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Notre Dame just pulled a Clemson @ Clemson. But still 2 minutes left for Clemson to return the favor

QUOTE (SoxPride18 @ Oct 3, 2015 -> 06:53 PM) Illinois is 4-1. I'll take it anyway I can. Illinois just beat Nebraska! So happy right now. Hell yeah! Illinois football is just so much more enjoyable without Beckman on the sidelines.

Not a good look for Buehrle but that's been pretty common with him the past few years.

QUOTE (farmteam @ Oct 3, 2015 -> 09:29 AM) I just assumed this was one of those things that went on to some degree at every Power 5 school. Of course it does, but everyone loves to play "Not at my school!".

One way to hide awful kickoff coverage is by kicking the ball out of the end zone, which Gould doesn't seem capable of anymore.

QUOTE (SoxPride18 @ Oct 2, 2015 -> 11:02 AM) Surprising cut of the day. Marko Dano sent to Rockford, WOW. Baun makes the team over him It sounds like his two-way contract was the #1 reason why, not a hockey reason. QUOTE (SoxPride18 @ Oct 2, 2015 -> 11:07 AM) Also, Bryan Bickell is on waivers. Is it worth the $950k in cap savings to keep him in Rockford? You still need a body to replace him in the lineup

QUOTE (Jose Abreu @ Oct 2, 2015 -> 09:49 AM) I see your point, but the fact that he makes less and less money as his production will likely decrease makes logical sense. I think he will perform in line with his contract, and his age-39 season will be worth the diminished money he will make. The diminished money doesn't matter, because his cap hit will still be $6.875 million in those seasons.

QUOTE (Jose Abreu @ Oct 2, 2015 -> 08:18 AM) I'd argue that in hockey, they don't make much of a difference, as longevity is not as much as an issue as it is in other sports. From the Puck Daddy article I linked above:

QUOTE (Swingandalongonetoleft @ Sep 30, 2015 -> 10:19 PM) Typically, these kinds of obscure records don't really do anything for me, but the fact that it was a record held by Alroid rather than someone legitimate makes it that much more glorious for me. I don't see how much more "legitimate" it is when a 27-year old rookie does it.

Temple -22.5 Wazzu +17.5 Oregon -7.5

QUOTE (southsider2k5 @ Oct 1, 2015 -> 04:08 PM) Toews and Kane were exactly where Seabrook is this year, and that is one year away from free agency when they signed 8 year deals. Patrick Kane - 25 years old when signed Jonathan Toews - 26 years old when signed Brent Seabrook - 30 years old When signed Those 4-5 years make a HUGE difference

I'd like to see the Angels win the WC over Houston. For the playoffs, I just want to see Kershaw go all Bumgarner on the world and win the whole damn thing by himself.

QUOTE (southsider2k5 @ Oct 1, 2015 -> 02:10 PM) Cap hit is based on a dollar average of all of the years of a deal. The reason these deals go so long is to put low paying years at the end, to balance out the high years at the front. Instead of just paying the guy 9 million a season for the next four years, they included cheaper years at the end, so that the average is lower, and thus the cap hit is lower. It is an 8 year deal in name only. Also the Hawks are FAR from the only team to do that. That is why Rick DiPietro got a 15 year contract. Vincent Lecavalier got an 11 year deal. Sidney Crosby got a 12 year deal. The DiPietro deal was awful. Tampa was lucky enough to use the compliance buyout on LeCavalier. Those aren't very good examples. The long-term deals made much more sense under the old cap, the new CBA is much harder to circumvent. You are actually held responsible for the whole deal, even if they retire early.

If Sandy Hook didn't lead to any major changes, nothing will.

QUOTE (southsider2k5 @ Oct 1, 2015 -> 01:03 PM) The Chicago Blackhawks shouldn't be worrying about 2024. Their window is now. Sure, but you can keep the future in mind while taking care of today. They aren't the Detroit Tigers with Illitch. And it's not like Seabrook gave them a discount for the present day anyway, it's still a top 10 cap hit out of all defensemen.

QUOTE (southsider2k5 @ Oct 1, 2015 -> 12:45 PM) So you would be giving up a player from the current roster in all likelihood, in the years when the team has the best chance to win to save for 2021 to 2024. Sure, you would lose Seabrook but still have nearly $7 million to spend on another player. It might be a slight downgrade, but you also wouldn't be as screwed in the future.

QUOTE (southsider2k5 @ Oct 1, 2015 -> 12:15 PM) The cap hit of a 4 or 5 year contract would have been millions more per year. But the cap hit from 2021-2024 for a 36-39 year old player would have been zero. Puck Daddy: Regarding that really bad Brent Seabrook extension

QUOTE (shysocks @ Oct 1, 2015 -> 09:13 AM) Not that it's specifically related, but not enough people complain that the roster rules change in the final month of the season when the games are the most consequential. I'm the #1 complainer about the roster expansion rule!

QUOTE (Dick Allen @ Oct 1, 2015 -> 09:35 AM) I guess the bigger question is why would you buy them? For the same reason I buy preseason tickets, it's a privilege of being a season ticket holder. Although to be fair, while they require a CC number for the playoff tickets, they don't actually charge the card until the game is official. But I do have the tickets in my drawer, just in case.

QUOTE (ewokpelts @ Oct 1, 2015 -> 08:20 AM) While this doesn't mean much, the sox were allowed by mlb to sell playoff tickets in these years: 2009 2010 2011 2012 All but 2012 were offered to season ticket holders, while 2012 had alds tix sold to the public. They were in contention those years. The Bears sold me tickets for the 2016 NFC Championship game at Soldier Field.

Losing to Barry Zito with your season on the line isn't a good look Anaheim.

There is a 0% chance Clausen can lead the Bears to future playoff success. There is a 0.001% chance Fales can lead the Bears to future playoff success. 0.001 > 0, give Fales a shot.

QUOTE (bmags @ Sep 30, 2015 -> 07:16 PM) The only freaking player I can think that we thought was going to be a perfect fit to add power at the cell and did was Jim Thome. That's one of my biggest pet peeves. Every offseason I hear about player A or player B and how many more home runs they will hit if they play 81 games in the Cell. And it never happens.

QUOTE (HickoryHuskers @ Oct 1, 2015 -> 07:10 AM) Bet the under on any game being played in the Carolinas. I disagree. Sloppy field conditions lead to bad tackling, more fumbles, which can lead to more fluky big touchdown plays. I see where you are coming from, but I don't think it makes the under a lock just because they can't pass the ball much.

QUOTE (caulfield12 @ Sep 30, 2015 -> 09:04 PM) Royals desperately need to win in order to keep home field advantage shot alive against Jays. Luckily for KC the Jays clinched the East in the DH opener then got so drunk, I don't even recognize half their nightcap lineup.