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29 weeks 4 days ago Bellotti

I think he was pretty embarrassed on a couple of replays where he focused on the wrong guy, or even circled the wrong guy on one of them, which may have prompted him to not talk as much. Mowins was fine.
30 weeks 20 hours ago This one is usually spelled out but not always

YMRMFSPA: you might remember me from such players as
30 weeks 1 day ago TerBush

So this is probably more a statement towards my avoidance of all Purdue games this season and various racial stereotypes but am I the only one who is surprised that Caleb TerBush is white?

I, for one, would nominate him for the Reggie Cleveland all-stars
31 weeks 1 day ago Illinois

Their record is 5-1, no? Seems like you have OSU's record for them, which is fine by me, I like to see it as much as I can :).
35 weeks 3 days ago Jareth Glanda?

My best guess is that Heiko misheard and Hoke was talking about Jareth Glanda the short snapper, which makes more sense

40 weeks 2 days ago Thank you

Stuck in a faraway land, any reliable stream would be appreciated :)
1 year 4 weeks ago Less so

but wouldn't the Grizzlies be even scarier this year if they hadn't drafted Hasheem "D-League" Thabeet at #2? Granted, at this point, the 2009 NBA Draft looks to have been a weak one, but still...
1 year 4 weeks ago Agreed

The MLB has the least competitive balance, but it's not as skewed as some people tend to think.

My argument was mainly that there are less upside and more downside than people may realize to a cap. Though competitive balance is the clear upside (and I agree with your European soccer argument, although the Europa Cup is a 100 times as big a deal as the NIT, which I would compare to the late Intertoto Cup), the restrictions it puts on small market teams can lead them to bad situations (Hornets, Coyotes). Although even without salary floor restrictions, owners do a fine job of mismanaging and bankrupting teams too (Dodgers, Mets).

I'm probably pro-Salary cap, but it's a many-layered problem that is thankfully left to people much smarter than me to try and solve.
1 year 4 weeks ago Salary cap

The baseball example is the go-to one, but I don't think it's clear-cut evidence in favor of a salary cap. The Red Sox and Yankees have a clear advantage each year, but revenue sharing and the luxury tax help other teams as well. Since 2003, 7 different teams have won the World Series.

Also, you can't have a salary cap without a salary floor, and there is no way you will get the Pirates and Royals of the world to commit to doubling their spending.

Leagues with salary caps have not had more parity than leagues without. And certainly have not had less labor issues.

It's a complicated issue, with arguments on both sides.

1 year 4 weeks ago At first

It seems really hard to sympathize with either side.



Digging into it, I understand the players' beef. The average NFL career lasts 2.5 seasons and if I recall correctly, the average salary is 1 million, but median salary is not even half that (I don't have the numbers right here, I could be off). So if you're not Ray Lewis or Peyton Manning, you may find yourself at 25 years old, with less than 1 million from your playing days, long term health problems and for most, not a lot of lucrative employment opportunities. I don't know about you, but I wouldn't switch my life for that one. If we're talking about Tom Brady, on the other hand, where do I sign for the life swap?



As for owners, I understand that they don't get the same return or income as they would from other investments, but they get to own an NFL team, which has to be the most enviable corporate position in America, it's worth paying the premium.



Count me on the players' side.
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