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It's somewhat dated - it compares Alabama to the British Empire, Florida (under Spurrier) to a blitzkrieging Germany, Tennessee to Japan, etc. I was telling a Penn State guy about it and he'd never seen it. I can't find it in my PC or online. Can anyone repost it for me? TIA

Re: So Much For "The SEC Doesn't Meet Our Academic Standards" Excuse for Texas UT's talking about general academic standards for non-athletes (minimum test scores, etc.) and they're mostly correct - UT's academic standards are higher than most of the SEC's. They're a major research university...

They tried Strong after Zook got canned. IIRC, he coached the bowl game that season. That didn't go so well. You don't - as has been pointed out ad nauseum - give an career assistant the keys to the kingdom at a perennial top 5 program, particularly when said program is still at the top...

We were sitting right behind the bench and saw him on the ground with a couple of staff (trainers?) around him. We couldn't tell if he was in pain or it was the relief of having the fumble rendered meaningless. I haven't seen any stories but wasn't sure if I'd missed it somewhere.

how many sacks is that?

No strawman, I was referring to Obama and the Democrats in Congress and state offices. They've taken a decidedly unfriendly stance towards business - no shock - ranging from wholesale threats of re-regulation to card check union organization to threats of investigation if they don't get their...

That's a fantastic rationale for attacking all things commercial. This is a perfect storm for leftists: they get to re-regulate all sorts of industries (while ignoring their own culpability for root-cause entities like Freddie & Fannie), they get to opine on and possibly set some...

"Wall Street" is comprised of a lot more firms than Merrill Lynch and Lehman Brothers. There are a lot of small- and medium-sized firms out there that aren't getting bailed out. Additionally, not every facet of every business getting bailed out is under water. The statements out of the...

Best quote in a long time: Too often, I waste column inches blasting Charlie Weis, Notre Dame and the lifetime contract awarded to an unproven blowhard. I never take the time to point out the good side of "Pear Bryant."...

Yep, taxpayers are footing the bill but they are also protected by collateral. Additionally, as it stands now the "bad debt writedown" means that the institutions selling the debt will have to recognize the losses prior to selling to the Treasury. That isn't the government absorbing losses...

They get paid to take risks. A "safe" business is on that gets trounced by its competitors. And they are taking responsibility for their failures. AIG's leadership is now unemployed, Merrill Lynch doesn't exist as a stand-alone entity anymore, Bear Stearns is dead and Lehman is fire-saling...

Outrage with no ability to directly influence the outcome is pretty pointless. I (and I imagine you) have better things to do than get mad about AIG's CDO investments. It's easy to Monday-morning QB decisions when they go wrong, especially when they go wrong in spectacular and public fashion...

Are CEOs the captains of their ship, ultimately responsible for performance? Yes. Are they signing off on every deal? No. If you think they should be, you're very disconnected from reality. In that environment - billions in assets and income, 25,000+ emplopyees, disparate lines of business - a...

It's never as simple as those who don't understand markets and economics would like it to be. The Fed and the Treasury Dept were presented with two bad options: - "bailing out" the nation's largest insurer (I'm sure if you were paying north of 11% for a loan, you wouldn't feel very bailed...

if a) out of the Southeast and b)ESPN360.com isn't available via our provider? We live in New England and I can't find any information on how to get the game.