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Within a week of Easter Sunday, Jim Christian accepted an offer to coach at Texas Christian Univerisity. It was a divine turn of events for Zips fans.
Christian, the former Kent State coach, had entertained offers from schools at bigger conferences for years. Someone who knows more than me about college basketball told me that a coach who accepts a lot of junior college players typically is looking to move up, and soon.
Candidates to replace Christian include former Toledo coach Stan Joplin, KSU assistant Geno Ford and Oklahoma assistant Oronde Taliaferro.
Despite my earlier sentiment in this post, don't expect Kent State to fall out of contention. After Gary Waters left, Stan Heath (a former neighbor of mine) took the team to the Elite Eight. After Heath left, KSU athletic director Laing Kennedy found a jewel in Christian.
It is always possible, however, that your coaching selection will be a clunker.
Tom Gaffney wrote an interesting story about Zips lineman Ryan Bain.
Looking at Bain's physical attributes, it's hard to question that he has All-MAC potential. That story indicates he might be a leader, too.
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Whether you liked how the season concluded or not, Akron fans must admit this team overachieved.
From being picked fourth in the division to winning a postseason game, it was a tumultuous season. There were injuries upon injuries. Many players, such as Nate Linhart, Cedrick Middleton and Steve McNees, experienced drastic ups and downs.
Heading into next year, the Zips will lose the league's most dominant post scorer, the league's most fiery leader and the league's hardest worker, as well as a situational shooter and athletic role player.
Next year's team will be very young. The roster will feature one senior and two juniors (assuming Jimmy Conyers and Darryl Roberts get their fourth year of eligibility).
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Akron's next challenge on the road to Madison Square Garden is Massachusetts. The teams will play on ESPN Saturday at noon.
The Minutement score a lot of points (81.9), but also allow a lot (75.8). The statistics indicate a porous defense, but that isn't quite true. UMass plays a fast-paced game, so that skews the stats.
The Minutemen's weakness comes at the foul line (66.7 percent) and, despite their size, on the glass. They have a rebounding deficit this season. However, the team averages more than seven blocks per game.
On offense, swingmen Gary Forbes and Ricky Harris are Nos. 1 and 7 in scoring in the Atlantic-10, respectively. Forbes and forward Etienne Brower are Nos. 5 and 9, respectively, in the league's rebounding leaders. Point guard Chris Lowe averages 6.1 assists per game, which is 16th in the nation.
On defense, Lowe and Harris are among the league leaders in steals. Big men Dante Milligan and Tony Gaffney are among the A-10's top four shot blockers.
Akron will face a strong challenge from UMass' size. Forbes is 6-foot-7. Milligan, Gaffney and Brower are each around 6-8 or 6-9. Two things work in Akron's favor. First, the Zips have one of the nation's best wing defenders to stop Forbes. Nate Linhart never has had a chance to guard someone his own size. If he can defend that well with mismatches, he should be able to lock down Forbes. Second, UMass doesn't use its big men as offensive weapons. They are mostly defenders and rebounders.
Those big guys will give Jeremiah Wood problems, however. They also will plug any dribble penetration from the Zips. That means Akron must have its 3-pointers falling to win. UMass defends the perimeter well, so that will be a challenge.
The Minutement average about 5,000 fans per game, but only 2,112 showed up at the William D. Mullins Center to watch the first-round game against Stephen F. Austin. The home court isn't likely to provide much of an advantage Saturday, either.
The winner will travel to Syracuse for a game on Tuesday. The Orange beat Maryland Thursday night.
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Florida State is Akron's first high-major opponent since 2005 (and we wonder why the RPI never suits the Zips).
Usually, teams from the Power Six conferences feature a lot of size, speed and athleticism. FSU is no different.
Florida State also is a good jumpshooting team. FSU leads the conference at 77 percent from the free throw line. The Seminoles shoot 35.4 percent on 3-pointers. The downside to that is the offense will rely on jump shots, withing getting much movement. The Seminoles are last in the ACC with only 11.1 assists per game.
Despite having a roster with five players taller than 6-foot-9, FSU does not dominate on the boards or block many shots. Uche Echefu, a 6-9 junior from Nigera, is among the league leaders in rebounds at 7.2 per game, however.
In FSU's worst losses, such as versus NC State, South Florida and Cleveland State, the Seminoles have not taken care of the ball and/or allowed a high opponent 3-point percentage. In their best performances, such as versus North Carolina, Florida and Clemson, they have forced a lot of turnovers, dominated the boards and/or puckered up the defense on the perimeter.
Toney Douglas is the main offensive option, scoring an average of 15.6 points per game. The 6-1 junior is a steady scorer who attempts a lot of 3's and forces turnovers. His backcourt mate Jason Rich has been the one carrying FSU the past couple weeks. Rich averages 14.7 points per game.
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Some things running through my mind...
Keith Dambrot called a postseason appearance imperative. He's actually said it a few times this year. I wonder what repercussions he foresaw if Akron got snubbed again.
Clearly, it would have demoralized the players who worked so hard to win 23 games. Next season, once it appears Akron won't win 27 or 28 games, the coaches would find it harder to motivate the team. In essence, the season would come down to the MAC Tournament. Everything before the tournament only serves the purpose of getting a first-round bye in that tournament.
It probably would have affected recruiting, too. Zeke Marshall has the attention of the nation's heaviest hitters. Rivals.com featured the 7-footer as one of the 2009 class' most intriguing players. He has visited Rhodes Arena at least once. A second-straight snub, and you can bet Pitt's Jamie Dixon would be whispering in his ear, "Zeke, why waste your time with Akron? You have no shot to do anything special there."
As for Florida State, this won't be a team that overlooks the NIT. The Seminoles are frequent participants in the tournament. They typically play well. Last year, they dispatched Toledo and Michigan before losing in the quarterfinals to Mississippi State. I will break down the opponent tomorrow.
Akron's program is still building to the level of elite mid-major (which I think we all can agree Kent State has reached with 20 wins in the past 10 seasons). That will make the Zips extra pumped to advance to Madison Square Garden for the quarterfinals. [Click here for the bracket.] There is an even earlier light in the tunnel because a win Tuesday gives the Zips a potential home game against Stephen F. Austin. (I promise to limit myself to three "Stone Cold" references if that happens.)
That said, the NIT is a little anticlimactic. The Zips reached the MAC Championship and lost. Usually, that's where your movie or novel concludes.
Some people are calling Dambrot a bad coach. I can't think of a greater fiction without popping in a Michael Moore documentary. If that's the case, there must be only one good coach in the conference -- Jim Christian. Charlie Coles? No. Tim O'Shea? No. Steve Hawkins? No.
Everyone in MAC Land thought Dambrot struck dumb luck by finding Romeo Travis and Dru Joyce. But once those two players were gone, Akron would return to the tank. That didn't happen. They will predict the same thing next fall, too.
Zips fans are faulting Dambrot for not having a good gameplan for beating Kent State. Well, Christian must not have had a good gameplan last year for beating Akron. The more plausible reality is that KENT STATE WAS A BETTER TEAM. Akron had a good strategy for Al Fisher, but Haminn Quaintance, Jordan Mincy and Mike Scott are talented, athletic, smart basketball players. (Yes, despite his demeanor, I believe "Q" has tons of basketball IQ.)
As a fan, it's easy to overreact when unreasonable expectations don't come to fruition. Akron is like any other school in that sense. Just remember, only one team from the conference goes to the NCAA Tournament. It doesn't make you a bad coach or bad player to be part of one of the other 11. If Dambrot swings and misses at the Dance floor for an entire decade, then you start to question his methods.
Dambrot is a gracious winner and an even better loser. For example, an arrogant reporter asked Dambrot a leading trap question during the postgame press conference Sunday. Everyone would have understood if Dambrot unleashed on the young man. Rather, he showed incredible temperance, and he even apologized for asking a rhetorical question in response.
Before you criticize, understand that Dambrot is winning A LOT of games and improving the program every year. He is a superb ambassador for the university. The bottom line is, this program isn't worth a CBI bid without Keith Dambrot.
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The Zips drew a No. 6 seed in the NIT, pitting them against Florida State.
The teams will play in Tallahassee on Tuesday at 9 p.m. ESPN Classic will televise it.
The winner will face Massachusetts or Stephen F. Austin. If SFA wins, Akron would get a home game. Syracuse is the No. 1 seed in the Zips' portion of the bracket.
FSU went 19-14 this season and 7-9 in the ACC. The Seminoles took North Carolina to overtime on Feb. 3.
Some Zips fans wanted Akron to travel to Columbus for a showdown with the Buckeyes. Ohio State earned a No. 1 seed and will face 7-foot-7 Kenny George and UNC-Asheville, who won the Big South regular season title. Cleveland State got a No. 6 seed and will play Dayton, who is a 3 seed.
Seven teams this year earned the automatic bid, similar to UNC-Asheville. With the exception of Stephen F. Austin and Virginia Commonwealth, each of those occurrences took away at-large bids. VCU earned a 4 seed.
Among the resources available to the committee are various computer rankings, head-to-head results, chronological results, Division I results, non-conference results, home and away results, results in the last twelve games, rankings, polls and the NABC regional advisory committee rankings. (Source: NIT.org)
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Nitology.com's most recent update says Akron is now included the NIT field.
This juggling shows two things: 1) Akron has no chance at getting an NIT home game. 2) Akron will be playing somewhere, since it's firmly on the NIT bubble.
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Kent State fans are welcome to join, too.
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Nitology.com declares Akron to be one of the final teams out of the NIT.
Earlier in the day, the Zips were in, according to the site's calculations. Developments with the NCAA selection changed that.
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The NIT will announce its field at 9 p.m. on ESPN2.
My hunch is Akron will get snubbed again.
Kent State, meanwhile, pulled a No. 9 seed. It will play UNLV, a beatable, guard-centric team.
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Dambrot -- "The last time we were here, it wasn't too pleasant."
"I thought our younger guys really played well. Brett McKnight and Roberts were really good."
"We did a good job of throwing it inside. Our guards did a good job of taking care of the basketball."
On Wood running the fast break: "I quit arguing with him."
"We didn't do anything different after they hit the 3's. The key was the job that we did on Watson. We started Ceddy on him to tire him. Nate took him later on. That length bothered him. In fairness to Watson, we've caught him tired both times. He played a lot of minutes last night."
WMU "beat us really badly. It was a little misleading because we came back and tried to trap. That's the worst loss we've ever had in the league. It will be a war. We have to match their physicality. They're one of the most physical teams in the country. We're going to have our hands full."
"Hopefully, we can get Woody to play games two and three. We have to be prepared to play whether he can go or not."
"Brett McKnight will lead us in scoring next year. He is an unbelievable talent. We're just scratching the surface. He can shoot it. He's strong. He can shoot on the blocks. He's a good ball-handler, passer. On top of that, he's an unbelievable person."
"It's a big challenge (for Wood to play three games in a row). He's going to try, though. I can guarantee that."
"This team has beaten the good teams and struggled against the average teams. It really doesn't matter (whether it's) Reitz, Quaintance. We have to do a good job on Kool. That's the key."
Linhart -- Watson "is a great player. I just tried to use my length to stay in front of him. I just tried to make it hard on him."
"Thankfully for us, they cooled down."
Wood -- "I just was going to play basketball today. If I see an angle, take it. We're at the point in the season where every game is your last game if you don't play well enough. I don't want to leave anything on the table."
"I can't express how good I felt when we were shooting those free throws (against Miami). One shot, and it was gone."
"I really felt good today. I was moving good. I sat out practice yesterday and watched."
"I'm a God-fearing man, and I pray a lot. We have a good trainer, Mike. They pushed me and were willing to put in the extra work."
"I like hitting the 3. A lot of people think I can't shoot it."
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Tim Carroll complained of chest pain before yesterday's practice. He participated anyhow.
The Zips' walk-on collapsed after a shooting drill, the Buchtelite reports. He was taken to Akron General Hospital.
Keith Dambrot said it was the worst thing he's ever been involved with. Nate Linhart said Carroll is doing OK. The team cancelled practice and resumed in the evening.
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Central Michigan withstood a strong game from the MAC Freshman of the Year to beat Northern Illinois, 83-71.
The Chippewas held a steady lead for most of the game. NIU's Darion Anderson led both teams in points (22) and rebounds (seven), but it was not enough.
Giordan Watson, a second-team All-MAC player, scored 20 for CMU. He also had four assists and three steals.
Akron will play CMU at 2:30 p.m. tomorrow at Quicken Loans Arena in Cleveland.
CMU beat Akron 65-64 when the teams played Jan. 26 in Mount Pleasant, Mich. Watson tipped the ball away from Nick Dials, preventing Akron from getting off a shot to win.
On the offensive end, it was forward Nate Minnoy, not Watson, whom Akron could not contain. Minnoy had 21 points and six rebounds in the win.
Minnoy has not played as many minutes since that game, but you can rely on coach Ernie Zeigler's memory of Jan. 26.
Thanks to the defense of Nate Linhart and Cedrick Middleton, Akron has limited Watson. That makes this a good matchup for Akron, and one that the Zips should win without much trouble.
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The wonderful fans over at ZipsNation.org created a live chat feature on their Web site.
I plan to use this for live commentary and fan interaction during games. It would be nice to have weekly chats, too.
Two Kent State players were arrested Friday on burglary charges amounting to a first-degree felony.
Cabroni Mixon and Brian Lainhart allegedly busted down a door and beat the tar out of two men inside.
Mixon was a highly touted linebacker transfer from the University of Michigan. Lainhart was a starting safety. KSU athletic director Laing Kennedy suspended both players.
Oh yeah, and James Harrison was charged with assaulting his girlfriend.
What is it with KSU athletes getting in SERIOUS criminal trouble right before an Akron-KSU game? Last time, it was Eric Thomas who was charged with rape. You guys really don't need to feed Akron fans with material.
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As you can see with the preceding rant, the biggest game of the year has arrived.
Those who have tickets for this sold-out game should be pumped.
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Akron made more than 60 percent of its shots and committed only nine turnovers in a 80-77 win at Ohio.
"Our guys never cease to amaze me," Keith Dambrot said. "Every play we ran in crunch time worked. We won in two places that are two very difficult places to win (Miami)."
Akron won despite grabbing only half the rebounds that Ohio did (28 to 14). Jerome Tillman scored 18 with nine rebounds. Leon Williams, the Bobcats' other post power, scored 23.
The Zips countered with 19 points each from Cedrick Middleton and Jeremiah Wood.
"We had a hard time with their size and strength, but we shot 60 percent from the field and only turned the ball over nine times. When you do that, you have a chance," Dambrot said.
In other MAC action, Kent State won and Western Michigan lost. That means Akron certainly will be the No. 3 seed. It also means the Zips will win a share of the MAC regular season title by beating Kent State Sunday.
"For four years, we've gone to the last week of the season with a chance to win the MAC Championship," Dambrot said. "I would like nothing more than this team, which has gone through so much adversity, to have that chance."
Ohio had not lost at home in more than a year. Bubba Walther scored the Bobcats' last 13 points and 22 total. Chris McKnight and Wood combined to go 13-for-13 from the field. McKnight had 13 points.
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Akron will travel to Athens tomorrow with ramifications on MAC Tournament seeding.
The PD's Elton Alexander writes that the game might also decide which team plays in the NIT.
Since the teams last met, Ohio has beaten Kent State and George Mason at its Convocation Center. The Bobcats will be motivated after Nate Linhart's last second tip sent an angry team back to Athens. Oh, and the fact that Akron fans unleashed on Bubba Walther again.


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George Strait has announced the dates for the second leg of his two-year farewell tour.
Strait will begin the first of the final dates of "The Cowboy Rides Away" tour January 9th in Bossier City, Louisiana. The outing will take Strait through 26 markets through the middle of 2014. Special guests will include Jason Aldean, Eric Church, Sheryl Crow, Ronnie Dunn, Martina McBride, Lee Ann Womack, Miranda Lambert, Little Big Town among others.
At a press conference at Dallas' AT&T Stadium Monday, Strait called the first leg of the tour earlier this year "very fun, but very emotional." The announcement came just hours after "The King OF Country" served as the Dallas Cowboys' honorary captain for the coin toss for Sunday night's football matchup between the Cowboys and the New York Giants.
Members of Strait's fan club will get the chance to purchase tickets ahead of the general public on September 24th. Tickets available to the general public will be released three days later on September 27th.
Here are the 2014 dates for George Strait's "The Cowboy Rides Away" Tour:
January 9, 2014 CenturyLink¦Bossier City, La.
January 10, 2014 Frank Erwin Center¦Austin, Texas
January 17, 2014 CenturyLink Center¦Omaha, Neb.
January 18, 2014 Sprint Center¦Kansas City, Mo.
January 30, 2014 SAP Center¦San Jose, Calif.
January 31, 2014 Valley View Casino Center¦San Diego, Calif.
February 1, 2014 MGM Grand Arena¦Las Vegas, Nev.
February 7, 2014 US Airways Center¦Phoenix, Ariz.
February 8, 2014 Staples Center¦Los Angeles, Calif.
February 14, 2014 The Palace of Auburn Hills ¦Auburn Hills, Mich.
February 15, 2014 Nationwide Arena¦Columbus, Ohio
February 28, 2014 Wells Fargo Arena¦Philadelphia, Pa.
March 1, 2014 Prudential Center¦Newark, N.J.
March 7, 2014 KFC Yum! Arena¦Louisville, Ky.
March 8, 2014 Allstate Arena¦Chicago, Ill.
March 21, 2014 Bridgestone Arena¦Nashville, Tenn.
March 22, 2014 Philips Arena¦Atlanta, Ga.
April 4, 2014 Intrust Bank Arena¦ Wichita, Kan.
April 5, 2014 Pepsi Center¦Denver, Colo.
April 11, 2014 The Moda Center¦Portland, Ore.
April 12, 2014 Tacoma Dome¦Tacoma, Wash.
April 18, 2014 Wells Fargo Arena¦Des Moines, Iowa
April 19, 2014 BOK Arena¦Tulsa, Okla.
May 23, 2014 LSU Tiger Stadium Bayou Country Superfest ¦Baton Rouge, La.
May 31, 2014 Gillette Stadium ¦ Foxborough, Mass.
TBD AT&T Stadium ¦Dallas, Texas
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(NEWSER) – Contrary to what Law & Order has taught you, when it comes to safety you're better off in the city than the country. Time flags a new study out today that compares large US cities to rural areas, and finds that the risk of injury death (this includes everything from car accidents to drownings to shootings, and researchers reviewed almost 1.3 million of them) is 22% higher in rural areas, as compared to big cities. If you're not buying it,Time does temper the finding by acknowledging that homicide risk is higher in cities.


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Friday the 13th, full moon unite
(NEWSER) – If the fact that it's Friday the 13th has you shaking in your boots, we hope you didn't look out your window early this morning. For the first time in nearly 100 years, what's known as a "honey moon" or "strawberry moon" coincided with the 13th, reaching the full moon phase at 12:13am ET. The honey moniker comes from the moon's golden color caused by its low position in the sky thanks to the proximity to the summer solstice, while the latter refers to June's strawberry harvest, NBC News andNational Geographic report.
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'Tipsy' Guy Survives 15th-Floor Fall
(NEWSER) – A man who fell while trying to climb down from a 15th-floor balcony is somehow not only still alive, but is expected to be on his feet again in around a week. The 20-year-old, who had forgotten his keys after a night out with friends in Auckland, New Zealand, plummeted 13 floors before the roof of a neighboring building broke his fall, theBBC reports. The neighbor whose balcony he fell from says he was "a little tipsy," and she only let him onto her balcony so that he could see the climb was impossible.


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The NRA's worst nightmare is America's moms
Can a group of passionate mothers defeat the nation's largest pro-gun institution and persuade elected officials to enact laws that will reduce gun violence and save lives? It's too early to tell, but this weekend the two groups will come face to face outside the NRA's annual convention.
On one side of this version of the classic David versus Goliath battle, we have "Moms Demand Action for Gun Sense." This small, but passionate group is led by Shannon Watts, a 43-year-old mother of five who started the organization via a simple Facebook page after the horrific shooting at the Sandy Hook elementary school in 2012.
On the other side, we have the National Rifle Association—an organization with an annual operating budget of approximately $250 million, 4 million-plus members, and a legion of federal and state elected officials in their corner.
This weekend, the battle will commence when the "Moms" and their allies demonstrate outside the NRA Convention in Indianapolis. Watts explained that this protest will feature "Moms, gun violence survivors, domestic violence prevention advocates, faith leaders, gun owners and other gun safety advocates" speaking out for "sensible reforms to end the gun violence the kills 86 Americans every day."
Watts made it clear the NRA is, indeed, their adversary. "Our goal is to bring attention to the ways in which the NRA's leadership and its lobbyists have fundamentally distorted the facts when it comes to gun violence in America," she says, before adding that they've created "the false impression that people's Second Amendment rights are under threat."
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Baby born in icy Atlanta traffic jam
(NEWSER) – Police in suburban Atlanta say they helped deliver a baby girl along a highway when snow and ice brought traffic to a crawl and sometimes a halt. Sandy Springs Police Capt. Steve Rose says the baby girl was delivered late yesterday afternoon. It's unclear if her parents were headed to the hospital when they got stuck in the horn-honking snarl that caused 30-minute commutes to turn into hours-long odysseys.
Dad helps deliver baby Grace on I-285 yesterday. Hear from officer who helped @ noon http://t.co/eSrMVxbEFs #wsbtv pic.twitter.com/bjkKbIfS0n
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Aleister Crowley
Posted 11 November 2005 - 12:49 AM
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Posted 11 November 2005 - 01:13 AM
Evil, nasty and wicked....
I have a book around here somewhere.....
I'll get back to you,
"It is perfectly monstrous the way people go about, nowadays, saying things against one behind one's back that are absolutely and entirely true." -Oscar Wilde The Picture of Dorian Gray
Posted 11 November 2005 - 02:14 AM
Crowley, I assume, was a rebel in the dark europe. Nothing more than that. I assume there are more "evil" people around in our times.
Posted 11 November 2005 - 03:09 AM
I have read of Crowley, and have read Crowley. Interestingly, he once wrote a novel called 'Moonchild'. He was a prolific, if bizarre, writer. He lived in England in the late 1800's and early 1900's, although he traveled widely and spent large periods of time in exile. He was a mountaineer who made some dangerous treks and lead expeditions on some of the world's tallest peaks. He had at least three wives and a mistress throughout his life. He was a self-proclaimed satanist, although I believe Crowley railed against what he perceived as religious corruption and oppression by creating his own myth. My take is that he was a showman who drew attention to himself as a means of mocking the authority he despised. In essence he became larger than he really was; larger than life. His motto was "Do what thou wilt shall be the whole of the law." An extremely independent thinker, he did tend to go overboard at times, creating enemies unnecessarily. He was a member of a cult called "The Order of the Golden Dawn" and an advocate of what he called "Sex magick." He was also known to do things like find some remote cliff, suspend himself from it and create an elaborate carving. Few people would see it, but he did it anyway. Probably the most famous rock star association with Crowley is that of Jimmy Page (guitarist, mentor, and producer of Led Zeppelin). Page remains mum about the subject and resents, justifiably so, insinuations that his interest in Crowley is derived from a fascination with the occult. Rumors flew around Zeppelin in their final years, largely charged by a ratings starved media, that all but one of the band members had sold their soul to the devil in return for their quickly achieved success. The truth of the matter is that Page and Jones had done studio musician work for nearly twenty years by the time Zeppelin was formed out of the ashes of the Yardbirds. Plant and Bonham were working class blokes who played dive joints and worked laboriously at jobs for low wages before being picked up by Page. So far as the bands demise and all the tragedies that afflicted them, stuff happens! I know non-celebrities that have that much drama in their lives. Jimmy Page once owned Boleskine house on the shores of Loch Ness, which Crowley once owned and supposedly performed black art rituals in. The place was rumored to be haunted, particularly because of its reputation to be covered in shadows regardless of . But then, Nessie makes the area weird enough! Page also owned an occult bookstore called Equinox, after the name of Crowley's publisher. I learned from a lady who actually had concert photos she had taken of Zeppelin, including one of her standing with Jimmy Page with his arm around her - a celebrity posing with a fan and a "true gentleman" according to the source - that Page sold Boleskine House and the bookstore. According to her, and I have several of the concert photos on the walls of my garage, Page only owned the bookstore to get access to Crowley's books, which were extremely rare at the time. And he was into Crowley because, like Page, he was in some ways a very private person, and fiercely independent. Sometimes those traits can get one into trouble though. Crowley was among the first to experiment with Mescaline as a means of "expanding one's consciousness". He became a heroin addict and died a destitute man. He certainly was fascinating though.
Does anybody know the story of this guy? I have heard this and that about him but I don't really know what is true and what is blown up. I have heard that he was one of the most evil men of all time. I know he was deeply into black magic and tarot, ect. What did he do to be known as being evil? I know Ozzy Osbourne wrote a song about him, so he had to be somebody big.
Posted 11 November 2005 - 07:59 AM
Thanks for that info Boris.
I have read of Crowley, and have read Crowley. Interestingly, he once wrote a novel called 'Moonchild'.
I have heard of this too. But I would still say that Crowley was more a misunderstood man, than a satanist. And when we look at the history of Europe of his times, it is more than evident that people who were not going with the church were branded satanists, just to take them away from general public.
Probably the most famous rock star association with Crowley is that of Jimmy Page (guitarist, mentor, and producer of Led Zeppelin).
Edited by MoonChild, 11 November 2005 - 07:59 AM.
Posted 11 November 2005 - 09:15 AM
Posted 11 November 2005 - 09:38 AM
Crowley had a very large ego, was a drug addict, but a brilliant mind. A lot of stuff that is still whispered about him was actually started by him. He had a falling out with the Golden Dawn during a period of leadership struggles, in addition to his growing drug problem, and he left the Order to do his own thing.
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Posted 11 November 2005 - 01:08 PM
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Posted 11 November 2005 - 01:29 PM
Crowley, I assume, was a rebel in the dark europe. Nothing more than that. I assume there are more "evil" people around in our times.
Exactly it, to quote the headline of the link I'm posting "Sometimes the legend is greater than the reality"
I could of swore this was discussed alittle on the RS Board but for the life of me I cant find it
Or do things worth the writing.
Posted 11 November 2005 - 01:37 PM
I could of swore this was discussed alittle on the RS Board but for the life of me I cant find it
LOL!!! I had been thinking the same thing myself! I think it may have been, but as a portion of another discussion rather than it's own topic. I just can't remember what that topic was!
But he does have one heck of a legend surrounding him, and he's a very interesting figure in Western Tradition.
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Posted 11 November 2005 - 01:43 PM
Posted 11 November 2005 - 01:51 PM
Moon, he was discussed on that thread also, must of missed that one
Black Magick
Or do things worth the writing.
Posted 11 November 2005 - 02:42 PM
Posted 11 November 2005 - 03:51 PM
When someone achieves fame, fortune and celebrity, it's because they've sold their soul to the devil. Not because they have worked hard for it or because they have earned the right to have these things.
Whenever someone deviates from the norm, they are immediately branded "satanic" and "evil" when all they are is different. People cannot stand the fact that someone might know more than they do or that they can enjoy different things.
Boris, I'm glad to meet a Zeppeliner. I am in awe of Jimmy Page. What that man can do with a guitar, well, I can see how some people think he might have Satanic help. He's amazing.
Posted 11 November 2005 - 04:25 PM
He called HIMSELF that long before the rest of the world caught wind of it. It was HE that came up with the association between him and the Beast, not the rest of the world.
To be short, his entire mystic and legend was created by him.
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From the offices of Interscope Records comes this announcement about Bay Village product Kate Voegele. She's gotta good thing going with One Tree Hill.....I didn't even know that show was still on.....anyway, GO OHIO!
Kate Voegeleâs Fearless New Album âGravity Happensâ Floats On May 17, One Tree Hill Premieres New Song on Season FinaleTo read more or comment...
The local country music scene gets a few days in the spotlight with the inaugural Rockin' Country Festival, today through Friday night.
The festival was organized by Kent State graduate student, aspiring country music P.R. maven and big ol' country music fan Jodee Hammond, who got the idea while reporting from the 2010 CMA Music Festival in Nashville.To read more or comment...
Is it me, or do the same damn acts come to Blossom every damn year!?
Anyway, multiplatinum selling starts Rascall Flatts will be bringing their latest tour to Akron/Cuyahoga Falls this summer.
Here's how the new show is described in the Press Release.
After two straight years of concerts at the Akron Civic Theare, longtime N.E. Ohio favorite singer/songwriter Todd Rundgren will return to the area in July for a concert at Playhouse Square's 1000 seat Ohio Theatre.
At the behest of fans Rundgren has used his previous two N.E. Ohio shows to premiere live "in their entirety" versions of his catalog albums A Wizard, A True Star and the twofer Todd, and Healing.To read more or comment...
A few weeks ago I touched on Canton band Lovedrugâs âI Am Lovedrugâ campaign which solicited fan donations to help fund the recording of their upcoming album. Well, local jazzman Josh Rzepka I also using the tiered fan donor/pledge model to get his third CD, a jazz quintet album to be recorded at SUMA Studios in June. Heâs chosen Kickstarter.com which uses an all-or-nothing model, i.e. Rzepka has set a goal of $7500 if in the remaining 30 days he doesnât reach the goal amount (heâs currently at $3904), no donors are charged any money and he is essentially starting again from square one. Rzepkaâs a good dude and talented trumpeter and composer trying to realize his dream. If you want to check him out to see if heâs worth any of your money, heâll be performing at The Massillon Museum as part of their Rhythms Music Series. Rzepka will be playing tunes from
both his jazz CD Midwest Coast with a trio (guitarist Bob Fraser and bassist Dallas Coffey) and selections from his classical CD âJosh Rzepka: Baroque Music For Trumpetâ with pianist Chris Toth.
If the recent announcement of the Journey, Foreigner Night Ranger three-fer at Blossom this summer didnât get you thinking about your old acid-washed jeans and the impressive hair height you were once able to achieve, then Musica is offering another chance to step through the Wayback machine when The English Beat comes to town Saturday night.To read more or comment...
Ok, guys and gals, I'm going to make this easy for you.
Take your smooth-R&B-loving Significant Other to see Sade (and John Legend) and you'll get laid.
It's pretty much that simple.
You may not even have to take them to dinner beforehand.
Your chance for a sure thing will come Saturday, July 9 when the African-Englishwomen brings her sultry, smoky voice and catalog of simmering hits to the cavernous confines of Quickens Loans Arena on Saturday, July 9.
Sade is one of the few artists who can disappear for a decade (she hasn't toured since 2001), seemingly drop back on the scene out of the blue with a new album last year's "Soldier of Love" and a new tour and have millions of fans waiting to add her latest songs to their "lovemix" playlists.To read more or comment...
90s Hip hop hook king Nate Dog died March 15. Cause has not been confirmed but the singer who helped make R&B hooks
a staple of hip hop had health issues stemming from the two strokes he suffered in 2007 which forced him to use a wheel chair and another 2008 that left him bedridden.
The four-time Grammy nominee was known for the buttery smooth voice and signature hummable hooks he added to many rappers songs throughout the 90s and into the 21st Century beginning with Dr Dre's 1992 classic The Chronic but also released three albums under his own name G-Funk Classics, Vol. 1 & 2, Music and Me and Nate Dogg
Among the many Nate Dogg laced hits are:To read more or comment...
Charlie Sheen is inescapable...Here is an abridged interview with Devo's Gerald Casale wherein he praises Sheen as a prime example of our devolved culture as printed on San Diego.com
Since forming in 1973 at Kent State in Ohio, DEVO have gone on to become one of the most famous bands in the world, with their classic hits from the 1980s becoming part of the public conscious, thanks largely in part to the emergence of MTV, a new medium at the time. Though the band doesnât tour as often as they used to, this past summer DEVO released their first album in over 20 years, called Something For Everybody. The album is a continuation of their distinct sound of straight-ahead punk rock combined with synthesized keyboards and various electronics. Currently preparing for their upcoming spring tour, founding member Gerald Casale talked with SanDiego.com about the DEVO musical thatâs in the works, and the prospect of having Charlie Sheen join the band as lead singer.
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Ragnar Relay, a 200 mile overnight running relay race, will be passing through the City of Sausalito this Friday, September 20th. This year's event (benefiting KEEN) consists of approximately 400 teams, and begins Friday, the 20th in San Francisco, finishing Saturday, the 21st in Calistoga. Runners will be traveling along Sausalito's Lateral Rd /Alexander Ave. running on the sidewalk in the same direction as the traffic. Participants will then be gathering at Dunphy Park to exchange runners before heading into Mill Valley. The expected time frame for their arrival is sometime between 5:15am and 5:30pm on the 20th."
Bike MS "Waves to Wine Ride 2013" is a two-day charity bike ride from San Francisco to Sonoma County that will take place September 21st-22nd, 2013. Participants will come through Sausalito along the usual routes (Alexander Ave. to Bridgeway) between 8:00 am and 10:00 am on Saturday, September 21st. Funds raised at this event will support local programs and services for Northern Californians living with MS, and provide vital funding for groundbreaking research focused on stopping the progression of MS, restoring function that's been lost, and hopefully ending MS forever. Bike MS: Waves to Wine is now in its 30th year and attracts over 2,000 riders from all over the world. Last year, participants raised $2.36 million to help create a world free of MS. To learn more, visit www.wavestowine.org or call 1-800-344-4867.
The City of Sausalito's Priority 1 Sanitary Sewer Project is moving towards construction.
The project will rehabilitate the existing Anchor Street Pump Station, located in City Parking Lot 1; replace the existing sanitary sewer pipe on Humboldt Ave. between the Anchor Street Pump Station and the intersection of Humboldt Ave. and Bay St. Upstream from here and towards Spinnaker Restaurant, a new force main will be slipped into the existing sanitary sewer and a new packaged (pre-assembled) pump station will be installed near the Sausalito Yacht Harbor's maintenance building. Upstream of this new pump station and to the Spinnaker Restaurant, a new sanitary sewer pipe will be constructed below the Restaurant's parking lot including the installation of a new grease interceptor.
In order to safely install the new sewer pipe on Humboldt Ave., the existing Fichus Tree, located at the corner of Anchor St. and City Parking Lot 1, will be removed. This will take place either Tuesday or Wednesday September 17th or 18th.
The Priority 1B project will eliminate sags, (low points) in the sewer pipes and pipes with grease build-up and missing inverts (bottoms). The sags and grease build-up require ongoing maintenance by City staff. The missing pipe inverts allow sanitary sewer wastewater to escape from the bottom of the pipe and enter the environment. Elimination of the sags and grease build-up will free up City staff to perform work elsewhere in the City's sanitary sewer system. Elimination of the pipes with missing inverts will prevent the waste water from escaping into the environment.
In April of 2008 the City was named in a Notice of Violation and Order for Compliance by the EPA in April of 2008. The Notice of Violation and Order for Compliance was amended in November after meeting with named agencies in August (Amended EPA Compliance Order). In November of 2008, the City reached a settlement with Northern California Riverwatch (Riverwatch) on a complaint alleging Clean Water Act violations. Both require the City perform sewer capital improvements (among other things) in an effort to eliminate, if possible, unpermitted discharges from the City's wastewater collection system. The City continues to comply with the Amended EPA Compliance Order and the Riverwatch Settlement.
The Priority 1B project is scheduled to last 182 calendar days, which will take it into March 2014. The most disruptive elements - the work in City Parking Lot 1 and Humboldt Ave.- are scheduled to commence this month and run into November. Anchor St., Humboldt Ave. and Bay St. will remain open, and access to the Spinnaker Restaurant, Sausalito Yacht Harbor and the Chandlery Building at 100 Bay St. will be maintained. The parking stalls adjacent to Anchor Street in City Parking Lot 1 will be made available to the contractor for staging of equipment and material. Due to the location of the sanitary sewer on Humboldt Ave., City Parking Lot 2 (adjacent to the Bank of America) will be closed while the Humboldt Ave. work takes place. As the contractor completes this portion of the project, City Parking Lot 2 will be reopened to the public.
Future and ongoing updates will be provided as this project moves forward. Thank you for your patience while this very important City of Sausalito Capital Improvement Project is constructed.
New Program: "GAME NIGHT AT THE LIBRARY"
Classic Board Games FOR ADULTS!
Every Wednesday Night except holidays
6:00-8:45pm in the Library Reading Room
Bring a friend or two and check out one of our classic board games to play inside the library. We have several to choose from: Monopoly, Chess, Checkers, Apples to Apples, Balderdash, Doink It Darts, Jenga, Backgammon, Scrabble and more
Sausalito Library Children's Programs
Date: Thursday, 9/19/2013 3:45PM
Cost: Free
Location: Sausalito City Hall – Edgewater Room - 420 Litho St., Sausalito
Ahoy me hearties, lads & lassies: come to the dread ship "Library" for an afternoon of pirate living! Doubloons (treasure), hardtack (snacks), tattoos (temporary) and addled activities (crafts). Plus, a live fencing demonstration! Dress like a pirate for extra adventure!
(Sponsored by the Friends of the Sausalito Library)
Date: Wednesday, 9/25/2013 2:45PM
Do you believe in fairies? We do! Join us in the Library's Fairy Land (the Edgewater Room) for a magical fairy party on Wednesday September 25 at 2:45pm. We'll eat fairy food and make fairy houses. Wear your best fairy clothes!
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The Orrville football team plays host to Triway at 7 p.m. Friday and Orrville coach Doug Davault says his squad wants to prevent the big play and maintain its discipline on defense.
"Offensively, we need to get our passing game going and be more two-dimensional," Davault said. "We're just trying to practice and get better every day."To read more or comment...
Walsh Jesuit plays host to Hoban at 7 p.m. Friday and Warriors coach Gerry Rardin said his squad must continue to play sound defense and do its best to limit penalties that were a problem last week.
Walsh (1-0) defeated Louisville 28-14 in Week 1. Rardin said he was proud of how his squad didn't quit when it trailed in the fourth quarter.To read more or comment...
Archbishop Hoban junior football player Greg McMullen suffered a hairline fracture on his foot during the summer, but his play this past Thursday against Garfield indicated he is ready to play.
McMullen, a defensive end and tight end, helped host Hoban defeat Garfield 30-13 in Week 1.To read more or comment...
Green girls basketball coach Tony Whitmer was not retained for the upcoming season, according to Green principal Cindy Brown.
``We had some concerns with the program and we looked into it and decided it warranted a coaching change,'' Brown told the Beacon Journal.To read more or comment...
Barberton (0-0) vs. Cuyahoga Falls (0-0).
When and Where: 7 p.m. at Cuyahoga Falls.To read more or comment...
Garfield vs. Archbishop Hoban
Records: Garfield (0-0), Hoban (0-0)
When/Where: 7 p.m. at Monsignor Richard A. Dowed Field.
Storyline: Defense is where fans will want to focus attention for tonight's game. Both Garfield and Hoban feature standout defensive ends. In numbers, Hoban gets the best of it with LaTroy Lewis and Greg McMullen; both have serious D-I prospects. For the Rams, Kevin Brewton, a 6-foot-4 inch terror plays end and serves as a substantial target at tight end on offense. Their playoff push begins today with this game.
JJHuddle.com 's Ohio High Magazine reporter Kurt Stubbs II is reporting that St. Vincent-St. Mary basketball standout Jakarr Sampson has withdrawn from the school and is considering a plan to enroll at Brewster Academy in New Hampshire.
UPDATE: George Thomas confirmed the report. Here is his story.To read more or comment...
Our special section for high school football is out, featuring Marla Ridenour's look at top Ohio prep star, Doran Grant of St. Vincent-St. Mary. There are five more player features, a coach feature, five of our major league previews and 47 scouting reports of the core schools in the Akron Beacon Journal's coverage area.
Here is link to all of the coverage. 2010 football previewTo read more or comment...
Buchtel vs. Massillon
7:30 p.m. tonight at Paul Brown Tiger Stadium
Storyline: The Massillon Tigers are loaded with athleticism and will look to show off off its Division I receivers, Ohio State's Devin Smith and Pitt's Justin Olack, early and often. How well sophomore quarterback Brody Tonn performs in his first varsity game will make a huge difference. Buchtel has the athleticism to to stop the Tiger attack, but must play disciplined football in order to actually stop it.To read more or comment...
Here are some highlights on high school action played on Wednesday:
Girls TennisTo read more or comment...
Highland High School has chosen Mike Marcinko to lead the varsity basketball team beginning in the upcoming season.
He arrives at Highland after serving four years as an assistant coach at Hiram College. He's also had coaching stints at Case Western Reserve University and Orange High School.To read more or comment...
Walsh Jesuit football coach Gerry Rardin said his team must play fast and efficiently if it is to succeed in its season opener against visiting Louisville at 7 p.m. Friday.
"Field position is important versus an opponent like Louisville," Rardin said. "Try to take them out of what they like to do. We need to handle their defensive speed. Stop the big play (and) limit mistakes."To read more or comment...
Garfield QB Darius Hoisten will get the start on Thursday night during the season opener at Hoban, according to Garfield coach Bob Sax.
"He is our returning starter and has shown a lot of improvement from his sophomore year," Sax said. "Deon Lewis is also doing a great job and could see some time as well. I have been impressed with both of them so far this year. I feel like they both have competed well and understand what we want to do on offense."To read more or comment...
The 2010 tennis season has started and their are some names and schools to keep in mind starting with the Federal League.
North Canton Hoover won the league and was 20-2 overall and 7-0 in winning the Federal League. The Vikings lost five seniors, won two straight league championships with a 41-3 record.To read more or comment...
MaxPreps.com recently posted its Top 100 watch list for the 2012 class of the nation's top boys' basketball players.
Medina small forward Kenny Kaminski is rated No. 75 on the list. According to the website, Kaminski is verbally committed to Michigan State.To read more or comment...
Day Date Time AWAY @ HOME
Thurs. August 26 7:00 PM STRONGSVILLE @ EUCLID
Thurs. September 2 7:00 PM MASSILLON/WASHINGTON @ GLEN OAK
Thurs. September 9 7:00 PM ELYRIA CATHOLIC @ ELYRIA
Thurs. September 16 7:00 PM MAPLE HEIGHTS @ CLEVELAND HEIGHTS
Thurs. September 23 7:00 PM KIRTLAND @ CUYAHOGA HEIGHTS
Thurs. September 30 7:00 PM SOLON @ MAYFIELD
Thurs. October 7 7:00 PM COPLEY @ WADSWORTH
Thurs. October 14 7:00 PM WILLOUGHBY SOUTH @ EASTLAKE NORTH
Thurs. October 21 7:00 PM CANTON MCKINLEY @ BOARDMAN
Thurs. October 28 7:00 PM URSULINE @ AKRON ST. VINCENT / ST. MARY
*Schedule Subject to Change
St. Vincent-St. Mary senior cornerback Doran Grant reportedly will take official visits that will include Ohio State and Michigan State this fall, according to Bucknuts.com and Scout.com.
Grant is one of the nation's top players in the 2011 class. He has several high-profile scholarship offers.To read more or comment...
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Ricky Powers' Buchtel Griffins are favored to repeat as City Series Champions.
Within the past several days all the City Series football teams have had a chance to hit someone other than their own teammates.
Here's a rundown on some of those I got to see:To read more or comment...
The Walsh Jesuit football team scrimmaged GlenOak Saturday and the Warriors held the scoring advantage, according to Walsh coach Gerry Rardin.
Walsh senior QB Connor Cook (Michigan State commit) has been impressive in the preseason.To read more or comment...
MaxPreps.com recently posted a Top 100 list of football players in the 2013 class.
Two area sophomores made the list, including Massillon QB Kyle Kempt and Marlington RB Dymonte Thomas.To read more or comment...
Garfield football coach Bob Sax said he is seeing progress every day with his team and he is encouraged by the preseason workouts.
Garfield will scrimmage Barberton on Saturday and Northwest on Aug. 19.To read more or comment...
It goes without saying Buchtel junior WR Corey Smith (6 foot, 170 pounds) is one of the state's most recruited players in the 2012 class.
With scholarship offers from Akron, North Carolina, Michigan State, Toledo and Miami (Ohio), Smith said he's glad to have the early offers but he is keeping everything in perspective.To read more or comment...
Rumors have been circulating throughout the area that Akron North wouldn't be able to field a football team due to lack of participation.
North fans can take heart in knowing that those are exactly that - just rumors, Coach Mike Laktash said. those hoping for an easy ''W'' can stop planning.To read more or comment...
In the organization's first ever pre-season All-America team, the Catholic Sports Net has selected two members of the St. Vincent-St. Mary football team as members.
Cornerback Doran Grant, a senior, makes the list on the first team at his position. The organization said about the 5-foot-10 cornerback, who is considering offers from Notre Dame, Ohio State, Georgia Tech and Michigan.To read more or comment...
Medina has reportedly named Jessica Toocheck as its new head softball coach, according to Cleveland.com.
Toocheck played at Kent State and the Akron Racers, according to the website.To read more or comment...
Stow has named Miguel Ramirez as its new girls' volleyball coach, according to Cleveland.com.
The website also said Stow has hired Kelly Given as its new field hockey coach.To read more or comment...
First up:
Representatives of the Barberton High School athletic department were on hand to check out the Akron Public Schools' football media day.To read more or comment...
High school football fans can once again enjoy a season of games televised exclusively on Time Warner Cable's Northeast Ohio Network (NEON) channel 23. In addition to Friday – Sunday airtimes, this year viewers will also be able to access an additional Monday night showing.
2010 NEON High School Football Schedule
8/27 Avon @ Avon Lake
Green @ Lake
9/3 St. Ignatius @ Bedford
Louisville @ Hoover
9/10 Solon @ Mentor
Stow @ Massillon
9/11 Lake @ Canton McKinley
9/17 Garfield Heights @ Brunswick
Canton South @ Louisville
9/18 Ellet @ East
9/24 Shaker Heights @ Maple Heights
Lake @ Hoover
9/25 Akron North @ Garfield
10/1 West Geauga @ Aurora
McKinley @ GlenOak
10/8 Walsh Jesuit @ St. Vincent-St. Mary
Steubenville @ Massillon
10/15 Hudson @ Twinsburg
Hoover @ Canton McKinley
10/16 Buchtel @ Kenmore
10/22 Lake Catholic @ Archbishop Hoban
GlenOak @ Hoover
10/29 Chagrin Falls @ Perry
St. Thomas Aquinas @ Canton Central Catholic
Canton McKinley @ Massillon
11/5 Playoff Coverage Begins
Games air on NEON on the following days/times:
Fridays – 11 p.m.
Saturdays – 10 a.m., 8 p.m. and 11 p.m.
Sundays – 1 p.m. and 8 p.m.
Mondays – 7 p.m.
Games will also appear on Local On Demand channel 411 the week following each game. To watch, Time Warner Cable Digital Cable customers can tune to channel 411, locate the SPORTS category and select FOOTBALL.
Sit down for a few minutes with the Ellet Orangmen's head coach, Joe Yost, and you feel as if you're visiting a sage uncle who loves imparting wisdom but, more importantly, loves talking football more and is direct.
His starting quarterback this year, senior Rennick Dutton, a three-year starter who was first tiem All-City last year.To read more or comment...
Began making the rounds of area high schools starting with the members of the City Series. There wasn't a lot of actual football going on, but it was interesting to see what happens the first day those players can put on a helmet.To read more or comment...
The good news for Akron St. Vincent-St. Mary?
There will be no shortage of eyes on their football program or basketball programs in the coming months.To read more or comment...


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Posted: Mon Oct 01, 2012 11:14 pm
Post subject: New Draft 4 rounds (Revised)
1. Oakland-
Geno Smith, QB, West Virginia
2. Cleveland-
Robert Woods, WR, USC
3. Kansas City-
Matt Barkley, QB, USC
4. Miami-
Bjoern Werner, DE, Florida State
5. Jacksonville-
Luke Joeckel, OT, Texas A&M
6. New Orleans-
Jarvis Jones, OLB, Georgia
7. Tennessee-
Sam Montgomery, DE, LSU
8. Carolina-
David Amerson, CB, North Carolina State
9. St. Louis-
Keenan Allen, WR, California
10. Indianapolis-
Johnanathan Hankins, NT, OSU
11. New York Jets-
Tyler Wilson, QB, Arkansas
12. Seattle-
Terrance Williams, WR, Baylor
13. Philadelphia-
Justin Hunter, WR, Tennessee
14. Tampa Bay-
Eric Reid, FS, LSU
15. Buffalo-
Marquess Wilson, WR, Washington State
16. Minnesota-
Xavier Rhodes, CB, Florida State
17. St. Louis (Via Washington)-
T.J. McDonald, FS, USC
18. Chicago-
Chris Faulk, OT, LSU
19. Detroit-
Jonathan Banks, CB, Mississippi State
20. Cincinnati-
Manti Te'o, ILB, Notre Dame
21. San Diego-
Star Lotulelei, NT, Utah
22. Dallas-
Barrett Jones, OG, Alabama
23. Arizona-
Taylor Lewan, OT, Michigan
24. Denver-
Marcus Lattimore, RB, South Carolina
25. Pittsburgh-
Gerald Hodges, ILB, Penn State
26. New York Giants-
DeMarcus Milliner, CB, Alabama
27. Baltimore-
Shayne Skov, ILB, Stanford
28. San Francisco-
Kawann Short, DE, Purdue
29. New England-
Barkevious Mingo, DE, LSU
30. Green Bay-
Le'Veon Bell, RB, Michigan State
31. Houston-
William Gholston, DE, Michigan State
32. Atlanta-
Tyler Eifert, TE, Notre Dame
Round 2
33. Cincinnati (Via Oakland)-
Alex Okafor, DE, Texas
34. Kansas City-
Jordan Poyer, CB, Oregon State
35. Cleveland-
36. Jacksonville-
Jesse Williams, DT, Alabama
37. Miami-
Joseph Fauria, TE, UCLA
38. St. Louis-
Jake Matthews, OT, Texas A&M
39. New Orleans-
40. Tennessee-
Jonathan Cooper, OG, North Carolina
41. Carolina-
John Jenkins, DT, Alabama
42. New York Jets-
Chase Thomas, OLB, Stanford
43. Miami (Via Indianapolis)-
Da'Rick Rogers, WR, Tennessee Tech
44. Minnesota-
Sylvester Williams, DT, North Carolina
45. Seattle-
Brandon Jenkins, OLB, Florida State
46. Philadelphia-
Dallas Thomas, OT, Tennessee
47. Tampa Bay-
John Simon, DE, OSU
48. Buffalo-
Aaron Murray, QB, Georgia
49. Detroit-
Cornelius Carradine, DE, Florida State
50. Washington-
Tony Jefferson, FS, Oklahoma
51. Chicago-
Kevin Reddick, ILB, North Carolina
52. Cincinnati-
Robert Lester, SS, Alabama
53. San Diego-
Ricky Wagner, OT, Wisconsin
54. Dallas-
Nico Johnson, ILB, Alabama
55. Arizona-
E.J. Manuel, QB, Florida State
56. Denver-
Kwame Geathers, DT, Georgia
57. Pittsburgh-
Dennard Robinson, WR, Michigan
58. New York Giants-
Andrew Jackson, LB, Western Kentucky
59. Baltimore-
Baccari Rambo, FS, Georgia
60. San Francisco-
Khaled Holmes, C, USC
61. New England-
Kenny Vaccaro, S, Texas
62. Green Bay-
Oday Aboushi, OT, Virginia
63. Houston-
Tavon Austin, WR, West Virginia
64. Atlanta-
Jonathan Franklin, RB, UCLA
Round 3
65. Oakland-
Jackson Jeffcoat, DE, Texas
66. Cleveland-
Desmond Trufant, CB, Washington
67. Kansas City-
Margus Hunt, DE, SMU
68. Miami-
Chance Warmack, OG, Alabama
69. Jacksonville-
Landry Jones, QB, Oklahoma
70. San Francisco (Via Carolina)-
Duke Williams, S, Nevada
71. St. Louis-
Arthur Brown, LB, Kansas State
72. New Orleans-
Aaron Mellette, WR, Elon
73. Tennessee-
Quinton Patton, WR, La. Tech
74. Indianapolis-
Eric Fisher, OT, Western Michigan
75. New York Jets-
Montee Ball, RB, Wisconsin
76. Buffalo-
Sean Porter, OLB, Texas A&M
77. Minnesota-
Cobi Hamilton, WR, Arkansas
78. Seattle-
Alex Hurst, OT, LSU
79. Philadelphia-
Trevardo Williams, LB, U.Conn.
80. Tampa Bay-
Johnny Adams, CB, Michigan State
81. Miami (Via Chicago)-
Shawn Williams, S, Georgia
82. Detroit-
Larry Warford, OG, Kentucky
83. Washington-
Braden Smith, CB, Georgia
84. Cincinnati-
Kenjon Barner, RB, Oregon
85. San Diego-
Leon McFadden, CB, San Diego State
86. Dallas-
Datrone Jones, DE, UCLA
87. Arizona-
Omoregie Uzzi, OG, Georgia Tech
88. Denver-
Micah Hyde, CB, Iowa
89. Pittsburgh-
Michael Buchanon, OLB, Illnois
90. New York Giants-
Sheldon Richardson, DT, Missouri
91. Baltimore-
Dalton Freeman, C, Clemson
92. San Francisco-
Dion Jordan, OLB, Oregon
93. New England-
Ryan Swope, WR, Texas A&M
94. Green Bay-
Graham Pocic, C/OG, Illinois
95. Houston-
Montori Hughes, NT, Tennessee-Martin
96. Atlanta-
Everette Dawkins, DT, Florida State
Round 4
97. Oakland-
Joe Vellano, DT, Maryland
98. Kansas City-
D.J. Swearinger, S, South Carolina
99. Cleveland-
John Sullen, OG, Auburn
100. Jacksonville-
Earl Watford, OG, James Madison
101. Miami-
Michael Mauti, LB, Penn State
102. Tennessee-
Andre Ellington, RB, Clemson
103. Carolina-
Markus Davis, WR, Virginia Tech
104. St. Louis-
James Ferentz, C, Iowa
105. New Orleans-
D.L. Wilhite, DE, Minnesota
106. New York Jets-
Brennan Williams, OT, North Carolina
107. Indianapolis-
Stephan Taylor, RB, Stanford
108. Tampa Bay-
Khaseem Greene, LB, Rutgers
109. Buffalo-
Travis Long, LB, Washington State
110. Minnesota-
Xavier Nixon, OT, Florida
111. Seattle-
Ryan Nassib, QB, Syracuse
112. Philadelphia-
Ray Ray Armstrong, S, Faulkner College
113. Washington-
LeAdrian Waddle, OT, Texas Tech
114. Chicago-
Mike Glennon, QB, North Carolina State
115. Minnesota (Via Detroit)-
Cornelius Washington, LB, Georgia
116. Cincinnati-
Rashard Hall, S, Clemson
117. San Diego-
Christine Michael, RB, Texas A&M
118. Dallas-
Mario Benavides, C, Louisville
119. Arizona-
Damione Square, DE, Alabama
120. Denver-
Markus Wheaton, WR, Oregon State
121. Pittsburgh-
Demontre Hurst, CB, Oklahoma
122. New York Giants-
Elvis Fisher, OT, Missouri
123. Baltimore-
Shamarko Thomas, SS, Syracuse
124. San Francisco-
James Wilson, OG, Florida
125. New England-
Mark Jackson, OT, Glenville State
126. Green Bay-
T.J. Barnes, NT, Georgia Tech
127. Houston-
Zach Ertz, TE, Stanford
128. Atlanta-
Tanner Hawkinson, OT, Kansas
"People say you should always do the right thing, but sometimes there is no right thing. And then, you just have to pick the sin you can live with." -Ig Perrish
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Posted: Mon Oct 01, 2012 11:32 pm
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Give us Jarvis in the first and go OT or CB in 2nd.
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Posts: 26419
Location: Indianapolis Indiana
Posted: Mon Oct 01, 2012 11:50 pm
Post subject:
Love me some Bengals draft. Maybe give me Lester over Rambo
Big thanks to kacymcbryant18 for the sig....^^
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Posts: 32990
Location: Delaware
Posted: Tue Oct 02, 2012 12:07 am
Post subject: Re: New Draft 4 rounds
TheOsprey wrote:
7. Tennessee-
Barkevious Mingo, DE, LSU
Montgomery is the better player. Mingo is overated at this point and DE isn't that high of a need. We need depth, not starters. Eric Reid should be the pick because Tennessee lacks a true playmaker in the secondary.
40. Tennessee-
Jonathan Cooper, OG, North Carolina
Great pick. Replaces the bum LeRoy Harris at RG.
73. Tennessee-
Quinton Patton, WR, La. Tech
No need for a WR at all. I'd honestly go guard again here and take Larry Warford. Hutchinson is up in age and hasn't played well at all this season. He'll need replacing sooner or later and Warford has really impressed me.
102. Tennessee-
Josh Boyd, DT, Mississippi State
DT isn't a need either. We have Casey, Klug, Martin, and Marks. Casey is good DT and the 3 others are solid rotational DT's. I'd love Stepfan Taylor or Dion Jordan here.
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Location: Chicago
Posted: Tue Oct 02, 2012 12:35 am
Post subject:
I'd cry if the Bears passed on Lotulelei, Montgomery, and Te'o,
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Posts: 35147
Location: Where We Can't Have Nice Things
Posted: Tue Oct 02, 2012 1:14 am
Post subject:
Lotulelei is one of the few BPA type guys that if they fall, you just plain take them, smile, and offer a human sacrifice to whatever god you believe in at a date to be named later. If he's available to them, the Chargers would be dumb not to select him; if not, CB is the most likely option.
I still don't see why folks are so keen on Brennan Williams - he's face poor competition and his pass-blocking leaves a lot to be desired. Then throw in that he's from the ACC (which AJ Smith doesn't draft OL from - hasn't ever done it) and that AJ has only once spent a pick higher than a 3rd on an OL, and it's just not a likely pick, particularly when you consider that we likely go into this draft with need for starters (and if not straight up starters then guys who would be starting within a year) at at least one of the guard spots and quite possibly one of the CB spots. The value and position of need in someone like Illinois' Terry Hawthorne or Texas' Carrington Byndom is just much better.
WR, at this point, just isn't a position of need. Malcom Floyd is under contract through 2015, Vincent Brown is a more than capable #2/#3 option, and so long as Gates is on this team the most that will be necessary of Meachem will be #2 receiver type production. There's so much money right now tied up in WR's that it's just not going to be a high priority in this upcoming or the next draft most likely. Here's where we likely see the OL come off the board for us: Sullen from Auburn's a possibility, as are Wagner, Hawkinson, or Pocic (effectively if an OL isn't from the SEC, Big 10, or Big XII conferences, there's a minimal chance AJ Smith is looking at him as much more than a priority UDFA; the man just has his habits and sticks to them). Heck Dion Jordan (though he still wouldn't be on the board by this point) would be a better option than any WR available.
Buchanan in the 4th is a fair option and decent value there. Christine Taylor from Texas A&M is another good option - as I have a feeling that the staff isn't going to be content to just keep riding Jackie Battle as Mathews' primary backup, Curtis Brinkley will be a low-priority re-sign as a UFA, and Ronnie Brown is now little more than a healthy gameday scratch for us. They'll likely stick someone behind Mathews who can put pressure on him to lose the fumble-tendencies or risk losing touches - and 2014 is the point when the guarantees in his contract will have been fully paid out.
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Posts: 9928
Location: San Jose
Posted: Tue Oct 02, 2012 2:39 am
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hate round 1. no way we go tackle in one. we needed a g and c. boone stepped up so need a c and depth. i think we go de or safety here. maybe te
round 2 is amazing.
3 is alright. but chase and then ertz or toilollo late would be perfect.
im being picky. but this is the best mock ive seen for us so far. good job. nailed our needs (just get rid of tackle in one)
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Posted: Tue Oct 02, 2012 2:56 am
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ochocinco4pres wrote:
Love me some Bengals draft. Maybe give me Lester over Rambo
You're right on that one. I think Lester is more of the Strong Safety that the Bengals covet. Taking Iloka last year, might be enough to cover the need at FS..... in time, but there is an immediate need for a playmaking Strong Safety, because Taylor Mays plays out of control and wreckless on too many plays. I'm gonna change that. Thanks for pointing this out.
"People say you should always do the right thing, but sometimes there is no right thing. And then, you just have to pick the sin you can live with." -Ig Perrish
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Posted: Tue Oct 02, 2012 4:22 am
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If you plan on putting Jenkins at SLB (*fingers crossed*), then I love your draft for us.
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Posted: Tue Oct 02, 2012 4:31 am
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I like this draft for the Eagles, if we're picking that early.
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Posted: Tue Oct 02, 2012 7:48 am
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All 3 picks would be terrible for the Bears Faulk will be coming off a serious injury and we have had enough with picking Olinemen with injury concerns I doubt he comes out this year Reddick is a decent LB but there are better defensive playmakers on the board and we could use a backup QB but we have bigger needs to address with that 4th round pick especially without a 3rd
Give us Teo in the 1st Warmack in the 2nd Ertz in the 4th.
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Posted: Tue Oct 02, 2012 8:47 am
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Solid Vikings picks, I think that you hit a lot of the needs going forward on the team.
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Posted: Tue Oct 02, 2012 9:07 am
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I would be very disappointed if the Vikings passed on both Manti Te'o and Star Lotulelei.
I know the Vikings could use a big receiver, but taking the 5th wide receiver over the best middle linebacker and arguably the best defensive tackle, seems like a reach on a need pick, instead of taking the best player on the board.
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Posted: Tue Oct 02, 2012 9:34 am
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This is
poor for Chicago... With Urlacher, Peppers, and Tillman not getting any younger passing on guys like Te'o, Banks, Milliner, and Montgomery for an overrated, injury prone, borderline top 10 T in this draft is silly.
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Posted: Tue Oct 02, 2012 10:13 am
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I would prefer Tyler Wilson over Matt Barkley, but a QB is a definite.
Poyer is good and we could definitely use another CB. Jesse Williams, Kevin Reddick, Nico Johnson, or Andrew Jackson would all be welcomed additions as well.
Really like the potential Margus Hunt has and I don't know that he will last this long. Good pick. Other options would be: Arthur Brown, Shawn Williams, or Sean Porter.
Safety is also a need. I don't know much about Swearinger, but we really do need some depth. Other options are: Zach Ertz.
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Bling Alert: Is that an engagement ring on Katy Perry's finger?!
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(Yahoo!) - Is Katy Perry trying to drop a not-so-subtle hint?
Sunday at the MTV European Music Awards, the "Roar" singer stood out on the red carpet in a figure-flattering mint Zac Posen dress, which she paired with a Dolce & Gabbana headband and Charlotte Olympia heels. But all eyes quickly shifted to that finger because she was also rocking a suspicious diamond ring.
The 29-year-old — who is head over heels for her musician beau John Mayer — worked that ring. She posed with that hand artfully placed on her hip as if to display it for the world. And she was glowing — though it's unclear if it's that of a bride-to-be or the "Prism" star's typical radiance. Let's face it: She's a pretty radiant gal anyway.
While reps for the couple haven't yet responded to omg!'s request for comment, KatyCats were buzzing over the very idea on Twitter.
Though not everyone was head-over-heels about Perry, whose marriage to Russell Brand was brief and whose divorce was very painful, heading down the aisle so soon.
If this isn't an engagement ring, don't be surprised if things head that way — and soon. Together since 2012 (they weathered one brief breakup), Perry gushed about her rocker boyfriend in the November issue of W magazine.
"I actually am dating my crush," she said. "I had a crush on him for a long time."
In the same interview, she said she "loved" being married, calling it, "a new, fun, exciting journey." But she added, "I think all things happen for a reason."
And in an interview with Billboard in September, Perry went so far as to call Mayer a "genius."
"I always tell him, 'Darling, you know I'm going to have to give your mind to science after you've passed, because we're going to have to understand how all these sparks work,'" she said.
So it sounds like it's not a question of if, it's a question of when the engagement will happen … if it hasn't already.
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Hillary Clinton was skeptical of Taliban-Bergdahl swap
Secretary of State Hillary Clinton was personally and intensely involved in the debate over swapping five Taliban commanders for Sgt. Bowe Bergdahl in 2011 and 2012. But she had severe reservations about the potential deal, and demanded stricter conditions for the release of the prisoners than what President Obama settled for last week.
Despite that the White House's claim this week that the United States did not negotiate "directly" with the Taliban to secure the Bergdahl swap, the State Department, Defense Department, and White House officials did meet several times with Taliban leaders in 2011 and 2012 to discuss the deal. The negotiations, held in in Munich and Doha, fell apart in early 2012. But before they did, Clinton had a framework deal drawn up that was much tougher on the Taliban than what ultimately got done two years later.
Three former administration officials who were involved in the process told The Daily Beast that Clinton was worried about the ability to enforce the deal and disinclined to trust the Taliban or the Haqqani network in Pakistan, which held Bergdahl until this weekend. Clinton was so concerned, the former officials added, that she may not have even signed off if the negotiations had succeeded.
"She was heavily involved from the beginning, she was very skeptical of the arrangement, she was very wary of it," one former administration official said. "If we had come to some agreement she perhaps would have backed it, but we never got to that point."
Clinton was not the only top member of the Obama administration skeptical of the deal. Three U.S. intelligence officials told The Daily Beast on Monday that James Clapper, the director of National Intelligence, flat out rejected the release of the five detainees, saying there was too high a risk these Taliban commanders would return to the battlefield and orchestrate attacks against Americans. Then-Defense Secretary Leon Panetta declined to certify that the United States could mitigate the risk of releasing the Taliban commanders.
Other officials weren't so sure and said the American negotiators knew the deal had to be iron clad because convincing Clinton to support it would be a challenge.
"She was felt that the Haqqani network were really bad guys," Congressman Jim Moran told The Daily Beast. "She was reluctant to enter into negotiations with them."
There were two main differences between the Clinton-led negotiations that took place in 2011 and 2012 and the largely White House-led process in late 2013 and this year that ultimately achieved the prisoner swap. First of all, Clinton's deal would have had stricter measures to ensure that the Taliban held up their end of the deal—and kept their released commanders from returning to the fight.
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Pope Francis Named Time's Person of the Year
(NEWSER) – 2013 has been a pretty unbelievable year for Jorge Mario Bergoglio, who became Pope Francis,dominated Facebook, and now finds himself Time's Person of the Year. Managing Editor Nancy Gibbs explains how he ended up on the cover after just nine months on the job: because of how he has positioned himself ("at the very center of the central conversations of our time," from wealth to the role of women to justice), for his reach in our flattening world ("far beyond the boundaries of the Catholic Church"), and for what he has accomplished in such a short time. "Something remarkable: he has not changed the words, but he's changed the music."


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U.S. draws into 'Group of Death' for 2014 World Cup
United States head coach Jurgen Klinsmann described his team's World Cup draw as "the worst of the worst" after it was pooled with Germany, Portugal and Ghana in one of two "Groups of Death."
Klinsmann could scarcely believe his ill fortune after the draw was made in Bahia, Brazil, with the Americans lumped into Group G and a situation that immediately installed them as long shots to reach the last 16.
To add to his discomfort, Klinsmann's side also will have to battle a grueling travel schedule, including a visit to the Amazonian jungle city of Manaus with its extreme humidity and hostile weather environment.
"It is one of the most difficult groups of the whole draw," Klinsmann said. "It couldn't get any more difficult or any bigger but that is what the World Cup is all about.
"We are looking forward to the challenge and we don't see ourselves as any kind of outsiders. If you want to get into the top 10 or 12 teams in the world you have to beat these guys.
"We discussed before the draw that there could be some difficult schedules and we hit the worst of the worst. Every coach said, 'Anything but Manaus' and we got Manaus."
Germany is one of the strongest teams in the tournament and reached the semifinal in 2010, while Portugal will be led by Cristiano Ronaldo, currently the world's best and most dominant player.
Supposedly the weakest opponent, Ghana, eliminated the U.S. at the round of 16 stage four years ago. The Ghanaians also ended the Americans' 2006 World Cup with a victory in the teams' final group game.
"After two losses, it's about time to beat them, I guess," Klinsmann said.
The Ghana matchup will be the first for the U.S. and is scheduled for Natal on June 16. Portugal follows in Manaus six days later before group action ends against Germany in Recife on June 26.
"I kind of had a feeling in my stomach that we were going to get Germany," said Klinsmann, who starred for the West Germany national team as it won the 1990 World Cup and later led the German side to the 2006 semifinals on home soil.
The "other" Group of Death is Group B where 2010 finalists Spain and the Netherlands square off in the opening match. Host nation Brazil kicks off the tournament against Croatia in Sao Paulo on June 12.