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links & such - Jay, 2010-10-14, 17:19

OT - Aretha Franklin. The "Queen of Soul" as an icon - hobbs, 2018-08-13, 14:52
- That was great, thanks. * - oviedoirish, 2018-08-13, 19:32
- My favorite singer of all time * - JD in Portland, 2018-08-13, 19:12
- Wow. Just Wow. Thanks for posting. * - NDinVA, 2018-08-13, 15:46

Practice reports from Saturday - Buffalo, 2018-08-13, 06:35
- The thing is, we know what peak Brandon Wimbush looks like - Jim (fisherj08), 2018-08-13, 08:47
  - I'm writing up a post along these lines for 18S - Brendan, 2018-08-13, 10:18
    - Link - just published it, if you're interested - Brendan, 2018-08-14, 07:26
    - Similar game situations? - Supe, 2018-08-13, 13:59
      - Should’ve clarified, Book’s stats are in “meaningful action” - Brendan, 2018-08-13, 19:24
      - I also wonder whether there is enough data on Book - Jeff (BGS), 2018-08-13, 15:06
        The other turnovers were bad - Brendan, 2018-08-13, 19:40
    - Great data! * - oviedoirish, 2018-08-13, 11:15
- mostly interested in the hook - Jay, 2018-08-13, 07:21
  - Bowl game was more conducive to a quick hook - Mike (bart), 2018-08-13, 07:33
    - Kelly also said that Brandon had migraines bowl week - Jim (fisherj08), 2018-08-13, 08:17
    - Good call on the blowout aspect * - Jeremy (WeIsND), 2018-08-13, 08:06
  - Kelly can't quit noodle-armed, three-star QBs. * - Slainte Joe, 2018-08-13, 07:30
    - Ian, NO!!! * - Jeff (BGS), 2018-08-13, 15:06
- The kid is not a short range precision passer - Mike (bart), 2018-08-13, 07:01
  - Four verts on every play - Brendan, 2018-08-14, 07:47
    - That game plan would dominate in a video game - CK08, 2018-08-14, 08:11
  - Why does every quick flare throw look like a screwball? - Aaron (Shakespeare), 2018-08-13, 08:21
  - I think #4 goes badly for us, just like last year - HumanRobot, 2018-08-13, 07:58
    - GWhy is the outlier the most likely to repeat? - scriptcomesfirst, 2018-08-13, 15:39
    - I don't know that I agree with the premise - Mike (bart), 2018-08-13, 10:20
      - also, we destroyed NCST - Jay, 2018-08-13, 10:40
        Two nice deep throws in that game as well - Mike (bart), 2018-08-13, 11:05
    - But Brandon’s legs improve the running game, right? - Jim (fisherj08), 2018-08-13, 08:20
      - I think Wimbush's legs contributed - HumanRobot, 2018-08-13, 08:46
  - Good post. - Buffalo, 2018-08-13, 07:27
    - I looked at it a while back - Mike (bart), 2018-08-13, 07:37
      - This is what I'm hanging my hat on - Jeff (BGS), 2018-08-13, 15:10
        I think the defense will keep most teams <21 pts/game - Mark, 2018-08-13, 18:42
  - I like that underhanded toss - CK08, 2018-08-13, 07:17
    - you can do a lot with it too - Mike (bart), 2018-08-13, 07:39

FU: I'm not in last!!!! * - Chris, 2018-08-13, 05:58

Former ND grad assistant D. J. Durkin - hobbs, 2018-08-11, 15:14
- The details of the article are genuinely revolting. - KGB, 2018-08-13, 07:38
  - Seconded, and I wonder how just how far beyond the pale - HCE, 2018-08-13, 08:50
    - What were they trying to achieve? - professor, 2018-08-14, 06:56
      - ding ding ding - KGB, 2018-08-14, 07:25
    - Was there any overlap between Balis and this guy at MSU? * - BillyGoat, 2018-08-13, 09:17
  - Is there room for defense attorney Will Muschamp too? * - Chris, 2018-08-13, 07:52
    - What would possess a coach to weigh in on this topic? * - BillyGoat, 2018-08-13, 08:04
      - Other than just not being very intelligent? Beats me. * - Chris, 2018-08-13, 08:41

Brooks Koepka... - domer.mq, 2018-08-11, 14:51
- I’d like to pump the brakes just a bit. - Ken Fowler, 2018-08-12, 11:31
- And then there's the actual Tiger. - ReginaldVelJohnson, 2018-08-12, 06:47
  - It's been really interesting... - domer.mq, 2018-08-12, 07:32
    - Pretty sure the driver - Jeremy (WeIsND), 2018-08-12, 15:29

Happy 5th Anniversary, Cam McDaniel!!! - MHB (Rakes of Mallow), 2018-08-09, 14:53

wasn't there an open practice recently? - Jay, 2018-08-09, 09:35
- Kelly is having a press conference right now. - Buffalo, 2018-08-09, 09:44
  - Guys who stand out - Buffalo, 2018-08-09, 09:58
    - I think you mean Coleman... - BillyGoat, 2018-08-09, 10:01
  - A couple things that jumped out to me... - BillyGoat, 2018-08-09, 09:55
    - It will not matter if Sept. 1 doesn't go well - CW (Rakes), 2018-08-09, 10:08
      - Meh ... Its just a replay of the Georgia game - Mark, 2018-08-09, 14:31
        I wish you were correct - CW (Rakes), 2018-08-10, 07:05
        Shots fired on your fellow posters. - San Pedro, 2018-08-11, 05:12
        
        I've come to believe that doesn't matter. - domer.mq, 2018-08-10, 08:17
        I don’t understand your first senetence. - San Pedro, 2018-08-11, 04:39
        I'm saying... - domer.mq, 2018-08-11, 12:15
        Got it. Makes sense. - San Pedro, 2018-08-11, 12:20
        
        who are those people? - Mike (bart), 2018-08-10, 07:48
      - Yep. That game is so important. That's why it's so - BillyGoat, 2018-08-09, 10:13
        They aren't much better than we are. - Chris, 2018-08-09, 11:05
        They didn’t do anything scary last season - Jeff (BGS), 2018-08-09, 18:06
        I guess I don't understand - KGB, 2018-08-10, 09:37
        If you squint really hard - Mike (bart), 2018-08-10, 10:36
        
        They seem to have more "knowns" that we do - Jeremy (WeIsND), 2018-08-09, 11:35
        ND vs UM ... knowns etc - Mark, 2018-08-10, 01:10
        Don't think it will be a blowout - Jeremy (WeIsND), 2018-08-10, 04:32
        I'm hoping for a cheap score from Wimbush's legs * - Jeff (BGS), 2018-08-10, 08:23
        I will say this for our offense... - BillyGoat, 2018-08-10, 10:16
        And that's UM's achilles heel on defense - Mike (bart), 2018-08-10, 10:27
        
        It's (basically) never a blowout. * - KGB, 2018-08-10, 06:16
        Are you sure? - Mark, 2018-08-10, 07:01
        Hence the (basically) - KGB, 2018-08-10, 07:14
        I mean - Mike (bart), 2018-08-10, 07:47
        2006 too, frankly. - MHB (Rakes of Mallow), 2018-08-10, 10:00
        yeah, our last 7 losses to them have come by an avg of - Mike (bart), 2018-08-10, 10:15
        
        IMO, 2006 was the most brutal loss to Michigan I can - BillyGoat, 2018-08-10, 10:09
        A fraudulent ND team * - San Pedro, 2018-08-11, 03:23
        
        Where particularly are you worried about quality depth on D? * - scriptcomesfirst, 2018-08-09, 19:16
        DE and LB mostly - Jeremy (WeIsND), 2018-08-09, 20:37
        
        Not necessarily a defense or special teams TD - CK08, 2018-08-09, 13:02
        
        Speaking of... - Domer99, 2018-08-09, 10:20
        I don't think Patterson is worth 5 points at all. I don't - BillyGoat, 2018-08-09, 10:23
        Patterson in 2017: - PMan, 2018-08-09, 10:59
        My concern - CW (Rakes), 2018-08-09, 11:05
        Their OL is dogcrap this year - Domer99, 2018-08-09, 12:05
        
        He doesn't fit the offense they want to run. - Chris, 2018-08-09, 11:07
        Not as good as the guy who replaced him. * - KGB, 2018-08-09, 11:38
        
        There was some thinking - Jeremy (WeIsND), 2018-08-09, 11:31
        Just looking at stats - Jim (fisherj08), 2018-08-09, 13:04
- Got bumped from yesterday to today. * - BillyGoat, 2018-08-09, 09:35
  - Yeah they were given the day off yesterday. - Chris, 2018-08-09, 09:54

Army football post: thrilled father edition - scriptcomesfirst, 2018-08-09, 09:04
- Outstanding!!! * - Larz, 2018-08-09, 19:38
- Damn! RB was running hard too. * - Grantland, 2018-08-09, 13:59
- Outstanding! On brave old Army team! * - Jack, 2018-08-09, 13:52
- Awesome, he looks tall * - Supe, 2018-08-09, 12:26
  - 6’1/2” to 6’1 * - scriptcomesfirst, 2018-08-09, 13:19
- Sit down! - River, 2018-08-09, 10:56
- ABA - Busco21, 2018-08-09, 10:43
- so cool * - Pat, 2018-08-09, 10:34
- Layin' the lumber. * - Chris, 2018-08-09, 09:55
- Sweet! - KGB, 2018-08-09, 09:33
  - I think he is arriving at a perfect time - scriptcomesfirst, 2018-08-09, 11:25
- Nicely done * - APND02, 2018-08-09, 09:32

Big changes for college basketball - Jeff (BGS), 2018-08-08, 11:21

FU: Premier League prediction thread - HCE, 2018-08-08, 07:47
- And Busco's Boys makes 12. - Chris, 2018-08-08, 09:30
  - Hey, join my league too, please! - Slainte Joe, 2018-08-08, 09:39
    - Anyone else want to join? - Slainte Joe, 2018-08-08, 12:24
      - And we're set at 14. Thanks! * - Slainte Joe, 2018-08-08, 12:39
        Wait, I wanted to join!! - Bingo, 2018-08-08, 12:58
        Hey, it's to your credit... - Slainte Joe, 2018-08-08, 13:48
        My wife tells me that - PasadenaDomer, 2018-08-08, 15:14
- Here goes nut'n - MTIrish, 2018-08-08, 09:21
- Only prediction I make every year. - Bingo, 2018-08-08, 08:42
- Our TPG Fantasy has 9 players. - PMan, 2018-08-08, 08:10
  - PLEASE someone join! * - Slainte Joe, 2018-08-08, 08:21
    - Speaking of which... - Slainte Joe, 2018-08-08, 08:25
    - I just joined, but it seems we have 11 teams now - HCE, 2018-08-08, 08:25
      - Nooooooooooooo. - River, 2018-08-08, 09:10
- Posted this in another forum earlier this week... - Slainte Joe, 2018-08-08, 08:00

OT: I just spoke to a psuedo Trump supporter. He told me, - Grantland, 2018-08-08, 06:30

Really random OT: Anyone spent time in American Samoa? - Chris (HCC), 2018-08-07, 07:16

OT: I need a rolling duffel bag rec... - domer.mq, 2018-08-06, 12:06
- Thanks, y'all. * - domer.mq, 2018-08-07, 06:37
- I love my Travelpro bag. It's not as big as your duffel... - PAK, 2018-08-06, 19:03
  - Seconded on travelpro - Supe, 2018-08-06, 19:43
- I've actually been pleasantly surprised by eBags stuff. - Joe, 2018-08-06, 17:17
  - For me it’s eBags or nothing - Mark, 2018-08-06, 18:44
    - Went with a motherlode. - domer.mq, 2018-08-07, 06:37
- If you're a member, REI has a good selection online. - Joe (LBbeachrat), 2018-08-06, 13:06

Time for a 2018 season Buy / Sell / Hold rundown - Pat, 2018-08-06, 11:18
- BUY: 12 Personnel (2 TE, 1 RB, 2 WR) - Mike (bart), 2018-08-08, 07:33
  - Not sure on Kmet, but Wright definitely - Brendan, 2018-08-08, 09:32
  - I agree with your last sentence. One nit is that I believe - BillyGoat, 2018-08-08, 07:36
- Buy - Mueller... - PasadenaDomer, 2018-08-07, 13:52
  - Sell - GOP Rep. Chris Collins - PasadenaDomer, 2018-08-08, 15:12
    - Is that based on insider information? * - Jeff (BGS), 2018-08-08, 17:11
  - Sell - Wilbur Ross - hobbs, 2018-08-07, 23:49
    - An investigative report or self-promoting puff piece? * - nedhead, 2018-08-08, 00:30
  - +10 - Mark, 2018-08-07, 19:35
    - Man, I hope that all these guys fry, at least before I die. * - oviedoirish, 2018-08-07, 19:45
- Am considering taking Wimbush private. Funding secured. * - Pete, 2018-08-07, 10:40
  - Any room for investors? * - Grantland, 2018-08-07, 13:34
  - At first I thought this was about Arsenal. - Savage, 2018-08-07, 13:27
  - Awesome * - Pat, 2018-08-07, 12:20
- Buy recommendations are defense-heavy - Brendan, 2018-08-07, 10:36
  - That kind of writing makes Phil Steele blush. * - Domer99, 2018-08-09, 12:25
    - Heh. THX for CMPLMNT. * - Brendan, 2018-08-09, 20:48
  - Excellent work * - scriptcomesfirst, 2018-08-07, 15:36
  - I want all the PRDE stock I can get my hands on. * - Chris, 2018-08-07, 14:07
  - Fantastic. * - Savage, 2018-08-07, 13:26
  - really well done * - Mike (bart), 2018-08-07, 10:50
- Everything must... - scriptcomesfirst, 2018-08-06, 19:19
  - Forgot the quarterback position... doh! - scriptcomesfirst, 2018-08-07, 16:07
    - Wimbush threw effectively in quite a few games - Jeff (BGS), 2018-08-07, 18:59
      - That's effective? - Bingo, 2018-08-09, 14:15
      - I'm coming around on him. - KGB, 2018-08-08, 08:48
        And for the most part - Jeremy (WeIsND), 2018-08-08, 09:25
        
        The difference between 50% and 60% is only 2 completions - Jeff (BGS), 2018-08-08, 09:18
        He was pretty decent on deep balls - Brendan, 2018-08-08, 09:29
  - How are the Black Knights looking? * - Mike (bart), 2018-08-06, 19:52
    - Script is going to throw me a beverage and we'll find out - Chris, 2018-08-07, 10:23
      - Sadly, when ESPN moved the game to Friday - scriptcomesfirst, 2018-08-07, 15:41
        Awesome! And that sucks. - Chris, 2018-08-08, 06:47
    - Limbless but undaunted * - Brendan, 2018-08-06, 20:44
- market whispers - Pat, 2018-08-06, 17:01
  - and Day Four - Pat, 2018-08-06, 21:04
    - Fire up the spreadsheet. - Chris, 2018-08-07, 12:50
- cornering the market on Jafar Armstrong - Jay, 2018-08-06, 14:43
  - In our discussions for our 18S top 25 ballot - Brendan, 2018-08-07, 10:44
    - Pete Sampson referred to him as Josh Adams-light - Jim (fisherj08), 2018-08-07, 10:55
      - Interesting - Brendan, 2018-08-07, 11:05
        Definitely. Right now, the biggest concern seems to be - BillyGoat, 2018-08-07, 11:30
  - The "#8" jersey that I bought at the outlet store last year - Chris, 2018-08-07, 10:25
- Everything must go! - Buffalo, 2018-08-06, 13:36
  - I’m not down with the Golson analogy for one reason - Jack, 2018-08-07, 14:24
  - I'm a HOLD on Book - Jim (fisherj08), 2018-08-06, 14:13
    - I think Book's return to the field is long overdue. * - BillyGoat, 2018-08-07, 08:52
- Let's see - CW (Rakes), 2018-08-06, 13:17
- Buy: Special teams - Jim (fisherj08), 2018-08-06, 12:28
- Cornering the market on our WRs - Mike (bart), 2018-08-06, 12:09
- Tiny nit: the pads are on! - Jim (fisherj08), 2018-08-06, 12:04
  - thought this was still the phase-in period - Pat, 2018-08-06, 13:14
  - too late. All that's left are derivatives - Mike (bart), 2018-08-06, 12:12
    - I’d like to join the group with a bull butterfly spread on - GuinnessBob, 2018-08-06, 15:22
    - My message board player bets are all in crypto. - Pete, 2018-08-06, 13:43
- A few... - BillyGoat, 2018-08-06, 11:28
  - Disagree with the first three, but otherwise agree - MHB (Rakes of Mallow), 2018-08-06, 12:05
    - Yeah, I'm buying Coney for sure - Brendan, 2018-08-07, 13:07

The Joes reminded me, we'll do the FSU survival pool again. - Jeff (BGS), 2018-08-06, 10:51
- Good, thanks. * - oviedoirish, 2018-08-06, 19:09

LL: Need some more players for the private rundle. - Joe, 2018-08-06, 10:02

FU: Come on, you losers. Sign up. - Slainte Joe, 2018-08-06, 07:27
- Do you know what is the website to sign up? * - Costa Rican, 2018-08-08, 15:04
- You better listen to him, Flounder, he's in pre-med. * - Bryan (IrishCavan), 2018-08-06, 14:52

Gameday is coming for the Michigan game * - Jay, 2018-08-05, 05:39
- Could be a few Urban Meyer signs * - JD in Portland, 2018-08-05, 07:59
- If you wanna little zing in your zang zang... * - Chris, 2018-08-05, 07:07

OT - 'Proud Boys' Racist rally in Portland - hobbs, 2018-08-04, 16:44
- I am no linguist, but I always thought the Southern Drawl - Grantland, 2018-08-06, 07:07
  - I always thought you were a cunning linguist * - Jeff (BGS), 2018-08-06, 09:25
    - Well, I am an okay speaker and, I guess by implication... * - Grantland, 2018-08-07, 07:56
  - Nope, not that much - Jack, 2018-08-06, 08:55
    - I forgot about this thread. - Grantland, 2018-08-07, 07:54
    - Some numbers - HullieAndMikes, 2018-08-06, 09:19
      - So the majority of white families in the south owned slaves? - nedhead, 2018-08-06, 16:04
        If 75% of white families did not own a slave, - nedhead, 2018-08-07, 06:53
        You lost me on the jump from 25% to 50-50. - PMan, 2018-08-07, 09:15
        It's like this. - MattG, 2018-08-07, 10:56
        I was always confused by the instructions "show your work." - nedhead, 2018-08-07, 17:29
        
        12% of the population were slaves - Romulox, 2018-08-07, 11:53
        
        Got it. - PMan, 2018-08-07, 11:49
        That article was written by Henry Louis Gates - HullieAndMikes, 2018-08-07, 14:45
        I think Gates mis-stated this: - PMan, 2018-08-07, 15:32
        
        No, you were right the first time * - Jack, 2018-08-06, 23:49
        
        I think you mis-read the stats. * - PMan, 2018-08-06, 21:15
        I learned many years ago - MattG, 2018-08-07, 08:50
- I got out of town - JD in Portland, 2018-08-04, 23:53
- Good to catch up with the Village People * - Bill, 2018-08-04, 17:46

OT - Hell of a photo - hobbs, 2018-08-04, 14:13
- Not a 747 - PasadenaDomer, 2018-08-06, 10:25
  - The tanker in the OP has 4 engines - hobbs, 2018-08-06, 21:11
    - Wasn’t questioning the OP - PasadenaDomer, 2018-08-06, 22:00
      - We good * - hobbs, 2018-08-07, 13:28
- Holy crap, 4 engines, is that an A340? * - Jack, 2018-08-04, 14:57
  - Believe it or not, probably a 747 “Global Supertanker” * - ndphilo, 2018-08-04, 16:11
    - Correct. The Forestry Service added the 747 last year. - hobbs, 2018-08-04, 17:30

OT: Pres(id)ented without comment - mkmcfrlnd, 2018-08-03, 21:07
- What kind of dope would denigrate an Ohio favorite son - Bill, 2018-08-04, 17:44
  - Because he's a doddering old racist - KGB, 2018-08-05, 15:42
  - Of course his “base” loves it when he denigrates - JD in Portland, 2018-08-05, 08:08
- Hey, let’s see him insult Michael too (see herein) - Jack, 2018-08-04, 13:35
- What a fucking child * - APND02, 2018-08-04, 05:43
  - That’s an insult to children * - Jack, 2018-08-04, 10:34
    - Fair point * - APND02, 2018-08-05, 07:21
- He should just put a sign on his head - JD in Portland, 2018-08-03, 22:23

Chad Klunder moving onto the NFL - River, 2018-08-03, 20:43
- Per Prister...there is some smoke here... - CCastell, 2018-08-04, 06:28
  - Oh great - Jeff (BGS), 2018-08-04, 07:02
- Does he have a job in the NFL yet? - San Pedro, 2018-08-04, 04:24
  - Prister said parting “not amicable” - Jay, 2018-08-04, 06:29
    - Yes. He’s an associate AD. - San Pedro, 2018-08-04, 06:33

Quote from Kelly today - Mike (bart), 2018-08-03, 17:25
- Also of interest, we're "3 for 2" at ILB and safety - Jim (fisherj08), 2018-08-04, 07:55
  - That's exciting about safety - Mike (bart), 2018-08-04, 09:52
- A lot of the beat writer types have been talking - Jim (fisherj08), 2018-08-04, 07:51

Statement from Urban Meyer - HumanRobot, 2018-08-03, 13:34
- "With love, Urb" * - KGB, 2018-08-03, 15:06
- I want to bump my percentage up to 75% - Jeff (BGS), 2018-08-03, 14:35
  - The problem with his statement for Urban... - PAK, 2018-08-04, 11:14
    - Easy response - Jeff (BGS), 2018-08-04, 19:44
    - As a whole aside, McMurphy's situation is incredible - Jim (fisherj08), 2018-08-04, 11:23
  - I don’t know - DEM, 2018-08-03, 15:22
    - Good push-shove test for your stance re: - Mike (bart), 2018-08-03, 15:29
      - I guess - DEM, 2018-08-03, 15:41
- Isn’t this the Paterno defense ? - DEM, 2018-08-03, 14:14
  - Yes, and they all got fired * - Jack, 2018-08-03, 14:33
    - So Shelley and an OSU administrator will take the fall * - Jeff (BGS), 2018-08-03, 14:37
      - Which should surprise no one - Jeremy (WeIsND), 2018-08-03, 19:36
- Not on OSU letterhead or anything * - Mike (bart), 2018-08-03, 13:57
  - curious as to the relationship between OSU and Meyer - HumanRobot, 2018-08-03, 13:59
    - Agree. My thought OSU is/was only going - ReginaldVelJohnson, 2018-08-03, 19:22
    - Right - Mike (bart), 2018-08-03, 14:04
- So, is he saying - PasadenaDomer, 2018-08-03, 13:45
  - I wonder what Jim Tressel thinks - Jack, 2018-08-03, 13:48
  - and either Gene Smith or OSU did nothing with that info * - HumanRobot, 2018-08-03, 13:48
    - So I find out my assistant coach is a wife beater in 2015 - PasadenaDomer, 2018-08-03, 14:38
      - Exactly - ndbk32, 2018-08-03, 14:56
        McMurphy responds to Urban by dropping this: - PMan, 2018-08-03, 15:33
        Watched clips of the Zach Smith interview - PasadenaDomer, 2018-08-04, 12:45
        
        Wow * - JD in Portland, 2018-08-04, 07:44
  - That seems to be the subtext here * - Jim (fisherj08), 2018-08-03, 13:47

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