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None of wich you get from a DH, so what's your point? -
I refer all to this awesome website
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can we get him on a timeshare perhaps? :wink:
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In "The Simpsons", Springfield A&M are the Nittany Tide
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Joe Girardi...
Derwood replied to ManEatingTarp's topic in MLB Draft, International Signings, Amateur Baseball
If management let's Joe mold this team of young 'uns without trading people out from under him, it could be a very rewarding challenge -
PSU definitely joined for the football, though the Big Ten has hurt some of their other sports. PSU Basketball is pathetic now. They used to be in the Atlantic 10, where they could fair pretty well against teams like George Washington, etc. Some of the "minor sports" are doing well, as PSU has won several conference titles in Wrestling, Field Hockey, Soccer, etc.
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I'm voting the same, and my examples are the New England Revolution and the Orlando Magic. Utah Jazz wtf. Yeah, I should have had a "relocated" category for the Jazz, Lakers, etc.
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Regarding academics that is one of the reasons ND will never join. The Big 10 often does joint research, and with the religious nature of ND's research it would either a) limit their ability to do what they want with research b) involve the other schools in research they are not interested in doing. This was one of the main reasons given by the University a few years ago when the Big 10 invited ND. That plus the alumni funding. Since ND is funded mainly by the alumni the school often makes efforts to schedule games where a large fan base can see them play. A conference affiliation would take away from that ability. Those are just two of many reasons, but they are largely non-football, so I thought I would throw them out there. Just a tidbit of interesting info. Many, many, many years ago ND attempted to join the Big 10, but was denied in large due to Fielding Yost and his hatred for ND. There's one reason---and one reason only---that Notre Dame does not join the Big Ten: NBC TV money. Well that's no secret. Don't have to split their bowl revenue 12 ways either (though when 6 or 7 Big Ten teams make it to bowls, everyone does alright in the end)
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The irony of the Cubs being named for a baby bear does not escape me, but on with the poll!
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Penn State 1994 Northwestern 1995 Wisconsin 1999 Purdue 2000 Illinois 2001 Penn State 2005 I'd hardly say that Michigan and Ohio State have owned the Big Ten's top spot and the automatic BCS bid. Besides which usually (this year being an exception), the "underdog" team wins this game, screwing up the season of the favored team. OSU's title year was another exception, but so many times, one or the other is undefeated or on the verge of a big bowl or conference title and they get beat by the underdog.
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They Announced State College's A-Ball Affiliate
Derwood replied to Derwood's topic in Cubs Minor League Talk
Well, they decided to go with the State College Spikes. I was pulling for the Furnace personally, but Spikes isn't terrible (considering some of the other options). No logo posted yet. EDIT: The team website is launched. Uniforms aren't great, but the logos are pretty cool. I'll make the Antler one my avater here soon. -
Regarding academics that is one of the reasons ND will never join. The Big 10 often does joint research, and with the religious nature of ND's research it would either a) limit their ability to do what they want with research b) involve the other schools in research they are not interested in doing. This was one of the main reasons given by the University a few years ago when the Big 10 invited ND. That plus the alumni funding. Since ND is funded mainly by the alumni the school often makes efforts to schedule games where a large fan base can see them play. A conference affiliation would take away from that ability. Those are just two of many reasons, but they are largely non-football, so I thought I would throw them out there. Just a tidbit of interesting info. Many, many, many years ago ND attempted to join the Big 10, but was denied in large due to Fielding Yost and his hatred for ND. Notre Dame's graduation rate (for athletes) would be tops in the Big 10. Right now Penn State is #1 in the conference and #4 in the nation (Div 1-A) behind just BC, ND and Vanderbilt
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That must be a grandfathered rule, as I think I read that OSU's football graduation rate is about 10%
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Congrats indeed. Too bad he won't even get a guest pass to the Heisman ceremony
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No, it wouldn't happen. I'm shocked that Plaschke would say anything nice about UCLA, though. firejoemorgan.blogspot.com tore Plaschke a new one the other day for his article about the new Dodgers GM
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They Announced State College's A-Ball Affiliate
Derwood replied to Derwood's topic in Cubs Minor League Talk
I believe the Pirates ae in Williamsport in the NY Penn League. And Philly's AAA team (Scranton Wilkes Barre) is close by ad well. Pirates AA is 50 miles away -
Oh Yeah' http://newrepublic.silvergriffin.com/ootp80slogos/logo5.jpg
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If you hate a person because he cheers on another team, you need help. Cue JR
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double post
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I just heard on ESPN radio the Oregon could now be in the Fiesta and OSU will get left out. So many different stories :x When is the BCS selection show? Dec. 4th BTW, another argument for a Big 10 title game: Ther have been split or co-champs 6 of the past 10 years
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ESPN has Oregon bumped all the way down to the Holliday Bowl. Ouch
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They Announced State College's A-Ball Affiliate
Derwood replied to Derwood's topic in Cubs Minor League Talk
Theyare unveiling the team name/logo/uniforms today. Expect my avatar to change shortly ;) -
Then who would PSU play? Va Tech? Here are some current "bowl projections" off of espn.com
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Right now, the best possible Bowl scenario (as far as great games) would be: USC vs Texas PSU vs ND Va Tech vs LSU WVa vs. OSU actually OSU vs Oregon would be better, but that darn Big East tie-in...
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Psht. PSU is the only Big Ten school with fewer alumni in the Chicago area than Northwestern. So there. I'm surprised it's not more than NU, since PSU has 40,000+ students on main campus alone (plus over a dozen sattelite campuses) while NU has 6,500. I'd expect that to change in the near future when PSU is more established in the Big Ten. Then I'd think you'd see a rise in the # of Chicago-area students going there. I meant there are more PSU alumni living in Chicago, not that there are more kids from Chicago going to PSU
