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Amaker was pretty terrible at Michigan. Not sure he's a big conference coach.

QUOTE (caulfield12 @ Mar 21, 2014 -> 08:57 AM) Iowa lived off upsetting Ohio State in Columbus because at the time it seemed like a huge win. In fact, they lived off that win, at home against Michigan and a lot of close losses all the way until the last week of the season...when they were STILL ranked 24th despite losing two road games at Indiana and Minnesota. OSU was just living off Matta's reputation and Craft and the fact that they've been so good for so long now you just expect them to be in the Top 25...but it was obvious by some of their head-scratching losses they just didn't have the horses to go very far this year. Didn't they crush Wisconsin on the road too?

Didn't Cadillac just announce a luxury electric?

whelp, there goes my chance at a billion

QUOTE (StrangeSox @ Mar 19, 2014 -> 08:12 PM) with respect to drugs it was pretty much a race thing What? No. I don't think blacks were the main users of pot, LSD, heroin, meth, etc. in the 60's and 70's when the anti-drug kick started. Crack maybe, but not much else. I don't think there's some arbitrary or even sinister reason why the government tried to ban some of this stuff. Prohibition gained traction because women stood up and said they were tired of dead beat and abusive husbands. Crime was a serious issue with drugs in the 60/70's (and even today). Doesn't mean that ALL drug laws are good, but I can see the need for it in some situations.

QUOTE (SnB @ Mar 20, 2014 -> 08:41 AM) Are there any tricks to get CBS on a digital antenna? We have a glorious tv at work w/ one of these, but it doesn't get CBS. Obviously this is march madness related. You can't stream it instead? I think you're out of luck with CBS downtown. I know for a long time getting it downtown was basically impossible.

Why do those guys want to transfer? Crean?

QUOTE (Boogua @ Mar 19, 2014 -> 07:35 PM) Lol, had no idea this game counted towards next season. Damn. I love how you conveniently ignore that the starting 5 will most likely be the same next year.

Lol, a lock and a 7 seed or better indeed.

QUOTE (Soxbadger @ Mar 19, 2014 -> 05:04 PM) It could increase the risk. How many people have been killed in car accidents due to another party having a heart attack? What about eating turkey and falling asleep at the wheel? What if I ingest to much sugar and go into a coma? And "drug crimes", what about "food crimes", when someone steals so that they can eat. Should we ban food? What about money crimes, someone steals money/kills for wealth? Should we outlaw money? This is merely about government control. Its not even like guns where the gun itself can kill. Its not like "Oh s*** I accidentally hit that bong and someone died." There is no direct causation to other people. Drugs are just a convenient excuse for when people make bad decisions. Its just an excuse. There is only 1 drug that I have ever taken where I seriously could not comprehend the consequences of my actions, its hilariously alcohol. So there is no rhyme or reason, because alcohol is basically the most dangerous. Not only to you, but to others. I miss the overreaction, sliding scale SB post. Thanks.

QUOTE (Soxbadger @ Mar 19, 2014 -> 04:27 PM) Its interesting to look at the law historically to try and find when exactly people gave up the right to ingest whatever they want. I doubt what I do is healthy, but who exactly is the US govt to tell me not to? People can eat bad food, they can drink things that kill them, so why do we arbitrarily draw the line. Crazy to say it, but there are likely more deaths attributed to drinking too much water in a single day than smoking too much weed in a single day. I'd imagine the argument is eating something unhealthy doesn't increase the risk of harm to other people like drugs do, be it from drug crimes or from being high while driving a car.

QUOTE (dasox24 @ Mar 19, 2014 -> 11:50 AM) Except this is college sports, and these aren't real laws. Look, I get your point, but at least Bruce Pearl isn't a "dirty" coach (at least no more than the rest of college basketball). College basketball is incredibly corrupt. It's way worse than college football. AAU programs and shoe companies (Nike/Adidas) run the whole recruiting circuit. But we're all going to get on our high horse when Bruce Pearl lies about a secondary violation he committed and then comes clean about it 2 weeks later? I understand that most of you are Illini fans, so you hate the guy... but you need to look at this arbitrarily. Keep in mind that I'm defending the guy even though he's the reason for the decline of UT's basketball program. We were the #1 team in the country at one point in 2008 and made an Elite 8 run in 2009. He got fired and now we're a bubble team. I have as much reason to hate on the guy as any, but I think he deserved another shot. He's not a bad guy. He made a stupid mistake. And he isn't necessarily getting off easy. First, he couldn't coach for 3 years. And now that he's back, he had to go to a low-tier program like Auburn. That will be a very tough program to win at. Not only do they have poor facilities, they have Under Amour as their apparel provider. UA doesn't own much of the basketball landscape and that kills teams in recruiting. Of all the major conferences, only one team ever has won a conference championship wearing UA gear. He'll have his work cut out for him. But I suspect he'll be successful for Auburn's standards. And lucky for him, the SEC is pretty bad right now. Yeah, f*** all that nonsense. He's a cheater and a liar and it's sad that any "academic institution" would hire him to teach/coach young adults. edit: and yes, the violation of the rule was secondary, but his attempts to hide it, and his attempts to get Crafts dad to hide it, show what a miserable c*** that guy is.

QUOTE (HickoryHuskers @ Mar 19, 2014 -> 11:16 AM) If I were running for local office, unless the locale is overwhelmingly partisan and I am running for that particular party, I would never put my party on my literature. Just my name and my platform and let those speak for themselves. I'd also hesitate to put my name alongside candidates for other offices. Just because we're in the same party doesn't mean those other candidates aren't corrupt assholes. You'll never get a vote without a massive PR campaign to get your name out there. People vote party when they don't know names.

A coach lying to the NCAA is like me, an attorney, lying to a judge. You lose all credibility. It's immoral. It's unethical. Add that to the fact that's he's an unethical creep to begin with and he really shouldn't be coaching anymore. Just like Sampson. Dude was the head of the ethics committee and then broke ethical rules. Both should have been barred for life. It's f***ed up that we expect 18-22 year olds to act perfectly all the time and be model citizens and all that, but coaches and administrators always get off easy.

QUOTE (RockRaines @ Mar 19, 2014 -> 10:49 AM) The other side of the coin is the people in the middle of nowhere that vote with jesus. Both sides are uninformed and are hurting the government. The only reason Oberweis keeps getting reelected is jesus and ice cream. At least they'd be voting in someone different with different policies that may or may not work. They'll never get their bible thumping policies passed, so it's a moot point there. They could, however, offer other solutions to the states financial problems. At this point it's so f***ed up, why not just try it and see what happens? We literally couldn't be doing worse there.

QUOTE (RockRaines @ Mar 19, 2014 -> 10:31 AM) Man, look at that string of corruption with Ryan and Blago. Jesus. The only thing Illinois has proven is that we have poor taste in politicians. And yet the same leaders in Springfield keep getting elected over and over again. Hell, 2 out of the top 3 power positions in the state belong to one family. It's pathetic. They've driven the state into the ground, they've flat out lied to the public, and no one cares because they promise to give people things and/or promise to do so and people eat that s*** up.

QUOTE (RockRaines @ Mar 19, 2014 -> 10:30 AM) That was their projection. Its supposed to be at 4 million shortly with possibly getting to 7-8. It's not legal in all areas quite yet as places like colorado springs have outlawed it, but it may come to other areas. Colorado is a really divided state in that its very conservative except for Denver and Boulder. In Illinois i see not only a revenue stream but also a possible reduction in crime and illegal drug trafficking. its a rosey theory but one I fully support. The funny thing about marijuana in Denver is its not the smoking that is popular and has increased but its the edibles. They cannot stock enough edibles in many of the dispensaries and last time I was there most of their items were backordered. The problem is even if it's 70 million, Colorado's total budget is like 20 billion. It's a drop in the bucket really. And as far as Illinois, I don't think it'll do much of anything. Most counties/cities have stopped enforcing laws on pot anyway, and those that do usually just hand out fines. Those small drug offenses no longer fill up court dockets and jail cells. And the real crime isn't over pot, it's over heroin. It'd be nice to have that revenue, but give the government in Illinois an extra 70 million and it goes nowhere.

QUOTE (StrangeSox @ Mar 19, 2014 -> 10:27 AM) He smashed public unions and teachers unions in particular. edit: crosspost, response to pettie about Walker, not edgar Who were making demands for more pay/benefits during the recession when everyone else was struggling. He jumped on the tea party/anti-public employment movement and got elected with it.

QUOTE (bmags @ Mar 19, 2014 -> 10:22 AM) While huge desire is overstating, I think a NJ comparison is apt. If a republican governor came into power in illinois, worked with the democrats to pass things, he would be hugely popular. But they seem more interested in Scott Walker for some reason as a road map. Jim Edgar was incredibly popular and probably our best governor, ever?

QUOTE (RockRaines @ Mar 19, 2014 -> 09:52 AM) If its effective it literally costs more money than we are making so we are paying for a service that was supposed to generate revenue. I still am shocked that this made sense to the folks who approved it. When I am looking for a revenue stream I am looking for something that is self sustaining. They are essentially going to be upside down on a car loan. No no, it was to save the children! That's how Rahm was selling it.

QUOTE (RockRaines @ Mar 19, 2014 -> 09:43 AM) No I believe it was Rahm's team that came up with the projection and the actual has been a small percentage, not to mention the extreme corruption and bribery that went on when selecting the vendor. Meanwhile Colorado is making as much off of Marijuana taxes each month as they are on liquor taxes. They are projecting about 70 million in revenue this year. Just sayin Eh, are you sure on that number? I thought they collected 2 million the first month?

I totally disagree. That's a team that can win in half court basketball or by running up and down the court. They're finally healthy and they're playing their best basketball of the season. You have probably 3 NBA players on that team (Harris, Payne, possibly Dawson) and all three can take over a game. I have them winning the whole thing, but realistically after the Final Four it's a toss up.

As Rock said though, people in the industry of college sports are applauding the hire.

QUOTE (RockRaines @ Mar 18, 2014 -> 12:05 PM) 3D TV is literally cool less than .001% of the time. Agreed. I think Gravity and Avatar are the only two movies that made the upcharge worth it. The one scene from Harry Potter 5 (maybe 4?) with the sand in the ministry building was also cool. The rest? Meh. I thought I read ESPN3D shut down too. That's a dying fad that the market wasn't really interested in.

Like 3d TV's, smartwatches are going to be such a gigantic waste of money.