UMFan83

After I posted that I did a TwitPic search for Wrigley and got this from 10 days ago (March 18) http://d3j5vwomefv46c.cloudfront.net/photos/large/543539242.jpg?key=40003000&Expires=1332962075&Key-Pair-Id=APKAIYVGSUJFNRFZBBTA&Signature=tbzMcPFzdyY61ob4RpgxksCSFfFrKMd7hTXER8GDTxF7s0TwQ4n2x5n4BeBavtcqMDIH0OaLdFVuqr8A2cNj4z4rc2U7Bdv5v~Op3Xf93dQlOs5HQELy-9bAdpE2pt6-pH~sWAf~0Sbos67cZXwQyKCToK2qkhXNCqhQwZ0tmkM_

I was wondering the same thing myself. I walked by dogs by there last night and they still had all the plastic stuff covering the bleacher area as well as the netting below to catch any debris, so they are still working on it to some extent. But the bleacher stuff is probably independent of the scoreboard installation, which I can't see from the outside. I think STH's have access to a year round webcam looking at Wrigley from the inside, so I am hoping eventually someone posts an update photo.

Felix got a ND. The game ended in the 11th inning. Feel a little better now?

I only knew because I got the a fantasy reminder that Felix Hernandez was starting.

When did BG stop wearing number 7? The best part of that video was the split second when he lands, the look on his face says "hell yeah, I landed on my feet!" before turning to fear as he gets decked in the head.

For one he makes a comment about how a list like this heavily favors hitters because pitchers can be so unpredictable. That's why there's only 1 pitcher on his list and he's 10th. That said, that entire argument is damaged when you consider most of his list includes guys that have proven little to nothing in the bigs and their rankings are based on potential.

We'll make the playoffs and then we'll see. It's hard to really be excited about this team, but who knows. Will Toews ever play again? Miss seeing him out there. This team is so streaky that I have no idea what to expect. I wouldnt be surprised if they were swept out of the first round, but I also wouldnt be too surprised if they somehow made the Western Conference Finals. I think the former is more likely than the latter though with our D and goaltending.

The 10th place team in the Big Ten might win the NIT. Shows how good the Big Ten was this year I guess

Boo I hate shootouts. Getting 1 point out of the last 4 greatly increases their chances for the 6 seed. If Nashville loses tonight (losing to Blues right now), the Hawks will be 3 points behind Nashville, and 4 points behind Detroit (DET has game in hand). Most importantly, the Hawks are 6 points up on the 7 seed Dallas/Phoenix (both tied for 7/8 seed) and 7 points up on LA and Colorado who are tied for 9th place. 5 games left guys.

Also, Keith Law predicted who would be the 10 best players in baseball in 5 years (2017) and Starlin Castro was 8th. Here is what he said about our favorite little rapist: Top 10: 1. Justin Upton 2. Andrew McCutchen 3. Matt Weiters 4. Giancarlo Stanton 5. Eric Hosmer 6. Evan Longoria 7. Mike Trout 8. Starlin Castro 9. Bryce Harper 10. David Price

They did 201-250 on Monday and 151-200 today. Only 2 Cubs in that batch of 100: Geovany Soto at 200 and Ryan Dempster at 247. Former Cubs include: 160. Sean Marshall, 214. Ricky Nolasco (technically didnt play for Cubs but included him anyways), 230. Carlos Pena, 240. Scott Downs, 246. Ted Lilly

If you randomly woke up tomorrow to find out that Thomas was murdered, would anyone have any doubt that it was NeifiIsMyHomeboy?

Yup, the Bulls only play at a 58 win pace without Rose. Sarcasm aside, I know what you mean. There's only so long the team can hold up without Rose. There's a boost of energy when the superstar misses a couple of games and guys want to pick up the slack for the missing player, but eventually that fades and you are a team that has trouble scoring and your confidence begins to wane.

The magic formula is not so magical and widely known. Suck up to the HS coaches and get on their good side and you're golden.

Also, I love this picture of Groce on the Sun-times website: http://www.suntimes.com/csp/cms/sites/dt.common.streams.StreamServer.cls?STREAMOID=6XkziHlwOutbJ8BW8XAlCM$daE2N3K4ZzOUsqbU5sYsovZblqplUb$464OXTU1XcWCsjLu883Ygn4B49Lvm9bPe2QeMKQdVeZmXF$9l$4uCZ8QDXhaHEp3rvzXRJFdy0KqPHLoMevcTLo3h8xh70Y6N_U_CryOsw6FTOdKL_jpQ-&CONTENTTYPE=image/jpeg

As somebody who has first-hand experience of having his school embarrassed by John Groce, what do you think of his coaching ability? nice. you can refer to my outburst in the tourney thread where I pointed out how they were 200+ ranked nationally in FG, FT and 3pt% and for a majority of the game they were shooting like 58% FG, 100% FT and 45% from 3. So maybe hes really good at somehow coaching his team to shoot better for the biggest games?

we're a better job than wisconsin or michigan. the team isn't exactly in a better place than either of those programs. but the potential for success is much greater. however true the idea that coaches are scared away by chicago hoops, if you forge an alliance with the cpl coaches, the sky is the limit. also, kruger didn't recruit chicago at all and was successful at illinois. the illinois job is the equal of osu and msu, it's a 3-team battle for second, which the other two teams are winning right now and over the last 6-7 years. that can change very quickly and likely would have changed immediately if we were getting one of our top choices. wisconsin doesn't recruit well-enough and thusly limits themselves, their ceiling is low and floor is high. michigan has detroit and ohio to recruit but must share that ground with 2 superior programs. they are also a football school and basketball will always be second. I agree about Michigan and probably Wisconsin. Michigan until this year had the shittiest basketball arena in the Big Ten this side of Northwestern, was getting destroyed by Michigan State and Ohio State for in-state recruits, and like you pointed out is a clear 2nd behind football and always will be, even during the Fab 5 years. If Michigan were to ever reclaim recruiting dominance in Michigan then the story might change. But despite a few footsteps in the right direction, I can't see that ever truly happen with Izzo at the helm. Illinois should be 4th in the Big Ten. Getting in good with the HS coaches is big, but Illinois is the big in state school and I just don't see many of them referring their kids to DePaul, Bradley or Southern Illinois over Illinois (in terms of in state options) regardless of who is coaching.

I swear I've seen this movie before. This is about the point where everyone tries to sell themselves on Groce only to be stunned by the news that even Groce turns down the Illini offer.

I sometimes get the obscure Bears CBs mixed up with each other so I could be wrong but didn't he fill the 2nd CB role admirably 2-3 seasons ago, to the point where some thought he was a decent long term answer?

I don't understand this. He went after the right guys correct? And there's nothing to suggest he wasn't willing to pay them enough to entice them right? The main reason it seemed like Smart would be willing to consider Illinois is due to his preexisting relationship with Thomas. Not sure about Stevens but I don't see any evidence that Stevens chose to stay at Butler because Illinois didn't present themselves well enough. Maybe he failed behind the scenes, but there is nothing I've seen to suggest Thomas is the reason Smaty and Stevens declined the Illinois job.

I don't understand how you don't get this. No one thinks the Stars are a cakewalk. They would rather play them then Nashville who completely owns the Hawks, or Detroit who are simply more talented than Dallas.

I didn't watch the 3rd period but one of the 3 goals in the first 2 periods was completely his fault and shouldn't have gone in.

I don't think we're going to have a Neimi stepping up parallel this season.

Nashville completely owns the Hawks. If this 3-0 score holds they will be 4-0-1 against the Hawks this year, outscoring them 18-9 in the process. The only other team that can compete with Nashville for complete ownage of the Hawks is Edmonton.

lol Baylor actually asked the NCAA if they could wear those ugly ass neon jerseys today and were denied because they are the lower seed.