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QUOTE (LittleHurt05 @ Mar 19, 2010 -> 12:53 PM) Seriously, other than Charles Barkley, has Auburn b-ball ever been relevant in anyway? Maybe the pressure at Minnesota was too much for him too, so now he's moving down to another BCS school were football will shield him completely. When has Minnesota been relevant in basketball? I know Auburn isn't the big time or anything, but let's not pretend that the Gophers are a destination.

QUOTE (LittleHurt05 @ Mar 19, 2010 -> 12:37 PM) Other than $$$$, what does Auburn offer in basketball-wise that Minnesota doesn't??? According to CBS, he makes $1.75 mil now, and Auburn would offer $2 mil, so thats not an enormous pay raise for someone like him. No Minnesota winters? That'd be worth it to me.

QUOTE (LittleHurt05 @ Mar 19, 2010 -> 11:19 AM) and once Crede's back fails, who are you gonna bring in to back him up? Has anyone even signed Crede yet?

QUOTE (Jordan4life @ Mar 19, 2010 -> 11:47 AM) It would've been a good trade even without hindsight. People were so caught up in what Dye had done in the past (OH MY GOD! HOW COULD YOU TRADE THE 2005 WORLD SERIES MVP?!) instead of looking at 2009 and onward. Dye has been in decline since 2006, with last year being rock bottom. But at his age, it wasn't that surprising. The knock on Bailey was that he mysteriously lost his stuff/velocity. Bailey's fastball was routinely hitting 95-97 MPH last year. And his secondary pitches (in particular his slider) all showed considerable improvement. Basically you saw what all the hype was about in the first place. This is why you don't dismiss 22-year olds with less than 80 innings of major league experience. That's going to be a fun rotation to watch with Cueto (who I expect to breakout), Bailey and hopefully Chapman. 2008 Gavin Floyd just hugged you.

QUOTE (NorthSideSox72 @ Mar 19, 2010 -> 12:29 PM) Game Threads are indeed first in, but there are some guidelines. For one, you can't create it until day of game. For another, if the Sox win, whomever started the winning thread gets to start the next game, and so on, until the team loses. And guys who wear make up are not allowed to make game threads...

QUOTE (southsider2k5 @ Mar 19, 2010 -> 01:29 PM) too bad, it looks like the players already left... lol. I just heard CBSsportsline reported it... YOUR SOURCE IS OUT NOW FATHOM!

QUOTE (fathom @ Mar 19, 2010 -> 12:24 PM) Tubby's leaving for Auburn after this game, according to a great source. too bad, it looks like the players already left...

QUOTE (G&T @ Mar 19, 2010 -> 01:17 PM) is the Score online feed down or is this a personal problem? Update: it was a personal problem Don't ask me why that was funny...

The Gophers can't hit the broadside of a barn right now.

QUOTE (SHIPPS @ Mar 19, 2010 -> 11:47 AM) Dont worry I will take care of things around here....my first thing on my agenda is pin multiple random threads than merge your quote about vegas into some other thread that has minimal relation to it. Oh yeah, and talk about more of your personal penis issues. Not to mention, this thread sucks...

QUOTE (LittleHurt05 @ Mar 19, 2010 -> 11:25 AM) The Big East continues its stellar tournament so far, Morgan State with an early 10-0 lead over WV Its not gonna happen. WVU will still win by double digits.

QUOTE (RockRaines @ Mar 19, 2010 -> 09:21 AM) That was clearly the best first day of the tourney we've seen in years. How many last second shots can we possibly see back to back to back. Unreal. Hopefully today is just as good (except hopefully an OSU win by big) If today is half as good, I will be thrilled.

QUOTE (Balta1701 @ Mar 19, 2010 -> 09:38 AM) Has Congress ever passed a bill attempting to allow for more private money influencing campaigns, or has Congress at least superficially tried to cut back on the availability of campaign contributions? There is one quick and easy way to do that which doesn't require pages of laws and wastes of debates... "No." Congress should try it sometime.

QUOTE (Chisoxfn @ Mar 19, 2010 -> 08:44 AM) Big east is so over-rated. 12 of 16 through day 1 is the best start I've ever had. I'm sure its going to go nowhere from downhill from here. 97th percentile currently. Hopefully it holds up though, would love to win the annual pool I'm in for the 2nd time in 4 years. In 2000 when Michigan St won it all I was 12 of 16 on the first day and then 16 of 16 on the Friday. It was incredible. I ended up winning a $2000 pool on the trading floor that year. I haven't been close since.

QUOTE (Balta1701 @ Mar 19, 2010 -> 08:20 AM) One other serious point in reply...it's interesting to compare 2k5's statement that this is the system the politicians have set up to the reality of how this system was developed...for a great example, we can look at Justice Roberts's recent evisceration of corporate campaign finance restrictions in the Citizens United decision. And yet this system was in place loooooooooooooooong before the Supreme Court opened the door for CORPORATIONS and unions to have more influence in elections.

QUOTE (Balta1701 @ Mar 19, 2010 -> 08:01 AM) I posted something about Viacom yesterday? Eh, it was strangesox. Sorry. I lose track.

QUOTE (since56 @ Mar 19, 2010 -> 08:51 AM) who cares If you didn't, you wouldn't have posted.

QUOTE (Balta1701 @ Mar 19, 2010 -> 07:35 AM) Incorrect. We could probably find them easily, but they'd lose their elections to better-funded candidates. Only because that is the system the politicians set up. Honestly this is just like the viacom article you posted yesterday about crying about something and then doing the exact thing behind closed doors. Blaming lobbyists is lame because if these people hadn't made it a "requirement" to take money from lobbyists, they wouldn't have to do it.

This was written by the guy who does color commentary for me when we broadcast high school basketball together. He is also the Sports Editor at our local paper, and he pretty much hits it right on the head. AKA Parky hits it out of the park. I love the first weekend of the NCAA's. http://www.thenewsdispatch.com/articles/20...2f405229594.txt

QUOTE (Steve9347 @ Mar 19, 2010 -> 07:26 AM) Pat Foley said last night that Seabs is to be in Wiz's wedding this summer. Nice. Hopefully he "forgets" about it... [too soon?]

QUOTE (Balta1701 @ Mar 19, 2010 -> 07:30 AM) The real problem is...if a pol who's vote isn't for sale goes up against a pol who's vote is for sale...the pol with integrity is very, very likely to lose his or her seat to the person willing to sell out to the highest bidder, because the sell-out is going to be vastly better-funded. You don't sell out, your campaign is at a huge disadvantage. That is just it. We can't find 535 people whose integrity is more important than money. If we could, none of that other stuff would matter.

QUOTE (Balta1701 @ Mar 19, 2010 -> 07:57 AM) The Mets wouldn't have so many contracts considered bad if their guys would stay healthy. Health is pretty important part of things. Guy like Aramis and Soriano would look a lot better if they were playing 162 annually.

QUOTE (NorthSideSox72 @ Mar 19, 2010 -> 07:12 AM) Lobbyists aren't the problem. There should be lobbyists, they are an integral part of the system. The problem is the rules and laws that allow them to control everything. Then again if any of our public officials had any ethics or integrity, the lobbyists wouldn't matter. It was our politicians that created this system, not vice versa. If their votes weren't for sale, all of the money in the world wouldn't have an effect.

That was a very nice win while missing half of your D corps against a potential first round foe.

QUOTE (Quinarvy @ Mar 19, 2010 -> 12:03 AM) For what its worth, if the Bulls are completely healthy, I could see them upsetting/hanging in with any team in the East. Even fully healthy they aren't going to beat Cleveland or Orlando 4 times out of 7.