[27 Dec 2009|06:06pm] ucf [thagrinch] Next semester I have to take a Spanish class. The book that I need for this class is Anda!Curso Elemental UCF Edition. I was wondering if anyone (a) has this book I can buy or (b) knows if I can use a non UCF edition of this book. I'm trying to save a few dollars so I was hoping to buy the non UCF edition if possible or find it cheaper from someone. Thanks! post comment

As Gainesville screams [26 Dec 2009|07:45pm] sports_debate [freezer818] Urban Meyer steps down as Florida coach. GAINESVILLE, Fla. (AP)—Urban Meyer resigned Saturday as Florida’s football coach after five seasons and two national titles because of health concerns that came to light when he suffered chest pains following the SEC championship game earlier this month. The 45-year-old Meyer will coach his final game at the Sugar Bowl against Cincinnati on New Year’s Day post comment

The "True Road Game" or "When a Site Isn't Neutral". [21 Dec 2009|06:37pm] sports_debate [jonfmorse] Full disclosure; I wouldn't be making this post, nor would I even have begun considering the issue, had it not been a result of considering my own team's situation. Having said that, my position would be the same even if I had come across this while reading about the hated Jayhawks. Nine days ago, Kansas State played a "neutral court" game against UNLV. In Las Vegas. The game wasn't played at the Thomas and Mack Center due to a scheduling conflict (how's that happen, anyway), but rather at the Orleans Arena. Virtually every game story either flatly referred to the game as a neutral court, or noted that it was (paraphrasing) "technically a neutral court but come on gimme a break". A week later, Kansas State again played a "neutral court" game against Alabama. In Mobile. You know, Mobile. Alabama. Again, consistently referred to as a neutral site; this time, there have been no "gimme a break" caveats. I think it's high time we re-assess what we consider to be a neutral site (regardless of sport), because this is ridiculous. As far as I'm concerned, anyway, K-State just won two true road games, going far away from home to play in decidedly hostile territory. 1) If you're playing out of region, and you're playing in your oppponent's home state, it should be considered a road game for you, unless perhaps the site in question is the home of your opponent's hated in-state rival. Now, I'm not asserting the converse to be true. I don't feel that for Alabama, Mobile was necessarily a home game. Indeed, had Alabama's opponent been Southern Mississippi, you could argue that it was almost a road game for the Tide. If they'd played this game in Auburn, or perhaps even Birmingham, maybe the crowd has a heavy bias against the Tide. (I'm pretty sure there's not a great deal of anti-Bama sentiment in Mobile, despite USA's presence.) But when your opponent is in-state and a couple of hours from home while you've had to travel a thousand miles to get there... let's face it, we know what colors the crowd will be wearing, and they won't be yours. Hell, I'd go so far as to say a KSU-Alabama game in Atlanta might be a true road game for KSU, but I can easily accept a counter-argument there. After all, at some point if you keep stretching the bounds of a team's regional footprint, you get to the point where you're claiming that a Duke-Hawai'i game at Madison Square Garden is a true road game for Hawai'i, and that's equally silly. 2) Even if you are a regional rival, if you're playing in your opponent's home town it's a road game. The only possible exception to this is if you're in the Philadelphia area or something similar, where game at the Palestra between Villanova and Temple is unquestionably a neutral site game. But if your school owns the city in question, let's not be mendacious. Your students and local fans don't even have to make travel plans to get to the game. It's across freakin' town. In this instance, not only is it a true road game for one team, it's a home game for you. To even pretend that UNLV playing a game in Las Vegas constitutes a neutral site matchup is beyond ridiculous. Maybe -- maybe -- I'll accept that playing in town but in your most hated rival's facility is not a home game. Maybe you can convince me that if USC is playing in the Rose Bowl, it's not a home game. Maybe. None of this would matter beyond semantics, of course, except for one small difficulty: computer rankings and pollsters and the NCAA tournament selection committee all factor in whether games are "home", "away", or "neutral". When March rolls around, K-State is going to have a couple of decent wins on "neutral courts" which should be tabulated as "road wins". They're almost certainly not the only team that'll be facing this sort of thing. It's time to take this stuff into account. 5 comments|post comment

LOL oh I love mugshots. [18 Dec 2009|01:21pm] baseball [tigtogiba34] Does it or does it not have WordUpThome written all over it?!. Billy Wags; I have such high hopes for you. 1 comment|post comment

wow [17 Dec 2009|10:45pm] sports_debate [supertex] both of these happened in real life. i'm not sure which is worse.  losing a high school basketball game 65-0 OR 100-0. not sure if it really matters once you're down by 25pts, although '100' is a nice round number! i'd probably quit. high school is hard enough on self-esteem. i don't need that shit 1 comment|post comment

a perfect house [16 Dec 2009|06:12pm] sports_debate [supertex] SHOULD THE COLTS/SAINTS CONTINUE TO PLAY THEIR STARTERS IN QUEST OF A ~PERFECT~ SEASON? i say no, but i'm biased. my boys are about to get their asses handed to them on saturday   (nice problem to have...) 8 comments|post comment

[15 Dec 2009|02:57pm] ucf [maskedpie] i have two items i am trying to sell to help with the holidays. 1. a $100 southwest giftcard, $80 OBO. we can do a physical exchange or if you paypal me, i can email you the card info (which is all you need to use the card). 2. a sevylor tahiti classic inflatable kayak, $80 OBO. the kayak comes with its own carrying case, two pumps, two canoe paddles and one kayak paddle. its great for people who want to enjoy the waters of central florida, but dont have the space to house a kayak/canoe or the car racks to transport one. please respond here if you are interest/want to know more, or feel free to contact me at jesgagnon@gmail.com. happy holidays knights! 6 comments|post comment

Lackey, Red Sox reach agreement [14 Dec 2009|04:36pm] baseball [chaossix6] Big day today. 5 year/$85MM. http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/2009/baseball/mlb/12/14/heyman.lackey.redsox/index.html Does this give Boston the best rotation in the AL East? I think it does. It'll be interesting to see what the Yankees do to counter this. 45 comments|post comment

[14 Dec 2009|04:20pm] baseball [nymetsfan1226] Report: Halladay to Phillies, Lee to Mariners in 3 way trade. 25 comments|post comment

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