Ding Dong Johnson

sounds like a CBA team

Lee

Hart

if it was during a Fox telecast, I'm pretty sure you heard neither of them mention it

I don't know why anyone would care what the staff of Black Heart Gold Pants thinks

http://sports.espn.go.com/nfl/news/story?id=3499320 Are you still a de facto Bears fan? Was it the Falcons you gave up on? I guess you could say that. pro football is the only sport in which I ever had a 2nd favorite team, and that was always the Bears. I still follow the Falcons occasionally but not so much as a "fan" anymore.

http://sports.espn.go.com/nfl/news/story?id=3499320

don't read too deep into that. this story is only popping up now because the board of regents investigator was not made aware of a letter sent by the alleged victim's mother. while it is a big deal, the sexual assault was not being covered up. a judge had initially ordered everything to do with this investigation to be sealed, and that order was only recently rescinded. as far as I can gather, both letters from the mother were sent to the U of I president.

You should try Diet Dr. Pepper if you're not wild about Diet Coke. I buy it by the case, but I work at a Coca-cola warehouse so I get 24 - 20 oz. drinks for $6.25. I also like Coke Zero better than Diet Coke. Diet drinks are bad for you. Has it ever been proven that they are a serious detriment to your health? We have no way of knowing, because the powerful bread lobby keeps stopping my research.

I can't wait to see his posting fee

individually, no, but it is a pretty good sign that the team is succeeding

I thought it was 2 under the last CBA as well

over a blister? yes

I saw Ryan Dempster come in and take a piss at the Flying Saucer on Main Street, but I was there first. So he met you and then followed you into the restroom? Nope. I was drinking there. I went to take a piss. While I was taking a piss, Ryan Dempster came in and took a piss. I didn't know he was there until I saw him in the restroom. I went back to the bar after that, had one more drink, and then walked back to my hotel. I don't know where he went after taking a piss, who he was with, or what. you were drinking in the restroom? creepy

Howry was terrific in May. Howry's numbers since June 1 aren't as pretty

seems to me he was playing hurt most of last year too

wow, Fukudome at 400 in his last 7 games. I'm no expert, but I could probably come close to that

and Ferentz hasn't been shy about punishing them, even for minor drinking violations Then it's hard to blame him for their problems. If a coach disciplines the players when they screw up and they continue to cause problems, there's really nothing a coach can do. I'm in no way defending any of the athletes who have been arrested, but the Iowa City police are notorious for going out of their way to make arrests. drinking is a big money maker for the city in terms of fines handed out for underage, possession, public intox, DUI, etc. I don't have any statistics, but I would be surprised if drinking-related offenses for the football team occurs at a higher rate than the rest of the student population. engineering majors don't make the headlines until a bridge collapses

I haven't kept track, but the number is way too high. Ferentz is in absolutely no danger of being let go and is still well liked. coaching has rarely ever been the issue, lately it's been injuries (see the RB situation in 2004) and suspensions that have left him with little to no depth. Don't you think suspensions are the coaches fault. If players aren't showing discipline off the field thats never a good sign for any program. The same issue to a lesser extent bothers me with Illinois. But as you stated when you win you tend to forget about things. See Bowden, Bobby. It's tough to fault a coach completely for discipline issues. A coach can recruit good character players to a point, but a great deal of the best athletes out there are likely to have attitude problems (be it minor stuff like skipping practices ranging to the worst stuff). There are a whole lot of good kids who are also terrific athletes, but a lot also have attitude issues. When you do bring in kids with attitude issues, it's very difficult to control them. These are teenagers, after all, who aren't exactly crazy about listening to those in positions of authority all the time and don't always have the best judgement. A coach can promote discipline and punish kids when they screw up, but it's ultimately up to the kid whether or not he'll drink underage or get into a fight, etc. Now if a coach doesn't punish kids properly for screwing up, that's a different issue and is completely on the coach. and Ferentz hasn't been shy about punishing them, even for minor drinking violations

here's to hoping everyone holds out waiting for them to write themselves

that's a sexy Samardzija line

against the Cubs: 2008 -- 417/462/667/1128 career -- 301/384/436/821

I haven't kept track, but the number is way too high. Ferentz is in absolutely no danger of being let go and is still well liked. coaching has rarely ever been the issue, lately it's been injuries (see the RB situation in 2004) and suspensions that have left him with little to no depth.

we're so proud... http://www.kcrg.com/news/local/25652319.html

that's something I was thinking about during the ASG, especially the derby