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I suppose this means I spend way too much time here. Thought I'd start up this thread mainly to thank the great posters, as well as Jason and Mario, who originally invited me to the site, for making this place so great. This place is so like an addiction. There's "Soxtalk.com ->" burnt into the top of my screen. It's been enjoyable, guys and gals. Here's to another World Series.

And the Northern Iowa pullaway begins.

Sleeper - Toronto / LA Dodgers Just cause people expect them to blow it. Busts - Anaheim / Atlanta All these are just hunches.

I'm a Mazda RX-8! You're sporty, yet practical, and you have a style of your own. You like to have fun, and you like to bring friends along for the ride, but when it comes time for everyday chores, you're willing to do your part. Take the Which Sports Car Are You? quiz.

QUOTE(Rowand44 @ Jan 25, 2006 -> 08:01 PM) Heads, UNI only up by 2 at half against the powerhouse that is Evansville. Hopefully Evansville can somehow pull this out, it'd be HUGE. UNI now up 9, 114 seconds in.

Quin gets T'ed up. I wonder if he's going to break out in song. HE IS PISSED>

He won't be back.

QUOTE(TLAK @ Jan 25, 2006 -> 08:03 PM) Updated Anything notable?

I shared Amber Bock with my dad during the Rose Bowl and, let me say, he's now a fan.

Looks like NU/Purdue is a game, in OT.

QUOTE(Rowand44 @ Jan 25, 2006 -> 08:01 PM) Heads, UNI only up by 2 at half against the powerhouse that is Evansville. Hopefully Evansville can somehow pull this out, it'd be HUGE. Take 'em down, Aces, take 'em down. Oh, and the Clones have held Big 12 scoring leader Thomas Gardner to five points. I absolutely railed the Cyclone defense on my blog today, and it seems they are replying, because I'm sure they read it.

This makes me giggle.

I just hope the Hawks go somewhere where I can keep hating them.

QUOTE(Kalapse @ Jan 25, 2006 -> 07:36 PM) Jewel has now installed the Pay-By-Touch system in many of their stores including one in Schaumburg. This system requires that the person who is paying has a pulse so it is not going to be fooled by a play-doh mold. Or by the Kansas City Royals, who also lack a pulse.

Yay, ISU pounding Mizzou 38-24.

And I say something, and Mizzou with a 7-0 run.

Holy s***, Iowa State playing with urgency!

So today, I found out how BAD Iowa State's defense is. Like, one of the worst major college teams. Ugly, ugly game against Mizzou so far.

And you guys said you needed Pope.....

PITTSBURGH SEATTLE SUPER BOWL XL

QUOTE(Gene Honda Civic @ Jan 25, 2006 -> 03:44 PM) There's a middle of the Big 12 More like one top team and 11 wannabes.

QUOTE(Jimbo's Drinker @ Jan 25, 2006 -> 01:09 PM) good luck, the jayhawks head to A&M for a little coach versus mentor showdown. Could the middle 10 of the Big 12 possibly be a bigger clusterf***?

QUOTE(ZoomSlowik @ Jan 25, 2006 -> 02:06 PM) I don't think any of the major teams have to worry all that much about NU this year. I'd be very surprised if they pulled an upset, this team is just brutal. I watch them extensively, and they're just weak in so many aspects of the game. They just can't seem to get easy baskets with any kind of regularity. Yeah, they hit Vedran in the post every once in a while and he usually converts, but they often have trouble getting it to him. What makes it worse is outside of occasional spurts from Hachad they can't penetrate, and they get no transition baskets. Too often they rely on jacking up threes, and only Vedran and Moore can hit them with any consistency (even Vedran seems to be in a shooting slump). The bigger issue is their total lack of a post presence on defense. Pretty much any team in the country can impose their will on them in the paint. I've seen 6'6" guys kick our ass in the paint, ignoring what real post players can do. Besides the personel problem down there, because they often play a 1-3-1 zone they get some nasty matchups down low. Because the guy at the back has to cover both corners and the post if the ball gets down there, they put a guard back there instead of one of our few big guys. You'd be amazed how often Michael Jenkins, who stands 5'9", ended up covering James Augustine in the Illinois game. They seem to stop penetration fairly well, but they end up allowing a lot of open 3-pointers because of it. Any decent shooting team should be able to light them up from beyond the arc. All you have to do is look at the fact that Rich McBride scored 12 against us, and he could have had more with better accuracy. Unless NU has an unusually good night shooting from outside, they probably won't even stay close to some of the better teams. End of rant. My apologies to anyone that doesn't give a damn about NU's deficiencies. I've just witnessed enough of the Hawks troubles in Evanston to think that NU has a shot.

QUOTE(LosMediasBlancas @ Jan 25, 2006 -> 11:58 AM) where do I get my season tix? http://www.majorleaguelacrosse.com/news/?id=3219 I think the name is pretty kick ass. Harkens back to those meatpacking glory days of yore.

I forgot, ISU goes to Columbia tonight. Cyclones will grab one on the road.