I like it. This year would have had 3 SEC, 3 B1G, 3 Pac12, 2 Big 12 and 1 ACC team. All conferences represented and a good balance among them. That's pretty good.
Also, don't the first 2 rounds get the higher ranked teams a home game? So southern tier teams having to go play in the midwest in Dec would be fantastic.
The top 50 in Scout get 5*s and top 300 get 4*s......so if the rankings remain the same, we actually have 4 5*s and 8 4-stars right now.......ridiculous!
before you start bashing someone, why don't you take a few minutes and see what the guy's all about....how many 1 on 1 interviews he's done with top-rated recruits....that way you won't come off sounding like a complete tool.....unless that was your intention.....then in that case I apologize......
a bigger wow factor......the kid is a top LB.....and he was being recruited heavily by Meyer...and he's from the heart of Ohio.........that's a pretty big trifecta in recruiting-speak if you ask me.....
and Germany now for 2 and counting, I can tell you that generalizations are often times there for a reason.......and in his post, he's right......Europeans don't tip (not rude--service peeps actualy make a real wage), Italians don't know what lines are and Germans are the most unhappy group of people I've ever met........
on a non-athletic scholarship so he can be at MI after he finishes his HS and be close to the program. Then, if he ever recovers enough to compete again, he's here....if not, he's able to achieve an outstanding education and move on with the rest of his life.....
definition of inconclusive evidence.....which means it shouldn't have been overturned......there are lots of pissed off peeps in Vegas who lost tons of $ on that BS call.......
sent him a fruit basket......and attach an empty sack to the outside which represents the fact his future wife now has his and will not relinguish them for the rest of his life.....I give em 2 years...3 tops....unless he enjoys wearing the dress in the family.....
is the NCAA doesn't waste their time setting up an interview with some slimeball (and his lawyer mind you) unless they have a pretty good idea what he's going to say before hand....
The flaps being found in the retracted position is not that big of a deal.....especially for smaller aircraft......I flew many approaches with little/no flap extension.....allows me to fly a little faster and to be honest, depending on the plane, I thought it was a little more stable approach many times......
Also, if the pilot did start executing a missed approach, one of the first things he'd do after confirming the gear was up and there was a positive rate of climb, would be to retract the flaps so as to not over speed them.....
So I wouldn't put much into the flap retracted issue......
Having said all that, retracted flaps certainly raises the stall speed and that in and of itself, could have contributed to the accident....
To piggy back on some of the comments from the other pilots.......besides the fact he began the approach below mins, another critical mistake was that he stayed below the weather and attempted to remain visual with the airfield instead of executing a missed approach.....
With weather at 200/1, that was well below any published circling minimums.......essentially, the weather would need to have a higher ceiling and/or better visibility in order to remain below the weather and attempt to land...
If the information in the prelim report is accurate, he should have executed a "go around/missed approach" which is a published procedure that requires him to climb on certain headings to certain altitudes within certain DME or (miles) within the airfield or navigation equipment being used for the approach to keep the aircraft safe from known obtacles and terrain....
An easy and common and fatal mistake is to "break out" of the weather, see the ground and attempt to manuever visually to a position to execute a landing........
This comes with experience and requires discipline. I hate second guessing ANY pilot especially after circumstances like this, but if anyone out there who may be interested in becoming a pilot, remember these incidents.....as we say in the Air Force, our emergency procedures are written in red--from the blood of those who have made mistakes before us....
It's poor technique to make suppositions as to what may or may not have happened until an entire investigation has been completed........
It's easy to sit in a "1-G" environment and guess as to what may or may not have happened.......but for the grace of God, go I..........
All pilots, if you've flown enough have had close call--whether it's for mechanical, weather or piloting issues.......
Regardless of the reason for the crash--it's irrelevant to Hatch now........what's important is that he gets better--whether basetball is in his future or not is too, not as important as that he has the support of his friends and family to get through this difficult time.........
One interior guy left in this class......which means its either going to be Danny, or Pipkins, no? Would be a bummer to have to pick one and not both......
BTW, did anyone else notice how Jaleel Johnson smoked Jordan Diamond a couple of times (sts) in that video......
Sorry, I don't have enough points to start a new thread but it looks like Gunner Kiel was on campus all day today......would take much (all) of the sting of not getting Pike if we landed him.....plus, we'd take him away from ND so it's a win-win......
Sorry for the hijack, but I though it was pretty good info.........
I can tell you that it's just as fun for us as it is for the crowd....I've done several flybys over sporting events, and the best part of it all is talking with the people in the crowd afterwards when we make it to the game......
I actually contacted MI administration in an attempt to do a flyby over MI stadium for a MI/ND game (brother's a ND grad--I'm a life long MI fan), but I shipped off to a desk job before I could complete the deal.....
I fly F-16s and here's a quick video of my flyby at the Boston Red Sox Game 1 World Series game in 2004 taken from a fan in the stands and posted to YouTube....
I am curious as to how accurate these predictions (Sagarin, etc) end up being.......there are a lot of stats that I'm just beginning to try and understand.......but looking back historically, how good of a "predictor" are these charts?
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I like it. This year would have had 3 SEC, 3 B1G, 3 Pac12, 2 Big 12 and 1 ACC team. All conferences represented and a good balance among them. That's pretty good.
Also, don't the first 2 rounds get the higher ranked teams a home game? So southern tier teams having to go play in the midwest in Dec would be fantastic.
This is going to be really good.
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UFR. That was it.
Sorry guys. Again, it's been years since I've been here. Appreciate the honest response and not putting me on blast.
Dude needs to sell hits to his website.......no better way than to throw away your crystal ball vote on the #1 player in the country
a long time ago and he said the worst trash talking team he ever played against was ND.....gotta love the Mormons and Catholics, eh? :)
Maybe we can get him on Tosh.O for a web redemption.......
They're on par with ESPN (maybe a little lower) in terms of credibility......Green at 84?! Really?! He's the #1 RB at Scout and Rivals..........
Glad for Tremendous that he gets to break into the biz with them, but other than that, it's a waste of a recruiting site....
of a guy on the Scout board...it's actually updated with #20 and all the star rankings...
you have top ranked commits....other top programs will not stop recruiting them......Dawson's not going anywhere.......
The top 50 in Scout get 5*s and top 300 get 4*s......so if the rankings remain the same, we actually have 4 5*s and 8 4-stars right now.......ridiculous!
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not commited yet doesn't mean he won't soon still though, right.......
before you start bashing someone, why don't you take a few minutes and see what the guy's all about....how many 1 on 1 interviews he's done with top-rated recruits....that way you won't come off sounding like a complete tool.....unless that was your intention.....then in that case I apologize......
a bigger wow factor......the kid is a top LB.....and he was being recruited heavily by Meyer...and he's from the heart of Ohio.........that's a pretty big trifecta in recruiting-speak if you ask me.....
http://thisismichiganfootball.blogspot.com/
and he posts on this site quite often.......he actually does some pretty good work for not being connected with any recruiting agencies...
and Germany now for 2 and counting, I can tell you that generalizations are often times there for a reason.......and in his post, he's right......Europeans don't tip (not rude--service peeps actualy make a real wage), Italians don't know what lines are and Germans are the most unhappy group of people I've ever met........
on a non-athletic scholarship so he can be at MI after he finishes his HS and be close to the program. Then, if he ever recovers enough to compete again, he's here....if not, he's able to achieve an outstanding education and move on with the rest of his life.....
It was Mattison who recruited Tebow.........
definition of inconclusive evidence.....which means it shouldn't have been overturned......there are lots of pissed off peeps in Vegas who lost tons of $ on that BS call.......
sent him a fruit basket......and attach an empty sack to the outside which represents the fact his future wife now has his and will not relinguish them for the rest of his life.....I give em 2 years...3 tops....unless he enjoys wearing the dress in the family.....
get the Big 12 auto invite when they beat OK St......and MI will get an invite before a 2 loss in the last 3 Ok St team does...
timing actually.......well done!
is the NCAA doesn't waste their time setting up an interview with some slimeball (and his lawyer mind you) unless they have a pretty good idea what he's going to say before hand....
mean top 5 or 6 QB in the 2012 class or top 5 or 6 overall prospect in the class.....
The flaps being found in the retracted position is not that big of a deal.....especially for smaller aircraft......I flew many approaches with little/no flap extension.....allows me to fly a little faster and to be honest, depending on the plane, I thought it was a little more stable approach many times......
Also, if the pilot did start executing a missed approach, one of the first things he'd do after confirming the gear was up and there was a positive rate of climb, would be to retract the flaps so as to not over speed them.....
So I wouldn't put much into the flap retracted issue......
Having said all that, retracted flaps certainly raises the stall speed and that in and of itself, could have contributed to the accident....
To piggy back on some of the comments from the other pilots.......besides the fact he began the approach below mins, another critical mistake was that he stayed below the weather and attempted to remain visual with the airfield instead of executing a missed approach.....
With weather at 200/1, that was well below any published circling minimums.......essentially, the weather would need to have a higher ceiling and/or better visibility in order to remain below the weather and attempt to land...
If the information in the prelim report is accurate, he should have executed a "go around/missed approach" which is a published procedure that requires him to climb on certain headings to certain altitudes within certain DME or (miles) within the airfield or navigation equipment being used for the approach to keep the aircraft safe from known obtacles and terrain....
An easy and common and fatal mistake is to "break out" of the weather, see the ground and attempt to manuever visually to a position to execute a landing........
This comes with experience and requires discipline. I hate second guessing ANY pilot especially after circumstances like this, but if anyone out there who may be interested in becoming a pilot, remember these incidents.....as we say in the Air Force, our emergency procedures are written in red--from the blood of those who have made mistakes before us....
Fly safe.
It's poor technique to make suppositions as to what may or may not have happened until an entire investigation has been completed........
It's easy to sit in a "1-G" environment and guess as to what may or may not have happened.......but for the grace of God, go I..........
All pilots, if you've flown enough have had close call--whether it's for mechanical, weather or piloting issues.......
Regardless of the reason for the crash--it's irrelevant to Hatch now........what's important is that he gets better--whether basetball is in his future or not is too, not as important as that he has the support of his friends and family to get through this difficult time.........
Didn't realize that...well good on him for still competing.....that actually really says a lot about the kid......
One interior guy left in this class......which means its either going to be Danny, or Pipkins, no? Would be a bummer to have to pick one and not both......
BTW, did anyone else notice how Jaleel Johnson smoked Jordan Diamond a couple of times (sts) in that video......
and I wouldn't say he was "man handled"....Elmer certainly stopped him, but let's not get ahead of ourselves too much......
Sorry, I don't have enough points to start a new thread but it looks like Gunner Kiel was on campus all day today......would take much (all) of the sting of not getting Pike if we landed him.....plus, we'd take him away from ND so it's a win-win......
Sorry for the hijack, but I though it was pretty good info.........
Silents are Willingham and Clark.......
there's no coaching uncertainty with an 84 year old head coach.......
Let's do this........LEROOOOOYYYYYYY JEEEEENNNKKKIIIINSSSSSSSS!!!
1000' AGL........(much lower (and faster) if it's not a high-vis flyby and you're not worried about getting in trouble.....) ;)
I can tell you that it's just as fun for us as it is for the crowd....I've done several flybys over sporting events, and the best part of it all is talking with the people in the crowd afterwards when we make it to the game......
I actually contacted MI administration in an attempt to do a flyby over MI stadium for a MI/ND game (brother's a ND grad--I'm a life long MI fan), but I shipped off to a desk job before I could complete the deal.....
I fly F-16s and here's a quick video of my flyby at the Boston Red Sox Game 1 World Series game in 2004 taken from a fan in the stands and posted to YouTube....
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EcPcxvdoYoI
It would have been awesome to fly over the Big House.........hopefully one of the B-2 pilots is a MI fan at least!!!
Go Blue.....
I am curious as to how accurate these predictions (Sagarin, etc) end up being.......there are a lot of stats that I'm just beginning to try and understand.......but looking back historically, how good of a "predictor" are these charts?
Thanks and keep up the great work!