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Miners Come Off Bye Week, Begin Road Game Stretch Against Rice
Oct. 21, 2013
Miners Come Off Bye Week, Begin Stretch of 5 Road Games in 6 Weeks
UTEP (1-5, 0-3 C-USA), idle last week, returns to action on Saturday at Rice (5-2, 3-0 C-USA). The Miners will be on the road for five of their remaining six regular season games. UTEP's lone home game during that span comes on Nov. 16 versus FIU. The Miners are playing three straight road games -- including facing Texas A&M in College Station on Nov. 2 and North Texas in Denton on Nov. 9 -- for the first time since September of 2011. UTEP is 4-3 in C-USA games (2-3 home/2-0 away) when coming off a bye week since joining the league in 2005. This includes wins over Houston in 2005 (44-41 in double OT), at Tulane in 2005 (45-21), Tulsa in 2009 (28-24), and at Tulane in 2011 (44-7), and losses to Houston in 2007 (34-31), Rice in 2008 (49-44) and UCF in 2012 (31-24). The Miners have lost their last seven games in the city of Houston dating back to a 38-31 triumph at Rice on Oct. 29, 2005. This includes four losses to Houston and three losses to Rice.
The Series
The Owls have won six of the last seven games between the Texas rivals to take a 10-6 lead in the series ledger. Rice's last six wins over the Miners have come by a total of 33 points (5.5 avg.); the closest outcome during that span was nine points in last year's 33-24 decision in the Sun Bowl. Rice Coach David Bailiff is 5-1 against the Miners. The Owls are 6-2 versus the Miners in Houston with victories in the last three meetings at Rice Stadium. The last four games in Houston have all been decided by eight points or fewer, with the Miners prevailing 38-31 in 2005 and Rice upending the Miners in 2007 (56-48), 2009 (30-29) and 2011 (41-37). Overall eight of the last nine games between UTEP and Rice, and nine of the last 11, have been determined by eight points or less. UTEP has averaged 36.9 points and Rice has averaged 37.6 in eight meetings between the schools as Conference USA members. In the four games at Houston during that span, the averages jump to 38.0 ppg (UTEP) and 39.5 ppg (Rice).
The Last Meeting
Charles Ross ran for 154 yards and two touchdowns and Rice became bowl-eligible with a 33-24 win over UTEP on Nov. 24, 2012 in the Sun Bowl. Ross scored on a nine-yard run to give Rice a 26-21 lead in the fourth quarter and after UTEP answered with a field goal, Jeremy Eddington returned a kickoff 97 yards for a touchdown. Eddington also ran for another score for the Owls, who won their fourth in a row to get to 6-6. Taylor McHargue completed 21-of-30 passes for 207 yards. Nick Lamaison, one of 17 seniors who played their last game for UTEP, threw for 249 yards with a pair of touchdown passes. Two UTEP receivers went over 100 yards as Jordan Leslie had three catches for 168 yards, and Michael Edwards had five receptions for 121 yards. Nathan Jeffery led the Miners with 95 yards rushing. The Miners led 21-17 late in the third quarter before Rice closed the game by outscoring UTEP 16-3. It was the final game for the Miners' Mike Price, who retired after 31 years as a college head coach.
UTEP players from the Greater Houston area are RB Josh Bell (Sugar Land/Kempner HS), OL Kyle Brown (Conroe/Conroe HS), RB LaQuintus Dowell (Humble/Humble HS), DL Dewan Edmonson (Manvel/Manvel HS), TE Katrae Ford (Houston/Westfield HS), RB Autrey Golden (Willis/Willis HS), OL Christian Harper (Galena Park/North Shore HS), DB Demarcus Kizzie (Willis/Willis HS), WR Jordan Leslie (Houston/Tomball HS), DL Brian Madunezim (Houston/Nimitz HS) and TE Kevin Perry (Houston/Westbury Christian HS).
UTEP OL Wayne Frazier and Rice DL Dylan Klare attended Refugio High School. UTEP QB Blaire Sullivan and Rice LB Nick Elder went to Central Catholic High School in San Antonio. UTEP RB Josh Bell and Rice DB Julius White are products of Kemper High School in Sugar Land. UTEP DL Cooper Brock and Rice RB Brandon Hamilton graduated from Copperas Cove High School. UTEP OL John De La Rosa and Rice WR Derek Brown attended Bay City High School. UTEP LB Cooper Foster and Rice QB Taylor McHargue graduated from Vista Ridge High School in Cedar Park. UTEP WR Jordan Leslie and Rice OL Connor Patterson hail from Tomball High School. UTEP DB Traun Roberson and Rice LB Alex Lyons attended DeSoto High School. UTEP's Assistant AD for Football Operations, Nate Poss, is a graduate of Rice University and played for the Owls from 1973-76. Rice safeties coach Larry Hoefer had two separate stints as an assistant coach at UTEP, including serving as defensive coordinator during the WAC championship 2000 season.
About Rice
Rice entered the week on a four-game winning streak as the Owls racked up a season-high 409 yards on the ground in a 45-19 win over NM State last Saturday at Aggie Memorial Stadium. In their final non-conference game of the season, the Owls jumped out to an early lead and never looked back to complete the sweep of a three-game road swing. Charles Ross racked up a career-high 167 yards and a score on 26 carries, good for 6.4 yards per tote. Taylor McHargue added 90 yards and three touchdowns on the ground to accompany his 89 passing yards on 8-of-14 attempts. Rice ranks 16th nationally and first in Conference USA in rushing offense (229.9 per game). Leading the Owls' offense is McHargue who rates eighth in C-USA in total offense (200.0 per game). Ross averages 109 rushing yards per contest and, like McHargue, has five rushing TDs on the year. Rice is the C-USA leader in red zone offense, converting 23-of-24 opportunities into scores (19 TDs/four field goals). The Owls have blocked three kicks this season to rank among the national leaders.
Last Game
Cody Green threw for two touchdowns and ran for another, and Tulsa snapped a three-game losing streak with a 34-20 win at UTEP on Oct. 12. Green completed 14-of-17 passes for 226 yards as the Golden Hurricane kept the Miners winless at home this season. Trey Watts rushed for 142 yards for Tulsa, and Thomas Roberson had 105 yards receiving. Jordan Leslie picked up his third consecutive 100-yard receiving game for the Miners, collecting 102 yards on four catches. Jameill Showers completed 21-of-30 passes for 166 yards, and Aaron Jones once again led the Miners in rushing (90 yards) before leaving the game in the third quarter with an injury. Tulsa built a 21-3 lead early in the second quarter. The Miners scored the next 10 points, highlighted by Autrey Golden's 100-yard kickoff return to open the second half. Carl Salazar hit two field goals to push the Golden Hurricane's lead to 27-13. Showers connected with Leslie for a 71-yard touchdown pass to once again make it at one possession game (27-20) with 1:13 remaining in the third quarter. The Miners, however, couldn't get the defensive stop that they needed. Tulsa drove 68 yards on 11 plays, and on fourth and one at the two-yard line Green plunged into the end zone on the quarterback keeper. The Miners marched to the TU 28-yard line on their next possession, but the drive stalled with 3:22 to play as Showers' pass to Jim Jones fell incomplete. UTEP collected 388 yards of offense to Tulsa's 430. The Miner defense settled down after giving up 203 yards in the first quarter, but UTEP was erratic offensively as three drives fizzled out inside the red zone.
Miners Play First of Four C-USA Road Games
After playing their first three conference games at home for the first time since 1953, the Miners will be on the road for four of their last five league contests. UTEP is 2-6 in C-USA road openers (lost 27-20 at Memphis in 2005, lost 34-17 at Houston in 2006, won 48-45 in OT at SMU in 2007, won 40-37 in double OT at Southern Miss in 2008, lost 35-20 at Memphis in 2009, lost 54-24 at Houston in 2010, lost 28-17 at SMU in 2011, lost 28-18 at East Carolina in 2012). UTEP's all-time Conference USA road record is 7-25. UTEP has lost 17 of its last 19 C-USA road games. The Miners won their last C-USA road game at Southern Miss on Nov. 17, 2012 (34-33), and haven't strung together consecutive league road victories since 2005.
UTEP Seeking First C-USA Win
The Miners are 0-3 in Conference USA play for the second straight year. UTEP hasn't started 0-4 in league play since 1996 when it finished 0-8 in the WAC.
Miners Putting Up Points
Despite a subpar offensive performance the last time out against Tulsa, the Miners have scored 35 points or more in four of their first six games for the first time since the WAC championship season of 2000. UTEP also achieved the feat in 1967 and 1988. UTEP is the only Conference USA school to tally 35 points or more in four games this season (East Carolina has achieved the feat three times).
Ground Game Playing a Major Role in Offensive Success
The Miners have put together back-to-back 200-yard rushing games for the second time this season and have four 200-yard games on the year. That ties the most in any season since 2004. The Miners had five 200-yard rushing games in 2003. UTEP's ground game has been particularly volatile in the second half this season. The Miners have rushed for 769 of their 1,229 yards (62.6 percent) in the third and fourth quarters of games.
Rushing Offense is Best Since 1984
UTEP is averaging 204.8 rushing yards per game. It's the best figure since 1984 (217.5 ypg), and marks the first time since 1988 (201.2) that the Miners have averaged over 200 yards on the ground. UTEP's 4.55 yards per carry is its best since 1988 (4.98), and would rank seventh-best in school history if the season ended today.
El Pasoan Heads Up Rushing Attack
Aaron Jones has accounted for 45.3 percent (557-of-1,229) of the Miners' rushing yardage in 2013. He ranks 37th nationally, averaging 92.8 yards per game, and second in the country among freshmen (Arkansas' Alex Collins averages 99.6 ypg). Jones has two 100-yard rushing games, most by a UTEP freshman since John Harvey -- the school's all-time leading rusher -- compiled four in 1985. Jones is on pace to run for 1,114 yards this year, which would be a Miner freshman record and the 10th-top seasonal total in the UTEP record book.
Jones Handles the Workload Just Fine
Aaron Jones has a team-leading 99 carries this year, and was on pace for a season-high 28 rushing attempts the last time out versus Tulsa before leaving the game early in the third quarter. Despite playing just a little over a half versus the Golden Hurricane, he still has put up the majority of his production after halftime in 2013. He has compiled 373 of his 557 yards (67 percent) in the second half and overtime. He also averages 4.1 yards per carry (45 carries total) in the first half and 6.9 yards per carry (54 carries total) after halftime. Jones has averaged 7.3 yards per carry in the third quarter and 6.7 in the fourth quarter this season.
Showers Has Been Solid All-Around
With half a season in the books, Jameill Showers is on pace to pass for 2,518 yards and rush for 382 in 2013. Showers would be the eighth UTEP player to throw for 2,500 yards in a season, joining Trevor Vittatoe (four times), Jordan Palmer (three times), Sammy Garza (once), Howard Gasser (once), Pat Hegarty (once), Rocky Perez (once) and Billy Stevens (once). None of the aforementioned players rushed for as many as 100 yards in the year that they passed for 2,500 (Vittatoe came the closest to doing so with 98 yards rushing in 2010). If Showers ends the year with 382 yards rushing, it would be the most by a UTEP quarterback since Shawn Gray compiled 478 in 1994.
Showers the Passer
Jameill Showers' 129.76 passing efficiency rating this season would rank just outside of the all-time UTEP top 10 (Trevor Vittatoe ranks 10th currently with a 130.07 rating in 2009). Showers' TD/interception ratio of 2.75 (11-4), if it holds up over the remaining six games, would rank fourth-best by a UTEP quarterback with a minimum of 100 pass attempts. Rocky Perez had a 4.33 ratio (26/6) in 2000. Trevor Vittatoe had a 3.67 ratio (33/9) in 2008 and a 3.57 ratio (25/7) in 2007.
Showers the Rusher
Jameill Showers is UTEP's second-leading rusher with 191 yards. He has four rushing TDs this season, most by a UTEP quarterback since Orlando Cruz had five in 2003. The last Miner signal-caller with more than five rushing scores in a season was Rocky Perez in 2000 (six). Showers ran for a career-high 74 yards versus Tulsa on Oct. 12. His 20-yard run in the second quarter tied a career long. He also had a 20-yard run against South Carolina State while at Texas A&M on Sept. 22, 2012.
A Responsible Guy
Jameill Showers is tied for 28th nationally in points responsible for (92), having thrown for 11 touchdowns and a two-point conversion and rushing for four TDs this season. He ranks second in the statistical category among Conference USA players behind East Carolina's Shane Carden (126 points). At his current pace, Showers would be responsible for 30 touchdowns this season, making him one of just three UTEP quarterbacks to reach that number. Trevor Vittatoe was responsible for 34 touchdowns in 2008, Rocky Perez was responsible for 32 in 2000, and Jordan Palmer was responsible for 31 in 2005.
Going Deep
Jameill Showers has already completed a couple of 70-yard passes this season, both to Jordan Leslie (75 yards at Colorado State and 71 yards versus Tulsa). He is the sixth Miner signal-caller to achieve the feat, joining Trevor Vittatoe in 2009 (five), Jordan Palmer in 2006 (four), Vittatoe in 2007 (three), Orlando Cruz in 2003 (two), Brooks Dawson in 1967 (two), Palmer in 2004 (two), Billy Stevens in 1965 (two) and Vittatoe in 2008 (two).
And on the Other End ...
Jordan Leslie is one of eight players in school history with two 70-yard catches. The others are Johnnie Lee Higgins (four), Kris Adams (three), Donald Buckram (three), Jeff Moturi (three), Bubba Garcia (two), Howard Jackson (two) and Lee Mays (two). Leslie had a 75-yard reception at Colorado State on Sept. 28 and a 71-yard catch versus Tulsa on Oct. 12.
Leslie Now Eighth in 100-Yard Games
Jordan Leslie has eight career 100-yard receiving games, tied for the eighth-most in school history with Bob Wallace (1965-67). Ed Puishes (1969-71), Lee Mays (1998-01), Jeff Moturi (2006-09) and Kris Adams (2007-10) are in a four-way tie for fourth place with ten 100-yard games. Leslie has gone over the century mark in four of the last five games, averaging 94.6 yards during that span. He is the first UTEP player to post three 100-yard receiving games in a row since Kris Adams did so in the final three games of the 2008 season. If he can extend the streak at Rice, he will be the first Miner with four consecutive 100-yard games since Chuck Hughes compiled a school-record eight in a row over the course of the 1964 and 1965 seasons.
Leslie Knocking on Receiving List's Door
Jordan Leslie has 1,888 career receiving yards and needs just 46 more to tie Brian Natkin (1,934 yards) for 10th place in school history. Natkin is currently the Miners' tight ends coach. Leslie's 17.64 yards per reception (1,888 yards/107 catches) would rank fifth in the UTEP record book. He has 13 touchdown receptions, putting him one away from tying David Karns (1966-68) and Cedric Johnson (1993-96) for ninth place in school annals. With 485 yards in 2013, Leslie has a chance at becoming only the seventh Miner to hit 1,000 for a season.
Leslie on Pace For Double-Digit TDs
Jordan Leslie has five touchdown catches this season and could become just the ninth UTEP player to reach double figures in a season. The others are Kris Adams (twice), Johnnie Lee Higgins Jr. (twice), Reggie Barrett, Chuck Hughes, David Karns, Lee Mays, Jeff Moturi and Volley Murphy. Leslie is tied for 31st nationally and tied for second in Conference USA with five touchdown receptions. Tulane's Ryan Grant is the league leader with six and Marshall's Gator Hoskins also has five.
Leslie Feels at Home on the Road
Jordan Leslie has put up 103 and 130 receiving yards respectively in UTEP's two road games this season at NM State and Colorado State. In his last five road games dating back to the 2012 season, he has compiled 587 yards (117.4 avg.), including a 218-yard effort at Tulsa on Oct. 11 of last year. He has had at least 95 yards in four of his last five road games.
Golden Moving Up on Kickoff Returns Chart
Autrey Golden is now in sixth place on UTEP's career kickoff return yardage list with 1,335 yards. Luther Johnson (1983-85 & 1987) is in fifth place with 1,366 yards. Golden's career kickoff return average (29.67) would break Vernon Frazier's school record of 29.42. Golden is on pace for 1,026 kickoff return yards this season, which would make him just the second Miner to reach the 1,000-yard mark. Cedric Johnson had a school-record 1,039 yards in 1995. Golden's 32.1-yard average would also eclipse the school seasonal standard; Marlon McClure averaged 31.0 yards per attempt in 2010.
Golden Sets the Standard
Autrey Golden is the only player in school history with four kickoff returns for touchdowns. He is the only player to record two kickoff returns for scores in separate seasons. And he is one of just two Miners to register a pair of 100-yard kickoff returns, joining Quintin Demps who achieved the feat in 2007. Golden had 100-yard kickoff returns against UTSA and Tulsa this season.
Golden and the National Rankings
Autrey Golden ranks third nationally in kickoff return average (32.1), and tied for first in kickoff returns for TDs (two) with Texas State's Brandon Smith and Stanford's Ty Montgomery. Golden's 29.7 career kickoff return average ranks third among active FBS players behind Miami (Fla.)'s Duke Johnson (32.4) and Kansas State's Tyler Lockett (31.8). Golden is tied for second among active FBS players with four kickoff returns for TDs in his career. Oklahoma State's Justin Gilbert has five. Golden is second among active FBS players in kickoff return yards per game (74.2) after North Texas' Brelan Chancellor (77.4). Golden's theatrics this season have helped the Miners garner a no. 6 national ranking in kickoff returns (28.7 avg.). Golden has earned a spot on Phil Steele's 2013 Midseason All-American Team as a second team selection. Golden was also one of four Miners named to Steele's 2013 Midseason All-Conference USA Team along with RB Aaron Jones, WR Jordan Leslie and OL Brander Craighead.
Third Quarter Has Been Productive for Miners
The Miners have outscored opponents 66-29 in the third period this season. In the other three quarters plus overtime, they have been outscored by a combined 197-121. UTEP has compiled 776 yards in the third quarter this season, including 447 passing. The Miners haven't had more than 273 passing yards in any other period. It's no coincidence that UTEP's seven longest offensive plays in 2013 have all come in the third quarter, along with a 100-yard kickoff return by Autrey Golden against Tulsa.
Turnover Table
The Miners lost the turnover battle for the first time this season versus Tulsa on Oct. 12. UTEP has nine takeaways (seven fumbles/two interceptions) and six giveaways (two fumbles/four interceptions) on the year. UTEP rates 17th nationally in fumbles recovered. The Miners have scored 42 points off turnovers this season, while opponents have tallied 18.
Off Night in the Red Zone
UTEP had been very good in the red zone offensively this season up until the Tulsa game on Oct. 12. The Miners finished 1-for-4 in the zone with a field goal against the Golden Hurricane. UTEP's fruitless three trips ended with two interceptions and a blocked field goal. In the first five games of the season, UTEP was 16-for-19 in red zone opportunities with 14 touchdowns and two field goals.
Defense Playing Well in Spurts
After the UTEP defense allowed 203 yards and 21 points to Tulsa in the first 16 minutes of the Oct. 12 game, the Miners bounced back to yield 227 yards and 13 points to the Golden Hurricane the rest of the way. It marked the second time in three C-USA games that the stop troops enjoyed a resurgence of sorts. Against UTSA on Sept. 21, UTEP surrendered 303 yards in the first half before battening down the hatches and limiting the Roadrunners to 82 yards over the final 30 minutes.
Why They're Struggling
While the Miners have yielded 37.7 points and 458.3 yards per game this season, keep in mind that coordinator Scott Stoker came on board after spring ball and couldn't start implementing his 4-2-5 scheme until practice began in early August. Complicating matters even further is the fact that UTEP's defensive personnel is largely new, particularly in the secondary. In only six games this season, 13 Miners have made their first starts on defense, including cornerbacks Nick Gathrite, Ishmael Harrison (moved from wide receiver this season), Adrian James and Da'Carlos Renfro, and safeties Devin Cockrell, Jameel Erving, Leon Hayes, Demarcus Kizzie, Traun Roberson and Dashone Smith. Erving and Gathrite are junior college transfers, while Cockrell, Hayes and Smith are freshmen. In all UTEP has started 20 different players on defense this season.
Players Turned Coaches
Sean Kugler is the second UTEP head coach who played for the Miners at one time. The other is Walter Milner, a three-year letterman from 1931-33 who served as head coach in 1942. Kugler is one of 12 active Division I head coaches who played at the school where they are currently coaching.
School Head Coach Years Played at School
Air Force Troy Calhoun 1985-88
East Carolina Ruffin McNeill 1976-80
Kent State Paul Haynes 1987-91
Miami (Ohio) Don Treadwell 1978-81
Northwestern Pat Fitzgerald 1993-96
Oklahoma State Mike Gundy 1986-89
Stanford David Shaw 1991-94
Texas Tech Kliff Kingsbury 1999-02
Tulsa Bill Blankenship 1975-79
Utah State Matt Wells 1994-96
UTEP Sean Kugler 1985-88
Virginia Tech Frank Beamer 1966-68
Oh Canada
Seventeen Division I schools have at least one Canadian on their 2013 roster, including UTEP in starting left tackle Brander Craighead. The other programs, with a combined 31 Canadian products, are Michigan State (4), Iowa (3), UNLV (3), Virginia (3), Boston College (2), Buffalo (2), Connecticut (2), Eastern Michigan (2), Rice (2), Arizona State (1), Mississippi State (1), North Carolina (1), Northern Illinois (1), Penn State (1), Utah State (1) and Virginia Tech (1). Craighead is in his third year as a starter. He was selected by the Calgary Stampeders with the seventh pick in the first round of the 2013 CFL Draft. Under CFL rules, the Stampeders can redshirt Craighead this season while he completes his college eligiblity.
Kelley's Cause
Two years after completing an eight-year run with the U.S. Army, Michael Kelley is a 27-year old linebacker hoping to make the most of his senior year with the Miners. He earned a scholarship this season and has made four appearances for UTEP. The native of Los Angeles registered his first career tackle against Tulsa on Oct. 12 (tallied two tackles on the night). Kelley was nominated for the 2013 Armed Forces Merit Award presented by the Football Writers Association of America (FWAA). His service dates were from October, 2003 to June, 2011. He was stationed in Fort Bragg, N.C. (2004-05), Darmstadt Germany (2005-07) and Fort Bliss, Texas (2007-11). He worked in communications including as a switching system operator. His highest title was platoon sergeant (2009-11). He and his wife, Denise, have two sons, Kenneth (six years old) and Michael Jr., who turned two years old on Oct. 14.
The Miners' 2013 captains are senior DL Marcus Bagley, junior RB Nathan Jeffery, senior TE Kevin Perry, senior DL Germard Reed and junior OL Jerel Watkins.
Up Next: at Texas A&M
UTEP will make its first visit to College Station since 2000 on Saturday, Nov. 2. The Aggies are rated 14th in this week's Associated Press top-25 poll and 15th by USA Today. The Miners will be facing a ranked opponent for the first time since the 2012 season opener versus no. 4 Oklahoma, and a ranked team on the road for the first time since Sept. 24, 2011 at no. 18 USF.
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Once more unto the bray
You might ask why he would do this. Why add another positive feedback to the mix when he is aiming to minimise the climate sensitivity? The answer lies in the backwards calculations he makes to derive the feedbacks. At this point, I was going to do a full analysis of that particular calculation – but I was scooped. So instead of repeating the work, I'll refer you there. The short answer is that by increasing the feedbacks incorrectly, he makes the 'no-feedback' temperature smaller (since he is deriving it from the reported climate sensitivities divided by the feedbacks). This reverses the causality since the 'no-feedback' value is actually independent of the feedbacks, and is much better constrained.
There are many more errors in his piece – for instance he accuses the IPCC of not defining radiative forcing in the Summary for Policy Makers and not fixing this despite requests. Umm… except that the definition is on the bottom of page 2. He bizarrely compares the net anthropogenic forcing to date with the value due to CO2 alone and then extrapolates that difference to come up with a meaningless 'total anthropogenic forcings Del F_2xCO2'. His derivations and discussions of the no-feedback sensitivity and feedbacks is extremely opaque (a much better description is given on the first couple of pages of Hansen et al, 1984)). His discussion of the forcings in that paper are wrong (it's 4.0 W/m2 for 2xCO2 (p135), not 4.8 W/m2), and the no-feedback temperature change is 1.2 (Hansen et al, 1988, p9360), giving k=0.30 C/(W/m2) (not his incorrect 0.260 C/(W/m2) value). Etc… Needless to say, the multiple errors completely undermine the conclusions regarding climate sensitivity.
Generally speaking, these are the kinds of issues that get spotted by peer-reviewers: are the citations correctly interpreted? is the mathematics correct? is the reasoning sound? do the conclusions follow? etc. In this case, there really wouldn't have been much left, and so it is fair to conclude that Monckton's piece only saw the light of day because it wasn't peer-reviewed, not because it was. Claims that the suggested edits from the editor of the newsletter constitute 'peer-review' are belied by the editor's obvious unfamiliarity with the key concepts of forcing and feedback – and the multitude of basic errors still remaining. The even more egregious claims that this paper provides "Mathematical proof that there is no 'climate crisis' " or is "a major, peer-reviewed paper in Physics and Society, a learned journal of the 10,000-strong American Physical Society" are just bunk (though amusing in their chutzpah).
The rational for the FPS publication of this note was to 'open up the debate' on climate change. The obvious ineptitude of this contribution underlines quite effectively how little debate there is on the fundamentals if this is the best counter-argument that can be offered.
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Overall, the Redskins of coordinator Jim Haslett are 29th in yards allowed per game, 28th in points allowed per game, and last in passing yards allowed per game.
Part of their problem in pass defense is that they have only 13 sacks. But on the flip side they rank third in the NFL with 10 interceptions.
"I don't look at them as either giving up a big play or the big play possibility being there," said Steelers quarterback Ben Roethlisberger. "They are a takeaway machine. They take the ball away and score on defense. To me, that's something I need to keep my eyes on rather than the big play being available."
No Redskin has more than the 2 interceptions pulled in by cornerback DeAngelo Hall and linebacker Rob Jackson, but Jackson, linebacker Ryan Kerrigan and safety Madieu Williams have returned interceptions for touchdowns. The Redskins are tied for first in the NFL with 52 passes defensed.
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Cromartie-Smith spent the majority of the 2011 season on the Steelers' practice squad before being called up Dec. 8, 2011.
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Yes EXACTLY!, that is precisely why it makes me so mad.
Also, to be honest, I don't want to adopt a dog out to somebody who just wants the dog because "omg gotta save it right now!!" IME, those are typically not great adopters. You get a higher-than-average percentage of unstable drama chasers and hoarder types driven by the (probably genuine, but badly misguided) impulse to "save" urgent dogs at the absolute last possible second.
I want to adopt dogs out to people who have carefully considered and chosen that dog because they feel it's a good match for their homes. I don't want people acting out of some imaginary timeclock pressure.
It's just bad on every level. Graa that makes me bonkers.
I totally agree with you! The all-breed rescues that I work with, who pull dogs from local and regional shelters, do not play on people's "savior complex." At the very least, I can say that I will not allow my foster dogs to go to the first sympathetic person. I am very discerning.
Originally Posted by LifeofRiley View Post
I can't stand people/shelters/rescues who "cry wolf" because it takes away from those occasions where the urgency is, in fact, urgent! There are real urgent cases out there every day!
Also, to be honest, I don't want to adopt a dog out to somebody who just wants the dog because "omg gotta save it right now!!" IME, those are typically not great adopters. You get a higher-than-average percentage of unstable drama chasers and hoarder types driven by the (probably genuine, but badly misguided) impulse to "save" urgent dogs at the absolute last possible second.
I want to adopt dogs out to people who have carefully considered and chosen that dog because they feel it's a good match for their homes. I don't want people acting out of some imaginary timeclock pressure.
It's just bad on every level. Graa that makes me bonkers.
Well, I dont think it will. My experience with the rescue I was part of for a year will likely not cause a chain reaction. To address another forum members post, maybe there is bullcrap at the shelters end of things too but that does not excuse the insane texts I got nor does it excuse banning me / defriending me on fb. All that seems pretty extreme for a miscommunication I think. Anyways, my thread was not aimed at how terrible rescues are. I think they are great and people should explore adoption , this rescue in particular certainly takes care of there dogs, vetting and caring for them to the fullest, its how they treated us that made me upset.
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I can sympathize with sit/stay, RebelGSDs and Merciel's experiences.
But, having been a recipient of actual euthanasia lists from shelters in the greater midwest and central south, I hope people reading this thread do not walk away with the impression that there are no dogs out there that will actually be PTS the next day. Because, there are a lot of dogs that are put down when a rescue or adopter does not step up on behalf of that dog.
I can't stand people/shelters/rescues who "cry wolf" because it takes away from those occasions where the urgency is, in fact, urgent! There are real urgent cases out there every day!
Originally Posted by sit,stay View Post
It is so common for some shelters and some rescues to use the "euthanasia list" rallying cry.
One of the things that I absolutely hate about the rescue I volunteer for is that, frequently, the volunteers who post the Petfinder listings will copy-paste exactly what's on the original shelter post.
The original post often includes a euthanasia date, because while the dog was in the shelter, it had a euth date. But by the time we pull it, the dog is safe. We're a foster-based rescue; we don't euth for space. So when we put up a Petfinder listing, that particular snippet should be edited out, because it is no longer true information.
Lots of times the volunteer leaves it in there, and I am pretty sure that it's not entirely accidental. It does drive inquiries; I know because I get people emailing me desperately wanting to know whether the dog has been put down yet. And I always have to tell them that no, the dog is not actually in any danger, that's just an artifact of the original listing.
Anyway that particular thing drives me bananas so I wanted to rant about it. I've yelled at them about it before, but somehow it mysteriously never seems to get fixed.
Originally Posted by my boy diesel View Post
i am sure breeders have their share of crazies too
You've had a bad experience with one rescue. Unfortunately, the dog world is a little like a religion of sorts. Or like how religion has many sects, and individuals are more or less passionate, devoted, orthodox, radical. And don't think churches/religions do not have politics -- they can be some of the worst, because you are believing that all these people follow the same moral code that you do and they act like this in meetings, and behind the scenes. The dog world is very much the same as this -- politics, different levels of involvement. And I expect the rescue section can be more prone to this by its very nature. It appeals to people by appealing to the part of us that wants to save a critter from suffering, pain, etc.
And so, with sensitivity, and urgency, and other things I am not thinking of at this moment, like helpers -- some personality types, you are going to have an environment that is conducive to drama.
The chances are that you see a lot of what is behind the rescue, the true nature of the people in that rescue the deeper involved you are, and also the more likely you are to be hurt by it. Rescues need people who will rescue the dogs, and they need fosters and volunteers. Unfortunately, some are unhealthy, and once you get burned by one, it is likely you don't want to be in that position ever again.
Instead of swearing off rescuing dogs, what you can do is going only so deep into helping in a helping-organization. And guarding yourself, so that you do not allow other people's unhealthiness affect your happiness.
|In my case, the person who called me and lied that the dog was on the euthanasia list was the official rescue coordinator. I guess by getting me to pull one dog she saved the life of another dog, at the price of me being declared a liar. I did not see any benefit of this woman attacking me on facebook, and discrediting me. Two dogs ended up being saved.
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What I am trying to say that shelters don't always tell the truth either, not to rescues or the public. So, to the OP, are you really sure you know who was lying?
The large shelter I worked at (in the foster office) could go more than a year without a dog being on the PTS list because of space issues (meaning being on the list for no other reason than we had no room to continue to house that dog). But there were certain volunteers that would get on their cell phones and start "working their contacts" whenever they felt like it. As a consequence, it was my office phone that rang with offers to foster the little dog in kennel 408 that was going to be "killed" that night if it didn't leave right then. All because the volunteer thought that "saving a life" (no matter how in danger that life was) was worth it. The ends justified the means. I had one volunteer tell me that these were white lies used for a higher good, so I should be cool with it.
There are also shelter staff (usually the kennel cleaners) who maintain connections to area rescues. Some rescues feel that having "someone on the inside" works well for them and they seek out kennel workers to build and maintain a connection with. The expectation is that the kennel worker's knowledge of what is going on will give them an advantage. And sometimes the kennel worker will stretch the truth in order to get out a dog they like. OP, it could very well be that a kennel worker lied to the rescue about your dog being in danger.
And it could be that the shelter has a blanket policy of not talking about any particular euthanasia list with any outsiders. I have seen shelters that didn't even make their lists available to their own volunteers or staff to avoid last minute pleas and a wave of community people coming in the "rescue" a certain dog that had been euthanized 10 minutes earlier. Maybe the shelter's blanket policy is to claim that they don't euthanize over whatever incident is being presented to them in the moment ("No, Concerned Citizen, we would never euthanize a healthy animal over a cat incident/a playful nip/resource guarding...") because that is easier than dealing with a ticked off person who feels that there are no valid behavioral reasons for euthanizing.
Some shelters will not discuss the dangers a surrendered animal might be in while the owner is surrendering and other shelters are very graphic in their explanation to surrendering owners. It all depends on how much trouble they have had in the past with either type of owner (have they had more people wig out the next day when they come back to make sure that Fluffy has gone to a rescue like on Animal Cops, or have they had more people wig out in the moment when the worker comes out to take their pet). So, for some shelters, they can have a daily euthanasia list and deny that is the case to outsiders. Or they can claim that any owner surrender is in danger the moment the papers are signed, even if they haven't actually euthanized an owner surrender in years.
Some rescues are just bat crap crazy. And others are so disorganized that nobody really knows what happened in any given situation. Some shelters feel rescues are to be manipulated, and some shelters have so many different personal agendas going on at the same time, between staff and volunteers, that it is impossible to recognize only one "truth".
I know of one breed rescue in Washington state that has broken off and splintered so many times due to competing philosophies within their membership that I was never sure which new faction was in charge from one month to the next. It is just crazy.
OP, your best bet is to just leave it alone. You got a great dog, hopefully your contract doesn't give them the right to come and take it and you now know better about who you want to work with. Lesson learned.
As to who said what... One day I received a call from my local shelter that they are full and a dog I asked them about was on the euthanasia list, I would have to pick her up next morning. I was expecting an adoption in a few days and posted on FB for help for a 2-3 day temporary foster. On FB a woman attacked me that I was lying and that this dog was not in danger or on a euthanasia list. I said the shelter staff member called me to tell me that she was on the euthanasia list. Then this woman further accuses me of lying, that nobody from the shelter called about this dog. I had the phone number of the staff member both on my caller ID and on my phone bill. Still I was accused of lying on FB. So I called the staff member to ask her what was going on. She tells me that the woman attacking me is a troublemaker but raises funds for the shelter so they put up with her. I asked to call the woman and clarify with her that I was not a liar and that she should not make such accusations. I don't know what the staff member did. A few weeks later I had a similar situation, same staff member calling, again the dog was apparently not on the euthanasia list. Apparently, this staff member played on my feelings and wanted the dog out, even though it was not on the list, so that another dog does not get euthanized. I believe the staff member lied to me, although she never admitted it (but was struggling to invent explanations and excuses). Unfortunately I was attacked on FB, accused of lying and made look bad. I did block the woman who attacked me.
And , keep in mind that many shelters are not particularly eager to advertise on the phone that they euthanize dogs. In a different shelter a friend of mine was told he had to pick up the dog within 24 hours or he will be PTS (he lived 10 hours away and the adopter dumped the dog at the shelter). After a big FB effort the dog was pulled on time. A few days later the shelter posted a rebuttal on line that the dog was not (never) in danger, that they were no kill It was certainly not what they told my friend.
What I am trying to say that shelters don't always tell the truth either, not to rescues or the public. So, to the OP, are you really sure you know who was lying?
Also, I don't think it is a good idea for the animals to go to the shelter and tell them that the rescue was lying to you. They might refuse to work with the rescue in the future to avoid trouble and ultimately the animals will get hurt.
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The optimists among us often talk about the recession's silver lining. That is, with their very survival in jeopardy, architecture firms were quickly forced to become more focused and resourceful, and their new habits will put them ahead as the economy rebounds. That's all good, but what's the next step? To sustain their businesses during what likely will be a long, slow recovery, some firms also are getting creative with their pricing, without cutting too deeply into their profit margins. Call it phase two in the survival of the fittest: When overhead is cut to the bone, the only thing left to flex is the fee.
"People aren't willing to put as much money into their house because it's worth less, and they're taking longer to get on board," says Marcie Meditch, AIA, principal of Chevy Chase, Md.–based Meditch Murphey Architects. As a result, the work slowdown has prompted the firm to slightly reduce its fees based on a percentage of construction. "We're giving clients a range, depending on how big or complicated the house is," Meditch notes, adding: "We used to charge a flat rate, but now if we're just doing the interior, we'll offer a lower rate."
Instead of requiring clients to sign up for full services, as it did during the boom years, Meditch Murphey will work hourly and by phase, if asked. Design sketches can be turned over to a contractor (along with liability) so that clients don't feel locked in for the long haul. To make the overall numbers work, though, Meditch Murphey rebalanced its fee structure. The 15 percent of construction cost it used to charge for schematic design in a soup-to-nuts scenario has been raised to 25 percent. "Before, the design fee was spread throughout the project, and sometimes we were short," Meditch explains. "We always spent more time up front; now we're just charging for it. It's a way to get our fees at the front rather than at the end."
getting to yes
In the past two years, firms have been more willing to meet clients in their comfort zone. On several recent commissions, Cambridge, Mass.–based Hammer Architects dropped its price 1 percentage point when the projects grew more expensive than anticipated. The clients raised the question in casual conversation, and principal Mark Hammer, AIA, agreed. But that means being more conscious of the hours devoted to such jobs. "We're getting things done faster now, because it's harder for people to spend money these days," Hammer says. "Anyone hiring an architect for a custom home has funds available, but they try to be as wise about it as possible. People are voicing concerns about the cost of things more than they used to."
From travel cruises to car purchases, people have come to expect a discount in this economy. What they may not realize is that, when it comes to residential design, pricing rollbacks usually compromise quality. That's why Ted Lott, AIA, LEED AP, co-principal of Lott3Metz Architecture in Grand Rapids, Mich., tries to hold the line. He's turned down projects knowing that he couldn't do his best work with the rate proposed, and he's lost others because he would not negotiate. But when a plum commission comes along, he might rethink the amount of money he deserves up front, hoping to make up the difference later if the project comes through. Additionally, most of his clients ask for a price cap on the first run of drawings—basic ideas that they can test drive with builders. That way, without spending a fortune, they have enough information to decide whether to proceed.
"We're not too ideological when it comes to fee structure," Lott says. "We have pretty aggressive clients to begin with. I don't know there's been a day when we dropped a number on the table and had it accepted without question. But it's difficult for us to understand how undercutting our prices will do a lot of good in the long run."
Chicago architect Mark A. Cuellar, AIA, LEED AP, agrees. A year and a half ago he slashed his billing rate by about 25 percent, which resulted in a lot of small projects that took as much time as larger ones. As a sole proprietor, "I was working more for less money and I couldn't handle the workload," explains Cuellar, principal of the firm mac D+A. "Now I'm back up to my old rates and I take what I can get."
Others aren't just holding the line, they're raising the bar. Architect Erik Faulkner, principal of WishingRock Homes, a design/build firm in Boerne, Texas, upped his fees by 4 percent in the first quarter of 2010, after 2-percent-a-year increases from 2007 to 2009. The price hike was partly to cover rising operating costs, but also because clients are demanding more creative contracting and financing. "Clients want more flexibility to phase work in smaller pieces, and that changes the way I design and price work," says Faulkner, who has eight projects in design and one in construction. "I will re-evaluate cost structure each quarter to decide if I maintain, increase, or reduce based on market and client activity, but I don't anticipate reducing fees to compete for work in 2010."
But at a time when many practices are operating in the red and capital for new projects is scarce, the reality that architecture is market-driven really hits home. In the short run, the right pricing strategy can mean the difference between folding and staying afloat. Working in the housing-bust hot spot of Scottsdale, Ariz., Circle West Architects occasionally is willing to lower the pricing during the schematics phase to attract the developers that form the mainstay of its work while, hopefully, recouping the difference in later phases. "We've never had no work, but we're very sensitive to what's going on economically, so we want to ensure that clients are treated fairly," says firm principal Peter M. Koliopoulos, AIA. "Everyone is belt-tightening, even our biggest clients."
To stay competitive in a precarious market, Circle West throws in other incentives, too. Like additional meetings at no charge during a project's initial stages—whatever it takes to get prospects to sign. Once they do, the architects use the latest technology to help recoup some of the lost revenues. "Because of our advancement in Google SketchUp and Revit, we have been able to develop design concepts in three dimensions that clients can understand visually," Koliopoulos explains. "We can prepare schematic design presentations better and more cost-effectively than we could two years ago."
time and materials
In lieu of lowering fees outright, more firms are offering à la carte services. And they're taking extra time to help skittish clients find efficiencies. Some, like William Duff Architects, have even formalized the process. The San Francisco–based firm develops a binder of documents that map out each project, determining where clients get the best value from their firm and identifying services other vendors could provide for less. Clients looking to reduce costs, for example, can shop for interior finishes themselves, guided by the architects. Receiving meeting recaps by e-mail, rather than detailed in a binder, also lets them squeeze out some of the fee. It removes the formality, yet satisfies the legal requirements for documentation. The binder also covers feasibility studies, helping owners understand where the stopping points are, so they can work up to a decision.
"The line in the sand was Lehman Brothers' collapse," says principal William S. Duff Jr., AIA, LEED AP. "We had used some of this material before, but we really built it out and became more active at engaging clients early on." It's a lesson he learned during his first recession in business. "After the dot-com crash, I reduced all my fees, but when the recovery hit we were locked into those prices and had to finish the projects," Duff explains. "That didn't allow us to service our new clients as well. So this time, we focused on changing our structure and organization. Maybe that's because we didn't have inflated fees going into the recession. We were properly priced to deliver a high level of service."
Borrowing a page from his years designing $40 million commercial projects, Baltimore residential architect Thomas Clark will even write contracts that let owners buy roofing, windows, and siding. The contractor then charges a 5 percent to 8 percent coordination fee, rather than the 25 percent to 40 percent markup taken if the items were run through the books. "It depends on whether we think the client is savvy enough to be able to buy those things," explains Clark, principal of Thomas Clark Architects. "We backed into that out of necessity a couple of years ago."
Invariably, even firms whose pricing is intact are giving away more of their time. Tucson, Ariz.–based architect Teresa Rosano, AIA, LEED AP, says she's taking on smaller jobs—many of them remodels—that demand more work than new construction. With billings based on a percentage of construction, the net result is a smaller fee. "We are trying to work with clients and absorb some of those costs, but we're also trying not to lower fees too much, because the danger is ending up with too many projects and not being able to spend the proper amount of time on them," explains Rosano, a partner at Ibara Rosano Design Architects. "It's a slippery slope on which we've tried to find a reasonable balance."
It took four meetings—two with the client, two with an interior designer—for Santa Ana, Calif.–based architect Ruth Hasell, AIA, to land her most recent commission. Ordinarily, only the initial consult is free. "It turned into a good project; there are a lot of concessions I don't mind giving now," says Hasell, principal of Ruth Hasell AIA Architect, who lost all four employees when the economy went down.
To some extent, the architect-client courtship has been reprogrammed; love is no longer blind, if it ever was. Before committing, prospects want a more thorough exploration of all the costs involved—and a peek at the creative vision. Martha Yunker, AIA, principal of Yunker Associates Architecture in Minneapolis, hasn't changed her hourly rate, but she is breaking the predesign phase into smaller and more palatable pieces. "In the past people would say, 'I don't need a precise estimate; I just don't want to spend more than X amount,'" Yunker explains. "Now we're spelling out each task needed to get an early estimate, and how long each will take, so people can plan for what they're spending before taking the second step."
In Grand Rapids, Lott is doing the same for developers, occasionally going so far as to offer free feasibility studies in hopes it will turn into a fee. "We're very aggressive about working existing partnerships with developers and contractors, using everything in our toolkit," he says. "My partner and I do a lot of this by feel because one thing we've learned is that every client is idiosyncratic."
Indeed, in a time when commissions are extraordinarily hard to get, architects are equipping for combat duty, and invention replaces the tried and true. Todd Walker's story about signing a recent client illustrates what it takes to close the deal these days, for better or worse. Walker, FAIA, principal of Memphis, Tenn.–based Archimania, met with an attorney who wanted to build a small house on a beautiful Ozarks property. After the first office consult, the client hesitated. So Walker got in the car and made the two-hour drive to the site, gratis, where he spent several hours sketching ideas.
"I began to paint a picture that was acceptable to him, and was able to reduce our fee based on the fact that the house would be simpler than I initially imagined," Walker says, adding: "Our tendency as architects is to think about things in a more complex manner than may actually be necessary because we don't have a deep understanding, early on, of what we're designing." That led to an unintended upside: The visit was a springboard to design, putting the project two weeks ahead of a typical timeline.
At some point in the future—perhaps several years from now—the coffers will be flush again. But some architects may never go back to business as usual. As Duff puts it, "The recession has honed our skills in some areas and helped us learn how to deliver greater value to clients going forward. It's a painful transition, but you adapt or die."


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Discussion in 'The Trash Can' started by misskarne, Jun 15, 2012.
From the OP:
It's sort of the US Men's thread...
The main U.S. Men's news and updates thread is in GSD.
I think this is the only joint Uber thread in the Trash Can right now. At some point in the future, Farris and Brown will probably have separate uber threads, I assume.
Skate Canada action photos of Josh (2 from SP, 2 from FS): http://www3.daylife.com/search/phot...is+Skate+Canada+International+2013+Saint+John
Given the insanity of certain ice dance team ubers, it's nice that (so far), this thread has been equally friendly to both skaters (who are reportedly good friends).
Fantastic skate from Josh last night! And it gets even better when you realize that he choreographed it himself (with a little help). Here's a version without comments: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xsygOJRfMXQ
How awesome would it be if these two worked on a program together?
As a Buttle uber for many many years, seeing that quote from him about Josh makes me so very happy!!
Until now it still makes sense to have a joint uber thread for two young men of almost the same age who have shared a friendly rivalry since they were little boys, from Novice up to Senior, in US competitions as well as on the JGP circuits, and who apparently admire and appreciate each other over the years. US fans (like me) have watched them "grew up together", in a sense, and many hope they can maintain the friendly competition with each other and push each other for as long as they can, so that we don't have to break up the thread into two vicious uber threads arguing who is better by arguing who is worse.
The thing I dislike about Josh's "Schindler's List" is the literal and overly sentimental approach to the choreography and performance. It's already a heavily sad and tragic piece of music with a movie behind it to illustrate how sad and tragic the story is. To pile on the mournfulness and tormented feelings with out and out expression is a bit ... hmm ... like screaming in my ear how I should feel and think. I mean, sure, nearly every figure skating program is screaming in my ear with the most obvious messages, telling me exactly how to feel and what to think. It's rampant in figure skating choreography. "I'm doing Carmen! I'm fierce! I'm seductive!" Or "I'm doing Benny Goodman's band! I'm jazzy! I'm happy!" Or "I'm doing Gladiator! I'm tough! I'm strong! I'm heroic!" Or "I'm doing Romeo and Juliet! I'm romantic and baroque and tragic!"
I'm just a little tired of being told the obvious in general, but I understand most judges and spectators may not get it if the program is a bit obscure. You can't risk confusing them with irony or subtlety or restraint.
Josh is reminiscent of Buttle in some ways, and Cousins too. I'd love to see him work with either or both as choreographers in the future.
Loved Josh's Schlinder's List program, just beautiful.
I worry about Josh and his training. TSL said it's well known in Colorado that Josh doesn't train his programs and it shows. You can't hope to be a great skater if you don't put in the work and i don't understand why his coaches are not pushing him more. He has the talent to make the team even at 18. But lack of training if you are not hurt is inexcusable especially in a Olympic year.
I thought Josh didn't have the best ATTITUDE toward his training, ie he has a tendency to get emotional and frustrates easily, but I certainly think he trains hard. The Tom Z comments and comments Josh himself has made alludes to the attitude side of his training not being the best, and it seems like in years past that definitely was the case but has gotten a lot better under Allen and Krall. Given the way he kept reeling off those nearly clean FPs last season, I would think he trains his programs a lot and quite well. I have never heard anything from Krall or Allen's mouth that suggests he doesn't train hard, the only comments about his training I've heard have come from Josh himself or TSL via Tom Z, who hasn't been Josh's coach for 3 seasons now and considering how much better Josh's competition results have gotten since he left Tom makes me think that maybe some of those training issues Tom mentioned have since been fixed.
Anyways, I hope Josh can have more confidence going into COR and Nationals now, because even not skating his best he can realize he does belong on the senior GP. Being the top placed American man and posting a FS score only a handful of points below skaters like Oda and Hanyu overall and even getting PCS marks close to those two and Abbott, and higher than Brezina, Miner, and Mura, it really shows that he can compete with those guys and has no reason to feel out of place or intimidated. And he can do way better than he did at SC too, so really, there is a lot to be optimistic about.
Go Jason Brown!
Here is the relevant excerpt from the pre-SC icenetwork interview posted a few pages back:
So that makes it sound like he DOES train full programs, but let himself get distracted, and is now back on track. And I will believe what Josh tells us any day of the week over what TSL say.
One of the best things for Josh has been that Damon and Christy have been pushing him to take more responsibility for his skating. Sounds like this is another part of it. You can lead a horse to the water, but the horse is more likely to drink if it finds the water itself.
If you compare Joshua and Jason's scores, Jason scores much higher than Joshua. Jason puts every effort into training, and I think that's what it's all about. And, p.s., attitude is everything.
Last season however Joshua scored way higher than Jason for most of the season. So I'm not sure. Jason I think is more of a natural performer, whereas Joshua is more of a natural jumper. Some of it I think comes down to training and attitude, but I also think ability/talent in the areas of athleticism/jumping or performance/artistry also plays a factor.
Not always. Yes, this season, so far Jason has outscored Joshua. But they met head-to-head on three occasions last season and Joshua beat Jason every time, outscoring him in every program except one (the LP at Junior Worlds, which Jason won by two points). At US Nationals and the JGPF, it wasn't even close.
Joshua has already said what the problem was, identified it, and is fixing it. I don't understand the issue here. At least he manned up and admitted the problem, rather than hiding it or trying to avoid it.
At the end of the day, too, he and Jason are two young men with different physical attributes, different mental states, and different needs to be met. They're not going to train identically because they are not the same skater or person.
Jason's SP is still the 4th highest among all the men in the Grand Prix, only beat by Tatsuki Machida, Han Yan and Patrick Chan. And it's the highest among all the U.S. men. Not bad!
What's surprising to me is that Jason's SP outscored Maxim Kovtum, despite Kovtum doing two quads, including a 4-3. Kovtum had an 8-point advantage on jumps, but Jason had 7+ more points in steps and spins and a 2.5 point lead in PCS.
As for the FS, Jason and Josh can both claim No. 3 among the U.S. men. Jason is technically No. 3 in season's best due to his score at Nebelhorn (149.02). But Josh has the third highest among the men in the GP series (147.58 vs. 147.25).
Jsaon is No. 8 in ISU season's best and No. 3 among the U.S. men overall (231.03), Josh is No. 12 in ISU season best and No. 4 among the men (216.72). We'll see if Richard Dornbush can pass either of them in his FS tomorrow.
Of course, different panels and all that, but the 2.5 gap in PCS is a joke. Jason is miles ahead of Kovtun in terms of musicality, expression, skating skills - not to mention things like posture and elegance which don't even count in the score. I hope Jason's 3A gets consistent (he's already making progress) and that he'll be successful with the quad. I know it's a long shot, but I would love to see him in the Olympic team.
Just to clarify, you feel like it's a joke because the gap should be bigger?
2.5 points in PCS is actually a sizeable, if not huge, gap, actually. Basically, Kovtum got high 6s in transitions and low 7s in everthing else. Jason basically is in the mid- to high-7s and got one (intepretation) in the low 8s.
I don't think that's necessarily surprising. Jason's jumps may not be harder than Kovtun's, but they sure are prettier, nicer looking, and don't give me the heebie jeebies. And Jason's spins are just faaaaaaaab, while Kovtun's are passable. Not to mention Jason getting high 7s and 8s for PCS where Kovtun is scraping 6s. So it doesn't surprise me at all.
I would absolutely LOVE, LOVE, LOVE to see Joshua and Jason come head-to-head at Nationals and both skate clean. I mean, not that I'd be likely to survive a clean Riverdance AND a clean Schindler's List, but it would be really something!
I guess I'm more surprised that Jason's spins + steps (along with his +GOE on his jumps/PCS) are enough to overtake Kovtun huge jump cushion, especially as spins and steps are not worth as much as jumps.
Kovtun's 156.81 FS is 9.56 points more than Jason's FS at Skate America, but Jason missed both his 3As = 15+ points. So again, sort of interesting that Kovtum doesn't have a huge cushion even with two quads in his program. Although, was he intending to do a three quads in his program? That 2T tells me he was going for a 4T along with the two 4S.
It's too bad they aren't competing in the same second GP so that a direct TES/PCS comparison can be made with the same tech. panel and judges.
Yes, Kovtun intended to do 3 quads (planned 4T that he doubled in today's FS). Kovtun and Farris are both scheduled for Rostelecom Cup.
Thanks Sylvia. It is too bad, indeed. I'd like to see a direct comparison also. It will be interesting to see how he compares to Josh, though! Not to mention Plushy!
Jason usually gets some serious +GOE for his spins and steps, which increases their worth. I'd be interested to see what the GOE is like for Kovtun's jumps. They're so ugly, I can't imagine them getting +GOE too often, which also reduces the buffer. Then throw in Jason doing things like 'tano Lutzes and doubles with his hands behind his back, and he's getting extra GOE on his already pretty jumps. So while on the face of it Kovtun should have a huge TES buffer, when you start taking off GOE and adding GOE and changing levels then you've got the difference.
The last time Josh and Kovtun met head-to-head was the Junior Grand Prix Final in December last year. Josh won the short program (quads are not allowed in a Junior SP). He then skated doped up to the eyeballs on Benadryl for the LP and Kovtun won overall (he landed a 4-3; Josh fell off his and off another jump as well). So the last time they met was not really an even contest.
Kovtun has his internal politics to worry about; both Plushenko and Gachinski will be at CoR and I will be REALLY interested to see what happens in the PCS re: Gachinski vs Kovtun, especially if Artur screws his head on right and doesn't try to kill himself in the warmup again. But this is a pretty wicked field for both of them. Fernandez is also going to be there, among other big names.
There's a really nice article and photo spread on Josh in this month's SKATING magazine (see page 30).
Thankyou, TanithandBenFan! That's a really great insight. He talks very realistically, he doesn't deny that praise sometimes goes to his head, which is human.
And I hope this finally puts all the rubbish rumours about his training to bed!
Thank you!
It has been asked here why the joint thread for Josh and Jason. For me, so far, it works out. They are both wonderful talents, both have pushed each other for years, and yet they are so very different.
Jason is sunshine, joy, charm, skating skills and dancing skills to die for, a natural performer. Plus consistency under pressure, for the most part.
Josh is emotional, perfectionist, tries to solve the meaning of life in every program, creative, gorgeous jumps but not content to keep it only at that.
Both are very musical, both seem like lovely people. So far there is nothing to antagonize them if we, as fans, do not.
I love them both dearly, and , so far, equally.
Look who is very excited to be in Paris!
I'm sure Jason will take advantage of his trip to Paris to the fullest extent!
Re-posting from the Skate Guard blog updates thread in GSD:
ETA link to Absolute Skating's interview with Jason Brown at Nebelhorn Trophy in late September: http://www.absoluteskating.com/index.php?cat=interviews&id=2013jasonbrown
I enjoyed reading the interview from skateguard so much. Not only is he a captivating skater, but so eloquent and diplomatic too. I want him to succeed so badly this weekend. He seems like the nicest guy out there and I want him to do well against the big guys with their quads. Seriously good luck to all the skaters at TEB.


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While this will certainly give Huawei a reason to boast, in reality the update won't be too noticeable from the recent Android 3.1 upgrade. The company says that the main difference between the two is that the latest version is designed specifically for the 7in form factor rather than the more usual 10in tablet design. The Huawei MediaPad will ship in Q3 2011 in the US according to the company, though there are scant details available about it coming to other regions. The MediaPad will come with a nippy dual-core 1.2GHz processor from Qualcomm though details of what RAM will ship is still to be ironed out with Huawei saying it is "working with partners on specifics." The tablet is slightly on the chunky side at 10.5mm but it comes with an IPS capacitive touchscreen, which packs in 217 pixels-per-inch. It has a front 1.3 megapixel camera with a 5 megapixel camera on the rear. It will ship with 8GB of storage - expandable via a microSD card slot.
Weighing in at just 390g the 7in tablet will ship with apps from Facebook, Twitter, Let's Golf and Documents To Go pre-installed. There will also be Bluetooth, an HDMI port, Flash 10.3 support and the ability to playback 1080p video. According to the Chinese company, there won't be a Wi-Fi only version shipping so you'll probably have to sign-up to a contract to get your hands on this 7incher. "With the Huawei MediaPad, we are demonstrating yet again that design, functionality and performance is within anyone's reach," said Victor Xu, Chief Marketing Officer of Huawei Device. There has been no word on pricing yet but from the rather odd teaser trailer below, we have to admit that the tablet does look like an intriguing prospect.
The 7in tablet area is one where no one company has established themselves as outright leaders with the HTC Flyer and BlackBerry PlayBook current market leaders. But Huawei could stake its claim if it manages to get the pricing right for the MediaPad considering the advantage it has with Android 3.2.