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  1. CubinNY
    When OSU wanted to close the horseshoe when I was there they raised the money from boosters in like two hours.
  2. CubinNY
    Ohio State, Michigan, USC, UCLA, I would imagine have people who could put any SEC school to shame. Probabily many others too. Again, this really isn’t complicated: BOOSTERS are different than Alumni. You’re absolutely tripping if you think UCLA gets more money from athletic boosters than Texas A&M. I’d bet my life that Texas and TAMU are probably 1 and 2 from booster donations. You have any idea how many rednecks are billionaires or have hundreds of millions of dollars in Texas due to oil money? I don’t doubt Michigan and Ohio State can hang with the Texas schools as far as booster contributions, but you can chunk UCLA and “many others” out of this conversation. It’s almost certainly USC, Texas, TAMU, Michigan, and OSU in some order Phill Knight (Nike) is probably worth more and has spent more on Oregon that all Texas AM boosters put together. T Boon Pickens at OK State as well.
  3. CubinNY
    I highly doubt that. What makes you so highly skeptical? If they don’t have the richest they are right up there with whichever school does. Texas and USC are the only other two who come immediately to mind. And remember, I said richest boosters, not richest alumni. There are plenty of Ivy League schools that have richer alumni bases, but we’re talking about people who donate millions to the athletics departments of their schools. Ohio State, Michigan, USC, UCLA, I would imagine have people who could put any SEC school to shame. Probabily many others too.
  4. CubinNY
    The only reason Alabama didn't do it is that they couldn't do it by Alabama law. This February Alabama and Auburn got together with the legislature and repealed the law. I don't know if there is a level of money in Alabama to support an arms race of millions of dollars with the likes of USC and other schools that want to do it. Saban is lamenting that his time is neigh. Imagine if the Ivy League Schools wanted to compete. Harvard and Yale are sitting on a pile of money the size of the GDP of a midsize country and Stanford isn't far behind.
  5. CubinNY
    In Cubs farms past, prospect pitchers never got pulled from the rotation unless due to injury. I kinda like the developmental concept that if something isn't right, that you try to remediate ASAP. Palencia walked 14 guys in his first 16 innings; maybe getting him away from games and trying to ID and remediate why he's missing so badly so often was exactly what he needed? Jensen's awful, 14BB/16IP, and his habitually bad HR-factory is even worse? Try to remediate ASAP, try to fix him. At least try, I'm good with at least trying. Probably Jensen just doesn't have it in him to consistently throw strikes, much less do so with command. And probably Palencia had a fluke walk-free game, but he probably won't be able to locate with consistency over a larger sample size, I get that. But I like trying to develop and remediate right away. From a totally different perspective related to behavior therapy, research shows the best error correction is immediate, direct, quick, and ends with the learner making the correct response. Sometimes that means teaching in isolation. If the Cubs are doing that with pitchers (and I hope hitters, e.g., Davis is at the Arizona complex), they may be on to something.
  6. CubinNY
    Sounds like Davis might not get any MLB at-bats until September
  7. CubinNY
    Do you mind translating what you wrote about Palencia?
  8. CubinNY
    Blah
  9. CubinNY
    Why does Simmons squat when he takes a pitch?
  10. CubinNY
    My feed inexplicably switched
  11. CubinNY
    Unfortunately, I don't have this option. Who are these guys? They're brutal. I’m watch on Apple TV. Go to the gear setting and then you can change the feed. Still seems to be the Pirates Tv broadcast
  12. CubinNY
    Changing audio made my night! Thanks
  13. CubinNY
    My app thing says 76 thousand watching. Is that low?
  14. CubinNY
    Announcers are awful
  15. CubinNY
    Morel at 3rd
  16. CubinNY
    Didn’t the Cubs have a high signing bonus catcher from the DR who came to the states last year out of shape? I’m I thinking about someone else? Is he still with the organization?
  17. CubinNY
    Anyone have a video?
  18. CubinNY
    Morel!!!!!!!!!!!
  19. CubinNY
    I feel bad for Brubaker.
  20. CubinNY
    Lol, at least we don’t root for the Pirates
  21. CubinNY
    Good hustle by Wilson.
  22. CubinNY
    Voglebach planted himself.
  23. CubinNY
    Greatest play of the year.
  24. CubinNY
    He’s going to be special.
  25. CubinNY
    Deep fly ball... This one's got a chance... Home run number 100 and a grand slam for Contreras!
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