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  1. although i did hear that he once scissor-kicked angela lansbury.
  2. impossible, the man is a myth.
  3. I honestly do not know anything about Turgeon or his commitment to A&M. I know he has turned them into a power in the Big XII. I would not classify Arkansas as rebuilding. They had the talent to win the woeful SEC-West this year and have a top 5 recruiting class coming in. It is a place where a coach can win very quickly, but I just don't know if I trust the AD to get the right guy. If and when Illinois finally gets rid of Weber, Turgeon would be near the top of my list. He's a pretty good coach. wright or dixon, nothing less.
  4. he had a huge pinch double against the cardinals down the stretch in 89. maybe the single biggest hit of the season. he wasn't very good though, and looked older than 54 at that time. yep, 9/10/1989, doubled off Chris Carpenter I, was driven home by Jerome Walton to put the cubs up 3-1 and finally get some space.
  5. and they didn't have like half their team
  6. it was rumored that self called about the arkansas job the year before he left illinois for ku. but i agree, he would never leave ku.
  7. What an indictment of Weber to assert that Illinois is the 14th most talented team in the country
  8. of course they can. now will they is a better question.
  9. cowherd can say whatever he wants, people can believe whatever they want for now. if and when rose starts winning rings, they will be forced to change their opinion.
  10. maybe i missed the point of moneyball, but to me it seems like a semi-fictionialized account of a front-office-driven small market team attempting to compete in an uncapped sport by exploiting pertinent market irregularities. it's an easy, accessible read aimed at people who don't know what sabr is. personally, if they want to take on the big boys, they should aim their critique at The Hidden Game of Baseball or something more high-brow and science-driven. though i doubt such baseball believers could get through something like that, and if they could, i doubt that they could mount anywhere near a valid argument against.
  11. we will have to beat our last two coaches
  12. Sure seems like it. Guy gets more calls to go his way than any player I've seen this year. people need to start flopping. he takes the ball and makes a move and then shoots a layup, generally going right over the defender. when he makes the initial bump to clear space, people need to go down.
  13. why were they booing? it's not like they lost yet.
  14. I think they are in now, but still probably playing in Dayton in a few games. I'm starting to get worried even though everyone says michigan is in. Last year the conference tourny didn't mean squat. So of course this year it will and Michigan will get in at our expense. yeah, i have a feeling we're not getting in. well, maybe they'll feel bad for us for what happened last year.
  15. yes, they are. they have everything. Except depth. true. but if you play at a frenetic pace with them, they will be up by 25 with 10 minutes to go so it won't matter.
  16. yes, they are. they have everything.
  17. [expletive] assholes with their gimmick shots, weird-looking frenchies and stoning us with a crackhead.
  18. He's the one who stated that he would only pay the luxury tax if he had a contender. Pay up Jerry. he's going to be deep in the luxury tax after rose gets re-signed.
  19. Wow. I think you are too easily impressed. i think he was wowing in relation to the referee job.
  20. On a bad Missouri Valley team. Bradley wasn't too terrible last season. I was able to work the entire MVC tournament last year and Maniscalco made All-Tourney team. He's a pretty decent shooter and at least it gives Illinois another option at the point for next season. i was thinking he was complimenting the kid. if he played on a bad team and he was so efficient, offensively, it says something about him. he scored 1.51 pps last season, that's pretty excellent.
  21. Here you go: http://mlb.mlb.com/team/player.jsp?player_id=516770 1 K in 19 ab's is not bad. No need to worry about walks when he hits .474. my personal feeling is that great players get walked, they don't look for walks. if castro continues to hit well, he will be walked a lot.
  22. judging by maniscalco junior year stats, he's a very very efficient scorer that could likely fill a very needed role next season. he actually got to the free throw line more effectively than mccamey does.
  23. that's disappointing. bertrand is going to be really [expletive] good. That's just my speculation, but you figure he's already behind Paul, DJ, and Head. Then you have Henry and Abrams coming in most likely ahead of him, plus Richmond getting some time at the 1 next year, it doesn't look there's much room for him. i would just go with length and athleticism next year and sell him on that.
  24. great picture of les jepsen from back in the day
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