greasywheels121

Happy birthday!

LOL. I guess I should have put that in my thread starter. I can't say I'm the least bit surprised that there'd be immature responses right off the bat; I'd consider anyone to be a bit foolish for dismissing sometihng before they've seen/heard the story. And as I said in my original post, I'm not saying I believe EVERYTHING in the video, but it definitely makes you question where you truly stand on the topic, etc. There's way too many unanswered questions almost 5 years later.

QUOTE(Rowand44 @ Mar 28, 2006 -> 11:23 PM) http://www.eastvalleytribune.com/index.php?sty=62039 Ironic, how the colors I used in your icon are kind of ASU colored. I'll definitely miss his great analysis on ESPN. Robert Vahhhden needs to step it up and take it down into the pohhhhst more on ohhhfense.

Nice. Welcome back Tex!

http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=-6...+change&pl=true Anyone ever heard/seen this? It's a long movie, but VERY interesting to say the least. This stuff has a lot of weight. I can't say I believe it all, but the stuff that's reported doesn't add up. The original news reports from when the planes hit are very telling and different from what we hear/see anymore on the story.

Pat Forde echo's a lot of good points in this article. http://sports.espn.go.com/espn/columns/sto..._pat&id=2387851 It'll be awhile before anyone really understands/can make sense of what kind of hire this is (good/bad), but it'll be interesting to hear what Sampson and Greenspan say during the press conference, which may be tomorrow? I'm hoping it is, because I'm done by lunch and I'll be able to check it all out.

As I said before, I'm very surprised at the hiring of Sampson. His name just isn't as attractive as the other names that we're rumored. Greenspan definitely wanted to make this his decision, and didn't really want to buy too much into what everyone else is saying. I've got to say the things about his programs being dirty in the past scare me a lot. Indiana's never had that, and I don't want that to start with this hire. I trust Greenspan did his homework on this, and won't have any of that nonsense brought into Bloomington. He's 2 for 2 on big hires so far (with football: Hoeppner and women's basketball: Verysp). Sampson appears to be a solid recruiter, and it'd be great to see him take some of his incoming recruits into Indiana next fall. Moving from a place where football comes first, to a place where basketball is all that matters can only help that. I hope Sampson comes in and begins recruiting the state like mad; there's no reason that we shouldn't be having those players in Indiana. I can't say it's the guy I wanted; no one even saw this coming.

VERY SHOCKED. There were a bajillion names mentioned for this job, and his was never one to be brought up. He's not a great hire, but he's a good hire IMO. I know he puts a great emphasis on rebounding and defense, and that'll be well-suited for Big Ten basketball. I'll probably chime in more later, but I'm in classes from 9-4 on Tuesdays, so I only heard about it through hearsay. I want to read on this, etc. before I form a full opinion.

I got something this morning from Amazon, telling me mine has shipped.

QUOTE(Balta1701 @ Mar 28, 2006 -> 11:36 AM) There's a rumor floating around that Calipari will be announced shortly. TIFWIW. I wouldn't be mad if that were the case, but that'd be odd considering the quotes I read yesterday: http://www.indystar.com/apps/pbcs.dll/arti.../603280421/1069

Courtesty of the IDS: New coach's hiring to be announced 'within days'

QUOTE(kyyle23 @ Mar 28, 2006 -> 08:55 AM) Star Wars Super Mario Bros or Sonic the Hedgehog Mario. Steak or pizza?

QUOTE(SuperSteve @ Mar 27, 2006 -> 11:45 PM) Of the pictures I have seen, I am a huge fan of the green seats. A cleaner, slicker look IMHO. ^^^

And the Sox won the World Series; now there's going to be too many people at the park.

QUOTE(Heads22 @ Mar 27, 2006 -> 05:27 PM) It's the magic of Soxtalk. I love how people are ready to trash Neal after one mediocre outing. Trade.him.now. And with that out of my system, it's Econ time.

QUOTE(Rowand44 @ Mar 27, 2006 -> 05:22 PM) That's fine I just want to hear why you have that opinion. You can't be giving up base knocks to Neifi Perez in Spring Training; you might as well trade the guy.

QUOTE(fathom @ Mar 27, 2006 -> 05:17 PM) Going to WrestleMania. Not having to hear what fathom thinks about Opening Day....YES!

QUOTE(Rowand44 @ Mar 27, 2006 -> 05:09 PM) You made me look bad too by doing that. That's not hard to do at all....

To answer the question of the thread, yes. And I guess Sox fans are never happy with the crowds. Last year, people are complaining that we're not selling enough tix, and now we're selling too many. OH THE HORROR!!11!

QUOTE(Gregory Pratt @ Mar 27, 2006 -> 01:23 PM) I hope they are. They aren't.

I like it. These articles are getting better, and the pictures are a nice addition/touch.

Awesome!

http://whitesox.mlb.com/NASApp/mlb/cws/his...mpionship05.jsp Check out the above link. ChiSox.com is reliving the 2005 season today, celebrating the great moments, etc.

I don't know how much construction will throw you off, but on average, that's about a 3 hour drive.