Tinker:
After listening to our President Barack Obama state of the Union speech. I started saying that choosing sides song.
One Potato, Two Potatoes Lyrics: ♫ One potato. Two potatoes. Three potatoes. Four! Five potatoes. Six potatoes. Seven potatoes. More!
As the American government destroy what is left of the founding fathers attempt to have a government for, and by the people. We can also waste the time away reciting nursery rhymes, and childlike songs. Looking at HDTV every chance we get.
I guess that is something like what the Roman people did. As Rome became too weak to go on as a workable society. Something like our present day American people are doing. Having the government do the work, that is not necessary. Who need the American government telling us what to do anyway. And you know the end can't be to far away. When a lot of the American people start repeating what the TV anchorman are saying?
Everyone knows how the strong and great Roman empire fell. How they destroyed themselves from within. With greed, corruption, and the lack of morality. The citizen of Rome became so lazy. That they ate their food lounging on a sofa, of sorts. They couldn't ever sit up straight. Much less save their nation. The Roman people were totally with out a clue.
Now after our United States government finishes printing up so much more, and more, worthless money. The American economy will crumble from within also. Nothing more than a 300 year old failed attempt of men and women. Trying once more to form a government that doesn't works. For humanity. I think that was the general idea. Or, for the people and by the people. Something like that. Because now the American dream is now turning out to be just another rip off. So where will the American people go after the fatal fall. Or is that the plan. To put the country's financial collapses off until after our life time?
I think that I might need to move to another country before to long. But if the ugliness does get out of hand. And all the fang and claw decadent people get violent. I just might need to hurry up, before to long becomes to late. So good luck everybody, we really have a mess on our hands.
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Tinker:
Now let's talk about a much better subject. Something that our American neighbors are doing a much better job at...Pro and college football;
Just how badly will losing 11 juniors from the LSU 2012 football team, affected LSU 2013 football season?
Lineman, receivers, running backs, and even the punter - bugged out for heaven sakes. Left for greener pastures in the NFL.
We can't help but believe that their experience will be sorely missed in 2013. So who is kidding who, about that.
Not I. But I can't help but feel a lot better over LSU football teams chances in 2013. With the addition of Cam Cameron as LSU new offensive coordinator. Because that is exactly what was wrong with LSU football teams these past four years. A smart QB running the LSU offensive plays. And that has been so lacking for much too long now.
Nothing like intelligence to get by a problem in life. And of course talent is talent. Now it feel like that the 2013 LSU football team will have both, from here on out. Praise the lord and pass the ammunition...
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Scenes from #SigningDay
February, 6, 2013
By RecruitingNation | ESPN.com
From the hats on the table to celebrations in the coaches' offices, signing day always provides some indelible images. Here are some of our favorites from signing day 2013.
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#SigningDay scenes from around the nation
#SigningDay scenes from around the nation
Coaches are pumped today. RT @VUCheer_Dance: Anchor Down!!! With @jamesfranklinvu @VandyFootball National #SigningDay http://pbs.twimg.com/media/
by RecruitingNation on Feb 6, 2013 at 5:45 PM via twitter
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3 more hours of #SigningDay coverage to go. Remember how it all started? #HottyToddy http://pbs.twimg.com/media/
by espnu on Feb 6, 2013 at 5:54 PM via twitter
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RT @CoachHughFreeze: RebelNation, lets rejoice together over our great class and be happy for all the other young men that are getting an opportunity elsewhereRecruitingNationvia twitter on Feb 6, 2013 at 5:47 PM
RT @RecruitingESPN: #OleMiss reaction to landing nation's No. 1 player Robert Nkemdiche. #SigningDay http://pbs.twimg.com/media/
by ESPNBuckeyes on Feb 6, 2013 at 6:20 PM via twitter
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Game recognize game. Ray Lewis & Ray Lewis III throwing up the U on #SigningDay http://pbs.twimg.com/media/
by RecruitingNation on Feb 6, 2013 at 5:47 PM via twitter
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RT @SEC_Logo: 5-Star LB Reuben Foster dressed up as Nick Saban while sighing his letter: http://pbs.twimg.com/media/
by ESPNBuckeyes on Feb 6, 2013 at 6:52 PM via twitter
33 years ago I signed w/Tennessee. Today my son did. Legacy! http://pbs.twimg.com/media/
by LeeJenkinsGroup on Feb 6, 2013 at 5:49 PM via twitter
Alvin Kamara becomes ESPN 150 RB No. 4 to say "Roll Tide" on #signingday. http://pbs.twimg.com/media/
by Kipp Adams on Feb 6, 2013 at 6:03 PM via twitter
RT @TimS_Wolverine: Michigan signee Shane Morris and preferred walkon Jack Wangler flanked by their brothers. http://twitpic.com/c1equz
by S_Morris12 on Feb 6, 2013 at 6:01 PM via twitter
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by Jake_Trotter on Feb 6, 2013 at 5:56 PM via twitter
Mr. Swag himself No. 4 WR Stacy Coley commits to the U --> http://espn.go.com/video/clip?
by RecruitingNation on Feb 6, 2013 at 6:09 PM via twitter
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Future of the NCAA (Part II)
Posted by Daniel Hare
(This is the second installment in a series discussing the future of the NCAA. In Part I, we looked at the issue of enforcement.
In Part III we will look at the various legal problems currently
plaguing the NCAA and their potential impact on the future of the
organization. In this post we will be looking at super-conferences and
the possible separation of the BCS schools)I hesitate to even begin writing on the topic of super-conferences, for the simple fact that by the time I’m finished it’s highly possible news will have broken that fundamentally changes the framework of the discussion. That’s how fluid the situation is. At any moment the Big Ten could gobble up two more schools in a bid to be the first to 16, which very likely leads to the Big 12 making a move, etc. It appears this scenario (or one like it) is almost inevitable. If so it will be because there is more money and stability in the super-conference model than in the model we have today. And there very well could be. Conference leaders won’t want to stand pat for fear of being left out, looking vulnerable, looking dated and behind the times, losing members to other conferences and/or losing out on television money. They like the idea of adding major media markets to their footprint, and the perceived exposure and visibility their new additions provide. And over the past two years, we’ve been rapidly moving toward super-conferences, making a u-turn hard to envision.
Having said all that, plenty of issues persist that could prevent the super-conference takeover. After all, it could have happened already, but it hasn’t. Since everything begins and ends with finances, if things break down that will be the likely cause. Every school added to a conference means dividing the television money into one more share, so look for conferences to study in depth the incremental financial impact of adding schools. If a league’s current schools would see a reduced financial distribution after expanding, that’s a tough pill to swallow regardless of the other benefits (stability, exposure, etc.). And with the recently signed television deals it’s hard to find schools that are worth the extra $15 or $20 million plus per year it would take to keep the other members’ shares at or above even.
Another reason super-conferences may not happen is a fear on the part of conferences like the SEC that the new BCS football playoff would become a matchup of the four super-conference champions (this wouldn’t have to be in the official selection rules, but could be a bias committee members could reasonably develop over time). This jeopardizes the possibility of multiple schools from the same conference qualifying for the playoff, which in many years would do the sport a massive disservice (e.g. 2011 BCS Championship Game participant LSU could have been left out). Think in college basketball terms: How nuts would it be to only have conference champions represented in the NCAA Tournament? On the other hand, can you imagine a 16 team BCS super-conference (i.e. Big Ten, Pac-16, Big 12/ACC) not claiming one football playoff spot for its champion? This is the conundrum created by limiting the playoff to four teams in the midst of expanding and consolidating BCS conferences. Oh and don’t forget the wrenches that are independent Notre Dame and potentially BYU. Super-conferences may very well happen in spite of these issues, but if they do, I believe the push toward a larger playoff would begin immediately and eventually become reality.
In addition to super-conferences, the other possible structural change being discussed is the BCS schools completely separating from the NCAA. While anything is certainly possible, I don’t see this as a realistic scenario anytime soon. What happens when the schools separate? Will there not be any rules? Of course there will be. And who writes, interprets and enforces those rules? The BCS presidents aren’t going to and neither are their ADs. No, they would have to delegate that authority to a newly created organization that is similar to the NCAA but just for the BCS schools. And what is the benefit to that? There isn’t much of one; though an argument could be made that if you think the NCAA is beyond repair, it is better to simply start over.
I think a far more likely scenario is for the BCS schools to create a new football division under the NCAA umbrella. The distinctions would be similar to those we already have between Football Bowl Subdivision (FBS) and Football Championship Subdivision (FCS). There would be an opportunity within this model to legislate BCS football completely differently from the non-BCS FBS schools, and impose lofty standards for those schools wanting to move up into the BCS. A BCS division would mean acknowledging that the Pac-12 and SEC have little in common with the MAC and Sun Belt when it comes to football. And decisions could be made amongst the BCS leadership without having to worry about how they’re going to affect the schools in those leagues. The BCS division model (rather than complete separation) also allows schools to continue competing in all the other sports as a Division I member as they have been. Nobody wants to see two college basketball championship tournaments with Duke and North Carolina in one and Gonzaga and Butler in another.
I think we’re going to see the four super-conferences finish coming together within the next five years, and an expansion of the football playoff in the next 15. It will be fascinating to see which way it goes, but let’s just hope Butler and Duke are still playing in the same basketball tournament at the end of it.
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Football Rules Committee recommends ejection for targeting defenseless players
By Ty HalpinNCAA.org
The NCAA Football Rules Committee took steps to further protect student-athletes by proposing a rule to eject players who target and contact defenseless players above the shoulders.
The committee, which met Monday-Wednesday, unanimously voted to increase the on-field penalty for targeting. The penalty, if approved by the Playing Rules Oversight Panel, will be a 15-yard penalty and automatic ejection of the player. The Panel meets on March 6 to review the proposals and membership comment.
“Student-athlete safety will always be one of our primary concerns,” said Troy Calhoun, chair of the committee and head coach at the United States Air Force Academy. “We all have a role to embrace when making a positive impact on our game. Taking measures to remove targeting, or above the shoulder hits on defenseless players, will improve our great sport.”
The action by the committee continues a progression to address dangerous contact through its rules. Targeting, which was initially approved by the committee as a separate foul in 2008, has been generally successful in terms of officiating application, which made the committee feel comfortable in adding to the penalty.
“The general consensus is that the officials on the field make this call properly the vast majority of the time and know what the committee is looking for with this foul,” said Rogers Redding, secretary-editor of the rules committee and national coordinator of officials for College Football Officiating, LLC. “This move is being made to directly change player behavior and impact player safety.”
The proposed rule will mirror the penalty for fighting. If the foul occurs in the first half of a game, the player is ejected for the remainder of the game. If the foul occurs in the second half or overtime of a game, the player is ejected for the remainder of the game and the first half of the next contest.
The committee has also decided, in an effort to address concerns when one of these plays is erroneously called, to make the ejection portion of the penalty reviewable through video replay. The replay official must have conclusive evidence that a player should not be ejected to overturn the call on the field. Additionally, a post-game conference review remains part of the rule and conferences always have the ability to add to a sanction.
Another area the committee has discussed in recent years deals with blocking below the waist. The past two years, the committee has adjusted rules governing these blocks in an attempt to remove some potentially dangerous plays from the game. The result has been a confusing and uneven rule that has not had the intended impact.
The proposed rule will focus on the block itself and allow these blocks in typical line play.
“What we’re trying to do is write the rule to protect the player that will need to take on this block,” said Calhoun. “So, the blocks from the front of this type in your typical line play are legal and anything that is from the side or back are not.”
Previously, the position of the player at the snap changed whether or not the player could block below the waist legally.
“This rule was hard to teach to officials, hard to teach to coaches and really difficult to understand overall,” said Redding. “That obviously wasn’t the intent and we believe our new proposal will clear up a lot of confusion and keep the positive safety elements of the rule in place.”
The committee also made several other proposals to improve the game. The committee proposed:
- To add a 10-second runoff with less than a minute remaining in either half when the sole reason for the clock to stop is an injury.
- To establish three seconds as the minimum amount of time required to be on the game clock in order to spike the ball to stop the clock. If one or two seconds remain on the clock, there is only time for the offense to run one more play.
- To require a player that changes numbers during the game to report this to the referee, who will announce this.
- To only allow one player number to be worn by the same team and participate at the same position (e.g., two quarterbacks on the same team are not allowed to have the same number).
- To require teams to have either their jersey or pants contrast in color to the playing field.
- To allow the use of electronic communication by the on-field officiating crew after successful experimentation by the Southeastern Conference. This is not a required piece of equipment but will allow officiating crews to use this tool.
- To allow the Big 12 Conference to experiment with using an eighth official on the field in conference games. This official would be placed in the backfield
- opposite the referee.
- To allow instant replay to adjust the clock at the end of each quarter. Previously this provision was only in place for the end of each half.
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LSU Football - Geaux Tigers!!!
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Should Clowney Sit Out Next Season?
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Stephen A. Smith and Skip Bayless discuss whether South Carolina DE Jadeveon Clowney should sit out next season to avoid injury.
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A day to tell someone special, just how much you love them.
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