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George7 wrote:I don't know If i'm going to do a third Bulls story.I want a little change of scenery,so I might select another team. Keep the suggestions and opinions coming please!
P.S. Blazers are losing some points because there are going to be several Portland stories as it seems...
mpac wrote:Choose bulls! Try playing out rose til jan or do a few tweaks and contend against the heat
September 23:Bellagio Casino - Las Vegs,Nevada - On a dark,hidden room with a single playing table, 5 of the most famous clients of the casino were in for a big game. One of them ,was the best athlete the world has ever witnessed,Michael Jordan. After an hour and about a million of dollars lost,MJ was in a point where he had to do the only thing he didn't want to:Step out of the game.
-Man,I'm out,i've lost everything here.Jordan said
-Well,let's have a last little bet between you and me then. replied one of the players in the table.A former high school rival of MJ at his days in Emsley A. Laney High School,the mysterious man was a big enemy of Jordan for a reason. Jordan's intentional in-game hit on a class between their High Schools, resulted in a severely damaged knee and foot,which ended all the hopes he had in playing basketball professionaly. Being a successful businessman now,he had all the power he could to have his own litlle vengeance and humiliate Michael where he was a legend: In the NBA.
-So what's the bet MJ asked
-On the next round,it's only you against me. You win the round, I give back to you all the money you've lost,and you won't have to step out of the table. You lose,then you're going to fire Rich Cho and let me appoint anyone I want. What do you say?
Jordan was sure that he was about to regret this word,but his issue with gambling issues outweighted his logic once more: - I'm in!
September 24, Athens,Greece. A 20 year old teen was sitting on his office,looking at the paperwork he had to do for the day,and cursing his luck. He had the smart idea of applying for the GM spot in a local division team,where he was also a player. Despite the team making it into the 3rd National division for the first time in 20 years,the loads of work he had to do was too much for him,concerning his almost non existent pay check and his university studies. He was though commited to the team,and he had to keep his word,despite the hard times.As he was getting ready to leave the office and go the university lesson he had ,leaving the paperwork for the long night that was going to follow,his phone rang.
-Εμπρος. (Hello in Greek)He answered
-Hello,you must be Mr. Koukoulis,right? said the man on the other end of the line.
-Yeah,who's there? George said.
-It's Michael Jordan...
BREAKING NEWS: Rich Cho sacked; Newcomer George Koukoulis announced as the new GM
On a surprising announcement, the Charlotte Bobcats announced that Rich Cho is fired from the General Manager position. His replacement is a total stranger to the NBA,a 20 year old youngster from Athens,George Koukoulis. Koukoulis was serving as a GM for an unknown 3rd division team from Athens. The criteria used in this desicion are unclear, though it is said that it was a personal choice by Michael Jordan himself.
Bobcats went through a tough season,finishing with the worst winning percentage ever by an NBA team,and with a record of 7 wins and 59 losses. A change is clearly needed for a fresh start,but this is a choice that surprised everyone,and reminded all of the bad decisions MJ has made as an executive all these years.
"I'm too happy to be here in the franchise."Koukoulis said " It's a dream coming true,to work for an NBA team. Though I was really surprised by this in the beggining, I'm ready to work my butt off and make something good happen. As the new General Manager of the Bobcats, I've set some targets for the season, some personal bets as you might say,in order for this team to be successful anytime soon. I can only tell that there are going to be some major shake-ups in the roster in the next few days."
rise wrote:Holy crap I was right!
You know I'll be following.
Chapter 2
Charlotte ,North Carolina -- On a quiet day for him, Jordan was again in one of his weekly golf games with friends and old teammates.
-Hole at one!! Said Jordan,whose skills have been more than impresive,after quite a few years of playing regularly golf.
-Great job Mr.Jordan ,a heck of a shot! Said his assistant,who ran to the cart in order to get MJ to the hole,where his golf ball was.
As they were heading to the hole, Jordan's cellphone rang,it was a call from Rod Higgins,the President of Basketball operations.
-Yeah Rod,I'm listening... he said. - He did WHAT?!?! His first move is bringin this dumbass to the team??? Gosh,keep track of his moves,I don't want any dumb signings like this one without informing me first at least...
-All ok Mr.Jordan? his assistant asked
-Not sure.This kid is going to humiliate me and the team...
Charlotte Bobcats active just before the tip-off: Sign Kenyon Martin, land McGee and Koufos in a two team trade
Charotte, North Carolina -- On a surprising move, newcomer GM George Koukoulis has landed three new players in Charlotte,just before the start of the new season. First it was the signing of seasoned veteran and former No1 draft pick,Kenyon Martin. Martin signed an annual contract for just 1.5 million,after rejecting offers from Greece and China,as he wanted to stay in the NBA and in the USA,where his family is.
Not an hour after this move,Bobcats announced the completion of a deal between their team and the Denver Nuggets. Charlotte will get the two seven footed giants from Denver, Javale McGee and ,another Greek along with Koukoulis in the team, Kosta Koufos. Denver will get on the other hand ,the 26 year-old PF Tyrus Thomas, Center Byron Mullens and two second round draft picks for the 2013 and 2014 NBA Drafts.
"These are my first moves as the GM of the Cats,and they're not the last" said Koukoulis. "As year on rebuilding mode, I wanted to get as many young talent as possible. Kenyon Martin might not be the youngest player in the league,but he's going to be more than valuable with his exprience,as he can really affect Biyombo and take the rook into the next level. I also aknowledge that Javale has not one of the best reputations in the league,especially concerning his basketball IQ, but I'm sure he's going to get better,and that's a big personal bet of mine" he added.
dare wrote:Nuggets got rape lol, nice one man.
Week 1[1-1]: Bobcats split back to back games,suffer huge opening day loss
What an akward opening week that was for the Charlotte Bobcats. The Cats showed two different faces in the first two games , showing that they need some time together in order to makethings work,but also that they have lots of talent and potential.
Game 1:Indiana Pacers @ Charlotte Bobcats 93-65(November 2nd)
THE FACTS:The Indiana Pacers made an outstanding performance ,shocking a sold out crowd in Charlotte,which wanted to see the fresh start of the new Bobcats. Even though the two teams were close in the whole first half,with the Pacers having just a 5 point lead after the end of the 2nd quarter,second half was a whole different story.The Pacers outclassed Charlotte in every single statistic category, scored 23 points more in the half and cruised to one of their easiest victories in the last seasons.
Paul George(23 points,4 steals) was the best player in the court ,doing literally everything on both ends of the floor,and providing us with some impressive highlights,along with fellow highflyer Gerald Green(10 points). Danny Granger (16 points,7 rebounds,4 assists) provided a well rounded game,while DJ Augusting(12 points,12 assists),a former Bobcat, was a constant threat for his old team.
On the other hand,for the Bobcats, Kemba Walker (19 points) was one of the few stand outs, with Michael Kidd-Gilchrist(16 points,6 rebounds), the No 2 pick in this year's draft ,making a pretty good debut in the NBA. Newcomer Javale McGee was the only other Bobcat with double figures in points (10 points).
HOT: The Indiana Pacers. They had some impressive % in the game,with 63% in FGs,100% in FTs and 83% in 3PTs.
NOT:Ben Gordon had 5 points with 2-12 shooting. He could do better for sure.
QUOTABLE: "It just didn't work for us. Fair and simple.We're a young team though,meaning that day by day,game by game we're going to get better"
--GM George Koukoulis
Game 2: Charlotte Bobcats @ Dallas Mavericks 81-73(November 3rd)
THE FACTS: They got blown out in their home ground,and the next day they win in one of the toughest home grounds in the league. That's the unpredictable Charlotte Bobcats. Both teams were trading buckets and trading leagues for the whole game,providing a physical ,yet impressive game of hoops. The Bobcats provided an impressive team effort ,hustling on D and sharing the ball,as no individual score more than 14 points for the Cats. Michael Kidd-Gilchrist(14 points,5 rebounds,6 assists) was the top scorer and showed some more glances of his Kentucky self,but Kemba Walker(13 points,8 assists,5 steals) was the one getting the Man of the Match honors with a well-rounded performance. Ben Gordon looked sharp,with 13 crucial points.
For the losing side,Darren Collison(18 points,7 assists) had a great game,while OJ Mayo(16 points) and Dirk Nowitzki(10 points) were the other two Mavs in double figures.
TURNING POINT:With 2:30 minutes remaining,and the game tied at 66 apiece ,the Bobcats scored 10 quick unanswered points ,bringing the game beyond reach,with Ben Gordon,Javale McGee and Bismak Biyombo(11 pts) being the main motors of the run,and those who secured the huge W on the road.
QUOTABLE:"We're a tough team. We're not going to score a lot of points,maybe due to our lack of experience,but we're going to make sure that our opponents are going to score even less. We're hustling,we're running and that's exactly what we did today. You're going to see more of this in the next games."
--Michael Kidd-Gilchrist
NIGHTLY NOTABLE:Bismak Biyombo looked as mature as possible on the court. He stepped into the court in the last crucial minutes,and he surely delivered,with crucial baskets and blocks. He formed along with McGee an impervious obstacle for the opposition.
vig32 wrote:Good win in that second game, I like you getting Javale McGee he is a freak athletically. I also thought Biyombo was in his second year,but I'm not sure really. I like using him a lot though, he is a beast defensively!
vig32 wrote:In one game I had on my association (also with the Bobcats) Biyombo had a block that I swear was a volleyball spike into the ground, it was the sweetest block i've seen on the game so far. I really love the picture for your association, I'm a big Uconn fan so seeing Kemba and Ben Gordon was nice. Two guards that helped lead us to national championships
George7 wrote:vig32 wrote:In one game I had on my association (also with the Bobcats) Biyombo had a block that I swear was a volleyball spike into the ground, it was the sweetest block i've seen on the game so far. I really love the picture for your association, I'm a big Uconn fan so seeing Kemba and Ben Gordon was nice. Two guards that helped lead us to national championships
Kemba and BG are two of my favorites in Charlotte. Spoiler alert,but the next game I'm going to recap was for sure the most amazing game I had in 2k13 thus far and it involves a lot about the two ex-Huskies! Recap coming up in the next few hours!
rise wrote:Charlotte's in North Carolina btw.
Even though I'm super high on Mullens, I love the trade. Keep up the great work!
Sit wrote:I like your recap style. Nice choice with Bobcats - make Walker a star.
rise wrote:Charlotte's in North Carolina btw.
Even though I'm super high on Mullens, I love the trade. Keep up the great work!
THE FACTS: With the Suns establishing a small lead in the start of the 4th,no one thought that the talented ,but arguably weaker , Charlotte side could turn things around. But no one had in mind what the two former Huskies, Ben Gordon(29 points,4 rebounds,6 assists,3 steals) and Kemba Walker (24 points,3 rebounds,7 assists),had in store for the end. Gordon went onions in the 4th quarter ,and scored basket after basket after basket finishing with 15 points in the quarter,in order to keep Charlotte in close with the red hot Suns. Walker was a constant threat in the first 3 quarters,as he was the main reason the Bobcats weren't blown out in the first half.
THE MOMENT:With 30 seconds remaining and the Suns up by 1, Walker turned the ball over twice,giving the Suns the chance to end the game. They managed to score 2 points,and with 7 seconds in the clock Charlotte had the inbound in the centre of the court. Walker got the ball ,penetrated and kicked out to Ben Gordon, who momentarily lost his handle,and with a 1.2 seconds in the clock launched a hail Mary three,which was good, senting the game to Overtime and driving everyone in the Time Warner Cable Arena crazy.
THE FACTS II:Gordon's buzzer was all the push the Bobcats needed,and with rookie Michael Kidd-Gilchrist(18 points) showing up in the extra period, Charlotte sealed this one with ease.
For the losing side,Shannon Brown(28 points) was having a huge game,but wasn't enough in the end. Michael Beasley(17 points),who's having at last that fresh start he wanted was red hot from the mid-range area.
QUOTABLE:That's the first time I'm telling it to the press, but Ben [Gordon] was ,and is, one of my personal favorites in the league,especially back in his Bulls days. Performances like this one are those who define the great scorer and BG is for sure one.
--GM George Koukoulis
QUOTABLE II:It felt great,being red hot again,after having some bad shooting nights in the first two games. We keep playing like we did in the last quarter ,more games are there to be won. We'll try our best to make last season a bad memory.
--Ben Gordon
ROOKIE WATCH: Michael Kidd-Gilchrist had a quiet night,until emerging in the extra period,scoring 7 points out of Charlotte's 10.
HOT: Ben Gordon was 12/18 for the field scoring 4 threes with 6 attempts.Walker was 10-14 with 2 threes,and Michael Beasley was 8-11 from the field in the game.
NOT:Ramon Sessions ended the game without a point,shooting 0-5 from the field.
THE STAT: The Suns shooted 75% from the three point land.
Moments of the night
Ben Gordon for the tie... YOU BETCHA!!!
Kemba bringin down the thunder,in a rare dunk!
Valor wrote:Don't like the trade but good start man, BG7 FTW
vig32 wrote:The former Huskies stepped up big!! Love that he went "onions" awesome recap man.
Valdis wrote:JaVale in Charlotte? Shaqtin' a fool will be epic this year then.
Perfect week for Charlotte,as Gordon shines bright
Game 1:Phoenix Suns @ Charlotte Bobcats 95-100
Detailed analysis here
Game 2: Charlotte Bobcats @ New Orleans Hornets 73 - 67
THE FACTS:A close contest through out its whole duration, the game was judged by some mistakes and some bright moments in the final minute. The New Orleans Hornet was a slender lead in the first half,which was vanished by the end of the 3rd quarter ,after a 14-3 rally from the Bobcats. The final minutes were dramatic ,with the Hornets leading up again by 6,but Bobcats lead by Ben Gordon ,who had a bad first half,but got fire in the 4th quarter with 10 points,tied again the game and even got in front by 1 point,68-67 with 50 seconds in the clock,after a dunk by JaVale McGee.A huge defensive effort on the next play gave Charlotte the opportunity to seal the deal,but McGee missed a wide open dunk ,giving possesion to the Hornets and frustrating his teammates and coach. Hornets spoiled another chance to get in front though, Kemba Walker scored a breakaway lay up and gave Cats a 3 point lead,with 7.7 remaining. After the time out, Eric Gordon missed a wide open three,Henderson got the rebound,went perfect from the foul line ,and the Bobcats escaped with a huge win in a tight contest.
For the winning side,Ben Gordon(17 points) was again the top scorer, but Kemba Walker(11 points,7 assists) was the one getting the MVP honors. Javale McGee(12 points,10 rebounds) and Bismack Biyombo(12 points,5 rebounds) had a great collaboration in the paint,while Michael Kidd-Gilchrist(12 points,7 assists) was the 5th piece of a mature,yet young,line up.
For the Hornets, Eric Gordon had 22 points,4 rebounds and 5 assists,but missed the crucial,wide open ,three pointer ,which would tie the game.Anthony Davis(13 points,11 rebounds) was the only other Hornet in double figures.
TURNING POINT: The 6-0 run by the Bobcats in the last two minutes gave them the lead (68-67) and the momentum they needed in order to win the game.
HOT:Gordon is the surname,you pick the name. Both Ben and Eric Gordon were red hot. Eric had 22 points with 50% shooting,while Ben had 17 with 7 made shots out of 11 attempts, and 3-4 from the three point land.
ROOKIE WATCH: No 1 vs No 2 pick: Anthony Davis vs Michael Kidd-Gilchrist. Both had some good performances,but with the spotlights all on them,we would expect something better for the two top picks in the 2012 NBA Draft.
Game 3:Dallas Mavericks @ Charlotte Bobcats 85-86 (Simulated Game)
The Bobcats faced yet another team with a below .500 record (DAL:2-4, NOLA:1-4,PHX:2-4) and won yet another game,making it 4 in a row. The way is the same as the other 2 games of the week. Last minute thriller.Bobcats lead for three quarters,but Mavericks almost got the win in the end,falling up short eventually.
TOP PERFORMERS:Ben Gordon was again sensational. 28 points for the shooting guard out of UConn,who had a very productive week. JaVale McGee had his best game as a Bobcat,with 20 points,7 rebounds and 4 blocks. Kemba Walker and Kidd-Gilchrist had mediocre performances,with 6 and 2 points respectively.
For the Mavs,Dirk Nowitzki and O.J. Mayo had 16 points and 5 rebounds each,while Chris Kaman added 13 and 7
JaVale Moment of the Week
vig32 wrote:That picture made me laugh really hard, good week for your Bobcats, hope they can keep it up.
rise wrote:ahahahaha Jafail McGee strikes again.
Bad stretch for the Cats,fall to .500 record
Game 1:Washington Wizards @ Charlotte Bobcats 84-76 (simulated Game)
The Charlotte Bobcats spoiled their first game after a four game winning streak,after losing to the Washington Wizards ,in Charlotte. The Bobcats had almost no player standing up as a leader on the court ,as Kidd-Gilchrist and Walker,who were the top scorers for the Cats, had 13 points each. Javale McGee had a solid game with 12 points and 15 rebounds,while Ramon Sessions dropped a dozen points as well.
For the Wizards,Trevor Ariza had almost a double double with 22 points and 9 assists,while John Wall had a mature performance ,adding 16 points,4 rebounds and 6 assists.
Game 2:Charlotte Bobcats @ Minnesota Timberwolves 82-97
THE FACTS: It was a bad first half for the Charlotte Bobcats,that doomed them and cost them the entire game. Charlotte was outscored by 13 points in the first half by the Wolves ,who dominated in all aspects of their game,building a strong lead which was more than enough to earn them the W.After a rather balanced third quarter though ,Charlotte tried an 11th hour comeback ,in which they scored 7 consecutive three pointers. But the Wolves had answers for all of these,letting the Bobcats cut the lead to 5 points,and then make a little run which took again the difference up to 15 points.
For the Bobcats ,Kemba Walker (23 points,8 assists,3 rebounds,3 steals,4 three pointers) and Ben Gordon(16 points,3/4 3pts, 14 points in the 4th quarter) where the two players that motored the unsuccessful attempt for a comeback. Michael Kidd-Gilchrist(13 points,6 rebounds,7 assists) added a nice all around performance as well.
While for the winning side,Nicola Pekovic (19 points,5 rebounds) was the leading scorer for his team, but superstar Kevin Love (18 points,15 rebounds) was arguably the MVP of the game,scoring some huge three pointers in the last quarter,which sealed the deal for the Wolves. Brandon Roy(12 points) had positive performance,showing glances of his old self and Spaniard Ricky Rubio(12 points,10 assists) finished with the double double.
THE STAT:The Timberwolves had 37 rebounds,while the Bobcats only 18.
HOT:Nikola Pekovic had 8-9 FG in the game ,and Kevin Love was 7-13 from the field with an impressive 4 three pointers in 5 attempts.
QUOTABLE:We spoiled an entire half in today's game,we clearly didn't deserve the win here,and we should learn from our mistakes.
--Bobcats' Kemba Walker
Game 3:Memphis Grizzlies @ Charlotte Bobcats 79-70
THE FACTS: It was a Hardwood Classics night in Charlotte,as the "Carolina Cougars" faced of the "Memphis Tams" ,in Charlotte. The retro atmosphere was everywhere in the packed Time Warner Cable Arena,and the two teams didn't fail to dissapoint their crowd. It was a nailbitter,despite what the score indicates,as the two teams were going head to head for 42 minutes. It was only then that the Memphis Grizzlies managed to build a small lead that they were able to hold until the very end.
Rudy Gay (20 points) lead the way for the Grizzlies with a solid performance which gave him the MVP honors as well,but the big surprise was another one. Terrico White(15 points,7-7 FG),the rookie out of Mississippi was the one giving the much needed spark from the bench ,leading the way for Memphis to build the much needed lead.
Charlotte had its big 3 of Michael Kidd-Gilchrist (18 points,4 rebounds),Kemba Walker(16 points,6 assists,2 steals) and Ben Gordon(16 points) leading the way,but the rest of the team failed to deliver,as no other player scored more than 4 points in the game,on a poor scoring night.
THE STAT:Memphis Grizzlies had no three point attempts in the whole game!
TURNING POINT:Subbing in Terrico White in the 2nd half. He scored 15 points and played big part on Memphis' run that gave them a bigger lead.
ROOKIE WATCH:Michael Kidd-Gilchrist had a mature performance with 18 points,but Terrico White with his perfect 7-7 shooting was the catalyst in the game.
QUOTABLE I:That was my break out game.I am really happy about my performance,and I hope this will be the first of several performances like this one. Great night for me tonight for both my performance and the W.
--Grizzlies Terrico White
QUOTABLE II:We must not get dissapointed from this losing streak. Just remember last year everyone. We have almost as many Ws in those three weeks as the team had in a whole season! The team is playing really good,and as we get better and better,more wins are going to come.There's some nice job done in this organization.
--Bobcats' Michael Kidd-Gilchrist
Valor wrote:Some good defensive games there, tough luck with the losses though
Milwaukee Bucks @ Charlotte Bobcats 88-101
THE FACTS:It was an easy night for the Bobcats,and it looked like one from the very beggining. With the Milwaukee Bucks having a rough start in the season,despite the phenomenal backcourt duo of Ellis and Jennings,and the Charlotte Bobcats not looking that consistent ,after dropping three straight after a four-game winning streak,most of us would expect a nailbitter. But it was far from one. Charlotte took the lead just after the tip-off and never looked back. With the phenomenal play of rookie Michael Kidd-Gilchrist (29 points,7 steals.4 rebouns,3 assists) and with Kemba Walker(20 points,5 assists,4 steals) keeping the great performances game after game,Bobcats managed to take a 10 point lead in the 1st quarter and maintain it for the rest of the game.
Excluding the two youngsters,who have been top performers for the Bobcats those first weeks,it was the contribution of Kenyon Martin, Ramon Sessions and Ben Gordon that made this an easy night for the Cats. The former no1 pick out Cincinnati scored 16 points,and added 4 rebounds and 4 assists,while the two guards almost recorded double-doubles,as Sessions had 12 points and 7 assists,with Gordon adding 10 and 7 on those two categories.
For the Bucks,it was all about Monta. Monta Ellis scored an impressive 33 points in the game,while Brandon Jennings almost had a double double(15 points,9 assists, but with 9 turnovers). Turkish international,Ersan Ilyasova (10 points,10 rebounds) had a solid double double performance as well.
THE STAT: The Bobcats literally stole the show,as they recorded 23 steals in the game,oppossed to 13 by the Bucks
HOT:Michael Kidd-Gilchrist. The 2nd pick in the 2012 NBA Draft was almost excellent in his shooting with 14-19 from the field.
NOT:JaVale McGee has one of the most dominating bodies in the league,but the center failed to make an impression today,despite his good start in the season.He had only 6 points,with 3-8 shooting and only 5 rebounds.
QUOTABLE:He's going to be the leader of this team.This performance was just a glance of what MKG has in store for the rest of the season.
--Bobcats' Head Coach,Mike Dunlap
Chapter 2
New York City, NY A man was sitting on his office,looking at his NBA Fantasy League team ,while drinking slowly his hot coffee.It was his little morning ritual ,from the moment he stepped up as the head of this company,and had a little more flexible working schedule.Every day, he wanted to have at his office,only two things in order to start his day.A hot,double espresso and the "Wall Street Journal" newspaper. He would read the newspaper and then take a look at his fantasy league team,one of his biggest passions,besides his work,while drinking his coffee. After this was over,he would start taking care of his workload. That's why he wanted no one to interrupt him,and his secretary knew that better than anyone.
"-Sir,you have a call on line 2 ". Despite his order not to be disturbed,his secretary was on the line
-"Oh,come on Suzan..." The man said dissappointed and a little frustrated. "What have I told you about my personal time? You know I don't like to get disturbed ,unless it's an emergency."
-"I'm sorry sir,but Mr.Jordan insisted on talking to you."she replied.
-"Who?" The hearing of this name spoiled his entire monring. He hated him. "Oh,but tell him to be quick"
-"Hello Chris. I just wanted to call you and thank you about the guy you brought in the team. I love this kid's passion and knowledge ,he's a true gem. Thanks for that." Jordan said the last two words, with a clear sarcastic tone,hanging up the phone laughing,which infuriated Chris more than ever.
-"I'm going to avenge this moron,even if some one else has to pay for this!" He said. And being a rich and powerfull person with some serious personal issues with MJ,he was ready to do everything he could to humiliate the man he hated that much...
rise wrote:I love seeing MKG and Kemba tearing it up on the court.
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Lego's new play sets, which are geared toward girls, include a beauty shop, cafe and pool. Critics say the toys are too focused on image and gender stereotypes. Others, including Lego, say they're simply what girls want to play with. Host Michel Martin and a diverse panel of moms explore gender-focused marketing.
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Confused about continuity? Want to start your own Marvel vs. DC superhero war? Head on in to pick apart storylines, books, artists, authors, and much more. The superhero registration line starts here.
Here's the thread where we all post links to things related to Comic Books, like interviews with the writers or new announcements. So yeah, just share anything Comic Book related here.
Peaceful Days died, Let's Survive
I got some funny comic vid's!
Connection Is Power
I know I already posted this in the Marvel NOW! discussion but I'm going to share this article about the future of Uncanny Avengers. This article helped spark my interest in the upcoming Nova series. And here's an interview with Kieron Gillen and Jamie McKelvie on the new Young Avengers series, which made me very excited for it.
So if you havent seen the Avengers movies yet you might not want to watch this video, it is everything that was wrong with the Avengers movie in about 3 minutes. It is pretty amusing.
@Fames That was hilarious! I think if you hype a movie up so much, you don't see all the obvious flaws in the movie.
or you overlook them because the movieis just trying to have fun and isn't trying to be high art like some others *Cough*darkknight*cough*
"If you really loved me you'd all kill yourselves right now" -Spider Jerusalem
this video blew me away
@Warthog: Look's like you are a fellow "IGNer" :)
I'm not a member, it's simply on my list of websites to use to find news, and the only one on that list to have Comic Book news.
Yeah, I'm not a member but I go to them for my comic news because they give pretty good news and a lot of news before anyone else
That video you posted was pretty cool.
On the avengers video: I enjoyed all the flaws because it was just a fun movie. But even with dark Knight rises as all the flaws it had, I over look those as well. Even though it had a much more serious tone, in the end it isn't high art, it is just an amazing comic book film.
@Gaming Warthog: Great idea for a thread!
Here's a podcast featuring Tony Guerrero interviewing Scott Snyder, one with James Robinson about Earth 2, and one with Matt Fraction,
My pull list
Vae Victis.
Vocatus atque non vocatus deus aderit.
Sorry, but I can't post actual links but if you copy the link and paste it into the search bar it'll work.
So here's an interview with Scott Snyder about his upcoming run on Superman with artist Jim Lee, leaving Swamp Thing, His view of the Joker and Death of the Family, and what's coming in American Vampire.


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ITGO V1.4 adds greater flexibility and customization with V1.4 adding several new features requested by customers.
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LEDs have been upgraded with slicker sharper LED graphics and sliders have also been updated to a cleaner version.
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ITGO now features more flexible intervals from 4 seconds to 90 seconds.
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Finally users switch to the Timer screen and after selecting a warm up and cool down length from zero to 3 minutes, start their workout. ITGO's timers then count down the intervals in circular segments and displays individual numerical timers for the fast and slow intervals and total session duration as well as the currently playing song and provides double vibration alerts at each interval change.
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IT'S the weekend, and you've got20 minutes. How can you make yourCorvette perform better, run cooler, shiftharder, and get better fuel mileage? Howabout reprogramming the computer? It'seasy to do, and with the new computerprogrammer systems available these days,if you don't like what you've done, youcan put it back to the factory parametersjust as easily.
The FAST-FLASH programmer fromFAST makes it simple to change criticalperformance, mileage, and shiftingparameters of your engine and transmission.The FAST-FLASH features a liquidcrystal display screen that guides youthrough the programming with questionsreferencing timing, transmission shiftpoints, cooling system fan start, andmany others. It's a fail-safe unit thatallows you to modify these importantcomputer parameters without losing youroriginal state of tune.
Our test installation took place onCharlie Mornmot's highly modified `73Corvette from Bismarck, Illinois, featuringa stock '02 LS1 engine and 4L60Etransmission. While the wrapper mayhave been a bit unique, Mornmot'sCorvette was basically an '02 Corvette inall other regards--most notably in thecomputer department. The only real performancechange from a stock C5Corvette was the installation of the factoryoriginal-style `68-'69 side exhausts.
To begin, the FAST-FLASH was pluggedinto the Corvette's computer system atthe diagnostic port under the dashboard.During the first few moments of operation,the FAST-FLASH reads and recordsthe current engine and transmissionparameters. The FAST-FLASH is preprogrammedwith two basic tuning calibrationfiles: performance mode and economymode, which you can use to modifyyour personal computer preferences. Inaddition, the FAST-FLASH unit is the onlyhand-held programmer that features theexclusive Cam Tuning Technology, incorporatingthree different calibration fileswhen aftermarket camshaft changes aremade. A limiting factor with regard toother programmers, the FAST-FLASH hasaddressed this common request ofCorvette enthusiasts looking to install ahigh-performance camshaft and programtheir computers to maximize the efficiencyof their computer-controlled systems.
Further adjustments are possible on anindividual basis using the promptsoffered in the display window. In the caseof Charlie's Corvette, we changed the followingparameters:
The factory computer-system settingsactually retard the timing under hardacceleration to protect the vehicle's drivetraindurability. In an application such asthis where so many of the original systemshave been altered, that was notneeded. After all, it's a Corvette, right?
Knowing we wanted to maximize performance,the system was set for usewith 93-premium octane, allowing forincreased timing.
The cooling fans were set to come onat 180 degrees rather than the stock settingof 200-plus degrees. This allows theengine to reside in a cooler environmentfor better performance and less possibilityof detonation.
Not only did we raise the shift pointsin the transmission 4 mph, we increasedthe firmness of the shifting for bettertransmission performance and efficiency.
We raised the engine rev-limiter setting200 rpm, from 6,000 to 6,200 rpm.
Charlie's says, "The throttle response ismuch improved. The car has only beentogether since May, and it always felt likethere was a hand on the front of the carpushing it back. The FAST-FLASH programminggreatly improved the throttleresponse of the car. It runs a lot betterthan before. It even let me know aboutthe speedometer error so I could correctthat with a change in the transmissiongear. I'm very pleased with the changeswe made." CF


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The Strokes 'Comedown Machine' review: Scattered
When The Strokes arrived in 2001, reinvigorating American rock and kick-starting interest in New York City bands, they were laser-focused with their indie rock approach on their debut, "Is This It?"
Since then, they have become increasingly more scattershot.
On their fifth album, "Comedown Machine" (RCA), The Strokes are all over the musical map, seemingly influenced by everyone from Michael Jackson and A-ha to Nina Simone, with varying degrees of success.
They open with "Tap Out," which sounds like a combination of the rhythm track of "Wanna Be Startin' Somethin'" and the chugging guitars from any number of '80s New Romantic bands, while singer Julian Casablancas tries out numerous vocal identities, from falsetto to tough guy. "Welcome to Japan" follows a similar guitar scenario, landing them somewhere between Spandau Ballet and Friendly Fires.
If that sounds confusing, the singles situation isn't any clearer. There's the more expected "All the Time," where the band sounds the most like the "classic" Strokes, and the wildly unexpected "One Way Trigger," where the band uses A-ha's "Take On Me" as a jumping-off point, with plenty of Casablancas falsetto to punctuate the fun.
There are lots of ideas here, but The Strokes seem so impatient, they often don't stick with one for a whole song. The result sounds energetic, but "Comedown Machine" borders on frantic, as if everyone in the band is worried that if they don't bounce around, they'll lose interest themselves. The lovely "Call It Fate, Call It Karma" shows that those worries aren't just unfounded but may have been self-sabotage.
"Comedown Machine"
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Recruits In Retrospect: 2011 Offense
Previously: 2008 Offense, 2008 Defense, 2009 Defense, 2009 Quarterbacks, 2009 Offense, 2010 Offense, 2010 Defense
Michigan's best offensive recruit of 2011 entered the program as a walk-on. [Barron]
It's that time of the offseason when I go back through the recruiting profiles for the class that just finished its five-year cycle, which brings us to...
Oh no. Ohhhhhhhh no. It's the 2011 hybrid RichRod/Hoke class, an underwhelming group at the time—ranked 26th in the composite—that didn't come close to living up to expectations. I promise this exercise will be less painful next year. Until then, let this serve as a painful reminder of how far the program has come in the last couple years.
This post on the offense will be mercifully short, at least; there were only seven scholarship players on that side of the ball in the class, and two didn't make it through their first fall camp.
Forcier Comparison = Accuracy
Michigan snake-oiled three-star dual-threat quarterback Russell Bellomy from Purdue shortly before signing day. By the time Brian got around to writing up Bellomy's profile, Shane Morris had already committed to the 2013 class, while Devin Gardner was waiting in the wings behind Denard Robinson. Bellomy's profile didn't exactly scream "future starter" regardless of the competition:
So what have they won? A developmental prospect. Bellomy's a bit like Justice Hayes in that he seems like a better fit for the offense Michigan just dumped. That might not be a big deal long term—unlike Hayes, Michigan actually got interested in Bellomy after the transition—but Bellomy is not Chad Henne. He's described as an "efficient spread offense QB" and completed only 58% of his passes on a run-heavy team. He rarely broke the 20 attempt barrier. Opposing coaches($) say stuff like "he was much more effective in the pocket than we expected" and "you have to respect his passing ability as well." He needs work.
Bellomy's YMRMFSPA was "pick a Forcier" due to his mobility and reputation as a "riverboat gambler." The comparison worked in that Bellomy flamed out of the program. You know the story well: Bellomy entered the 2012 Nebraska game over Devin Gardner, then moonlighting at receiver, when Denard Robinson hurt his elbow, had a disastrous three-interception performance, and never saw meaningful time again. He transferred to UT-San Antonio for his senior season, attempted ten passes as their backup quarterback, and left the program only a month into the 2015 season.
[Hit THE JUMP for, well, more pain.]
First Look: 2016 Offense
- QB Jake Rudock. Iowa transfer was a jittery mess for the first half and Andrew Luck Jr for the second. Cracked 3,000 passing yards with good efficiency and a solid TD/INT ratio; ended year by dicing up three top-ten pass defenses. Will be missed unless Harbaugh just Harbaughs himself another excellent QB, which is Harbaugh likely.
- C Graham Glasgow. Three year starter was always good even if it was near-impossible to tell without going into UFR-level depth. Stepped up as a senior and was, IMO, an All Big Ten-level performer. Michigan has a couple promising options to replace him; don't underrate his loss.
- TE AJ Williams. Went from symbol of the flaccid Hoke era to symbol of the player development Jim Harbaugh brings to the table. Improved his blocking immensely, quadrupled career receiving stats, was no longer a one-dimensional tight end who did not actually deliver on that dimension, blew guys off ball with consistency. I don't think I've ever seen a senior get that much better since… Bennie Joppru? Probably Bennie Joppru.
- FBs Sione Houma and Joe Kerridge. Treated as a unit. Solid to excellent blockers both with Kerridge a capable receiver and captain and Houma a promising mooseback capable of juking Florida linebackers. Normally a position met with a shrug these days, it's a much bigger deal under Harbaugh. Henry Poggi returns but hasn't touched a ball in anger yet.
- As of yet unknown attrition. Departures are on the way. Some of those will undoubtedly be on offense. Guys not playing at WR, RB, and QB are likely to be amongst the departures. None project to have significant 2016 roles unless the wild Rivals rumor about a starting OL not being asked back pans out. I'm skeptical about that.
- TE Jake Butt. 654 receiving yards a year ago with two-count-em-two drops all year. Blocking was finesse but relatively effective. Smoked touted Florida CB on route in bowl game. Should be nation's top receiving tight end and get that Mackey award he was inexplicably denied this year. A bit more oomph on the ground would be nice.
- OL Mason Cole. Emerged into a top-shelf run blocker in year two. Pass blocking was generally good but there were struggles against elite edge rushers like Yannick Ngakoue and Joey Bosa. Smart, technical player could get moved inside if Grant Newsome is Michigan's #5 OL.
- WR Jehu Chesson. Comparisons went from Stonum to Breaston to Manningham over the course of the season. Multi-use threat effective as a runner, blocker, and increasingly as a receiver. 764 yards and 9 TDs despite being chronically missed for the first half of the season, plus a KOR TD and a number of jet sweeps that went a long way. Has his shit together.
- WR Amara Darboh. Avant comparisons were on point, as he amply demonstrated on that catch. You know. That one. Solid intermediate threat with excellent hands and a large catching radius. Avant-esque. Like Avant. Reminiscent of Avant.
- RB De'Veon Smith. Nuclear-powered icebreaker back was frustrating much of the year but great against the Gators. If proverbial click has clicked and he knows where to go most of the time can be prototypical Harbaugh back. Superior blocker; may get drafted at fullback part-time a la BJ Askew.
- OLs Erik Magnuson, Kyle Kalis, and Ben Braden. All thrown into the same lump because they were more or less the same guy. All had their struggles, particularly the guards; all had their successes. All are likely to get incrementally better as senior returning starters, but it wouldn't be out of the question for one of them to get knocked out of the lineup if Kugler and Newsome emerge or Michigan picks up Texas grad transfer Jake Raulerson.
- FB/TE Henry Poggi. Last year's version of early AJ Williams. Had one catch for two yards, did not carry the ball, was a blocker and only a blocker. As a blocker he was generally effective when he made contact with a person. He failed to accomplish this with understandable frequency since he was flipped from the DL in spring. Should improve significantly in that department but must be more of a threat to have the ball.
- RB Drake Johnson. Michigan's quickest back by far but career has been limited by injury.
- RB/WR Jabrill Peppers. Oh right that guy. In year two under Harbaugh should emerge as a guy who gets ten touches a game on a variety of screens, sweeps, and straight-up runs and throws.
O'Korn is generally considered the leader at QB [Fuller]
Probably John O'Korn. Michigan's QB derby is currently a five-way battle that will add a sixth contender in Brandon Peters and maybe a seventh if Harbaugh goes back to the grad-transfer well, but after a season of scout-team hype anyone other than Houston transfer O'Korn would be a moderate surprise.
O'Korn is the platonic opposite of Jake Rudock. He is Ryan Mallett, more or less, capable of throwing for 3,000 yards as a true freshman and equally capable of going full Hackenberg on WR screens in an increasingly frustrating situation and getting deservedly benched as a sophomore. He is a big, strapping fellow with good wheels who can uncork pinpoint 40-yard passes on the run. He threw an array of insane interceptions and made other mistakes in bunches at Houston, but given a year of understudy under Harbaugh both the natural maturation process and the coaching upgrade promise big things.
Half the running back rotation. This space projects that De'Veon Smith ends up absorbing most of the carries from the fullback spot and plays enough RB to remain Michigan's leading rusher. That will leave about half the total carries available. Peppers, Karan Higdon, Ty Isaac, and freshmen Kareem Walker and Kingston Davis figure to scrap over the remainder.
Only Peppers is a lock to get a bunch of touches, because he is Peppers. The rest could go anywhere; Michigan fans are hoping the freshmen step up immediately. It could happen.
An offensive lineman, maybe two. Grant Newsome is a heavy favorite to be the fifth starter on the offensive line after Michigan burned his redshirt midseason so he could be a sixth OL in heavy packages. Newsome is an ideal left tackle, though, and Michigan has an incumbent. Look for Mason Cole to move inside, as his run blocking is considerably ahead of his pass protection.
It is possible that Michigan could mix things up more extensively if they feel their best five includes Patrick Kugler or Raulerson, potentially bumping Mason Cole to guard instead of center. If that happens it's probably a good thing.
Receivers and blocky/catchy types past the Big Three. We're filing Grant Perry as "new" since he made little impact last year except in the first and last games. In the former case that impact was massively negative; in the latter a pleasant surprise. Perry, Drake Harris, Moe Ways, and tight ends Ian Bunting and Khalid Hill will compete to fill snaps vacated by Williams and the departing fullbacks.
Unless there's an injury none will emerge into prime targets; the goal there is for Michigan to have guys ready to step in when Darboh, Chesson, and Butt all depart after next year.
The peripheral nature of most of the previous section's bullet points. Michigan needs to find a QB, an OL, and half a running back. They have less to replace than 95% of D-I programs.
Three Amigos 2016. Butt, Darboh, and Chesson are a receiving trio that might be on par with the famous Braylon/Avant/Breaston set. If Chesson continues his development he is a legit #1; Butt probably would have been the second tight end off the board if he announced for the NFL draft; Darboh is a circus-catch wizard and burly possession guy to move the chains. Nobody in the league is going to have a set of pass-catchers like that.
Continuity. Hey look Michigan has the same coaching staff for the second consecutive year, running the same offense. They have the same players running it, for the most part. This has been a rare treasure of late.
Experience. Michigan projects to have seniors start at eight of eleven positions, and one of the exceptions is Mason Cole.
how much better can these gentlemen get? [Upchurch]
Blocking upside. I thought Michigan had two very good offensive linemen and three guys who were meh. One of the very good guys is gone; the three meh guys are all going to be redshirt seniors. I'm not sure how much any of them will improve. I mean, they should improve, but the kind of leap Cole took last year from meh to very good is unlikely.
Similarly, I don't think Jake Butt is suddenly going to be a murderous blocker. This doesn't feel like a run game that gets amazing unless it was really all targeting issues.
The O'Kornininging, or Speightininging, or Whoeverining. New quarterback is always a worry, albeit less so when Jim Harbaugh is his quarterback coach. O'Korn has all the tools you could want and seemingly went to Houston because he was wild and unrefined. He could be Ryan Mallett or he could be Ryan Mallett, if you get my drift.
Will the tailbacks be any good? I'd give that position group a D for the year. Kareem Walker may not be the quick fix everyone was vaguely hoping for when they heard the #1 back in the country was going to decommit from OSU and flip to Michigan. Recruiting consensus on Walker has dipped to the point where he's a good, not great prospect. (This might actually be good for Michigan given the track record of five-star backs in Ann Arbor.)
Smith and Johnson gave a glimmer of hope in the bowl game, enough to bump this from bad to dunno.
It all hinges on INSERT QB HERE. If he comes in hot and we get a year of Late Rudock production this should be an offense that takes a major step forward. Whoever does get the job is going to have a terrific receiving corps, solid or better pass protection, and Jabrill Peppers hanging around.
The run game is a bit of a question mark still. Michigan has no slam-dunk back and probably won't see their OL take a quantum leap forward. Real improvement is likely, though. Michigan gets four OL back and will have continuity, plus both returning tailbacks who played in the bowl showed major improvement.
For context, Michigan finished 30th in offensive S&P+ this year, 43rd on the ground and 8th(!!!) in the air. They should be able to push the ground number up 10 to 20 spots, and if O'Korn hits the ground running and maintains that passing number—somewhat tough but he'll be operating in a friendly environment—Michigan should get into the top 20 teams statistically.
I'd say maintaining the passing production is unlikely, but a quick glance at Jim Harbaugh's track record with quarterbacks suggests it is anything but.
Existential To Exponential
1/1/2016 – Michigan 41, Florida 7 – 10-3, 6-2 Big Ten, season over
[Ruby Wallau/Michigan Daily]
On television, passes over a certain length are leaps of faith for the viewer. The quarterback throws it. Then there's a second or two before the intended target comes into focus. In that second you hope the guy is open or covered, depending on the situation. Maybe sometimes if you're lucky just plain expect something good to happen. For most of the year Michigan's defense has given fans the right to expect something at least reasonably difficult in those moments.
The offense hasn't quite managed that, even after Harbaugh found the right way to scream-pound Jake Rudock midway through the season. Also Florida's secondary is House of Cosby, except with Jourdan Lewis. So Rudock flung it up and for a moment there it didn't look too good. The arc was a bit high, the ball hung a bit long. Despite the recent surge I felt a wave of trepidation as this ball's parabola swung back towards Earth.
And then Jehu Chesson panned into view. Just Chesson, because Vernon Hargreaves was standing at the twenty yard line with an enormous animated question mark over his head. Chesson caught an uncontested touchdown that Rudock had punted up short on purpose, and the slow-motion rout was on.
A few months ago Michigan trundled to another one of those losses against Utah that are all pretty much the same depressing football game. In it, Chesson burned a corner on a double move almost as badly as he did Hargreaves. He downshifted as he neared the endzone; Rudock tried to make the perfect pass and ended up overthrowing a sure thing by a couple yards.
That was a theme of not only his junior season at Iowa but the first half of this year: Rudock would try to hit the perfect pass every time, and often this was just out of his reach. That tendency continued; it combined with an unfamiliarity with the offense to turn Rudock from an efficient, if beleaguered, game manager into a guy who barely completed half his passes and couldn't hit 6 YPA against UNLV.
There wasn't anything to be done about this. Rudock was in Ann Arbor to spackle over a quarterback recruiting sinkhole of epic proportions, and if he didn't work out he didn't work out. A shrug is all you can muster if the stopgap is in fact a stopgap.
Then f(Rudock) = 2^x
Ain't never seen anything like that before. One day, Jake Rudock was scuffling through a depressing transition season. The next he was keeping Michigan afloat as the defense scrambled in the aftermath of Ryan Glasgow's injury.
The Chesson touchdown, while easy, was the culmination of Rudock's year. That closed the circle from the Utah game. Later Rudock would dump a 45-yard post route in Chesson's lap to put a cherry on top.
My preseason assessment of Jake Rudock—I said he'd have "a season like last year at Iowa except more efficient: 60% completions, 8 YPA, excellent TD/INT"—was looking somewhere between laughable and pitiful halfway through the year and well I'll be danged:
Rudock finished behind only Nate Sudfeld in passer efficiency in the Big Ten, averaged nearly 8 yards an attempt, had a 20:9 TD:INT ratio, and led the conference with a 64% completion percentage.
Rudock ended the year against the nation's #4, 5, and 8 S&P+ pass defenses. His line in those three games: 64/101, 63%, 7.9 YPA, 6 TD, 1 INT.
I am going to repeat that. Jake Rudock's line against three consecutive top ten pass defenses: 63%, 7.9 YPA, 6:1 TD-INT.
Give Jim Harbaugh your tired, your poor, your huddled masses, and he will turn them into NFL quarterbacks. Give Jim Harbaugh your disjointed messes, your pitiful morale, your nonsense rosters, and he will put on a hard-hat and create a ten-win team. I think we just got done with the glide path. Now for a rocket and a match.
Known Friends And Trusted Agents Of The Week
you're the man now, dog
#1 Jake Rudock completed his in-season renaissance with a stunningly efficient performance against a third-straight top-ten pass defense. He also ran for some yards and gave a polished post-game interview. Destined to be a backup QB in the NFL for the next ten years.
#2 De'Veon Smith went full Ricky Vaughn in this game, demonstrating a greatly improved ability to read the game in front of him and quickness possibly borne of a recovery from injury. PFF credited him with 11 broken tackles; he crested 100 yards against a fierce run defense.
#3 Jehu Chesson toasted Vernon Hargreaves crispy on a touchdown, caught a tough 45-yard post route, had a catch-and-run conversion on which he was pulling away from the Florida secondary before a safety chopped him down, had a spectacular over-the-shoulder reception on a play he also drew a flag on, and then had the best catch of his life on a throw that took him about six inches out of bounds. Do I hear Manningham 2.0?
Honorable mention: Chris Wormley and Willie Henry had terrific days on the DL and are excluded mostly because the offensive players had a much tougher matchup. Jarrod Wilson ended his boring Michigan career with a boring interception and we love boring safeties and will miss him. Kenny Allen hit a couple chip shot field goals, blasted a punt that would have probably been a 70 yarder had the endzone not intervened, and hit Vernon Hargreaves so hard on a kick return that he forgot to cover Chesson a bit later. Mason Cole and Graham Glasgow were terrific on the ground and equally good against the pass.
KFaTAotW Standings.
13: Jake Rudock (#3 Northwestern, #1 Rutgers, #1 Indiana, #3 Penn State, #2 OSU, #1 Florida)
9: Jourdan Lewis (#1 UNLV, #1 Northwestern, #1 MSU), Jabrill Peppers(#2 BYU, #2 Northwestern, #2 MSU, #1 Minnesota)
8: Chris Wormley(#2 Utah, #1 Oregon State, #3 Rutgers, #2 Penn State)
6: Jake Butt(#1 Utah, #2 Rutgers, #3 OSU), Jehu Chesson(#2 Indiana, #1 OSU, #3 Florida)
5: De'Veon Smith(#2 Oregon State, #3 BYU, #2 Florida)
4: Maurice Hurst (#2 Maryland, #2 Minnesota),
3: Ryan Glasgow (#1 BYU), Desmond Morgan (#1 Maryland), Amara Darboh(#1 PSU)
2: Ty Isaac(#2 UNLV), Willie Henry(#3 Utah, #3 MSU), 1: AJ Williams (#3 Oregon State), Channing Stribling(#3 UNLV), Blake O'Neill(#3 Maryland), Drake Johnson(#3 Minnesota), Delano Hill(#3 Indiana).
Who's Got It Better Than Us Of The Week
This week's best thing ever.
Gotta be that touchdown.
— Ace Anbender (@AceAnbender) January 2, 2016
Honorable mention: That post route. De'Veon Smith finds a backside cut. Drake Johnson reverses direction on that draw. Treon Harris's ludicrous interception. Willie Henry eats a dude. Sione Houma befuddles a linebacker.
WGIBTUs Past.
Utah: Crazy #buttdown.
Oregon State: #tacopunts.
UNLV: Ty Isaac's 76 yard touchdown.
BYU: De'Veon Smith's illicit teleporter run.
Maryland: Jehu Chesson jet sweeps past you.
Northwestern: Chesson opening KO TD.
MSU: the bit where they won until they didn't.
Minnesota: form a f-ing wall.
Rutgers: Peppers as Denard.
Indiana: Delano Hill seals it with a PBU.
PSU: Jourdan Lewis breaks their back on a kickoff.
This week's worst thing ever.
There are eight months until the next game.
Honorable mention: Early defensive hiccups.
PREVIOUS EDBs
Utah: circle route pick six.
Oregon State: Rudock fumbles after blitz bust.
UNLV: Rudock matches 2014 INT total in game 3.
BYU: BYU manages to get to triple digit yards in the last minutes of the game.
Maryland: Slog extended by deflected interception at Houma.
Northwestern: KLINSMANN OUT
MSU: Obvious.
Minnesota: The bit where the lost it until they didn't.
Rutgers: KO return given up.
Indiana: run run run run run run run run run run run run.
PSU: OSU's WHAT ARE THOOOOOOSE gameplan against MSU.
OSU: the second half
[After THE JUMP: a run game! Three Amgios 2016.]
Wednesday Presser 11-4-15: Tim Drevno
Everyone's talking about Jabrill this week, so what's it like for you having him on offense? What does he do for you?
"Well, he's very explosive. You can see when he gets the ball he explodes and it's a great option to have to be able to work him into the offense and an opportunity for a few plays on the offensive side of the ball. If he does or doesn't, it's nice to have that club in your bag."
I know you don't get a ton of time with him, but is he special in the way that he can not spend a whole lot of time with the offense and still pick things up?
"Yeah. I mean, he's a football player, so he's got that DNA that you can kind of tell once he fixes a problem- just special. Great football awareness.
"It's really- dealing with him is like dealing with a pro football player. He just kind of looks you in the eye and takes what you're telling him, understands it, and then puts it into action. He's just got great football awareness and great football savvy. He's a football player. I've said that before, so it's exciting to have him."
Do you customize the playcalling based on whether Drake Johnson or De'Veon Smith's in the game?
"No, we don't. No, we don't. We feel like they all have strengths and weaknesses, but we just call the game as we call it and put those guys in the best opportunity up front and the receivers and the quarterback so no, we don't like specifically say, 'Hey, do this, do that.'"
What's Jake's [Rudock] status at this point?
"He was good yesterday. He threw the ball around, breaking the huddle. He looked good. Looked good to me."
You expect him to play?
"Yeah, absolutely, yes. Really do."
[After THE JUMP: "We're changing this thing, and it's going in the right direction and we're really pleased with where we are."]
Upon Further Review 2015: Offense vs Northwestern
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FORMATION NOTES: There was… nothing weird? Apparently not. Michigan did run different formations than they had much of the year, with a lot more ace sets and early-down gun. M was split about evenly between I-form of some type, ace, and shotgun.
Here is an offset I for some reason.
This has been your federally mandated pre-jump picture.
Oh, FWIW: this was NW's defense the whole day. 4-3 under for the most part with two rolled-up cover 4 safeties. The linebacker type guy to the bottom of the screen is actually a corner; NW has shifted the LBs to the field and are running an over on this snap.
PERSONNEL NOTES: OL and QB per usual the whole way. Kerridge returned at FB, getting most of the time in front of Houma. RB was a profusion of different guys. Smith early, then Higdon, Green, and a little bit of Isaac and Johnson. Those guys missed time for different reasons.
WR rotation was about as per usual except with more three-wide formations we saw significant amounts of Grant Perry for the first time since the opener. At this point it's clear the rotation this year is Darboh, Chesson, Ways, Harris, Canteen, and Perry. Canteen missed this game for an undisclosed reasons. (If Michigan is going six deep with three freshmen and no seniors, the writing is on the wall for guys not currently playing.)
[After THE JUMP: I drop bows on 'em? Ohhhhhhh probably short for elbows. Now I understand rapism.]
Wednesday Presser 10-14-15: Jedd Fisch
"Who's kicking us off? No questions? Okay, great!"
Thoughts on Michigan State's defense?
"They're very good. They're very good. They're very fundamentally sound. They know exactly their assignments. They know where they're vulnerable because they've run the same defense, or very similar defense, for so many years.
"I remember playing them in 2009 when I was at Minnesota, and looking back at that there's so many similarities in regards to what they're doing. Fun to see. Fun for the challenge, but they're awfully good. They're awfully good."
Jake [Rudock] was kind of reticent to take any label: game manager, whatever type quarterback. How would you describe him and his style as a quarterback?
"Yeah, I don't- I'm not a big fan, I guess, of that particular title. I think it does not give them the same credit. Sometimes you kind of lose that type of credit on that, but I don't know. I think he does a very good job.
"He's a good leader. He has been completing a lot of passes. He's been smart with the football. He's done a lot of things you would expect someone that's a fifth-year player to do: be able to bounce back from a three-interception game opening night and play five games and throw three combined since then I think, and one of them was kind of a fluky play. So, I think he's mature. I think he can make all the throws. I think he can make all the reads and just continue to lead our football team."
Is Michigan State's defensive line the best you're going to face this year?
"Well, I don't know. They're good. They're really good. I don't know about the best or not the best. I feel like we've gone against some really, really good ones.
"I thought Utah's defensive line was really, really good. I thought last week they created a lot of challenges for a lot of teams. I thought Maryland has a really good defensive line, so I don't know. There are a lot of good defensive lines.
"Obviously this is a good football team we're playing. We know that. It's going to be a great challenge for our guys."
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So we all know how you met Al. Another One Rides The Bus, is your dad Frankie Yankovic, I have your My Bologna single, "You should have a band, I'll drum.". We all know the story. But what exactly was it like meeting Al? Were you excited (even though he wasn't that popular other than My Bologna)? And did you know you would still be his drummer today? Yup. That's the question. Sorry if it's a lame one - I just always wanted to know...
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After they performed Another One Rides the Bus, Bermuda looked at Al and said "You should have a band. I'll be your drummer" As for being his drummer today, Most artists don't have staying power in this business. Let alone a novelty artist.Al and the band have been truely blessed to have the career that they have. On wouldn't think that Jon looked at Al on that fateful night and said "I'm still going to be your drummer on January 23rd 2016" because, as a rule, that just doesn't happen...
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I know the story of Another One Rides The Bus and how he said you should have a band (you have to know that to be on the forum! ) but, I was asking what exactly it was like to meet Al. My fault. It probably wasn't worded very well and yes, Al and the band are great! I think the band is also very underrated, I think they're probably one of the best players out there
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Now that, my friend, is a very interesting question. Assuming Bermuda can remember that many years ago, we could get some rather interesting perspective. And I have to agree. Al's band is Ridiculously underrated.
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Yup. if Bermuda can remember that would be real nice to know
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Back in high school, I used to be able to jack off like 8 times a day. Broke my record once and got up to 10. My wanker was so soar and nothing came out by the tenth time.
Back in high school, I used to be able to jack off like 8 times a day. Broke my record once and got up to 10. My wanker was so soar and nothing came out by the tenth time.
I think it was six. I also think that was the day I decided to go for quality rather than quantity.
mine is five or six. It took my penis about three days to recover. I had chafed half the skin off of it. I'm still a once or twice a day kinda guy but I keep plenty of lube at the ready.
(scribble scribble........ dont eat the bread in Scottland....)
I think my most productive times have always kinda gone along with some insomnia... so one day i dunno... probably six or seven times to completion but went there multiple times... until it was sore as fuck to just get hard.... that is a shitty end to a marvelous day BTW
it had to be back when i was 8 or 9. i know i humped the floor like about 4, 5 or 6 or more. i know i did it a whole lot back then when i was a child compared to my teenage and adult years. it was mostly because i couldn't nut back then so i could do it back to back like it's nothing. the most i did though in recent times was either 5 or 6 though.
It was summer. I was bored. It was too hot outside. And I had finally discovered the joys of porn.
But fuck my dick was raw after that day. I fapped zero times the next day. lol
"Its better to burn out than fade away"
Ok - I guess about 10 times the last few times I used a dairy milker so yeah it's kinda cheating but cows have better milk yield....
when we were younger,
me 6x's
my honey said 9x's
You cant change the way the wind blow's, but you can change the angle of your sail to take you somewhere else!!
Damn, I need to step my game up. My most is like 4.
I believe three times...? Lol
sum time this a sum time dat sum time catch a fish or bump inta tree cause no look ma feet goin
chess bored a onless 1 squareping
9 but #5 onwards were more pain than pleasure.
Way back when I was about 15 I can remember getting off about 17 times in one day. Although after the 8th time there was nothing but small droplets being produced. I guess being a bored and always horny teenager had its perks.
いつからか舞い降りた 私の蒼い天使よ
5 or 6 i think
Maybe 5 times over 24 hours...
I'm not sure...I kind of lost count after my dick started to look like a Schwynn bicycle grip.
12 or so. no lie, one time i beat off 6 times in a row. now it's pretty much no more than 4...
i can barely get one a day now that i'm so old. when i cum, dust spews out. it's like st. helena.....
FPNYAnnoying JUBBERS since 2003
Either four or five times (I can't remember) when I was 13 (oh puberty ). I was going to go for a fifth or sixth turn, but then my family came home.
Like 8 or so.
5 or 6, but the last was not enjoyable if I remember well, so what's the point. Better to have 1 exceptional than 6 meh, I think
Magna Veritas
Probably sixish? I can't remember
I make my bed with the stars above my head and dream of a place called home.
I'm surprised nobody answered in volume. "About 3/4 cup."
"... You think the only people who are people
Are the people who look and think like you ..." - Colours of the Wind by Vanessa Williams
Six is my record. My dick was so sore the next day I could hardly stand it
Hockey players butts drive me nuts!
I think about 7ish but I have a boring weak ahead so that may change. . .
can't remember exact number, 5 times per day more or less but that was long time ago.
My record is 10, when I was in my late teens - early 20s... Now I'm twice that age and manage once or twice a day, usually. Some days (not often) I don't do it at all.
Probably 3 when I was a teen? Damn I think I have really low sex drive.
I think people are exaggerating...divide highest claims by 2....
I think 4 or 5.
Some of y'all can make serious money hand over fist.
I was 14, and I remember getting up to 12. I was so sore.. but the next day I was back at it. I don't do it nearly as much as I used to, I'm in my mid-20s, and according to my doctor, its natural for your sex drive to level out. I only feel the need to do it once of twice a week, and I haven't had sex in 3 months.
Hmmmm about five times.


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Porsche Looms Over Le Mans
On Saturday in France, 56 cars will launch across the starting line for the 24 Hours of Le Mans. Among Aston Martins, Corvettes, and racing Toyotas, Audi is favored to win its fourth straight Le Mans crown. Still, the car company making the most news going into the race won't even be competing in the top class this year.
Porsche—the most successful auto maker in Le Mans history, with 16 victories—has unveiled the chariot it plans to pilot back into the top tier of sports car racing for the first time since 1998. This comes as the Stuttgart-based company announced a highly-funded campaign to win Le Mans and the World Endurance Championship in 2014.
Le Mans, held each June on an 8.5-mile course on closed public roads, is billed as the ultimate contest of engineering excellence and a laboratory for new technology that trickles down to customer cars.
In this world, said Davy Jones, the last American to win Le Mans—in a Porsche in 1996—this endurance race is akin to the Super Bowl. "Finishing second at Le Mans doesn't really mean anything. Winning Le Mans means everything."
Porsche's return sets up one of the most compelling story lines in years: an all-out battle for engineering bragging rights with Audi, Le Mans' second-most-successful team, with 11 victories. Porsche and Audi are also owned by the same parent company— Volkswagen .
Porsche executives decided to return to LMP1 class racing (Le Mans prototype 1, the fastest class) in mid-2011. The head of the company's new program, Fritz Enzinger, cites new rules for the timing of the return, specifically the focus on green engineering. "There are completely new technical rules," he said. "These rules are very interesting for us because they are based on efficiency." (Cars will only be allowed to consume a certain energy allotment per lap.)
Porsche has erected a new workshop and administration building at its test track in Weissach, Germany, where engineers have spent nearly two years designing a racing car. The company hired two drivers—Timo Bernhard of Germany and Romain Dumas of France, a pair of Le Mans champions poached from Audi. (The two will compete at Le Mans this weekend in Porsche 911 RSRs in the GTE Pro class, not the faster LMP1 class.)
Le Mans has always been a race of dynasties, from Bentley in the 1920s to Alfa Romeo in the 1930s to Ferrari and Ford in the post-war years. Porsche's victories started in the 1970s and included seven straight wins in the '80s.
Racing technology has rocketed forward and Audi has ridden the wave—posting all of its Le Mans wins since 2000. Audi built the first diesel-powered winner and the first hybrid winner—its R18 e-tron quattro—which will compete this weekend. In that time, Audi has faced down other newcomers. Peugeot started spending lavishly in 2007 and won Le Mans once, but exited after 2011. Toyota popped up last year with a n attempt to win Le Mans but weren't successful. Toyota will again be Audi's major foe this weekend.
Porsche has not released details about its 2014 Le Mans machine, but the car is very likely to utilize some hybrid technology the company has been running at Le Mans in lower-tier classes. "I would say Porsche has every chance of cleaning up pretty well again," said David Hobbs, a TV commentator who raced at Le Mans nearly two dozen times. "I would say they have a very good chance of being successful straight away."
Dr. Wolfgang Ullrich, the head of Audi's Le Mans team, didn't want to venture a prediction. "Porsche is a name with a very special history," he said.


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Chillicothe city council members will start the 2013-14 fiscal year with a near-$26 million financial plan.
Council members on Monday evening unanimously adopted a budget projecting $25,152,230 in revenues, and $25,958,589 in expenditures, and the use of several reserve funds.
Also, as part of the city's budget approval, was Chillicothe Municipal Utilities' 2013-14 budget. CMU's financial plan calls for revenues and other income in the amount of $15,079,142, and operating expenses of $14,897,748 (including a 1.7 cost of living adjustment for employees). The budget also involves decreasing reserves in the amount of $252,000.
Prior to adopting the budget, the city conducted a public hearing during it's council meeting.
Alvin Thompson, of rural Chillicothe, was the only member from the public offering comment regarding the budget. His discussion centered largely around $1 million he said should be in the capital improvements fund for the old prison property on West Third Street. The city had agreed to pay the Foutch Brothers $1 million over the course of four years ($250,000 annually) for renovation of the old prison property. To date, those payments have not yet been made because the project had not yet started.
"That million should be in the capital improvements," Thompson said. "It's already been budgeted."
Council members stated that although the money was budgeted in previous years, it was not spent and could be used for other capital projects.
The capital improvement sales tax fund is slated to start the new fiscal year, which begins April 1, with a balance of $1,110,494. An estimated $774,388 is expected to be generated for the year. The budget calls for expenditures of just $1,051,490, with an ending balance of $847,287.
The largest expenditure on the capital improvements list is a $396,435 payment for the new water park, followed by the second-to-last payment for the bowling center, and the first of four $250,000 payments for the old prison property. Also in the fund is $65,000 for the airport state block grant.
The pool project, which will be completed this spring, is expected to be paid off in the 2022-23 budget year. As for the bowling center, the city plans to pay $330,555 this year, and make the final payment of $243,976, in budget year 2014-15.
The city's budget reflects the first year the city has 911 dispatch service (a service that, until the end of last year, was provided by the county's sheriff's department).
City Administrator Ike Holland said he was pleased with the budget and the effort made by the department managers.
"Overall, I am pleased with the work with the department heads on getting a sharp pencil out and cutting every line as much as possible, without using an axe, but more like a scalpel, so that we make sure that we keep our commitment to the community to provide the services and the level of quality that they have come to know by the city of Chillicothe," Holland said.
No cost of living raises were budgeted for this year, Holland said. However, because of rising health insurance, the city is paying more for health insurance coverage for its employees. Both the city and its employees are paying more for the premiums; however, the city is paying a greater increase of that portion.
Third Ward Councilman Tom Douglas said that he would like to have added a cost of living increase to employees.
Holland noted two major projects that will be completed during the city's new fiscal year: the $4.2 million Chilli Bay Water Park, which will open by Memorial Day 2013, and the new Hedrick Medical Center, slated for a February 2014 opening.
Budget highlights:
Administrator Holland identified some highlights of the city's budget:
• Reduced and refined line fund items to provide for a more accurate representation of the budget;
• The new Chilli Bay Water Park will open this summer at a cost of $4.2 million. Operation costs will increase, but so will revenues.
• New cell phone policy that would give department heads $60 per month and others $30 per month (citywide);
• Two new police vehicles ($57,000);
• New vehicle for emergency services;
• New dispatch budget for police;
• New policy for boots, gloves and coveralls to $100 and roll over amount up to $200 for streets department;
• Airport taxiway grant;
• Police facility for dispatchers, bullet proof glass, $6,800 (facilities);
• New culvert for railroad project ($40,000);
• New dispatch software for dispatch and patrolmen ($27,000);
• Provide one-half off of all green fees and cart prices to the employees (all employees);
• Adopt a compensation plan that is unfunded, but to be used in future years when funding is available.
Second Ward Councilman Wayne Cunningham said he would like to see a funding source other than the Capital Improvements Sale Tax Fund be used to purchase vehicles.
Also, as part of the budget, council members approved contracts with several organizations that provide services to the city and its residents.
The approved contracts:
• Summer Playground Association, $13,000
• Chillicothe Chamber of Commerce, $4,950
• Small Business Development Center, $7,000
• Main Street Chillicothe, $26,000
• University of Missouri Extension Center, $4,000
• Grand River Area Family YMCA, $14,000
• Freedom Festival, $2,000
• Humane Society, $67,600
• OATS Transportation, $10,000
• Rumery and Associates, $36,000 (along with reimbursement agreements with FEC Development, Inc., Chillicothe Municipal Utilities, and Chillicothe Development Corporation to assist with economic development [maximum responsibility of the city, $12,000]).
A contract for city physician services with Dr. Suchsland is pending.


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Now Dig This: "The Boys in the Bank," a life magazine story by P.F. Kluge and Thomas Moore upon which "Dog Day Afternoon" was based:
"If they had been my houseguests on a Saturday night, it would have been hilarious," Shirley Ball recalls. "Especially with John's antics, the way he hopped around all over the place, the way he talked. John called me 'mouth' because I was the talkative one. It was, 'Hey, mouth, do this' and 'Hey, mouth, do that.' I really liked them both. They tried to be nice-except when they were cornered. Such aboveboard guys, they even told us they would kill us if they had to."
"I'm supposed to hate you guys, but I've had more laughs tonight than I've had in weeks," bank manager Barret tells John Wojtowicz.
Recalls Barrett: "We had a kind of camaraderie. Every time he'd stress a point he'd walk around the floor three times gesturing, speaking in a real Brooklyn accent. He'd spot a police sniper outside and say, 'What d'ya think of that sonofabitch! He really wants me, he wants me in the worst way.' And I'd laugh and say, 'Yeah, John, I guess he does.' "
Sometimes in the lengthening night, John Wojtowiez shares some of his puzzled thoughts with Barrett. He wonders aloud: "Now, I can shoot you and they won't give me the gas chamber. But if I shoot a cop, I get it. Now I wonder: if I put a gun at your head and another gun in your hand and made you shoot the cop, would you get it?"


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I 'm sorry but I don;t think he actually did anything wrong in this situation . He didn't pitch a fit he didn't scream and shout of have a press conference and complain about it . What he did was go down the street to the other restaurant and eat and he had someone call and as far a we know his name could have came up as one of the reasons that he was late to the reservation such as he got behind at an interview or something.
They must be horrified to see someone treat an "A lister" as if he were just a regular person.
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Shelby County Schools board members voted Tuesday, Dec. 17, to start the process of considering the closing of four more schools for the 2014-2015 school year, bringing the number of schools that could close to 13.
The process sets in motion a set of public hearings the school system will hold in the communities to be affected.
SCS superintendent Dorsey Hopson said he will probably make his final recommendations on school closings based on those hearings and seek a board vote on them in February.
"It's not a done deal," Hopson said after the school board heard from critics of the plan to close Alcy Elementary School. "What the board has voted on is to allow the administration to move forward with continued analysis."
And he pointed to the inclusion of Carver High School on the list for possible closing in April. Hopson recommended instead this month that Carver remain open and that the board consider closing nearby Riverview Middle School and make Carver a school for students in grades 6-12.
Alcy Elementary has been on the list for possible closure since April.
"You actually have a sizeable amount of students," Tennessee Rep. Raumesh Akbari said of Alcy. "The people at this school … have all really put forth an effort to tackle the achievement issue."
Joshua Forbes said closing Alcy would amount to "destroying the community by proxy."
Hopson said he's open to considering alternatives like the one from community leaders in the Carver neighborhood that wound up being his recommendation.
But Hopson also said continued low student achievement at the schools combined with underutilization is a major factor in weighing what is best for the students.
"I know this is a tough emotional issue. I hear these fine people in the Alcy community," he said. "It just doesn't make sense to operate under-enrolled, underperforming schools."
The four new schools added to the list for possible closure this month, in addition to Riverview Middle School, are Cypress and Vance middle schools and Klondike Elementary School.
Most are in the district of board member Shante Avant, who expressed her concern.
"We have never closed this amount of schools in one school year," she said.
Schools board member David Reaves said the burden is on Hopson and his administration to make the case for closing schools. He also had concerns about "the scorched earth policy to where we close a bunch of schools and basically take the last vestiges out of a community and then the community disintegrates."
Meanwhile, Hopson said his other strategy with the school closings is to close schools that the state-run Achievement School District is taking as part of its system. That includes schools that the ASD is moving into partially over several school years.
The phased-in takeover is called "co-location," and Hopson said it makes it difficult to recruit teachers in the conventional school in a building with the achievement school. Shelby County Schools is also still paying to administer the school building.
"We found it to be inefficient and not best for kids," Hopson said. "We don't want to co-locate anymore."
The Achievement School District is for those schools that are in the bottom 5 percent across the state of Tennessee in terms of student achievement.
Instead of co-locating with ASD schools, Hopson said Shelby County Schools will instead transfer the students in the remaining grades that it administers to different conventional schools in the area. When the state-run school takes in those grades, the students have an option to attend the ASD school or remain at the school they already attend.