guy on that team. We had absolutely crazy coaches, our whole team was afraid of them. We had so many ejections that year it was nuts. Our team was nasty (went 55-5-1), but our coaches were something else. They were the total live-through-your-kids guys. Anyway, same thing that you had - me and my buddy would get screamed at for errors etc. It was intimidating just to be on the bench.

Every guy playing against Rodgers with a 3-20 point lead going into tonight needs to go buy a lottery ticket.

QUOTE (witesoxfan @ Nov 4, 2013 -> 04:02 PM) During my last baseball playing experience, I was the Loaf. It was the summer after freshman year and my family was in the process of packing up to move out of town. I played 2B and was basically a backup. Between innings of games you didn't play, you had to run poles from the dugout to the foul pole. We had practices every day, but my coach basically just hit us grounders, let us hit quick, and we were done within an hour. I missed a doubleheader that he supposedly told me I was supposed to go to but I had no idea (because rather than having a list, he lined us up and, from a distance, pointed and said "You're going/not going, eh, no you're not going/going, eh, nevermind you are going/not going") and he made me run 28 poles, 1 for each half inning I missed. I ran 20 of them and called it good. I'd play once every 3 games or so and just generally could not get in a groove. Finally, I have a game I get in and I've played fairly well up to this point (meaning I haven't screwed up). There's a grounder to short, I cover 2B and go to fire to 1B to turn it, and this dude is still standing up coming into the base. My coach yells "Throw it anyways!" so he's mad at me for not throwing it. Runners on the corners now, 1 down, and he calls a bunt play...which we've practiced like 3 times 2 months prior...and I mess it up simply because I have no idea what's going on. I cover 2B when I was supposed to cover 1B. Everyone's safe. They score like 4 more runs. He comes up to me between innings and says "You're out. Go hit, and then you're out." I went up to the plate and singled to left, stole second on the second pitch, advanced to third on a ground ball, and scored on a wild pitch. I think it's pretty heady baseball and grab my stuff to take the field. He comes up to me and says "no, you're still out. Go run your pole." I'd had it by that point, didn't run my pole, and basically said "f*** it." Took my jersey and belt off. He approached me the next inning and said "Why aren't you running your poles?" I just looked him in the eyes, tears running out of mine, and said "I can't take this bulls***. I quit." Thanks for sharing. I actually quit after my junior year of high school summer ball. Could not stand the coach, he took all the fun out of baseball, and besides that, I and others felt he didn't know the game very well, he was full of odd strategy. One of the last things I remember about summer ball that year was I was in RF, bases loaded and no outs, there was a pop fly to shallow right, I came in and dove for it and missed it by just a little bit. It got by me by a little bit since I was on the ground post-dive, and instead of it being bases loaded again, the extra run scored and it was 2nd and 3rd instead. He was adamant that I should have just pulled up and kept it in front of me. Well, hindsight's 20/20 after the catch isn't made. I was within a foot of making the catch, you never tell a guy to pull up on that if he's that close to making the play, especially on a pop fly, it's not like it was going to the wall. I would have loved to see his reaction had I pulled up, it probably would have been "why the f*** didn't you dive and catch that, it looked like you could have had it." Couldn't win either way. That kind of pushed it over the edge amongst all the other things that year, and there was plenty. I was a backup OF my JR year and even though there was a very good chance I was going to start as a SR, my heart just wasn't in it anymore after that summer. He made me hate baseball. Tryouts were in the winter, and I didn't tell anyone I wasn't trying out, I just didn't show up. A couple of my good friends had a feeling that might happen, but they didn't know until I never showed up that morning. Sometimes I look back and think I should have sucked it up and played, but in the moment, I hated baseball, hated the coach, it wasn't fun anymore. I don't know that playing would have been worth it. Oddly enough, my start in umpiring was largely due to me not playing my senior year, and I happened to be needed for an emergency game. I did a 14 year old travel game with absolutely zero experience on how to umpire and the mechanics, just a good understanding of the rules. I had about a 2 hour notice. Somehow I got through without major incident.

Touchdown and I'd say you win, no touchdown and you likely lose a close one. 160 from them could be tough unless they have to just throw a ton in the 4th.

QUOTE (RockRaines @ Nov 4, 2013 -> 11:39 AM) DePaul would be AWESOME. False x100

QUOTE (Jenksismyb**** @ Nov 4, 2013 -> 10:14 AM) He'd be that guy at Illinois with a decent group surrounding him though. Correct. QUOTE (southsider2k5 @ Nov 4, 2013 -> 10:18 AM) Turning around DePaul would be much bigger than anything he could do at Illinois. Granted it won't happen, but if the kid actually believes it is a possibility, it doesn't really matter what reality is. I get what you are saying, but he'll have a chance to mildly turn around a program for one year, or possibly be the guy that really helps turn Illinois into a national power again, possible FF/NC possibilities, etc. Illinois isn't Depaul, but it isn't Kansas either. What he can accomplish at Illinois is much larger, it's just that Depaul is much lower starting out.

I can't imagine this is really between Illinois and DePaul. And yeah, DePaul makes no sense.