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Hey everyone, I'm new to these forums and thought I'd show you an article on the new Excalibur Foreverlight....Let me know what you think.
Hey everyone, I'm new to these forums and thought I'd show you an article on the new Excalibur Foreverlight....Let me know what you think.
thans for the info zerox. i just ordered one
and will compare it to my nightstar when i get it. i will let the forum know how it compares.
Do I smell "RIPOFF"?
Another link to the same light, just look at the length of the light for a single LED.
I smell it too. [img]images/icons/frown.gif[/img]
But you still have to admit that it is being sold at a lower price. Now NightStar has a competitor, maybe it will not rest on its laurels and come up with an even better product. Always wanted them to make a smaller shakelight (maybe pocket sized and brighter). [img]images/icons/smile.gif[/img]
Anyway, it still remains to be seen if the construction is anywhere near as solid as the NightStar. For starters, it looks like Excalibur is using a push button switch. I wonder how well that will hold up. I hope Larry can give us that review soon.
Hmm, it looks differant than the Night Star/shake light. I wonder if it`s brighter...they do say "five minutes of bright light". I`ll look forward to your reveiw Larry.
I didn't know there was another shake light out there, maybe I should have tried shakelight.com hehe. I wonder if the little switch on the Excalibur one is constant? It doesn't really say in the article but it looks like it could be one you have to keep pressed down.....hmm... They also don't say how much light can be stored unless 5 minutes is the maximum... It is still interesting to me
Welcome aboard zerox.
Nightstar were planning to bring out a second generation shakelight. Don't know when that was supposed to be, (but it's overdue, sort of thing).
they both are ripoffs! why want a light that makes you appear to be -um - well...youknow what it looks like when you charge those suckers [img]images/icons/shocked.gif[/img] and what are you gonna say when a person says"ummm, what are you doing?" ? "jus' [shake] gettin' [shake] charged up[shake shake]!"
and for a light that big i expect it to outshine a photon. if it were pocket size then i would consider it but its
BIG and BULKY!
76.73 cambodian reil is all this post is worth [img]images/icons/rolleyes.gif[/img] [img]images/icons/grin.gif[/img] [img]images/icons/cool.gif[/img]
here is another shake it LEd light :
But, remember......no batteries!!
Might be what you to need to store in a storm shelter..never need to worry about the condition of the battery.
Aragorn, checkout excaliburelectronics.com/microforeverflashl.html also, look over their basic site, they have some interesting products.

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they both are ripoffs! why want a light that makes you appear to be -um - well...youknow what it looks like when you charge those suckers [img]images/icons/shocked.gif[/img] and what are you gonna say when a person says"ummm, what are you doing?" ? "jus' [shake] gettin' [shake] charged up[shake shake]!"
[img]images/icons/grin.gif[/img] [img]images/icons/grin.gif[/img] Keep arms up when shaking [img]images/icons/smile.gif[/img] [img]images/icons/grin.gif[/img] [img]images/icons/wink.gif[/img]
OK, just how dim is the nightstar light? How does it compare to say a photon III in either it's low or medium settings?
The microforever light looks intersting and not too expensive. I'll wait for Larry's comment's when he receives his but it might be a fun light to have without breaking the bank. I wonder if the micro is dimmer then the full sized version.
p3 dimmest setting with dead batterys
jus put 6 vibrater pens on next day shipping [img]images/icons/grin.gif[/img] [img]images/icons/wink.gif[/img] [img]images/icons/cool.gif[/img] [img]images/icons/shocked.gif[/img]
Atar - the shakelight and the NightStar are one and the same...
Brightness: I posted this pic months ago, but there are so many threads now, stuff like this is getting hard to find again. Here you go:
Review of the NightStar (shakelight):

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Originally posted by Quickbeam:
Atar - the shakelight and the NightStar are one and the same...
Brightness: I posted this pic months ago, but there are so many threads now, stuff like this is getting hard to find again. Here you go:

That's nasty. Not your picture - the feeble glow coming from the Nightstar. If it's really the size of a D cell light, that's an awful high price to pay for an awful dim light.
BUT... a few dozen microwatts of dim white light is a HECK OF A LOT BETTER than total, absolute pitch blackness. All you need to do is isolate yourself in a totally black enviroment for perhaps half an hour, and you'll see how little light you really need to see your way around. So if it came down to having a Nightstar within grappling range, or having a regular flashlight but no hope of getting batteries anytime soon, guess what I'd be reaching for first!
And if my potential rescuer thinks I'm administering corporal punishment to an early stage proto-humanoid life form, then he really doesn't have his mind on the rescue operation, does he? [img]images/icons/grin.gif[/img]
The excaliber electronic versions are much cheaper then the Nightstar models. Are they indeed exactly the same product? The excaliber Forever is $39.95 while the microforever is $29.95. I'm interested if the microforever is as bright as it's bigger sibling. They claim the same thing, 30 minutes of shaking produces five minutes of light.
I would guess that the essential electronics of all these shake lights are the same. After the charging phase, the LED is powered by the same type of 1F 5.5V capacitor. So once the capacitor is charged up, there should be very little difference in performance.
The main questions are build quality, switch quality and ease of use (ie the shaking process). The main use of this light is as an emergency light that you can store practically anywhere for however long it may be, without having to worry about the battery condition or charge. Once the emergency strikes, and you really need light, then just pull it out and start shaking.
With that in mind, one then can understand the need for a good quality build that uses plastics highly resistant to degradation, either through chemical contact or UV reaction. All wires must be properly attached as a break will render the light useless (a very scary thought in an emergency). The switch must also be as robust. The majority of pushbutton switches and slide switches are not protected and can oxidise while in storage, leaving you a torch that is next to useless (you can still use it as a baton [img]images/icons/smile.gif[/img] )
BTW, the switch in the Excalibur may actually be a slide switch as you can notice a very slight bit of space just behind the button.
I wonder how big the microforeverlight really is. Stupid webpage doesn't say. That's important not just for storage or carry options, but also because of the distance that the oscillating magnet has to travel, which then translates in to how fast one needs to shake the light (frequency). If the required optimal frequency goes too high because the light is too short and the magnet has to change direction of travel too quickly, then it becomes very hard to use.
There are, I believe, quite a number of us flashoholics who have created an almost similar emergency flashlight from that Russian handcrank light. It was a good concept, with a handcranked generator provided power to a PR-bulb, but you had to keep cranking or there would be no light.
So we went one better and replaced the bulb with an LED and put in a couple of memory capacitors, 0.5F 5.5V or 1F 5.5V depending on what we could find. Same result as the shakelight in that some 30-seconds of cranking gave us similar amounts of light for approx. 5min.
What we lacked was the focusing lens found on the shakelight, which serves to collimate the light in to one seriously bright spot. What we gained was that the magnets used in the Russian handcrank light wasn't as strong as those in the shakelight, so we didn't get as many steel objects stuck to out light and didn't erase tapes and diskettes or mess up CRT units like TVs and monitors. The handcrank also meant that as the light dimmed, we could keep it going with occasional cranks of the handle while keeping it trained on where we want the light to shine.
I, myself, keep one shakelight and one handcranked light in my car, where the heat would kill lithium batteries in a month and alkalines in a week. It is still not the best solution as the light is not very bright, but at least I don't have to replace batteries every month. And where the rechargeable batteries in my Everyready Dashlite (emergency light kept recharged in the cigerette lighter socket) has already kicked the bucket, my shakelight and handcranklight are still in perfect condition.

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They claim the same thing, 30 minutes of shaking produces five minutes of light.

30 seconds. Not minutes. Can you imagine 30 MINUTES of shaking for 5 min light? - YUK!
Also, the Nightstar uses a white LED and a magnetic reed slide switch - no hole in the case for the switch. The switch is made with the blue SrAl Glow in the dark powder, so it glows for 10 hours after charging up in light.
The Forever flashlight has a black slide switch (don't know if it's magnetic or not, doesn't GID) and has a blue LED - lousy for color rendition, which may be necessary in an emergency involving wiring/maps/etc.
got my forever light and just finished comparing it to my nightstar. it uses rubber bumpers at the end of the magnet's travel as compared with the nightstar's opposing magnets to repel the the traveling magnet. the switch is mechanical not magnetic like the nightstars. the nightstar has a hot spot which gives its beam more distance and usability. both beams weaken equally during my 4 minute no shake test. remember, both of these flashlights are designed for "last resort" illumination when nothing else will work due to unavailibilty of batteries or bulbs. the nightstar is about 50% more expensive, but everybody may not agree that its worth the extra money.
Maybe because it is meant as a last resort light, I might still be tempted to pay the extra. Those rubber bumpers could melt or crack in this heat, the contact switch could be corroded precisely when I need it. They could have scrimped on the plastics and used an inferior material that doesn't hold up so well?
More testing and comparison is needed. A full "Punishment Zone" treatment may be called for. [img]images/icons/smile.gif[/img]
sharper image has a "shake light" for $30...
looks very similar to the excalibur forever.
I have one of the nightstar versions, and it is a sealed polycarbonate housing with a magnetic reed switch.I dont think this one will ever have a problem. it is a little pricey though, but it will never fail you.
Has anyone built a sealed generator using rotary instead of back-and-forth motion?
Hmmm, imagining the PogoStickLight .....
But would a rotating device be more straightforward than shaking a tube?
I'm envisioning a Hula-Hoop or a Yo-Yo or a Frisbee-powered LED ("get the light where you want it, THROW it there, or have it come back to you .... ) or the LED boomerang, or maybe a simple pull-the-string-powered gyroscope model.
I like that way of describing it. Storing Light [img]images/icons/grin.gif[/img]Originally posted by zerox:
They also don't say how much light can be stored........
Yes! Quickbeam,
30sec for 5min!!.. if your storm just last for overnight.. you will need to shake it quite a lot! a candle will do better.
Sorry we are flashaholic!I shouldn't say candle. An Impact with Li is much better.. no need to shake while you eating, reading or going to toilet .. since most likely we do things more then 5mins..
at that size we can carry many battery... I think if it could reduce to keychain size is very good.. as 5min for keychain light is fine.
>coleman sentinel
Nope, that's old technology (grin). I'm thinking of that _sealed_ tube with the magnet and coiled wire sealed inside -- but wrapped around in a circle, maybe with more than one magnet flying around inside if you could keep them spaced out. So to speak. Maybe something like a chaotic pendulum could be used instead, some way to keep the thing charging with rotary motion instead of having to shake it by hand. Oh well, another time.
[quote]Watt said:
I like that way of describing it. Storing Light
A couple years ago the science teacher let the class debate weather light was matter or not, one of my arguments was that you can stick a hose in a completely sealed box and turn it on but eventually the box will burst, but you can stick a light in a completely sealed box and it will never burst (Light is so much friendlier than water) what's the point of all this? You can't store light [img]images/icons/grin.gif[/img]
Anyhew, I have one of those lights where you squeeze a handle and it powers a generator and the light, well, lights. Well I took it apart today because it isn't working (I think it's a bulb issue...) and it's like a tiny generator like the kind that make the power for your house, the crank turns a wheel via a clutch...is this kinda what you have in mind?


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How to Use the Images Drawing 1
Drawing 1
in California, 1942.
Questions for Photos 1 and 2
1. How many people are in the group in the center of Photo 1? They are carrying all of their belongings. What would you take with you if you had to move to an unknown place for an undetermined period of time, and you could take only what you could carry?
2. Photo 1 shows the dust that former evacuees writing about Manzanar always mention: "The most unpleasant thing about camp was the dust. We had a tin cup and a bowl with milk. A dust storm would blow sometimes for hours, and dust would seep into everything. I would see the dust forming on the milk and I'd try to scoop it away. It got to the point where I said 'Aah, just close your mind to it and say "Dust is good for you," and drink it.'"¹ How do you think you would have reacted to these conditions?
3. Why do you think the bridge in the foreground of Photo 2 was built? Because the center was on low, wet ground, not far from the Mississippi River, each residential block was surrounded by a drainage ditch. Do you think a damp, humid setting would be better or worse than a desert?
¹Ellen Levine, A Fence Away from Freedom: Japanese Americans and World War II (New York: G. P. Putnam's Sons, 1995), 51.
* The photos on this screen have a resolution of 72 dots per inch (dpi), and therefore will print poorly. You can obtain a larger version of Photo 1 and Photo 2, but be aware that each file will take as much as 43 seconds to load with a 28.8K modem.

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zh-CN:Fcitx FCITX (Free Chinese Input Toy of X) is a collection of Simplified Chinese input methods for Linux.
fcitx can be installed with Pacman from the [extra] repository.
Using FCITX to input Chinese
Before you can make use of FCITX for input, you have to setup some environment variables. It is quite simple.
- Open the
.xprofileor (.profile?) file in your home directory and add following lines:
#setup XIM environment export GTK_IM_MODULE=xim export QT_IM_MODULE=xim export XMODIFIERS="@im=fcitx"
Since 4.1.0, Fcitx provides it's own input method module, fcitx-gtk2, fcitx-gtk3, and fcitx-qt. It's recommend to use input method module instead of xim directly, in order to resolve strange bugs brings XIM.
You can set corresponding environment variables
export GTK_IM_MODULE=fcitx export QT_IM_MODULE=fcitx
In order to use Fcitx input methdo module, you also need DBus startup correctly.
- Re-login to make such environment effective.
After you re-login, open your favorite terminal, type:
fcitx &
To see if fcitx is working correctly, open an application such as leafpad and press CTRL+Space to invoke FCITX and input some words.
If everything goes well, you may want to start FCITX automatically whenever you start X.
Open the
.xinitrc file (see xinitrc) in your home directory, add line before starting your WM:
killall fcitx fcitx &
That is it.
If you use any type of XDM (gdm for example), you should set up such environment in
~/.profile instead of above two files.
Autostart with desktop
XDG compatible environment
You can copy /usr/share/applications/fcitx.desktop to ~/.config/autostart/, under KDE, GNOME, XFCE, , LXDE, or any other XDG compatible environment.
You can put fcitx inside your
.xinitrc, and set corresponding environment variable mentioned above in ~/.xinitrc.
If you want use input method module, make sure dbus is started before you start everything, if you are not sure, add
eval `dbus-launch --sh-syntax --exit-with-session`
to the head of
CTRL+Space does not work
If you cannot invoke FCITX by pressing the CTRL+Space keyboard combination, but FCITX runs in background without problem, please check your locale, and make sure your locale is un-commented in /etc/locale.gen.


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(WIBW) - A Kansas Congressman congratulated high schoolers in his district for making their voices heard in the debate over new school lunch guidelines.
Students from Wallace County High School in Sharon Springs, Kan. produced a parody video called "We Are Hungry" and posted it on YouTube. As of Wednesday, Oct. 10, it had more than 959,000 views.
In an accompanying message, the students write that, while they enjoy having more fresh fruit and vegetables, they have a problem with a one-size-fits-all program that does not meet the needs of average students in their school. They include contact information for Undersecretary of Food & Nutrition Services Kevin Concannon and U.S. Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack.
U.S. Rep. Tim Huelskamp visited the school Wednesday and met with the students behind the video. Huelskamp is co-sponsoring the "No Hungry Kids Act" to undo the mandates that took effect this school year.
"I am so honored and proud to represent Sharon Springs students and their teachers in Congress," Huelskamp said in a statement. "They refuse to let a top-down, heavy-handed federal government dictate what should be a day-to-day local decision: what goes on to the cafeteria tray. At a very young age, these students are learning first-hand the consequences of what happens when government becomes too powerful. But, they are also learning about the power of activism, and how an average person can transform a debate and influence public policy."


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Names of your Soobs
Posted 30 March 2004 - 10:46 AM
My Friends and I always end up singing the Beatles, "We all Drive in Yellow Subaru, Yellow Subaru, Yellow Subaru...."
Why do people always stare when we drive by?
.......so I have always referred to it as the Yellow Sub!(marine)
82 Hatch, used to look like a Hatch.
01 Forester, still looks like a Wagon.
Posted 30 March 2004 - 09:21 PM
Mine is the "MUD & SNOW MACHINE"
Posted 30 March 2004 - 09:46 PM
98 Outback is Suba-OOPS! , theres a story for that one...
88 turbo wagon is just Turbo for now, I've only had it for two months.
Posted 30 March 2004 - 09:50 PM
91 astro van - Bupmobile. "bup" was on the lisence plate, this was the one that burnt up in front of a chinese restraunt
86 ford ranger - stank rump roast. it reeks like B.O. or something, enough to give you a headache sometimes - seriously
98RS - black beauty. beautiful car
Posted 30 March 2004 - 10:27 PM
rex -for the RX
Posted 30 March 2004 - 10:50 PM
oldest sister 87: bub
middle sister 87: barry
parents' outback: BillyBob
Now, say it 3 time fast:
billybob bob bub barry
Posted 30 March 2004 - 11:14 PM
84 Brat = R BRAT
86 Hatch = RUZILLA (a cross between Subaru and Godzilla = Ancient japanise beast with a bad attitude)
86 Wagon = Silver Sow / target
87 Wagon = DRTYGRL
86 Wagon = RADIO (As in Radio Flyer, little red wagon....get it???)
86 Wagon = POS (named by Vicky, not me)
Posted 30 March 2004 - 11:52 PM
My 82 DL Hatchback was Clyde (for Clydesdale - it just kept on going and going).
My 88 GL Wagon is Seymore. For this, you'd have to have seen 'Little House of Horrors', the carnivouous houseplant that was always yelling 'Feed me, Seymore!". I had become used to the 40mpg of Clyde... then the sub-30 mpg of this wagon was like, always needing to be fed. (Actually the mileage isn't that bad when you consider how much more car is being hauled around, but the comparison took some adjustment on my part.)
So what are the names of your Soobs?
I've got
The Dump '81 DL wgn
The Baruzer '83 Brat project
and Rust Pig '85 Brat
Posted 31 March 2004 - 12:34 AM
But the names that stick...
83 BRAT - Bratwerst - I like brats, and brats - and the spelling is a little off because well... the brat's a "little off" as well :-p
82 GL wagon - DER VVAGON - was originally THE WAGON, but then I got another wagon... so in keeping with the Bratwerst theme, and being German myself... Der VVagon just fit (2 V's to look like a W - but so you pronounce it "Vagon"
81 GL wagon - The "little" wagon - compared to the lifted/custom bumper'd/yotawheeled 82... it IS little.
- Erik Hosa - Tacoma, WA -
Posted 31 March 2004 - 12:51 AM
'86 GL Wagon - Referred to as "The Subby," "The Wagon," back in the day it was called "URABUS"
Posted 31 March 2004 - 01:56 AM
Posted 31 March 2004 - 04:15 AM
I guess most of the time I just call it "the Subie"
Posted 31 March 2004 - 11:39 AM
Posted 31 March 2004 - 11:48 AM
Posted 31 March 2004 - 07:05 PM
second subaru 86 dl wagon d/r 4wd: subie
current 90 ledacy awd wagon: suzie
micl 88 plymouth grand fury x cop car: janie from sammy hagar plain jane
66 dodge truck: katie from star trek voager kathern janeway, she all ways got us home
Posted 31 March 2004 - 07:57 PM
The Brat: Chewbaca (i'll keep this name even after it is painted deep blue)
Posted 01 April 2004 - 03:55 AM
keep these type of comments off the board, thank you.
Posted 01 April 2004 - 03:50 PM
John Wilke
(Also proud owner of "Rolf the Golf (VW)")
Posted 01 April 2004 - 04:47 PM
The "Hatch"
The "Coupe"
The "Parts Cars"
I just dont have time to sit around and try and think up names for my cars
Posted 01 April 2004 - 10:50 PM
Posted 01 April 2004 - 10:53 PM
Because at 260K it just keeps going.
Or, because when I'm climbing that 7% Saluda grade at 4k in 3rd I keep patting the dash and saying, "Just a little ferther, baby, just a little ferther!"
PS, I like the new look!
Posted 04 March 2005 - 05:33 PM
92 SVX=SilVerXtc
Posted 04 March 2005 - 06:20 PM
Soon The Have This Painted On The Back, Will Put Up Pics Of The Sketches My Brother Is Making
Posted 04 March 2005 - 06:36 PM
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the Secretary shall notify such agency or institution that no further payments will be made under the provisions of this chapter until he is satisfied that there is substantial compliance or the diversion has been corrected or, if compliance or correction is impossible, until such agency or institution repays or arranges for the repayment of Federal funds which have been diverted or improperly expended.
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Welcome to the Game Informer Writer's Guild. This is the group for users who want to get best out of their website experience. This is a great place to learn the trick of blogging, profile editing and more. You can also easily bookmark the guild at http://
I've recently made two blog posts but can't find the way to create the excerpt to it looks right. I've read the part about putting the "Excerpt" in brackets but I've tried multiple ways and it still won't show up right. Can anyone assist on how it should look in the html? Should i put it before the paragraph or after?
Any help is appreciated.
A.K.A. Stephen
Before you start writing your thread, you'll want to scroll down and hit the link that says "Advanced Editor." Click that and you should be able to do the excerpt thing (never works with the basic editor!), amongst many other cool stuff.
Check there for more tips!
I recommend you check out GI's Guide to Getting Started page, which features a section helping you blog.
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The Holy Trinity of GIO:
GIO Usage Guidelines, Newcomer Cheat Sheet, Site Feedback
I have to agree with Paveway42 as even when using the tips listed there and the advanced editor, the changes you go for (Excerpts and page breaks) don't show up in preview mode, at least not for me. On top of that, accessing your blog dashboard is iffy at best and makes it hard to manage your blogs. It could be something else but I've found trying to blog here very frustrating.
My pull list
Vae Victis.
Vocatus atque non vocatus deus aderit.
This could be a browser related issue, too. Internet Explorer (my default browser) really doesn't seem to like GIO's blogging software, so I always switch to Firefox to post/edit blogs. Just a suggestion.
If quasiconundrum is right, then I have to recommend Google Chrome as your browser. I love it and have never had a problem. If you read about it you will find it is probably the best browser out there. So I hope you find out your problem and good luck. Also! Another tip is to write out the blog in Word or another writing program then copy and paste it. See ya!
I've used chrome exclusively and I only use GI's blog editor but will try using Firefox to see if that helps. Thanks everyone.
Yup, and if it doesnt work, it may just be that your computer doesnt like game informer lol I have had cases like that before. Anyways have a good day and I hope everything works out.


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- 1/3 cup chopped onion
- 1-1/2 teaspoons butter
- 1/2 cup biscuit/baking mix
- 1-1/2 teaspoons poppy seeds
- 3 tablespoons 2% milk
- 2 tablespoons beaten egg, divided
- 3 tablespoons sour cream
- Dash pepper
- Dash paprika
- In a small skillet, saute onion in butter until tender; set aside. In a small bowl, combine biscuit mix and poppy seeds. In another bowl, combine milk and 1 tablespoon egg. Stir into dry ingredients just until moistened.
- Coat muffin cups with cooking spray; fill three-fourths full with batter. Combine the sour cream, pepper and remaining egg. Spoon onion over muffin batter; spread with sour cream mixture. Sprinkle with paprika.
- Bake at 400° for 18-20 minutes or until a toothpick comes out clean. Cool for 5 minutes before removing from pan to a wire rack. Serve warm. Yield: 2 muffins.
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Out of time tonight, but hope to have a neat surprise tomorrow here....
Wednesday, February 18, 2009
10 comments:
- Crafty Green Poet said...
yes bunnies always recognise the sound of a treat, with Anya it was particularly the sound of dandelions rustling in a bag...
- February 19, 2009 at 12:01 AM
- Glenna said...
Ooooo--we love surprises, unless it involves a bill that the dental plan has decided not to cover. That princess is a smart bunny. You could bounce a treat off my bunnies' heads and they wouldn't notice if they were busy with something else.
- February 19, 2009 at 6:01 AM
- Fez and the Gang said...
Oh my gosh, we can't wait! What is it???
- February 19, 2009 at 6:32 AM
- d. moll, l.ac. said...
A well deserved treat, no doubt, Princess. And a surprise? for moi?
- February 19, 2009 at 9:00 AM
- Erin said...
Oh yes, bunnies know the sound of treats! If I even walk in the general direction of the craisins bag, my two get excited!
- February 19, 2009 at 10:29 AM
- bunnygirl said...
Not only that, but it can be the same treat every time and they'll be just as excited. Funny bunnies!
- February 19, 2009 at 10:37 AM
- Rebecca Rodgers said...
I could give that cute face treats all day.
- February 19, 2009 at 12:03 PM
- divakitty said...
I swear Orlando and Fiona can hear me open the cranberry bag from the other side of the condo.
- February 19, 2009 at 2:56 PM
- furrybutts said...
Ooh, what is it?? An 11th bun???
- February 19, 2009 at 7:11 PM
- thefluffies said...
A surprise?
- February 20, 2009 at 5:26 PM


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Some of My Favorite Drugstore Finds!
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Great info and tips Tiffany. Hope you are all settled in your new place! Muah, NatReplyDelete
I love the Neutrogena makeup remover wipes, too. I've never found anything that works better! The scrub sounds great; I'll have to check it out. Covergirl LashBlast is also never fails me. Great video! GL with the move :)ReplyDelete
I have that same Cover Girl shadow! The Sally Hansen Xtreme wear nail color is actually pretty good too, my manicures never last more than a day or two (and your buffing tip was SO great!) but with this polish, I actually had to remove the color, instead of just letting it chip off. I love your tips, and I will DEFINITELY be trying that Band-Aid foot stuff! Thanks again!ReplyDelete
I loved the Garnier eye cream too! I used for years, but I have recently discovered Clinque's All About Eyes eye cream and love it even more. A little more expensive but it lasts for months. I bought the small jar in December and I just repurchased it today. It seems to work faster than the Garnier.ReplyDelete
Love your videos Tiffay!!ReplyDelete
I wish I had watched this yesterday...you know, before I decided to explore a new mall in new shoes. Def gonna pick up some of that bandaid stuff!ReplyDelete
I love that shade of Covergirl Eye Shadow and I wear it all the time! I will definitely try the Sally Hansen Mega Shine polish... thanks for your reviews!!! And I love your videos too! You are one of few who have helped me learn how to apply makeup and I'm glad that you are sharing your gift of makeup with others :)ReplyDelete
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Thanks for the tips and suggestion! xo TReplyDelete
i'll have to try some of those out!ReplyDelete
Can you do a tutorial on the make up you are wearing? I love how simple it looks.ReplyDelete
I'm obsessed with Bandaid friction block stick. I have on ein my car, my purse, anywhere that I go I have to have one of these babies with me. It is a complete miracle product.ReplyDelete
I'm getting that band aid stick, I've always wondered about it.ReplyDelete
Here is one drugstore item you should look at - NYC's Blushable cream stick blush. I have Plaza Pink. If you like NARS orgasm - and I know you do - go look at it. Its $3. Wowza. I can't stop wearing it.
Hey Tiffany!!!! :) Love the Blog!!! Your ideas are great and super inspiring!!!ReplyDelete
Is your necklace a name plate necklace? I really want one and can't find any that I like. Can you share where you got yours?
are you wearing the covergirl eyeshadow in this video?ReplyDelete
Thank you for this! I'm not really one to get really expensive products since my skin is so sensitive to them, but I love the Cover Girl Lash Blast! Does wonders!ReplyDelete


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Alabama coach Nick Saban's planned appearance at a benefit event Tuesday in Tennessee shows the Crimson Tide-Volunteers rivalry is alive and well, even if it's been one-sided lately.
Saban's speech at the seventh annual Athens Area Chamber of Commerce benefit dinner is expected to attract a sellout crowd of 1,500, the largest in the event's history.
But the decision to invite Saban to an event less than 60 miles south of the University of Tennessee has caused some hard feelings. Saban's Alabama team has beaten the Vols six straight times by an average of 23.2 points.
Rob Preston, the chamber president, says his office has received over 100 complaints about the Saban appearance over the last several months. Preston says security was beefed up for the event as a precaution.


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Like your going to get quick bouncey wickets in India yeah right
Like your going to get quick bouncey wickets in India yeah right
oh hey it turns rohrer was just not feeling well last week. so i expect him into the team and nev out.
Brad McNamara @bbuzzmc
Will say this once and then nothing else. Defamation laws quite clear in Aus.be careful.
RIP Philip Hughes - 1988-2014
The Wheel of Mediocrity | Compton, Root, Carberry, Robson, Trott, Lyth, Moeen, Hales, Duckett, Hameed, Jennings | The wheel is forever
Founder and Grand Wizard of the CW Football Thread Statluminati. Potential hater of abilities. Blocked on twitter by Michael Vaughan, Brad McNamara and AtlCricket for my hard hitting truths.
may as well do this again
I'm going to pretend this is why I'm awake at 2:30am too so it makes me look like a dedicated fan.
i think this time i might actually post the score once or twice
let the record know pews should actually be a thunder fun but jumped on the sixers bandwagon
(and also because he has a lot of pink shirts)
god that moustache is just something else
given this article (Rohrer fit for Champions League finals) i was sorta expecting the 'who should open' question to be answered by throwing rohrer up there, but thankfully it seems like they won't.
I could see myself becoming a Thunder fan in the future if they actually called themselves Western Sydney or at least signed up some players from Western Sydney but the time limit on me being able to swap teams is fast running out, so I don't see it ever happening.
here's hoping starech doesn't do anything silly like break Rudolph's fingers
wait, is Rudolph even coming over to aus
tom moody shows up everywhere, and yet he's never a first choice commentator. a commentary career following in the foot-steps of a playing career
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IONIA, Mich. (AP) — Most people are content to keep their fond childhood memories as memories, but not Dan Lower of Ionia.
He recalls a time when his parents would take the family to a drive-in movie theater.
"My parents dressed us up in our pajamas and we all went off to the drive-in and I'd end up falling asleep," Lower told the Lansing State Journal. "I don't think I ever watched a whole movie."
Lower hopes today's families will want to capture their own memories with Danny Boy's Drive In, which he and his wife, Gail, opened last month just south of Ionia near the site of a drive-in theater that closed in 1985.
"With this day and age, we thought families were looking for something to do together," Lower told the newspaper.
A website that tracks Michigan attractions, Water Winter Wonderland, says the state has 10 drive-ins, about the same as it had in 1998. That's a far cry from the 1970s when Michigan had more than 130.
Las Vegas-based Drive-ins.com says 355 drive-in theaters remain in the U.S. The peak was about 4,000 in 1958.
Lower said they decided to invest in a drive-in on the advice of their son, Bart Lower, who did an internet search that showed 90,000 people a month look for a drive-in in Michigan.
"You can't take a toddler to an indoor theater because of the crying," said Bart Lower, who is the drive-in's director of operations and marketing manager. "You can take them to a drive-in. If you're sitting in your car, and Little Johnny says `What does that mean?' you don't have to shush them.' "
Danny Boys' concentrates on G, PG and PG-13 movies to focus on families. Before showings, the drive-in often holds games, raffles and dances with the theater's mascot, "Danny Boy."
The theater opened with "Epic." The next week it showed another animated film, "Monsters University." Danny Boy's can hold 497 cars.


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The case was filed under the Civil Rights Act of 1871 [Section 1983, which] permits suits against government officials for violation of rights guaranteed by the Constitution or federal laws.As the unanimous opinion indicates, this is the clear right answer (in a troublesome area of jurisdictional doctrine). Left for another day is the underlying question about the substance of the 8th Amendment right against cruel and unusual punishment. There the question is how well the different chemicals work. Do they really block the pain or do they only cause the subject to appear to be feeling nothing? As the article says, the Court recently turned down a case that presented the question directly and has avoided intervening in a number of executions where the issue could have been raised.
The lower federal courts dismissed the suit, however, on the ground that the only way for an inmate to challenge the method by which he is to be executed is through a petition for a writ of habeas corpus....
In his opinion for the Supreme Court on Monday, Justice Kennedy said ... that while a habeas corpus petition was the only way to challenge the constitutionality of a sentence, Mr. Hill was challenging not his "lethal injection sentence as a general matter," but only the way in which the sentence was to be carried out.
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As most of the commercial and recreational anglers in Louisiana are well aware, the federal government is attempting to regulate how we fish in the Gulf.
As most of the commercial and recreational anglers in Louisiana are well aware, the federal government is attempting to regulate how we fish in the Gulf.
The latest attempt is the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Association limiting Louisiana's red snapper fishing season to 24 days.
To address this, I, along with Sen. David Vitter, recently introduced H.R. 1430, the Offshore Fairness Act of 2013.
This legislation will give states in the Gulf of Mexico and the south Atlantic the option to expand their offshore jurisdiction up to 10 miles off the coastline, thus giving them greater control over managing their own fisheries.
It will also expand the boundary of the submerged land of the Outer Continental Shelf to 10 miles.
Currently, most states have jurisdiction up to 3 miles off of their respective coasts.
This territorial extension will be available for the states of Louisiana, Mississippi, Alabama, Georgia, Florida, South Carolina, North Carolina and Virginia.
Texas and the eastern coast of Florida already have jurisdiction to manage fisheries up to 10 miles.
This bill gives all coastal states the same authority in managing their territorial waters.
One additional aspect with regard to the submerged land is that states will have the rights to additional energy resources in their expanded territories, which could lead to increased royalties for the state.
We are seeing increasing evidence that NOAA's current method of calculating fish stocks is based on bad science and faulty information.
This bill will also grant states exclusive fishery management rights over reef fisheries, including red snapper, for up to 200 miles off their coastlines.
Given the countless criticisms we have heard of NOAA's current method of assessing fish stocks, this gives states the opportunity to manage this industry in a manner that is more beneficial to their individual needs.
This authority remains in place until the governor of each respective states claims, in writing, that he or she is confident that NOAA's stock assessments are accurate and based on sound science.
Those Louisianans involved in the red snapper industry know that the stocks are ample to support a full fishing season, which should last from the beginning of June through the end of September.
Everyone from recreational anglers to charter boat captains believes that the federal government is wrong in its claims that the fish stocks are simply not plentiful enough to support a full season.
States along the Gulf Coast and the south Atlantic take pride in their waters and their rich fishing culture. They are natural stewards of these waters and are already successful at managing fisheries under their control. It makes sense that we should allow these states to manage fisheries that are such an integral part of their economies.
Red snapper fisheries are a huge economic driver for coastal states. Over the last several decades the interest in recreational fishing for red snapper, particularly in the Gulf of Mexico, has dramatically increased. For instance, since the year 1995 the number of fishing charter guide license holders in Louisiana has seen a notable increase. Since NOAA became involved in regulating red snapper in 2007, the industry has reduced considerably.
The commercial fishery access to red snapper has suffered most of all and they are now subject to an Individual Fishing Quota program, which is a type of catch share program that is implemented by NOAA. This program allows managers to set a limit on the amount of caught red snapper and then allocates the shares to eligible commercial fisherman. Recreational fishermen in the Gulf of Mexico receive 49 percent of the allowable catch, while the South Atlantic has much stricter standards.
With tough regulations like these, which are not based on accurate science, it is no surprise that the red snapper industries in coastal states are suffering.
The sporting industry is one of the most robust industries in America and we should be enacting legislation that cultivates it, instead of hindering it. There are 33.1 million anglers in America who collectively spent over $34 billion in 2011 to enjoy this hobby. It is my hope that common-sense legislation, like the Offshore Fairness Act, can be passed to bring some welcome relief to states that rely on these economic boosters, as well as the countless individuals who take part in this pastime every day.
U.S. Rep. Bill Cassidy, R-Baton Rouge, represents parts of
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Huskers Take on Cyclones in Ames
Former Big 12 foes, Nebraska and Iowa State have met a total of 80 times, with Nebraska leading the all-time series at 79-1. The Huskers last met the Cyclones on Sept. 17, 2011 when Nebraska swept ISU 3-0.
Fans can listen to all of the action with John Baylor and Lindsay Peterson on the 25-station Husker Sports Network, including B107.3 FM in Lincoln and The Wolf 93.3 FM in Omaha. Fans outside the state will also be able to catch the live audio feed for free on Huskers.com.
The match can also been seen on Cyclones.com with a subscription.
Nebraska Ranked No. 1
The No. 1 ranking represents the 85th week that Nebraska has been ranked No. 1 in the AVCA Coaches Poll. Since 2001, the Huskers have been ranked No. 1 for 52 weeks, including holding the top spot nationally for the entire 2006 season and for 15 weeks during the 2005 season.
Huskers Earn Big Ten Weekly Honors
Nebraska senior Lauren Cook and freshman Meghan Haggerty have both been honored by the Big Ten Conference with weekly Big Ten Awards. Cook was named the Big Ten Co-Player and Setter of the Week, while Haggerty has earned two Big Ten Freshman of the Week honors.
Cook guided the Husker attack to wins over Saint Louis (3-0), No. 1 UCLA (3-2) and Notre Dame (3-0) during the first weekend of play. She notched double-doubles in all three matches, including 56 assists and 22 digs against the Bruins. Cook averaged 10.7 assists, 4.4 digs and 0.4 blocks per set. She also tabbed 27 assists against Saint Louis and 35 against Notre Dame, helping Nebraska hit .365 against the Fighting Irish.
Haggerty earned Big Ten honors after she hit .545 against UC Irvine, recording seven kills on 11 swings to go along with four blocks to help Nebraska to a 3-0 victory. She also averaged 2.3 kills and 1.3 blocks per set in the match.
She earned the award for the second consecutive week after helping Nebraska to the 2012 Ameritas Players Challenge team title. She hit .600 for the week as the Huskers beat Oklahoma (3-0) and No. 19 Kentucky (3-1). She recorded an .818 hitting percentage against the Sooners, posting nine kills on 11 swings. She also averaged 2.4 kills and 1.6 blocks per set.
Scouting the Iowa State Cyclones
- Iowa State is 5-4 on the season, most recently beating Eastern Washington (3-0) and Iowa (3-2) last Friday, but falling to Syracuse (2-3) last Saturday.
- Junior middle blocker Tenisha Matlock posted a career-high 20 kills against the Hawkeyes and ended the day with a team-high .340 average of the two-match stretch. She also led the team in blocks, with two solo blocks and nine block assists.
- Freshman right side hitter Mackenzie Bigbee led Iowa State against Syracuse with 22 kills on .260 hitting, finishing the weekend with a team-high 3.70 kills per set.
- Both Matlock and Bigbee were named to the Iowa State Challenge All-Tournament team.
- Bigbee leads the Cyclones with 117 kills on the season, including 3.34 per set. Senior setter Alison Landwehr leads Iowa State in assists with a total of 411, marking 10.82 assists per set. Defensively, the Cyclones are led by junior defensive specialist Kristen Hahn, who has 164 total digs in 2012, for 4.43 digs per set. Matlock leads ISU in blocks with a total of 31.
- The Cyclones are coached by Christy Johnson-Lynch, who is in her eighth year with the program. Johnson-Lynch was the starting setter for the 1995 Nebraska National Championship team.
Noting the Nebraska Cornhuskers
The information below provides a quick glimpse of a few statistics and brief notes heading into this weekend.
- Nebraska enters this weekend's matches with a 8-0 record and No. 1 national ranking.
- The Huskers return first-team AVCA All-American Gina Mancuso and AVCA Honorable Mention All-Americans Lauren Cook, Hannah Werth and Morgan Broekhuis to the 2012 roster.
- Nebraska is the second-winningest program in Division I history with 1,148 wins and trails only UCLA (1,165) on the all-time list.
- The defending Big Ten Champion Huskers were picked as the favorite to win the Big Ten title in 2012, while Lauren Cook, Hannah Werth and Gina Mancuso were picked as All-Big Ten selections.
- Nebraska currently has 169 consecutive sellouts at the NU Coliseum, the longest sellout streak across all NCAA women's athletics. The Huskers averaged 4,522 fans per home contest last season.
- Nebraska has 10 players on its 2012 roster who were Volleyball Magazine Fab 50 selections, representing the top-50 players in that year's recruiting class. Five of the Huskers' last seven recruiting classes have ranked in the top five nationally, including the 2009 class that was ranked second by Prepvolleyball.com
- Nebraska continued its string of All-America success in 2011, as Gina Mancuso was named an AVCA All-American. Mancuso upped Nebraska's NCAA-leading totals to 35 players and 71 certificates. Nebraska has had at least one All-American every season since 1983, a total of 30 straight seasons, including 36 All-America awards in Cook's 12 years at Nebraska.
AVCA All-America Certificates
No. School Awards
1. Nebraska 71
2. Stanford 65
3. Penn State 54
4. Hawaii 52
- Head Coach John Cook returns a loaded team in 2012 that lost only one starter from 2011 and returns eight letterwinners. His team finished 25-5 last season, while Cook has won over 91 percent (363-34) of his matches in 12 seasons as the Huskers' leader.
The Last Time Nebraska...
- Won a match 3-0: vs. Duquesne, Sept. 7, 2012
- Won a match 3-1: vs. Kentucky, Sept. 8, 2012
- Won a match 3-2: vs. UCLA, Aug. 25, 2012
- Lost a match 0-3: at Purdue, Nov. 12, 2011
- Lost a match 1-3: at Northwestern, Nov. 26, 2011
- Lost a match 2-3: vs. Kansas State, Dec. 2, 2011
- Had 100 kills in a match: vs. Texas Tech, Oct. 26, 1996
- Had 200 attacks in a match: vs. Iowa State (200), Oct. 21, 2009
- Had .500-or-more hitting pct.: vs. Kansas (.523), Oct. 10, 2001
- Had 10-or-more service aces: at Texas A&M (11), Nov. 5, 2008
- Had 40-or-more total blocks: vs. UCLA (41), Sept. 14, 1991
- Had 100-or-more digs: vs. USC (109), Dec. 11, 2004
The Last Time a Husker...
- Had 30-or-more kills: Sarah Pavan (31) at Kansas State, Nov. 3, 2007
- Had 10-or-more blocks: Brooke Delano (10) at Oklahoma, Sept. 29, 2010
- Had 25-or-more digs: Lara Dykstra (28) vs. New Mexico State, Aug. 26, 2011
- Had two players with 20-or-more kills: Tara Mueller (24) and Jordan Larson (21) at Washington, Dec. 13, 2008
- Is 338-65 (.839) when winning a first set under John Cook and 40-25 (.615) when it loses the opening set
- Has spent 396 weeks in the top 10 and were ranked in the top 10 for 115 consecutive weeks (2004-Sept. 5, 2011)
- Nebraska has currently been ranked in the top 10 for 15 consecutive weeks (Sept. 12, 2011-present)
- Is 202-0 under John Cook when hitting .300 or better
Haggerty's Impressive Debut
Nebraska freshman Meghan Haggerty became just the eighth true freshman to start a season opener during Coach John Cook's career at Nebraska. She posted a team-high 17 kills against UCLA, notching a .600 hitting percentage (17-2-25). Her 17 kills were the most by a Nebraska middle blocker since Tracy Stalls tallied 17 (17-2-26) against UCLA during the 2006 National Semifinal match.
She has not let up after her opening-weekend dominance. Haggerty posted nine kills on 11 swings for a .818 hitting percentage against Oklahoma on Sept. 6. With just one more kill she would have ranked 10th all-time on Nebraska's single-match individual hitting percentage list. She has been named the Big Ten Freshman of the Week twice in 2012 and ranks second in the Big Ten and the NCAA in hitting percentage on the season (.539).
Starting Strong
The Huskers hold a 8-0 record to open the season. The last time Nebraska was 8-0 after the first few weeks of the season was in 2008.
Werth Notches 1,000 Digs
Nebraska senior outside hitter Hannah Werth tallied 17 digs against the UCLA Bruins, notching her second-consecutive double-double of the season. With that dig total, she surpassed the 1,000 career dig mark, becoming just the 11th Husker to reach that milestone. She has a total of 1,068 career digs, and is tied for eighth all-time on the Nebraska career digs list.
Huskers Limit Dukes
The Huskers held the Duquesne Dukes to 39 total points in their match on Sept. 7. Duquesne was out-scored 25-7, 25-12, 25-20 in the match. The fewest points allowed by the Huskers in a three-set match during the rally scoring era was 37 to Alabama A&M in 2005.
Huskers Named to Ameritas Players Challenge All-Tournament Team
Three Huskers earned a spot on the 2012 Ameritas Players Challenge All-Tournament Team including Gina Mancuso, Lauren Cook and MVP Hannah Werth.
Cook Reaches 400th Match
Saturday's match against the UC Irvine Anteaters was Head Coach John Cook's 400th match at Nebraska; he holds a 365-34 record at Nebraska.
Efficient Hitters
Nebraska has hit better than .300 in five out of eight matches in 2012, including a .383 hitting percentage against Oklahoma.
Hot in September
Historically, the Huskers' two best months are September (300-26) and November (220-20), as they have all-time winning percentages of .920 and .917, respectively. NU has lost only five matches in September since 2004, including none from 2005-08.
After five wins so far in September, the Huskers are 118-8 in the month under Head Coach John Cook.
How the Huskers Rank
Nebraska ranked third in the Big Ten in hitting percentage (.318) and is second in assists (13.81). NU is also third in blocks (2.81) and in kills (14.96). Individually, Meghan Haggerty is second in the conference in hitting percentage (.539) and sixth in blocks (1.24), while Lauren Cook is third in the conference in assists (11.33). Morgan Broekhuis comes in at 10th in aces (0.35).
The Huskers rank ninth nationally in assists per set (13.81) and are seventh in hitting percentage (.318) and eighth in kills per set (14.96). Individually, Cook ranks 24th in assists per set (11.33), while Haggerty is second nationally in hitting percentage (.539).
Solid Senior Class
Senior Hannah Werth will be looked to by the Husker defense in her fourth year. The 2010 Big 12 Defensive Player of the Year, Werth earned AVCA honorable mention All-America accolades in 2011 and was one of four sophomores nationally to be named an AVCA All-American in 2010 with her second-team selection. She also received first-team All-Big Ten accolades after recording 10 double-doubles on the year. She recorded at least 10 digs 19 times during her junior campaign, with a streak of eight matches where she posted at least 10 digs.
Werth has a recorded a double-double in every match but two this season, including reaching over 1,000 career digs in the Huskers' match with UCLA. She led Nebraska in kills against Saint Louis, recorded 12 kills against UCLA, notched 11 against Notre Dame and posted 14 against Oklahoma. She also led Nebraska in digs against Colgate (12), UC Irvine (12) and Oklahoma (13).
Gina Mancuso will look to guide the Huskers offensively after earning first-team AVCA All-America honors as a junior. She had a breakout year as a starter at outside hitter as a junior and elevated her play, leading the Huskers in kills and points, averaging 3.60 kills per set, 2.66 digs per set and 0.54 blocks per set. Her efforts kept her ranked in the top 10 in the Big Ten Conference for total kills during the entire season. She notched at least 10 kills in 27 matches in 2011.
She led Nebraska in kills against Notre Dame, recorded 15 against UCLA, along with 16 digs, and notched 10 kills against Saint Louis. Mancuso tallied a .412 hitting percentage against Colgate, recording seven kills on 17 swings and also posting six digs. She came on strong for the Huskers against Duquesne and Kentucky with a team-high 15 kills against the Dukes and a team-high 17 kills against the Wildcats. She posted hitting percentages of .375 and .400, respectively.
After running a 6-2 system as a sophomore, Lauren Cook excelled in her role as pilot of the Husker offense in 2011. She was named a 2011 AVCA honorable mention All-American and earned first-team All-Big Ten accolades. Cook helped the Huskers hit. 300 or better in 10 matches in 2011, including two matches over .400 and a season-high .438 against Jackson State. She led NU with 18 double-doubles (assists-digs) on the year, giving her 37 career double-doubles at Nebraska. Cook averaged 11.03 assists per set and topped the 40-assist mark 13 times during the season, including a career-high 62 assists against Kansas State.
Cook was stellar against UCLA, posting 56 assists and 22 digs. She also notched three kills against the Bruins. Cook tabbed 43 assists in helping Nebraska beat No. 19 Kentucky. She currently ranks fourth on Nebraska's all-time assists list with 3,394 career assists. She has five double-doubles on the season.
Paige Hubl joins Cook and Werth as one of three captains on the 2012 squad after being a key defensive contributor and serving specialist for the Huskers in 2011. She played in all 30 matches as a junior and posted 12 digs against Kansas State.
Hubl notched two digs against Colgate, and posted an impressive performance against Duquesne on Sept. 7, recording a career-high 15 digs.
Allison McNeal is a talented middle blocker returning for the Huskers in 2012 after missing the 2011 season due to an injury. She started 17 matches in 2010, averaging 1.33 kills and 0.88 blocks per set.
McNeal exploded offensively for Nebraska against Colgate, recording 10 kills on 14 swings for a .571 hitting percentage. She also notched four total blocks in the match. McNeal posted eight blocks against Duquesne on Sept. 7.
Huskers Find Even More Talent for 2012
Head Coach John Cook's 2012 Huskers include four talented additions. NU welcomes in true freshmen Kelsey Fien, Meghan Haggerty, Alexa Strange and Sheridan Zarda.
Broekhuis, Thramer Excel for Huskers
Nebraska juniors Morgan Broekhuis and Hayley Thramer excelled in their roles as sophomores, setting the stage for what is expected to be solid junior campaigns for both.
Broekhuis put herself in position to earn a starting spot at right side hitter as a sophomore and went on to earn first-team All-Big Ten and AVCA honorable-mention All-America honors. She averaged 3.04 kills, 1.58 digs, 0.69 assists and 0.86 blocks per set. She notched at least 10 kills on 19 occasions as a sophomore.
Broekhuis proved key for the Huskers in their win over defending NCAA Champion UCLA, notching 15 kills against the Bruins and the final two kills of the fifth set to seal the victory. She also recorded four service aces against Notre Dame. She was solid for the Huskers against UC Irvine, recording 16 kills on 29 swings for a .517 hitting percentage. Broekhuis finished with 15 kills on 36 swings (.306) against Kentucky, also chipping in two service aces and three block assists.
Thramer made solid strides in 2011, making her first career start at New Mexico on Aug. 27, where she totaled six kills and three blocks. She averaged 1.04 kills, 0.28 digs and 1.08 blocks per set. She finished with a career high 10 blocks against Illinois and ranked second on the team in blocks (100).
Thramer recorded a career-high 24 attacks against UCLA on Aug. 25. She also recorded seven kills and six total blocks against the Bruins and a hitting percentage of .467 the following day against Notre Dame. Thramer notched seven kills against Oklahoma and went on to record five blocks against Kentucky.
Dykstra Sets freshman record, Leads in 2012
In her first season with the Huskers, Lara Dykstra took over the role of libero after all-time Nebraska digs leader Kayla Banwarth graduated in 2010. One of the Huskers' most consistent players in 2011, Dykstra became just the seventh true freshman to start a season opener during Coach John Cook's career at Nebraska. She set the NU freshman single-season digs record with 399 and finished second on the freshman single-season digs per set list with 3.59. Dykstra also recorded 15 or more digs eight times in 2011. Dykstra recorded 20 digs against UCLA on Aug. 25.
Huskers Elect Team Captains
Nebraska seniors Lauren Cook, Paige Hubl and Hannah Werth were selected as the 2012 team captains for the Huskers.
Busboom-Kelly Returns to Nebraska
Dani Busboom-Kelly joined Head Coach John Cook's staff in July of 2012 after spending the previous season at Louisville. After successful coaching stints at Louisville and Tennessee, Busboom-Kelly returned to Nebraska where she was a standout libero and setter for the Huskers.
As a captain at Nebraska, Busboom-Kelly moved from setter to libero in 2006 to help Nebraska's defense and finished her career as one of only two players to rank among NU's all-time leaders in both digs (1,281, second) and assists (2,873, eighth). She was a four-year starter for Cook, guiding NU to a 124-10 record, the best four-year mark in school history, three Big 12 titles, two NCAA finals appearances and a national title in 2006.


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Jim and John Harbaugh have exchanged a handful of text messages, and plan to leave it at that. No phone conversations necessary while the season's still going. No time for pleasantries, even for the friendly siblings.
There is work to be done to prepare for the Super Bowl, prepare for each other, prepare for a history-making day already being widely hyped as ''Harbowl'' or ''Superbaugh'' depending which nickname you prefer.
''It doesn't matter who the coach is, what relationship you have with the person on the other side,'' 49ers coach Jim Harbaugh said so matter-of-factly Monday afternoon.
Their parents sure aren't picking sides for the Feb. 3 matchup in New Orleans.
These days, the Harbaughs' father Jack, a longtime coach, stays away from game-planning chatter or strategy sessions with his sons. Baltimore's John Harbaugh and his little brother have been doing this long enough now to no longer need their dad's input.
Yet, they still regularly seek it. And, their father does offer one basic mantra: ''Get ahead, stay ahead.''
''If I'm called upon, I'll repeat that same message,'' said Jack Harbaugh.
The Harbaugh brothers will become the first sibling head coaches to square off for the NFL championship — not that they're too keen on playing up the story line that has no chance of going away.
''Well, I think it's a blessing and a curse,'' Jim Harbaugh said Monday. ''A blessing because that is my brother's team. And, also, personally I played for the Ravens. Great respect for their organization . . . The curse part would be the talk of two brothers [coaching] in the Super Bowl and what that takes away from the players that are in the game. Every moment that you're talking about myself or John, that's less time that the players are going to be talked about.''
Both men love history, just not the kind with them making it.
''I like reading a lot of history . . . I guess it's pretty neat,'' John Harbaugh offered Monday. ''But is it really going to be written about? It's not exactly like Churchill and Roosevelt or anything. It's pretty cool, but that's as far as it goes.''
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"It is relief that he is in custody and it's a relief no one was injured as a result of it," said Lansing Township Police Chief Kay Hoffman. "No residents and patrons of the hotel, no officers, the suspect himself. Everyone is safe."
Hoffman says Ann Arbor Police called her department around 8:05 p.m. Saturday night alerting them of a man they suspected was inside the hotel. Ann Arbor Police received a tip from a civilian that a car that was involved in a recent armed bank robbery was in the hotel's parking lot.
"They had information that a suspect from a bank robbery was here and his vehicle was here," said Hoffman. "Officers arrived and confirmed the fact a vehicle was here and there was a patron of the hotel of the same name, so that got the whole ball rolling from there."
Lansing Police, East Lansing Police and a Special Response Team -- comprised of officers from Meridian Township, Michigan State University and the Ingham County Sheriff -- joined Lansing Township in locking down the hotel.
At least 40 hotel guests were evacuated from the area nearest to the suspect's room. They were taken by school bus to a Radisson Hotel in downtown Lansing. Other guests were not notified. Media outlets were asked not to broadcast initial reports for fear the suspect was monitoring the stations.
"I feel bad for these guests that are displaced, but they're also safe," Hoffman said.
The man was not known to be armed and did not have hostages, said Hoffman. She says he was the only one involved.
At 11:40 p.m., with the help of a negotiator, police made contact with the suspect. He was arrested within the next 15-20 minutes.
"There's a lot of preparation that goes into this situation," Hoffman said. "You hope you never have to use them, but in this case everything went very smooth and it was by the book and picture perfect."
Police are now searching the suspect's room.
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I feel like inner/outer might be most competitvely balanced.
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Balanced, yes, but I find it really unfair to the "outer" schools. Basically the newest 4 teams to the conference plus Wisconsin, Minnesota, and Iowa - essentially the rejects division. Traveling would be miserable for those teams.
But OTOH it would preserve all rivalries within the divisions. By doing so, this would allow for more games against teams in the other division. And while travel would be long for half of the intradivision games, the others would be relatively close.
Agree, I just think that we would be singing a different tune if Michigan was geographically alligned in the "outer" division. I want the divisions to be set up for sustainability. I feel like the popular suggestion on this board will just end up being redone in the future.
But there are benefits to the schools in the Outer division, too. The four western schools get guaranteed East Coast exposure every year, which they wouldn't get in an East-West split. For recruiting, that's a big deal.
I would prefer East-West even with the competitive imbalance due to being able to play games in the DC-Virginia corridor (and NJ to a lesser extent).
Probably helps recruiting too to show up in those markets more frequently.
Personally, I'd love to be able to travel to see the games @Maryland.
Yes, but I'm saying that this is where Inner-Outer benefits the Nebraska/Minn/Iowa/Wisc quartet. In the Inner-Outer setup, they get guaranteed East Coast games. In the East/West one, they don't.
As far as Michigan is concerned, as long as we're playing OSU annually, we're in good shape recruitingwise. Ohio is a bigger deal to us than NJ or Maryland.
Posted this on Brian's thread too:
I'm wondering if a stacked Eastern division is better. Recruits know they are guaranteed a number of big games each year. Also, playing at Maryland and Rutgers every other year probalbly helps recruiting.
I think the odds of winning the division are a bit lower in the East/West format, but it also makes for a great number of big games and might help recruiting in some hotbed areas. I'm going east-west.
Personally, I prefer the Inner-Outer division in terms of teams. But I'll take anything with OSU and Michigan in the same division.
Inner-Outer? How the hell does that even make sense?
Edit: I suppose I jumped the gun a bit. Didn't really look at the balance. Just baffled by that map.
The Iris Division and the Sclera Division. BRILLIANT!
(In reference to Inner/Outer)
Inner and outer.....isn't that in reference to belly buttons?
I believe that is "innie" and "outtie" with regards to belly-buttons. Maybe those should be the two names instead of "inner" and "outer" (which sounds stupid).
Michigan and Ohio in same division.
Inner outer by far the best
Inner-Outer seems to be the best solution. In East/West, I feel the West is too weak, Penn State helps the strength of that side in the Outer division.
div. 1- UM and OSU
div. 2- everyone else
AKA Seth's Idea is the consensus preferred option here.
Yeah, I agree. Inner-Outer seems to be the most competitively-balanced. Do schools care about travel distance? I'm sure Rutgers would probably get tired of having to travel to Wisconsin, Nebraska, Iowa, and Minnesota every year.
It only applies to football, so it's not that big of a deal. Rutgers is going to be flying to most destinations anyway.
Maryland, Penn St, and Rutgers get 2 home games and 2 away games each year vs. Wisconsin, Nebraska, Iowa, and Minnesota, that way the traveling is more balanced.
You assume Rutgers and Maryland have fans. There is no evidence these people exist.
This is what I left in the comment box:
"Add Occidental College and Misericordia University to get the LA and Dallas tv footprints."
I live in the chicago area, so I am much in favor of the inner/outer arrangement. I drive to Michigan for football games, but I don't really want to go much further for a game.
I'd much rather keep beating up on Illinois than a post-sanctions Penn State.
Option #1: Existing says names to be determined. Are Legends and Leaders on the way out?
Say it ain't so! /s
my first choice
East West sounds the best as far as division names go, but teams rewritinging their preferred historic rivalries for the sake of division names is......aww hell, anything to get rid of Ledgers and Leadins.
whichever division will give us the most WOW moments.
As long as we are in the same division as OSU, I will be happy.
I voted for East/West, because it seems more realistic than Inner/Outer - though I'd take Inner/Outer in a heartbeat. It does seem to be the most balanced and for our division, anyway, the geography would be great.
strongly prefer inner-outer (after all, I had drawn that up as my prefered divisions even before I saw what Seth had done). I could live with East-West though. Anything but the +1
First 7 teams in the B1G in a division and last 7 in a division? I don't know much of the history when teams joined.
I don't know if we'd want that. We were a charter member in 1895, but then left in 1908 and didn't rejoin until 1917. If you count our rejoin date, we're the 9th member of the conference.
Don't know how I was six minutes behind you on that one.
The only upside of the old v. new alignment would be that MSU and OSU would be in our division. As much as I despise the LIttle Brotherness of so many Spartans I know, I do think they are our second biggest rival and should be in our division. But with that said, I would rather have them in the other division than OSU.
UM left the league from 1907-1916. Would our joining date be 1896 or 1916?
We were a founding member in 1896, but we technically are one of the last 7 to join if you use the 1916 date.
If the B1G used 1916, the last 7 would be: MD, Rutgers, Nebraska, PSU, MSU, OSU, Michigan (so it would essentially be East/West but swapping Nebraska for Indiana).
Anything that will put Michigan and Ohio in the same division. That being said, I voted for inner. More competitively balanced.
I voted for East/West. I think inner/outer would be better for Michigan (and everyone else in the "inner" division that never has to travel very far), but I think East/West is a better move from a conference standpoint, avoiding traveling between the East coast and Nebraska as much as possible.
I also don't think the competitive balance is too bad in East/West, especially if Penn State and MSU fall off a bit as expected in the coming years, and extra especially if Wisconsin can keep going as a perrenial conference contender.
The fall sports fly to farther locations, so it doesn't make that big of a difference. No other sports besides football has divisions so they have to drive the distance anyways. I would rather see Michigan play traditional Big Ten schools rather than Rutgers and Maryland. To hell with Nebraska and their Ohio State coach.
UofM-St.Louis... how do you not want the inner-outer?! I live in St Louis too. Do you have any clue how much this would potentially save on travel expenses for us? It would mean 4 out of the 7 teams would be roughly within a 4 and a half hour radius of StL. Why?
I'm a big supporter of inner-outer. I would rather Michigan play traditional Big Ten teams then Rutgers and Maryland every year.
I voted for "Inner-Outer" (although I first thought or orbital diagrams when I saw this - Rutgers' orbit is very eccentric and it could escape the conference at apogee from the inner conference) as well. The East-West arrangement, to me, seems a little top-heavy in the East and a little bottom-loaded in the West, if you will. The Inner-Outer arrangement disperses the good and "meh" better.
I would want to see expansion to 16 teams. With Four divisions.
Western Division: Minnesota, Wisconsin, Nebraska and Iowa
Northern Division: Michigan, MSU, Northwestern, Illinois
Central Division: Purdue, Indiana, OSU, PSU
Eastern Division: Maryland, Rutgers, Georgia Tech* (possibly), Add Good Coastal school*
With this you would rotate each year the divisions that play each other. (like the NFL), with one protected rivalry game.For the championship, Top teams from each division would advance, and there would be a four team playoff for the Big Ten championship.
Most of you will probably hate this, but I think it would be pretty sweet.
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To me anything with Michigan and OSU in the same division is not balanced.
Is the current setup (where Michigan plays OSU every year while our division rivals only play them 40% of the time) balanced?
The protected cross-division games have got to go. The league needs to put all rivalries within the divisions.
Agree, moving forward, as long as the B1G maintains an 8 game conference schedule, as long as Michigan and OSU are in different divisions, they are at a significant strength of schedule disadvantage due to having to play eachother every year, while their divisional rivals play Michigan/OSU 2 out of every 12 years.
Nebraska, MSU played OSU this year. Yes the are not locked to playing them every year, but we dont have to play Wisconsin every year, like Nebraska. They are on our schedule, who cares who they play just beat them.
Nebraska doesn't play Wisconsin every year. Their protected game is PSU. If PSU craters because of the sanctions, then we're talking about a serious schedule imbalance within our own division. It's better to just dispense with the protected games altogether.
ok, didnt know that. That changes things a little, with PSU going down.
I am just worried about the disaster of playing OSU on back to back weeks. I hope they end up in the same division.
Why would it be so terrible to see, Michigan vs. OSU play each other in back to back weeks. For example, we lose to them, we get a chance to redeem ourselves. We win, we get another chance to kick their ass.
And what if we win the Game, only to lose the rematch? Then the first game becomes meaningless.
The Game always has been, and always should be, a once-a-year thing. The SEC, Big 12 and Pac-12 understand this. They don't make Alabama-Auburn, Florida-Georgia, Texas-OU, USC-UCLA, et al. play each other twice.
I voted for +1 just cause I don't like being told how to vote.
/what's up now Seth?
Someone on Twitter suggested just drawing a dinosaur. It works not too terribly:
Competitively Inner and Outer is best now, but it really doesn't work. Why? The travel distances for Maryland, Nebraska, Minnesota, and Rutgers fans would be ridiculous. While we may not care about them, you need their support for realignment. Thus, I voted East-West.
Bo Pelini and Jerry Kill would gladly trade the shorter travel distances in a West division for guaranteed East Coast visits every year. The West division could be problematic from a recruiting standpoint, just as the Big 12 North became.
What about the travel distance now for Nebraska fans? The travel to Michigan and Michigan St. are no picnic -- you're definitely flying. And what about the distance between divisional opponents Penn St - Wisconsin. Or Wisconsin - OSU. Or Minnesota - Michigan. Or Minnesota - Michigan St. These are all really long drives as it is. I don't think knocking the inside-outside lineup due to geography holds much weight compared to what we already have now.
I put East-West 1st and Inner-Outer 2nd
It's going to be far to get from Rutgers and Maryland to anywhere. So travel is whatever. Travel is beat for Michigan and anyone in Chicago with inner outer.
What is it with the idiots in the comments on the B1G site blabbering about divisional equality? It isn't sustainable over the long term. Hell it wasn't sustainable over the short term. This subject gets me all pissed off and fired up. As long as they can put Michign and Ohio in the same division and change the hokey names, I'll consider it a victory.
Agree on balance. Look at the SEC. East dominated in the 90's and now the west has ruled for a decade. The balance will always ebb and flow.
After scanning some other Big Ten blogs, it doesn't seem like inner/outer is very popular anywhere else. There are jokes about the layout and how "ridiculous" the idea is for inner/outer. I scanned Iowa, OSU, and Nebrask sites, so this wasn't comprehensive by any means, but some of those sites prefer the +1 over inner/outer which seems ludicrous.
The +1 option seems absolutely horrible for whichever of the two new schools goes into the division opposite PSU. It would have no division rivals within driving distance. The league can't do that.
Because the dirty little secret is that Ohio, State and us are the only fanbases who really hate the alignment
Not true. Many fanbases have a beef. Wisconsin fans hate being separated from Minnesota and Iowa, and vice versa. Illinois fans hate being separated from their "archrival" Michigan, not to mention Northwestern. PSU fans want to be in the same division as Michigan (the scars from that nine-game winning streak run deep in that fanbase). Nebraska is concerned about a future lack of exposure in Pennsylvania and Ohio, since they won't visit there often as it stands.
Really, the only schools that are content with the current setup are the ones that don't really care about football - Indiana and Purdue.
Does anybody's elses fan base REALLY count?
Michigan is in the North and Ohio in the South.
There is no way that Michigan and Ohio should ever be in the same division.
There are two traditions for Michigan and Ohio.
1) They play in the last game of the year every year in the biggest rivalry in college sports.
2) They usually play for the B10 championship and Rose Bowl every year.
Michigan and Ohio must have a chance to play in the B1G championship game every year. Keep their annual game but keep them is separate divisions.
Who really cares about having back to back games. Everyone predicted that would happen every year but it hasn't yet and my not happen that often with all the new teams. Even if it did, everybody would love to see the rematch just like we wanted to see it in 2007.
BUT If they are in the same division they will never again play for the B10 championship ...NEVER! And that would be a tragedy.
If North and South isn't possible then vote for the Status Quo.
Michigan and Ohio have a tradition of playing once a year, on each other's home field. They have never played on a neutral field. They have never played a rematch in the same year. If we play them in a domed stadium in Indianapolis, it won't be keeping with tradition at all. I don't think some people can grasp just how weird that will be until it happens.
Conference title games are a joke, a money grab played in mostly empty stadiums with no students present. They feel like exhibition games. The Game can only go down in prestige by being associated with Lucas Oil Stadium. Keep it once a year. Winner wins the division.
if they played twice and the second game was at a neutral spot. That means they still play home and home but home field advantage no longer disproportionately determines the chance for the Rose Bowl. Think of all the years we would have loved a rematch on neutral turf.
Think of all the years they would have loved a neutral site rematch. What if we played them again in 1969 and lost. Or in 1995 or 1996. There goes the value of some classic upsets.
your glass is half empty. In fact the biggest reason to not have a rematch I've read on this site is "what if we lose" and "I don't want to play those guys twice." I doubt the players feel that way. Sure it's a tougher road. There is nothing wrong with that.
The biggest problems are it devalues the one game that makes it a one game season with a year's bragging rights; and that the road is unfair in not between Michigan and Ohio State, but between Michigan (and Ohio) and its division rivals. Nebraska playing PSU, MSU playing Indiana, and Iowa Purdue every yer, while we play each other.
It's not a what of we lose thing to me. It's a what if the first game...which is the game...ends up worthless. Rematch in the big ten title game and the other team wins to get a split. Who gets bragging rights? The team who won the second game? That's awful.
...all those years that were decided by the Big Ten ADs. So would have Woody. Decide it on the field. Don't make Michigan vs Ohio a playoff game.
Everyone would have liked a rematch in 2006 on neutral turf.
I agree that they should play home and home every year. But they should also have the "chance" to play for the title on neutral turf as well.
Imagine if you were on the team.
Your goals are:
1A) Win the Big10
1B) Beat Ohio
If it's 1971 or 2006 and both teams are undefeated going into their final game, does Bo, Lloyd or Hoke want to play in both games? Should both teams play in both games (assuming no one else is undefeated)? Absolutely.
Here is a important point. You always want the option to decide the championship on the field. You don't want the championship taken out of your hands and decided by a committee or by poorly set up divisions (with the two best teams in the same division). If the best two teams are Ohio and Michigan (which wont occur as often going forward) they can only decide it on the field if they are in different divisions. For all those that don't want to face Ohio twice I guarantee you the team and coach would disagree. There is no question that the players would want to play the best team twice if they had to, the players would want to decide it on the field.
They set the whole season up to be a one game season that was decided on the last fall game of the year. Not one that was played completely meaninglessly, only to be followed up by another one that meant something.
The years you mention are years Michigan would have liked a rematch. But not ones where Ohio State would have. Just like you ignored years like '97 where Michigan wouldn't have. The championship had already been decided on the field. You didn't need to play twice to decide it. If you split, how does that decide anything? Why is winning the second more important than a week earlier? Different divisions keeps them fom deciding it on the field, not the same. Unless you're suggesting best of three.
So stop talking about what players and coaches would want when you don't have a clue. In 2006 when there was a chance or a rematch you say that all those coaches would want, you know what Tressel did? He abstained from the vote. He didn't want to play Michigan again, but didn't want to look like he was scared.
You may want it, but to just state someone else would is just wrong.
Wouldn't losing the one and only game be deciding it on the field? Yes it sucks that we didn't win in those years, but osu won and they earned the bragging rights for those years. We won in 95 and 96 when the idiots overlooked us. Why would you want to play them again if you already beat them once the week before? What would be the point?
I don't understand this thinking. How can you not see how the rivalry has already been compromised by the fact that we're in separate divisions? When OSU played MSU and Nebraska, we were obligated to root for them to help us get an advantage in the division race. When we played OSU, the game couldn't have resolved anything even if they hadn't been ineligible - they would have already clinched their division, and we would have already been eliminated from ours.
This year the game that cost us the division title was Nebraska, not OSU. As long as we are in separate divisions from OSU, it will no longer be the absolute must-win on the schedule, as far as winning the conference goes. Nebraska will be that game. Even if it does happen that the OSU game will decide the division race, we still will really be competing against Nebraska. OSU will just happen to be the final team we play, that we need to beat to get a leg up on the Huskers.
As it stands, the Game (the on-campus version of it) will never be a winner-take-all type of thing again, because we'll be competing in rival divisions. The only way we can get a winner-take-all matchup is if we play in the BTCG. But that won't happen often, and even when it does, it won't be as satisfying when it's a replay of a game played one week earlier. I predict that if/when we do meet in the title game, there will be a huge outcry as everyone will recognize how ridiculous it is to ask the two teams to play on back to back weeks.
Well point 1 might not continue to happen if they are in different divisions and have a rematch the next week for the rose bowl. If they are going to play eachother 2 weeks in a row and the last game of the season is essentially meaningless because both are a lock, why throw it all on the field the first game? If this became the case, michigan-ohio would get moved to october so there is a point to the game rendering tradition bunk.
Point 2 is whoever wins The Game is going to play the other division for the Rose Bowl. The Game still means everything. Plus do you really want to have to beat Ohio twice to get to the rose bowl?. Read earlier coments on how our guaranteed crossover against ohio gives both of us disadvantages.
your number 1. we do it now.
is the the tail between the legs agruement. there are so many years we would have loved a rematch on neutral turf. who couldn't love two games in one year...unless you're worried about losing.
If rematches are so awesome, why aren't Alabama and Auburn in separate divisions? Florida and Georgia? Texas and Oklahoma? USC and UCLA?
The Game has been called a "one-game season." The rarity enhances its appeal. You have your one meeting for the year and that's it.
But Ohio Michigan would be.
I got a great solution add 2 more teams and make 4 4 team devisions.
How about the NCAA just ditch conference title games (and thus, divisions)? (What's so horrible about shared conference championships?) If an NCAA playoff is as lucrative as they think, it could make up the difference.
This is what I've been saying! Now that there are more teams in a division the championship game is basically worthless anyway. PLUS who wants to spend money to travel from whatever state they're from to Indianapolis one week plus tickets and then spend money for travel and tickets to Pasadena/playoff games? It makes no sense. It was full the first year for the sparty and wisconsin game, but this year the excitement wore off and even one of the best travelling fanbases in the country (nebraska) who figured they'd be going to pasadena at the time, said why the hell would we want to buy tickets for this game and pasadena?
Remember the craigslist scam to get seat fillers in year one? Ticket sales for this game are a joke.
see the option of dropping moo u for Pitt.
That's what the comment section is for.
you guys get OSU, MSU, PSU, we get Wisconsin and whoever. After we go to 16, we even get to finally play Indiana.
Wouldn't the eye essentially hand the Outer to Nebraska virtually every year?
Compared to East-West? How does adding Penn State make it easier?
But you have to ask...who are the 2 new teams if they go to 16? ND is the only me that works in the divisions because you could add thm in the inner or the west and then add your other east squad. Two east tens screws up inner-outer. You could add them to east and send Indy to the west, but that's an ugly east division. And it doesn't look like any west teams are on the radar.
It's crazy to force constant travel between Rutgers and Nebraska more than once every other year...but Rutgers to anywhere is far and will require a plane ride in most instances. For football only, this makes sense.
well hey, the fans of a whole didn't ask for Rutgers and Mayland to join. They chose so based on financial incentives and should deal with it accordingly. Blame the conference and hope the B1G deals with it appropriately (which I have my doubts about).
At least 2 of the 3 options have UM and OSU in the same division. The key is that we vote +1 as our third choice (I wish they had 10 options so I could vote +1 10th). Vote early and often!
The bad news is the number of comments on the BTN site from other B1G fans who think that +1 is the way to go.
Ultimately though, I do not trust the B1G to actually listen to the fans. Instead, the suits will pick a fourth choice for realignment that simultaneously ruins all rivalries and results in the farthest total travel for every fanbase. They also will replace Leaders and Legends with WOW and COOL and play the B1G championship game in Tokyo to get the Asian markets. Plus, they will have an animated rapping dog named B1GGIE, who will also appear in mascot form at all B1G games singing, "I love it when you call me B1G conference..."


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Finally, I would like to thank Liz Diament and Ron Devon for stepping forward to offer us choices in the other peninsula races.


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WR Isaiah Ford of Jacksonville, FL will not be able to attend a junior day at USC this weekend due to a basketball tournament. He will, however, attend their spring game April 13th. "I like South Carolina a lot," he said. "Especially since they let you play two sports. Bruce Ellington does it and so does my good friend, Ahmad Christian." Christian attended the same high school as Ford and the two have maintained contact. Ford does not have any other visits planned but would like to visit Clemson, Florida, Florida State, Louisville, Virginia Tech and North Carolina. "I have a blood line to Clemson because my cousin played there," said Ford. Each of these schools have offered. His other offers include Ohio State, Vanderbilt, Central Florida, Florida International, Cincinnati, Kentucky, Auburn, Penn State, Georgia Tech and West Virginia. Ford does not have any favorites.
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