CrimsonWeltall

QUOTE (CanOfCorn @ Dec 10, 2009 -> 11:49 PM) Where is the outrage for these women? Now, I certainly don't condone what Tiger did (allegedly or not), but there are 11 women who have loose morals that slept with a married man. Why isn't there "outrage" regarding these women? That slutty woman exist is not news. No one really cares about them.

So basically he can't read the big ole E on the eye chart.

QUOTE (RockRaines @ Dec 7, 2009 -> 11:28 PM) How do basketball teams figure that out then? I see top programs playing top ones consistently. Out of conference matchups need to be a staple of teams that really want to be national champions, bar none. Basketball teams will play powerhouses because they're resume boosters unless you get blown out. Most football teams don't want to risk an L, especially not to a non-BCS conference school.

QUOTE (RockRaines @ Dec 7, 2009 -> 11:17 PM) They could have played someone better than they did. If they beat numerous ranked opponents and another team didnt, then they would be ranked higher than them. Pretty straight forward actually. But could they have really played someone better than they did? They can't control their conference games and the big boys don't WANT to play them non-conference. Alabama was too busy playing North Texas and Florida International. Texas was too busy playing Wyoming, Louisiana-Monroe, and UTEP. Florida was too busy playing Charleston Southern, Troy, and (hey!) Florida International.

QUOTE (Soxbadger @ Dec 8, 2009 -> 12:01 AM) You would have crazy scheduling issues because no one would want to play tough teams. Youd have all the power teams have schedules like TCU, Boise, because there is no reason to play USC v OSU, if that 1 game may keep you from the playoffs. They already have silly scheduling. How does Alabama get away with playing 7 home games and 4 away games (+2 neutral)?

QUOTE (Soxbadger @ Dec 7, 2009 -> 08:44 PM) Not every team. There is always an arbitrary line drawn where one team does not get a chance. Every NCAA basketball team has a chance. They can win their conference tourney. What more winning could TCU/Cincy/Boise have done? And even if it's somewhat arbitrary to have 64 rather than 54 or 74 or 44, it provides far, far, far more margin of error. Does anyone even recall legitimate title contenders getting denied a tourney birth? That happens *every year* with the BCS.

Still the only sport where you can go undefeated and not be the champ. College football has the most meaningful regular season.

QUOTE (Jenksismyb**** @ Dec 2, 2009 -> 10:27 PM) I do. An old beater of a pontiac sunfire that my fiance has had since college. It's got some dents and dings, so I'm not expecting much. KBB says $1200-1600, so I'll be happy with $1500. CarMax will give you a free estimate on it and they'll print it out, so if the new car dealership lowballs you, you can just tell them you'll sell at CarMax then.

JIMB, Do you have a trade-in?

Confessions of a Car Salesman http://www.edmunds.com/advice/buying/artic...62/article.html This is a really good, though long, article from a reporter who decided to be a car salesman at a couple of different type dealerships and his experience on the inside, with how salesmen are trained to sell, how management works, and where they'll try to screw you.

Find out what the dealer paid invoice for the vehicle using sites like Edmunds. Look for people online talking about how much they paid for 09/10 Escapes. Go to a bunch of dealerships and get quotes. You have a bunch of money and you want to buy soon, gimme your best price now. Don't like what you're hearing? WALK. They will call you and prices will magically improve. If they stop budging on the price of the new vehicle, try to get them to give you more for your trade-in. Go for the new 09 instead of the 10 unless it has significant upgrades. They want to unload those.

QUOTE (The Bones @ Dec 1, 2009 -> 02:56 AM) The definition of a sport is a "physical activity engaged in for pleasure" or "a particular activity (as an athletic game) so engaged in". Also, it makes no mention of anyone having to play defense or stop someone from reaching their objective. Therefore, golf is a sport. That definition is so general it could include virtually anything, like sex, hula-hooping, or ballroom dancing.

lol John Wooden Legs via Andrew Sullivan via HP http://andrewsullivan.theatlantic.com/the_...ecking-ctd.html

QUOTE (NorthSideSox72 @ Nov 30, 2009 -> 06:21 PM) Billiards and darts, yes. Videogames are not real physical presence in a sport - its using a computer. Not a sport, IMO. Obviously, by the way, there are going to be corner cases where there is an argument. Golf is not one of those, in my view. Agree to disagree!

QUOTE (southsider2k5 @ Nov 30, 2009 -> 04:05 PM) It means he is more of an athlete than pretty much everyone who isn't getting paid to be an athlete, yet still thinks they are on this message board. Like who? I certainly haven't implied that about myself. I simply place golf lower on the sports/games scale than some other people do.

QUOTE (NorthSideSox72 @ Nov 30, 2009 -> 03:53 PM) --If done at a competition, then I suppose so, yes. --Same deal as Cheerleading, ice skating/dancing competitively is a sport. --Videogames have no significant athletic activity nor require any athletic skill, so no. this also applies to your last two. Billiards? Darts? Videogames get no credit for hand dexterity or hand-eye coordination? How about videogames with more-than-hands physicality like Rock Band or DDR?

QUOTE (southsider2k5 @ Nov 30, 2009 -> 03:49 PM) Tiger Woods laughs in your face. While it's nice that Tiger Woods is very athletic - he doesn't *need* to be for golf.

QUOTE (NorthSideSox72 @ Nov 30, 2009 -> 03:08 PM) Its pretty simple to me - any "game" that requires both specialized physical activity AND competition with someone else, is a sport. Cheerleading? Ice dancing? Videogames? Jenga? Hungry Hungry Hippos?

QUOTE (southsider2k5 @ Nov 30, 2009 -> 03:28 PM) Except you have essentially listed nothing that explained your opinion. I don't think there's really a pure dividing line between "sport" and "game". People tend to push the activities which require more athleticism and physical exertion into the sport category, and golf rates pretty damn low in those areas.

QUOTE (T R U @ Nov 23, 2009 -> 09:20 AM) I still fail to see how its over hyped with over 4 million PRE orders and then millions playing online everyday.. There is literally nothing that is overhyped about this game.. literally Preorders are, basically by definition, determined by hype.

QUOTE (Balta1701 @ Nov 21, 2009 -> 12:40 AM) Christ, Alice in Chains beat both Pearl Jam and Soundgarden? Hell yes

QUOTE (Jenksismyb**** @ Nov 9, 2009 -> 07:53 PM) A renter at best. Can be beaten in 10-15 hours and although people claim there's some replay value, I ended up selling it back after I beat it. You basically level up a guy and get new guns, which is fun, but you can beat the game after reaching about level 30 (despite the fact you can level to 50) and there are so many guns that finding an awesome one doesn't really do much for you, because you'll just find a better one an hour later. If you have 3 other friends that want to play it, I'd suggest renting it and hammering away for a week or so. That's fun. But otherwise I'd skip it. It's Diablo-lite mixed with a good shooter. Solo it's good, with multiplayer it's even better. And you can play through twice per character (4 different characters) due to Playthrough 2 (like Nightmare difficulty in Diablo).

QUOTE (BobDylan @ Nov 7, 2009 -> 01:38 AM) That's no different from COD4. In fact, it's a bit of an improvement. I don't recall any console game allowing custom maps and modding (except Unreal Tournament III). But I imagine you're talking about the PC version. Why does anyone care about how many people can play in a match though? Yeah, I'm talking PC. COD4 on PC had virtually none of those problems I listed. Game size can be important for clans who have a lot of players and want to have them all playing together. It's also nice when map-makers create larger-scale maps, though that won't be a factor for MW2.

The MW2 multiplayer is supposed to be seriously flawed. No dedicated servers, everything is P2P (huge host advantage), hosts can drop/rage-quit causing the game to be delayed while it is shifted to another player, no modding, no server variables, no custom maps, no kicking cheaters/hackers, no console, only 18 players max...

QUOTE (southsider2k5 @ Nov 2, 2009 -> 11:05 PM) If the daughter has a problem with that, she does have the legal system that can aid her. Correct - have the idiot parents arrested.