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  1. SpongeWorthy
    I'm not sure. What I do know is that kneejerkers will continue to conflate agents giving gifts to potential clients with boosters using gifts to lure recruits to their school--even though agents have a vested interest in keeping clients OUT of college.
  2. SpongeWorthy
    His stats are better than Maualuga. Who should have gotten it over Laurinaitis? That's mainly because of the system. OSU's scheme funnels everything to him. Laurinaitis is great at making tackles 5-10 yards down the field but he doesn't shed blocks very well, isn't going to dominate at the point of attack, and isn't going to make tons of plays in the passing game. He is not in the same universe as A.J. Hawk, Paul Pozlusny, or some other recent Big 10 linebackers.
  3. SpongeWorthy
    Is that 3 Big 10 defensive player of the year awards in a row for Laurinaitis? Most overrated linebacker I've ever seen.
  4. SpongeWorthy
    Yeah, the anguish over this is a little over the top, IMO. If it's July and we're playing well with Jake Peavy mowing down hitters in a Cubs uniform none of us will care that there were long, drawn-out negotiations back in November and December. And if we're not where we want to be it probably isn't anything Jake Peavy would've fixed on his own. This should be the best team in the division by a somewhat substantial margin Peavy or no Peavy.
  5. SpongeWorthy
    I'm in as SEC SPEED ROOLZ.
  6. SpongeWorthy
    I don't really like him either, but there's nothing wrong with resting your rookie PG with that big of a lead with that little amount of time left I don't like Rose playing 35-40 minutes a night. But unless the Bulls have a quality backup, it's prolly their only option. I don't think it's a problem if Rose plays 35-40 minutes a night. He should be able to handle it just fine. I'm sure there will be some games where he doesn't have his legs. That's the product of a long season...but nearly every high caliber player in the league plays 35-40 minutes. It shouldn't be an issue. Now if he's playing 44 minutes a night because we are just good enough to sneak in the playoffs (but only if we play Rose a ton) then that could be an issue.
  7. SpongeWorthy
    I wonder which OU streak will end first: Being on the beneficial side of every BCS controversy it's involved in or its losing streak in BCS games.
  8. SpongeWorthy
    Throughout the history of NCAA football, I think you'd be hard pressed to find a dominant offense (e.g. Oklahoma/Florida) or a dominant defense (e.g. USC) that has played a lot of highly ranked respective defenses or offenses. It's a total chicken or egg argument. It's a product of trying to compare statistics of a sport where 120 teams only play 10% of the total opponents. Things get skewed.
  9. SpongeWorthy
    Sanchez will be drafted higher than Tebow.
  10. SpongeWorthy
    I thought this was the worst USC team since 2001. They are still really good though. agreed, there worst offense in many years. Sanchez is just not a great QB. He has great tools, just hasn't put them all together. Sanchez is better than Booty. This team is better than the USC teams of the last two years. It's not even close.
  11. SpongeWorthy
    Seeing Ohio State get blown out in another BCS Bowl would make me a saaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaad panda. Seriously, has anyone learned their lesson with them yet? What is so great about Oklahoma's recent performances in BCS bowl games? If anything, they're even worse than Ohio State's.
  12. SpongeWorthy
    I believe it. There is nothing imaginative or revolutionary about OU's offense. Maybe it was revolutionary when Danny Wuerfel and Steve Spurrier were running it. Fast, athetlic defenses can slow this down.
  13. SpongeWorthy
    USC's defense wouldn't really have that much of a problem with OU's offense :)
  14. SpongeWorthy
    I thought Oher went to a school in Memphis.
  15. SpongeWorthy
    guys i have this explosive information about the auburn football program that i can't post on a chicago cubs messageboard hope you understand
  16. SpongeWorthy
    A.J. Abrams has one of the quickest releases I've ever seen on the college level. I wonder if he's the next Shawn Respert or the next Ray Allen in the NBA.
  17. SpongeWorthy
    Interesting that Sarkisian is taking the UW job. Perhaps more interesting is if Pete will go after a guy that'll continue the pro-style offense or someone to with a spread background.
  18. SpongeWorthy
    Nice home cooking refs down the stretch there. Blah, I'm just bitter. It was a lot closer than I thought it would be.
  19. SpongeWorthy
    OU is gonna run us off the floor in the 2nd half :( Griffin is going to foul our entire front court out, Hackett can't stay in front of Johnson, and our offense bogs down like crazy. We have no slashers :/
  20. SpongeWorthy
    Mayo is a lot better than Derozan. OJ had a polished, NBA-ready game almost from the time he stepped on the floor at SC. Derozan has a long way to go. He doesn't trust his handle at all (sort of negating his otherwordly athleticism) and his jumper is erratic.
  21. SpongeWorthy
    Yeah some cursory reading has led me to believe that the powers that be at Auburn don't exactly take a shine to Tuberville. Still, if the UA/AU rivalry is that huge (which I don't doubt) why would Auburn want to fire the man who has been the biggest nemesis of Alabama in the history of the series? They want to keep up with Alabama but who's out there that's going to become another Saban? Personally, I think Tuberville's already in that class. He doesn't have the mega wattage star power that's going to bring in top 5 classes every year but he's had some truly great years and lots of good ones. Now after one mediocre campaign they're tossing him? And yeah, I wouldn't be surprised at all if Tuberville takes another job in the SEC. He won't be out of work for long and he shouldn't be. He's a good coach. Edit: And I should add that Tuberville accomplished a hell of a lot more at Auburn than Nutt did at Arkansas and however strained the relationship he has w ith Auburn it doesn't seem nearly as severe as what Nutt put the Razorbacks through. That whole episode was a circus.
  22. SpongeWorthy
    What the hell is going at Auburn? I don't follow the program particularly closely but Tuberville's body of work speaks for itself. Doesn't he have one of the very best records in college football against ranked opponents?
  23. SpongeWorthy
    I'm still waiting on a camera shot where Vinny's lips are moving when he's on the sidelines. He doesn't jaw at the refs, instruct his players, or get on/encourage guys as they come off the floor. It's ludicrous.
  24. SpongeWorthy
    5 points in OT. This loss falls on Gooden, Gordon, Nocioni, and Vinny. Gordon was absolutely brutal in the 4th quarter and OT. NOcioni saw way too much floor time. Can't Vinny see that he's actively harming the team with his boneheaded plays? Tyrus was pretty good tonight. We need more of his energy and athleticism and less of his brain dead moments. At least we got the former tonight.
  25. SpongeWorthy
    Nocioni is a horror. Where's our $70 million dollar man?
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