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QUOTE (GreatScott82 @ Dec 23, 2008 -> 03:30 PM) wow. has the yankee payroll hit 300 mill/season yet? The crazy thing is they really haven't raised their payroll from last season. Abreu, Giambi, Mussina, Pavano, along with currently Pettitte are all off the books. Giambi was making 23 million, Abreu 16, Pettitte 16, Pavano and Mussina about 11.

QUOTE (kyyle23 @ Dec 23, 2008 -> 03:25 PM) Is there a link anywhere? Is this running on the ESPN crawl? Being reported on the bottom line on ESPN. I didn't see a link on espn.com yet.

Unbelievable. They might as well just sign Manny as well now.

QUOTE (Brian @ Dec 21, 2008 -> 01:56 PM) Manual is 2A, Lawndale is 3A. Crap, that post was worded horribly. Meant to imply that I think De La Salle and Manual will be in the title game if they are both in 2A.

QUOTE (Brian @ Dec 21, 2008 -> 10:59 AM) De La Salle is 2A correct? With North Lawndale 3A now, De La Salle should win state easily. Is Peoria Manual still 2A? They are a very good team and actually beat North Lawndale last weekend in a rematch of last years 2A state title game. If both those teams are 2A I would bet heavily that they would be in the finals.

QUOTE (Brian @ Dec 18, 2008 -> 08:15 PM) I wouldn't get too high on Bertrand. I haven't heard good things about him so far this season. From who? He has played well but he is never going to be a big time scorer. He would be a double digit assist man if his teammates finished. He handles the ball extremely well, has great court vision, and has good size and athleticism. I would like to see him attack the basket more than he does and he needs to assert himself more but there is no question about his talent. He is a 6'6 PG who will be coming in with a bunch of big time athletes and scorers. He won't need to be a star.

QUOTE (Jimbo's Drinker @ Dec 18, 2008 -> 07:00 PM) Even with your "super class", KU for instance is still ranked higher with just 2 commitments at the moment. http://sports.espn.go.com/ncb/recruiting/c...mp;viewmore=yes We still have a strong chance at Withey, Wall and Stephenson. ESPN's rankings also are terrible and laughably don't have Brandon Paul in their top 100. And our super class is 2010 where we have 2 top 25 players and another guy who is top 30 on scout and top 70 on Rivals.

QUOTE (Jimbo's Drinker @ Dec 18, 2008 -> 06:41 PM) Class of 2011, jesus. Just wait till Self, Coach K, Roy Williams and Crean ask to talk to these long term studs. Yeah, like Richmond and Crandall Head?

QUOTE (SleepyWhiteSox @ Dec 18, 2008 -> 05:14 PM) That's a huge get... Well the good thing for Depaul is that even if Illinois gets who they want there will still be some good players left in Illinois. That class is loaded in Illinois.

Tracy Abrams (class of 2011) to Illinois. That kid is big time and he is good friends with Shaw, Blackshear and Thompson. Recruiting is so fun to follow right now, Illinois is going to be absolutely loaded.

QUOTE (Brian @ Dec 17, 2008 -> 09:13 PM) Just found the Redbirds schedule online. Let me post it below. You weren't kidding, that is quite possibly the weakest non conference schedule ever up to this point.

QUOTE (TheBlackSox8 @ Dec 16, 2008 -> 02:46 AM) Gears of War, Prince of Persia, Metal Gear Solid, God of War, HALO, and even The Sims...have been talked about. Both GoW's, PoP, and MGS are actually happening in time...PoP filming at the moment PoP could be a pretty awesome movie if it is done well.

QUOTE (Chisoxfn @ Dec 15, 2008 -> 12:45 PM) It's a shot at Auburn too. I'm not knocking Chizik, he was a good hire for Iowa State. The key is Iowa State. Auburn is only a few years removed from being a split national champion and forced out a guy that did a pretty darn good job only to hire someone that has never proven anything at the head coaching level. Auburn didn't get a share of the national championship when they went undefeated.

QUOTE (fathom @ Dec 11, 2008 -> 11:36 PM) If the Bears run the table, what are their chances at getting the Wild Card. If the Bears run the table I would almost guarantee they are in.

What the hell Orton..ugh

Wow, just unbelievably bad play calling by the Saints there.

QUOTE (zenryan @ Dec 11, 2008 -> 05:24 PM) wish I had NFL Network for tonight's game. Just about a do or die game for both teams. You can watch it on channelsurfing.net and the quality is pretty damn good.

QUOTE (RockRaines @ Dec 11, 2008 -> 06:59 PM) Really? I think that as a Big Ten team the Illini should pretty much own every other team in Illinois on the football field with the exception (sometimes) of Northwestern. Illinois was as bad as any program in the country Turner's last couple of years and Zook's first couple of years.

QUOTE (Jenks Heat @ Dec 9, 2008 -> 02:58 PM) Did I see the stat right that the football Cardinals had not won a playoff game since 1947 or was it they did not have a home game since 1947? That is epic if you ask me. They won a playoff game in 1998.

QUOTE (bigruss22 @ Dec 9, 2008 -> 01:48 PM) I went to the game last night, first one as an official Illini! Anywho, the rebounding was awful, but can easily be improved. So many times we had a big guy like Davis or Tisdale have a rebound, but another Illini would also be going for it, knocking the ball out of the original rebounder's hands and usually right into a Hawaii player. They just need to communicate better. Tisdale looked awful, no confidence and poor moves. Meachum, I cant wait for Legion to take your place. Semrau is a good defender/rebounder when you need him. Frazier was hot last night. McCamey is really streaky. Davis is unbelievable, he needs to get more looks. His shot within 10 feet of the hoop is amazing. Basically, I think the Illini need a playmaker, one who can open the offense up a bit more. We struggled early and often to get good shots, so we were stuck with alot of bad ones leading to a very poor shooting percentage. But the defense looked very good. They shot 49% from the floor and got a ton of easy looks. They struggled for the first 5 minutes and last 5 minutes and routinely torched Hawaii's D besides that. Right now you can basically tell how Tisdale will play within the first few possessions. If he makes a shot or does something positive he plays a good game. If he makes a mistake, misses a couple of shots he loses his confidence and has a terrible game. He has tremendous potential because he can be an outstanding offensive player but he is definitely a year away from having consistency. He obviously still needs to get much stronger in his base. I think his playing time is going to be very inconsistent this year, as you will have games like Kent St. and Georgia where he is terrific on offense and will get a ton of minutes and then other games like last night and Clemson where Semrau and Keller are going to get his minutes. And Keller is getting very close to really breaking out. His offensive game seems to be there now but he is just as bad as Tisdale on the defensive boards right now and is actually even worse with his post defense. With him it isn't about strength or athleticism obviously but I feel he still thinks he can overwhelm people with his athleticism like I'm sure he did in JUCO rather than getting in proper position on D and on the glass.

Antonio Bryant had an absolutely ridiculous catch for Tampa tonight. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Xfbytyrw8ak

QUOTE (LosMediasBlancas @ Dec 9, 2008 -> 12:26 AM) What is the Cubs all time winning % ? According to baseballreference dating back to 1876 the Cubs winning percentage is .514 which is actually higher than the Sox. I'm not motivated enough to look into what their record would be if you only took into account the modern era of baseball.

QUOTE (1399 @ Dec 8, 2008 -> 11:40 AM) Everyone else? I doubt that. I know alot of Sox fans on other boards that feel the same way. Theres no right or wrong, it's just opinion is all. You havent seen his numbers declining over the past few years? Never said I was speaking for you... Im not a Sox fan if I wont miss JD? Thats even more absurd than what I said. I've been a Sox fan for over 30 years so dont make your self look stupid by saying such things. I dont have favorite players because in this day and age players almost never stay with the same team so I dont bother getting attatched because sooner or later they will be gone. I put the Sox first and foremost above any player that plays for them because the Sox will still be there long after players have gone and I will still be a fan regardless so in essence I am a bigger Sox fan than you now arent I. The team is called the Chicago White Sox, not the Chicago Dye's. So what you're saying is Dye is worth the 11M+ he will make because he drove in the game winning run 3 years ago? Please... This game is about what the players do for a team now, not what they did 3 years ago. I never said that Dye had'nt done good things. Dye was horrbile with RISP last year and has lost a few steps in the OF. Sure he still has the arm but he no longer has the legs to play a good RF. You cant have a middle of the order bat hitting .210 with RISP and 2 out or hitting .269 with less than two out. You mean to tell me those numbers are worth 11M+ per year? Thome, Paulie and Dye were the biggest reasons our offense was so inconsistent last year. If they werent hitting HR's they had a hell of a time driving runs in with simply getting a single. Since these guys were part of the problem, would'nt it make sense to get rid of a guy like Dye who is still worth something? Were already stuck with Paulie due to his contract and only have Thome for hopefully one more year so Dye is the player that needs to go in order to try and get more production from the middle of the order. Hell, if up to me all three would be traded. It's nice to reflect back on what he has done for the team but that was then and this is now. Time to move on and put Carlos in RF. I'm sure our inconsistent offense had nothing to do with the fact our 1 and 2 hitters sucked at getting on base. And if you are all about RISP you should love Thome considering he hit .304 and posted a 1.066 with RISP this year. Dye and Thome had awful Septembers but outside of Quentin they were the most productive hitters on the team last season.

If the only reason for Bailey's declining stuff is a groin injury/minor injury and the Sox end up getting the Bailey of a couple of years ago this might not be a bad trade. But the Sox better be pretty sure about that because if his stuff doesn't return this is an awful trade.

QUOTE (IlliniKrush @ Dec 7, 2008 -> 11:38 PM) So you'd have an 8 team playoff, but Utah and/or Boise St aren't in? I didn't say automatic bids, I said in theory. If they are undefeated, you can't get them into an 8 team playoff? Now, I will say I don't think they always deserve a shot, but you can't have an 8 team playoff and always exclude an undefeated team from a smaller conference. It should go BCS top 8 and that's that. This year Utah's in, VTech at 19, absolutely not. A team with 4 losses should not be in an 8 team playoff. They should not even have the chance at a title. Major flaw in that system. Having Cincy in over Boise St. is questionable as well. This is why a standard BCS conferences +2 is not a good system at all. And that thought gets me back to how much a playoff could suck, and why the regular season is so awesome and meaningful. I would obviously be fine with the top 8 from the BCS as would all football fans. There is just no way the major conferences would agree to that and I would prefer the system I proposed to the current system.