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Man I knew Purpura was the GM too... where has my head been lately? I agree with you, Hunsicker has a good shot at the job in Philly, if Cashman doesn't leave New York.

Rumors are swirling that the Astros will replace Gerry Hunsicker after the season with former Education Secretary Bill Bennett...

JoePa is not a problem with that school, but he is still a pompus a$$. Come on, as a ND fan how can you respect that man? He degrades ND any chance he gets, when his players get arrested for drunk driving he says it is not that big of a deal, and they didn't do anything that was really wrong, he gets in fistfights with ND alum in limo's after bashing the school, the whole Dan O'Conner thing (I believe that was his name) and numerous other things that are just wrong for a coach to do IMO. He is a good coach there is no denying that, but as far as a person I have no respect for him. Wow, that is about the opposite of everything I've ever heard said about Joe Paterno. There are actually quite a few articles saying how he lets his players slide with a lot of infractions, and he blames the fact that everyone is out to get football players. In his mind a football player can break no laws. Some of the stuff is pretty old though. I do think he is a good coach and I like Penn State, I just disagree with his thoughts/attitude on certain subjects. If I can find any of the articles I will post them for you. Actually, he doesn't let them slide all that much. Connor was suspended 3 games for being 1 of 3 people part of making harassing phone calls... I'm not sure what you think Paterno did wrong in this situation, but being suspended a quarter of the season for that is a real punishment, not just a slap on the wrist. As for drunk driving, he took a lot of heat for that comment and did apologize for it. I think that when he said what he said, it was in an attempt to protect Tony Johnson from the media - mostly because Tony's dad Larry is a defensive coach at PSU and a friend of Joe's. About 2-3 years back, he suspended starting safety Yaacov Yisrael for half a season when he was arrested for drunk driving a few days before a game... so I really don't think he blows off drunk driving as a minor offense. This isn't FSU or Tom Osbourne's Nebraska, where guys commit an assault and then go out and play on Saturday. He will stick up for his players when he doesn't believe they were in the wrong. In 2000, starting QB Rashard Casey was arrested for attacking an off-duty police officer and putting him in the hospital. Casey denied the charges and Paterno believed him, and eventually he wasn't even indicted by a grand jury. So even though a lot of people said he only stuck with Casey because he didn't have another viable option at QB, that really wasn't the reason at all. I can't comment on the Notre Dame stories... but I have definitely never heard of him attacking a Notre Dame alum in a limo. The only time I've ever heard him comment on Notre Dame was last year after they fired Willingham. He didn't like it because they were running a clean program, making guys get an education and go to class, and recruiting players with good characters. That's not the same as just going out of his way to trash the Fighting Irish.

Being at Gameday live is maybe the coolest thing I've ever done. I went to Purdue-Wisconsin last year at Purdue and it was amazing. Just hope Corso puts on the right mascot head. In general, "the right mascot head" is "the head of the opposition's mascot" if you have a rooting interest in the game. If Corso puts on the mascot head of the team you're rooting for, get ready for disappointment.

Zambrano is no doubt a little bit fat, but he's basically the same weight as Colon, and has half a foot on him. Looking at this list, it's hard to find a real contender to Colon for "Fattest Big League Ballplayer" since most of these guys are at least a couple of inches taller than him, if not more. Walter young, with 6 inches more in height but 70 more lbs, is probably a contender, as is Prince Fielder, although I'd be willing to guess that Prince is much, much stronger than Colon. You know what, I'm just going to declare Colon the fattest player in baseball right now. He's obese.

This thread can double as the "Information for Cub fans looking for Cardinal fans to beat up this weekend" thread

Week 5 I started: QB Hasselback WR T.O. WR Boldin RB McAllister RB E. James TE A. Gates W/R Westbrook K Vanderjagt D Philadelphia Well, T.O., Westbrook, Boldin and the Eagles defense are all off this week. My third receiver, Darrell Jackson, is out. So after 5 transactions to be able to field a team of active players, this is the best I could come up with: QB Hasselback WR M. Muhammed WR Stallworth RB Antowain Smith RB E. James TE A. Gates W/R Thomas Jones K Vanderjagt D Seattle :oops:

Maybe, but Penn State has the biggest Beaver of all.

That's what I meant. Some guys, like CC Sabathia or Carlos Zambrano, look fat when measured against other baseball players. Bartolo Colon looks fat for a human being.

JoePa is not a problem with that school, but he is still a pompus a$$. Come on, as a ND fan how can you respect that man? He degrades ND any chance he gets, when his players get arrested for drunk driving he says it is not that big of a deal, and they didn't do anything that was really wrong, he gets in fistfights with ND alum in limo's after bashing the school, the whole Dan O'Conner thing (I believe that was his name) and numerous other things that are just wrong for a coach to do IMO. He is a good coach there is no denying that, but as far as a person I have no respect for him. Wow, that is about the opposite of everything I've ever heard said about Joe Paterno.

I can feel it now, the Cards are definitely going to win the World Series, and I'm definitely going to pretend that it isn't happening.

Haha, too damn bad Yankee fans. $200 million buys a first round exit.

That's because your team is usually involved in the playoffs :cry: Its actually been pretty heartbreaking. As an Eagles fan, I can say that I'd much rather have my team get close every year and lose, than stink for 10 years and win it once. A lot of the fun is in the buildup to the championship, and hoping all along that your team can win it. At least you guys, win or lose, still have that hope. The Cubs were pretty much done by mid-July. I'd gladly take another October kick in the nads over two pointless months of Cub baseball.

That's because your team is usually involved in the playoffs :cry:

http://espn-att.starwave.com/media/mlb/2005/1010/photo/a_colon2_372.jpg Can't imagine how such a fine athletic specimen could run into back problems.

http://espn-att.starwave.com/media/mlb/2005/1010/photo/a_colon2_372.jpg OK now is this just a bad photo of him? I mean, I know the dude is overweight. But, at least he seems like he could sort of be a professional athlete. The photo here, I have a hard time seeing him doing anything except being a fat guy waddling down the street.

Well, the weekend turned out even better for PSU than just the result of the game. One fairly highly rated recruit committed shortly after the game, and one of the top OL in the country attended the game and said afterwards that PSU is up on top of his list now: Some people were angry at PSU for canceling 4 official visits for this weekend, but it was the right move. Since it was a night game, all day Saturday was taken up by the Ohio State game. Really, they'd only have a couple of hours on Sunday to talk with the recruit and show them around campus before they'd have to leave and head back home. Still, over 30 recruits made unofficial visits and were on the sidelines during the game, and I don't think can underestimate what a game like that can do for recruiting. Close game, national TV, beating a national powerhouse, with 110,000 fans behind you (OK maybe like 105,000, there were some Buckeye fans there). I had chills, and I was up in the stands... I can't imagine how it felt to a 17 or 18 year old high school senior standing and looking up, hearing the roar of the crowd. Hopefully the effects of that game will translate not only into a great rest of this year, but also a great recruiting class that will keep PSU good for years to come.

Yet White Sox fans talk about the Cubs' 2003 collapse like it was their (Sox fans') World Series... no, they don't root for us and we don't root for them. The result of the Angels-Yankees game is all that keeps the playoffs from being over for me. If the Yankees win, I'm not watching any more baseball until spring training.

I agree with that, since LSU lost at home to Tennessee, which now has two losses... but, my top 12 was based on what I think will happen, not what I think the rankings should be. I would love to see Texas play USC in the Rose Bowl... I think Texas is outstanding. Va Tech is also very, very good this year and may well run the table, and then get screwed out of a shot at the national championship. Of course, PSU in the Rose Bowl would be just fine with me, but I don't see all but 1 of the undefeated teams ahead of them losing.

I was just judging on this weekend's events. Minnesota's win at the Big House makes PSU's blowout of the Gophers look even better, and makes ND's win over the Wolverines less impressive. PSU's win over Northwestern looks better after the Wildcats beat an undefeated Wisconsin team yesterday. The ND wins versus Pitt and Washington are wins over garbage teams, and the win over Purdont looks less impressive since the Boilermakers got thoroughly trashed by Iowa at home yesterday. And the obvious difference, ND has a loss and PSU doesn't. I guess we will get a better view of where they stand when PSU travels to Michigan this week. That will be a very, very tough game for PSU... so much emotional energy went into beating Ohio State, and Michigan will likely be very angry after losing to the Gophers.

1. USC 2. Texas 3. Va Tech 4. UGa 5. F$U 6. Bama 7. Miami 8. LSU 9. PSU 10. Notre Lame 11. Texas Tech (ohhhh so lucky) 12. UCLA

Wow, I really did not see that result coming. Must have been a huge post-USC hangover. Also, I was shocked by the Michigan loss against Minnesota. I watched the Penn State Football Story today and it gave me chills... what a game. For all the press that AJ Hawk gets, Paul Posluszny might be just as good. I hope he doesn't head to the NFL after this year... he'd likely be a first round pick.

Unbelieveable game... the spirit of everybody in the tailgate (with the 50 degree weather and drizzle) was awesome, and I have never seen Beaver Stadium like that. I literally feared for my limbs at a couple of points - one, they closed off two of the main gates in the senior entrance and people started really shoving for the two gates that were still open - soccer rampage, anyone? The second time was when we went up to take our legally purchased seats in the student section and were told that it was full.... that didn't go over well since there were probably a good 1000 people trying to get up there. The level that you walk up the tunnel to was very overcrowded and a couple of people needed medical attention. I broke up at least one would-be fight and the whole situation was dangerous.... poor job by the stadium staff in general. Once we got out of there and found a good place to watch the game, it was an absolute blast. My two friends were very much against the conservative approach by the PSU offense in the 4th quarter, but I was all for it. Clearly, each defense was better than the opposing offense. The way I saw it, make OSU's offense go 70+ yards to even the score against us... don't let Robinson make a mistake that can give OSU a chance for a short field. Great stand at the end... it was wonderful to see PSU win a game over that good of a team in this type of setting. The atmosphere was electric and for the first time since I arrived at PSU, I can actually mention the letters B, C, and S without it being a pipe dream.

Too bad they cut off the rest of her face, you can tell she's a real hottie.

Without getting into specifics: -Guys who get on base - best spots to upgrade appear to be CF and RF -A more reliable middle relief arm, preferably a lefty too -Players who will actually be able to play the whole season, and failing that, backups who are going to be more productive than Neifi Perez and Todd Hollandsworth