You can hold players indefinitely and drop whenever you'd like (I'm amazed that someone still has DJU on their roster!). College players count against a roster of 30, and you can have up to 10 of them. There's for sure some risk/reward - if you wait until players make the NFL, odds are another owner will have identified them correctly (there's 14 in this league), but you always run the risk of holding a roster spot for a guy who doesn't work out.
Chanukah Sameach, and thank you for everything you've done for this community. Times like this where everyone pulls together emotionally/spiritually/financially/etc. are a big part of what makes all the angst and stress of fandom worthwhile.
Personally, I like the idea of "let's call out the guy we appreciate on the other side." Wouldn't mind that being a recurring feature - "maybe don't root for him, but here's the guy we just can't bring ourselves to hate." One of my best friends is an OSU fan who feels that way about Sainristil.
Thinking some Mi Shebeirach thoughts for you guys over here. Hope the professionals have this all under control and en route to a full and speedy recovery. Your community appreciates and supports you in the meantime!
Keep in mind as well that their coach just announced that he was leaving (can't recall if he's coaching in the bowl game). They may not feel like playing for an interim or a lame duck.
Really, everyone's polls are wrong right now - that's why they change as the season goes on. I see nothing wrong in principle with someone who writes about sports for a living having a hunch that a particular team is going to surprise lots of folks (although I question the wisdom in this specific instance). Ad DoubleB says, this should all come out in the wash once you aggregate it all up. The bigger concern is if you see massive systematic biases - all the ESPN or southeastern journalists boosting SEC schools over all others, or FOX and midwestern journalists boosting the B1G. There was evidence of gaming the system back when folks were debating the wisdom of the BCS - I think it kept OK State out of the National Championship game 10-15 years ago...
"Looking at this team from year to year, it's pretty much a broken record now: You know exactly what you're getting on defense, and you respect the hell out of it, and you have no idea what's coming on offense, but chances are it will be pretty bad."
If you're willing to walk 45-ish minutes, I highly recommend Town Center Market - convenience store, bottle shop, and liquor store that also happens to have 30 taps (and an outdoor patio if weather is nice). Great place to get a flight (or two).
Curious - any chance of adding links to previous hello posts for the rest of class chart? As I look at this there are a bunch of players whom I think I remember - or else definitely forgot about - so it would be amazing to have a way to refresh my memory on them. Hope that wouldn't create a ton of extra work for all of you?!
I say Kenneth Grant's "in a nutshell" should be changed to "Mastodon," just so we can work back in a reference to metal (and include their album artwork? is that legal?).
I'd be more inclined to say cap at 3 than cap at 2. Right now, for example, the conference breakdown for the top 12 in the AP is 3 each for SEC (Bama, Georgia, and Florida) and B1G (Iowa, Penn State, OSU), 2 for the Big 12 (Oklahoma, A&M), and one each for the Pac-12 (Oregon), G6 (Cincy), ACC (Clemson), and Independents (ND). Capping at 2 would leave out #10 OSU and #11 Florida in favor of #15 BYU and #17 Coastal Carolina, passing over Ole Miss, Iowa State, and Arkansas.
Early season weirdness (and schadenfreude) aside, I'm not sure that's a trade I'd make. Purely selfishly, there are three B1G teams we'd have to leapfrog. But I agree that some variety of cap seems fair.
Everything that needs to be said (get well, it's OK to not be OK, your community is here for you even if you need to step back fully and permanently) has been said by someone in some way or another, but for once it's good to be part of the chorus just saying "this."
And as cliche as it may be, I have to add: "It’s like in the great stories, Mr. Frodo, the ones that really mattered. Full of darkness and danger they were, and sometimes you didn’t want to know the end, because how could the end be happy? How could the world go back to the way it was when so much bad had happened? But in the end, it’s only a passing thing, this shadow. Even darkness must pass. A new day will come, and when the sun shines it will shine out the clearer. Those were the stories that stayed with you, that meant something, even if you were too small to understand why. But I think, Mr. Frodo, I do understand. I know now. Folk in those stories had lots of chances of turning back. Only they didn’t, because they were holding on to something…That there’s some good in this world, Mr. Frodo. And it’s worth fighting for.”
Thank you, Seth!!!! I hope that all's OK with Brian and that you can get back to a reasonable workload soon - but other than the change in byline you've kept things running without a hitch.
I'm wrapping up a deployment as a civilian researcher (no, really), and one of the officers I've run into is Lieutenant Commander Shun White, who still holds Navy's single-game rushing record. He got permission to camp with the Patriots - sadly, it didn't work out, but he's doing alright for himself out here - good guy.
Second timtebro's recommendation of Kaleo. I'd add Royal Blood if you want something harder, and The Family Crest if you want something artsier. Southern Avenue or Lake Street Dive if you want something bluesier.
Re: LSBlue: I LOVE St. Paul and the Broken Bones, but I saw that they have at least one person over 40. But what they hell, they're still new-ish enough to include, and Paul Janeway is still under 40.
Not I, said the moose :( We did get a company-wide email mentioning the holiday and encouraging people to use PTO or holiday exchange if they were so inclined. (FWIW, we don't get Columbus Day, either, but do get Veterans' Day due to the nature of our work).
Multiple people, yes - but also multiple *trusted* people. A player like Josh Metellus who was famous for being unappreciated by the fan base could start a war if editing is public.
I love it! Added bonus is content (#content?) in quarantine. Main question is where we draw the line - Jibreel Black probably needs explanation, Charles Woodson probably not, what would you say about LaMarr Woodley?
Right now, I see posts about Gray, Hawkins, and Cheeseman. All three need to be investigated; the charges against Hawkins and Cheeseman are particularly vile, particularly given that Cheeseman has four separate people reporting him. Yes, anonymous reporting can be abused, college football fans (UM included) are verifiably insane, and blah, blah, blah. That's why you investigate. But right now I am resigned to the very real possibility that we have at least two rapists on the team and a third player who needs to attend serious sensitivity training; and frankly, anything I'm feeling is irrelevant next to the need for justice. If you dunked on OSU for Zach Smith, you cannot be anything other than horrified at the mere possibility (and more like the likelihood) that this is true. I'd rather lose games and have a team I know I can root for.
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You can hold players indefinitely and drop whenever you'd like (I'm amazed that someone still has DJU on their roster!). College players count against a roster of 30, and you can have up to 10 of them. There's for sure some risk/reward - if you wait until players make the NFL, odds are another owner will have identified them correctly (there's 14 in this league), but you always run the risk of holding a roster spot for a guy who doesn't work out.
Two-star, highly developmental prospect who absolutely broke the industry's expectations.
Come for the football analysis, stay for the Prydain references!
Chanukah Sameach, and thank you for everything you've done for this community. Times like this where everyone pulls together emotionally/spiritually/financially/etc. are a big part of what makes all the angst and stress of fandom worthwhile.
Something very Kingkiller in Blake Corum taking "one [single,] perfect step." And I love that I don't know if that was intentional.
Schiano as Richard Kind.
Personally, I like the idea of "let's call out the guy we appreciate on the other side." Wouldn't mind that being a recurring feature - "maybe don't root for him, but here's the guy we just can't bring ourselves to hate." One of my best friends is an OSU fan who feels that way about Sainristil.
This post stans Wyatt Shallman.
The opponents we watched were the friends we made along the way?
Thinking some Mi Shebeirach thoughts for you guys over here. Hope the professionals have this all under control and en route to a full and speedy recovery. Your community appreciates and supports you in the meantime!
*Nitro Tuggle* is absolutely a NOTY candidate...
Keep in mind as well that their coach just announced that he was leaving (can't recall if he's coaching in the bowl game). They may not feel like playing for an interim or a lame duck.
To…
Brian should listen
To venerable Bob Stoops:
Go, fly free, young man!
Really, everyone's polls are wrong right now - that's why they change as the season goes on. I see nothing wrong in principle with someone who writes about sports for a living having a hunch that a particular team is going to surprise lots of folks (although I question the wisdom in this specific instance). Ad DoubleB says, this should all come out in the wash once you aggregate it all up. The bigger concern is if you see massive systematic biases - all the ESPN or southeastern journalists boosting SEC schools over all others, or FOX and midwestern journalists boosting the B1G. There was evidence of gaming the system back when folks were debating the wisdom of the BCS - I think it kept OK State out of the National Championship game 10-15 years ago...
Favorite quote (on Northwestern of all places!):
"Looking at this team from year to year, it's pretty much a broken record now: You know exactly what you're getting on defense, and you respect the hell out of it, and you have no idea what's coming on offense, but chances are it will be pretty bad."
1) Love the subtle reference to tricksy hobbitses.
2) I think pistol was left out - how does that differ from shotgun?
Since Jordan *Glasgow* of course. Somehow forgot to put that detail in there…
If you're willing to walk 45-ish minutes, I highly recommend Town Center Market - convenience store, bottle shop, and liquor store that also happens to have 30 taps (and an outdoor patio if weather is nice). Great place to get a flight (or two).
Thank you Seth for the links!!
Curious - any chance of adding links to previous hello posts for the rest of class chart? As I look at this there are a bunch of players whom I think I remember - or else definitely forgot about - so it would be amazing to have a way to refresh my memory on them. Hope that wouldn't create a ton of extra work for all of you?!
I say Kenneth Grant's "in a nutshell" should be changed to "Mastodon," just so we can work back in a reference to metal (and include their album artwork? is that legal?).
Oops - good catch. Clearly, I'm just too much of a traditionalist.
I'd be more inclined to say cap at 3 than cap at 2. Right now, for example, the conference breakdown for the top 12 in the AP is 3 each for SEC (Bama, Georgia, and Florida) and B1G (Iowa, Penn State, OSU), 2 for the Big 12 (Oklahoma, A&M), and one each for the Pac-12 (Oregon), G6 (Cincy), ACC (Clemson), and Independents (ND). Capping at 2 would leave out #10 OSU and #11 Florida in favor of #15 BYU and #17 Coastal Carolina, passing over Ole Miss, Iowa State, and Arkansas.
Early season weirdness (and schadenfreude) aside, I'm not sure that's a trade I'd make. Purely selfishly, there are three B1G teams we'd have to leapfrog. But I agree that some variety of cap seems fair.
Funny how when we run one of our writers out of town we suddenly stop getting the stuff he wrote...
Everything that…
Brian,
Everything that needs to be said (get well, it's OK to not be OK, your community is here for you even if you need to step back fully and permanently) has been said by someone in some way or another, but for once it's good to be part of the chorus just saying "this."
And as cliche as it may be, I have to add: "It’s like in the great stories, Mr. Frodo, the ones that really mattered. Full of darkness and danger they were, and sometimes you didn’t want to know the end, because how could the end be happy? How could the world go back to the way it was when so much bad had happened? But in the end, it’s only a passing thing, this shadow. Even darkness must pass. A new day will come, and when the sun shines it will shine out the clearer. Those were the stories that stayed with you, that meant something, even if you were too small to understand why. But I think, Mr. Frodo, I do understand. I know now. Folk in those stories had lots of chances of turning back. Only they didn’t, because they were holding on to something…That there’s some good in this world, Mr. Frodo. And it’s worth fighting for.”
Thank you, Seth!!!! I hope that all's OK with Brian and that you can get back to a reasonable workload soon - but other than the change in byline you've kept things running without a hitch.
Love the chart!! So Bush is a Doom Mouse, Ross is a Bad Dog, Foote is a Doom Beaver, and McGrone is a Doom Skunk?
"Undisclosed Desires" by Muse, "Chillout Tent" by Hold Steady, and "Freeform Guitar" by Chicago.
I'm wrapping up a deployment as a civilian researcher (no, really), and one of the officers I've run into is Lieutenant Commander Shun White, who still holds Navy's single-game rushing record. He got permission to camp with the Patriots - sadly, it didn't work out, but he's doing alright for himself out here - good guy.
I figure they're more than happy to share their own views!
Do what you've gotta do - those of us who aren't sociopaths will appreciate it all when it's ready.
L'Shanah Tovah to all of us observing. May we all be inscribed for good years in the book of life.
That's because trombone is the superior instrument for the discerning gentleman (or lady, ladies is trombonists too). Obviously, I have no bias here.
Scary parts all. Stay healthy, happy, and safe, and don't let this crew of doomsayers get you down.
Second timtebro's recommendation of Kaleo. I'd add Royal Blood if you want something harder, and The Family Crest if you want something artsier. Southern Avenue or Lake Street Dive if you want something bluesier.
Re: LSBlue: I LOVE St. Paul and the Broken Bones, but I saw that they have at least one person over 40. But what they hell, they're still new-ish enough to include, and Paul Janeway is still under 40.
Not freaky, just a little Racey. (I'll see myself out now)
And, of course, wish his mom a speedy and complete recovery.
I wish him the best of luck. Sad to lose him, but I can't fault him for an instant.
Please tell me that "Bless these kids that are about to get hit by Cornell" is on the shortlist for new site tags.
That is also some serious Greg Oden disease on the main photo. Dude's seen some things.
Not I, said the moose :( We did get a company-wide email mentioning the holiday and encouraging people to use PTO or holiday exchange if they were so inclined. (FWIW, we don't get Columbus Day, either, but do get Veterans' Day due to the nature of our work).
I've thought of his penchant for drawing OPI as "Panic! At the Nico"
Multiple people, yes - but also multiple *trusted* people. A player like Josh Metellus who was famous for being unappreciated by the fan base could start a war if editing is public.
I love it! Added bonus is content (#content?) in quarantine. Main question is where we draw the line - Jibreel Black probably needs explanation, Charles Woodson probably not, what would you say about LaMarr Woodley?
Congratulations! Find a way in these crazy times to celebrate a major accomplishment. Go Blue!
Right now, I see posts about Gray, Hawkins, and Cheeseman. All three need to be investigated; the charges against Hawkins and Cheeseman are particularly vile, particularly given that Cheeseman has four separate people reporting him. Yes, anonymous reporting can be abused, college football fans (UM included) are verifiably insane, and blah, blah, blah. That's why you investigate. But right now I am resigned to the very real possibility that we have at least two rapists on the team and a third player who needs to attend serious sensitivity training; and frankly, anything I'm feeling is irrelevant next to the need for justice. If you dunked on OSU for Zach Smith, you cannot be anything other than horrified at the mere possibility (and more like the likelihood) that this is true. I'd rather lose games and have a team I know I can root for.
Does the AI account for where the game is taking place? I want regional accents, and everything in Philly turned up to 11.
No opinion on any of the legal reasoning, but agree with the general thrust, and A+ use of muppets.
Exhibit B.
This is Schuyler, who feels like many of us probably do these days and whose favorite pastime is sleeping in weird positions.