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Is what people are finding funny.  Just because I think that you shouldn't laugh at other people's misforture/mistreatment doesn't make me a jerk.  And, laughing at racist/sexist jokes might just be wrong!

Some of us don't have jobs that allow us to post a ton.  I usually only post when I can offer useful info on a topic, or when someone is posting something offensive.  Like the other poster said, you may just consider this a harmless joke, but it's not.  My wife volunteers for Safehouse here in A2.  You would not believe the things that happen to women here.  And this is an educated, low crime area!  Sorry if my response is strong, but you hit a nerve.  As a man, I'm tired of seeing other men make disparaging jokes about women.  So please don't. 

And I usually do enjoy your posts.  Just becuase I don't post a lot, doesn't mean I don't check the site...obsessively. 

Or just think, "Forbes said it, it must be true!"

kthxbai.

Do the surgery, follow the doctor's instructions.  If they tell you not to walk on it, then don't.  Do the PT, do your exercises at home. 

Shower the morning before surgery, because you may not be able to for a few weeks after.  (that really sucked...)

As soon as you can after surgery, get Vitamin E gel caps.  Pop (as in break open) one a day and smear it all over your incision.  My doc couldn't believe how fast my incision healed and how good it looked.  Oh, and if you don't want a scar (minimize it anyway), keep the incision out of the sun as long as you can. 

You're going to build up scar tissue from inactivity, so when there's a terrible ripping noise in PT after the surgery, don't freak. 

Don't rush the PT after the fact or you'll get tendonitis and back to crutches you go. 

Hopefully your tear won't be as bad as mine was, I was on crutches for like a year.  :(  Anyway, there's a summary of my ACL tear experience.  Good luck!

Maybe my sacasometer is off today. If no sarcasm:
A. Enjoy staying single or
B. i feel sorry for you significant other.

CJ Lee leaves, team lacks leadship and nose dives.  Zack Novak/Stu Douglas leave...  This slow start on the road thing is no longer a fluke. 

The only one who had that thought...

Remember this chant came after their guy (can't remember his name) swung his stick at our dude.  I think this kind of chant is justified when one player is trying to hurt another...

I do agree with your first two paragraphs, but you're pretty uniformed about what happens in band week if you think it can just be skipped or moved. About 350 students make arrangements to come back to a2 early, they have tryouts for the people to be in the group, they learn or relearn all the marching techniques, set the first performance block and learn the first show. So yes, you can't really just skip it. They are talented and dedicated, but (as a former member) they would not look or sound the way they do without band week.

Don't be a douche. He's trying ( with correct info) to explain the logistics of moving 300 people plus instruments.

1. They do pay fees already.  Not that much but they do pay some fees.

2.  Don't be an ass.

Who was the sideline reporter last night?

EDIT:  my bad...missed the name above...

State or federal grant aid has nothing whatsoer to do with athletic scholarships. A walk-on could very well qualify for grant aid depending on their economic background. Of course, people who are able to walk on and pay their own way usually have no money issues, and probably wouldn't qualify for grants in the first place, but it is possible.

Your point is that there's lots of money sitting out there that ends up in the pockets of coaches and admins, so why not give some to the students?  My point is there are 50k students at UM and an incredibly small minority should not be given even more benefits then they already receive just because our current market values certain sports as it does.  This point has been discussed ad naseum on the board before.  We are looking at this problem from completely different points of view.  You are considering them employees of a sort, and I am considering them as part of the student body.  We cannot provide this benefit to the vast majority of students, therefore no students should get the benefit. 

I do agree that there is too much money going to the coaches and admins.  I don't have a good answer as to the best way to combat that issue, but my view of the football team as students of the university keeps me from saying, just pay them. 

What we need to be considering is the athletes from extremely poor backgrounds who are really in need of more support than their normal athletic scholarships provide.  I do think there could be some solution to support those athletes more, but then financial aid officers would need to be involoved in the process and it gets complicated. 

Thank you!  Let's all please remember that no one makes these kids do this.  They do get compensated for their time and effort, and in more than just a degree.  Contacts, the cache that comes with having played football at a major university, etc.  I had scholarships for my undergrad at UM and still came out with 40k in debt.  And I would have killed to eat at the training table, let alone have extra academic support!

I give this post two *. 

Read some of Misopogon's posts. Attrition, esp on defense has killed us. We do not have "some of the most talent in the country". We don't even stack up well against the rest of the B10. We'll get there, but it's going to take some time.

As previously discussed on this site, RR does have a track record of doing more with less at WVU. But when guys have to be coached up, it takes a couple of years to see the improvement. I'm not sure if someone has done this already, but do we know the average age/year of his starters at WVU during the Slaton/White years?

I agree the refs missed the call, but the game didn't turn on the int.

Could we please just not start this again?

I will admit that when people are telling you that you don't play loud enough, are not about the team only yourself etc. it does tend to make one feel defensive. Before you make jack-ass comments like this, try and remember that these kids are students who devote a TON of time to be in the group, for no reason other than they want to be there. They return to campus early in the fall, work their asses off before classes begin and then continue to work. Not to mention the injuries they sustain from the high impact pregame. So please, before you come here saying the band members are only about themselves, go watch a rehearsal and then see what you think.

And read the posts from other people who know what they're talking about. It is all about where you are hearing the band from. If you sit behind the group, you won't hear them. I don't care how loud they play or what the instrumentation is. Doesn't matter! Sit across from them, and then see if you can hear. I do, and I can!

Do you know anyone in the band currently? It's pretty dangerous to assume that Boerma is telling his students to come here and flame. Also, he's NOT saying that MMB should become a artsy drum corp. Take a second and educate yourself on what Boerma did before coming to the MMB. Listen to what he wrote for drum corp. It's not "artsy".
And for the record, from one MMB alum to another, please don't pull out the "in my day we had to do entries uphill, barefoot blah blah blah." They work just as hard as we did, and are the same kids of people as when we did it.

Sorry dude, but you're just completely wrong. There's no way that brass instruments could play those woodwind parts sitting down. let alone on the move. High school band is not the MMB.

And...piccolo trumpets? Seriously?