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As someone who covers television for a living, I am somewhat concerned about what the president of the United States watches.
Drawing from various sources, not directly from Barack Obama, The New York Times reported the following eight shows are his favorites:
• "Boardwalk Empire"
• "Breaking Bad"
• "Downton Abbey"
• "Game of Thrones"
• "Homeland"
• "House of Cards"
• "Modern Family"
• "Parks and Recreation"
They're all good shows. Some are great shows. Half are on my 2013 top-10 list; all of them were among those I considered.
Obama has good taste in television shows.
(By the way, this is a TV column. This is by no stretch of the imagination about politics or policy.)
No matter who occupies the White House, we should not begrudge him/her a bit of downtime in front of the TV. We all need to relax, and watching television is America's favorite way to do that.
Hey, it would be un-American if the president didn't watch TV.
And there's something kind of charming about the idea of Obama sitting down and getting a laugh out of "Modern Family" and "Parks and Recreation." Or getting caught up in the soap opera that is "Downton Abbey."
But the president has the ultimate high-pressure job. He deals with crisis after crisis; he does battle with political opponents; he makes life-and-death decisions.
The majority of the shows on that list are hardly a respite from his regular life. They're filled with ruthless people doing cruel things.
You could argue that the only real difference from "Breaking Bad" to "Homeland," from "Boardwalk Empire" to "House of Cards" to "Game of Thrones" is in the specifics of the barbaric behavior. Congressman Underwood (Kevin Spacey) didn't have anyone shot or beheaded in "House of Cards," but he would have if he'd been a character in "Boardwalk Empire" or "Game of Thrones."
And Walter White (Bryan Cranston) would have fit right in on "Homeland."
Somehow, I'd feel better if President Obama were watching "The Big Bang Theory," "The Goldbergs" or "Trophy Wife." Light-hearted shows that would let him escape from his troubles.
Or maybe "Scandal," which operates in a completely different universe. Wouldn't you love to watch the real president watch President Fitzgerald Grant (Tony Goldwyn) when a Supreme Court justice has him shot? When Grant smothers that justice in return? When Grant's vice president stabs her unfaithful, gay husband to death in the Naval Observatory and the White House chief of staff covers it up?
It's hilarious, escapist TV that has nothing to do with reality.
Scott D. Pierce covers television for The Salt Lake Tribune. Email him at firstname.lastname@example.com; follow him on Twitter @ScottDPierce.


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A virgin blogger pops his cherry on Christmas
First I would like to apologize to all on the site for not putting my thoughts into this type of blogging format before. I'm the new guy, my bad. Well here goes. I am not going to comment on Mark DeRosa, as I would rather bang my head off the bricks at Wrigley than talk any more about his situation.
Instead I am going to concentrate on the one team weakness that I feel is consistently being overlooked; which is the Cubs Bullpen. I was one of the many that was upset to see the Cubs let Kerry Wood walk, and then that fire had gasoline poured all over it soon after the news of the trade for Kevin Gregg broke. So here the team sits on Christmas day with question marks up and down the bullpen, and no one in the organization is willing to actually address the issue. The closer from 2008 is now a member of the Cleveland Indians and God bless America Bob Howry is gone too; so that's basically one step forward and two steps back. Hendry then turns and hands the Marlins an early Christmas present in the form of Jose Ceda, who is and has been a highly regarded relief pitching prospect in the organization. When the news of the trade first broke I expected Jeremy Hermida to be coming to town, but instead we picked up Kevin freakin' Gregg. A player that the Marlins didn't even want to keep around because even they realized he is going to be overpayed in comparison to the production he will give a team. The decision to let Woody go was supposedly based on dollars, but then the Cubs turn around and hand over half of the money it would have taken to keep him to acquire a terrible pitcher with virtually no upside; and we gave up a quality prospect in the process. So where do the Cubs go from here? Do you hand the keys to the car to Marmol and let him be the closer? If not, then I would assume Marmol remains the setup man and Smardjz becomes our closer for 2009. And the final scenario, a true sign of the apacalypse, Kevin Gregg is the Cub's closer with Marmol and Smardjz working as setup men.
So that being said, the back end of the bullpen needs some help. Along those same lines those within the organization that could step in and contribute in the bullpen are mostly younger guys; in which the Cubs really don't know what they can expect from them over the course of a full season. Some of those names include: Sean Marshall, Kevin Hart, Angel Guzman, Chad Gaudin, Michael Wuertz, Neal Cotts, Jose Ascanio, and the unknown soldier Rich Hill. Looking at what we've got and what we need the idea of the bullpen having to finish the game from the 6th inning on is a pretty scary prospect. So basically the bullpen goes from being a strength in 2008 to a weakness in 2009 overnight. I am currently holding my breath until the season starts, in hopes that Angel Guzman joins forces with Carlos Marmol and the two of them transform into the 2-headed Megatron that the Cubs need at the back-end of the bullpen.
So I will end this by asking a few questions. First, what does the team do with Marmol? Do you move him or leave him in a role that he has flourished in? Is Smardjz ready to close at the Major League level? Should the Cubs attempt to trade any of their surplus of middle infielders (Ronny Cedeno) or outfielders (Felix Pie) or starters (Jason Marquis) to add some quality relievers to the bullpen? Finally, would it be worth it to extend a 1 year offer to someone like Trevor Hoffman to bridge the gap to Marmol closing in 2010?
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my idea
Well this is what i say.
1) Trade Pie and Marquis for a quality lefty reliever and anything else you can get
2) Marmol becomes closer, Smardj isn't ready.
3) Keep Wuertz, excluding a few games against the infamous Reds who seemed to give Cubs pitchers fits, Wuertz had another quality year.
the Bullpen would look like
Marmol, Gregg, Wuertz, Guzman, Reliable Lefty Reliever, and 2 of Marshall, Samardjza or Gaudin (one will be used in the rotation to replace Marquis)
The Trevor Hoffman idea may work but I wouldn't expect great numbers from him, no better than Marmol, Wuertz and maybe even Guzman could produce.
There are a few free agent relievers/starters that I didn't mention as well that could be considered, such as:
Lefties: Joe Beimel, Eddie Guardado, Ray King
Righties: Eric Gagne, Tom Gordon, Juan Cruz, Chad Cordero, Brandon Lyon, Takashi Saito
Starters to consider for rotation: Randy Johnson, Andy Pettite, Ben Sheets, Brad Penny, John Garland, Randy Wolf
Of the choices that you've
Of the choices that you've given, I would choose Joe Beimel, Juan Cruz and Ben Sheets, although I feel that with what we have available to us now we do not need to spend a substantial amount of money on a starter an be able to simply use one of Gaudin, Marshall, Samardzaja or (through my own twisted hope) Rich Hill to fill out that 5th starter role.
That said, I think our pitching staff simply needs to be tweeked as apposed to overhauled. We have the pieces now to build a respectable if not lights out bullpen, a few small additions should be all we need.
Ray King? Eric Gagne?
Ray King? Eric Gagne? Pettitte Sheets Penny Garland?
Um, cool ideas. Except not.
I simply stated the players that are available for teams that have money to spend. I never said that they should sign every one of them or any one of them. Its obvious the cubs pen needs to add at least 1 quality arm, and the only way you wouldn't notice that too is if you've been living under a rock for the last 3 months. Everyone wants to whine about how the team's batting order is unbalanced with too many right-handed hitters, well all you geniuses need to look at the pitching the cubs are going into 2009 with - because unless I am retarded nearly all of them are RIGHT-HANDED. To me I would look to add left-handed pitching to balance that out long before I go on an insane witch-hunt to overpay for the 7th cub's outfielder.
AJWALSH, you haven't had a positive/constructive thing/opinion to say to me since I landed on this site. I'm not here to argue with you. I liked this site because a lot of cubs fans are on it exchanging thoughts ideas and frustrations about the team, all of which has not a thing to do with you. So if you need something to bitch about go adopt one of Tony LaRussa's stray cats, or if you need someone to argue with go play on MySpace or Facebook where there are lots of immature little kids for you to argue with. I'm not here to make enemies with anyone, I just enjoy talking baseball with anyone that has an informed opinion
Don't take it personally,
Don't take it personally, Harry; I'm not looking to make enemies either. I just think you're a little crazy if you really are interested in bringing Gagne or King on to the team. It actually sounds like you're the one that needs to log on to MySpace, if all you want is to talk about your feelings, whether or not they're silly.
You may not be here to argue, but I am, and I'm not alone. I learn a lot from the debates that happen on this website, and I think there are many others that would agree.
I promise I don't hate you; hell, I know nothing about you. But a bad idea is a bad idea.
As I said before
I never said to sign any one of them from Ray King to Gagne. All I did was point out that there are relief pitchers that are available on the open market. I just think if you would read what was written maybe you could learn something like you have before. I realize its nothing personal, but it can't be a bad idea if I never even suggested signing them (there's a difference between a declaration of fact and a suggestion). And I'm not talking about my feelings I'm talking about baseball. Keep reading the things I have to say and I guarantee you will learn more in the future because baseball is about the only thing that I know anything about, so good day grasshopper.
Bullpens are horrifically
Bullpens are horrifically impossible to predict. Yes, Jef7 is ready to close. Obviously there will be hiccups along the way, but expecting Woody to have another healthy season is simply asking WAY too much. As much as I love Wood( and I do) it was the right move. That and Charles Barkley is a racist.
But why trust Smardj to close
But why trust Smardj to close more than Marmol. Marmol has better numbers in everything but ERA and has more experience than Samardzija and was more consistent. All this plus the fact that the Cubs still see Samardzija as a starter in the future and not a reliever.
You trust him to close because Marmol is more valuable as a set-up man pitching when you need him most. I don't agree that Smardjz is likely in the long-term a starter, but if you take that route in 2009 then he lands in AAA because there are others ahead of him on the totem pole for the 5th starter slot. Along those lines, I would attempt to avoid sending him up and down any more than you absolutely have to so that you don't exhaust his options and you can send him down if you really need to. Also I think the cubs have to be careful to avoid a Joba Chamberlain situation with Smardjz, where you bounce him back and forth between starting and closing. Its obvious that he doesn't currently have enough pitches to really be an effective starter; so I think you continue to let him develop as a reliever where he can pitch in shorter stints and throw harder on average and he can get away with not having those secondary pitches yet. Also I like his mental makeup and toughness much more than I like Kevin Gregg's, if you're considering each for the closer's role.
The exact...
...sentiments I stated when Gregg was acquired. No one can say the bullpen isn't weaker now and one can only deduce that the Marlins have Hendry's number. If Hendry makes another trade with the Fish, it should be his last.
But getting back to the bullpen makeup. I have no doubt it is Hendry and Piniella's intention to have Marmol close. The problem is Gregg has showed he may be no better than Howry, and now the Cub's bullpen is minus Wood. This is not good boys and girls.
The Cubs were short a lefty specialist in the pen last year and with the uncertainty
created by Wood's departure, an effective LHRP should be there first priority if they acquire or trade for a free agent reliever.
Of course with all the focus on the Peavy fiasco and now the gridlock over the power LHB, I too think the bullpen's needs are being minimized at best and in the worst case scenario, being overlooked.
Cubs Bullpen
Good post, Harry. The bullpen does need to be addressed and thank you for bringing it up. First of all, I apologize for the "Dusty Baker" comment in the shout box, it wasn't meant to be as disrespectful as it came across.
Secondly, Kevin Gregg isn't a "terrible" pitcher, that being said, I agree with your point that he's not great and the Cubs gave up WAY too much for him in Ceda. At this point, I would be comfortable in turning over the reigns to Marmol. He's easily the best pitcher in the pen and has nasty stuff, and after a season as the set-up man will easily transition to the closers role. Smardzija still has a lot more to prove before he can fill that role, or even the set-up role, but he will be a nice asset for the Cubs.
While I'd like to see Marmol close, I whole-heartedly agree that the Cubs should try to acquire Trevor Hoffman this winter!! Even while San Diego inexplicably tried to push Hoffman out of the closer role in 2008, he put up these numbers:
45.1 Innings Pitched
38 Hits
46 Strikeouts
9 Walks!!
Despite what anyone says, Hoffman has not "lost it". His age will definitely drive down his value, but he can still bring it, and would be an outstanding signing for a set-up man.
The bullpen would then shape up like this:
Closer: Marmol
Set-up: Hoffman
Lefty: Marshall
Middle: Gregg, Wuertz, Cotts
Long: Gaudin
I would go with that pen anyday!
In regards to the 5th starter spot, I know Marquis is expensive, but I still maintain that he is the best 5th starter in the game. Qualified and durable 5th starters aren't easy to come by, and while he's not worth his price tag, he serves his purpose. Hang on to the kids, let Pie play in AAA.
I get that Kevin Gregg does not moisten the underpants, so to speak. However, I think it was noted on mlbtraderumors that the Cubs potentially see a limited window to win with their current core of players. Further the Cubs have a budget of $X, which only they know. The Cubs are rich, but they aren't the Yankees.
So they have to make some decisions about what's possible and what's not possible to maximize their window of winning while living within their budget (which is still pretty huge, it's not like we're talking about Pittsburgh $). Kerry Wood was not affordable to the budget of $X when the Cubs considered what they needed to spend for an offensive upgrade.
Jose Ceda is a fine prospect and is too much to give up for Kevin Gregg in a vacuum, but Jose Ceda had a very unrealistic shot at contributing at the big league level for the Cubs in 2009 as he's never pitched above AA. There was a discussion about this on fangraphs back in November that GROTA's Colin Wyers got in on where a very similar discussion took place so everyone can read that for some rehashing on Kevin Gregg's value, or non value, depending on your perspective.
It seems to me that the Cubs have several options in the bullpen to close even without Gregg. Obviously Marmol is a logical choice, but don't forget back in 2007 that Angel Guzman was an out of nowhere posh choice as a late inning power arm. He was throwing seeds at the end of 08 and, just because everyone drools over Ceda's AA stats... Guzman shredded AA hitters in his 08 stint there! With Marmol, Gregg, Smardzjia, Guzman and Marshall, that leaves Wuertz, Cotts and Gaudin competing for the final 2 spots (or maybe not, depending on how many pitchers are carried).
Wood is a tremendous loss, and was my favorite Cub.. but the one or two runs lost by his replacement with Gregg should be more than counterbalanced than the runs gained by bringing in an offensive threat with that money in RF, while still allowing the Cubs a servicable bullpen.
Marmol Closing
Don't get me wrong, I have all the faith in the world in Marmol's ability to take the reigns and close out the 9th inning - my concern is its not the best or most productive role he could play out of the pen. Marmol is the guy the Cubs used most in game-changing and dangerous situations where the other team was threatening. And often times the hardest outs to come by in a game aren't the last 3 in the 9th inning. So my concern is that he would sit down in the bullpen waiting in vain to get saves that may not be there because the cubs don't have anyone to get the outs that he used get. I think that by tabbing him the closer you limit him, where the circumstances have to be just right for him to enter into a game. There are 2 statistics that really stand out to me as reasons not to have Marmol close in 2009, or ever for that matter. The first is the fact that he appeared in over half of the Cubs games last year (82), which is many more than most closers make, and if pitching every other day is something that keeps him sharp then closing contradicts his strengths/preferences. An even more alarming statistic is the fact that over 20% of Marmol's 82 appearances (18) he pitched for more than an inning, where again as a closer he likely would be asked to pitch for 3 outs at a time, so by anointing him the closer the team could be minimizing the impact he could ultimately have.

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We need to talk about what happened in the library, I was wondering if you could meet me at the Starbucks* in Barnes & Nobles after school.
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I grabbed my pencil and wrote back to him and it said:
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Kerner Says Groupon May Run 60%-70% of Daily-Deal Market
Groupon Receives $344 Million in Founders Liquidity in Recent $950 Million Secondary Round
Earlier this month I wrote an article on Business Insider explaining how I believed Groupon may have used Google as its BATNA (best alternative to a negotiated agreement) to create more liquidity, and it appears they may have done just that.
According to the SEC Form D filing by Groupon, they just closed on $500 million of a $950 million round they are raising. Interestingly, the filing also states that existing shareholders will receive $344 million in liquidity in this round. While the filing is not 100% clear what portion, if any, of the $344 million is founders liquidity, I assume both the founders and existing investors are receiving liquidity in this round.
Under Item 16 of the Form D filing, which is the Use of Proceeds section, it asks the Company to provide the amount of the gross proceeds of the offering that has been or is proposed to be used for payments to any of the persons required to be named as executive offers, directors or promoters in response to Item 3 in the Form D filing. Groupon listed that they will use $355,547,138, and gave the following clarification for the use of proceeds:
A portion of the gross proceeds will be used to pay for shares repurchased by the Issuer in a tender offer for shares held by, among others, certain of the persons named in response to Item 3 above and/or their respective affiliates.
According to Fred Wilson of Union Square Ventures, entrepreneurs often have to hold out longer than VCs in order to get a good exit, and he explains that if that's the case, its entirely reasonable to provide some founders liquidity to them. Fred goes on to explain:
"I've also seen entrepreneurs choose to sell the company prematurely because they want to take some money off the table. If offered the opportunity to take a bit off the table and swing for the fences, many would prefer to do that".
That appears to be the case with Groupon. Perhaps Google's $6 billion offer to acquire Groupon was premature, and in order to swing for the fences, I think its reasonable to provide founders liquidity. Remaining private and utilizing the secondary markets for some liquidity in return for the that risk is the best case scenario for Groupon in my opinion. They remain in control of their business and its direction, they maintain their entrepreneurial spirit, there's less scrutiny from the SEC and they take some cash off the table. Not a bad!
Additionally, it appears Groupon may have used a broker to source this deal, as Item 15 "Sales and Commission & Finder's Fees Expenses" is checked off with $7,500,000 listed as a Finder's Fee for the raise. It's unclear if the Finder's Fee is for the entire $950M or just the recent $500M for this portion of the round. We're seeing more brokers involved in secondary transactions, helping to bring more liquidity to the secondary markets. I think this is great for accredited investors interested in investing in high growth technology companies that they would otherwise not have been exposed to. Generally these companies have been reserved for the institutional venture capital investors. These brokers are helping the market by creating more liquidity and more favorable terms to the founders, their shareholders and employees by increasing the demand for their shares. Its great for all parties.
Well played Groupon. Well played.
Chart of the Day: Facebook Crushes Google, Yahoo, AOL & MSN
If search is any indication of what people want, they want Facebook more than twice as much as Google and Yahoo according to Google Trends.
I also compared the most popular social media companies to Facebook on Google Trends, to see if perhaps social media properties skew higher than the old Internet titans. They don't.
I was curious how Google compared to the old titans, and interesting, Yahoo and Google are neck and neck.
To be fair, these results are based on Google search results, so I'm not quite sure why someone would go to Google to search the keyword term "Google", but it was fun to pulling the data.
To learn more about how Google Trends are calculated, click here.
Jay Gould maintains a long position in shares of Facebook (private).
How Groupon May Have Used Google As Its BATNA To Create More Liquidity!
As we've said before, the need for growth companies to be acquired or chase that rubber chicken laced road show circuit to go public through an IPO aren't private companies only option anymore. While the world can only speculate as to what Groupon will ultimately do, one thing is for sure, they have done wonders in creating shareholder value and increasing their private market value in their very public negotiations with Google.
Perhaps Google was Groupons' BATNA (best alternative to a negotiated agreement) to the secondary market? Just eight months ago Groupon raised $135 million on a $1.3 billion valuation from DST, which at the time was intended to be used to buyback equity from Groupon's then 90+ employees as well as their early investors. Today, Groupon reportedly has 1,000 plus employees, and their revenues are north of $2 billion annually. With that kind of trajectory, did Groupon know their downside of walking from Google, or better yet, use Google to pump their valuation up for a new secondary sale of their private company stock, which will provide less dilution, preserve more control and protect their unique culture?
Again, one can only speculate.
The reality is, we just don't know why Groupon would go public if the private market is providing a higher valuation for their shares and maintains more control for the founders that clearly seem to know what they are doing. We believe that with $2 billion in annual revenue, Groupon is already a "real-live business." Further, we believe that Groupon can comfortably take its "fuck you money" off the table without having to negotiate further with any public company, Google included. Groupon could sell less shares to the private market than the public market, for less dilution, less scrutiny, less regulation while providing sufficient liquidity to its founders, investors and employees.
So perhaps a congratulations is in order for Groupon.


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The income distributional consequences of agrarian tariffs in Sweden on the eve of World War I
AbstractAfter 1870 Swedish agriculture was transformed in the direction of more animal husbandry. Small farmers in particular specialized in animal produce. Yet, agricultural protectionism primarily served the interest of large landowners specializing in bread-grain production. The paper explores the impact of agrarian tariffs on the factor rewards of landowners, capitalists and workers. Landowners predictably benefited from agrarian tariffs, the more so if they specialized in bread-grain, as did rural workers. With an integrated ruralurban labour market real incomes of urban workers would have come under pressure if agrarian tariffs had been dismantled while capitalists would have been little affected.
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Quotes from Paul Johnson's weekly Tuesday press conference, courtesy of Georgia Tech's sports information department:
Opening Statement
"We are working hard to try and get ready for the game on Saturday.
I am sure that both of the teams would have liked to have a better
record going into this but it is what it is and doesn't change that it
is still a huge game. It is for the state championship and bragging
rights and I know that if you picked one game on our schedule for our
alumni, fans and everybody involved, this is the game that they would
pick. I am sure that you will have two teams excited to play on Saturday
night and we will see what happens. Georgia is a very talented football
team and they have a lot of great individual players on their
On how he approaches the game
"I think you have to try and approach it the way that you approach
the other games in preparation. That is the only way that I know how to
do it. You can't get yourself so revved up on Tuesday when the game is
on Saturday. You have to build it into the process and if you can't
get motivated to play in this game, then I don't know which game you
will be motivated to play in, for both sides I am sure."
On the illegal procedure calls this season on the offensive line
" We sent in some plays where no one was jumping and moving. It is
just holding your water I guess. I am sure that the cadence is a little
bit different, but not that much different. It is just getting it done.
We have clearly done a poor job coaching that because it has been a
constant problem all year."
On Anthony Allen
"I think he has played really well in the last half of the year here.
I think he has gotten comfortable. Saturday, I thought he ran hard. He
ended up with a lot of yards and almost all of them were inside the
tackles. I think he is playing his best football in this last stretch
for sure. I brought him in the last drive and then took him out for a
couple of plays and he told me that he wanted to go back in. I think he
accepted the role and likes getting the ball."
On blocking out distractions
"You have to approach it like every other game. You have to prepare
yourself all week to get ready to play and then try to put yourself in
the zone to play. You can't worry about who is playing or the other
team or how many people are there. Just block it out and concentrate on
what you have to concentrate on. Some guys are better at that than
others. That is what you have to do. Sometimes there are guys that can
seize the moment and play better in certain instances and high pressure
stuff than other guys, but for the most part, how you are going to play
will be determined this week in how you are going to prepare. If you go
in prepared and you feel good about it and you know what you have to do
and have confidence in yourself, you can go into the game and slow it
down. If your adrenaline is running at the top and you can't slow it
down it is going to be tough for you because you are going to have a
hard time staying focused."
On A.J. Green
"He is the best player that we have played against. He is a great
athlete that can adjust to the ball, has great speed, he has all of the
tools. He is just a great football player. Those guys don't come along
all of the time. We were fortunate that we had Demaryius Thomas play for
us. A.J. Green is of the same mold, or more so. You are not going to
play against guys like him every year. He is a gifted football player
with a lot of ability."
On Georgia's offense
"Last year, Aaron Murray was out of the game. I am sure that they
would still like to run the ball if they could. Our challenge is to stop
the run and make them punt this year. That would be a good place to
On Tech's offensive tackles
"Like everybody else, they have been hot and cold. They have had
their moments both ways. Certainly they are not the only issue or only
answer. There has been good and bad just like everyone else. They are
fairly experien
ced. Austin Barrick, Nick Claytor and Phil Smith have all
played a lot so they probably have more experience than the guys
On the rivalry game compared to others he has been a part of
"It is all where you live I guess. They are all important. If you
live in Ohio, the Michigan-Ohio State game is more important, if you
live in Alabama, Alabama-Auburn is more important, in Georgia this one
is more important. I think they are all unique and different in that
aspect, depends on who you ask. If you are in Atlanta, this one is very
important. Each rivalry has its own tradition. It is a little different
than Army-Navy. I don't think you can measure, it is just different. I
don't see that you are going to see Georgia and Georgia Tech holding
each other's hands and singing their alma maters at the end. The
President of the United States isn't going to be in the locker room
before the game, it is just different."
On coaching this season
"You are always trying different things and trying to improve on what
you haven't done well. If there is one thing that I look back on,
probably the most frustrating thing as a coach has been not being able
to find the "hot" button for our team. That is frustrating to me
because ultimately I am the one responsible for trying to find it and I
have not been able to, consistently. There have been times, but (not)
consistently. People can cry about the schemes and play calling and
whatever, but the chemistry and playing together is just as
On Allen reaching the 1,000 yard milestone
"I think it is important if you are scoring points and winning games.
I am happy for Anthony. When we talked about moving him to that position
I told him that I thought that position would gain him 1,000 yards,
historically it does. But he has earned them. He has run the ball hard
the last four or five weeks and given everything he has got. We don't
talk about milestones though. We are trying to win games. When the
season is over you can look at everything and see what happened. Until I
saw it written I didn't even know."
On Joshua Nesbitt returning for a bowl game
"I don't have an idea of when he will be back. That is out of my
realm. Certainly if the doctors clear him we would welcome him back. But
that won't be our call. That will be the call of the trainers and
doctors. As soon as they say he is good to go we will welcome him
November 23rd, 2010
5:16 pm
I hate to say it but this game is going to get ugly very early. This game could be worse than Gailey's first trip there.
November 23rd, 2010
5:24 pm
This game should be very electric, even shocking. " GO JACKETS "
November 23rd, 2010
5:26 pm
False. Tech stands a chance if it plays like it did against VT. Washington will need to find the stones to do it, though. Hold onto the ball, make the reads wisely, make sure noise doesn't disrupt anything, etc. It can be done. Will it be? I'd say the Vegas line isn't too far off. But the 51-7 game won't likely happen again ever.
November 23rd, 2010
5:26 pm
Comments directed at Dooley.
November 23rd, 2010
5:31 pm
This will not be the worst environment Tech has played in this year either. I'm actually thinking Clemson and VT were probably more intimidating. I really hope the team can get used to the crowd and just execute. It will take a nearly mistake-free game to hang in there…I really think this game could be a shootout.
November 23rd, 2010
5:47 pm
i dont car how talented ga is, if gt executes its offense they have a great chance to win , bc ga defense is not that good, so it will be a shootout if we can get maybe 1-2 turnovers and we execute our offense good we will win,
gt surprises everyone with their best game of the year gt wins 35-28
November 23rd, 2010
5:52 pm
CPJ`s comments about not finding the "hot" button and team chemistry not being right are smokescreens
to cover the real problem. If he would just back off his
resistance to running his one dimensional offense and
include a passing game that his QB and receivers are capable of executing (not 30-50 yd bombs) GT would be a much better team.
November 23rd, 2010
5:57 pm
rockdale jacket,, i seem to remember last year you were not saying that when we won the acc championship the difference this year is we are 1st in rushing better than last year but we are not finishing drives , way too many fieldgoals and fumbles in the redzone that been our problem
November 23rd, 2010
7:14 pm
I like being the number one team in the nation in rushing, I like CPJ and I know the man will find a way to turn it around. I know we are rebuilding and without Nesbitt that's the way it goes …I love it when one of the backs breaks through on the option and off he goes like Nesbitt at VT. It is exciting. I don't care what Rockdale thinks. However you are more than welcome to share your opinions on CPJ's radio show. It's an hour long and they have time for your opinions. If your man enough than call in, do something besides always being so negative on these blogs…
November 23rd, 2010
7:40 pm
We sucked this year and could end up with a losing season. However, unlike previous years under Gaily, I'm optimistic about next year instead of just being mad about this year. We lost some great players last year and could not recover. Next year we'll miss Joshua and Mario, but none of the other seniors are as irreplaceable in the O or D as what we lost last year. Our QB will be a junior with several starts and our D will be more used to the 3-4. (I think people are underestimating the effect of the transition). Another ACC championship next year!!!!!!!!!
….now, if we could just get rid of Hewitt….
November 23rd, 2010
8:49 pm
Anyone ever stop to think that VT beat us on one of their off nights?
November 23rd, 2010
9:19 pm
wrecked, did you stop to think that GT's good playing factored into VT's off night? GT played one of its best games of the of the year. Give them credit when they do good.
November 23rd, 2010
9:30 pm
Correct me if I am wrong, but isn't Georgia 5-6? They are not Oregon, Auburn, Boise State, TCU, or even Colorado. They are 5-6. Their crowning achievement this season is losing by 18 points to Auburn.
Clutch the pearls!!!
November 23rd, 2010
9:35 pm
It will be ugly and it will be a blow out. UGA 52 techies 14. You tech fans will turn off the TV by half time. I will be shocked if tech comes within 20. Deep down inside, I think you tech fans believe the same. You'll be happy to be in the game at half time, but that is tour only glimmer of hope.
November 23rd, 2010
10:00 pm
When everyone throws in the towel is when Tech is the most dangerous.
Hard to believe a 5 and 6 Georgia team is this confident.
Believe Georgia is set up for a beatdown.
The rains are coming. UGA VIII is doomed.
November 23rd, 2010
10:29 pm
video link to CPJ's press conference, some good stuff
November 24th, 2010
5:50 am
Go Jackets….send the "Dawgs" home with their classless tails between their legs
November 24th, 2010
6:26 am
This will be a great game! With all the Dogs talent they still lack the disipline & coaching necessary on defence to stop the triple option. Look for the D to stop the run early & force the passing game/this is where the 3-4 creates the turn over momentum changes that will make the differnce & keep our offence on the field. I believe our receivers will be focused & make the big plays necessary to compliment the running game. Look for late 3rd qtr & 4th qtr. game changing schemes by CPJ to control the game. CPJ is one of the best at half time game changing management & giving his team an opportunity to win. Go Jackets!
November 24th, 2010
6:40 am
The UGA defense is one of the worst GT has played against. If GT executes, they should score 45-50. the final should be…GT 45- UGA 35
November 24th, 2010
7:23 am
Looking forward to getting together over the holidays!
November 24th, 2010
7:52 am
The Dawgs will pull out all the stops and if that doesn't work, we will resort to pure thuggery! Thuggery always wins for the Georgia Bulldogs! They dont call us THUGA for nothing.
November 24th, 2010
8:01 am
There are no bigger set of rednecks than those wearing the cheap Dawg re from Walmart. The snuff spittle will be flooding the gutters in Athens by 7:45. I found 8 tickets some GT alum turned in quoting the agent that the Alum could not stand the thought of being around so many uncouth rednecks. I pray that the jackets kick their sorry asses and that next season will be just as big a disappointment to these rednecks as this year has been. I truly believe that if we had Nesbit we would win the game. Hope Washington does not put it on the ground. Tech kicks their sorry asses anyway.
November 24th, 2010
8:05 am
Big Hoss, why don't you go sit back down in the corner and go to sleep!
November 24th, 2010
8:26 am
I got a feeling this is setting up as us getting kicked around 51-7 again. This Al Groh defense is worse than even the mutts, and our offense is really struggling with former Heisman front-runner Joshua Nesbitt out. Last year we couldn't stop the run against the leghumpers, this year they have AJ Green healthy and Butler and co. are gonna have their hands full.
Maybe Roddy and Jones can do it but I'm fully expecting we look about the same as we did against Iowa.
November 24th, 2010
8:32 am
Yellow Fuzz is right on!
November 24th, 2010
9:18 am
Richt will release all the orks from Mordor for this one.
Did you notice Grantham looks like a mean ork?
November 24th, 2010
3:48 pm
"yellow fuzz" and "the real Old Gold" don't sounds like actual tech fans.
at least, none that i know or would care to know.
methinks these guys are sitting in their basement in bulldog pjs cackling about how they fooled the internet into thinking they were georgia tech fans and now the yellow jackets were doooooomed!
sad, really. just cheer for your team, guys. and if this is how u cheer for your team, maybe u should get outside and interact with people more.
November 24th, 2010
4:59 pm
saban, ork, really? I mean I enjoy the LORD of the RINGS but keep that stuff to yourself or the UGA fans will tear you apart. However, I think if GT scores on their first two drives while keeping the ball a minimum of 5 minutes, then, even if UGA answers, TECH will win. Anything less from TECH and I will still BELIEVE that Tech has a chance to win!
Go Jackets! THWG!


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Movie Review - Naduvula Konjam Pakkatha Kaanom is a good attempt
Bharath Vijayakumar
Debutant director Balaji Tharanitharan's Naduvula Konjam Pakkatha Kaanom (NKPK) is a worthy attempt at making a clean fun film with loads of laughter aided by a bunch of new faces. The movie had quite a positive buzz leading up to its release thanks mainly to the positive feedback given by well known film makers from tinsel town who had seen the movie at a special screening. The success of Vijay Sethupathi's last outing Pizza too has raised the stakes for NKPK.
An accident during a harmless cricket match between a bunch of friends results in temporary loss of memory for the protagonist who forgets everything that has happened to him in the past year. To make matters worse his wedding is only a day away. His 3 best buddies, who are the only people aware of this, decide to conceal this fact and somehow get the wedding done. Things are not going to be easy what with the bridegroom not even aware of the girl he is going to marry!
Cast and Crew
The major strength of the film is it's fresh cast. This is the movie that Vijay Sethupathy had signed after Thenmerku Paruvakaatru. The young man has done a neat job as the protagonist who has no clue about what is happening around him. But it is the three actors who play his friends who make the film click to a certain extent. Their comic timing is impeccable and they look more like characters from real life with almost no artificiality about them. The three of them seem so different from each other and look like persons from different walks of life. Gayathri (earlier seen in 18 vayasu) who plays the heroine does not have much screen space.
Ved Shankar who scored music for the critically acclaimed Paalai and Madhubaana Kadai has composed the songs. Surprisingly only two songs seem to have made it to the final copy of the film (If I remember right the music album originally had 5 tracks). One during the starting credits and the other one immediately after intermission!!! Background score by Siddarth Vippin is adequate. The look and feel of the movie is akin to a short film.
Balaji Tharanitharan needs to appreciated for trying out something new without making any commercial compromises. There are genuinely funny moments throughout the movie that will have you in splits. The wedding scene towards the climax is the icing on the cake. The characters are relatable. But the movie seems to be running forever. Length is its major drawback. That the leading man has to repeat one particular dialogue throughout the movie leads to exasperation after a certain point. A crisper version of the movie would have worked better. The running length is close to 3 hours. This is even more surprising given the fact that there are no action sequences and almost no songs.
If laughter is the best medicine then NKPK is a reasonably good pharmacy for you to visit. It might not appeal to all. The reason for this is not the content but the running time of the movie and certain scenes which are repetitive. Yet on the whole this is a good attempt at making a fun filled offbeat entertainer based on a real life incident that is clean without any double-entendres.


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Believe It Or Not! | Bernard Hopkins vs Chad DawsonCategory: Boxing
MATCHUP: Bernard "The Executioner" Hopkins vs Chad "Bad" Dawson
EVENT: Believe It Or Not: Hopkins vs Dawson
DATE: October 15, 2011
VENUE: Staples Center, Los Angeles, California, United States
FIGHT DETAILS: Bernard Hopkins defends his WBC and The Ring Light Heavyweight Championship from Chad Dawson.
American Hopkins (52 wins – 6 losses, 34 KOs) is the current WBC and The Ring Light Heavyweight champion.
He became the oldest boxer to ever win a world title at age 46 when he defeated Jean Pascal in a rematch last May 21, 2011.
American Dawson (30 wins – 1 loss, 17 KOs) is the former WBC, IBF & IBO light heavyweight champion.
FIGHT RESULT: After an uneventful first round, controversy marred the second round and the fight itself. While in a clinch, Dawson pushed his shoulder into Hopkins to break it. Hopkins was lifted off the ground, stumbled back and fell through the ropes, landing awkwardly on his shoulder.
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