the Polo Grounds

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

The new ep of Radiolab is a good way to pass the time - Mike (Max), 2015-02-01, 14:37
- The next guy who calls it American football gets banned. - Buck Mulligan, 2015-02-01, 15:42
  - Is that description incorrect? - Chris (HCC), 2015-02-01, 16:30
    - I think the complaint is about persistent reference as such - Savage, 2015-02-01, 16:35
      - I was attributing to having an international audience. - Mike (Max), 2015-02-01, 16:58

OT: I freaking love the Waste Management Open - Domer99, 2015-02-01, 12:32

Jordan Scarlett decommitted from Miami - BPH, 2015-02-01, 12:28
- Not concerned about this situation. * - scriptcomesfirst, 2015-02-01, 12:35
  - What about S? - JN, 2015-02-01, 12:37
    - Given the amount of snow we're getting - Jim (fisherj08), 2015-02-01, 12:51
    - Any word on what he didn't like about his visit? * - BPH, 2015-02-01, 12:43
      - Apparently he had the same response on his Badger visit * - scriptcomesfirst, 2015-02-01, 13:51
    - I'm a little concerned about it, but not panicking - scriptcomesfirst, 2015-02-01, 12:41
      - Personally I live by the mantra of panic first - Larz, 2015-02-01, 15:00

Cooks headed to Oklahoma? - BPH, 2015-02-01, 12:26
- Confirmed by Tom Loy. * - Bill, 2015-02-01, 15:19
  - Todd Lyght come on down? - Savage, 2015-02-01, 15:52
  - well, good for him - Jay, 2015-02-01, 15:38
    - Closer to home, easer to recruit TX, Iowa connections. - Savage, 2015-02-01, 15:55
    - An Oklahoma mod on II said - Jim (fisherj08), 2015-02-01, 15:53
- seems like Kelly has good tastes in assistants * - HumanRobot, 2015-02-01, 13:48
- Can't imagine what Stoops is selling him on - Jeremy (WeIsND), 2015-02-01, 13:40
  - He passed on a bigger gig at A&M last year - scriptcomesfirst, 2015-02-01, 13:52
    - That staff is packed with Iowa/Fry guys - Jeremy (WeIsND), 2015-02-01, 13:58
- and McKinney's on a visit to OU too * - Jay, 2015-02-01, 13:08
- Really hope this is not true - scriptcomesfirst, 2015-02-01, 12:34

nice read on Belichick and defensive strategy - Jay, 2015-02-01, 11:54
- Here's last year's article on Carroll's defense - Jim (fisherj08), 2015-02-01, 14:07
  - Even though I can't stand Caroll' - Larz, 2015-02-01, 15:17
- Good stuff thanks for sharing * - Larz, 2015-02-01, 12:50
- Good read, good writer, great coach. - Buck Mulligan, 2015-02-01, 12:37

Swarbrick/Kelly made a video for Jonas and Fleming - Jim (fisherj08), 2015-02-01, 11:31

Bettis made the HOF * - BPH, 2015-01-31, 18:04
- And Brown, hallelujah! * - BPH, 2015-01-31, 18:56
  - Now tied with SC with most ever - 12 players each * - FunkDoctorSpock, 2015-01-31, 19:15
    - Bryant Young should put us at #1 in the next year or two * - nd94e, 2015-01-31, 21:03
      - When does Lendale White become eligible? * - hlewis, 2015-02-01, 10:02
        As soon as he gets out of prison * - Jeff (BGS), 2015-02-01, 11:26

Is it supposed to be Super Bowl XLIX or IL or something else - Jeff (BGS), 2015-01-31, 16:09
- xlix * - oviedoirish, 2015-01-31, 16:30
  - Can't wait for the Ex-Lax commercials * - Jack, 2015-02-01, 08:39

More oddball Michigan recruiting tactics - KelleyCook, 2015-01-31, 14:02
- More fodder for the "Harbaugh or Zodiac Killer" file * - Jim (fisherj08), 2015-01-31, 14:05
  - Perhaps the Unabomber - Flann, 2015-01-31, 14:11

My Coach K story - JD in Portland, 2015-01-31, 12:33
- I wonder how often the daughters play the "DYKWIA" card * - Jack, 2015-02-01, 08:48
  - one thing for sure - JD in Portland, 2015-02-01, 09:55
- You have the best stories. * - San Pedro, 2015-01-31, 14:51
- hilarious - Jay, 2015-01-31, 12:58
  - I would have made them sit behind Kenny Anderson * - scriptcomesfirst, 2015-01-31, 13:25
    - Ahem… - KelleyCook, 2015-01-31, 13:54
- My Coach K story. - ndroman21, 2015-01-31, 12:41
  - I find that hard to believe - Jack, 2015-02-01, 08:50

Basketball team loses to Pitt 76-72. - NDinVA, 2015-01-31, 12:13
- I'm waiting for Mo to weigh in. - bk, 2015-01-31, 13:46
  - Touché, my friend - Mo, 2015-01-31, 17:27
    - Absolutely a great year.... - bk, 2015-01-31, 20:28
  - did Pitt do anything specific to exploit us - Jay, 2015-01-31, 14:18
    - Didn't see anything in particular - Jeremy (WeIsND), 2015-01-31, 19:04
    - Shot 60%+ * - Bill, 2015-01-31, 18:53
    - I only saw the second half.... - bk, 2015-01-31, 18:48
- Letdown games are part of college basketball - Jim (fisherj08), 2015-01-31, 13:30
- Brey set the stage nicely for a rebound though - Greg, 2015-01-31, 12:20
- They were bound to drop one of these road games - Jeremy (WeIsND), 2015-01-31, 12:15
  - Conference road games are tough, but this one stings. - ndroman21, 2015-01-31, 12:22

OT: IPAs - MorrisseyHealthCommish, 2015-01-30, 18:44
- I don't get the attraction to overhopped IPAs - Jack, 2015-02-01, 08:56
  - Comparing English bitters to West Coast IPAs is - CJs Burger, 2015-02-01, 11:17
  - It has nothing to do with machismo. - Bryan (IrishCavan), 2015-02-01, 09:29
- I gave em up too; need some malt balance - JD in Portland, 2015-01-31, 16:05
  - I had a similar experience with a Stone IPA - Geoff, 2015-02-01, 08:12
- I like 'em enough - IrishGuard, 2015-01-31, 13:43
  - Try Founder's All Day IPA.... - bk, 2015-01-31, 13:48
- can't do IPAs either - Jay, 2015-01-31, 13:01
- Golden Road is great - Shazahm, 2015-01-31, 10:35
- Golden Road does some fun stuff - Greg, 2015-01-31, 09:32
- What are your favorites? - oviedoirish, 2015-01-30, 21:13
  - You don't get Stone or Lagunitas? - Bryan (IrishCavan), 2015-01-31, 09:21
    - I'm mad at Lagunitas - JD in Portland, 2015-02-01, 07:20
      - I like Brown Sugga even better. - Bryan (IrishCavan), 2015-02-01, 08:37
    - Yes, quite a few from lagunitas. Getting more from stone. - oviedoirish, 2015-01-31, 12:23
      - Total Wine on Colonial, near Bumby - Mike (Max), 2015-02-01, 05:30
        I like Total Wine a lot, - oviedoirish, 2015-02-01, 07:37
        Make a morning out of - Mike (Max), 2015-02-01, 14:12
        Sounds good. * - oviedoirish, 2015-02-01, 16:54
      - I guess they have become mainstream, - Bryan (IrishCavan), 2015-01-31, 12:46
        Green Flash is opening a brewery in Va somewhere * - Jay, 2015-01-31, 13:07
        Virginia Beach. Stone is opening up in Richmond, Va. - Bryan (IrishCavan), 2015-01-31, 13:36
- Wha? Wha? What? - Domer99, 2015-01-30, 21:09
  - Racer 5 was my go-to beer for a great while. - Bill, 2015-01-31, 00:19
    - Oughta be at $9 a bottle. I like it too, but jeez, it's beer * - NDinVA, 2015-01-31, 12:16
      - That's the great thing about beer - Flann, 2015-01-31, 13:27
        Of course, then there's THE great thing about beer: - hlewis, 2015-02-01, 09:49
      - Not here. I think I paid $14 for a six-pack. * - Bill, 2015-01-31, 12:20

Sometimes it's all about the delivery - Domer99, 2015-01-30, 13:55
- The School Ties approach - Brendan, 2015-01-30, 15:19
  - You were great in With Honors. * - Jason93, 2015-01-30, 17:24
    - Thanks, but - Brendan, 2015-01-30, 22:07
      - You forgot about Bedazzled? - Bryan (IrishCavan), 2015-01-31, 12:08
      - That's unfair - Greg, 2015-01-31, 09:33
        Blast from the Past. * - ndroman21, 2015-01-31, 12:30
        You mean The Mummy? * - GuinnessBob, 2015-01-31, 12:41
      - I didn't want to be so obvious. - Jason93, 2015-01-30, 22:32
  - I have the same thoughts - Geoff, 2015-01-30, 15:30
- sort of the opposite of the Greg Hudson pitch * - Jay, 2015-01-30, 14:21
- Don't get me wrong. Mattison can suck it. But I've been - BillyGoat, 2015-01-30, 13:59
  - Think that's probably right * - Jeremy (WeIsND), 2015-01-30, 14:11

Have you guys heard of this UBooster site? - irishvol, 2015-01-30, 13:06
- I caught wind of this not too long ago - NDTex, 2015-01-30, 15:46
- Shocker - Pat, 2015-01-30, 13:50
- "everyone wins" - Jay, 2015-01-30, 13:31
  - So why does StateU Booster Club need to get involved? - irishoutsider, 2015-01-30, 13:37
    - good question - Jay, 2015-01-30, 14:02
      - If I didn't know any better - Jim (fisherj08), 2015-01-30, 14:24
        It accepts KellyBucks. - Buck Mulligan, 2015-01-31, 05:18

The SEC Helmet schedule it out. - Chris, 2015-01-30, 12:18
- Louisville will take the Northwestern Challenge - CK08, 2015-01-30, 12:48
- It basically says each SEC team gets +3 or +4 FREE wins or - Mark, 2015-01-30, 12:43
  - No, those schedules are rock hard! - Geoff, 2015-01-30, 15:28
- Those are pathetic! - oviedoirish, 2015-01-30, 12:41
- Wow. * - BillyGoat, 2015-01-30, 12:28
  - 12 Big 66 teams total - MHB (Rakes of Mallow), 2015-01-30, 12:44
    - Treading lightly here... - irishvol, 2015-01-30, 12:59
    - By comparison, the ACC plays 21. * - Chris, 2015-01-30, 12:52

Because I know we all like .gifs back here... - Chris, 2015-01-30, 11:36
- If they do those every Friday, please post them. * - BillyGoat, 2015-01-30, 11:47
  - She does them on Monday or Tuesday & Friday. - Chris, 2015-01-30, 12:04
    - That's amazing. * - BillyGoat, 2015-01-30, 12:11

Recruiting nuggets - Jeremy (WeIsND), 2015-01-30, 10:49
- another thing I read today - Pat, 2015-01-30, 12:01
  - How did they have space to backcount that many? Did - BillyGoat, 2015-01-30, 12:07
    - I don't think you need to back count them - Pat, 2015-01-30, 12:26
      - That's correct - Irish96, 2015-01-30, 12:30
      - Correct * - Jeremy (WeIsND), 2015-01-30, 12:30
      - Maybe I have it wrong. Is it simply the case that you can - BillyGoat, 2015-01-30, 12:29
        Correct. EEs CAN be backcounted, but don't need to be. - PAK, 2015-01-30, 13:20
        
        Believe this is right * - Jeremy (WeIsND), 2015-01-30, 12:30
- it's incredible Michigan has only 9 commits - Jay, 2015-01-30, 11:19
  - Florida only has 10 - Pat, 2015-01-30, 12:06
    - Though with far more apparent potential than Michigan to - BillyGoat, 2015-01-30, 12:10
      - Thought I saw Francois already decommitted * - Jeremy (WeIsND), 2015-01-30, 12:23
        Allegedly he was hacked. * - Chris, 2015-01-30, 12:24
  - They have five official visitors this weekend - Brendan, 2015-01-30, 11:48
  - We all had a good laugh at the whole Bruce Heggie experience - Jim (fisherj08), 2015-01-30, 11:27
- Sounds like Kyler is sticking with A&M * - Jim (fisherj08), 2015-01-30, 10:52
  - And apparently Harbaugh told the 2016 kid to look around - BPH, 2015-01-30, 15:09

OT: John Lee Hooker at the Detroit Tube Works - oviedoirish, 2015-01-30, 09:13
- I stumbled on these last wk and posted on FB. So good * - JD in Portland, 2015-01-31, 13:55

OT/SNFW: Love letters to Richard Dawkins (The Selfish Gene) - Jeff (BGS), 2015-01-30, 07:55
- "Your feigned intelligence is nothing more that the fart of - Grantland, 2015-01-30, 15:13
- SNFW? Yoda, is that you? * - irishvol, 2015-01-30, 09:57
  - Revealed my poor typing you have * - Jeff (BGS), 2015-01-30, 10:33
    - Keep must you left. * - BillyGoat, 2015-01-30, 10:38
- He's still just mad about that honey - Jim (fisherj08), 2015-01-30, 08:56
- Watching him pronounce biotch is quite amusing. - Bryan (IrishCavan), 2015-01-30, 08:51
  - I'm going to post and run - Supe, 2015-01-30, 10:01
    - No offense, but what insight does your 200/300 level - Dylan, 2015-01-30, 10:34
      - The randomess factor doesn't come close to explaining DNA - KelleyCook, 2015-01-30, 11:41
        To be fair... - piyachi, 2015-01-30, 12:26
        
        This is "the god of the gaps" - Dylan, 2015-01-30, 11:55
        Roger's Version - Jeff (BGS), 2015-01-30, 16:17
        The Philip Roth of Christians. - Buck Mulligan, 2015-01-31, 10:41
        
        "No" and other deep thoughts - KelleyCook, 2015-01-30, 13:29
        
        I thought this was all explained in 2001 * - Jay, 2015-01-30, 11:54
    - I agree with you - HumanRobot, 2015-01-30, 10:06
      - Questioning it on grounds internal to science - IrishGuard, 2015-01-30, 10:35
  - Including Dave Pasch - Jack, 2015-01-30, 09:09
  - That's very human, I think. - Slainte Joe, 2015-01-30, 09:06
    - It was the high percentage that surprised me. - Bryan (IrishCavan), 2015-01-30, 09:12
      - I'd love to see the demographic breakdown. - Slainte Joe, 2015-01-30, 09:37
        Protestants are roughly half the US population - Jack, 2015-01-30, 09:56
        I looked here. - Slainte Joe, 2015-01-30, 10:03
        I think you could add the historically black churches to - Jack, 2015-01-30, 10:26
        Sure. I think that's correct. * - Slainte Joe, 2015-01-30, 11:08
      - what's meant by "Don't believe in evolution"? * - HumanRobot, 2015-01-30, 09:34
        Robot, this is exactly what I was thinking. - Grantland, 2015-01-30, 10:31
        
        Based on what Jay wrote, the question might be confusing - Jeff (BGS), 2015-01-30, 09:44
        Here's the Pew Study. - Bryan (IrishCavan), 2015-01-30, 09:52
        as a scientist, you have to understand - HumanRobot, 2015-01-30, 10:04
        Where any of you present - Grantland, 2015-01-30, 11:04
        
        I was cheering every word of this post. Thank you! - Jack, 2015-01-30, 10:40
        the 'Science says' folks drive me nuts * - HumanRobot, 2015-01-30, 10:41
        Scientism is a pseudo-religion. - Slainte Joe, 2015-01-30, 11:09
        brilliant - HumanRobot, 2015-01-30, 11:11
        
        This is very "meta" - Dylan, 2015-01-30, 10:46
        interesting discusion on NPR - HumanRobot, 2015-01-30, 13:46
        
        What do you mean by modern? - jcocktoaston, 2015-01-30, 12:07
        Post-Einstein * - Dylan, 2015-01-30, 12:14
        I readily admit to being out of my depth here - jcocktoaston, 2015-01-30, 12:34
        My(limited) understanding is that while stuff like - Dylan, 2015-01-30, 12:54
        Koo. Thanks. * - jcocktoaston, 2015-01-30, 12:59
        
        I think that's still unknown - HumanRobot, 2015-01-30, 12:46
        Help me out a little more please - jcocktoaston, 2015-01-30, 12:52
        It'd mean that the science on Higgs boson is incomplete - HumanRobot, 2015-01-30, 13:09
        Thanks. And on that note - jcocktoaston, 2015-01-30, 13:18
        
        Since science is a methodology of falsification - IrishGuard, 2015-01-30, 10:59
        
        There are theories and there are theories - Jack, 2015-01-30, 10:53
        "Theory" has a specific meaning - Dylan, 2015-01-30, 10:55
        How about a theory of the effects of man-made climate change - Jack, 2015-01-30, 16:40
        
        Yup, and if any are scientists - Jack, 2015-01-30, 10:44
        I wanted to punch deGrasse Tyson through my TV - HumanRobot, 2015-01-30, 10:47
        Evolution is not a fact? - Dylan, 2015-01-30, 10:53
        Not sure where that comes from - HumanRobot, 2015-01-30, 11:06
        I think he was referring to evolution specifically - Dylan, 2015-01-30, 11:47
        perhaps I misrecall then - HumanRobot, 2015-01-30, 11:55
        
        I wanted to multiple times - Jack, 2015-01-30, 10:48
        
        I'm a little confused by your first sentence - HullieAndMikes, 2015-01-30, 10:10
        let's put it this way - HumanRobot, 2015-01-30, 10:25
        In comic form... - bpeters07, 2015-01-30, 11:58
        
        I mean, yeah, like all endeavors of mankind - HullieAndMikes, 2015-01-30, 11:09
        
        Who set up the science and the related rules? * - Grantland, 2015-01-30, 10:39
        the Devil * - Jay, 2015-01-30, 11:20
        That explains a shit ton. * - Grantland, 2015-01-30, 11:47
        
        What does this mean? - Dylan, 2015-01-30, 10:38
        the former * - HumanRobot, 2015-01-30, 10:39
        
        Believe humans were created in their current state... - Bryan (IrishCavan), 2015-01-30, 09:41
    - seems to be an American phenomenon - Jay, 2015-01-30, 09:11
      - We're not very familiar with the concept of "No" - Mike (bart), 2015-01-30, 09:22
      - Americans are the most religious people on the planet... - PMan, 2015-01-30, 09:22
        Saudis and Iranians might take issue with that - Jack, 2015-01-30, 09:33
        Catholic creationists... - bpeters07, 2015-01-30, 10:07
        Catholics can't just believe the BB, they can theorize it! - Savage, 2015-01-30, 10:56
        
        Not surprising to me - Jack, 2015-01-30, 10:31
        I hope that ND stays that way - bpeters07, 2015-01-30, 17:46
        
        Do you know this Song?: - Grantland, 2015-01-30, 15:27
        
        More importantly, most have no idea of the reason for the - Grantland, 2015-01-30, 14:43
      - That answers my question above - Bryan (IrishCavan), 2015-01-30, 09:21
        I think a lot of it could be demographic as well (EDIT) - Mike (bart), 2015-01-30, 09:26
        I'd like to know what the percentage is by region of the US - Jack, 2015-01-30, 09:58
      - Hey, at least we're ahead of Turkey. - Jack, 2015-01-30, 09:15

Friday Gentrification Post - Mike (bart), 2015-01-30, 07:54
- What is the point of fighting gentrification? - Jack, 2015-01-30, 09:24
  - That was my thought of as well - Jeff (BGS), 2015-01-30, 10:30
  - To be honest, I am more troubled by... - Jim (OFD), 2015-01-30, 10:28
    - Its a crappy article altogether - KelleyCook, 2015-01-30, 11:14
      - i think youre going way beyond the article, which was - Mike (bart), 2015-01-30, 12:26

Recasting ND's 1990 recruiting class to 2015 - Pat, 2015-01-29, 21:32
- 5 first round picks. - Glass, 2015-01-30, 09:42
- This is awesome, thanks for putting together * - Supe, 2015-01-30, 07:44

Any thoughts on Schiano still being unemployed? - BPH, 2015-01-29, 17:16
- The whole "Schiano Man" mythos in Tampa is killing him - Jim (fisherj08), 2015-01-29, 17:24
  - Tampa Bay didn't understand "choppin' wood" * - Geoff, 2015-01-30, 03:46

Duke Dismissed Rasheed Sulaimon. * - Pat (Moco), 2015-01-29, 14:33
- Should've made his shots last night * - Brendan, 2015-01-29, 14:38
  - That Duke bench was horrible last night. - Jim (fisherj08), 2015-01-29, 14:42

Our buddy Brian Hamilton on Jerian Grant - Jim (fisherj08), 2015-01-29, 13:34
- Site has actually improved, believe it or not - BPH, 2015-01-29, 17:13
  - It's still trash. MMQB won't even load at work for me. - PAK, 2015-01-30, 07:11
- He hasn't changed. - Pat (Moco), 2015-01-29, 14:06
  - Have you never seen a ballerina with size 20 feet? - San Pedro, 2015-01-29, 14:13
    - One thing I've never understood about ballerinas - Jeff (BGS), 2015-01-29, 22:52
      - I think it's b/c the flat part of the shoes are on the toes. * - Grantland, 2015-01-30, 06:48
    - I'm disappointed. - Pat (Moco), 2015-01-29, 14:38

SBN piece on Wimbush and M. Fitzpatrick - Mike (bart), 2015-01-29, 11:18
- That is a great article. - PAK, 2015-01-29, 14:01
- This made me laugh a lot. - Jim (fisherj08), 2015-01-29, 11:56

hoops question - Jay, 2015-01-29, 10:08
- Yes, our backcourt will play in the NBA. - oviedoirish, 2015-01-29, 13:11
  - It's kind of crazy that the only Brey recruit - Jim (fisherj08), 2015-01-29, 13:17
- Yup - Dylan, 2015-01-29, 10:53
  - Agree with all. - ndroman21, 2015-01-29, 11:20
- That's why I'm hopeful, at least, that this team... - Slainte Joe, 2015-01-29, 10:51
  - I haven't looked at the numbers - Dylan, 2015-01-29, 10:55
    - Here's your high level 3pt stats for the last few years - Chi08, 2015-01-29, 11:04
      - So 20.4 attempts per game this year - Dylan, 2015-01-29, 11:36
        it's probably worth adjusting those numbers for pace - Pat, 2015-01-30, 08:37
        
        We're better at 2-pointers - CW (Rakes), 2015-01-29, 12:07
        
        Better looks, better balance. - PAK, 2015-01-29, 11:47
        
        Seems like the defense is better at crunch time... - ndroman21, 2015-01-29, 11:45
        
        Better looks probably derived from more guys being - BillyGoat, 2015-01-29, 11:38
        I think our offense is different this year... - Mobster, 2015-01-29, 13:59
        Think there's definitely something to this - Jeremy (WeIsND), 2015-01-29, 14:11
        
        Yea, no KMac or Colin Falls on this year's squad - Jim (fisherj08), 2015-01-29, 11:48
        Beachem was trending that way - Jeremy (WeIsND), 2015-01-29, 12:29
        Who knew he could dunk like that? - Jim (fisherj08), 2015-01-29, 12:30
- we had it to a degree in 2003 - HumanRobot, 2015-01-29, 10:15
  - If only we had an imposing Dutch big man this year. - ReginaldVelJohnson, 2015-01-29, 11:44
    - He's married to one of my sister's friends - Jim (fisherj08), 2015-01-29, 12:51
    - Every time I think I won't laugh as much when I revisit it. - Buck Mulligan, 2015-01-29, 12:09
      - LeTom James * - Jay, 2015-01-29, 12:43

A couple of notes on journalism stuff - Mike (bart), 2015-01-29, 09:02
- Sullivan jumped the shark years ago - Jack, 2015-01-29, 14:15
- Yglesias joins the fray - Mike (bart), 2015-01-29, 12:18
  - For a guy who once said - Jim (fisherj08), 2015-01-29, 12:28
  - It's a rather trenchant insight - HullieAndMikes, 2015-01-29, 12:27
  - "Identity politics" - IrishGuard, 2015-01-29, 12:27
    - Not really. - PMan, 2015-01-29, 16:08
      - The thesis is Terry Eagleton's, who, - IrishGuard, 2015-01-29, 21:00
    - Thomas Piketty and Greek voters probably disagree with that * - HullieAndMikes, 2015-01-29, 12:29
      - I was talking more about the death of socialist left - IrishGuard, 2015-01-29, 12:42
        The socialist left is still going strong, i think - Mike (bart), 2015-01-29, 12:49
- The problem is that Chait is right. * - Slainte Joe, 2015-01-29, 09:25
  - What, exactly, is he right about? - ndphilo, 2015-01-29, 10:07
    - Frederik deBoer chimes in - Mike (bart), 2015-01-29, 10:13
      - My reply is going to be cranky again - ndphilo, 2015-01-29, 10:29
        I think that guys lament was more strategic than - Mike (bart), 2015-01-29, 10:44
        He seems unfamiliar with the history of protest movements - HullieAndMikes, 2015-01-29, 11:02
        Exactly - ndphilo, 2015-01-29, 11:28
        heh * - Mike (bart), 2015-01-29, 11:37
        
        Do we have to wait for Ezra Klein to "run the data"? - Slainte Joe, 2015-01-29, 10:44
        Before you are going to convince me there is a serious - ndphilo, 2015-01-29, 11:18
        Your point about the administrators is dead on - Geoff, 2015-01-29, 13:53
        Yes, just look at who FSU hired as their new president. - oviedoirish, 2015-01-30, 07:44
        Pretty sad article - Geoff, 2015-01-30, 15:16
        
        I can give you one - jcocktoaston, 2015-01-29, 11:59
        It's fair to say that was a controversial guy at the time. - MattG, 2015-01-29, 15:24
        Indeed - jcocktoaston, 2015-01-29, 15:31
        
        I'm not sure what the example shows - ndphilo, 2015-01-29, 12:13
        Thoughts - jcocktoaston, 2015-01-29, 12:31
        I'm still not sure how the is PC "identity politics" or - ndphilo, 2015-01-29, 14:29
        You requested examples - jcocktoaston, 2015-01-29, 15:25
        
        That would be a Bush-era appointee, right? - Mike (bart), 2015-01-29, 12:02
        I would suggest a little of both but fair point * - jcocktoaston, 2015-01-29, 12:03
        
        Well, there is this: - professor, 2015-01-29, 11:44
        That highlights the weakness of Chait's examples, right? - HullieAndMikes, 2015-01-29, 11:51
        Oh, I wasn't defending Chait. - professor, 2015-01-29, 11:55
        Yeah but that is one of the problems w/ what Chait did - Mike (bart), 2015-01-29, 12:00
        
        Bad Anecdotes - Slainte Joe, 2015-01-29, 11:54
        
        I think it definitely warrants discussion - HullieAndMikes, 2015-01-29, 11:08
  - Maybe. It's still a sloppy essay. - Jim (fisherj08), 2015-01-29, 09:31
    - Of course it's sloppy. It's Chait. * - Slainte Joe, 2015-01-29, 10:25
    - you forgot - Mike (bart), 2015-01-29, 09:32
  - I think Chait is in the ballpark of having a point - Mike (bart), 2015-01-29, 09:31
  - Occasionally he is in that essay - HullieAndMikes, 2015-01-29, 09:30
- Sullivan already retired once - HullieAndMikes, 2015-01-29, 09:18
  - Mendacity? - Albie, 2015-01-29, 10:05
    - His only prevailing ethos is hero worship - HullieAndMikes, 2015-01-29, 10:34
      - They just put the essay up - Jim (fisherj08), 2015-01-29, 11:17
  - It sounds like he thinks so, too - Mike (bart), 2015-01-29, 09:25
  - still big news - Jay, 2015-01-29, 09:24
    - Brian Cook * - BPH, 2015-01-29, 10:08
    - In terms of general awareness? Probably not - HullieAndMikes, 2015-01-29, 09:29
      - This is just wrong. - Dylan, 2015-01-29, 11:44
        I was using a different standard - HullieAndMikes, 2015-01-29, 11:49
        Well, they're different creatures - Dylan, 2015-01-29, 11:57
        You are forgetting all the first-rate "reporting" Sully did - professor, 2015-01-29, 12:18
        
        That's one way of looking at it - HullieAndMikes, 2015-01-29, 12:00
        I mean, in fairness - Mike (bart), 2015-01-29, 12:08
      - How? - MHB (Rakes of Mallow), 2015-01-29, 09:37
        Yes, I realized that after I typed it. - HullieAndMikes, 2015-01-29, 09:38
- Making fun of Jon Chait is always on topic here, right? - Jim (fisherj08), 2015-01-29, 09:13
  - Always - Mike (bart), 2015-01-29, 09:19

OT . . . the Browns are quietly re-assembling Davie's . . . - Glass, 2015-01-29, 08:01
- Any time you can recreate the 2001 Fighting Irish, you do it * - Jim (fisherj08), 2015-01-29, 09:29
- So...when do they hire Urban? * - Jim (OFD), 2015-01-29, 09:27

Great game so far - Dylan, 2015-01-28, 18:19
- Duke just dismissed Sulaimon - Jim (fisherj08), 2015-01-29, 14:32
- Just going to watch Jerian's miracle shot over and over - Jim (fisherj08), 2015-01-28, 19:51
- I'm waiting for bk to weigh in - Mo, 2015-01-28, 19:44
  - Sorry. Was at the game. Had beers with my dad after. - bk, 2015-01-28, 22:16
    - I'm wary of March, too - CK08, 2015-01-29, 07:28
    - Life is too short - Bill, 2015-01-29, 07:16
      - This is where I am (and probably 99% of the board) - Jeff (BGS), 2015-01-29, 07:27
    - i completely understand. - Turtlecrack, 2015-01-29, 05:39
      - So what? - PAK, 2015-01-29, 06:30
    - Hmmmmm - AlDogg, 2015-01-28, 23:39
      - I think bk deserves better than that - HumanRobot, 2015-01-29, 05:17
        I know bk in person. - Buck Mulligan, 2015-01-29, 08:01
        
        Honestly? I'm at where he's at. - NDTerp, 2015-01-29, 06:08
        One nit - CK08, 2015-01-29, 07:23
        
        I took a look at ESPN Bracketology yesterday - HullieAndMikes, 2015-01-29, 07:01
    - If anything - Mark, 2015-01-28, 23:19
    - Here's the thing - Greg, 2015-01-28, 22:23
  - Easy - Turtlecrack, 2015-01-28, 20:42
  - Don't sleep on Vasturia.... - BWS, 2015-01-28, 20:29
    - He did a great job on Cook in the 2nd half * - Jeremy (WeIsND), 2015-01-28, 20:42
  - I think you have a wrong read on bk. - Domer99, 2015-01-28, 19:58
    - Just want to give credit where credit is due - Mo, 2015-01-29, 06:13
    - Guilty. - bk, 2015-01-28, 22:21
      - I've been with you on Brey. - ndroman21, 2015-01-29, 08:31
        I'd like to put to rest a myth - Domer99, 2015-01-29, 09:03
        At some point, we need some more banners in the rafters. - Jim (fisherj08), 2015-01-29, 09:35
        Way to insult the 2001 Big East West Champions * - CK08, 2015-01-29, 10:19
        
        Do they hang banners for Sweet Sixteens and Elite Eights? * - ndroman21, 2015-01-29, 09:53
        Yes. * - Jim (fisherj08), 2015-01-29, 09:58
        Then I agree. - ndroman21, 2015-01-29, 11:14
        
        We could just make the Helms Foundation NC banners bigger. * - Buck Mulligan, 2015-01-29, 09:38
        
        I'm not ashamed to say I care more about the tournament - Jay, 2015-01-29, 09:13
        And you're not alone. - ndroman21, 2015-01-29, 09:24
        well, let's not overstate it - Jay, 2015-01-29, 09:28
        OK, I'll amend my original hyperbole. - ndroman21, 2015-01-29, 09:33
        Taking "value" away from the tournament - Jeremy (WeIsND), 2015-01-29, 09:46
        Disagree. Completely different sports. - ndroman21, 2015-01-29, 09:50
        Didn't you already concede this point? - Domer99, 2015-01-29, 10:02
        How does that make valuing the regular season... - ndroman21, 2015-01-29, 11:12
        
        Really? - Jeremy (WeIsND), 2015-01-29, 09:54
        Here comes the hyperbole the other way. - ndroman21, 2015-01-29, 10:58
        I don't think people are arguing about the quality of .... - Domer99, 2015-01-29, 11:57
        
        Bizarro Brey disproves your thesis - Dylan, 2015-01-29, 11:54
        I don't believe that's possible. - ndroman21, 2015-01-29, 12:03
        It doesn't need to be possible. It's a thought experiment. * - Dylan, 2015-01-29, 12:30
        I understand your point. - ndroman21, 2015-01-29, 12:37
        
        Michigan St. is the poster child against that - Domer99, 2015-01-29, 12:15
        I don't think that disputes my thesis - ndroman21, 2015-01-29, 12:29
        I think my point was getting lost - Domer99, 2015-01-29, 12:35
        I wasn't arguing that we should schedule... - ndroman21, 2015-01-29, 12:40
        
        as for the guts of the discussion - Jay, 2015-01-29, 09:41
        I don't think the two are unrelated. - ndroman21, 2015-01-29, 09:48
        There is ample data to support your point - Domer99, 2015-01-29, 09:58
        We've been a 1-4 seed once in Brey's tenure. - ndroman21, 2015-01-29, 11:06
        Weren't we a #2 when FSU beat us 71-57? - Greg, 2015-01-29, 14:44
        That would be the one time, yes. - ndroman21, 2015-01-29, 15:32
        
        We haven't flamed out in the Big East tournament in a while - CW (Rakes), 2015-01-29, 15:09
        
        I did a data driven study at one point - HumanRobot, 2015-01-29, 10:10
        Did you include conference tournament games? - Domer99, 2015-01-29, 10:16
        it was NCAA-centric only * - HumanRobot, 2015-01-29, 11:24
        
        If you read that entire thread it's pretty instructiive... - ndroman21, 2015-01-29, 11:09
        
        The losses to WSU, FSU and ISU are hard to ignore - Jeremy (WeIsND), 2015-01-29, 10:01
        Xavier, Old Dominion, Winthrop - Jay, 2015-01-29, 10:04
        How often did we make the tournament... - ndroman21, 2015-01-29, 10:58
        Good question - Domer99, 2015-01-29, 12:03
        Yes, but the NCAA tournament .... - ndroman21, 2015-01-29, 12:14
        That's why I don't put blinders on when judging the season - Domer99, 2015-01-29, 12:21
        McCleod went to the NIT championship in 1991. - ndroman21, 2015-01-29, 12:43
        The difference between Mac and Doherty - Domer99, 2015-01-29, 13:05
        Thta's a fair assessment of Mac and Doherty. - ndroman21, 2015-01-29, 13:19
        I am not so sure - Domer99, 2015-01-29, 13:39
        
        Those were at least close games - Jeremy (WeIsND), 2015-01-29, 10:11
        
        Good post. * - Buck Mulligan, 2015-01-29, 09:12
        Frankly, I disagree. - ndroman21, 2015-01-29, 09:16
        I don't know anything about basketball - Jay, 2015-01-29, 09:20
        I'm simply pointing out examples. - ndroman21, 2015-01-29, 09:28
        
        I admit this team seems better than 2011's - HumanRobot, 2015-01-29, 08:50
        Sure, it's possible. - ndroman21, 2015-01-29, 09:00
        The other side of that - Greg, 2015-01-29, 09:14
        Kemba Walker played 37.6 minutes/game in 2011. - ndroman21, 2015-01-29, 09:19
        
        Think they're back to calling it the First Round now * - Jeremy (WeIsND), 2015-01-29, 08:32
        Good, thanks. * - ndroman21, 2015-01-29, 08:36
    - I agree. - River, 2015-01-28, 20:45
  - Was glad to see DJ step up in the 2nd half - Jeremy (WeIsND), 2015-01-28, 19:56
- Just read that Grant made or assisted 21 of NDs 29 FGs * - ndroman21, 2015-01-28, 19:44
  - Led the team in points, assists, steals, and blocks. * - Savage, 2015-01-28, 19:54
    - He's the frontrunner for ACC Player of the Year right now. * - Jim (fisherj08), 2015-01-28, 19:57
      - You musn't be afraid to dream a little bigger, darling * - Jeremy (WeIsND), 2015-01-28, 20:05
        The ESPN game recap - Brendan, 2015-01-28, 20:56
- Worst … 20-2 … team … ever !! - KelleyCook, 2015-01-28, 19:43
- tits * - Jay, 2015-01-28, 19:38
  - Indeed. That game was #tits * - Jack, 2015-01-28, 20:46
- More awesome Jerian Grant stuff - Jim (fisherj08), 2015-01-28, 19:38
- That was a lot of fun. What an unselfish team. * - Pat, 2015-01-28, 19:35
  - That's one of the best things about this team. - Bill, 2015-01-28, 19:51
  - God, that was great * - Dylan, 2015-01-28, 19:39
- Gotits! * - irishted, 2015-01-28, 19:35
- Wow! Just wow! Great, great win. * - Crehart, 2015-01-28, 19:34
- Or 12 assists. None bigger than the last. * - ndroman21, 2015-01-28, 19:33
- Awesome win. - FunkDoctorSpock, 2015-01-28, 19:30
  - I don't think I've seen a better ND team. - Bill, 2015-01-28, 19:40
    - They're so mentally tough. - FunkDoctorSpock, 2015-01-28, 19:43
      - Steve Vasturia had barely shot the ball all game - Jim (fisherj08), 2015-01-28, 19:49
  - Beat Duke and the officials tonight. Very impressive. * - ndroman21, 2015-01-28, 19:34
  - I'd like to thank the wizards at ESPN - Greg, 2015-01-28, 19:33
- 77-73. Helluva game. 20-2, 8-1. * - Savage, 2015-01-28, 19:29
- Jerian Grant for President. * - Jim (fisherj08), 2015-01-28, 19:28
  - Jerian Grant is a wizard * - PAK, 2015-01-28, 19:32
- Okafor is going to be a terrible draft pick - HullieAndMikes, 2015-01-28, 19:04
  - But his offensive potential is limitless * - Jim (fisherj08), 2015-01-28, 19:13
    - True * - HullieAndMikes, 2015-01-28, 19:21
      - Wait, Okafor is terrible. Grant rules! * - GuinnessBob, 2015-01-28, 19:28
        Amazing that we forced Duke to take him off the court - Jim (fisherj08), 2015-01-28, 19:34
        I was trying to figure out why he wasn't in at the end. - oviedoirish, 2015-01-29, 08:53
        I think K blinked - Jim (fisherj08), 2015-01-29, 09:03
        I think it was about free throw shooting - Dylan, 2015-01-29, 14:30
        K also had enough timeouts to play offense-defense - Jeremy (WeIsND), 2015-01-29, 14:34
        
        I think you're right. - oviedoirish, 2015-01-29, 13:00
        
        Except Okafor's defense is atrocious - Jeremy (WeIsND), 2015-01-29, 09:22
        
        Well he played 36 minutes - Jeremy (WeIsND), 2015-01-29, 08:27
        Colson after his big stop at the end. - PAK, 2015-01-29, 09:12
- Okafor is damn good * - GuinnessBob, 2015-01-28, 19:00
- All the stars are out tonight! - Jim (fisherj08), 2015-01-28, 18:38
  - Did he bring the cat? * - irishoutsider, 2015-01-28, 19:30
- Have to imagine DJ won't play that poorly in the 2nd half - Jeremy (WeIsND), 2015-01-28, 18:34
- Really love the way Bonzie has been fighting - Jim (fisherj08), 2015-01-28, 18:21
  - Our young guys have an edge. Need more of that. * - Dylan, 2015-01-28, 18:22
    - 3-4 years of yo-cream can wear on a guy - Greg, 2015-01-28, 18:24

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