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    The Official 2014 World Cup Thread

    It's actually 9,000 miles if you include travel to Brazil. I think us U.S. fans overrated Ghana because they've knocked us out twice. We get them first and they've been in poor form and injured. I think the world underrates Portugal because they performed poorly in a challenging qualifier...
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    Petersen leaving Boise State for Washington

    I like MacIntyre. He worked miracles at SJSU. He inherited a tire fire in Colorado. I would have advised him not to take that job. It's like working for UCLA (passive AD/fan base), just without the inherent local talent. I'm middle of the road on Peterson, but he took a good job. He knows the...
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    Pac 12 Championship: Stanford @ ASU

    First, there are lots of tickets available, as one would expect for a Pac-12 championship anything. Second, this is from our friends in the NorCal alumni group. They need therapy. http://www.jibjab.com/view/HyYmWWpGS0OgaUiM_en-zg
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    Sound of Music Live! (NBC) 12/5 primetime

    I don't understand the appeal or the music of SoM one single iota, but I'm glad y'all have some kind of historical cultural staple. There aren't many of those left (worth keeping).
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    No tender for Hudson, trade Holmberg for 5.5 mil in cash savings...something's up

    I think the teams that get young pitching payoff are the ones that can't afford to do anything but that. They don't trade them away because they can't afford what they get in return, and they put a lot of effort into developing them. Otherwise, bringing those pitchers along is an art, and it's...
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    When will HC Graham leave for a bigger deal??

    Not really. He wanted to go. If Pittsburgh had been a tad more modern and the AD not so obstinate, he'd be gone. It took 72 hours (while Pitt twiddled their thumbs) before getting him to stay. The fact that Pitt wanted Wyoming's coach a bit more (and didn't get him, either) was probably a...
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    When will HC Graham leave for a bigger deal??

    Hmmm. Going back 44 years to the very cusp of Kush's best years was exactly my point. He was tired of pulling the mule train here and wanted to go someplace a little more visible. As breathless as Todd Graham leaves me when I see how much he does every day to promote ASU football, what Kush had...
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    No tender for Hudson, trade Holmberg for 5.5 mil in cash savings...something's up

    D-Backs nearly landed Yoenis Cespedes today, but A's wanted more than Skaggs, Pollock, and something else Towers was offering. I guess they wanted Archie, who's untouchable. Either way, Towers backed out, A's kept Cespedes. I can see this being revisited if A's don't get mega deal they think...
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    When will HC Graham leave for a bigger deal??

    Kush accepted the Pitt job in 1969, only changing his mind 72 hours later. He was just as susceptible to the temptation as anyone is today.
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    Beastie Boys hit with backlash as legal fight looms over 'Girls' video

    The Beastie Boys' open letter to GoldieBlox after the company sued them. It's similar to the letter they had written privately asking for a cease-and-desist: Allow me to further explain the BB's song is a parody in itself, in the same way Huey Lewis' "I Need A New Drug" was a parody...
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    Beastie Boys hit with backlash as legal fight looms over 'Girls' video

    Actually, it does. It does not meet the purpose and character of fair use. (Bold my own emphasis) Title 17, Section 107 of the United States Code: Goldieblox has since pulled the ad deferring to the Boys' blanket ban on their music in advertising, but the reality is they had no case. See...
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    PAC 12 Championshipship game on ESPN

    Pac-12 has umpteen years of neutral-site basketball tournaments to confirm Pac-12 fans won't travel to neutral sites. It's the way it is because it guarantees a packed house. I like it because it caters to the students and not TV, which is a big part of what's special about college football.
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    When will HC Graham leave for a bigger deal??

    I'll post what I posted elsewhere: 1. There's no more money. ASU has MAXED OUT how much it can pay a college football coach. Graham is the highest paid coach in ASU football history by, like, double. That's BASE contract not including incentives. 2. Graham won't agree to a bigger buyout...
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    Beastie Boys hit with backlash as legal fight looms over 'Girls' video

    BB are in the right here. The song isn't protected speech. It was clearly taking a copyrighted song's theme and rebranding it for their own commercial purpose. FWIW, I would like to think BB meets the three women who came up with this, recognizes the importance of what they're doing, and...
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    Beastie Boys hit with backlash as legal fight looms over 'Girls' video

    Weird Al doesn't always get permission from the artists, but the artists are not always (or even typically) the rights holders. Someone mentioned Coolio. WA got permission from the rights holders, but not from Coolio.
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    Saban to Texas?

    Nick Saban is happy in Tuscaloosa. His wife, Terry, isn't. She runs that show. No idea if he's locked up, but I wouldn't be stunned to see him leave for Texas if for no other reason than to appease his wife. She doesn't like Alabama fans. I think she may be surprised Texas fans are cut from the...
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    Evan Turner Anyone?

    Perry was awful until his last year here. He became a somewhat productive (but still infuriating) talent. He was supposed to be Larry Nance. He was too weak and too passive to be anything like that. I don't think his personality suited the NBA game.
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    OT: Jason Kidd creates a timeout in closing seconds

    This man approves.
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    Evan Turner Anyone?

    OK, he's an amazing guy. The Sixers are interested in dumping him because they just can't stand to have amazing talent. Or, possibly, there's something to the criticism of him in Philly, and there's something to learn about a guy who continues to shoot 3s from wherever he feels like in spite...
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    Bledsoe getting MRI on left shin

    I think his injury is legitimately painful. It's a bone bruise, not just a muscle bruise. It's not something that's going to loosen up as he plays. I think it's a good sign that he continues to dress up and test it, and that he's also honest that he can't go. He has all the incentive to own...
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    Bledsoe getting MRI on left shin

    The MRI happened because Bledsoe has chosen not to play. Suns wanted to make sure it wasn't more serious than they thought. Each night he suits up, goes through warm ups and makes his own decision whether he's going to play that night or not. Suns haven't made a single decision for him.
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    Evan Turner Anyone?

    Turner for Walters would be perfect for those teams. One locker room headache for another. Turner probably deserves exile to Cleveland more than most. I wouldn't want either of those toxic personalities in Phoenix.
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    The Battle for the Territorial Cup 2013

    Expect to see Foster at RB with the 12 personnel groupings. He has looked really good in those sets.
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    Gerald Green

    The thing with Green is he's 27 and the last prep-to-pro player in the NBA. He skipped college because his charter school was a sham, but he finally had a Road to Damascus moment playing in Russia and found the maturity he needed to receive 5 years ago. He's always had top-flight ability. He...
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    I know its Peter Vecsey, but...

    On a scale of 1 to 10, he's probably a 7. He can rattle the rim with dunks, and he's pretty adept at getting to that area. He puts out effort on defense and helps down low. If he's out of position he can look really bad on defense, but he's pretty smart. He doesn't hog the ball. He 3 ball is...

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