Dr Z

Okay, here you go: Ten Teams Banned for Academic Failings (the comment below the article made me laugh) I thought Toledo was one of the few entertaining MAC teams to watch last season. They have some exciting/entertaining talent on the team.

What if that senior (that knows the offense) gives us the best chance to win our early games, but the younger guy gets more practice time (snaps) in to learn the new offense the first month(s), and then takes over?

Dierdork wrestles with the rules of football Sundays in the fall on CBS.

I remember interviews with Carlton Haselrig about how the skill set transfers. Carlton never played football in college. He holds the distinction of being the only person to win six NCAA titles in wrestling, winning 3 times in Division II and 3 times in Division I, all six for Pitt–Johnstown. In his third NFL season, Haselrig became a Pro Bowl offensive guard for the Steelers.

I like the Keener quote! Don't be bitter Keener.

Even the Zips are getting publicity out of Ken+s big run. Example Here.

Ask Terry, I'm sure he'll give you the same answer he gave us.

According to ESPN_Omaha The Gamecocks will play Can't State in an elimination game Wednesday 8pm ETon ESPN.

For those of you that didn't know Sirius/XM changed the channel lineup on May 4th. This will effect where you listen to college football on your satellite radio this fall. Channel Lineup If for some reason your sirius radio did not update channels, see #3 here. You may have to refresh manually. I'll bump this back up at the end of August when the schedule comes out. MLB Bonus (I just figured this out last week) I'll share in case some of you don't know. All SiriusXM subscribers will be able to listen to MLB broadcasts through the SiriusXM internet radio. Source Here

"He broke his wrists", "The bat went past the front of the plate." Many people believe those two statements are written in the rules or are written as official interpretations of a strike. They are not. A strike by definition is "a pitch that is struck at by the batter and is missed." It is purely a judgment made by the umpire as to whether the batter "struck at" the pitch. Breaking the wrists or the bat moving beyond the front of the plate or the batter's body, are factors that the umpire may use to make the judgment. Factors is all they are; not definitions. It is not automatically a strike when a batter holds the bat over the plate preparing to bunt and does not pull it back when the pitch goes by. The same judgment applies. Did the batter "strike at" the pitch? It is not automatically a strike when a batter is ducking an inside pitch and he spins around and the bat crosses the plate. The umpire must judge if he was avoiding the pitch or striking at it. Source: Rule 2.00 Strike You can download official baseball rules here. See page 27.

Ken+ Getting National Exposure By Elton Alexander, The Plain Dealer Omaha, Neb. -- It's fair to say that what Can't State has reaped, in terms of branding and recognition from its NCAA College World Series appearance -- not to mention advertising value -- has been a plus for the university. There's no doubt Can't baseball has received a lot of exposure. Certainly more than a college volleyball, soccer or hockey championship run made by other Mid-American Conference schools in recent years. First time I watched a college baseball game (on tv) last night. Watched the 5th through the 9th. Good game. I'm shocked Ken+ got out of the 9th. I would have pulled that pitcher. He was awful. No Fl@sh in The Pan George Thomas Tweeting Away About Khent

If you ask TB a direct question, he will give you an honest answer to that question. TB's evaluation of LR8 was the same as Dr Z's. For those of you that were looking for the staff to use a "dual threat" QB, you can forget it. Coach told us that he doesn't like his QB running the ball because the QB needs get the next play from the sideline, and line the team up for the next play. If the QB is at the bottom of the pile, he is limiting his time to do this effectively. It's about time management. Coach doesn't forbid him to run, just prefers that he does not.

Why? This guy was and they are the same size....and this guy too.

I happen to have Fox 8 on in the garage while I was loading up the beer fridge for Father's Day Sunday morning. Fox 8 did a recorded piece at Flannery's Pub in downtown Cleveland. Apparently they had a Ken+ themed party for the game. They interviewed about 4 or 5 fans. They must have stayed for the whole game, because they showed the fans from their pregame "high" to the end of the game "low." If I had to guess, it looked as though 15 people were in their urine colored yellow shirts at the Pub.

But yet you have posted multiple times on the subject in an off topic forum, kind of odd. By typing "everybody" here is what I mean. More than a dozen people in my office have mentioned something to me. There are multiple articles in local papers for weeks on the subject (check today's PD & BJ). Sports Illustrated's Extra Mustard has posted the video of the hit that one the game. I have received multiple emails from clients that are not Ken+ fans asking me what I think of Ken+s run. I was at a bar in Stow last Sunday night where the majority of the patrons were watching and interested in the game. The TV is usually tuned to the MLB Sunday night game or an NBA playoff game which a handful of people watch. Every local news is running highlights about the team. Cribbs is chartering a bus to Omaha. On Ken+s rivals page fans are discussing it. I'm no Ken+ fan, I hate Ken+, but to ignore the "buzz" they are getting over this run would be naive IMO. I could provide you with many more links (support for my point) but the whole changing the word ken+ to can't thing prohibits me. Sorry. PS I am going to guess my feeling will be that I say I am rooting for ken+, but when the game is almost over, if they lose, I will still feel pretty good. It will be like when the Browns play the Ravens. Being a Steeler fan, I want the Browns to win, but when it comes down to the end of the game and the they end up losing, well I still feel pretty good.

No, we (U of A) are. My point was, a run to the CWS like they are having would help us if we did something similar. Everybody around the area is talking about it, and tuning in to watch the games.

Would that not be your target market if you were trying to get an extra 10,000 students by 2020?

What college do you usually hear the announcers say? It's MLB, stars don't go to college (with minor exceptions), it's not NFL.

Ken+ sure is getting a LOT of advertising out of this run. What do you think that dollar amount on that is? Do you think Dr P would like everybody talking about Akron, tuning in to watch the games on tv, and seeing Akron on the news every night? That might help his 10,000 more students by 2020 cause.

The same could be said for the other seven teams in the CWS.

Feel free to explain your answer.

Mike Tyson sang this song about LeBron James on Jimmy Kimmel's show last night.

Since this seems like one of those "practice" reports...is it possible that they lowered the rims at practice 1 inch, so that everybody seems like they grew?

Gladney commits to Nebraska

Looking forward to this series. Can LBJ continue to play like he has the last two games? He sure looked focused to me. I'm not sure the Thunder will (lack of) defend the paint the way the Celtics did.