So what the NCAA means is
Gene Smith deserves an Oscar for his acting
Maybe that man is more talented than we give him credit.
I honestly don't know what to
I honestly don't know what to do with all this popcorn.....
"I can pick leaves of tree in the backyard."
-Tom Strobel
If you like hot stuff grab a
If you like hot stuff grab a bag of Hot Cheetos and dump into the bowl of popcorn and shake it up. My new favorite snack.
Or if you like sweet
mix in sour patch kids and shake it up. I do it every time I go to the movies. A sweet and sour surprise in salty goodness.
Try it, you wont be disappointed.
Football is both an identity and a terminal illness. A rhythm and a chaos and an opiate for the mind all at once.
-Johnny Danbury (umichedme.blogspot.com)
Wouldn't all the sourpatch
Wouldn't all the sourpatch kids just fall to the bottom though, leaving you with half-melted sourpatch kids that have lost all the sour goodness?
Maybe not if you just give it
Maybe not if you just give it a quick, gentle shake right when you put them in.
The popcorn isn't hot enough
The popcorn isn't hot enough to melt them. Just a light shake to get them mixed in. They are slightly more concentrated in the bottom, but that's just motivation to stuff your face.
Football is both an identity and a terminal illness. A rhythm and a chaos and an opiate for the mind all at once.
-Johnny Danbury (umichedme.blogspot.com)
No more popcorn
I've bought into the finality misperception.
/dejectedly
A Journey of Father and Son
http://mysonsfirstbible.blogspot.com/2013/05/15-things-you-may-have-miss...
That was my intention, ha!, I
That was my intention, ha!, I really don't know if I should throw all those popcorn boxes away or keep them to enjoy an unlikely meltdown =/
"I can pick leaves of tree in the backyard."
-Tom Strobel
Yeah it is too light to throw
Yeah it is too light to throw at my TV it just makes it half way and falls harmlessly on the floor or my golden retriever. She likes popcorn.
"Wasn't that Michigan drive just great. That's like Patton riding into Berlin." ~Bob Ufer
I'm not getting my hopes up..
I'm not getting my hopes up.. I'm not expecting much, so that if they get hit hard, it's a pleasant surprise
ITS GREAT TO BE A MICHIGAN WOLVERINE
The way I interpret it:
This past week, NCAA gave some information regarding their position on the allegations in the original notice given to OSU. There have been no formal allegations regarding the cars, golfing, etc. OSU has only responded to those original allegations, and the NCAA has basically said that they agree that the tat-gate problem didn't extend beyond Tressel. That doesn't mean that there won't be a second notice issued by the NCAA for the additional issues. We'll just have to wait. It's just like when the NCAA declared Cam Newton eligible. It doesn't mean they've ceased the investigation.
You nailed it...I hope...
OSU has never received a notice on all the Dennis Talbott stuff. I really hope that OSU is that stupid because they have admitted to being a Repeat Offender. Anything new is really going to kill them.
I hope that Emmert is sincere, I sent him an email in March (copied some media and Robinson from Yahoo actually commended me it) and sent another last week. But right now, I don't have much faith in the NCAA.
Good job ...
I've sent Emmert two letters, too, pointing out that they now have a great opportunity to prove they aren't the clueless, impotent dolts everyone outside of their office thinks they are.
And they're waiting for what?
They have the evidence.
I'm not sure I about the
I'm not sure about the context of that quote-isn't he saying that the misperception was the SI articles and things that people perceived were happening that actually were not?
The way I see it
The key aspect is at the end of the quote when he says "about finality." To me that implies that the misperception is that the media saying that the NCAA is done investigating, not the other allegations made by SI/media.
I heard from a reliable
I heard from a reliable source that some definitive information will be made available to the public on August 12th.
Let's just stay buckled in until then, hmmkay?
It's a sign as that's my
It's a sign as that's my birthday. Maybe the NCAA will give me a nice present....
C'mon NCAA
Don't let mikoyan down on his 63rd birthday!
/s
Abort, Retry, Fail?
Lowered Expectations.
Now I know what a Sparty feels like.
No kidding
We are obsessed. This is getting sad. We need to beat these guys ASAP.
Excuses
As much as I would like them to lose to scholarships it would almost be better if they get off light. Maybe a 2 year bowl ban and we beat them fair and square on the field and not when they are handicapped by sanctions. If we beat them when they are being "disciplined" they will just use that as an excuse.
I wanna knock your ass out when you are ready to fight not when you are half asleep.
"Wasn't that Michigan drive just great. That's like Patton riding into Berlin." ~Bob Ufer
I think he was talking about
I think he was talking about Sparty, not OSU.
not just "douchey" MGoBlog user, but now TRUSTED MGoBlog user
Yeah weird, I thought I
Yeah weird, I thought I replied to another comment in regards to OSU but now I can't find it.
"Wasn't that Michigan drive just great. That's like Patton riding into Berlin." ~Bob Ufer
Puh-leeeze. have you talked
Puh-leeeze. have you talked to a sparty lately? They're fraking unhinged. My brother in law thinks they're going to the super bowl this year, I swear.
Mark Emmert has got to know
Mark Emmert has got to know that they're going to need tough action to stop the bleeding. Even if its standardizing the penalty process.
I think people are reading
I think people are reading too much into it. The NCAA hasn't made a final decision yet (heck, they haven't even met the COI yet). That's all Emmert is likely saying.
The Summary Judgement was a data point. One that could be interpreted positively for OSU. But as Emmert is saying, it's not the final judgement.
I agree. What he is saying is
I agree. What he is saying is basically the equivalent of a weather man saying partly cloudy with a chance of rain.
What is interesting...
Is that the tweet relates to a conversation from Larry Scott - Pac -10 commish - to Emmert.
I've long thought that if the NCAA used an advocacy system, OSU would be more likely to get hammered. (Not saying the advocacy system would be great, but just pointing out that the NCAA has odd incentives when (i) encouraging it's member insitutions to self-police; (ii) investigating its own; and (iii) punishing its own). But it's not as though peer institutions (UM, etc.) would ever want to "prosecute" one of their own...
The Pac-10, though, given that it's flagship member was hammered by the NCAA, does have an interest in seeing OSU get hit, too. (Big ten members do not - yes, not even Brandon would want OSU carpet bombed). So, if nothing else, it's interesting to see that there is pressure from an interested member party for OSU to get hit.
Ahh!! Not so fast my friend.
Ahh!! Not so fast my friend. It is now the Pac-12!!
Scott is the Pac-12 commish
He is pressuring Emmert to hammer OSU..Nice.
Like they said to Auburn:
"You'll know when we're finished."
How many times have you been on the freeway and had someone fly by you at 100 mph then end up 2 cars ahead of you at the off ramp? What's the point? -Mark Harmon
When the NCAA fails to dish
When the NCAA fails to dish out a Failure to Monitor claim on those earlier charges, I have no faith in them. They could still redeem themselves, but I think it's unlikely.
"Be kind, for everyone you meet is fighting a hard battle."
I hope this drags on, the
I hope this drags on, the longer it goes then the higher the chances that osu is not cooperating. We all know how much the NCAA liked when USC did that. Also, the longer it drags on means the longer a cloud of uncertainty hover over the campus, this will be off-putting to recruits and coach replacements.
link
please
"The team..The team...The team"
A little unrelated
but in a Page 2 article/flowchart they call TP the dogs of society. Link
Pretty funny flow chart but I found that especially entertaining.
Yeah, that's a pretty funny
Yeah, that's a pretty funny flowchart
Do you hate America?
Do you hate America? ------>YES------>Sign Favre
Hysterical
I'm giving the NCAA
the benefit of the doubt here and praying that they are indeed smarter than they appear. But I keep getting that nagging feeling that they are going to let TSIO off the hook with a slap on the wrist. When they do that, the cheating floodgates (which are probably already wide open) will break off their hinges.
The NCAA has been corrupted by money. If they really believed in "student athletes", then they would make sure all the kids got a degree and no one could opt out before their senior year (or their degree) was over. We all know this is a joke, it just amazes me that they have convinced themselves that this is a working system.
How is the NCAA supposed to
How is the NCAA supposed to make sure all athletes get a degree? Not everyone graduates from college, and athletes often have a weaker academic background than the rest of the student body. Are you suggesting that the NCAA should permit academic fraud to make sure these guys get bogus degrees?
No
I think he's indicating some type of policy to prevent them from going pro early, not from dropping out.
A Journey of Father and Son
http://mysonsfirstbible.blogspot.com/2013/05/15-things-you-may-have-miss...
That policy would have to
That policy would have to come from the NFL, not the NCAA. The NCAA can't prohibit a kid form dropping out of school, and they can't dictate what the NFL does in drafting players or signing free agents.
Double post
Double post
College athletics is not the military. The NCAA could never make student athletes stay for 4 years.
If an OSU fan divorces his wife are they still brother and sister?
I agree with the sentiment
I agree with the sentiment, but not the solution. What if schools were rewarded with additional scholarships for having a higher graduation rate or something along those lines? I suppose they would just find a way to fudge those results then too.
Make the scholarships good
Make the scholarships good for 4 years + 1....if the a student athlete leaves school before the conclusion of the 4th year, the scholarship still counts against the university's limit. Increase the maximum scholarship number to 100. If a student leaves school for any reason, they still count as though they are still on scholarship. Could solve many of the medical scholarship/over-signing issues out there, but let's be realistic, it will never happen.
I'll believe it when I see
I'll believe it when I see it.
After last week
After last week, I've lost the smallest of faith I had in the NCAA.
Yep, that's Simba made out of a pineapple.
it isn't over until the NCAA officially slaps tsio on the wrist.
Gotcha.