Thursday Night’s All Right for Running the Ball
Music, NFL, Video November 19th. 2009, 6:30pm
In a matchup that can only be described as even more scintillating than last week’s epic 49ers-Bears tilt, tonight’s installment of NFL Network’s much-plugged Thursday Night Football again features two teams with playoff aspirations. I remember when I was young and had things to aspire to. A month from now, when the Panthers and Dolphins are watching the postseason from their five-figure couches, they’ll know what I mean.
Until then, let’s break this game down like it matters. Here are five things to watch for in tonight’s clash.
1. Watch for Crutches and Street Clothes: Carolina left tackle Jordan Gross (one of the NFL’s highest-paid blind side protectors) is out for the season. The Dolphins placed Wildcat star Ronnie Brown on IR yesterday. For the league’s third- and fourth-ranked running games, those are huge losses. It also makes you wonder whether or not Cadillac Williams will be the last ex-Auburn running back left standing at the end of the season. Can we count Brandon Jacobs in that? Hell no, he’s a Saluki; suck it, Tigers.
2. Watch for Turnovers, Turnovers, Turnovers: Congratulations to Jakedelhere’stheball for going three straight contests without throwing an INT. But, as we saw last week, the bright lights of Thursday Night Football (and all eight households who get it) can unravel even the most cocksure of cannons. And if it’s not Jake delivering his cookies, it’ll be either the Panthers’ running backs (who each his three fumbles on the season) or Dolphins QB Chad Henne (who’s thrown four INT’s in Chad Pennington’s stead).
3. Watch for Obi-Wan vs. Luke Skywalker: Steve Smith came into the NFL as a lightly-regarding receiving prospect out of Utah, who made his initial impact as a returner, then skyrocketed to stardom once given snaps as a wideout. Ted Ginn came into the NFL as a highly-regarded, severely-overdrafted wideout out of Ohio State who has made (mostly) his only impact as a returner, wasting (most of) his given snaps as a wideout. Smith’s career trajectory is something Ginn would love to emulate, but his skillset (or lack thereof) may make that impossible.
4. Watch for the Irresistible Force vs. the Other Guy: Carolina averages 156 yards per game on the ground and the DeAngelo Williams and Jonathan Stewart each average just about five yards per carry. The Dolphins surrender only about 3.7 yards per attempt and have yet to allow a run of 35 yards or more. What we have here is a Jack Nicholson-Diane Keaton kinda situation.
5. Watch (and Wish) for Blissful Silence, Part II: For reasons I’m too lazy to uncover or seek out, the opening minutes of last Thursday night’s game were magically unencumbered by the sounds of announcers Bob Papa and Matt Millen. All that could be heard were the sounds of incomplete passes and referees’ whistles. Sadly, lightning isn’t likely to strike twice.
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November 19th, 2009 at 6:37 pm
Now they’re arguing Billy Beane will never win because he doesn’t look at his baseball players.
November 19th, 2009 at 6:38 pm
“I trust people’s eyes, I don’t trust numbers.”
November 19th, 2009 at 6:40 pm
They’re claiming they understand FIP and WARP. I promise you these three have never even heard of at least one of those terms each… “I wouldn’t have voted for Tim because you gotta win games.” Law’s been gone for ten minutes I’ll point out.
I’ll stop transcribing this now. You should all feel my pain though.
November 19th, 2009 at 6:45 pm
WTF tst? Are you talking to the voices inside your head?
November 19th, 2009 at 6:47 pm
Continuing from the previous thread bbrayn. Keith Law just inexplicably went on the local (st. louis) ESPN with three of the four dumbest people in local radio and they got in a classic statheads vs. old school fight of truly amazing idiocy.
November 19th, 2009 at 6:49 pm
Baseball season starts tomorrow for TST when big market teams try to sign the this year’s overrated FA class.
November 19th, 2009 at 6:49 pm
Dare I ask who is the fourth?
November 19th, 2009 at 6:50 pm
That sounds horrific. I wish Fire Joe Morgan were around to break it down.
November 19th, 2009 at 6:51 pm
“I just wish the people who are allowed to vote would vote in a logical smart manner. Anybody who looks at Chris Carpenter’s numbers and Javier Vazquez’s number’s knows Carpenter is better. Chris Carpenter was taught to not throw strikeout pitches every time. He did what he was taught. he did what he was taught better than Javier Vazquez did what he was taught. If you’re going to vote on awards answer this question: who would you want to start game one of a series. It’s common sense. It’s simple.”
AHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
I’m DONE I TURNED IT OFF I PROMISE I’M SORRY TBL I’M SO SORRY
November 19th, 2009 at 6:52 pm
Warren Sapp has the H1N1
November 19th, 2009 at 6:52 pm
Whats up peeps! Sports Night! YEA!
November 19th, 2009 at 6:55 pm
I once went to the hospital because I was inexplicably bleeding from my eyes. hey start by asking me if I’d been listening to Kevin Slaten. Turns out that about three locals a day turn up because of this issue.
November 19th, 2009 at 6:56 pm
uh oh?
November 19th, 2009 at 6:57 pm
The answer to your query is Kevin Slaten. Something I said in my response angered the moderation gods, don’t know why.
November 19th, 2009 at 6:57 pm
Sapp probably got it from James Brown filming Inside the NFL yesterday
/fag
//for tampa, since he just got here
November 19th, 2009 at 6:57 pm
bahahaha. Those guys are great.
November 19th, 2009 at 6:58 pm
fetch:
who’s the new gravatar/avatar of?
November 19th, 2009 at 6:59 pm
By the way, I love that people think calling someone a stat dork is an insult. You might as well say “you’re a lot smarter than I am”
November 19th, 2009 at 7:00 pm
jpq: It is Rodd Teesing, the murderer of the 2009 Kansas football season (before we heard of all the Mangino garbage)
/ok, really it’s a drunk Todd Reesing with a photoshopped mustache
November 19th, 2009 at 7:01 pm
Fetch- or you might as well say “you have no life.”
November 19th, 2009 at 7:03 pm
You say tomato I say… this doesn’t really work in written form does it?
November 19th, 2009 at 7:03 pm
Tampa, it takes literally less than 10 minutes to understand this stuff. Unless you’re a total dumbass.
/like paolo
//that’s probably not fair since he’s not here to defend himself
November 19th, 2009 at 7:05 pm
Or you just dont give a shit.
November 19th, 2009 at 7:05 pm
if i can tell who is good at baseball just by watching and you need a formula to figure out who is good then i would say you’re the dumb one.
November 19th, 2009 at 7:07 pm
thx fetch. I had no idea who he was (still don’t, actually)
that’s probably not fair since he’s not here to defend himself
I hope he starts hanging out at MLJ. He and cool rick would get along swimmingly
November 19th, 2009 at 7:07 pm
mrejr: you can’t just by watching though, that’s the point. Nor can you just by numbers. You need to combine both. The trick is knowing how much of which to use. The farther you move down in level, the less you rely on the numbers.
November 19th, 2009 at 7:08 pm
You can’t really. And not giving a shit is a totally valid response Tampa. But if your paid to yell at me on the radio about sports and refuse to know what’s going on in the sports you’re yelling about I would like vaginas to appear up and down your arms, legs, and torso before you’re deposited in a rioting prison.
November 19th, 2009 at 7:08 pm
Just play fantasy baseball.
November 19th, 2009 at 7:11 pm
I think Jeter should be MVP because he is so clutch, and he has won 5 championships, and he deserves it for his great career up to this point.
/Woody Paige’d
November 19th, 2009 at 7:11 pm
Jake Delhomme and his pumpkin pie haircut should never be playing in a featured night game.
November 19th, 2009 at 7:12 pm
Does anybody know where one might be able to find a link to tonight’s game since Time Warner is awful and I won’t be going to a bar?
November 19th, 2009 at 7:12 pm
if you need math to know that albet pujols,ARod,Mauer, ect… are good at baseball then you probably are blind. i however can tell just buy watching them.
November 19th, 2009 at 7:14 pm
@TST: Tamotto.
November 19th, 2009 at 7:14 pm
And Brady Quinn should? I’d rather watch Delhomme’s worst game on a loop than have to watch Browns football again this year.
November 19th, 2009 at 7:14 pm
Mike Justin.tv is usually decent.
November 19th, 2009 at 7:15 pm
mrejr: the question isn’t about knowing if ARod is good. Now you’re being a fucking retard. It’s about would you rather have Aaron Miles playing or Ryan Theriot. That type of thing.
Mike: I watched last week’s on channelsurfing.net, but if they don’t have one Justin.tv probably does.
November 19th, 2009 at 7:15 pm
They go to the SU/Cal game and SU turns it over. Its going to be a long night.
November 19th, 2009 at 7:15 pm
Way to go out on a limb
November 19th, 2009 at 7:16 pm
ryan theriot. by a mile. you know how i know that? because i have watched them both play baseball and i know that theriot is better. so there you go.
November 19th, 2009 at 7:16 pm
Mike: I’ve got DirecTV, but I thought NFL Network streams it.
Here’s a link (didn’t try it)
http://www.nfl.com/live/2009/landing
November 19th, 2009 at 7:17 pm
@tst: Clamatto
November 19th, 2009 at 7:17 pm
Thanks, ladies.
November 19th, 2009 at 7:17 pm
The Cubs are gay.
November 19th, 2009 at 7:18 pm
I’m probably more in the middle of this argument, don’t lean too heavily on either side and try to find balance between them based on the particular situation. However…Keith Law speaking for the statheads always makes me think that stats are the worst thing in the world.
November 19th, 2009 at 7:18 pm
In baseball you just need a durable Trapper Keeper to prepared for what a team might throw at you.
/Girardi World Champ’d
November 19th, 2009 at 7:18 pm
To be fair, I just picked two random names. But if you want to, name the best 5ish players on the Cubs last season if you’re so inclined.
November 19th, 2009 at 7:20 pm
Fixed
November 19th, 2009 at 7:20 pm
The Cubs are gayer than Hans and Franz.
November 19th, 2009 at 7:21 pm
Syracuse is looking ok, Cal is looking…streaky.
November 19th, 2009 at 7:21 pm
I do not deny his amazing ability to be an arrogant prick.
November 19th, 2009 at 7:23 pm
You know whats more boring than talking baseball? Talking baseball in Nov.-Dec.
/Fuck the yankees
November 19th, 2009 at 7:24 pm
why is it when I picture guys discussing baseball via stats, they all look like this guy???
November 19th, 2009 at 7:24 pm
The Cubs pump each other up before games…in the butt.
November 19th, 2009 at 7:25 pm
The fuck is Randle doing? That’s now two 35 footers he’s taken.
November 19th, 2009 at 7:25 pm
Cal is getting the good SU so far. Robertson out is going to hurt cal.
November 19th, 2009 at 7:27 pm
wesley johnson, dumb play.
steve smith got in a car accident on the way to the stadium tonight. supposedly, he’s ok
November 19th, 2009 at 7:28 pm
I’m watching on roughly 2-3 delay due to espn360…but god damn that was an embarrassing miss dunk, and Knight as always points out the stupidity of it.
November 19th, 2009 at 7:29 pm
What did I tell you about those damn bjs?
November 19th, 2009 at 7:29 pm
Wrigleyville is the San Francisco of the Mid-West right? I been told it’s ripe with fags that love high hard ones in right center.
/Paolo’d
November 19th, 2009 at 7:29 pm
If they only let dudes into Wrigley Field, the Cubs would play nude.
November 19th, 2009 at 7:29 pm
Wes Johnson can flat out jump but he was way to geeked up for that. If SU is knocking the 3 down, Cal might as well get on the bus.
November 19th, 2009 at 7:31 pm
Julie Bowen is on celebrity Jeopardy as we speak. She is still smokin.
November 19th, 2009 at 7:31 pm
a portion of Wrigleyville is called boys town, rather ghey
November 19th, 2009 at 7:32 pm
Cal has an asian guy. Of course they do.
/sterotyped.
November 19th, 2009 at 7:33 pm
Yes, yes she is. This sentiment would be more widespread if Sofia Vergara’s hot ass wasn’t on the same show.
November 19th, 2009 at 7:36 pm
Stands. Applauds.
November 19th, 2009 at 7:37 pm
Everybody still wants to fuck Julie Bowen. This has not changed and will not change until such time as I decree she has passed into the realm of the elderly and used up. Sail on Pamela Anderson, sail on.
November 19th, 2009 at 7:37 pm
Robin Quivers and the mom from Malcom and the Middle are also on. They still are ugly.
November 19th, 2009 at 7:38 pm
Too bad Gloria Clemente isn’t on Jeopardy tonight, because sometimes when you win, you really lose, and sometimes when you lose, you really win, and sometimes when you win or lose, you actually tie, and sometimes when you tie, you actually win or lose. Winning or losing is all one organic mechanism, from which one extracts what one needs.
/whew
November 19th, 2009 at 7:39 pm
Pamela Anderson has hepatitis if it wasn’t for that she would be fuckable until death.
November 19th, 2009 at 7:41 pm
I’m gonna go find Sophia Loren for ya there Sallie Mae.
November 19th, 2009 at 7:43 pm
You wouldn’t fuck Sophia Loren, I rubbed one out to Grumpier Old Men last week.
November 19th, 2009 at 7:44 pm
How long before Kiffin’s blamed for this?
November 19th, 2009 at 7:46 pm
If I’m not mistaken, those troublemaking kids from our archrival Bayside High are responsible for this.
November 19th, 2009 at 7:48 pm
Cal is just jacking up 3s and getting crushed by not going to the foul line. A Syracuse is never going to make a FT anwyay.
November 19th, 2009 at 7:48 pm
I beg to differ, it’s pretty easy to see how bad the Pac-10 is by watching one of its top teams get blown out.
November 19th, 2009 at 7:48 pm
Time ravages women. Here’s a link to sophia loren then and now. Don’t click it for the now.
November 19th, 2009 at 7:49 pm
syracuse looks good.
really good.
F4 potential good. i know it’s early and that sounds knee-jerk, but i can’t find an obvious, glaring weakness.
November 19th, 2009 at 7:50 pm
They’re also playing without two starters.
November 19th, 2009 at 7:51 pm
Free throw shooting.
November 19th, 2009 at 7:52 pm
dirt – the good thing about ‘time’ is that men seem to get better. women peak early. men usually peak much later (assuming no cigs, use sun-tan lotion, dont go too hard on the drugs or alcohol, etc)
November 19th, 2009 at 7:53 pm
cass – fair point. Rautins shot 73% from the line last year … too early to tell how Wes J will do.
but if that’s the only weakness …
November 19th, 2009 at 7:53 pm
Ding. We have a winner. SU doesn’t have a knock down FT shooter at the end of games with devendorf and flynn gone. JAckson and Onuaku are under 50 percent and even rautins is only at like 73. I think Jardine will be the guy, we’ll see if he can handle it.
November 19th, 2009 at 7:54 pm
syracuse is always a terrible free throw shooting team.
and yes, extremely early, TBL.
November 19th, 2009 at 7:54 pm
dirt – the good thing about ‘time’ is that men seem to get better. women peak early. men usually peak much later (assuming no cigs, use sun-tan lotion, dont go too hard on the drugs or alcohol, etc)
except for sex, which is the reverse (women peak much later)
November 19th, 2009 at 7:54 pm
I will say this is totally different team that played the exhibition and two early games. Not turning it over and such. Very Very impressed with JArdine.
November 19th, 2009 at 7:55 pm
and of course theyre playing cal. last time cal made it past the 2nd round? sweet 16?
November 19th, 2009 at 7:55 pm
jpq – there’s a pill for that.
RS – Call will make some shots and make a run. SU should win.
November 19th, 2009 at 7:56 pm
Jason Kidd led Cal beating Duke? That’s my guess.
November 19th, 2009 at 7:57 pm
I love watching college teams play in NBA arenas…so many ill advised long 3s due to the NBA line.
November 19th, 2009 at 7:57 pm
No shit, I’m tired and I can’t hold it much longer. We’ve all been there, huh fellas?
November 19th, 2009 at 7:58 pm
There is no way in holy hell that Syracuse makes the Final Four. Are you nuts?
November 19th, 2009 at 7:59 pm
Dirt, she is pushing 80 I would still hit it. It’s kind of a sad bet, but my friend and I have been trying to up each other on age. When I was 22 I bagged a 49 yr old for a nice 27 year difference. One year later at 23 he bagged a 55 yr old and got me by 5 years. It may be strange to you but in Indiana this was our entertainment so a 76 yr old would probably give me the lead for good.
November 19th, 2009 at 7:59 pm
Sweet 16 in 1997.
November 19th, 2009 at 7:59 pm
Its ridiculous. Randle has taken 2 40 footers. Rautins hasn’t shot one inside the line yet. Jardine took an NBA 3 just now. Infuriating.
November 19th, 2009 at 8:00 pm
I think you already know the answer to this.
November 19th, 2009 at 8:00 pm
jpq – there’s a pill for that.
I may have heard of that before.
No, my point is a 20 y/o women doesn’t have a clue what she’s doing, but has a guy that can jackrabbit 5 times/night.
a 40 y/o women can be a tigeress, but if she has a 55-60 y/o Sugar Daddy, it’s like having a Ferrari but only going 30 MPH
November 19th, 2009 at 8:00 pm
i have like 3 kidd basketball cards from when he was at cal. so good.
November 19th, 2009 at 8:01 pm
looks like Sallie Mae just proved my point -lol
November 19th, 2009 at 8:02 pm
Wes Johnson
10pts, 7 boards, 4 blocks and one embarrassing dunk attempt at the half.
November 19th, 2009 at 8:02 pm
rs, it’s because they’re so used to pulling up 2 ft before the college line to prove to the scouts they can hit the NBA range three…so they see the NBA line and don’t think about it and bam, you’ve got a ridiculous shot.
November 19th, 2009 at 8:03 pm
I think Boehim’s 20 win season record is a joke due to his refusal to leave the state of NY before conference play starts.
November 19th, 2009 at 8:06 pm
How can you get excited for College/Pro basketball with so many games yet to play.
Also, to continue the facial hair discussion if anyone is watching the NFL network pregame show is Deion Sanders joking?
November 19th, 2009 at 8:06 pm
No one says that about my coach! I demand an apology you bojack ninnie! SHOW YOUR FACE!
November 19th, 2009 at 8:08 pm
Can someone explain to me why Bodog has CAR -3 at -145? I thought the point of spread bets was to essentially make it even money.
November 19th, 2009 at 8:08 pm
arrested for not leaving tip after bad service. such bullshit
November 19th, 2009 at 8:09 pm
“Without Gerry McNamara, we wouldn’t have won ten FUCKING games this year.”
November 19th, 2009 at 8:09 pm
Uh… official pick… Panthers (-3.5) over Da-FEEENS!
November 19th, 2009 at 8:11 pm
nfc sucks. when the panthers win this game, they will only be 1/2 game out of the playoffs in the NFC.
November 19th, 2009 at 8:13 pm
Is Bodog a good site to start gambling. I am a total novice, but I need another vice and would like to start betting some of my student loan money. Just don’t have a clue on a good site to do this.
November 19th, 2009 at 8:13 pm
sportsbook
November 19th, 2009 at 8:16 pm
Hey, I went to Syracuse, so I can say that
/wiki’s the syracuse library name
November 19th, 2009 at 8:16 pm
I just started on it a few weeks ago myself. In general, it seems like just about any other site. The odds are fairly consistent with what you see other places, and they have some interesting prop bets. The line/odds thing above just struck me as weird. I think they’re trying to steer last minute $ toward MIA.
November 19th, 2009 at 8:16 pm
The sportsbook is where its at.
November 19th, 2009 at 8:17 pm
scintillating
Cap’s word of the month.
I used http://www.betonus.com. The owner is in jail now.
November 19th, 2009 at 8:18 pm
do you guys ever cash out? i heard stories of people not getting their money because of the government
November 19th, 2009 at 8:19 pm
Haven’t had that problem since I just started. But I know Bodog will only issue you can 1 check a month.
November 19th, 2009 at 8:20 pm
extraneous “can”
November 19th, 2009 at 8:20 pm
sportsbook is relatively fast. their support is the best ive seen too.
November 19th, 2009 at 8:22 pm
Cal has zero interior game. Wow they are piss poor underneath.
November 19th, 2009 at 8:25 pm
I put a bet on Carolina on sportsbook took under 5 minutes to sign up and bet.
November 19th, 2009 at 8:26 pm
UK couldn’t look worse. Anyone that has an outside shooter is going to kill them. Wall and Bledsoe can’t play defense. I think we can lose to Rider. Fucking damn it.
November 19th, 2009 at 8:27 pm
I hope you got points with that…
November 19th, 2009 at 8:28 pm
Does Syracuse have any depth? They’ve only played 7 guys, so are they going to be effed if they play a team that can draw fouls?
November 19th, 2009 at 8:30 pm
This might be the best game I’ve seen SU play in about 5 years.
November 19th, 2009 at 8:30 pm
tallguy I might have if I knew what that was I am a virgin of any kind of betting.
November 19th, 2009 at 8:31 pm
cassino, the zone is pretty effective at prevented serious foul trouble…they look really good, but unlike TBL, I’ll reserve judgement until I see them against UNC or OSU.
November 19th, 2009 at 8:32 pm
SU’s getting sloppy…
November 19th, 2009 at 8:33 pm
Yeah, but 7 guys is a pretty slim margin. What if somebody gets injured?
November 19th, 2009 at 8:34 pm
Short answer is yes. But Boeheim only plays 7 in his coaching career so they’ll be ok. They’re really versatile. Triche, Rautins, and Jardine can play bothe guard spots. Johnson can play 3 and 4. Jackson 4 and 5 and Joseph 3 and 4.
November 19th, 2009 at 8:36 pm
That goes for any team. Look at Cal tonight. Not a lot of teams are blessed with depth anyways. I’m not worried about foul trouble because they piece this thing together every year. Boeheim has never gone 8 deep on squad. Even in 2003 he cut Mcneil’s minutes and they were playing 7 and a half guys.
November 19th, 2009 at 8:38 pm
Here we go..down to 14. typical SU heart attack special.
November 19th, 2009 at 8:38 pm
For any Ling to the Past fans, check this trailer out…it’s an hommage/rip off of Link to the Past in a cool 3-d style.
November 19th, 2009 at 8:39 pm
Cal’s lack of depth tonight is because they’re injured. Playing without 2 starters.
November 19th, 2009 at 8:41 pm
Yeah you brought up what happens with injuries. Any team takes a hit. That was my point. Cal doesn’t have the depth to make up for an injury either.
November 19th, 2009 at 8:43 pm
do you guys ever cash out?
find a local bookie or start your own book. it’s much better than online.
November 19th, 2009 at 8:45 pm
But most teams play at least 8 or 9 guys. When you only play 7, and one gets injured, now you’re putting in a guy who hasn’t played all year. Maybe I’m just too used to Romar’s style of playing 9 guys and nobody playing more than 30ish minutes, but playing just 7 seems foolish to me.
November 19th, 2009 at 8:47 pm
I swear I just saw that fat chick Steve Phillips crushed in a pub in DC. I tried to sneak a picture of her, but failed.
November 19th, 2009 at 8:47 pm
Dude… Nice work. I thought 19 years was impressive. I was 25, she was 44…
November 19th, 2009 at 8:49 pm
I swear I just saw that fat chick Steve Phillips crushed in a pub in DC. I tried to sneak a picture of her, but failed.
was she sitting on a bridge, trying to make people answer three questions before they could cross?
November 19th, 2009 at 8:50 pm
Dino Gregory will be back for Maryland in December. Thank God for that.
November 19th, 2009 at 8:52 pm
Yeah I see your point, but this is par for the course for SU basketball. I can’t remember them ever playing 8 guys. Let alone 9. It killed them in 2007 cause Flynn was run down and Devendorf and Rautins had knee injuries but for the most part it works. Can’t complain.
November 19th, 2009 at 8:53 pm
Teams shooting the three well against Kentucky the first couple games
November 19th, 2009 at 8:56 pm
Dino Gregory will be back for Maryland in December.
Awesome. Need that FC depth.
November 19th, 2009 at 8:58 pm
Most definitely. I like him starting, possibly. Have Williams at the 5, and then starting Gregory lets us move Milbourne back to the 3.
November 19th, 2009 at 8:59 pm
Ok this review should take 5 seconds.
Mario should be reffing this.
November 19th, 2009 at 9:04 pm
Yea, I know Calipari wants to just outscore the other team instead of really defending them, but jesus if we face a team with a decent back court we’re screwed. Badly. We’ll probably lose to Rider, btw.
November 19th, 2009 at 9:04 pm
I need a few more games to judge the rookies. I like Dino, but he brings little on the offensive side of the ball.
It’s a shame about Tobias. Getting used to losing out on the “top” guys.
November 19th, 2009 at 9:06 pm
Same, as far as Dino. I like his hustle on the defensive end, too. He’ll sky for some blocks and is fiesty. I dig it.
Yeah, we never get those guys. But it wasn’t shocking. We still have a pretty good class coming in, it looks like.
November 19th, 2009 at 9:07 pm
No worries GSG, 3 point defense isn’t really a repeatable skill. Cal has always had really good defensive teams, that’s how they won all their games.
November 19th, 2009 at 9:07 pm
Don’t take this as an insult, but when has Maryland ever gotten the “top” guys. Gary’s never been known as a lights out recruiter, just extremely good at coaching up 2 and 3 stars.
November 19th, 2009 at 9:12 pm
Yeah, we never have. That’s actually part of the frustration. After winning a title we should’ve been getting sick recruits left and right.
November 19th, 2009 at 9:14 pm
I think I’m just waiting for that first real hiccup.
November 19th, 2009 at 9:27 pm
I should add that paying players and allowing players that shouldn’t even have a HS degree to play played a role as well.
November 19th, 2009 at 9:35 pm
wow, what a pass by Ed Davis.
im geeked for the Syracuse-UNC game.
November 19th, 2009 at 9:35 pm
True, Gary never gets the big names. A large part of that has to do with his personality and the way the program was when he took over. I don’t blame him.
I think MD’s highest rated recruit post NC was Mike Jones. Dude could shoot but was couldnt create for himself at all.
November 19th, 2009 at 9:37 pm
Fringe just did Final Destination better than Final Destination did. Good stuff.
November 19th, 2009 at 9:40 pm
Mike Jones was possibly the most frustrating player the Terps have ever had. I was so pumped when we got him, and he sucked so much dick.
November 19th, 2009 at 9:41 pm
Nic Caner-Medley was, nevermind. Or Gilchrist. That kid fucking blew.
November 19th, 2009 at 9:42 pm
You go to a lot of games at the Comcast Center, ill?
November 19th, 2009 at 9:42 pm
who?
November 19th, 2009 at 9:45 pm
Exactly.
November 19th, 2009 at 9:46 pm
you were supposed to say:
mike joooooones, back then we really wanted him. now that he suck we’re all off him.
November 19th, 2009 at 9:47 pm
I was always a big Caner-Medley fan
November 19th, 2009 at 9:47 pm
Familiarality. Thats a new one.
November 19th, 2009 at 9:52 pm
I started out a Caner-Medley fan, but by the time he finally graduated, I despised him. That, and I heard several stories about him being an epic douchebag on Campus.
November 19th, 2009 at 9:53 pm
I see not being shy about shooting runs in the Henry family.
November 19th, 2009 at 9:55 pm
survival time for OSU – down early and Turner out with 2 fouls.
UNC has 8 turnovers already, though
November 19th, 2009 at 9:59 pm
I’ve been to 5-10 games at the comcast center. I went to many more at Cole, I loved that place. I no longer have a connection for tickets, so I’m fucked. I’ll probably go to two of the less expensive ACC games this year. You have tickets? Student section? Huh, huh, huh?
Medley at least played hard. Gilchrest fucked the team for two years when he left early. May he die slowly.
November 19th, 2009 at 10:01 pm
Even if you are only somewhat serious about gambling, Matchbook is the only place to be and puts Bodog and Sportsbook to shame.
November 19th, 2009 at 10:05 pm
Ohio State has a huge advantage at the point and their walking the ball up the floor. Turner would destroy these guys in the open floor. Thad Matta basketball! Its awesome!
November 19th, 2009 at 10:05 pm
just got an email from a friend of mine who works at a NYC paper and said that the nets just made last minute adjustments to their ads for the game against the knicks….. the new ones reference iverson as a knick. Take it for what it is. Not sure why the nets would know though.
November 19th, 2009 at 10:07 pm
I grew up going to Cole, that place was the best, I still miss it. But I usually end up sitting in my family’s seats. Our family owns 6 seats (like we did at Cole), but when my grandad passed, we split up the seats amongst the family all bought them out. We used to only actually use 4, and sell 2 for every single game, so my dad and I bought those seats that we always sold, turns out they’re 6 rows back behind the visitor’s bench and our family never knew it cuz they never had sat there. We won with that one. Haven’t done student seats yet.
I hated Gilchrist at the end, too. Although, so did Gary.
November 19th, 2009 at 10:08 pm
Jesus how small is this Henson kid for UNC? Whoever is guarding him better be beating the shit out of him wherever he moves.
November 19th, 2009 at 10:10 pm
Nice, man. Let me know if you ever want to sell any of those seats, for any game.
November 19th, 2009 at 10:14 pm
Will do. But don’t get your hopes up, I’ve saved all my sick days for the entire basketball season, barring my boss actually have murdered me (a distinct possibilty). Any chance to have a night off from this dogshit job is something I’d give an organ for.
November 19th, 2009 at 10:16 pm
Oh my god Diebler
November 19th, 2009 at 10:21 pm
Can Thad Matta coach his way out of a paper bag?
November 19th, 2009 at 10:21 pm
My Ohio State fears were realized in that first half…
No inside play. No point guard. Turner foul trouble…
btw, I love Turner, but he isn’t a point guard and it shows against a team like Carolina.
I’d like to have big guy 5 and 6 from Carolina in Scarlet and Gray. They’d play… A LOT.
November 19th, 2009 at 10:23 pm
Charles Garcia is a monster. If the UW Administration didn’t have their heads up their asses and he was in Purple and Gold, the Huskies might have been the best team in the nation this year.
November 19th, 2009 at 10:24 pm
i know everyone is getting along tonight but i think this should make an appearance in every tbl after dark (h/t to fetch)
http://www.joeydevilla.com/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2007/03/internet-tough-guy-magazine.gif
November 19th, 2009 at 10:27 pm
mre – who is/did that?
November 19th, 2009 at 10:29 pm
ill it is everyone and it is no one. it is all encompassing.
/seriously i have no idea. fetch brought it to my attention because he is a good dude and wanted to share that peice of comedic mastery
November 19th, 2009 at 10:30 pm
well my first bet of my life looks like shit right now
November 19th, 2009 at 10:32 pm
i know everyone is getting along tonight
Fags.
November 19th, 2009 at 10:32 pm
That really is one of the best things I’ve ever seen on the internet. Easily.
November 19th, 2009 at 10:33 pm
+1
you got me when i was trying to sneeze and it blocked my need to sneeze you silly son of bitch
November 19th, 2009 at 10:35 pm
Jesus, one of my good friends from here at home is exactly, exactly like Elizabeth Banks was on Modern Family. Exactly. Weird.
November 19th, 2009 at 10:36 pm
They say a sneeze is 1/10th an orgasm. Shouldn’t let those opportunities pass by…
November 19th, 2009 at 10:39 pm
Haha thanks mrejr. Some guy posted that on a KU board and I had to share in honor of paolo.
November 19th, 2009 at 10:41 pm
Cheap call on Turner for his third…
November 19th, 2009 at 10:41 pm
It really couldn’t fit anybody better than it fits Paolo. Not even slightly joking, that thing is just perfect.
November 19th, 2009 at 10:41 pm
better shooter, Clark at Ark, or Diebler?
November 19th, 2009 at 10:43 pm
Slow night, and everyone is singing kumbaya. Will wonders never cease…
November 19th, 2009 at 10:47 pm
Peaceful evening here.
November 19th, 2009 at 10:49 pm
Cass I saw him at the JC level and wasn’t impressed. What happened to him anyways? I know he quit JC ball midway through last season to focus on grades, and the team he left got better and ended winning the State Championship.
November 19th, 2009 at 10:52 pm
sometimes a peaceful tbl after dark is good.
/spits
November 19th, 2009 at 10:52 pm
gee I wonder why it’s so peaceful tonight…
November 19th, 2009 at 10:55 pm
i couldnt imagine why fetch.
November 19th, 2009 at 10:57 pm
Got it! It’s cuz YoungLefty isn’t here.
November 19th, 2009 at 10:57 pm
Nice fucking catch by steve smith
November 19th, 2009 at 10:59 pm
I thought it was a missing ATLdan
November 19th, 2009 at 11:00 pm
I’m still alive baby, Go Panthers!! Who knew betting could be so much fun
/basically everyone on TBL
November 19th, 2009 at 11:01 pm
He got his grades right, and signed with UW. He met the standards and did everything right to get in, and then after he was qualified the administration denied him because they thought he was a risk to not graduate. So he ended up going to Seattle University because Cameron Dollar was UW’s assistant head coach last year and got the SU job, and he was the primary guy recruiting Garcia.
November 19th, 2009 at 11:02 pm
That sucks … From what I understand the guy worked his ass off to get his grades right, and they still didn’t admit him. Crazy.
November 19th, 2009 at 11:02 pm
Anyone else excited for the New Moon opening?
November 19th, 2009 at 11:04 pm
That’ll cost you a TBL man card.
November 19th, 2009 at 11:04 pm
you’re both wrong. it is because sparty isnt here masquerading as a Hartford University alum. GO HAWKS!
November 19th, 2009 at 11:05 pm
please be kidding please be kidding please be kidding
November 19th, 2009 at 11:05 pm
It was a test.
November 19th, 2009 at 11:07 pm
I was just making sure you fags weren’t into sparkling vampires.
November 19th, 2009 at 11:09 pm
Calling shenanigans on that.
November 19th, 2009 at 11:09 pm
Right. Now we know you’re on a midnight showing of that movie
November 19th, 2009 at 11:11 pm
C’mon – one more garbage TD to get the over.
November 19th, 2009 at 11:12 pm
Oh, and that’ll be Man Card #2. You’ve three left…
November 19th, 2009 at 11:13 pm
I’m into werewolves, not vampires.
/that’s the other thing that’s in that movie, right?
November 19th, 2009 at 11:13 pm
I’ve never seen somebody get two man cards revoked in that short a time span. Impressive.
November 19th, 2009 at 11:14 pm
Whatever Ashley Greene is in those movies, I’m into that.
November 19th, 2009 at 11:15 pm
So, I’m the only sucker who had their wife/girlfriend make them watch Twilight. That is bullshit.
November 19th, 2009 at 11:15 pm
Wish I hadnt missed you guys talking about F1. It is my favorite sport. Lets say we start over again!
November 19th, 2009 at 11:17 pm
My apartment is right across the street from 2 movie theaters. I’ve never seen so much jailbait in one place in my life!
November 19th, 2009 at 11:17 pm
At least the only one who’s enough of a dipshit to actually admit it. My wife’s read the books. Don’t see me going to a movie tonight. Or watching it at all.
November 19th, 2009 at 11:18 pm
Mine did too Sallie. Fuckin bitch. I like Kristen Stewart’s pot head, antsy thing she’s got goin on though.
November 19th, 2009 at 11:19 pm
Ballz, I missed it too. I didn’t think anybody else here was into F1.
And it’s cool, my first girlfriend forcefed me The Notebook. Probably worse.
November 19th, 2009 at 11:19 pm
I watched the first one with her at home on DVD. We have a 5 year old you don’t go to the movie theater unless it’s for pixar, dreamworks, etc.
November 19th, 2009 at 11:19 pm
what fetch saw before he start sprinting to the same movie theaters
November 19th, 2009 at 11:20 pm
FG – oh christ. I’m going to end up 1.5 points short.
November 19th, 2009 at 11:20 pm
That’ll cost you a TBL man card.
Based on some of the post topics, I’m pretty sure we all forfeited our man cards when we signed up to comment.
November 19th, 2009 at 11:21 pm
Agreed. She looked good in Adventureland.
November 19th, 2009 at 11:22 pm
My wife has never evened mentioned watching it – and she loves True Blood/Vampire Diaries
November 19th, 2009 at 11:22 pm
The only time she ever looked good I think was in adventureland she is not hot at all IMO.
November 19th, 2009 at 11:23 pm
around these parts we call it the the heroin look. im not a big fan of it.
November 19th, 2009 at 11:24 pm
I think she looked way better in Adventureland than in Twilight. Then again, I spent most of Twilight trying to convince my girlfriend to bone during the movie. No dice.
November 19th, 2009 at 11:25 pm
I got dragged to that also.
November 19th, 2009 at 11:25 pm
what fetch saw before he start sprinting to the same movie theaters
Ohhhhh… thats who that was. Unfortunaltey I wasted money on the totally unfunny “The Men Who Stare at Goats”.
November 19th, 2009 at 11:25 pm
I’m fucked when it comes to music/movies with my fiance. Twilight and the trash on VH1/MTV also she owns cd’s such as Katy Perry, Lady Gaga, Beyonce, Taylor Swift, Black Eyed Peas, Britney Spears, and on and on.
/Shes 27
November 19th, 2009 at 11:25 pm
My apartment is right across the street from 2 movie theaters. I’ve never seen so much jailbait in one place in my life!
My roommate just showed me a mobile upload from someone on his facebook page… it had 50 underage girls in line waiting to see the movie tonight. My first reaction was “why the fuck are you friends with high school chicks dude?” My second, “tell her to friend me.”
/are comments admissible in court?
November 19th, 2009 at 11:26 pm
Kick the FG!! Kick the FG!!!
November 19th, 2009 at 11:27 pm
Panthers we can do this!
November 19th, 2009 at 11:29 pm
I’m fucked when it comes to music/movies with my fiance. Twilight and the trash on VH1/MTV also she owns cd’s such as Katy Perry, Lady Gaga, Beyonce, Taylor Swift, Black Eyed Peas, Britney Spears, and on and on.
Yikes. Thats grounds for dismissal right there. I’m also 27. My 12 and 13 year old cousins make me listen to that crap on the radio. You should hear me shout for joy when I actually get to listen to a rock station and a Pink Floyd or Led Zeppelin song comes on. It’s like winning the lottery.
November 19th, 2009 at 11:29 pm
Kick the FG!! Kick the FG!!!
/who cares if you still lose by 4 – I’d win!
November 19th, 2009 at 11:30 pm
Ohio State would have won this game if they would have shot anywhere close to the way they can.
November 19th, 2009 at 11:30 pm
Bucks trying to make UNC pucker up a little…
November 19th, 2009 at 11:31 pm
/are comments admissible in court?
I did my share of staring myself. I think I felt the devil tap me on the shoulder.
November 19th, 2009 at 11:32 pm
Ballz, I have enrolled her into my music education program. I’m trying to break her but she has years of terrible music choices to overcome. However, the 5 year old is already on a great track knowing the lyrics to multiple Beatles songs.
November 19th, 2009 at 11:33 pm
Holy Shit!
November 19th, 2009 at 11:33 pm
Jesus – what’s the age difference!?
November 19th, 2009 at 11:34 pm
We can all switch it over to the UFL now.
November 19th, 2009 at 11:34 pm
Dammit Roy Williams, don’t fuck this up.
November 19th, 2009 at 11:35 pm
I’m 25. You have to start with the basics i.e. Beatles.
November 19th, 2009 at 11:36 pm
haha alright. I was just hoping for an awesome story.
November 19th, 2009 at 11:36 pm
I’ll say it: Ohio State is the better team.
November 19th, 2009 at 11:37 pm
Bad shooting by OSU, but I like the effort late. No quit… They are limited because of their lack of inside game, but they will win a lot of games.
UNC needs some perimeter help to be truly good this year. They are virtually the exact opposite of OSU… All inside, weak outside…
November 19th, 2009 at 11:38 pm
Pitino, I told that story comment 93.
November 19th, 2009 at 11:40 pm
However, the 5 year old is already on a great track knowing the lyrics to multiple Beatles songs.
Father of the year right there! The Beatles are my favorite band. Again, i’m 27.
November 19th, 2009 at 11:42 pm
great stuff.
I just got on and normally read the latest 30 so posts and try to jump in. re: online sports betting… I just WSEX.com just because I’ve been on there forever. They western union the money normally within a week. Only hassle now (I think with most sites) is that you have to confirm your account with a drivers license and a utility bill. — Good luck
November 19th, 2009 at 11:42 pm
John Butler Trio are still my favorite.
November 19th, 2009 at 11:44 pm
I’ll be 25 on Saturday (UM win over osu for a bday present? oh god please). I like The Beatles but I pretty much like every kind of music.
And I’m sure I’ll get suckered into seeing New Moon. My girlfriend got me to start watching True Blood and now I’m actually hooked.
November 19th, 2009 at 11:45 pm
Never heard of them but I’ll check it out, is it like some Jack Johnson or Dispatch or some shit like that?
November 19th, 2009 at 11:45 pm
True Blood is good, that’s the difference.
The only kind of music that really makes my ears bleed is country. I just cannot tolerate it in the least.
November 19th, 2009 at 11:46 pm
I didn’t mean shit as a bad thing.
November 19th, 2009 at 11:47 pm
Maybe at 27…
November 19th, 2009 at 11:48 pm
Eh, not really. Don’t really know who it’s like, some of it has a bluesy feel to it, but he’s without a doubt the best guitarist I’ve ever seen. He’s far better than Jack Johnson, not even the same league.
And ‘Davy Knowles & Back Door Slam,’ he’s just a kid, like 22 as I recall, gonna be a star. Outrageously good blues/rock music.
November 19th, 2009 at 11:53 pm
So, Iowa beats Min. and OSU loses to UM nothing changes with the Rose Bowl even though Iowa has the best overall record. I know they would tie in conference and OSU has the tiebreaker over Iowa but that is retarded.
/Doesn’t really matter the Big 10 sucks
November 20th, 2009 at 12:11 am
I hate the old fucks who run college football, Fuckers.
November 20th, 2009 at 12:12 am
I must be the only TBL After Darker drinking at home tonight.
/Bush Light’d
November 20th, 2009 at 12:13 am
If I could get away with drinking at work, I would be.
November 20th, 2009 at 12:15 am
Checking back sporadically. Trying to work on some things.
November 20th, 2009 at 12:20 am
Who’s gonna be the starting center for the Western Conferance this year guys?
November 20th, 2009 at 12:22 am
Who’s gonna be the starting center for the Western Conferance in the All Star game this year guys?
November 20th, 2009 at 12:26 am
Bynum
… I don’t watch the NBA at all.
November 20th, 2009 at 12:27 am
gasol or bynum
November 20th, 2009 at 12:31 am
I know MUwarrior posted it, but dammit this is awesome.
http://www.cbssports.com/nfl/story/12547294/childress-signs-extension-with-vikings
November 20th, 2009 at 12:38 am
yeah can’t say I’m too excited Badger. Then again, their record has improved every year he’s been there. He’s probably the best coach in the division, which is sad.
November 20th, 2009 at 12:43 am
Incredibly sad. Jesus.
November 20th, 2009 at 12:50 am
You can’t go by overall record because the non-league schedules are completely un-balanced.
November 20th, 2009 at 12:56 am
BBryan, so should they have a Big 10 championship game? I love watching college football but there is so much controversy every year with rankings, bowl games, etc. it gets fucking tiresome. I’m glad I go to IU and have no real rooting interest and just a casual fan because I would be fucking irate every year. Fuck the NCAA. Also, fuck Myles Brand.
/Bob Knight’d
//Have multiple friends who intern at the NCAA headquarters in Indy, its a shitshow