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QUOTE (dasox24 @ Dec 7, 2015 -> 11:06 AM) Which year? The newer models? I've been looking into 2013/2014 Tahoes. Hadn't seen anything like that yet. Hope I haven't completely missed that. The redesigned models. HUGE issues, all over FB, message boards and soon to be networks and newspapers. There is an issue with them building the roof with too thin material and there is a huge vibration/buffeting issue that is causing tons of buybacks.

QUOTE (HickoryHuskers @ Dec 7, 2015 -> 10:47 AM) Their records are only one game difference and NW did not have to play OSU or MSU. Plus, their head to head game wasn't even close. I am also of the philosophy that as loss totals increase, records become less important in comparisons. Zero vs one loss - major importance, one vs two losses - high importance, beyond that, much less important. Losses are always important, however there are secondary statistics that take into account the divisions these guys play in etc. S&P, F/+, all favor Michigan by quite a bit and its not even close.

Yes, I've been on the fence between Yukon Denali an ML63 AMG or a JGC SRT The yukons/tahoes have been having all sorts of buyback and recall issues, it looks like a huge manufacturing error.

QUOTE (HickoryHuskers @ Dec 7, 2015 -> 10:01 AM) They played each other and it wasn't even close. Yep.

Yeah there was alot of info out an about on their pending deals last winter.

QUOTE (HickoryHuskers @ Dec 7, 2015 -> 08:16 AM) My final rankings would have been: 1 Clemson 2 Michigan St 3 Oklahoma 4 Alabama 5 Stanford 6 Ohio State 7 Iowa 8 Notre Dame 9 Florida State 10 TCU 11 Mississippi 12 North Carolina 13 Michigan 14 Oregon 15 Northwestern 16 Oklahoma State 17 Houston 18 Baylor 19 LSU 20 Florida 21 Navy 22 Tennessee 23 Utah 24 USC 25 Temple They moved some of them around for bowl purposes IMO.

QUOTE (OmarComing25 @ Dec 7, 2015 -> 09:18 AM) Then Bama being favored by 9 points should be an easy bet for you. Yep, exactly the same spread as last years sugar bowl.

QUOTE (whitesoxfan99 @ Dec 6, 2015 -> 01:03 PM) Last year's OSU team was much better than this MSU team. And Bama's secondary is significantly better this year than it was last year and they are better on D overall. They aren't as explosive on offense but MSU is just no where near as good on offense as OSU was at the end of last year. Completely disagree with about everything in your post. OSU last year is definitely better than this MSU team but Bama is much much worse.

QUOTE (Dick Allen @ Dec 6, 2015 -> 02:06 PM) Hawkeyes to the Rose Bowl, that is a sweet consolation prize. More respect for their loss than 12 wins is a bit curious. Iowa dropping one spot is a joke but it doesn't matter anyway.

QUOTE (OmarComing25 @ Dec 6, 2015 -> 12:19 PM) MSU hasn't impressed me all year, I think Bama wins by 10. But Bama with the worst passing offense in the playoffs has? They aren't impressive to me at all. Good d line, slow secondary good running back horrific WRs and QB. They aren't even as good as they were last year.

The S&P and the Vegas rankings just twist the knife deeper. Ugh.

Bama has no passing game at all. None. Last year they had the best WR in football and lost. I've got MSU by a score.

QUOTE (Brian @ Dec 6, 2015 -> 07:21 AM) Sucks for Iowa to lose on such a rare kind of drive. Also looked like helmet to helmet on that INT in the end zone. Maybe bad angle because not many people have complained about it. I'd expect MSU to get rolled now but they've been pulling wins out of their ass all season. How in the world was Cook named MVP of that game last night? He was pretty ineffective. LJ Scott should've been unanimous decision. MSU had the requisite three miracle wins that makes you think it's destiny.

QUOTE (LittleHurt05 @ Dec 5, 2015 -> 10:55 PM) Ever since Cook got hurt, they have had quite the transformation into smash mouth football. It ain't pretty, but it works. So any chance Stanford passes Oklahoma after what the committee did last year? Two loss Stanford? No chance.

QUOTE (bmags @ Dec 3, 2015 -> 10:56 AM) Right, it's such an odd target that doesn't seem to fit other narratives of dense population or iconic places. San Bernadino is a super odd city to carry out one of these attacks and the target is even weirder.

QUOTE (shipps @ Dec 3, 2015 -> 10:33 AM) Thats what makes me say this is a radical religious killing. To be willing to effectively end your life and slay dozens of people because you are mad at the workplace?... I guess its been done before but when its done by someone who is Muslim who recently traveled to the middle east we are going to naturally think terrorism right away. It would make sense that they picked the soft of the softest target possible as well, but it IS weird he worked there. Thats the confusion.

QUOTE (IowaSoxFan @ Dec 3, 2015 -> 10:35 AM) Did they mention how many pitches in the zone that he got called balls? That would be an interesting counter metric. most of those 38 are by Sale, so I still dont understand if its Flowers getting those called strikes or the fact the Ump also cannot pick up Sale's pitches.

QUOTE (StrangeSox @ Dec 3, 2015 -> 09:52 AM) Planned but not necessarily affiliated eg Boston bombers These two had a small baby, 6 months old, what the hell?

QUOTE (Harry Chappas @ Dec 3, 2015 -> 09:29 AM) Tell me to shut up and go away if this is a greg post but when the Brady assault weapon ban expired these weapons then became easier to get correct? If so, I wonder how many would have been deemed illegal under this law that are now legal and if there have been reporting on this. Again if I am wrong just tell me and I will go away but that seemed to be a big topic years ago and seems to be under the auspices of "gun control". I believe thats part of it. Also the NRA spends more than 40 million dollars per year helping get their folks elected into office.

QUOTE (Jenksismyb**** @ Dec 3, 2015 -> 09:21 AM) I don't know a lot about them, but I do know those guns are highly customizable. I doubt hunters use them as machine guns to take down a deer or whatever. I'm with you on home defense. Maybe the theory is if an intruder sees that kind of gun they'd be scared off more than with a shotgun? I dunno. You'd certainly get more shots with that rifle over a shotgun though. Nothing (most likely) scares away an intruder more than hearing a mossberg pump shotgun being cocked. It would blow a hole or even cut a guy in half at pretty close range in your house. WIth assault rifles we are talking about too many shots with bullets that could possibly tear through your walls into your kids bedroom-no thanks. To me, a FOID and concealed carry card holder, those guns make zero sense.

QUOTE (Steve9347 @ Dec 2, 2015 -> 10:02 AM) Hell yes. Should be nuts getting family involved. That crazy f*** from Real World: Skeletons should be a great addition. He had a live in girlfriend who was pregnant at the time at home and cheated on her day one. What a piece of crap. I am sad the huge whore went home immediately.

QUOTE (Jenksismyb**** @ Dec 3, 2015 -> 09:04 AM) I suspect people still use them for hunting, but it's mostly for sport. I'm not a fan, and wouldn't have a problem with a ban on these weapons or at least a really stringent selection process, but I also don't see any difference between these assault weapons and really fancy sports cars. Both serve no real useful purpose, they're for hobbyists, and they both lead to unnecessary death. One to a larger degree than others, obviously. Sure maybe, except really good sport hunters tend to use single shot high powered rifles rather than AR-15's with massive clips. By definition very good hunters wont need to repeatedly pull the trigger and a relatively closer range than rifles. They are completely stupid in home defense. You want to limit the ability of bullets to break through drywall into other rooms. The largest gun you would need at home is a shotgun full of buckshot.

QUOTE (shysocks @ Dec 3, 2015 -> 09:02 AM) Two, to the guys saying "lol pitch framing who cares," read up on it, if only because there's a lot of entertaining stuff. It is absolutely a skill and some guys are better at it than others. I'm not sure it's worth >1 WAR because the umpire and the pitcher also play a role, but read some articles about it, particularly with .gifs. Look up Jeff Sullivan's worst called strikes and balls pieces on Fangraphs. The way a catcher fields pitches absolutely affects what an umpire sees. The MLB-wide OPS is 92 points lower after an 0-1 count than a 1-0 count. The difference between 2-1 and 1-2 is 350 points. Catchers can get extra strikes. And grabbing extra strikes where you can is important. Sure, there is skill involved but there is a correlation between catching a top tier pitcher and the pitch framing rankings and statistics. I dont think Greg Maddux's two seam fastball was called for a strike all those years because of the catcher.

I just dont believe in this pitch framing stat being a good evaluation tool for catchers. Top tier SP's are going to skew that stat in favor of whoever their catcher is.

QUOTE (Alpha Dog @ Dec 2, 2015 -> 11:18 PM) Has there been any official statement as to what the guns were? All I have seen is 'long guns'. if you rely on witness descriptions, a single shot .22 can be an 'assault weapon'. And if they WERE automatic weapons, 99.9% chance he didn't acquire them legally, as they are almost impossible to get in the US. Several reports have said the couple returned with "tactical gear and assault rifles." Both of which I dont understand their place in society. Home protection and hunting would be the last places for an assault rifle.