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2 weeks 3 days ago	He actually has a job now,	He actually has a job now, which those who read the whole article know.
2 weeks 3 days ago	[double post]	[double post]
2 weeks 5 days ago	I don't see how this can	I don't see how this can inspire strong feelings either way.
5 weeks 4 days ago	If you can't laugh a bit at	If you can't laugh a bit at sports-induced sadness (including your own), then you might be taking it all too seriously.
5 weeks 4 days ago	So you're saying that Zeller	So you're saying that Zeller and Oladipo have ruined their program?
5 weeks 4 days ago	Well said.	Well said.
5 weeks 4 days ago	Yeah, it's a real shame we	Yeah, it's a real shame we won't get to read what surely would have been a thoughtful, well-researched look into the season, definitely not a slapdash, opportunisitic hack-job.
6 weeks 4 days ago	I think he's referring to	I think he's referring to dirty recruiting by UM at the beginning of his tenure, the tail end of the Ed Martin era - there may have been some overlap.
12 weeks 3 days ago	If you're going to keep the	If you're going to keep the French thing going, "Jacques, the otter of elan" would have been nice.
15 weeks 3 days ago	It's Jorge Luis Borges, not	It's Jorge Luis Borges, not Jose.
17 weeks 2 days ago	You know, now that I think	You know, now that I think about it, I'm not sure that leprechaun is real either.
21 weeks 1 day ago	in the community, too.	in the community, too.
22 weeks 10 hours ago	*Serve* (vocative)	*Serve* (vocative)
22 weeks 2 days ago	Is it me, or does Hoke have a	Is it me, or does Hoke have a bit of Roy Orbison in him, at least in that last image.
22 weeks 4 days ago	It's a bit dubious to appoint	It's a bit dubious to appoint yourself to a job that comes with a substantial cash bonus. In other words, it's a big deal if you suspect the decision is not in the interests of Wisconsin football but rather of Barry's bank account. I don't really have a problem with it (not that I care at all), but it's conceivable that some would.
23 weeks 2 days ago	At least it's an ethos.	At least it's an ethos.
23 weeks 2 days ago	Aren't those elephant seals?	Aren't those elephant seals? Totally different proclivities, man.
25 weeks 5 days ago	Alii (or alia, alios,	Alii (or alia, alios, depending on context)
25 weeks 5 days ago	Agreed. I don't see how more	Agreed. I don't see how more $ improves the "product" for the fan, or for the student-athlete. I don't see schools like Purdue or Minn forking over more cash for better coaches, though it's possible. Michigan already has just about everything money can buy. You know they won't lover ticket prices. I hope they get the stipend/compensation thing for the players going. That's the only legitimate place for more money to go.
25 weeks 6 days ago	That is somewhat informative,	That is somewhat informative, though underwhelming. It sounds like most of the collective action under the aegis of the CIC is administrative and logistical - stuff that saves money and creates conveniences. That explains why Maryland, say, would want to join. But there's surely a point of dimishing returns for those already in, unless the Rutgers ilbrary system has a lot of stuff that isn't in the amassed collections of the current membership, or Maryland happens to come up with some nifty way of saving money on light bulbs.
25 weeks 6 days ago	For a moment, I'll entertain	For a moment, I'll entertain the notion that academic considerations played a significant role in this move. Now, will someone explain to me how exactly current institutions benefit from adding additional members, even one with large research budgets? Does the CIC or some other entity pool that money and share it out? I doubt that, but I'm not sure. And if that were true it would hurt schools like UM that bring in much more than the others. Don't individual researchers (read, faculty) have to propose projects and fight for funding anyway? So how do UM, OSU, Wisconsin, etc. benefit, in terms of research or academics, from having this new association with Rutgers and Maryland? I don't think they're all sharing the wealth, but if someone knows, please fill me in. Perhaps it encourages cooperation, but there was nothing really hindering that before. When looking for collaborators, academics tend to go to their discipline, their professional associations - not to Big Ten media days. If it's more general than that, I'll just say that prestige is not concrete, it's not something you can add up. Adding ND or Duke might conceivably add prestige that wasn't there, since those schools have a lot of cachet, but adding a merely respectable institution like Mayland can't do anything but water down the overal academic standing of the conference - as though anyone cares about the average ranking or endowment of the Big Ten institutions. Seriously, to whom and in what circustances could the academic standing of a conference matter? Students don't apply to conferences. Professors don't accept positions from conferences. And, unless I'm mistaken, research grants are not awarded to conferences - they're awarded to researchers. Ultimately, as a fan I'm disgusted because I don't see that this adds anything of value to me (or to the players, for that matter). I hope we start paying them - that's the only legitimate use of all this extra cash.
37 weeks 6 days ago	Thanks. You are a gentleman	Thanks. You are a gentleman and a true wit. I salute you.
37 weeks 6 days ago	Any tips for	Any tips for Oakland/Berkeley? (also new to area)
41 weeks 13 hours ago	I belive some of the national	I belive some of the national services only rank a school's top 20 (or 22 or 24) players. That makes a lot of sense to me, even if it's still only a rough indication. But capping it that way doesn't "reward" a school for racking up 3 stars (after a certain point, more is not necessarily better); or, to look at it another way, if you stop at 22 you don't "penalize" for adding depth (or kickers) to an already strong group - say, if Michigan adds a 2-star sleeper on signing day, does that make their class worse?
1 year 1 week ago	Aren't coaches responsible	Aren't coaches responsible for doing their own scouting? Or should they just rely on Rivals and Scout? It would have been nice if our coaches had spotted Hankins's potential.
1 year 2 weeks ago	Hawk's tears are like candy	Hawk's tears are like candy to me.
1 year 4 weeks ago	Someone get it in the Hall of	Someone get it in the Hall of Fame, NOW.
1 year 5 weeks ago	As I understood Hayes' story,	As I understood Hayes' story, the "circle of trust" meant players who could get away with bending the rules. In those screen caps, Urban appears to use it to refer to players he can rely on to perform on the field. So, even if he did use the phrase "circle of trust" that does not itself corroborate the accustations Hayes reported. In other words, this is nothing. Not that I have any love for Urban or OSU. It is interesting that the media is starting to get after him.
1 year 6 weeks ago	Notice also that they play in	Notice also that they play in Ohio stadium. And the script Ohio (no state) is one of their major traditions. And their dumbass fans love doing that "O-H" ... "I-O" thing. So they call themselves "Ohio" much of the time.
1 year 7 weeks ago	I belive they're dead. So	I belive they're dead. So Oregon is probably recruiting them hardest.

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