Dick Allen

QUOTE (Chisoxfn @ Nov 5, 2009 -> 07:26 PM) Phil Rogers is commenting that the deal allows the Sox to potentially explore a Konerko trade, which would than free up payroll to make a FA splash. An unnamed scout is indicating that the Sox are likely going to get cash. I hope they get cash. It makes no sense to add $4 million to your payroll for this guy.

QUOTE (Ozzie Ball @ Nov 5, 2009 -> 06:55 PM) He projected Chris Davis to hit .300 with 40 homers this year. James goes way overboard on the young players. Jaramillo screwed him up.

QUOTE (Thunderbolt @ Nov 5, 2009 -> 07:11 PM) My god people we talk about Chris Getz like he accomplished something here. Is he the new BA? The new Sweeney? Is this what we're trying to do here? There's no raw data to support Getz being anything other then a utility player. Intangibles are fine, but if a player lacks the track record and skill set to back said intangibles, it's pretty much a dead issue. I like Nix no doubt about it, but i can't write him in a starter. Why? Becasue he has enough issues to make his place on this team, a legitmate question mark, but he has the skill set. He has that potential, he doesn't rely on some distant intangibles, he relies on good d and solid pop. It usually produces results. And if it doesn't? We cut our losses and move on. I like Getz but if they trade him they trade him. I don't like the idea of picking up mediocrity and adding $5 million to the payroll of a team that has never said they were flush with cash, but has said the exact opposite for years. I really believe Teahen was a non tender candidate.

QUOTE (LittleHurt05 @ Nov 5, 2009 -> 05:50 PM) way to go jordan. Pretty selfish move to cost your school the contract that supplies all its teams with their athletic gear cause you want to wear your daddys shoes. I'm sure Nike was so concerned whether or not a crappy player on a crappy conference USA team was wearing their shoes. He was told during the recruiting process that the shoes were fine. It would be like selling your house for 300k. You go to the closing and the buyer has 250k. You should still do the deal or your a jagoff, right? The university wanted a Jordan on their basketball team and thought this pub was worth more than the shoe contract. Lay off the kid, he did nothing wrong.

QUOTE (Kenny Hates Prospects @ Nov 5, 2009 -> 06:50 PM) I get what you're saying, but this reported deal came out early this morning in the newspaper and as of the evening both Getz and Teahen didn't know what was going on. Clearly the Sox and Royals both know the report is out there. If a deal was being worked on but not pretty much agreed on and finished, then both clubs would have notified their players and said nothing was going on, don't you think? There was a report a couple years ago that came out saying we traded Garland to the Astros, and another report last year saying we had dealt Dye to the Reds for Bailey. The Sox IIRC reacted pretty quickly on those, but not this one. Plus Cowley has supposedly gotten enough confirmation for the Sun Times to put the story up. I agree that it was all leaked early and that both teams are probably very pissed about it. But I think the talks are real, the names are right (although there could be others), the framework is pretty much all there, and they haven't said anything because they're expecting to finalize it soon. I agree the principles have probably been agreed upon, they may be haggling about money, perhaps the Sox want some money as well, or maybe the Royals have to make another deal first, or maybe the Sox were moving Teahen along and that deal has to be completed. I know a lot of scouts have had a hard on for Teahen for a while, but he's been pretty mediocre for a while now and is going to make around $5 million. I know he can play several positions but so could Andy Gonzalez. I hope Teahen isn't being acquired to be an every day White Sox.

Sullivan said this rumor is totally bunk.

QUOTE (whitesoxfan99 @ Oct 31, 2009 -> 02:17 PM) Um...anyone else feel like the announcers are giving Stanzi too much credit for this 4th quarter? He made a couple of good albeit simple throws where Iowa's receivers were wide open and then the receivers ran wild. Granted I'm used to seeing Illinois QBs miss those throws but still. Yeah, they weren't bombs.

QUOTE (whitesoxfan99 @ Oct 31, 2009 -> 02:10 PM) It is amazing how fast this IU team can fold when things don't go their way. A bunch of mental midgets. I'm surprise Indiana isn't using timeouts right now.

QUOTE (iamshack @ Oct 31, 2009 -> 02:04 PM) I know you're not really gay. Doesn't matter, Indiana is folding again. I'm honestly happy for the Big Ten, but this Iowa team will get annihilated in a BCS bowl if it were to get there. I don't think so. Ohio State lost pretty bad to Purdue and you probably wouldn't say the same thing about them. Talent-wise, or I should say hype-wise, Iowa can't compete with the top 20 probably, but they get the job done. They do pretty well in bowl games.

QUOTE (iamshack @ Oct 31, 2009 -> 01:57 PM) I just went frame by frame on my freaking tivo. Doesn't make them right. Just as on field officials make errors, so do replay officials. You're clearly biased, being a gay Iowa fan. I'm biased, but not gay. I went frame by frame when they were revewing it because I didn't want to hear the result, and I honestly thought he was out of bounds. I really am pretty good about being objective about calls.

Stanzi has thrown for 150 yards and 2 TDs the last 2 plays, good thing they didn't take my or Davies' advise and go to the back up. The wind must be howling.

Go Hawks!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

QUOTE (iamshack @ Oct 31, 2009 -> 01:51 PM) DA, go back to about 1:16 pm on your dvr and watch the view from behind the end zone. Certainly looked like his foot was down. I do see what you're saying about him being out of bounds from the one angle, but I think it's an illusion that you don't see his foot drag. As one other poster said, from the side view, you can see the line in the turf where his foot dragged and you can see the dust/dirt fly up as well. Considering it was called a td on the field, and there has to be indisputable video evidence that it was NOT a td to overturn it, I don't understand how you can overturn that call. They can go frame by frame in the replay booth. They obviously saw something.

QUOTE (WilliamTell @ Oct 31, 2009 -> 01:45 PM) That's cool. Glad you have Iowa Pride! I just don't get into Iowa football for whatever reason. Probably because I have too many annoying Iowa rooting friends. We must be like Cubs fans in Iowa. I'm just hoping the Hawks can ride this a long time. I am very nervous about today and next week. I think they will play well at Ohio State.

QUOTE (whitesoxfan99 @ Oct 31, 2009 -> 01:46 PM) Really because he didn't target the opponent with the crown of his helmet or initiate contact and target a defenseless opponent above the shoulder. He did both. What exactly were you watching? 93 yd TD. Go Hawks

QUOTE (WilliamTell @ Oct 31, 2009 -> 01:43 PM) Yeah I read that, I just figured since the majority of Iowa students are from Iowa I'd ask you if you're from there. I'm from the other part of the student body, the Chicago suburbs.

QUOTE (WilliamTell @ Oct 31, 2009 -> 01:39 PM) Dick Allen, are you from Iowa? If so, where at? No. I am an Iowa alum.

QUOTE (whitesoxfan99 @ Oct 31, 2009 -> 01:37 PM) Just because helmets hit each other does not make it a penalty. If it was there would be personal fouls on a ton of tackles. Here's the rule. It was a penalty NCAA- College 2008 & Still Current Initiating Contact/Targeting an Oppenent 1. No player shall initiate contact and target an opponent with the crown (top) of his helmet. When in question, it is a foul. 2. No player shall initiate contact and target a defenseless opponent above the shoulders. When in question, it is a foul.

QUOTE (iamshack @ Oct 31, 2009 -> 01:35 PM) You didn't see his foot dragging? You didn't see the dust/dirt kicked up from the field turf? It was clear from the side angle that his toe dragged. Mark Jones saw it, Bob Davie saw it, the side judge saw it...I guess they raised a question of whether or not the toe was down before the knee, but his toe definitely dragged. As I wrote, it dragged but he had already landed out of bounds. If he had his toe on the ground when his body landed, it would have been a TD, but it was in the air, and they can stop it frame by frame which is a little better look than the side judge at full speed no matter what Bob Davie says. I'm sure when he coached he complained about calls made by officials in far better position to see the play then him, but they do make mistakes.

QUOTE (zenryan @ Oct 31, 2009 -> 01:34 PM) I guess leading with your shoulder is now a 15 yard penalty. Indiana has to beat both Iowa and the Big 10 officials today. Helmet to helmet. It was an easy call.

QUOTE (zenryan @ Oct 31, 2009 -> 01:31 PM) I thought I saw a line in the field/rubber from where the WR's toe was dragging. Indiana has been f***ed over a lot this year by the refs. I'm sure the Big Ten will do everything possible to protect Iowa today. If you have a dvr you should go back and see it. As a Iowa alum I was afraid that was going to be the case, but his foot was in the air, he eventually dragged it, but he had already landed out of bounds.

QUOTE (WilliamTell @ Oct 31, 2009 -> 01:30 PM) Once again another close call goes to Iowa. That was an incomplete pass. And was ruled one as well.

QUOTE (iamshack @ Oct 31, 2009 -> 01:21 PM) How do they overrule that call? It was called a td on the field, the side judge was standing right there, and the one angle clearly showed the receiver getting a foot down. You could even see dust in the field turf being kicked up from the receiver dragging his foot. Again, how do you overrule that? His foot was not down. That was clear when it was in slow motion. Just because the guy was right there doesn't make the call right. See 2009 MLB playoffs, umpires. Stansi needs to sit down.

QUOTE (danman31 @ Oct 31, 2009 -> 12:58 PM) At this point I don't want to hear about Iowa being good. Even if they come back this result is enough for me to want them blackballed from BCS discussion. They are so overdue for a loss, it's not funny. I don't want to hear the RB was out excuse. It's Indiana. 8-0 with road wins at MSU, Wisconsin and Penn State, I guess you can't call them good. They are getting lucky today no doubt, but teams have downer games. I don't know why Davie said the guy dragged his foot. It was pretty clear he did not.

QUOTE (NorthSideSox72 @ Oct 28, 2009 -> 07:18 AM) For all of you having a contest about what college head coach is the biggest tool, just be happy you didn't have to live through Jim Walden telling you the team is losing because they are wearing do-rags under their helmets. Jim Walden >>>>>>>>>>> ALL on the college football head coach tool scale. I remember seeing this happen. Brett Beilema while at Iowa met Walden after a game at midfield after some Cyclones flipped him off. Bielema shook Walden's hand and said: "Coach, you've been a big . . . and I've enjoyed kicking your . . . the past five years." "I'm glad you enjoyed it," a stunned Walden said.