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For 20 years he had specialized in school safety, filling three binders with security plans and lockdown drills - all of which felt suddenly inadequate. In the case of an attack, would a "threat alert" do him any good?
He looked out his office window at the snow-covered trees of western Pennsylvania and imagined a gunman approaching one of Butler County's 14 schools, allowing the attack to unfold in his mind. In came the gunman past the unarmed guards Strutt had hired after Columbine; past the metal detectors he had installed after Virginia Tech; past the intercom and surveillance system he had updated after Aurora.
Strutt stood from his desk and called the president of the Butler County School Board, Don Pringle.
"This could happen here," Strutt said. "Armed guards are the one thing that gives us a fighting chance. Don't we want that one thing?"
That question has preoccupied schools across the country since 27 people died in Newtown, Conn., last month, and the emerging solutions reflect the nation's views on gun control. In a divided America, guns are either the problem or the solution, with little consensus in between.
Groups in Utah are training teachers to carry their own guns, Tennessee is hiring armed "security specialists" for $11.50 an hour and the National Rifle Association is working on a plan to arm school volunteers even as teachers gather in protest outside the group's headquarters.
At stake in the debate are basic questions about the future of gun control in the United States. Do guns in schools assuage fears or fuel them? Do they keep students safe or put them at risk?
Here in Butler, a shale-mining town in the woodsy hills north of Pittsburgh, Strutt and the school board decided their reaction to Newtown could allow for neither hesitation nor ambiguity. No local school had ever experienced a gun-related threat, but neither had Sandy Hook Elementary. The district was running on a $7 million deficit, but some priorities demanded spending.
The school board worked out details with a solicitor, who submitted a proposal to a judge, who came into work on a Sunday to sign an emergency order. Before the first funeral began in Newtown, Butler's head of school security began calling retired state troopers to ask two questions with major implications for the future of public education:
Did they own a personal firearm?
Would they be willing to carry it into an elementary school?
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Frank Cichra owned a gun that he was willing to carry, so he arrived early last week at a shooting range in the mountains outside Butler, hoping to qualify as an armed school policeman. He wore snow boots, a heavy jacket and earmuffs that doubled as ear protection from the cracking sound of gunfire. He slipped on gloves and cut the black fabric away from his right index finger.
"Won't hit the target unless I can feel the trigger," he said.
He loaded the magazine of his .40-caliber Beretta as a half-dozen other men arrived at the range. Like Cichra, they all were retired Pennsylvania state troopers who had been recruited as guards.
Butler County had cut 75 teaching and administrative positions in the last five years because of a shrinking budget, but now the district of 7,500 students couldn't hire armed guards fast enough. It had added a new insurance policy and $230,000 to the annual security budget in order to arm and employ at least 22 former state troopers -- enough to station at least one guard at each school and every after-school event. In a town where hunting guns hung on the wall of the prosecutor's office and the rifle team won championships, the decision to arm guards had elicited a single protest. One family boycotted school for a day before returning the next.
The district's hiring requirements for guards were at once simple and absolute: only retired state troopers with 20 years of experience who owned a gun and could pass a 60-round shooting test.
Cichra, 46, paced in the snow to keep warm and watched the first few troopers begin the test. He had been retired for exactly seven months on the day of the shooting in Newtown and that had felt like long enough. He couldn't stand watching TV. Home improvement bored him. He had spent four years in the Army and 21 more on patrol -- a career built on the hard reality of "good guys versus bad," he said, and Newtown offered him another mission. He had three kids, ages 5, 14 and 17, attending schools near Butler.
"We might not like it, but the modern reality is our kids are vulnerable, and they need our help," he said. "Nobody's doing this job for money." In front of him on the range was a trooper who had retired four days earlier because he thought the school district needed him and another who had just spent $600 to buy his first personal weapon, a Glock, so he would have a gun with which to qualify. Smoke rose from the targets and the smell of burnt powder filled the air.
The first group of shooters rotated out, and Cichra holstered his Beretta and took his position on the range. The instructor explained that the test was meant to simulate a firefight -- "a worst-case scenario," he said. Cichra would be asked to shoot with one hand and then with two; while kneeling and while standing; while walking backward and while moving toward the target. "Listen to me and focus on the threat," the instructor said. "Imagine you are closing in on the shooter."
Cichra took aim at a silhouette target from 25 yards.
"Fire!" the instructor yelled, as gunshots echoed off the mountains.
Fifteen yards.
"Hit his chest," the instructor shouted.
Seven yards.
"Kill shot."
Two yards.
"He's wearing a vest. Aim for the head!"
Cichra fired his last round and holstered his weapon. The instructor studied the mangled target and counted his score. Cichra had been shooting guns for most of his life: hunting rifles as a kid; an automatic M-16 in the Army; a revolver, a Glock and the Beretta as a state trooper. He put on a gun in the morning like he put on his glasses or his watch. He needed to score a 226 out of 300 on the test to qualify as an armed school guard. The instructor came back with a score sheet.
Sixty shots fired. Fifty-nine to the chest and one to the head.
"A real marksman," the instructor said.
He had scored a perfect 300.
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That qualified him to carry his Beretta to work the next morning at Summit Elementary, a single-story school of about 200 students located amid the shale mines and snowfields on the edge of town. Cichra arrived early and turned on a metal detector at the front entrance. He loaded one bullet into the chamber so he could fire instantaneously in case of an attack and 11 more into a magazine. He sat at a desk facing the glass doors, his eyes scanning the parking lot. A sergeant had told him once that a good state trooper operated like a traffic light on yellow, always on edge, anticipating whatever might come.
In came a boy, 8, tripping over his untied shoelaces. "You're going to fall and hurt yourself, son," Cichra said.
In came a boy, 6, with crayons spilling out his pocket. "Let me get those for you," Cichra said, bending over to collect them.
In came a girl, 10, carrying her backpack though the metal detector, which set off the alarm. "I'm sorry," she said. She handed Cichra her pink binder and her lunch bag. He opened it and sifted through the contents inside. String cheese. Goldfish. Chocolate milk. "Looks good," he said, handing the bag back to the girl. "Looks tasty."
He had decided the best way to carry a gun in an elementary school was to act nothing at all like a person carrying a gun. A few of the other school guards in Butler wore old police vests and displayed guns on their hips, but Cichra dressed in reading glasses, khaki pants, a collared shirt and a sweater that covered up his Beretta. He sat by the entrance, reading a newspaper and studying attendance lists so he could memorize students' names. Whenever one walked by, Cichra stretched out his right hand to give a high-five. "Hit me," he said, until his palm turned red and a teacher stopped by to offer hand sanitizer.
"We usually think of germs as our number one threat," the teacher said.
Every few hours, Cichra made coffee in the faculty lounge and then patrolled the school's two long hallways, stopping along the way to admire the first-graders' cardboard gingerbread men that decorated the walls. Summit Elementary had been built when administrators feared a fire more than anything else, and it had five sets of doors to allow for easy exit. Now those doors were possible entrances for an attack, and Cichra double-checked the locks and shook the handles.
Every once in a while, a student approached him to ask a question. Did he carry a gun? Did he have any secret weapons like Batman? Did he have an extra badge to give away?
One student, a fifth-grader, wanted to know if Cichra had ever needed to pull his weapon. He thought for a minute about his decade on midnight patrol in the lonely outreaches of Butler County -- the heroin addicts, the car crashes, the trips to notify families of dead, the drunk who had charged at him with a knife and forced Cichra to pull his Beretta, the closest he had ever come to firing a weapon. None of the stories felt appropriate here. "Nothing big," he said. "Just for some police work."
He went back to the desk at the front of the school and watched the door for $14.71 an hour. He wondered: Was he protecting kids' environment or changing it?
"It's a fine line," he said.
He had brought along a book called "American Sniper," a soldier's memoir that showed a picture of an automatic rifle on the book's cover. Now he removed the cover and hid it inside the drawer of his desk. "The kids don't need to be seeing that," he said.
He sat by the door and read the book with its cover off, feeling now and again, out of habit, for the Beretta on his hip.


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Talking Phillies with Chris Branch
We were sad to see David Hale leave his Phillies beat at The News Journal as he moved on to cover college football for ESPN (@DavidHaleESPN). No one referenced The Simpsons quite like he did. However, we are also happy to welcome in a new guy into the fold, and that is Chris Branch (@ChrisBranchTNJ). Chris introduced himself on July 3 here if you'd like to learn a bit about him. I caught up with him via email over the All-Star break to get his views on a few issues pertinent to the Phillies.
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1. You're jumping right into a disastrously bad season for the Phillies. Have any of your perceptions of the team as an outsider changed now that you've been in the clubhouse?
They haven't changed much. Before I got here, I knew the Phillies were having a bad season, but I didn't know how bad. I will say my first few days I was impressed with how upbeat they tried to stay as the losses kept piling up, but any optimism vanished as they left for the All-Star break.
2. What is the general atmosphere in the clubhouse? We learned that Jonathan Papelbon had a mild tantrum after blowing Thursday night's [July 5] save in Queens. Is this a regular occurrence?
Like I said, it was kind of upbeat before they really started sucking. There seemed to be a main troupe of guys laughing and joking before games (Victorino, Papelbon, Lee), but smiles were nowhere to be found after last Sunday's loss. I haven't seen any tantrums of any kind yet, but seeing Victorino that depressed before Sunday's game was just as weird.
3. How are the younger players treated in the clubhouse, particularly the relievers who have been a big reason behind the Phillies' troubles?
Honestly, the relievers kind of stay mum when the media's in the clubhouse. I've seen Papelbon razz them a bit, but they're normally all business when we're around.
4. After Brian McCann's grand slam in the eighth inning on Friday [July 5], fans immediately filed out of the stadium in seething anger. What is your perception of the atmosphere at Citizens Bank Park as it relates to the fans?
Frustration. It's pretty palpable that people are sick of the losing, especially in that fashion. To have Kyle Kendrick, who's struggled most of the season, pitch seven shutout innings only to have Antonio Bastardo give up the McCann boomstick like that has to be brutal for fans to watch. You could feel any electricity built up over the course of the game evaporate the second the ball hit the brick wall in center field.
5. What do you expect the Phillies to do with Cole Hamels, who may become a free agent after the season?
I have a feeling they're going to re-sign him before the deadline. But, if the team keeps losing, you have to think Ruben will listen to some trade calls at the deadline rather than get caught up in a Pujols-esque situation. There's no way the front office lets the status quo remain for the rest of the season, though.
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Thanks to Chris for taking the time to share his perspective as an insider. Make sure you follow him on Twitter (@ChrisBranchTNJ) and check out his work on Philled In for The News Journal.

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Nicole Reinhart: June 3, 1976 - Sept. 17, 2000
On September 17, 2000, Nicole Reinhart was killed during a 42-mile circuit race held on a 3.5-mile course in Arlington, Massachusetts. She was thrown from her bicycle and struck a tree. This event was the last of four races comprising the 2000 BMC Software Cycling Grand Prix. She had won the previous three. The organizers offered $250,000 to any rider who won all four. The prize was donated to her family, who established the Nicole Reinhart Foundation in Macungie, Pennsylvania, in her honor.
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I had a great opportunity last Monday morning.
I had a great opportunity last Monday morning.
I was invited to Anderson Elementary to teach a government lesson to 95 fourth graders. I had an absolute ball! Those kids were interested in hearing about how laws are made and were ready and able to be participants in the process. We took a bill through the entire procedure from the initial idea to its last stop on the governor's desk (he vetoed it). We had so darned much fun, I was sad when it was over. It is really a privilege to work with young people. Teachers have a tough job but it sure has its rewards. That Monday evening we went to the annual Farm Bureau meeting and were served another great meal by the McDonald County Band Boosters.
Wednesday and Thursday I was in Jefferson City for the Children's Trust Fund board meeting and planning sessions. There were people there from all corners of the state helping to plan and coordinate activities for the Children's Trust Fund. One of their foremost fundraisers is the sale of the special license plates with the green handprints. The plates are only $25 and identify you as a supporter of the effort to prevent child abuse. I also had the opportunity to meet with the interim director of the Children's Division. I shared with her some of the initial findings of my committee on child abuse and neglect and we discussed some things that might be done to improve the system. I still have at least two more town hall meetings to hear comments about the system before I start preparing the year end reports for the House and Senate. We will be meeting at 6:30 p.m. Nov. 7 at the Seneca phone company and at 6:30 p.m. Nov. 12 at the New Mac building in Anderson.
Friday morning Jane and I were at the Lafayette House in Joplin celebrating their 35th year of providing a shelter for victims of domestic violence and substance abuse. We are truly lucky to have a facility like theirs available to people all over the area. We went to Anderson Elementary for Missouri night and were able to watch the fourth graders participating in programs sponsored by the fish hatchery, and Carver personnel as well as a wonderful display of pelts of furbearing animals of Missouri. We finished off the week's activities at the American Legion for a great third Friday dinner!
It's sure wonderful that the government shutdown is over. I'll bet that not one person in 10 can even tell the difference! Over 70 percent of the people in the 159th district believe that they should have held their ground and forced the government to live within their means. Some day soon, we are all going to realize that the federal government is no different than all the rest of us and simply cannot continue to spend money that it does not have. The way I see it, far too many people expect the government to provide things that it was never intended to. No matter which party we belong to, we are all responsible for growing government. Government help is a wonderful thing for those who have no other means for caring for themselves, but far, far too many people take advantage of programs just because they are able to qualify. We really need to provide more oversight for the dollars we are spending. A perfect example was the legislature passing a bill to prevent food stamp card use in liquor stores and casinos! Duh! You think! You really can't make this stuff up. More next week, until then I am and remain in your service.
Bill Lant represents the people of Newton and McDonald counties in the Missouri House of Representatives.


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The history books will show that Germany won the 2014 World Cup 1-0 in extra time over Argentina, becoming the first European team to win the trophy on South American soil, and denying Argentine star Lionel Messi the one achievement missing from his incredible résumé.
But there were plenty other winners and losers at the month-long tournament, starting with host Brazil.
Brazil the host was a winner, defying naysayers who predicted this country may love soccer more than any other, but it did not have the infrastructure or public support to pull off a sporting event of this magnitude. They were wrong. Brazil's World Cup worked, and will go down in history as one of the most exciting in recent memory.
Brazil the team, however, ended the tournament in shame. The Jogo Bonito was officially laid to rest in Belo Horizonte last Tuesday, after an embarrassing 7-1 loss to Germany, and the 3-0 loss to Netherlands in the third-place game confirmed that something is very wrong with Brazilian soccer.
Even before poster boy Neymar went out with a back injury, the team was struggling. Their dream was to finally win a World Cup at Maracana. Instead, the home team had to watch rival Argentina and Germany steal their stage.
Here are some other winners and losers from Brazil 2014
: Costa Rica. Who would have imagined when the Ticos were drawn into a group with former World Cup champions England, Italy and Uruguay, that Costa Rica would come out on top? The Ticos reached the quarterfinals, and it was no fluke. Great goalkeeper. Great coach.
: Spain. The defending World Cup champion, loaded with Barcelona and Real Madrid multi-million-dollar stars, went out in the first round. Tiki-taka didn't work this time.
: Brazilian pineapple, mango, papaya, bananas and hearts of palm (palmitas
). The fruits and hearts of palm here are truly delicious, more tasty than I've had anywhere in the world. Also, big thumbs up formoqueqa
, a Brazilian fish/seafood stew made with tomatoes and coconut milk.
: Carb-free diets. One of the most popular foods here ispao de queijo
, cheese buns. They are everywhere. At airports, gas stations, street vendors, bakeries, you name it. They're not big on green veggies here. Their side dishes are much more potato and white rice-heavy, and they love to eat empanada pastries filled with everything you can imagine.
: CONCACAF goalkeepers. Tim Howard (USA), Guillermo Ochoa (Mexico) and Keyler Navas (Costa Rica) were all outstanding. They kept their teams in games. American fans will always remember Howard's World Cup-record 16 saves against Belgium. He was already known among soccer fans as a truly world-class player, but now casual fans know him, too. As well they should. Bonus: He's a great guy and an inspiration to others afflicted with Tourrette's Syndrome.
: Cristiano Ronaldo. For all his preening and fantastic résumé, the Portuguese star had an unforgettable tournament. In his defense, he was playing through a knee injury, which clearly affected him. But still, expected to see more from him.
: Brazilian graffiti artists. Everywhere you go in Brazil, particularly in Sao Paulo and Rio, you will encounter fantastic colorful murals painted on walls by graffiti artists. These aren't just any graffiti drawings. They are works of art. Some of the artists have become so famous they are commissioned for big money to paint walls. The most famous are identical twin brothers Otavio and Gustavo Pandolfo, who go by the name "Os Gemeos" (The Twins). Their work is on display on walls in Berlin, Moscow, Lisbon, New York City, and in Miami's Wynwood district.
: Brazilian napkins. They are small. Really small. More like cocktail napkins. And thin. Really thin. Like tissue paper. I found myself grabbing five or six at every meal.
: ESPN and Univision. Ratings for this World Cup smashed previous records, partly because of the time zone, but also because this tournament was really exciting, American fans have finally joined the world's biggest sports party, and both networks did a good job of broadcasting the excitement back home.
: Asian soccer. There is intense interest in the sport in Asia, and a lot of merchandise sales, but the Asian Football Confederation had four teams here (Japan, South Korea, Iran and Australia), and combined for zero wins.
: Heine Allemagne, the Brazilian inventor of the magic foam spray being used by referees to keep the defensive wall 10 yards away on free kicks. The spray, officially called 9.15 Fair Play (the metric distance of the wall) vanishes in 60 seconds and has reportedly reduced the time of free kicks from 48 seconds to 20. Allemagne comes from a poor background, and will likely get rich from the spray if it catches on worldwide. Right now it is used only in Brazil.
: Luis Suarez. The Uruguayan star is one of the best players in the world, and looked fantastic against England. But his habitual biting got him in trouble again. Suarez sank his teeth into the shoulder of Italian defender Giorgio Chiellini, and was thrown out of the sport for four months.
: U.S. Soccer. They may not have attacked as much as promised, but the plucky Americans with their never-say-die spirit survived the Group of Death, lost only 1-0 to eventual champion Germany (who beat Portugal 4-0 and Brazil 7-1), and played their hearts out in a Round of 16 thriller against Belgium. Most important of all, they captivated millions of fans back home.
: Brazilian Wi-Fi. It's 2014. You have the seventh-largest economy in the world. Time to upgrade your Wi-Fi. The connection ranged from spotty to non-existent in many places all over the country – even in well-populated city centers. Case in point, the Wi-Fi completely shut down at Maracana Stadium two hours before kickoff of the World Cup final Sunday, leaving thousands of journalists unable to do their jobs.
: Jorge Luis Pinto. The Costa Rican coach gained a world's worth of respect for the job he did with a Ticos team nobody expected to advance. His tactics and leadership were big reasons the Costa Ricans did so well.
: Chilean fans. We admire them for being so passionate about their team, but invading the Estadio Maracana media center in an attempt to crash into the game without tickets was not a wise idea. The 85 overzealous fans were deported.
: The World Cup is the ultimate audition for players, the place to be noticed by fans and scouts from every continent. Among those who had breakout performances were Divock Origi (Belgium), Xherdan "The Alpine Messi" Shaqiri (Switzerland), Memphis Depay (Netherlands), Matt Besler, Jermaine Jones and DeAndre Yedlin (United States), and Blaise Matuidi (France).
: Jozy Altidore's hamstring. The American forward had been looking in form of late, and was fired up for a big tournament after disappointing season for Sunderland in England. But he strained his hamstring in full stride early in the opening game against Ghana, and never got a chance to play again.
: James Rodriguez. When Colombian star Falcao announced his surgically-repaired knee was not recovered in time for the World Cup, Colombian fans (and most soccer experts) figured their tournament hopes were dashed. They were wrong. Rodriguez proved to be a star in his own right, scoring a tournament-leading six goals even though theCafeteros
were eliminated in the quarters.
•Winner, then Loser
: Axelle Despiegelaere. The pretty 17-year-old Belgian fan was shown on TV during Belgium's group matches, the photos went viral, and cosmetic giant L'Oreal offered a modeling contract. But they yanked it when they saw her Facebook page, which included a photo of her with a gun over a dead animal and the caption: Ready to hunt Americans.


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Friday, November 19, 2010
Know Your Foe - Wisconsin 2010
History: The University of Wisconsin was born on the same day as the state on March 13th, 1848. The school was decreed in the Wisconsin Constitution, requiring a prominent public university "at or near Madison". Nelson Dewey (Wisconsin's first governor) signed the act that formally created the new university, and its first class, with 17 students, met in an existing Madison school building on February 5, 1849.
Location: Madison is far and away the best college town I have ever had the pleasure to visit. Mad-Town holds a distinctive place in my heart because it was the first place that I ever bought and drank a beer legally (18 year olds were grandfathered when the state went to a 21 year old drinking age). Every person I know that went to UW holds Madison in very high regard, despite the brutal winters. Wisconsin was named the number one "party school" in the May '06 issue of Playboy. In 2007 the Princeton Review awarded Wisconsin the first place prize for beer consumption. For my tastes Madison has everything you look for in a college town: a great campus, many big trees, classic building architecture, a funky liberal political slant, serious tail-gating, quality restaurants, loads of entertaining college bars, and an easy to walk to the football stadium.
Nickname/Mascot: They call themselves the Badgers. The badger is actually quite similar to a Wolverine -- in that they both belong in the carnivorous mammals Mustelidae (Weasel) Family. Badger meat was once a main meat source in the Native American diet, but since Badger are now a protected species in North America – it is difficult to find their meat at a standard US grocery store.
The cute Wisconsin mascot is named Bucky the Badger (official full name is Buckingham U. Badger). He was first drawn in 1940 by a local artist named Art Evans. An actual badger from Eau Claire was used at the first football games that year, but the badger proved to be too much to handle and was retired to a zoo. After that, the school replaced the live badger with a live raccoon named Regdab ('badger' backwards). In 1949, a Bucky head-piece was created and a contest was started to properly name the mascot. In 2006, Bucky was inducted as a charter member of the Mascot Hall of Fame's College Division
Colors/Logo: Yet another opponent that wears variation of red, this one is cardinal and white. Their logo is a stylized "motion W". Wisconsin actively protects their W trademark, even to the point of pushing the CLC taking other colleges and high schools to court and forcing them to change their logo. So far, they have been in disputes with schools in New Jersey, North Carolina, Ohio, Iowa, Texas, and West Virginia.
Helmets: Wisconsin's helmets have evolved over the years from a strangely cool W on the front to a several versions of the W the sides of the headgear. The current "motion W" design was introduced in 1991 and has become the standard.
Wisconsin wore those 1960's funky W in the front "throw back" helmets in their 2005 game against Bowling Green. They won that game 56-42, which was the second-most points scored at Camp Randall Stadium, trailing only the 1890 shutout of UW-Whitewater by the score of 106-0.
Red helmets were used at occasionally in each year from 1967 through 1970, but not during every game. And during the 1969 season, one Wisconsin player was presented the "Savage Award" after each game, which entitled him to wear a black helmet for the rest of the season. Imagine the confusion of playing a team with players in several different color helmets ? The 1969 Badgers were 3-7.
Fight Song: "On, Wisconsin!" is the name the Badger's fight song. It is also doubles as official state song. That title originally gained fame as the battle cry that Lieutenant Arthur MacArthur, Jr. used to rally his US troops in the Civil War Battle of Chattanooga at Missionary Ridge. He was awarded the Medal of Honor for his actions. He later became an Army General, and had a son named Douglas - who also became a General and won a Medal of Honor.
The tune was composed in 1909 by William T. Purdy, with the intention of entering it into a competition for a new fight song at the University of Minnesota. Carl Beck, a former University of Wisconsin-Madison student, convinced him to withdraw it from the contest at the last minute and allow his alma mater to use it instead. Beck then wrote the original, football-oriented lyrics.
On, Wisconsin! On, Wisconsin!
Plunge right through that line!
Run the ball clear down the field
A touchdown sure this time. (U rah rah)
On, Wisconsin! On, Wisconsin!
Fight on for her fame Fight!
Fellows! - fight, fight, fight!
We'll win this game.
On, Wisconsin! On, Wisconsin!
Stand up, Badgers, sing!
"Forward" is our driving spirit
Loyal voices ring.
On, Wisconsin! On, Wisconsin!
Raise her glowing flame
Stand, Fellows, let us now
Salute her name!
Academics: Considering the size of the Wisconsin student population (41,000+ enrolled) coupled with the volume of beer consumed, the academics here are not bad at all. Wisconsin is currently ranked #45 in the 2011 US News National ranking. This places them as the 3rd (or 4th) highest ranked Big Ten School (Behind Northwestern and Michigan). Students and alumni really pump up Wisconsin by saying it's a great combination of academics and a fun party school. And if you have ever been there, you would agree.
Athletics: Wisconsin competes in the Big Ten Conference in all sports except men's and women's ice hockey and crew. Before the 1990s, Wisconsin was a perennial Big Ten football doormat, competing with Northwestern for the distinction of favorite homecoming opponent. All that changed with the arrival of Barry Alvarez; they have won three football Big Ten titles, three Rose Bowls, and a Heisman trophy. They have consistently fielded quality football teams. This football success has spread to other sports. In basketball they have been to the NCAA tournament for nine straight seasons, and they made it to the Final Four in 2000. They also have a National Championship in basketball, in 1941. Their hockey teams have always been strong, and in 2006 they made history when both the men's (their 6th) and women's (their 1st) hockey teams were crowned NCAA National Champions. They have also won recent National Championships in Cross Country, Indoor Track & Field, and Soccer.
I can't mention Wisconsin sports without mentioning the 5th quarter. This tradition has become nationally famous. Win or lose, fans sing, dance and cheer with the band as they play fun stuff like The Bud Song. Originally, this post-game concert was designed to give the fans something to listen to on their way out of the stadium, but it developed into a huge post-game party. I know many students that would miss the game and show up late in the 4th quarter to enjoy the band.
Famous alums: The Wisconsin list of notable alumni is a solid mix of folks that includes 12 Nobel Prize winners and a 7 Pulitzer Prize winners. Famous names of note are aviator Charles Lindbergh, Harley-Davidson founder William Harley, historian and author Stephen Ambrose, MLB commissioner Bud Selig, 1970s rockers Steve Miller (left six credits short of a degree) and Boz Skaggs, Wizard of Oz munchkin Meinhardt Raabe, and architect Frank Lloyd Wright (he attended, but did not graduate).
Yes… Wisconsin has three astronauts the most famous being Apollo 13 hero Jim Lovell (attended UW for 2 years but then sobered up and transferred to the Naval Academy). No former US Presidents, but they have a kick-ass statue of Abe Lincoln and they did give US Grant an honorary degree in 1879. In addition, they can claim Iajuddin Ahmed, the most recent former President of Bangladesh.
Game: This could get ugly. Wisconsin has one of the best teams in the country, their only loss of the season came at Michigan State. Last week Badger Coach Bret Bielema has shown he has no problems in running up the score in record fashion against a bad defense. They scored 83 points and their best running back (John Clay) did not even play. Add in the still bitter taste Wisconsin has from their 2008 visit to Michigan Stadium... and this does not add up to a fun senior day.
Wisconsin 49
Michigan 21
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- Mikoyan said...
I think Arthur MacArthur was also the youngest person to ever receive the Medal of Honor.
And as always, excellent job on the Know Your Foe.
- November 19, 2010 9:22 AM
- Bigasshammm said...
No Sconis?
- November 19, 2010 9:56 AM
- BaggyPantsDevil said...
I keep hoping the pessimism works some sort of magic and Michigan pulls this one out and doesn't play the role of Baby Seal U. I didn't have much optimism for Illinois and that one turned out great.
Unfortunately, both Wisconsin and Ohio State have reasons to go for style points and pill on the points. I doubt neither of them wants to be the team the voters see as less impressive against Michigan's defense.
- November 19, 2010 11:06 AM
- GoBlueBob said...
BPD.... How about we just beat both of them and then being less impressive will not matter to either school. If Michigan beats both and MSU falters, Iowa could sneak in.
In fact, just like in dumb and dumber, Michigan still has a chance...
Based on the current records and remaining schedule, it is still mathematically possible for there to be a five way tie for the big ten with Michigan, tosu, msu, Iowa and Wisconsin with 5-3 records.
Is this likely... heck no... but it is still fun to think about.
- November 19, 2010 2:45 PM
- Mikoyan said...
It's also mathematically possible I could score with a model...
Although I suppose Michigan could beat both the Badgers and the Buckeyes.
- November 19, 2010 4:37 PM
- Andy said...
I learned long ago to reduce/eliminate all expectations for this coaching staff.
It is clearly a defense mechanism.
I want us to win. I hope we win. I will cheer and scream during the game to help us win. AND I will celebrate if we win.
But, sadly.... I will also be shocked.
- November 19, 2010 5:10 PM
- Catie said...
RAX has launched into space!
- November 19, 2010 10:34 PM


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A 48-year-old man wanted on several kidnapping charges in Alberta is under arrest after driving off a B.C. Ferry.
David Rogerson was arrested Wednesday night at the Departure Bay ferry terminal in Nanaimo, in Vancouver Island.
Police received reports Rogerson boarded the ferry while driving a Black Jeep Cherokee with Alberta plates.
Officers located Rogerson after BC Ferries staff confirmed Rogerson and his vehicle were on board.
Const. Gary O'Brien with Nanaimo RCMP says plain clothes officers then boarded the ferry as it docked at the terminal, and police blocked the suspect's vehicle.
Sgt. Sorab Rupa says officers minimized the risk to the public and arrested the man without disrupting other riders.
RCMP issued a Canada-wide warrant for Rogerson's arrest after a woman was abducted in a northwestern Alberta town.
Mounties say a man with a gun took a woman from a business in Fox Creek, Alberta, on Monday, but she managed to escape.
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Rogerson, who is and from British Columbia, faces numerous charges that include kidnapping with a firearm and unlawful confinement.


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WASHINGTON (Reuters) - A former FBI agent has agreed to plead guilty to leaking secret government information about a bomb plot to a news agency, a leak that Attorney General Eric Holder called one of the most serious in U.S. history, the Justice Department said on Monday.
As part of a plea agreement filed in U.S. District Court in Indiana, Donald John Sachtleben agreed to a prison sentence of three years and seven months for the leak in addition to a separate sentence for unrelated child pornography charges, the department said.
A lawyer for Sachtleben, 55, of Carmel, Indiana, did not immediately respond to a request for comment.
A story by the Associated Press in May 2012 described a U.S. operation in Yemen to foil a plot to bomb an airliner. The AP said it delayed publishing the story at the request of government officials until security concerns were allayed, but U.S. officials said the leak compromised a U.S. agent working to undermine the Islamic militant group al Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula.
Two months later, Attorney General Eric Holder appointed a senior prosecutor to lead an investigation.
Sachtleben retired from the FBI in 2008, after about 25 years, according to the Justice Department. He continued to work on contract as a bomb analyst.
According to a copy of a plea agreement dated September 6 and released on Monday, Sachtleben agreed to plead guilty to one count of unauthorized disclosure of national defense information and one count of unauthorized possession and retention of national defense information.
If accepted by a judge, the prison sentence would be the longest ever handed down in a civilian court for a leak of classified information to a reporter.
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Films Without Borders will screen Miss Evers' Boys (1997) at 7 p.m. on Tuesday, Oct. 16, in room 112 of Towers Hall, 1 S. Grove St. Grove St. Miss Evers' Boys is the true account of a group of African American men who were subjects of a government medical study that began in 1932 in Macon County, Alabama. For the Tuskegee Study of Untreated Blacks With Syphilis, government doctors selected 412 African American men infected with the disease and faked long term treatment, while administering placebos. The experiment was discontinued 40 years later when a Senate investigation was initiated. At that time, only 127 of the original study group were still living. The story is told from the point of view of Nurse Eunice Evers, who was fully aware of the reality of the study, but felt her role was to console the involved men, many of whom she considered to be her friends.
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Why Subaru?
Posted 31 December 2012 - 01:39 PM
I am just wondering about everyone else and your motivation for owning older Subarus? Or newer?
Posted 31 December 2012 - 02:26 PM
Experience, inexpensive, reliable, high miles. I have so much experience with Subaru's, going with anything else I'd be at a severe disadvantage in maintenance, tools, what to look for, etc. I don't have the time to learn other manufacturers at this point.
The forums have helped over the long term too (with the experience component above). Maybe I haven't looked hard enough but I haven't found as many helpful forums for other manufacturers as I have Subaru's. I'm usually working on some non-Subaru for friends/family and it seems like stuff that would be easy to find for Subaru's is hard to come by and get a response for.
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my first car is a 85 brat:headbang:been working on it since i was 13 but its getting close to being done and about a month ago i picked up a ea81turbo wagon:cool:
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Posted 03 January 2013 - 10:42 PM
because racecar
Posted 03 January 2013 - 11:43 PM
At 10 years old, this car was the coolest "attainable car" I had ever seen. I mean, I like to mountain bike, and roller blade, and all that jazz; that's the car for me...
15 years later.
Posted 03 January 2013 - 11:57 PM
Most stuff people touched on already, I don't think I could of had a better brand to be with.
Posted 04 January 2013 - 11:27 AM
'nuff said.
Oh wait, also has 4WD/AWD, great ground clearance, holds a ton of stuff, gets pretty good gas mileage and is super simple to work on.
Posted 04 January 2013 - 11:47 AM
'nuff said.
Very impressive! So what is that speedo mounted in?
Posted 04 January 2013 - 04:59 PM
Very impressive! So what is that speedo mounted in?
Wife's 2000 Outback. My Impreza just turned 267,000
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Posted 05 January 2013 - 09:47 AM
The platform is pretty modular in design and is built like legos. You can work on the whole car with 3 tools.
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i remember the first time i took off from a stop light on a snow covered road, none of the other cars went anywhere and i could have sworn i was on dry pavement. it was all history from that point.
I had something like that like 5 years ago.. went on the parkway here and 3 huge plow trucks took up both lanes but they saw I needed to go past so they moved over, well I was then on a fresh 10" of snow.. crazy how moving at 40 mph so much snow comes up over the bumper..
and that was just with A/S...
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Gloucester HarborWalk Grand Opening Thursday!
The HarborWalk grand opening ribbon cutting ceremony with Mayor Kirk and Lieutenant Governor Timothy P. Murray is this coming Thursday, August 9th. The festivities will begin at 1 pm at The Wharf at St. Peter's Park.
The Gloucester HarborWalk is a self-guided tour through 42 story moments granite posts. The 4-day celebration, August 9th through 12th, is devoted to the HarborWalk; each day of the event's "Walk the Walks," hosted by Mayor Kirk, will feature different aspects of the city's storied maritime and cultural history.
As many of you may know I designed the horticultural master plan for the HarborWalk. The new gardens are planted with nearly 100 percent North American native wildflowers and have quickly become a pollinator's paradise. Once fully established, the gardens will require minimal maintenance.
Sunday, August 12th, at noon, there will be a re-dedication of Gus Foote Park (now part of the HarborWalk Gardens) where I will help in giving a guided tour of the butterfly gardens. I hope to see you there!
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Thursday, August 9th at 1:00pm at St. Peter's Park. Ribbon Cutting Ceremony.
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Eagles keep pace, ground Fremont
CHURUBUSCO — It was a battle of the Eagles Friday night in Churubusco's gymnasium.
After watching the girls' team suffer a tough loss, the 'Busco boys took the court seeking revenge on Fremont, 73-50.
Churubusco shot down Fremont from the beginning, with 'Busco's Tyler Arrowsmith scoring six points in the first three minutes of the game.
"We played really solid in the first six minutes," Churubusco head coach Michael McBride said.
Arrowsmith ended the game 80 percent from the field, for 18 points and collected six rebounds. He also had all four blocked shots in the game.
"Arrowsmith played very well, we have the best big kid in the conference," McBride said.
Churubusco doubled Fremont's score by the end of the first quarter, 14-7.
'Busco carried their momentum throughout the game gaining on their lead as every quarter passed.
Though Arrowsmith was able to score the most points, the scoring was a team effort.
"We need to give all our other kids credit, they're throwing the ball to him (Arrowsmith)," McBride noted.
By the end of the half, 'Busco had a 10-point advantage over Fremont, 30-20.
Senior Josh LeFever connected with five of his team-high six free throws in the second quarter. LeFever also led the game in rebounding with eight.
Churubusco boosted their momentum in the third quarter with a tip-in at the buzzer by Arrowsmith.
"We took control early in the fourth quarter," McBride said.
'Busco went on to score 22 fourth quarter points, settling the final score at 73-50.
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Beanie Award Wrapup 174
The awards began predictably enough as Hemos narrowly took home the Hemos award. It amazes me how many people actually abstained rather than vote for Hemos, but alas, he still won. *grin* The award for Best Dressed went to Tux. Sadly, no one ever thought to nominate or vote for the fine women of FreeBSD, and Tux didn't even bother to show up for the award, leaving me with no one to hug. *pout* However, an Anonymous Coward was on hand to accept the Favorite Comment Poster award, as was CmdrTaco for the Favorite Author award. The Best Slashdot Story went to Quickies, and the Cluestick award for FUD went to Microsoft. Also, the pair of "Bully" awards for domain bullying and patent bullying went to Etoys and Amazon, repsectively.
The fun awards done with, it was time to get a little more serious (but not much) for the two grand awards. Best Unix Desktop Eyecandy went to Enlightenment, and Best Unix Earcandy went to XMMS. Best Desktop Theme went to BrushedMetal, which everyone uses at least a part of. The Best Perl Module award went to CGI, the best Apache Module award went to mod_perl, and the Best Open Source Text Editor went to vim. It's good to see things that I couldn't do my job without get some recognition, although I could probably have said the same about any of the nominees (except for Emacs, but that's a different matter entirely *grin*) The "Most Deserving of $2000" award went to Debian, while the Best Book award went to Programming Perl. Finally in this award category, the Non-graphical and Graphical Interface awards went to Pine and The GIMP, respectively.
The award for Most Improved Kernel Module went to USB, probably because it went from non-existent to usable in so short of a time. Alan Cox won the Unsung Hero award and immediately donated his winnings to the DVD defense fund, proving that he is indeed worthy of the name hero. Best Newbie Helper went to Tom Christiansen, famous for helping newbies find their way out of #perl (I'm kidding! Okay, only a little. Tom still rocks in my book.) and Most Deserving Open Source Charity went to the FSF. Best Open Source Advocate went to Linus Torvalds, surprisingly enough, but advocating by doing is one of the best ways to do it.
Finally, the Big Award for Most Improved Open Source Project went to the GNOME project. All of the nominees in this category were projects that at some point people shook their heads at, and now use on a daily basis, but GNOME just happened to beat out the rest.
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So now fannie's problems and freddie's problems are now my problem too, since they will use billions or maybe even trillions of our tax dollars to bail them out by buying them.
And if that isn't bad enough, the big three (who are not so big anymore) also want to be bailed out.
This is nothing more than socialism for the rich.
The failure of these companies would be bad for the economy in the short term, but good in the long term, since they will cause money to be used more wisely and efficiently. If people will see that the government will not bail them out, they will not take stupid risks.
It is not the job of the federal government to protect people, or billion dollar corporations, from their own stupidity.


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I think that Bryant and Cam Gordon are the right decisions at their positions.
Can't wait to get going...
Opening remarks:
"We had our last two-a-day practice. I thought we ended that part of it, as far as the two practices a day, in pretty good shape. Did a lot this morning. Physical this morning, physical this afternoon. I like how the kids are coming out and how they're competing with each other. We have 11 days until we kick the ball off, so we have to make sure our timing, playing with speed, playing fast, playing physical like we want to -- we get all those things accomplished. I like the leadership and where we're at."
Do you wish the weather had been this warm earlier in camp?
"Yeah. It would have been nice if it had a little more heat, and I think we'll get some more this week, which will be good for us."
Have you made any personnel decisions yet? Center? SDE?
"Jack [Miller] and Graham [Glasgow], obviously. Chris [Bryant] didn't participate the other night, but he's back out there today. We played Graham at a lot of guard, so today we played them both in there at center a little bit more. I think we're getting closer."
What did you think of the scrimmage on Saturday?
"I thought it was really physical. I thought how they prepared -- we set up the day a lot like how the night game for Notre Dame will be as far as the two walkthroughs, one in the morning, one in the afternoon. Just started our routine and really was pleased with how they approached the day, how they approached that night. Probably the most important thing was how they went out and competed."
What other position battles have you decided on already?
"I think we're close. I don't think it's the right time to say, 'This guy is the guy.' "
Is it fair to say Fitz Toussaint is gaining ground for the starting tailback spot?
"Yeah, that would be very true. In fact the other night, on Saturday, it was great to get him back up in the stadium and great to see him run and do some things that he did. Protection-wise, running the ball-wise, he really looks good."
Do you anticipate him starting?
"Yeah. If we're going to get technical about it, Fitz would be the starter."
Can you talk about the battle at center a little more? Why hasn't someone emerged yet?
"I think both of them have had consistently good days. At the same time, when Chris Bryant was out for a couple days, we moved Graham into the guard position to battle there a little bit with Ben [Braden]. And then at the same time, we give Taylor [Lewan] a little rest in there and put Ben out to left tackle. Taylor's played a multitude of snaps, so you want to give the young guys as much in pressure situations as you can. That's probably as much as [we can do without] saying, 'Here it is.' "
Did Shane Morris play in the scrimmage?
"He didn't. He hit his finger a little bit and we just thought it was best -- he could have, probably. He was throwing it before, but we just decided not to put him in there."
Were there any other injuries coming out of scrimmage?
"Well, Darboh got banged up a little bit. You always ask me that and I usually forget, to be honest with you. But Darboh got beat up a little bit. Don't know how he'll be. [Allen] Gant got a bruise. I'm trying to think. I know there's one more I'm forgetting, but we had about three guys get a little banged up."
With Shane not participating, does that settle things at all with the No. 2 QB spot?
"No, because he's participated in every other situational thing that we do."
MGoQuestion: From the highlight video that you released, we didn't get to see much of Jibreel Black. Did he participate in the scrimmage?
"Jibreel we held out. He got a little dinger there so we held him out."
MGoFollowup: Who's backing him up at the 3-tech position?
"Ryan Glasgow and Willie Henry."
You said Amara got banged up. Is he practicing this week?
"No. He's still banged up." =(
Do you anticipate him back by the first game?
"I think I said I don't know how long he'll be out." =(
Are there any scrimmages planned for this week?
"We'll do some things."
How has Michael Schofield done this fall?
"I think Mike's done a great job. Mike plays a lot of right tackle obviously, but flips over and plays left in certain situations, you know, to get him some looks from there. I thought in the bowl game when Taylor was out a couple of plays, I thought Mike went over there and did a great job. I think it just shows how important he is to his team."
What did Kyle Kalis do to lock down his position so quickly?
"If you would ask him, you'd probably think he would have liked to play a year ago. I think it's just his consistency from spring, what he's done physically with his body, because he's a guy who is really eating better and the body fat and all that -- he really has just been so consistent. He's a strong guy. When he gets on you, he's a pretty good road grader."
How has Fitz distinguished himself? What have you seen in practice?
"Sometimes it's a mind set that guys have. The challenge for him started after the Iowa game. It was 'I want to get back. I've got to get back. How am I going to get back?' I can tell you he was here every day, either through rehab, through whatever they needed to do. Down here, pushing himself from a standpoint of his conditioning and his mindset."
Is he that far ahead of the rest of the backs?
"Well I think Drake Johnson, Thomas [Rawls] had a good run the other night, Justice [Hayes] has had some good runs in there. But I think there's a clear separation that Fitz is the guy."
What about the freshmen?
"Deveon [Smith] and Derrick [Green] -- Derrick's had limited practice. A lot of those guys [have to] finish school. He hasn't had a lot of reps. He had a little bit of an ankle early. We just have to get him more reps."
Would Derrick benefit from taking a week or two off? Is that an option?
"I think our doctors and trainers all feel that he's not doing anything worsen to it."
We heard good things about Chris Wormley. Do you see him getting significant playing time?
"There's group of guys at our strong end, with [Keith] Heitzman, Chris, and [Matt] Godin. I think all three of those guys are guys who have had good fall camps. If we can get to the point where we want to with rotating guys in, which I think we're close to doing that, he'll have some real valuable snaps."
Tell us about Heitzman.
"Keith doesn't do anything flashy. He just gets his job done. He's just truly one of those lunch pail guys who goes to work every day. Doesn't say much. Doesn't talk much. Just goes out and plays. He's a guy who's been in the program two years. There's a maturity level there. Had some limited snaps a year ago, but I think he's growing. His attitude has always been good, but I think the older you get, you get a little more mature."
Who would your third offensive tackle be right now?
"Third offensive tackle would either be Magnuson or Braden."
How has Raymon Taylor looked?
"I think both of those two are doing a really good job. Blake [Countess] at corner and in nickel, because we're playing him a little bit at both because he's good on a slot [receiver]. I think Ray has been very consistent. He's shown great leadership. He's physical. I think they both have done a good job."
MGoQuestion: What does Jarrod Wilson have to do to solidify his spot at safety?
"He's got to have production."
MGoFollowup: Have you been worried about his lack of production?
"No, we just think that we have good competition and there's guys having some production. He's got to have more."
Were you impressed with the speed of the defense?
"Yeah I don't know if our speed is all -- I don't know how good our speed is, to be honest with you. I think there was a concerted effort by 11 winged helmets to get to the football."
Is it fair to say you have your starting lineup on both sides of the ball penciled in and you're just not telling us?
"I take offense to that. You would be the first I would tell. Uh, I would say no."
How many spots are still in question?
"Probably four or five."
Are you feeling better about your team speed?
"I don't know if I feel better. I like how they went about their business on Saturday, you know? It's just not what they did up there. It's how they prepared to go up there, because when you go up to that stadium, that's a game day experience."
What led to the decision to take your team bowling yesterday instead of practicing?
"Well, number one you see what non-athletes [Ed: ?] we have. No, they've been working hard. It's 17 days of practices -- or 18 -- of getting after it. Get their minds to have some fun ... it just seemed like a good idea."
Would you say Braden's moved to tackle or is he still at guard?
MGoQuestion: Is Brennen Beyer still limited at all?
"No. He's been back."
MGoFollowup: Is there separation between him and Cam Gordon at this point?
"Well, I think Cam is a guy who would be the No. 1 guy, but Brennen is a very good football player and he's got experience."
MGoFollowup: What about the competition at middle linebacker between Joe Bolden and Desmond Morgan?
"Desmond's always been the guy who's kind of been the starter, and he's had a good fall camp."
Still shooting for October for Jake Ryan?
"Yeah. I haven't tweaked it yet, but yeah, we'll see. Hope so."
I think that Bryant and Cam Gordon are the right decisions at their positions.
Can't wait to get going...
Agreed. Bryant has excellent potential, and Gordon is the most athletic SAM outside of Jake Ryan.
Athletic, yes, needs to do a better job at holding up on the edge though when he can't make a play with that athleticism. Stuggled a bit at that in the past. I do agree though, he brings more versatility and is a faster player at that position (which you would expect from a converted S compared to a converted WDE). Beyer will still get plenty of reps though I would assume.
Well poo. Don't think this camp is ending on a high note. Last minute shake ups in the secondary. OL not solidified. 2nd WR goes down for season. Blerg. Also Chantel tweeted it sounded like Clark is getting looks at the 3-tech? Insight anyone?
Wouldn't worry about Clark at 3-tech. He's strong and not that much lighter than Jibreel. He could be effective there as a mismatch vs. guards on passing downs.
If it's for a SCar 'rabbit' type formation on pass rushing situations, then cool. But I was worried it was a 'crap, we're not getting what we want at 3 tech so lets slide a 268 pound DE inside and see what happens.'
It's the RABID package, which makes infinitely more sense.
Sounds like a passing down formation
Clark at 3-tech may be a good sign regarding the other WDEs. Maybe Mario and Taco are showing good enough things that they feel they can move their two most experienced guys to other positions.
I don't think they experiment with Clark inside unless they believe there are other capable options at WDE. Ojemudia and Charlton will both make contributions this year, IMO.
And I'm pretty confident that this is just a passing down thing. Black has been held out, so why not experiment with Clark at 3T in packages?
I'm looking forward to next year, when we have far fewer position battles in camp.
shift clark inside next to Q or pipkins and then you can bring in ojemudia or taco for those 3rd and longs to get more pass rush on the field. we have bodies at DT so i would think moving clark around is all about matchups
I wondered why he was so short, and perturbed in answer the question about Darboh, and now it all makes sense.
Also was perturbed about the question about everyone has already locked down starting assignments and he is just keeping it from the media.
I think he's referring to seeing these incredible athletes struggle at an unfamiliar sport (hence them being non-athletic at it).
I think that we have nothing to worry about with this coaching staff. We have depth and they will not allow anyone to believe a spot belongs to them. I think they want to shake things up and keep the team focused. We open against Central and Notre Dame is a week later. The players do not need a let down the week before. I consider Central a scrimmage and the Gameplan for the Irish will be partially executed the opening week. Fall camp will extend to the week of Notre Dame.
I agree. All this is about getting to play with the depth and figure out "what if's" right now intead of on the fly. Mattison also makes a reference to it during his presser.
i don't get countess at nickel. is he at nickel (when we play nickel) because:
i'm not questioning the decision, i just want to know the rationale and how it impacts other players.
Who knows, but I don't like Thomas all of a sudden losing the job. Especially with him bringing better size than Countess. I can only hope it's just that Hollowell and Avery have impressed so much that they need them on the field in passing situations. But Hoke didn't sound crazy positive about Wilson.
Rule of thumb: older guys earning spots over guys younger than them is typically not a bad thing. I know Hollowell didn't play a ton last year, but he was also not in high school.
If Dymonte's close (and it sounds like he is) they'll put him in some and he'll have a chance to earn it.
This is likely about tackling. The nickel guy, as I understand it, has to be able to come up to the LOS and make tackles more than the outside CBs do. My guess is that Countess is best at this, thus he's the nickel...Even if I'm wrong about the reason, I don't think Countess has been demoted given that Hoke said he's going a really good job.
I think it's respect for the position combined with Mattison's mantra of versatility. The NB can have either a slot receiver or an outside run flying at him, so he needs to be good at coverage, tackling and making reads. It's no longer the "oh, a third receiver, let's put in our backup CB in there" position it once was. You can't get away with making the nickleback the "#3 CB" these days. Against spread offenses it's a demanding position.
If anything it could be a vote of confidence that Hollowell is doing well, so they feel more comfortable moving Countess' experience inside to help shut down the spread.
Its for matchups. In a lot of spread situations you will face the best athletes on that team. I can see them testing this for the matchups they will see when they face Ohio. I like the idea of countess being flexible. Look at how the Packers used Woodson. The nickel has become just as important as as boundry or field corner.
But I'll add to it. Michigan is trying to get their best, dependable athlete in at the NB spot. There are several reasons for this:
FWIW, Woodson spent a lot of his time playing NB in nickel situations, and Marlin Jackson also slid into the NB position while at Michigan when their were 5 DBs on the field. This is simply a way to get the best 5 out on the field, and Countess is the best pure cover guy. I still expect to see Thomas get some reps there, as he has that sort of athleticism, but he's also likely not dependable right now.
This may come off as either obvious or patronizing depending on how thick or thin your skin is, but a lotta people have to keep in mind these are college students working with a steep learning curve. My point is that they can't be evaluated on physical talent alone, and past seasons are often not an indicator of future performance. Not that Hoke's crew has many maturity problems to begin with, but sometimes a kid just looks in the mirror and decides to grow up.
So, some of these positional battles might've been decided because one guy was playing smarter or more consistently. Wellman might've worked a miracle during the off-season (Frank Clark?). Some are poised for a breakout season because they just went nuts studying the game (Devin Gardner). Who knows? It's half the fun, really. I'd be more concerned if most of the kids didn't make any progress since last January, but if anything it sounds like a lot of the players coming off redshirts didn't waste much time.
We have great kids and great coaches. This team is soooooo young and will only get better and better. Probably not fast enough for a lot of folks, but Hoke and Co. are looking a building a Championship legacy.
and no mention of Dymonte Thomas. Is that worrisome? Is he not going to have the impact we are all expecting out of him? I just haven't heard anything the past few weeks it seems.
I don't think it's that worrisome that a true freshman has not earned a starting spot after his first fall camp. I would say that is more normal than anything else. What I do find kind of worrisome, though, is the size of the secondary Heiko listed. That is a tiny secondary. I find the news about Cam Gordon and Chris Bryant to be very positive, but the secondary bit, not so much.
True freshman and all, but Thomas had the starting job after spring. And now he doesn't. You could construct that as worrisome considering he brings prototypical size to that position.
He's still a true freshmen. In spring ball, the coaches were trying guys out at certain positions, giving them shots elsewhere, and trying to teach as much as they could. This means that Thomas's main compitition at NB was...Thomas, or maybe one of the smaller CBs. The fact that they moved Avery back is an indication that they are comfortable with the depth they have at NB and CB but not necessarily at safety. Avery and Thomas won't ever get confused, and it's doubtful Thomas sees a lot of snaps at safety during important situations. He still will likely get some snaps in the nickel spot though.
You can construct anything as worrisome if you want to. And we really don't know where Thomas was after the spring. Coaching don't name starters in the spring a - they experiment a lot though. It also might just depend on the matchup or situation.
Oh fuck you, Brittany Wellman.
FWIW, I never worry too much about true freshman, especially this early on. I can't think of a single Michigan true freshman (with the possible exception of Charles Woodson) who ever came in and was an unquestioned starter from Day 1.
" I can't think of a single Michigan true freshman (with the possible exception of Charles Woodson) who ever came in and was an unquestioned starter from Day 1. "
I can.
I have have been traveling through the space-time continuum for a slightly shorter period than you have.
I think that even Woodson wasn't an unquestioned starter on day 1.
Whats the reason for Pipkins not being mentioned in the rotation of guys on the DL?
He's a nose. They didn't ask about the nose. He backs up Washington
Love how you read all these tweets from reporters in the running back pecking order. No where does hike say drake Johnson is number 2 or about Thomas Rawls being number 3. He said they had a nice run. And he dosent mention that green is playing bad but that he needs more reps due to his injury and class!!! This blog gets old. Bunch a paranoid old women
We'll miss you Latson3146. Your keen insight and always spot-on analysis was a breath of fresh air to the board and I, for one, will never forget your two weeks here.
Now.....back to the quilting bee with the rest of the old women.
like you haven't heard/read too many Brady Hoke press conferences. More often than not, Brady reads the depth chart to you everytime you ask him a question.
Some real sharp insight you've provided here. You've changed the way I think about the running back situation, Coach Hoke, and the program overall.
Don't be a poser. I am the first Pope of the Church of Latson Day Saints. He's the purpose of meaning.
For all that "Yo GREEN IS FAT YO" talk yesterday, it seems like it has more to do with an injury than anything. Of course, as an actual fat guy, I know that an exta 20 LBS doesn't help the lower extremeties, but ankles are ankles. THey are just going to be injured.
This feels like a bit of misdirection by Hoke regarding Thomas in the nickel. I'm sure the freshman is having some growing pains getting into the system, and this may be a bit of a backup plan in case he gets bogged down.
As for the unsettled line issues, I again hear "competition" instead of "chaos". The guys along the line all have decent recruiting bios, and thus are used to being the best and competing. The fact both have yet to establish themselves could be a sign that both are playing well and giving the first-team nod may take a while.
Hoke being ambivalent, at best, about Wilson is another issue. He needs to be instilling confidence in the coaching staff, and what I'm hearing is a lack of enthusiasm. I'm sure Hoke is trying to light a fire under him, but this is getting dangerously close to Johnny Sears territory with a starter being a mediocre option with even worse ones behind him.


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LINCOLN, Neb. (AP) — Rex Burkhead, who started the week with his right foot in a walking boot, ran for 160 yards and a touchdown on a school-record 38 carries and No. 22 Nebraska defeated Iowa 20-7 on Friday.
Burkhead pounded away at Iowa's defense 4 or 5 yards at a time and looked like his old self after being held to a season-low 36 yards in last week's loss at Michigan.
He had eight carries for 39 yards on a 10-play drive that ended with his 2-yard run and a 20-0 lead early in the fourth quarter.
Burkhead ran on nine of 15 plays of an 80-yard drive that produced the Huskers' first touchdown. His 2-yard run around right end converted a fourth-and-1 inside the Iowa 30, and six plays later Kyler Reed scored his first touchdown of the season on a 6-yard pass from Taylor Martinez.
Nebraska's coaching staff got Burkhead a record 38th carry on the second-to-last play of the game when the Huskers (9-3, 5-3) were in victory formation. Burkhead took a knee for a 3-yard loss.
Burkhead came out of the 45-17 loss at Michigan banged up, and he was limited in practice all week.
He started and finished strong, breaking a 14-yard run on the Huskers' first play from scrimmage and then going for 8 and 6 yards. Ameer Abdullah spelled him, but never for more than two consecutive plays.
Nebraska is hoping to land a berth in the Capital One Bowl, if two Big Ten teams are invited to BCS games, or the Outback Bowl. Iowa (7-5, 4-4) could slip to the Meineke Car Care Bowl or TicketCity Bowl.
The Hawkeyes avoided getting shut out for the first time in 11 years when Marcus Coker scored on a 2-yard run with 3:26 left.
With Nebraska having joined the Big Ten this year, Friday's game was long touted as the start of a natural rivalry. Iowa is Nebraska's closest Big Ten opponent, and the farm states split by the Missouri River share a passion for football.
The universities further billed it as the inaugural "Heroes Game" and honored "citizen heroes" from each state at halftime.
What happened on the field bore little resemblance to those big Thanksgiving week games Nebraska used to play against Oklahoma and Colorado.
The Huskers and Hawkeyes were meeting for the first time since 2000, and Nebraska leads the series 27-12-3.
Martinez was 12 of 22 for 163 yards, and Kenny Bell caught five balls for a season-high 93 yards.
Cornerback Alfonzo Dennard shut down Marvin McNutt, holding Iowa's record-setting receiver to two catches for 1 yard through three quarters. McNutt finished with four catches for 29 yards.
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PARENTS and carers of the disabled are regularly doctor shopping and going abroad to have their children sterilised illegally, according to the Australian Human Rights Commission.
Under Australian law, only the Family Court or a guardianship tribunal can authorise the irreversible medical procedure.
But the national Disability Discrimination Commissioner, Graeme Innes, said that anecdotal evidence suggested unauthorised non-therapeutic and forced sterilisation were still common in Australia.
Mr Innes is seeking to have the practice criminalised, with penalties such as imprisonment for those flouting the law. He has written to the federal Attorney-General, Nicola Roxon, arguing that current laws had failed to protect women and girls with disability from non-therapeutic and forced sterilisation.
While exact figures in relation to non-therapeutic sterilisation within the health sector are difficult to obtain, Mr Innes said the commission had attempted to gather data on the practice but had only managed to collect figures from NSW, Tasmania, Victoria and Western Australia. This data showed permission was granted for 12 procedures over the past five years, including one in NSW for a child under 16.
Mr Innes said the commission suspected many more procedures were carried out without court consent.
''I'm seeking the criminalisation of forced sterilisations,'' Mr Innes said. ''It should be a criminal offence for any adult to be sterilised without consent and for any child at all, apart from life-saving circumstances.''
The plea comes after the Senate community affairs committee recently announced an inquiry into the involuntary or coerced sterilisation of people with disabilities.
The inquiry's architect, Queensland Liberals senator Sue Boyce, who has a daughter with Down syndrome, said menstrual management and preventing pregnancy appeared to be the major reasons families and carers sought to sterilise their disabled charges.
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Randolph C. Maidens, 42, of Brentwood, Tenn., appeared before a Williamson County magistrate judge Monday and was charged with homicide in the death of his wife, Rachael Maidens, according to Sharon Puckett, a spokeswoman for the Williamson County Sheriff's Department.
Rachael Maidens, a Brentwood orthodontist, was found dead in the couple's home inside the gated Governors Club golf community after police responded to a "welfare check" at 5:49 p.m. on Sunday. Puckett said it was not clear who called 911 to ask police to check on the Maidens.
The couple's 2-year-old daughter, Natalie, was also found inside the house but was unharmed. Brentwood Police Capt. Thomas Walsh told ABC News the child was with relatives.
Brentwood police, assisted by a SWAT Team, a K-9 unit, the Williamson County Sheriff's Office and helicopters, led an overnight manhunt for Randolph Maidens, who was not inside the house when police arrived.
Police placed the gated Governors Club golf community on a lockdown for a few hours as they searched the area for Maidens.
After eluding police for several houses, Maidens walked out of the woods behind the back of his house and was taken into custody without incident at 6 a.m. Monday.
Brentwood police officials declined to comment on several details pertaining to the case, including what weapon was used or a possible motive, saying it was an "ongoing investigation."
"I saw him about three weeks ago running through the woods behind our house, and he had on a black ski mask and a backpack that looked like a quiver," a neighbor told ABC's Nashville affiliate WKRN-TV about Randolph Maidens. "And it was daytime and he was running through the woods about 15 feet behind our property line and he had two Labradors with him….And he went through the woods and down to the ravine, right past our house, and I followed him and he laid down in the ravine and pulled off the ski mask."
"He finally came up at a point where the fence at the Governor's Club comes up Governor's Way, and I said, 'What are you doing?' and he made some kind of statement that made no sense, and I said, 'What are you doing?' and he said, 'Well, I was walking my dogs, I got lost.'"
Maidens is currently being held in Williamson County Jail on a $2.5 million bond. His next court appearance is set for May 2 at 1 p.m. in Williamson County General Sessions Court.
Brentwood Police had previously arrested Maidens on Feb. 23 for driving under the influence and refusing to take a Breathalyzer test.
He was released on $1,500 cash bond and is due back in court on May 29 at 9 a.m. for sentencing on that charge, according to the Williamson County Clerk's Office.
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JOLIET — It's already been a bizarre start to the spring sports season around the area. With snow and freezing temperatures still occurring late into March, no outdoor sports have really been able to get outside and do anything.
So of course when the Minooka Indians baseball team was finally able to get out and play a game Saturday against Providence Catholic, something would happen to even delay the season even more.
With the Indians up 2-0 n the top half of the second inning, a pitch from Celtics senior Yianni Pavlopoulos bounced up and injured umpire Dan Marshall, causing him to leave the field for 25 minutes while he picked up new gear. After the delay, it was all Providence, as a five-run second inning propelled them to a 6-3 victory over the Indians.
Surely a strange way to start of the season for both squads.
"It was a very strange situation, and you always worry about your pitchers during that stuff," Minooka head coach Jeff Petrovic said. "It was even more strange because we started the game late because the umps were late, then that delay happened. You can't fault anyone for that, though."
"They're good umpires, so I just told my kids to take a break," Providence head coach Mark Smith added. "In baseball, once you think you've seen everything, you see something new. We were glad the umpire was okay."
Just like Petrovic alluded to, the pitching was off for Minooka following the delay. After a strong first inning, junior Mitch Vogrin struggled mightily for the Indians, giving up four walks in the second inning. After his third walk of the inning loaded the bases, first baseman Shawn Cavallone stepped up for the Celtics, knocking a base hit to right field, bringing home two runs to give providence a 3-2 advantage.
It was a lead they would never lose.
"It felt great. In my first game on the varsity team, I couldn't have asked for a better first hit," Cavallone said. "It was a pretty big situation in the game, too."
After a wild pitch from Vogrin brought in another run to make it 4-2, another wild throw from the junior brought home Cavallone, capping off the crazy five run inning that saw Providence only manage two hits, with Vogrin throwing 40 pitches in the frame.
"We just had one bad inning there." Petrovic said. "I think once you get to this level, walks and errors are the worst things that can happen to you, and we let those beat us today."
After the big inning from the Celtics, the Indians couldn't muster anything offensively, as senior Jake Godfrey shut down the Minooka lineup for Providence. After relieving Pavlopoulos after two innings, Godfrey pitched four and two-thirds innings of one-run baseball, which occurred in the top of the seventh. Fellow senior Kyle Crawford came in to get the final out of the 6-3 decision in favor of the Celtics.
"Overall, Jake did a nice job and pounded the zone like we needed him to," Smith said. "He got tired near the end when he hit his 60 pitch limit, so then we brought in Crawford."
The loss is tough for Minooka to take, but just being able to go out and play a baseball game was a big positive for everyone.
"It felt good to get out and play, but we looked like a team that hasn't been on the field yet this year," Petrovic said. "I told the kids at the end here that obviously this doesn't feel very good, but I'm going to go out on a limb and say that we won't feel like that a ton this year. I feel that we're still a very good baseball team."