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QUOTE (IlliniKrush @ Oct 3, 2014 -> 12:55 AM) When you're feeling particularly rich. Or poor. Then the whole 3 or 4 paycheck rule would be pretty low. 5-6 years away from buying the ring and being engaged, I gotta say the whole ring thing is a lot like the wedding. Is it awesome to spend a lot of money and buy something fancy and have your wives friends be jealous of the size/look of her ring? Yes. But that wears off. And you (and your wife, maybe) will eventually come to realize that that money could have been spent in SO many better ways that would improve your day to day life and marriage; a better house, better appliances/furnishings, etc. The ring and the wedding are great, and it's important to do what makes you both happy. But don't forget about the big picture too.

QUOTE (KyYlE23 @ Oct 2, 2014 -> 01:03 PM) You seriously do anything to discredit defense. you did the same thing with Lovie, you attribute it all to luck or the other team being bad I don't think it was luck, it took some skill to make those picks, especially the first two, but if the argument is "well the Bears did it against Kap, so they can do it against Cam," you have to factor into that mistakes and poor decisions. If Cam plays well and makes good decisions, the same defense is going to get shredded (see: last week).

Here's a decent recap of those picks with gifs. I agree the fumble isn't really his fault, but 2 of the 3 interceptions, if not all 3, were his fault. http://www.ninersnation.com/2014/9/17/6252...rom-49ers-bears 1st pick is a great catch by Conte, but it's not a good throw and he telegraphed where he was going from the start of the play. No real need for him to do that. 2nd pick was a good "steal" by Fuller, but the pass was terrible. Way behind Crabtree. 3rd pick was just not a good decision, throwing while running, and he waited too long to throw it. Basically right at Fuller.

QUOTE (StrangeSox @ Oct 2, 2014 -> 12:19 PM) No it wasn't. You're right. I misread. "Mostly" white jury.

QUOTE (StrangeSox @ Oct 2, 2014 -> 11:31 AM) Well it took two trials so that isn't exactly a strong point in favor of a racially neutral justice system. Hung juries happen. This jury was all white.

QUOTE (KyYlE23 @ Oct 2, 2014 -> 11:13 AM) Kaepernick is very similar to Newton in style, and the Bears played him pretty well So the game plan should be just pray that Cam has 4 TO's, mostly unforced?

Damn Darwinism.

I'm shocked. Apparently you can NOT just shoot random black kids and use the SYG defense, even in Florida. http://gawker.com/michael-dunn-convicted-o...illi-1641370106 I thought that was going to be the perfect defense for every shooting?

QUOTE (southsider2k5 @ Oct 2, 2014 -> 09:54 AM) The Roosevelt's on PBS was incredible, as is anything done by Ken Burns. Well worth the 13ish hours to watch it all. I'm upset that I missed it. And it doesn't look like they're going to be replaying it anytime soon.

QUOTE (Brian @ Oct 1, 2014 -> 03:45 PM) Darius Paul is coming back? That's just a guess. He has to be the back-up plan if they don't get Thomas or Moore. Moore btw seems like Kentucky all the way. Not a good sign that he canceled his official.

He's gone. Pray Groce can pull off a miracle and get Bragg to be the star of a renaissance, otherwise it's a solid class with a guy like Paul coming back to fill the big man spot.

QUOTE (IlliniKrush @ Oct 1, 2014 -> 01:49 PM) I can only hope The League never has as bad of an episode as they had last week. That was brutal and a complete waste of time. The origin of Rafi and Dirty Randy? It's not saying much, but I though it was one of the better episodes in a while. Had some legitimate LOL moments. Sadly, this once hilarious show has gone the way of It's Always Sunny - gags are, old, stale and repetitive, and the characters don't even act like real people anymore.

Mirotic can shoot though.

QUOTE (Chilihead90 @ Sep 29, 2014 -> 04:22 PM) Conversely, Masters of Sex has had a bad sophomore season, IMO. I haven't watched the finale yet, but so far I agree. I think the main issue is the B story lines are all pretty boring. And while I enjoy deep character dives, Masters comes off as a prick 100% of the time. I was never really sold on feeling sorry for him for his daddy issues, so this entire season never worked for me. Some flashbacks to his childhood might have helped, but simply being told he was abused by his father isn't enough to show how much that caused his adulthood issues. The amount of time spent on that this season was just way too much. At the same time, they've basically ignored Johnson's side of the story. The 2nd to last episode story line with her kids finally starts to bring that out a bit, but this entire season is basically her doing whatever Bill wants. The initial "i'm not being appreciated" plot line was nice, but we still don't really know who she is or what she wants in life, other than to f*** Masters in every possible way to make him happy. Although it's Game of Thrones For Women, Outlander's first half season was surprisingly good. The actress who plays Claire is hot and loves to get dirty. And the dude who played Brutus in HBO's Rome is pretty good in his duel role. It's a good watch with the wifey if anyone is looking for a new "epic" drama show.

Thomas' mom had an interesting reaction to Evans' decision. Eli Mom ‏@msDDdee 22m22 minutes ago

QUOTE (Boogua @ Oct 1, 2014 -> 09:35 AM) It's hard to consider any prospect a lock before they ever step foot on campus. We were favorites for both, yes, but after neither committed on or shortly after their visit that changes things. People think the distance was a factor with Evans and his mother (I'm sure it didn't help that there was a weather delay and their plane was rerouted to Indy). Evans going to OK ST only hurts us with Thomas, who named Illinois his leader last week, because he's pretty close with both Gilder and Evans. It's easy to have a defeatist's attitude concerning Thomas, but most people feel it's between Illinois and Ok st. Luckily for us, he didn't commit after his visit with OK St and instead chose to visit Illinois which he then named his leader. I don't think Illinois gets him in the end because of his friendship with Gilder and Evans, but it's not over yet. Being an Illini fan, unless there's a total surprise commitment, I just assume it's not going to happen. He's not yet been able to get a commit at the end of a recruitment. It's either on the visit or shortly thereafter.

QUOTE (Boogua @ Oct 1, 2014 -> 07:41 AM) It looked like he was heavily leaning Illinois, but there is almost never a lock when it comes to recruiting. Jalen Coleman was an ND "lock" for a while and look how that turned out. Sure there's no certainty until recruits sign, but both have been considered locks or Illinois' to lose down the stretch here.

Sucks losing Evans. And Thomas is no guarantee. Would suck to lose out on both when they were supposed locks.

These nebraska uniforms are awful. Look like duct tape.

Uh oh Greg, they're getting closer! https://news.yahoo.com/police-woman-beheade...-144459291.html http://kfor.com/2014/09/25/reports-police-...-grocery-store/ edit: glad the ex-CEO had a gun!

Not having the '89 Illini team on there is a travesty.

Will Leitch had a good article on the Simmons situation: http://www.sportsonearth.com/article/96333...espn-suspension

QUOTE (pettie4sox @ Sep 26, 2014 -> 09:14 AM) This may be a conspiracy theory but what if this was the plan the whole time? I'm sure it was a part of the suicide attempt. Just like when people jump off a bridge onto the interstate. They want some attention and what better way than to create a traffic jam.

How is there not a back-up system for this type of event? Why can't another FAA office or Ohare's tower direct flights?

So John Oliver makes a good point - why is ISIS our problem? They're attacking non-Americans too. Also as much as I despise Fox News, flipping through the channels last night, they had a pretty amazing side by side of Obama's recent speech with Bush's from 2004. Eerily similar arguments for justifying military intervention.