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MOBILE, ALABAMA -- Head coach Joey Jones saw some things that pleased him at South Alabama's spring practice Saturday morning. But there were also a few things that took place that had Jones shaking his head. The session, the Jaguars' fifth practice of the spring, did solidify what Jones thought heading into the practice: the Jags have a lot of work to do before the end of spring drills.
"I thought there were some good things that happened, but there were way, way too many negative things really on both sides of the ball,'' Jones said. "The offense made some big plays, but they made some terrible plays. We were third-and-20 it seemed like three or four times. But then they hit some big, long pass plays. On the flip side of that, defensively they'll play pretty good and then they give up a big pass play.
"We talked about that at the beginning of spring - defensively we can't give up the big play. We've got to fix that. Offensively, we've got to be consistent about what we do and not give up negative plays. When you're third-and-20 you're not going to make many first downs and/or touchdowns. So we've got to get that out of us. It's the first semi-scrimmage of spring and it's OK at this point, but if we don't get any better it's going to be a problem, so we've got to fix those things.''
Quarterback C.J. Bennett hooked up with Bryant Lavender on a 65-yard touchdown pass in one of the day's big offensive plays and quarterback Trey Fetner stepped up in the pocket and delivered a strike to receiver Akeem Appleton for a touchdown. Defensively, linebacker Robert Terrell stepped up and made an interception, then shunned a couple of would-be tackles for a long return.
"I'm real proud of the effort,'' Jones said. "The kids are really working hard and they're doing everything we've asked them to do. Their minds are still spinning a little bit, especially on offense right now; what's the snap count? where do I line up? That's why we're giving up some sacks because guys don't really know where to be at this point. But if we can take the next eight or nine days of spring practice to get better than everything will be fine.
"There were definitely some positive things. In the spring there's always some positives to draw from. I've just got to watch the film and see where we're at. It seems like every time you leave a scrimmage you may be a little down about some things that happened, but then you watch the film and you see that we did this, this and this well. I try not to overreact after a scrimmage. The bottom line is I tried to challenge the kids to evaluate themselves, not looking through rose-colored glasses - really evaluate themselves and whatever weaknesses they have, let's fix them. If they do that I think we'll be OK.''
New offensive coordinator Robert Matthews took a position atop one of the film decks during the scrimmage portion of Saturday's practices and all of the coaches wore headsets as the coaching staff tried to make things as close to a game-day atmosphere in terms of calling offensive plays and relaying them to the field as possible.
"This offense is so predicated on the tempo of what you're doing and there are so many calls you've got to make, so we've got to work on that,'' Jones said. "It's part of our gameplan. So if we don't practice it, we're not going to do well in the game.''
Glover sidelined: Wide receiver T.J. Glover, who missed all of last season, missed Saturday's practice with a slightly sprained left ankle. He wore a protective boot on his left foot as he walked the sidelines watching the day's practice. Safety B.J. Scott and running back Kendall Houston were in attendance but both were in street clothes. Scott will receive limited work this spring and Houston, recovering from knee surgery, will not participate in spring drills at all.
Short break: The Jags are not scheduled to return to the practice field until Tuesday morning at 6:30 a.m., the team getting Sunday and Monday off. When they return they will have another practice in full pads. Saturday's practice took more than two hours to complete and a two-hour practice is on the agenda for Tuesday.


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When eating became painful, Gary Martin made the first trip from his home in Columbia to MUSC's College of Dental Medicine.
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Bronson Arroyo's numbers from his second start of spring, also his second start vs. the Phillies:
The homers came from Geoff Jenkins' solo shot to right field with a 1-0 count and two outs in the second inning. Ryan Howard went deep to right field on a full-count pitch leading off the fourth.
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"The wind was blowing out. Both of those balls weren't hit very good. Jenkins, I'm not sure but it sounded like he hit it off the end of the bat. I threw him a sinker. Howard's just got enough of it and he hit it really high. Other than that, I was happy with how it turned out."
Arroyo, who exited with a 3-2 lead, has a 5.06 ERA through 5 1/3 innings of work and that doesn't count his four scoreless innings vs. the Netherlands. Obviously, it's too small of a sample size to gauge anything yet.
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Hello there. I live in the western suburbs of Chicago, and was wondering if anyone could offer advice on a good dojo to commence training at.
I have no prior experience with martial arts. My interest in Aikido stems from having seen some training sessions at the Midwest Aikido Center in Chicago (I used to live nearby, and was about to enroll there when I broke my ankle rather badly. While still recovering, I moved to the suburbs).
Additionally, I am curious as to how I might expect the training to impact my ankle. For the interested, I suffered a tri-malleolar fracture, and have several bolts through both the tibia and fibula, along with a plate along the fibula. At this point, I don't tend to notice the ankle - unless it receives a sharp lateral jolt. I would hope that this weakness would abate over the course of the training regimen.
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Oak Harbor pitcher Gabe Clark threw another good game, pitching a five-hitter, striking out four and walking just won, but suffered his first loss after four wins.
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Thanks for this! I will definitely post mine once I get the game!
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Thanks for this! I will definitely post mine once I get the game!
me too!!! who knows how long it will take 'til we get our own fashion stores! :D
pariah164 posted...
Thanks for this! I will definitely post mine once I get the game!
can't wait! honestly, I want to see everybody's fashion sense! I will visit everybody's shops and added it to my list! I just hope I have enough funds (in-game) to buy as many outfits as I can at the fashion plaza <3
everybody! don't be shy!! post your shop codes when you get the game! plus anyway, you just might need the money to buy more stuff in your shop!! <3
I remember in the first game, I told lots of people to visit my wifi boutique and within a few months, my sales were full! $99,999 max!! and I had like a fun shopping spree in the game buying lots of clothes for my shop - especially from Alvarado because you all know that was like the most expensive brand ever!! <3
it make take until tuesday (if gamestop is slow / a jerk about it) but then i'll post my shop too!
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Thank you! I can't wait to get the game on Tues., then I'll write mines up hehe.
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Here are SPECIAL Online Shops to begin you with:
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As a quick note, you do not get access until the radio tower is built @-@
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Shop Name: Pink Waters
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Edit: Also, you can not visit the Japanese shops in the US game
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thank you! although we can't visit japan shops </3
was there any announcement for the "Style Savvy" shop made by NOA? <3
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Yes, the same thing has finally happened to me with artificial sweeteners. I used to drink lots of Sprite zero and now it tastes barely edible. Still trying to get to the same point with sugar.
I'm sure most everyone on this board has noticed this, but I think it's worth commenting on. Ever since I gave up any form of added sugar/bread it's been incredibly easy to say no to the desserts that I once devoured to no end. They aren't even appetizing. But that's not exactly what I am commenting on.
Has anyone else became increasingly aware to how others act about sugar? How they get immediately excited at the thought of dessert? How they endlessly justify their consumption of processed sugar to no end? It's eye-opening how truly addicting sugar can be to some people. And I only began to notice this once I gave up the sugar myself. I recall trying to use my willpower to say no to a second or third brownie, but it literally wouldn't work. My brain would take over no matter how hard I tried to say no. Endless justifications would run through my head, making their case for "just one more little sweet". Now, it doesn't even cross my mind to even eat a dessert. And on the rare occasions (weddings/birthdays/celebrations) that I feel inclined to have something, it doesn't trigger that same brain stimulation that it once did. And desserts have became unpalatable to me, anyway, so when I do eat them, it's in a very small amount.
Anyway, has anyone else observed this sugar addiction? Anybody have any funny comments on it?
Yes, the same thing has finally happened to me with artificial sweeteners. I used to drink lots of Sprite zero and now it tastes barely edible. Still trying to get to the same point with sugar.
Nothing funny to add but I will say that it's been so much easier to get past my own sugar addiction this time around. In the past I've "given up sugar" for a set time but allowed myself little cheats--honey or agave or date sugar.
This time I'm not even eating fruit for a short time because I realized how I was using sugar as a drug--when I felt overwhelmed, sad, angry, etc., I would reach for a piece of chocolate or a spoonful of ice cream. And I'm not having a sugar-less dessert every night. And it is so much easier this way.
I'm almost a month in. The first few days were rough. But the other night I sat on the couch while my husband ate really nice chocolate (better than Jaques Torres, he said, which is my fave) and didn't even want any. I mean not even at all.
But I'm on a other food tracking site and it is funny to see people commenting about giving up sugar. In most cases they are still eating it. Or spending a lot of time figuring out how to still eat something sweet.
Interestingly, despite having a voracious sweet-tooth, I never found artificial sweeteners to be palatable.
I have a side question though: my mom recently gave up drinking diet drinks and claimed to lose 6lbs. Is there any known mechanism in which artificial sweeteners are hydrated in your body, causing you to retain water and thus, bloat?
I also went on autopilot when something sugary hit my tongue. I can't stand the "it's so unnecessary to five up whole food groups--everything in moderation" comments you see all over the place.
If this works for you, bravo. You are probably making yourself sick but at least you imagine yourself to be in control. But is is simply not possible for most of us.
I have read that artificial sweeteners make you hungry and can also make you gain weight through a chemical process.
Thanks! I never thought I'd feel this way.
Hi, my name is Mouse and I'm a recovering sugar addict. I also made my own t-shirts saying so.
Anyway, I'm not here to advertise. I have a huge problem with sugar and desserts. If they are present or nearby (even if I see a menu item describing the dessert) I will need to eat it. Once I eat it, it's no longer there to bother me. Sad, eh??
It's especially difficult when traveling for work and eating at restaurants. I was once able to kick this habit when I followed the candida diet (Yeastbusters) and ended up like you - finally free from the heroin-like pull. It felt so great to be free...and now I'm fighting to get back to that stage. This shit should be outlawed. (Rolling my eyes because I realize this is MY problem. not the government's lol)
I wouldn't say I was ever addicted. But I certainly find the temptation so minimal I don't indulge. But it's the same with other foods, too. If my boyfriend gets hungry at midnight and cooks up some bacon, I'm not tempted then either.
Totally, totally noticing how hard everyone around us in public seems to be working to eat more carbs.
My girlfriend is eating a CW weight loss diet, carefully increasing her intake to compensate for calories burned with chronic cardio. Her goal is 60% carbs. She is convinced that cutting down her carbs would mean giving up vegetables, because most of her carbs are consumed as vegetables.
Except that 90% of her carbs are as grains or fruit, which she eats a lot of. Totally in denial, and pre-diabetic.
She thinks what I am doing is crazy, and asks if I intend to keep doing it after reaching my goal. Sad.
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I think my husband is a sugar addict. Fortunately he doesn't eat junk food, but he will eat natural treats and chocolate. He occasionally gets a halvah bar at the health food store, these aren't the good kind you can get at a Middle Eastern market but the " healthy" kind made with brown rice syrup. The last time he got one he said it wasn't that good but still he wants to get one when ever he has a chance, the same goes with other sweets. I think it is just habit; he remembers enjoying them so even though he no longer really likes them he still considers them to be a treat.


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The ordinance to put the Fire and Police departments under one roof will have its first reading at tomorrow's City Council meeting, and was debated at last night's council caucus. Fulop has announced that New York City veteran cop James Shea will lead the new Department of Public Safety, which is to include the Office of Emergency Management.
"For years, there has been abundant waste and duplication of services across all departments, which is something we identified during the transition," Fulop said, adding that the initial savings of combining police and fire will be nearly $350,000 a year.
"Making municipal government more efficient is one of the top priorities of my administration, and tonight we are beginning the process of eliminating waste and creating a government that works for the taxpayer."
Former Jersey City police officer Richard Boggiano, who represents the Journal Square area, said he didn't think merging police and fire would lead to cost savings, adding the two departments don't get along.
"You are going to create a lot of tension and discontent in both departments ... I think it's a foolish move on the part of the city," Boggiano said.
Jersey City Heights Councilman Michael Yun, the other council member who ran independently and won, also didn't see how money would be saved. But he said he would support the plan to give Fulop's initiative a chance, adding: "If in six months the DPS is not providing what the city needs, then we should bring it up."
Fulop said the consolidation would eliminate the cost of two directors, as well as numerous other administrative costs. It would also facilitate better communication between the police and fire divisions, as well as enhance public safety for residents, the mayor said.
The administration is also introducing amendments to combine the Division of Architecture and the Division of Engineering, Traffic and Transportation into a single division within the Department of Public Works.
The amendments would also create the Division of Sanitation under the Department of Public Works, to perform the services of demolitions, street sweeping, snow and ice removal, solid waste collection and recycling and graffiti removal.
Fulop is also renaming the Mayor's Action Bureau the Resident Resource Center and making it a "one-stop-shopping" place for constituent needs. The city Division of Cultural Affairs, Senior Affairs and Veterans Affairs will be moved from the city Department of Health and Human Services and incorporated into the RRC.
Tomorrow's meeting at City Hall, 280 Grove St., starts at 6 p.m.


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"It's important to have a humble approach"
Ulrika Thureson has landed. Her work has taken her all over the world. She has lived in India, China and Italy and she has come into close contact with widely differing cultures, ways of life and values. This has given her the kind of knowledge and experience it is impossible to acquire simply from reading but which is invaluable when you work for a global enterprise and have the whole world as your sphere of operations.
After more than 10 years abroad, Ulrika has settled in Mölnlycke just outside Gothenburg. She did this four years ago. Her friends and family are in Gothenburg, which was also the location of an exciting challenge at the Volvo Merchandise Corporation (VMC). The VMC supplies merchandise to the entire Volvo Group and has 16 co-workers in Sweden, four in the USA and one in Russia. So what is merchandise and where does it fit in at the Volvo Group?
"Merchandise comprises products designed to strengthen our relationship with our customers and, at the same time, build the brand and attract attention. It can include everything from individual products, like keyrings, caps and jackets, to complete collections of products that are developed in conjunction with a product launch," explains Ulrika Thureson.
"With merchandise as a tool, it's possible to strengthen the relationship with clearly defined target groups in a totally different way than you can with standard marketing. The VMC makes sure that the products communicate our brands in the right way and, at the same time, clearly convey the Volvo Group's beliefs and core values. To succeed, we are involved at every step along the way. Our work covers everything from concept and design to distribution and handling claims. It's incredibly exciting!
"The challenge is to spread the brand globally. To succeed, you need to know what the brand represents, what you want to communicate and, at the same time, understand what the market likes. It's a question of striking the right balance between being global and understanding, as things differ enormously from one country to the next."
This is where Ulrika's long experience of doing business in other countries comes into its own.
"Our largest market at present is Europe and we are working hard to develop operations in the USA. At the same time, a great deal is happening in Asia; the Chinese market is screaming for merchandise. It really is a great feeling to be part of all this!" says Ulrika enthusiastically.
Before she joined the Volvo Group, Ulrika was involved in purchasing and production-related issues at H&M (a global clothing company). Surely the fashion industry and the automotive industry have very little in common, however?
"More than you might think, in actual fact. Regardless of the product, it's always important that the end product matches the expectations and requirements that are imposed during the development process," says Ulrika.
Finding suppliers in different parts of the world and making sure they match the Volvo Group's rigorous requirements is an important part of her work. A new supplier must comply with all the demands the Volvo Group imposes on its suppliers. Ulrika collates her findings and produces a score, after which she can decide whether or not Volvo Merchandise is able to do business with the new supplier. The evaluation includes a number of "red lights", factors it is important to take into account. They are essential areas such as issues related to the working environment, forms of employment, environmental care, contracts with other suppliers and corruption.
"We now have a really good supplier base which is approved in accordance with the Volvo Group's standards, but it goes without saying that we are constantly on the look-out for new suppliers. We are price conscious, but we never deviate from the demands the Group imposes on its suppliers. One positive trend compared with the situation 10 years ago is that the markets we are working with are far more enlightened when it comes to CSR-related issues. Many suppliers have their own programmes and some suppliers in China have started to impose their own demands on their suppliers in other countries.
"CSR really is one of the cornerstones of our work, but, here in the industrialised countries, I think that we are often a little too quick to judge other countries. A large part of the world doesn't have access to the same knowledge and resources as us, so we have a great deal to teach them and learn from. As I see it, this is an incredibly important aspect and I would like everyone to work on being more understanding and adopting a humble approach when it comes to differences in the world. In the long term, everyone stands to gain from this," says Ulrika Thureson.


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The restructured Public Belt Railroad Commission members should be congratulated for their efforts to reform that body. The Public Belt has a key role to play in our city's efforts to maximize its great economic asset of having the only deep water port in the United States serviced by six class-one railroads. It is important that the commission have the political independence to discharge that role.
The recent Public Belt governance changes suggested April 13 by commission member Lynes "Poco" Sloss are an important first step in ensuring that the commission is structured in a fashion to discharge that important role. Sloss' suggestion of adding a sixth independently recommended commissioner to the proposed 10-person commission -- to serve along with the mayor and three commissioners appointed by the mayor -- does not, however, in my judgment, go far enough to ensure that the commission is reasonably independent.
Simple math suggests that, under the currently proposed structure, a future mayor determined to control the commission need only convince one of the independently recommended commissioners to go along with whatever such mayor might choose to propose and thereby "deadlock" the commission. To ensure that no single mayor, whoever he or she may be, not be so easily in a position to adversely affect the commission's independence, the proposed terms of commissioners should be at least nine years -- what mayor in recent history has not been re-elected and served two four-year terms.
Commissioners' terms should be staggered, and at least one additional independently recommended commissioner should be added. Given the enormous economic impact that the Public Belt can have on the region and the state's future economy, I would suggest that GNO Inc. might be an appropriate entity to recommend that 11th member of the commission.
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Take Five With Francesco Lo Castro
Italian born Francesco Lo Castro is a UK-based jazz guitarist and composer known for his personal and melodic approach to improvisation. Style well showcased in his latest album, Songs for Duke.
Teachers and/or influences?
Gianni Cataleta. He has been my teacher not only with regards to theory and technical things but, more important, he prepared me for the road life, shaping my personality and pushing me in the direction of always trying to be personal rather than someone else's clone
I knew I wanted to be a musician when...
When I was 12-13 and realized that I was going to sleep every night with headphones on, listening to music and projecting myself on a stage performing that music.
Your sound and approach to music:
Southern Italian, very melodic and sometimes minimalistic. I believe in space, both in terms of silence and in leaving blanks for others to fill. I love improvising and I love being personal. I can only be me, but I try to be as good as I can at it.
Your teaching approach:
Road experience can teach way more than books. It's important to practice but it is even more important to apply that practice to the real worlds and with a real audience to find out what works and what does not work.
Your dream band:
Improvisation is about listening so I love working with the people I work with at the moment like Bruno D'Ambra (Songs for Duke) or Eric De Face and Tony De Paolis (on the future release While We Hope and Dream), because they really listen and value each note. I like musicians who don't feel the need to showcase their technical ability but are confident about their musical statements and are willing to make ensemble music first.
Favorite venue:
Oliver's Jazz Club in London. Wonderful and attentive audience all the time.
Your favorite recording in your discography and why?
The next one....music is a growing up experience and I grow with it.
The first Jazz album I bought was:
Joe Pass and Ella Fitzgerald (Speak Love) on vinyl. Just incredibly beautiful music and Joe Pass is such a master of feel when he plays guitar. So human and yet so beautiful.
What do you think is the most important thing you are contributing musically?
Personality. I don't mind taking risks and keep searching for something to say musically, showing my influences but still do my thing and force myself to stay as personal as I can possibly be.
Did you know...
I studied economy before embarking on a music career and took my first guitar lesson aged 25.
What are some of the essential requirements to keep jazz alive and growing?
Never forget the audience and put them in the conditions to feel the music rather than trying to be too intellectual about it.
What is in the near future?
Two new albums to be released in 2013. One in trio with Pittsburgh-based Eric De Fade and Tony De Paolis, which we are also touring from may 2013. The second, a solo album of compositions I wrote and arranged for a larger ensemble featuring all my favorite musicians I enjoyed working with in the last few years.
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Sometimes the best food can be found in the most obscure places. This place is definitely not a secret though. I had heard so much about how great the White Elephant Thai Restaurant is and it definitely lived up to its reputation.
Located in the Pointe Inn, you would never know that this hotel held such a gem. We were advised to make reservations and we were glad we did. The place was quite busy, even for a Tuesday.
We started with the Tom Yum Goong soup with coconut milk. Full of veggies and shrimp, it was spicy and flavourful.


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Team NINJA must be enjoying themselves lately because there is a lot of new footage featuring the developers playing their own game, Dead or Alive 5.
Tecmo Koei of America has just put up some videos featuring staff members playing each other with Gen-Fu and Virtua Fighter's Pai.
Dengeki Online has also uploaded a team battle between their own staff against the developers at Team NINJA featuring most of the game's characters in swimsuits. In fact, this is the second time they're facing each other and they request the help of Team Razer's Fuudo for this exhibition. For any reader who is interested in the original article, follow the link here.
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New Boston Celtics Dionte Christmas and Jason Terry are down at Fenway tonight for some Sox-Yankees action. From the photos, it looks like they're also filming a Reebok ad. Dionte tweeted that the "Reebok fam" would be taking in the game tonight at Friendly Fenway.
He then tweeted something along the lines that Jet was "King of Boston". Turns out he was wearing the famous "Sausage King's" crown. I love this guy-and he looks good in green. Toucher & Rich also tweeted out a pic of the Jet. Let's hope the Sox give Dionte & Jason something to cheer about tonight..


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FRANKLIN TWP. — Police caught a burglary suspect Thursday night thanks to a sharp-eyed neighbor.
A 14-year-old resident of Weymouth Road who was coming home from a fishing trip spotted someone burglarizing a neighbor's vehicle at about 10:30 p.m. and called police. The teenager provided a description of the burglar and told police the man had left on a bicycle, heading toward Buena Borough.
Ptl. Matthew DeCesari spotted the man on Weymouth Road near the township line and stopped him. During the subsequent conversation, the man, identified as Marc Ingram, 33, of Buena, allegedly tried to flee from DeCesari and was arrested, said police.
Ingram allegedly was found to have property in his possession that was identified as having been stolen from the burglarized vehicle, police said.
Ingram was charged with burglary, theft and resisting arrest and was lodged in the Gloucester County Jail in Woodbury in default of $25,000 full-cash bail set by Municipal Court Judge Joan Sorbello Adams.


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Darden (NYSE: DRI ) hit an all-time high recently, and the company is crediting Olive Garden for the performance. While the team has to give credit where credit is due, they aren't long-term fans of Darden's business model.
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NEW: Winter Storm Watch is now up for nearly all of Central New York for this weekend.
Your forecast
- Today: Lake effect swinging south through the Syracuse area this morning. Then sun and clouds with snow showers during the day. High 24.
- This evening: Partly cloudy. Chance of a flurry. Temps down to 12 by 11 p.m.
- Tonight: Clear early in the night then increasing clouds. Low near 7 above.
The weekend
- Saturday: Widespread snow likely 3 to 6 inches. High 24.
- Sunday: Snow showers. High of 29.
Lake effect snow will swing south across the Syracuse area this morning and then break up into multiple weaker bands off the south and southeast end of Lake Ontario by mid morning. Those smaller bands will gradually weaken as the day wears on.
This Weekend: A Winter Storm Watch is in effect for Saturday through Sunday Morning
We are still on tap for some widespread snow on Saturday and Saturday night.
Saturday morning, a low pressure tracking east from Kentucky will form a new storm just off the North Carolina coast Saturday night and early Sunday. The storm will track northeastward into the Atlantic away from us Sunday afternoon.
The system should lay down around 3 to 6 inches of snow across much of Central New York Saturday through Sunday morning.
Some more lake effect is possible in the wake of this beginning Sunday afternoon and lasting through Sunday night. Some of that could be locally heavy. Most likely that would be mainly east of Lake Ontario -- again.
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First Game: vs. Colorado (L, 0 - 63)
Overall Record: 511-574-36 (1121 Games)
Record at home: 269-207-12 (488 Games)
Record at Neutral Locations: 7-19-0 (26 Games)
Highest Scoring Game: at New Mexico, on 2013-11-16. Total points: 108
Biggest Victory Margin: Emporia State, on 1967-11-18. Final Score: 77 - 0 (77 Points)
Biggest Defeat Margin: at Arizona State, on 1969-11-22. Final Score: 79 - 7 (72 Points)
Longest Consecutive Winning Streak: 11 Games
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Record in Shutout games: 96-133-15 (244 Games)
Record in Classic games: 2-0-0 (2 Games)
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There are very few teams in NFL history who have been able to replace a great quarterback with another great quarterback. In fact, the most commonly cited success is the 49ers, who managed to unceremoniously send Joe Montana to Kansas City while plugging Steve Young into the most important position on the field.
This isolated event got us thinking about the more common occurrence of replacing a legend with a hack (or hacks), and the average amount of time it takes a team to find the rare commodity (the successful successor), so we decided to take all of the Super Bowl winning quarterbacks and teams and try to determine the time it took them to "adequately" (a purely subjective exercise, however, we feel it would be a good starting point for debate) replace their star starter.
Speaking of star starters, Bart Starr led the Packers to victories in SBI and II but it took over two decades with such memorable quarterbacks as John Hadl, David Whitehurst, Jerry Tagge, and others, manning the helm, before Brett Favre arrived and (eventually) won SB XXXI. Some will argue that Lynn Dickey was a reasonably decent quarterback, while others will fondly remember the magically overrated three years of Don Majkowski; however, in our opinion it took over 20 years to adequately replace the Starr power.
Now that Favre has been replaced by Aaron Rodgers, the early signs give the impression that the Pack may have hit on the rare back-to-back quarterback phenomenon, although, a title would help confirm the theory in most minds.
Broadway Joe Namath took the league by storm and led the Jets to an improbable victory in SB III. Since Joe walked off the stage there has been mostly a collection of unworthy understudies with the occasional bright spot from folks such as Ken O'Brien and Richard Todd (Favre?). It is possible that after 30 years of searching NY may have finally found the next great hope for the Great White Way. If Mark Sanchez is the real thing, and his work is incomplete at this stage, then the long wait will be over. If not, the search will resume.
Forty years later, the Chiefs are still looking for the next Len Dawson, the MVP and winning QB in SB IV, and have gone through the likes of Steve DeBerg, Steve Bono, Elvis Grbac, and even had the aforementioned two-year fling with Joe Montana. If Matt Cassel is significantly more bona fide than Bono (and we don't mean U2), then the quest may be over. We have our doubts.
Johnny Unitas led the Baltimore Colts to the championship in SB V and it took nearly 30 years, and a move to Indianapolis, before the franchise found another franchise quarterback in the form of Peyton Manning who won SB XLI. In the trio of down decades the team tried to succeed with numerous bodies including Mike Pagel, Jack Trudeau, and Jeff George. Along the way Jim Harbaugh raised hopes a bit, and Bert Jones did have three good years (1975-1977), but it wasn't until Peyton's arrival that the team revisited championship-land.
It might be wise for Indianapolis to start making plans for life after Manning, and the recent Packer and Niner models might provide a decent map to follow, however difficult it may be for fans to imagine Manning in another uniform. Or the team could again become the dregs of the league and try to hit another home run with the top pick in the draft by dodging a falling (Ryan) Leaf.
Dallas had success with 1963 Heisman winner Roger Staubach, who they drafted in 1964, but didn't see debut until 1969 (at age 27) due to a Naval commitment. He went on to lead the Cowboy troops to victories in SB VI and SB XII before retiring in 1979. In the subsequent ten years the team was armed, but not so dangerous, with Danny White (he was also the punter), Gary Hogeboom (boom as in bomb), and Steve Pelluer, before Troy Aikman arrived and pulled a trifecta with wins in SB XXVII, XXVIII, and XXX (must've been for mature Romans only).
There will be some optimists who will claim that just a decade after Aikman retired, the team has found its next championship leader. Consider us pessimistic with regard to Tony Romo, so we'll keep the clock rolling at ten years AA, after Aikman.
The Dolphins won SB VII and SB VIII riding the slick arm of Bob Griese and, though they have yet to win another championship, they certainly found a worthy successor to Griese in the form of Dan Marino. They nearly pulled a back-to-back replacement coup because fans only had to endure three years of David Woodley before Dan's arrival.
Since Dan's retirement in 1999, the team hasn't been as fortunate unless you consider the likes of Jay Fiedler, A.J. Feeley, Gus Frerotte, Joey Harrington, the Chads (Pennington and Henne), Tyler Thigpen, or Cleo Lemon, to be anything more than average (at best). In our view Cleo wasn't the only lemon and we would advise the marine mammals to keep fishing for the next great one.
Terry Bradshaw, who would later sport a really bad toupee, brought to opposition to the rug as he led the Steelers to wins in SB IX, X, XIII, XIV (back-to-back two times). In the 22 years between his retirement and the arrival of Ben Roethlisberger, the winner of SB XL and XLIII, Steeler fans were in the pits due to the performances of Bubby Brister, Mike Tomczak, Tommy Maddox, Kordell Stewart, Mark Malone, and other not-so-notables. Neil O' Donnell did manage to lead the team to defeat in SB XXX, but did little else of note, and is widely regarded as a one-hit wonder.
In Oakland, the standard was set by Ken Stabler, who led the Silver and Black to their first title in SB XI. In the years since, Al Davis has mostly employed a strategy of bringing castoff quarterbacks on to the ship with decidedly mixed results (although some franchises would welcome such results). Jim Plunkett (a former Niner and Patriot) came to the franchise in 1978 and won SB XV and XVIII, which are the only other championships for the franchise, and would constitute, in our view, another back-to-back quarterback success.
Other notable retreads since the glory days of Stabler and Plunkett include Jay Schroeder, Jeff Hostetler, and Rich Gannon, who won a league MVP for the Raiders, his fourth team (he played in Minny, Wash, and KC), and led the team to a loss in SB XXXVII.
The strategy of signing an aging quarterback, with perhaps a good year or two left in his arm, hasn't worked as well lately. Daunte Culpepper, Kerry Collins, Jeff George, and Jason Campbell (incomplete grade), have mostly flopped. Al gave the youth movement a chance and bombed with overall top pick JaMarcus Russell. If Campbell isn't the answer, and the evidence is shaky at best, the search must continue.
San Francisco hit the mother lode with Joe Montana, who claimed gold in SB XVI, XIX, XXIII, and XXIV, and then managed to go back-to-back with another nugget in Steve Young, who came to the Niners after brief stints with the L.A. Express (USFL) and Tampa, and led the franchise to their fifth title in SB XXIX.
Since Young retired in 1999 the team hasn't quite prospected as successfully. Jeff Garcia, Tim Rattay, Trent Dilfer, Shaun Hill (yes, Lion fans, the same guy), Alex Smith (yes, Packer fans, the quarterback taken first overall the same year Rodgers fell into the Green and Gold lap), and now Troy Smith. In other words, the team that has only made the playoffs twice since Young got old, hasn't struck gold.
Before the arrival of column favorite Dan Snyder, the Redskins were actually a proud and successful franchise. Joe Theismann (XVII), Doug Williams (XXII), and Mark Rypien (XXVI), all were championship winners although, in our view, only Joe was a legitimate quarterback, but since there may be some doubt, we will acquiesce and start the search clock after the departure of Rypien, meaning that the Skins have now been searching for 17 years.
Since Rypien left in 1993, (he was a member of an astounding seven NFL teams after leaving Washington, single-handedly defining the term "journeyman") and before Snyder arrived in 1999, the team used forgettable folks such as Heath Shuler (now representing North Carolina in the House of Representatives), Gus Frerotte, Jeff Hostetler, and Trent Green.
Since Snyder took over the situation, however improbable, has gotten worse, with the likes of Brad Johnson, Tony Banks, Patrick Ramsey, Mark Brunell, Jason Campbell, and now Donovan McNabb, being given the leadership role from the joker in the ownership role.
Expect the fruitless pursuit of excellence to continue with many more not-so-excellent leaders arriving in D.C. (which is eerily similar to the political side of the town).
Of the 17 quarterback searches we've covered so far, by our extremely scientific and accurate count, it took an average of 13.5 years to find an adequate replacement. That includes six searches that took three years or less (we were generous with the Skins SB winners) and six that lasted more than two decades (some of which are still active).
Of the teams covered so far, four teams (Packers, Jets, Chiefs, Cowboys) may have the next great quarterback on their roster, four (Dolphins, Raiders, Niners, Redskins) are conducting an ongoing search, and two (Colts, Steelers) have their man.
Next week, in Part II, we will begin with the 1985 Champion Bears and end with a discussion of the two North teams that haven't won a Super Bowl.
SUPER BOWL TRIVIA: Name the one team, out of five, with a bird mascot that has won a Super Bowl (Answer in Musings).
WEAK FOURTEEN NFC NORTH PICKS (17-21-1 record)
Packers minus 6.5 at Lions ---- The Lions have lost an NFL-record 19 straight division games and we expect the new record to be 20.
Bears plus 2.5 versus Patriots ---- New England will be coming off of a short week and playing the role of road favorite. The Bears cover.
Giants minus 2 at Vikings ---- Victories over Washington and Buffalo have people talking up Minnesota. The talk ends.
WEAK FOURTEEN PICKS (10-13 record)
Chargers minus 7 versus KC ---- If the Chargers lose this game the division will in all likelihood belong to the Chiefs. The race remains open.
"The Moment of Truth."
That is the hilarious title of the report authored by the commission convened to do the job that Congress won't do, but is required to do by the Constitution. The moment of truth arrived years ago but the years of lying have conveniently hidden that fact. It is shameful, borderline criminal, to continue to ignore what will be the most predictable fiscal crisis in our history.
Breaking: We have found a problem that our faux leaders can actually solve! Government, cure thyself.
The self-inflicted wound is being addressed (better late than continuing to kick the can) and Rep. Xavier Becerra (D-CA) praised Alan Simpson and Erskine Bowles (commission leaders) for taking all aspects of the problem into consideration. "You put taboos on the table. Sacred cows are in your plan," he said.
Social Security is one of the aforementioned cows and it eats roughly $680 billion per year. It was addressed with a simple regimen of further burdening the youth of tomorrow with the problem of providing income for the seniors of today.
The defense cow gobbles down a whopping $660 billion and the sane recommendation was to put the bovine on long-overdue nutritional therapy.
Xavier (we are big fans of names beginning with "X") is mostly correct, except that he, and the commission, somehow missed the $745 billion sacred elephant at the feast. Any rational discussion of fiscal responsibility must include dietary recommendations aimed directly at the gut and duodenum known as Medicare and Medicaid.
When the all-you-can-eat buffet known as Obamacare opens for business in a couple of years the waist size of the already portly and prodigious pachyderm is going to become immeasurable. Literally. There is nobody who has any idea how much this plan will cost as the, sure to be incorrect, estimates predict a veritable feeding frenzy for the tusker.
Captain Obvious, Rep. Paul Ryan (R-WI, who voted against the plan), saw the monstrous mastodon and, though he said that the report had "some really good policy things in it," added, "You cannot fix this problem without taking on health care."
We weren't surprised that the commission failed to get the support, from itself, needed to send the recommendations to Congress for a vote (11 voted in favor but 14 votes were needed).
The miniscule chance for a surprise success disappeared when class warmonger Rep. Jan Schakowsky (D-IL) trotted out the well-worn argument about the recommendations exacerbating the growing gap between rich and poor.
Wait, this just in, the text of the Constitution doesn't include a "fairness clause," in fact, the government has no authority to moderate the gap between classes of citizens because it is located in Washington D.C. and not, as widely believed, Sherwood Forest.
Could somebody please take the matches away from Jan before she burns herself?
In mocking us with a bit of political slapstick, hypocritical President Obama said, "If we want an America that can compete for the jobs of tomorrow, we simply cannot allow our nation to be dragged down by our debt."
We'll pause for a moment and allow you to quit laughing and catch your breath.
Okay, on with the hypercriticism of the hypocrites.
With the imbecilic arsonists clamoring about the minor points of the major recommendations, it is clear that there is no chance for government to solve the government-created fiasco. One rep sees a hydrant and lifts his or her leg in an effort to stake out their territory, while the other sees a hydrant and attempts to extinguish the smoldering document. One rep's pet (project) is another rep's allergy. Tomato/tomato, potato/potato, regardless of how they pronounce the menu, our leaders will not be un-strapping the feed bag any time soon and would just as soon call the whole thing off.
The only hope is that, in an effort to appall everyone and appease no one, lawmakers will simply mandate a 10 percent cut across the entire spectrum of government largesse. Every agency, every program, no pet projects, no personal quests, NO EXCEPTIONS.
The heads of all departments, agencies, etc. would be forced to submit their plan of action. Personnel cuts, project postponements or cancellations, wage freezes, benefit adjustments, any way to cut the administrative fat and overlap would have to be considered (the fact that they don't consider them now is appalling in its own right).
Private companies are forced to live within their means and make the difficult choices when times are tough. Families do likewise. The government should adopt this common sense approach since it can't seem to control itself.
The idea of such dramatic cuts may sound harsh but if you consider that if the federal spendthrifts cut by a total of 10 percent ($3.6 trillion "budget" cut by $360 billion) the deficit (the amount we spend in excess of the amount we confiscate from the populace, currently over $1.3 trillion) would still be nearly $1 trillion.
Even if we cut everything "government" by 10 percent, our nearly $14 trillion national debt (the total amount we owe) would still continue to rise rapidly and indefinitely.
Our 10 percent solution is simply a starting point to get people to trim the obviously ineffective and most inefficient from every nook and cranny of the behemoth. It would take an across-the-board cut of nearly 40 percent to move us solidly into surplus (be able to actually reduce the debt) territory. We don't expect that to happen, heck, we don't expect even a 5 percent cut; we are simply illustrating the obscene nature of spending in Washington and the absurd notion that these hacks are going to somehow come to an agreement that legitimately addresses the looming catastrophe.
The theater of the absurd that is our beloved government is putting on a performance for the ages. All Americans should take note. The motley cast of characters is fully aware of the fiscal Armageddon rapidly approaching and yet they continue to posture and (sacred) cowtow, err kowtow, to anyone who will spare a dime (in campaign contributions), while ignoring the most obvious problem requiring a government solution. The curtain on this performance needs to come down now; the show must NOT go on!
We'll cover the bowls in more detail next week but we must congratulate the Big Ten for getting eight teams into the bowls (though it is a bit sad and dilutive that so many "worthy" teams make it). We must also take exception with the schedule that will make for many difficult viewing choices for fans of the conference.
The Iowa/Missouri game won't be an issue because it takes place at 10 p.m. on Dec. 28.
Neither will Illinois versus Baylor, which happens on Dec. 29 at 6 p.m.
Then comes an onslaught of five conference games on Jan. 1, when Northwestern will play Texas Tech at noon, Penn State versus Florida and Michigan State versus Alabama will both begin at 1pm, Michigan and Mississippi State will kick off thirty minutes later (1:30 p.m.), and finally, the finale, featuring Wisconsin and TCU, is set for 5 p.m.
Not exactly ideal scheduling for fans, especially those in Michigan who will have to choose between watching State or UM. With four conference teams playing games that will overlap, we'll be doing our viewing at an establishment with multiple televisions.
The final conference game will feature the Buckeyes and Razorbacks in the Sugar Bowl on Jan.y 4 at 8:30pm.
TRIVIA ANSWER: The Ravens won SB XXXV with Trent Dilfer at the helm (more in Part II of the column next week) while the Eagles, Cardinals, Falcons, and Seahawks have been nesting patiently.
Another question: Which one of the 11 NFL teams located west of the Mississippi has a winning record (answer later)?
Sadly, the actress, Billie Mae Richards, who voiced Rudolph the Red Nosed Reindeer, died recently in Canada.
No word on whether socialized medicine was the cause.
The National Enquirer claims that Tom Brady's car was seen outside the Leonard Hair Transplant Association and a source told them that, "Tom wants help with his thinning hair and bald spot."
It seems like a far better alternative to the toupee once donned by Bradshaw.
Today marks the 69th anniversary of the attack on Pearl Harbor which means that Wednesday is the anniversary of the last officially declared war in U.S. history, World War II.
In fact, there have only been five formally declared wars in the existence of our nation. The first was the War of 1812, then the Mexican-American War, followed by the Spanish-American War, and the two world wars.
Is that a document or chestnuts that we smell roasting on an open fire?
ANSWER: Kansas City is the only NFL team with a winning record that plays home games west of the Mississippi.
New Orleans was not counted because the Superdome is east of the River while the Vikings were counted because the Metrodome lies to the west.
The other teams are Dallas, Houston, San Diego, Oakland, San Francisco, Seattle, Arizona, St. Louis and Denver.
Speaking of the debuilders, Denver owner Pat Bowlen said to Fanhouse last Monday, "I am not interested in making a coaching change. I'm very happy with Josh. Josh is doing a good job."
We're not sure what part of the debuilding process made the owner think that, "Josh is doing a good job."
He was then fired Monday.
Perhaps it was McDolt jettisoning the potential franchise quarterback, Jay Cutler, or super wideout, Brandon Marshall (or both).
Maybe it was McDaft's decision to trade Peyton Hillis for Brady Quinn (for which the Broncos still owe a pair of sixth-round picks to the Browns).
Aside: Stop for a moment and consider how the Denver offense featuring the trio of Cutler, Marshall, and Hillis would have performed.
Without McDope running the show the aforementioned trio could have been joined by tight end Tony Scheffler who caught 89 passes (from Cutler) in the two seasons before McDimwit arrived.
Maybe Bowlen was ecstatic about McDraft's move to dump a first-round pick for the right to select Alphonso Smith. Or perhaps it was McDunce's decision to unload Smith for a can of beans less than a year later.
Jumping at the chance to send a fourth-round choice to NE for Laurence Maroney (and a sixth-round pick) was an example debuilding at its best. Laurence hasn't carried the ball in over six games while he languishes deep in the murky depths of the depth chart. Trading value for nothing was clearly the McDingbat way.
Was the owner holding out hope that the savior Tim Tebow will be the savior of the franchise and savior of McDip?
Bowlen could have been reminiscing about the 6-0 start last season. You know, the one that had prisoner-of-the-moment types claiming that Denver clearly "won" the Cutler trade and that Kyle Orton was a far superior player to Cutler. We were obviously shocked by the early success (we picked the team to win one game last season), but remained steadfast in our belief in the theory, and our low expectations were finally met as the team went 2-8 the rest of the way and 3-9 so far this year.
In a column last week, Woody Paige of the Denver Post wrote that he was approached by a lifelong Bronco fan who said, "I think Jay Cutler got it before the rest of us did."
Mark Kiszla, also of the Denver Post, called McDenigrated the "most reviled man" in the city.
An anonymous source told Michael Silver of Yahoo! that, "If he (McDenounced) treated people right, everybody'd just keep their mouths shut. But when you treat people like a piece of [expletive], this is what happens."
As our anonymous sources predicted last week, the expletive indeed hit the fan, and McDunderhead has to be smelling rats and staying upwind.
And with regard to the video cheaters, John Czarnecki of Fox reported that his sources had specific examples of plays that the Rams only worked on the week before the game (Super Bowl XXXVI) and yet the "Patriots shifted their defense, like they knew exactly what was coming. I believe they filmed our Super Bowl practices. I don't know how they did it, but they did it. No coach is that good."
Well, we know one coach that isn't that good. Much to the consternation of the other members of the AFC West, Bowlen came out of the thin air and McDischarged McDebuilder from McDenver.
The NCAA has ruled Cam Newton eligible to play because his dad was soliciting bribes without his knowledge. Poor Cam, always be a bribesmaid never a bribe.
Yes, the father is a father (pastor) who allegedly (smoke/fire) tried to sell his son's quarterbacking services to the highest bidder which is why we can't understand why an Alabama football staffer, and stadium DJ, was fired for playing the Steve Miller hit, "Take the Money and Run", and the Dusty Springfield classic, "Son of a Preacher Man", when Cam took the field in the Tigers recent game against the Crimson Tide.
Instead of firing the creative thinker, we would have offered him a promotion for the impressive tune taunt. Cam is an adult with no presumption of innocence in the court of public opinion (especially in the Iron Bowl), and when you consider that he actually is the son of a preacher man who literally tried to take the Mississippi State money in exchange for his son to run (and pass) for the Bulldogs, the joke is quite humorous. In fact, it is our latest entry in the "we wish we'd thought of that" department.
In the insane world of political correctness, especially prevalent on college campuses, the thin-skinned folks who are too easily offended, by what shouldn't be offensive, often consider good fun to be bad taste and a fireable offense.
If there was anyone who should have been fired perhaps it should have been the coaches who allowed a 24-0 lead to turn into an embarrassing home loss.
At least, like George Costanza, the terminated employee went out on a high note.
In reaction to the NCAA ruling on Newton, Big Ten commissioner Jim Delany said the organization, "missed an opportunity to stand up," and added, "There ought to be accountability, there ought to be consequences."
Pac 10 commissioner Larry Scott said he had heard from numerous universities in his conference that had concerns about the decision (hmm, USC?).
Mark Emmert, president of the NCAA, said, "We recognize that many people are outraged at the notion that a parent or anyone else could 'shop around' a student-athlete and there would possibly not be repercussions on the student-athlete's eligibility."
Precedent set, so let it be known that we are now soliciting offers for the five-year-old to attend the school that offers the most illegal legal tender. Of course, we are doing this without his knowledge (since he can't read) and therefore he won't face any consequences.
The 2010 UM football team had its 90th annual football bust last Thursday in Livonia and what was supposed to be an elegant event honoring the team turned into an inelegant and clumsy affair.
And we couldn't be more enthused.
As he made his remarks, Rich Rodriquez concluded the 12-step gala by saying, "My name is Rich Rodriguez" (cue the chorus, "hi Rich"). "I'm honored to be the football coach at Michigan. I hope you realize I want to be a Michigan man."
Note to Rich: Most "Michigan men" are currently unemployed.
As he was fighting back tears he recited lyrics from the Josh Groban hit song (sponsored by Otis?), "You Raise Me Up", and said, "It may seem kind of cheesy, sappy, what have you," and the maladroit "Michigan man" was just getting started.
He then played the entire tune for the Laurel Manor crowd and grabbed his wife's hand (we didn't include Rita's name to protect the innocent), and also the hand of broadcaster Frank Beckmann, in a sort of odd bonding moment. It doesn't end there, even though at this point very few folks could explain the transformation from football celebration to the revival-style church service that they were witnessing.
Rich then gracelessly took the gripped hands and raised them overhead, started swaying rhythmically, and according to Pete Bigelow of Annarbor.com, "Several seconds passed before others on the dais, including (athletic director Dave) Brandon and the entire Wolverines team, followed suit."
How could anyone feel comfortable in that setting? We got a shiver down our spine just reading the bizarre account of the evening.
If an Alabama employee can get fired for playing such quality music as Steve Miller and Dusty Springfield then surely blaring "You Raise Me Up" at a football pageant while embarrassing your boss, your wife, your team, and everyone is attendence, must be deserving of job loss (and possibly divorce).
Rich reportedly will get to coach the team for one more game and during the shindig there was speculation that the destination may have been the Insight Bowl in Arizona. After emcee Beckmann said that the team could be headed west, Brandon spoke up and said, "I think we might be going in a different direction."
For a brief moment many people were ready to erupt in applause, well, that is, until they realized the "different direction" was Florida versus Arizona rather than being replacement for the buffoon known as coach.
Imagine the scene if fan favorite for the job, Jim Harbaugh, had shown up to join some his 1985 teammates as was originally scheduled.
We just did, and for some reason we couldn't envision it being any more awkward and embarassing than it was.
Brandon was formerly the CEO of Domino's Pizza. The company that recently admitted to the nation, via a slew of ads, that their pizza was so awful they were changing the recipe. We wonder if Dave sees any similarities with his new position.
Last straw alert: Matt Millen said that Rich deserves another year.
Adding insult to awkward banquet moments, comes word that the nation's No. 1 back (Rivals.com), Dee Hart, may be reconsidering his options and looking at schools other than Michigan (who he verbally committed to in October). Can you blame him?
We mentioned Lee Harvey (Stripes) last week and this week we read a report that the "real" Lee Harvey's (Oswald) coffin would be put up for sale in some sort of morbid auction. The body won't be included. This is the original coffin which was exhumed back in 1981 when black helicopters were circling. Oswald was buried in a new, presumably a more spacious and comfortable model, the second time.
The jerseys honoring the 1929 Packer championship team did not lead fans into depression (unless they were rooting for the Niners). In fact, we think that the navy and yellow apparel would make a fine Christmas gift for young and old alike (hint).
We find it odd how the NFL "investigation" into the allegations surrounding the video cheating wrapped so quickly, when there seemed to be a lot more to the story, while the "fast tracked" Jenn Sterger affair is still lingering when it really seemed quite simple.
In gambling news, the Simpson's Thanksgiving weekend episode Moe told Bart that it is possible to bet on anything that moves.
"Even the Detroit Lions?" asked Bart.
Moe responded, "Hey, lay off Detroit. Them people is living in Mad Max times."
In Ann Arbor the icy relationship between Rich Rod and the legions of maizers is manifesting itself in the form of a rink in the middle of Michigan Stadium. On Dec. 11, UM and Michigan State will face off (literally) on the big slab in a contest being dubbed the "Big Chill at the Big House".
Bob McGinn, of the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, reported on little-known Packer player Nick McDonald last week and quoted Mike McCarthy as saying, "The kid's going to be a good player. I think Nick McDonald will be on my team for a long time. I think that kid's coming fast."
We only mention this because Nick started at left tackle for the 2009 Grand Valley State team. Many of you will remember that GVSU was ranked numero uno on October 30, 2010, when they came to town and lost to MTU (which we refer to as "empty U" when discussing hockey), in one of the more entertaining games played on local soil, 20-17.
Other players who recently visited the local confines are also making a NFL name for themselves. Jared Veldheer, a rookie third-round pick from Hillsdale, is the starting left tackle (most important O-line position) for the Raiders. Yes, the same Raider team who just ran for 251 yards in San Diego.
Christopher Ivory, undrafted free agent from Tiffin, ran for 117 yards on only 15 carries (7.8 avg.) and scored two touchdowns as the Saints continued to march.
For those wondering, Tech lost to Hillsdale on the road this year and didn't play Tiffin.
In the honeymoon that was 2009, and just after the 21-10 loss to Ohio State, AnnArbor.com asked readers if Rich deserved more time as UM head man and 72 percent said he did.
We consider that to be an astonishing amount of support considering his track record during his first two years.
AnnArbor.com asked the same question again last week and, when we checked on Sunday morning, with 8,230 votes cast, there were 55 percent answering "no" and 36 percent supporting with "yes".
For some reason 7 percent of the people who voted decided that they "weren't sure", which we consider to be the worst way to express an opinion via an opinion poll.
Finally, Bret Bielema was on ESPN's First Take last week and Jay Crawford began the interview with the Badger coach by congratulating him on the fine season with the caveat that, "It's a little hard for me to say that as a Buckeye."
Uh, Jay, you're not a Buckeye, you are a Bowling Green Falcon.
The Festival of Lights comes to an end at sunset on December 9, Happy Hanukkah!
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Gotta go, it's time to grab the cat's paws and sway to the soothing rhythms of Kenny G.


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A democracy is only as good as the amount of participation people put into it. That is why our country started its public education system. To participate in our government, people had to be able to read and write and do enough math to understand a budget. St. Armand town government is suffering from a severe lack of participation.
My husband was the first Democrat to win an election and become a town board member in 35 years. People voted who hadn't voted in years. Many cast only one vote on the entire ballot. They knew that the government in power under Supervisor Joyce Morency had been acting as if the town were its own little kingdom. "We've always done it this way" had became the mantra. Equipment was bought without bidding. Jobs are passed out to friends, family and to secure votes. And board members have had their board jobs, which pay well for the amount of hours put in, plus other town jobs.
Tom Jones has objected to this for almost four years. He did get the board and Joyce to finally get state contracts on vehicles and consider other vendors. He protested a board member working for the town as well as being on the board until that board member finally chose the town job over his seat on the board. He has objected to the buying of land by the town when it added an unnecessary expense. So many times he was the lone dissenter over the improprieties in how things should be done. It wore him out. The people who supported him wouldn't come to the town meetings. With no one there following what was going on, the supervisor and board knew that it could be business as usual. How do you like the $70,000 steps, citizens of St. Armand?
Now that Tom is not running again for town board, the flood gates are open. Will Don Amell quit his job as town historian when he gets on the town board? There are two seats and only two candidates running.
Recently Paul Woodruff, Joyce's nephew, resigned his position on the board because he is moving out of the town lines. Immediately the town cemetery caretaker, Charlie Whitson, who has served three years short of the decades that Joyce has served, was appointed to take Paul's place ... with one dissenting vote, of course. Nepotism is alive and well in St. Armand.
Is this what you want, citizens of St. Armand? Joyce and the board do not keep taxes in line. They spent a limited amount of tax dollars, keep a lot in reserve and spend that for their own special use. Have any of you heard about all the special meetings? If you have, then that's another place to see what's going on.
Then there is fear. When Tom campaigned for the supervisor position, we heard, "Don't come here; my child won't get the youth commission job." "I need a job in the prison. Joyce can help me get that." "Joyce had my mailbox replaced." Are these reasons to give in to oligarchy (rule by a small group)? Is that how you want your town run? By the way, did you know that St. Armand lost the head of the water and sewer department? Have you seen the posting looking for someone to replace him? Me neither. Don't worry; the job has been filled ... "temporarily."
Don't blame your government. Don't blame your leaders entirely. With no guidance, they will do what they will do. Anyone who tries to serve the voters needs your help. No leader rules alone.
Sue Abbott-Jones lives in Bloomingdale in the town of St. Armand.


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Here's a good article on Detroit's death spiral:
Sometimes you have to go to hell before you can return. That, at any rate, seems to be the game plan of Detroit's current leaders. Otherwise, they wouldn't be demonizing Michigan Gov. Rick Snyder's common-sense plan to pull Detroit back from bankruptcy as a hostile takeover by the state's "white" establishment.
Detroit's books are in worse shape than January Jones in this season of "Mad Men." If Snyder last week had not extended the full faith and credit of the state to let Detroit borrow $137 million on its maxed-out credit cards, the city would have run out of operating cash by the end of April. In exchange, he has been asking — nay, imploring! — Detroit's elected leaders to sign on to a consent agreement allowing a nine-member financial review board to fix the city's long-standing structural problems.
Under the original version of the agreement, the board would have had admittedly sweeping powers to outsource city services, sell city assets and — above all — take on the city's immensely powerful unions to shrink Detroit's work force and shed its unsustainable legacy costs. These costs, which include lavish health care and pension benefits, account for a big chunk of Detroit's $12 billion total debt, now 33 times the city's net assets. Meanwhile, employee benefits alone make up half of the city's general-fund costs.
The council last evening approved the watered-down agreement that would leave it and the mayor in charge of taking on the unions, something they have shown little willingness to do.
Jersey's not in anywhere near as bad shape as Detroit. But consider the situation in Detroit in light of my prior piece critical of Gordon MacInnes for bemoaning budget shortfalls while pushing expensive new programs we can't afford.
MacInnes was among those pushing for preschool programs at the same time the state was going deep into debt in the 1990s.
Back then there was one person in all New Jersey pushing for the state to stop spending so much: Me.
From my lonely perch here at the Star-Ledger, I opposed just about everything the Whitman administraion was doing, from borrowing to build urban schools we didn't need and couldn't afford to adding programs like preschool we didn't need and couldn't afford.
As for the Republicans in Trenton, they did their best to outspend the Democrats. I recall telling them they were crazy to pass that 9 percent pension increase even after the Internet Bubble had burst in early 2001. They told me I was the one who was nuts. Didn't I understand they were securing the votes of public employees in the elections that fall?
No, I didn't. They got creamed and Jim McGreevey took over.
At that point our fate was sealed. We were on a course to unending debt.
Chris Christie has made some moves to bring us back from the brink. And we're certainly in better shape that Detroit.
But the basic problem is the same: Government is seen as a source of jobs for public workers rather than as a source of services for residents.
The attitude of our urban mayors is exactly the same as the attitude of the Detroit pols. They expect the rest of us to pay exorbitant taxes to keep them in their high-paying jobs.
Odds are that the bulk of that state income tax you paid the other day didn't go to fund services in your town. It went to keep the urban Democratic machines humming.
In fact, Jersey is actually in worse shape than Michigan in that regard. Back in the 1990s Michigan Gov. John Engler came up with a plan that froze property taxes and - more important - gave suburban schools the same level of aid per-pupil as urban schools.
Here in Jersey the Republicans controlled the governorship and the Legislature in the Whitman years. Instead of fixing that problem, they set up a system that, by the time Christie became governor, was sending city schools as much as 10,000 times as much aid per-pupil as he sent to his own Mendham Township.
Does that sound like an exaggeration? It's not.
At least in Michigan they did something about their property taxes. As a result, the governor there has some leverage in dealing with the Detroit pols.
In Jersey, we're still waiting to get a little leverage.


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Three Central New York natives topped the leaderboard Tuesday during the U.S. Open local qualifier at Bellevue Country Club, moving them forward in their quest to play in the year's second major professional tournament.
David May, a former star at Auburn High School and Clemson, posted a medalist score of 3-under-par 68, followed by former CBA/Le Moyne standout Dan McCarthy at 70 and former PGA/Champions Tour player Jim Roy, of Syracuse, at 71.
» Complete scores from the qualifier
All three advanced to 36-hole sectional competition in June, with Roy and McCarthy playing at Canoebrook in New Jersey and May traveling to Woodmont in Washington, D.C. If they advance out of that stage, they will land a spot in this year's U.S. Open, scheduled June 16-19 at Congressional Country Club in Washington, D.C.
McCarthy, who is now playing on the Hooters Tour, played in last year's U.S. Open at Pebble Beach Golf Links after advancing through the two qualifying stages. May, a member of the eGolf Professional Tour, made it to the second stage. Roy, who has played in several U.S. Opens, competed as a rookie on the Champions Tour last year but failed to retain his playing exemption. He has competed in three pre-qualifiers for the 50-over circuit this season and is offering instruction at Timber Banks golf course.
Earning the two alternate berths Tuesday were Mike Bennett, co-founder of the Stack & Tilt teaching method and a native of Jordan, and Andrew Jensen of Canada. They both shot 72 but Jensen won the first-alternate spot with a bogey on the second hole of a playoff.


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NEW ULM - Oktoberfest continues today and Saturday in New Ulm.
With uncertainty about the weather, many of Saturday's downtown events are moving indoors to the Marktplatz Mall.
At the Holiday Inn, the annual celebration of music, food and drink will start at 6 p.m. today and continue to midnight. Saturday's festivities start at noon and continue until 1 a.m. on Sunday.
The Saturday downtown celebration, which is hosted by the New Ulm Retail Development Corporation, starts with the Oktoberfest & More Kiddie Parade at 10 a.m at the Marktplatz Mall at the intersection of 1st North and Minnesota streets.
Starting at 10:30 a.m., the children and their parents will march through the halls of the mall with a "Pied Piper" leading them. Trikes, wagons and strollers are welcomed for participants. Awards will be given for four categories: Best German-style costume, Best Animal costume, Best on Wheels costume and Best Kid & Parent Get-Up.
Other events at the mall will begin at 11 a.m. The activities include Citizens Bank Saving Force characters with popcorn, NUACT Hansel and Gretel performances, Grand Center for the Arts art demonstrations and origami, New Ulm Medical Center healthy snack creations, New Ulm Park and Recreation Department family kickboxing demonstrations, Wanda Gag House cat puppets and bookmarks, John Lind House Victorian decoupage tiles, Dr. Seuss story time, Cub Scout glider making and face-painting by the Oakwood United Methodist Church.
Meanwhile the Saturday activities outside the New Ulm Chamber of Commerce building at the corner of Center and Minnesota streets will continue "rain or shine." Music performances will run from 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. An Exotic Animal Zoo will be held from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m.
Finally, Schell's Brewery will offer a new festival on Saturday from 11 a.m to 5 p.m. with live music, beer, food and other activities. Schell's will offer brewery tours every half hour on Friday from 1 p.m. to 4 p.m., Saturday from 11 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. and Sunday from 11 a.m to 4 p.m.
(Josh Moniz can be e-mailed at firstname.lastname@example.com)