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USC, somehow f***s up. LSU, tumbles. Ohio State beats Purdue. Michigan, beats Northwestern, and Ohio State. This would likely set up a Oklahoma (assuming they continue to dominate) vs. Michigan title game. Oklahoma would probably win, but hey, you never know when a little Michigan magic will strike.

will be roaming my old stomping grounds in the windy city. don't let anything fun happen until I get back Peace.

As much as I liked Ozzie as a player (I cried when he got hurt in 92), I like think he is a good managerial choice, because of his in your face style. He is the type of manager this club needs right now. Ozzie isn't afraid of anybody and won't back down. (the guy smoked a cigar while doing warm up stretches, when he was on the sox...he doesn't give a rats ass about what people think) I only hope Ozzie doesn't turn into the second coming of Terry Bevington. As much as we were disgruntled with Manuel, Manuel was 1,000 times more competent than bevington.

Joe Millionaire has a pretty good set up going. He gets to choose a hot girl and then gets 1 million bucks.

Texans, can't live with them, wouldn't mind living without them Texans may have a little too much state pride...they must be forgetting that the rest of us helped them get their independence from mexico, and I am sure they all prefer being called American instead of Texican, as they were once called Anywho, getting back to the question 5'9 165 White Male half english, half french, catholic, brown hair, dark eyes (they change color every once in awhile, so I can't call them brown), size 11 shoe, size 7 1/4 hat, if you need anymore information feel free to PM me

The Stone-Cutters episode. A close second: Flaming Moe's

I think the best philosophy for a player is to perform well. If the player performs well he really has to be a complete ass to draw scrutiny. Jack Morris said this one about female reporters in the locker room: "The only time I want to see a woman when I am naked is when she is on top of me, or I am on top of her". Yet, Jack Morris will always be remembered as a great pitcher, not for this comment. So ozzie can say what ever he wants...as long as the sox win.

I think most people know my affiliation.

Go ozzie! Rookie of the Year, All-Star, and soon to be Manager of the Year!

Does anybody know how they can improve on their atrotious perimeter shooting? Is it just rust, or are these guys just horrid shooters. Rose and Crawford do not take high percentage shots, so they will have off nights, but Chandler and Pippen need to start putting the ball in the whole more effectively. When a 7 footer is 4 of 12 or whatever Chandler was last night, that is a clear indication that he needs to work on getting the ball inside. Anybody have any opinions about the bulls lackluster offensive start?

Any questions about stoops can be answered by reading Rick Reiley's column on Bob Stoops in the latest edition of SI.

cut the priest some slack, it is hard to remember everyone, you have those in parish and others to remember and no sooner did I get home when I realized I forgot to include the victims of the fires in California... I am sure that I remembered the troops and all victims of war today because of my son especially after being awoken to the news story on NPR. as far as your other question: No. I can truly say that my feelings for Bush have not been affected by my son in the Marines. Trsut me on that - my feelings on Bush ae utterly independant of that. It does serve a reminder to some that opposition to Bush's policies is not, as often charged, equal to lack of support for our troops. I support the troops all the way. I oppose Bush all the way. Bush does not support the troops. Last week's Detrot Free Press carried the little article that Bush and Ashcroft are getting struck down in court the judgements against Iraq given to troops who were held as POWs in Gulf War I. Some jugments were substantial for Iraqi mistreatment of our POWS. I never thought that I would live to see the day when a US president opposed civil judgments for our own troops against those tho abused and tortured them, and was in court though the Attorney General having those judgments for our troops against Iraq overturned - and further, that the media as a whole would underplay or not play that story. Remembering how it was Congress, bipartisan, who overrode Bush earlier this year on financal compensation for those in Iraq now, it would seem that anyone who supports our troops must vote against Bush and get someone in there who will support our troops with deeds, not public relations stunts while he knifes them in the back. I am not criticizing my priest at all, he is a great guy and has really been supportive of my family after my mom passed away. It just surprised me that the soldiers were not mentioned. I am not sure how to respond to your comments about Bush. Though he may not be giving the soldiers the best support, I am sure he does support them and like all republicans, I am sure he is interested in strengthening the army not weakening it. The only thing that bothers me is how bush uses 9/11 and the war in Iraq as a scapegoat for problems, and as a battle cry for re-election.

spoken by a resident of New Jersey - when you live here.... you will see Well, I did live in Illinois for 13 years, and am a Michigan fan, and have relatives throughout the beautiful state of Michigan, so I am not totally inane on the subject. I do suppose that a resident of Michigan would be more familiar with the state's disposition than myself. At least I realize that NJ is not one of the better sports states. High School sports get little play here, there are few college sports fans, and all pro fans are fans of NY teams (or Philly teams in south jersey). (recently the Nets and Devils have been growing in popularity, but the Nets will likely be moved out of NJ soon). If the Giants and Jets didn't play in NJ, NJ would be almost completely worthless in the world of sports.

I was very surprised when the priest of my church did not mention soldiers at the all saints day mass today. Do you think that because your son is in the military you have a greater resentment towards Bush than you would have otherwise?

Though I agree Michigan is a great sports state, and that was the most exciting hockey game I have ever watched, I disagree that michigan is the best sports state. It just has a great college sports atmosphere, probably second to only texas, or florida in terms of College support.

do you know what is causing the brain damage. Is it because of loss of blood/oxygen, that sort of thing, or is it some freak thing, like Lou Gherigs disease was affected soldiers in the last gulf war.

FALLUJAH, Iraq (Nov. 2) - Insurgents shot down a U.S. Chinook helicopter in central Iraq on Sunday as it carried troops headed for R&R, killing 15 soldiers and wounding 21 in the deadliest single strike against American troops since the start of war. The attack by a shoulder-fired missile was a significant new blow in an Iraq insurgency that escalated in recent days - a "tough week,'' in the words of the U.S. occupation chief. Other U.S. soldiers were reported killed Sunday in ground attacks here and elsewhere in central Iraq. The only day that saw more U.S. casualties came March 23, during the first week of the invasion that ousted Saddam Hussein. Sunday's attacks came amid threats attributed to Saddam's party of a wave of violence against the U.S. occupation. Saturday had been planned as a "Day of Resistance'' in Baghdad, though no widespread violence was reported there. The aircraft was hit at about 9 a.m. and crashed amid cornfields near the village of Hasi, about 40 miles southwest of Baghdad and just south of Fallujah, a center of Sunni Muslim resistance to the U.S. occupation. At the scene, villagers proudly showed off blackened pieces of wreckage to arriving reporters. Others celebrated word of the helicopter downing, as well as a fresh attack on U.S. soldiers in Fallujah itself, where witnesses said an explosion struck one vehicle in a U.S. Army convoy at about 9 a.m. Sunday. They claimed four soldiers died, but U.S. military sources said they couldn't confirm the report. "This was a new lesson from the resistance, a lesson to the greedy aggressors,'' one Fallujah resident, who wouldn't give his name, said of the helicopter downing. "They'll never be safe until they get out of our country,'' he said of the Americans. A U.S. military spokesman, Col. William Darley, confirmed the casualty count of 15 but said the cause of the crash was under investigation. He said witnesses reported seeing what they believed were missile trails. "It does appear that a U.S. helicopter was probably shot down from the ground and it crashed, and a large number of Amercians, possibly 12, 13, maybe more even have died,'' Defense Secretary Donald H. Rumsfeld said in Washington. Rumsfeld called it "a tragic day for America and for these young men and women. I must say, our prayers have to be with them and with their families and their loved ones." Witnesses said they saw two missiles fired from a palm grove at the heavy transport copter. The missiles flashed toward the helicopter from behind, as usual with heat-seeking shoulder-fired missiles such as the Russian-made SA-7. The old Iraqi army had a large inventory of SA-7s, also known as Strelas. The 10-ton Chinook - the military's heavy-list workhorse used primarily for moving troops and equipment- was the biggest U.S. target yet shot from the skies. The downed craft belonged to the Army's 12th Aviation Brigade, supporting the 82nd Airborne Division Task Force. Insurgents have fired on U.S. aircraft before, downing two helicopters since Saddam's regime fell - though only one American was injured in those incidents. American military officials have repeatedly warned that hundreds of shoulder-fired surface-to-air missiles remain unaccounted for in Iraq since the collapse of Saddam's regime in April. The U.S.-led coalition has offered rewards of $500 apiece to Iraqis who turn the weapons in. The death toll surpasses one of the deadliest single attacks during the Iraq war: the March 23 ambush of the 507th Maintenance Company, in which 11 soldiers were killed, nine were wounded and seven captured, including Pvt. Jessica Lynch. A total 28 Americans around the country - including the casualties from the ambush - died on that day, the deadliest for U.S. troops during the Iraq war. The helicopter was part of a formation of two Chinooks carrying a total of more than 50 passengers to the U.S. base at the former Saddam International Airport, renamed Baghdad International Airport, which the military calls BIA. "Our initial report is that they were being transported to BIA for R&R flights,'' a U.S. command spokeswoman in Baghdad said. She said at least some were coming from Camp Ridgway, believed to be an 82nd Airborne Division base in western Iraq. Command spokesman Darley said he didn't know whether the troops were bound for leaves at home or abroad outside Iraq. Villagers said the copters took off from the air base at Habbaniyah, about 10 miles northwest of the crash site. One villager, Thaer Ali, 21, said someone fired two missiles from the area of a date palm grove about 500 yards from where the stricken copter crashed. Another witness, Yassin Mohamed, said he ran out of his house, a half-mile away, when he heard an explosion. "I saw the Chinook burning. I ran toward it because I wanted to help put out the fire, but couldn't get near because of American soldiers.'' Witnesses said the second copter hovered over the downed craft for some minutes and then set down, apparently to try to help extinguish a fire. The downed, 84-foot-long copter was already destroyed. At least a half-dozen Black Hawk helicopters later hovered over the area, and dozens of soldiers swarmed over the site. Injured were still being evacuated at least two hours later. In a separate incident, the U.S. command said a soldier from the 1st Armored Division was killed just after midnight when a makeshift bomb was exploded as his vehicle passed while responding to another incident. In Abu Ghraib, on Baghdad's western edge, U.S. troops clashed with townspeople Sunday for the second time in three days, and witnesses reported casualties among both the Americans and Iraqis. There was no immediate official confirmation. Local Iraqis said U.S. troops arrived Sunday morning and ordered people to disperse from the marketplace and remove what the Iraqis said were religious stickers from walls. Someone then tossed a grenade at the Americans, witnesses said, and the soldiers opened fire. The U.S. command said it had no immediate information, but Iraqi witnesses said they believed three or four Americans were killed and six to seven Iraqis were wounded. Last Friday at the same marketplace, attempts by U.S. troops to clear market stalls from a main road led to sporadic clashes that left two Iraqis dead, 17 wounded and two U.S. soldiers wounded. The Pentagon announced Friday it was expanding the home leave program for troops in Iraq, to fly more soldiers out of the region each day and take them to more U.S. airports. As of Sunday, it said, the number of soldiers departing daily via a transit facility in neighboring Kuwait would be increased to 480, from 280. The shootdown of the Chinook came after what U.S. occupation chief L. Paul Bremer on Saturday called "a tough week'' in Iraq, beginning with an insurgent rocket attack on Sunday against a Baghdad hotel housing hundreds of his Coalition Provisional Authority staff members. One was killed and 15 wounded in that attack. A day later, four coordinated suicide bombings in Baghdad killed three dozen people and wounded more than 200. Attacks against U.S. forces had already stepped up in the previous week, to an average of 33 a day. 11/02/03 07:42 EST ------------ I send my prayers to the families of those killed. I have to say that I never expected the occupation to be this bad. I believe there is an old saying that says thinks get worse before they get better. Hopefully things get better quickly.

Since I am not the creative type, I just put on my chris perry jersey and wore a michigan hat. Needless to say, I did not win the costume contest, The good voters of Mahwah High School were not ready to vote for a caucasian Chris Perry (a good deal probably don't even know who chris perry is, but those who do, know that he does not look like me, and I don't look like him)

Too bad the basketball team won't be as good this season.

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I too would like to see Grafanino back, unless his asking price is ridiculous. Grafanino is scrappy, and has always played hard going back to the 2000 season. As far as Daubach goes, I think he can be replaced. If we are looking for a lefty hitter that can play the corners, I think Robin Ventura would be a nice selection. He is considering retirement, but maybe he would come back for another year or two if the Sox offered him a contract. Of course, we shouldn't offer him a large contract.

To me, Florida State and Miami are the two most class-less teams in college football. I can remember when Florida wholloped Florida St. a few years back, and an FSU player was actually grabbing Grossmans leg and trying to snap it in the pile. A sad example of bad sportsmanship.

Congratulations on your wrestling, best of luck in the future. CW, would you say Navarre's naked boot leg was probably one the worst play selections in the last 10 years. I nearly lost my lunch. Oh yeah, and stupidsteve, would you mind changing your signature. We don't need to put people down on these boards.

I still don't see the Johnson deal happening with prospects. Cashman realizes he is on the hot seat. Listening to New York sports talk radio and reading the New York Times, I think there would be an assasination attempt on Cashman's life if he traded for medium grade talent. Steinbrenner also has a love affair with Johnson. He started talking Nick Johnson up before Johnson even reached the majors. To get Johnson and Soriano I think Marte would have to be sent to the Yankees. The Yankees want some Grade-A quality in that bullpen, and marte, as we know, is grade-A. Magglio, Marte, and Ginter would get it done. In recent years the main purpose of the Yankees farm system has been to acquire talent. The only players they have kept since the mid-90's are Johnson and Soriano. Most don't even consider Soriano a 'home-grown product' since the Yankees bought him from Japan.

The curse of Jessica Lynch Speaking of curses, I find the most interesting one to be the curse of Techumsa. After being defeated he said every 20th year the president in office would die sometime during their tenure. here is the tally so far: 1) 1840- William Henry Harrison (1841) 2) 1860- Abraham Lincoln (1865) 3) 1880- James Garfield (1881) 4) 1900- William McKinley (1901) 5) 1920- Warren Harding (1923) 6) 1940- Franklin Roosevelt (1945) 7) 1960- John Kennedy (1963) 8) 1980- Ronald Reagan- Reagan became the first president to survive the curse, though he was shot, and would have died, had the bullet burst properly in his stomach. Luckily, the bullet stayed in tact, and Reagan went on to serve his great country for another term.