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That's a good point. Bailey's also a senior, but it's a great opportunity for the true freshman Baker to get more reps and show what he can do with the 1's and 2's. With McCauley and Bailey both being gone next season, that'll be fairly crucial development. And nothing for McCauley to prove; he's pl...

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https://twitter.com/ZonaZealots/status/1316563987153129473 Hope McCauley's "knee issue" that Sumlin mentioned Saturday night isn't a problem through the year. I think I saw him on campus the other day with his leg wrapped and with a light brace on. Didn't look too bad while he was just standing the...

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Good stuff! Thank you, sir.

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Can Choo or anybody close to the program give me an idea if this is anywhere near what we should expect? Otherwise, I'd love to hear what it looks like, any additions/subtractions, or veterans who had great off-seasons, pitchers who added a new pitch, etc. CF Donta Williams (L) LF Mac Bingham 1B Bra...

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Interesting, and not a bad stab at it, for the most part. Here are my comments: QB: Plummer is a true freshman. He may have a good future, although Hugh Millen's son arrives in the next class. Kevin Doyle opted out, then opted back in, which may not make some (teammates?) happy. But, he's been in Ma...

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I think Roberts choked with handling the pitching. Buehler got them off to a good start, then it turned into "the committee." He seems to stick with pitchers to show them he has confidence in them, and he also goes to inexperienced and obscure no-names, although that's partly on Andrew Friedman. Rob...

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There's been a little bit of discussion about the Lakers catching the Celtics with the 17 titles (mostly in the LA media.) But, I think it's significant to look at the last 50 years. In that time, the Lakers have been to 20 Finals, and they've won 11 titles. In the same time period, the Celtics have...

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Jeez. TCU, what's with the red? My eyes hurt.

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Don't forget Johnny Egan and Mel Counts.

(On the other hand, go ahead and forget about them.)

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Trying not to make the mistake of looking past anybody, but Dodgers/Yankees would be pretty cool, wouldn't it? Even played in Dallas. I'll be rooting for New York in their Game 5 with Tampa, and if it's in the cards, against Houston. (So this is where the Yankees come through, but the Dodgers lose t...

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If you've been following the Lakers since the '68-'69 season, you've got me beat by a year. I had to go back and read up about that season in old Sports Illustrateds when I found myself hooked on basketball. There was a lot of stuff written at that time about Jerry West, and he became my favorite pl...

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Luppino was legit, and I'd beg to differ in one area. While he was probably too small to take the beating and play his college position of running back in he NFL, he absolutely could have been a great kickoff and punt returner. With roster limitations, they'd want him to be able to at least play bac...

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It's all good news. I can't fault the kids, and obviously very sorry for Laie's personal situation. You can say they were waiting for more data, but the Pac-12 seemingly gave too much weight to a subset of "influencers" and pulled the trigger too quickly, rather than wait a few more weeks. Don't kno...

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My biggest reasons that BYU makes more sense than Colorado specifically are 1. we grabbed Colorado to get midwestern eyeballs, that failed. and 2. the entire conference is built on travel partners, and Utah/BYU makes far more sense than Utah/Colorado We grabbed Colorado to grab the Denver market al...

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My biggest reasons that BYU makes more sense than Colorado specifically are 1. we grabbed Colorado to get midwestern eyeballs, that failed. and 2. the entire conference is built on travel partners, and Utah/BYU makes far more sense than Utah/Colorado We grabbed Colorado to grab the Denver market al...

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I almost wrote it as "Height-Challenged ASU." 6-8 Lawrence, 6-8 Cherry, and a skinny freshman off the bench. Losing White was huge to them. They're the darlings of the media this season, and Martin can a problem with inept Pac-12 refs, with his pro wrestling head snap (embellished by the hair) as he...

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Boulder county Colorado today banned all gatherings of any size for 18-22 head olds, university athletics included. So as of now, no Colorado this season. College kids can't be trusted. The timing of it is ironic: Thursday, just before the Pac-12 announcement. They've had an outbreak, just like at ...

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Yep! No fans in Pac-12 stadia until January, but they'll be playing.

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Probably jumping the gun on the Pac-12 presidents' meeting today, but I'm optimistic. In any event, here's a summary of who's gone, who stayed, and who was added. I cut the projected key rosters off at 7 players, so somebody who averaged 1.2 ppg last year or was an unheralded recruit will no doubt b...

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He just passed away. There have been some tremendous running backs in the NFL, and maybe it's just youthful eyes before they have the experience of having more of a sample size for comparison purposes. But, to this very day, I consider him the most exciting and enjoyable back to watch ply his craft ...

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Kylan Wilborn enters transfer portal. I wonder if he got passed up on the depth chart and that is why he transferred. With all of our depth problems at linebacker, I had him penciled-in as a starter there, so this is a blow to depth at an already weak position. Who knows if I was remotely accurate,...

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I suppose the logic of this is that if these are all the very first kickoff events, they're the laboratory to "see how it goes" before proceeding to the rest of the season, perhaps with fans, on the campuses. And it usually makes sense to follow the money. I'm sure an empty MSG would like relief for...

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I'd immediately throw the flag and call that a smokescreen from them. If we want to start listing all of the benefits NCAA athletes receive that the general student population doesn't receive, even at...Stanford, it'll be a very long list. Full cost of attendance for out of state tuition, even at an...

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So it sounds like Stanford's holding out, with maybe Cal and UCLA leaning in their direction. This whole thing is interesting. First, you had the Ivy League jumping the gun, cancelling, and apparently hoping everybody else would follow. Of course, they're completely irrelevant in college football, b...

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Yeah, I always wish for at least one "traditional" team. Not necessarily The Original Six (hard to believe there were only six teams from the origination of the NHL for 25 years until the 1967 expansion.) I tend to include the Blues, Penguins, and Flyers from that expansion of six more teams as hono...

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It's understandably been a mixed bag in the early going. Some schools go no attendance, others have a cap with fans and the band spread out. It's interesting seeing bands form a checkerboard in the stands, but you can hear them. Here's a handful of some of the attendance marks so far: Oklahoma: 22,7...

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With the statements from Newsome, the LA County Health Dept, and the governor of Oregon, it sounds like most of the issues listed as restrictions for the Pac-12 to play are no longer there. The presidents can still vote against it, but they don't have the cover they had before. It would still remain...

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Yeah, I'm familiar with that. Unfortunately, MLB.com seems to be, too. I had the experience of what I consider an "audit", where I had an early season game blacked out for no apparent reason. So, I had to call to have them turn it on, which they did. But first, I got about a half-dozen questions abo...

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This is very random and only marginally related. But, after talking to two different people at MLB.com, I believe it is confirmed. So I get the streaming service for out-of-market games (subject to blackout restrictions.) Fully understood that the D-Backs have territorial rights throughout Arizona, ...

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He was definitely smart and tough. But he was smallish and not particularly fleet of foot to avoid trouble, so I think he'd likely get stuck with the label of injury-prone, particularly with some of the defensive beasts in the NFL. Loved watching him run the Steve Axman offense in the early 80's, th...

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I think you may be right. Tom Tunnicliffe may have gotten some snaps in pre-season games for the Seahawks, but then he was cut before the regular season. Can't think of anybody else. And before Demory, IIRC, there's only Eddie Wilson backing up Jack Kemp on the Bills, and Fred Enke as a backup on th...

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https://i.imgur.com/smrUydT.png Jackie Wallace Returning A Punt It’s interesting the artifacts you find on the internet. Arizona’s team in 1972 had a losing record, and head coach Bob Weber was understandably fired after his fourth season. But, the team had talent. QB Bill Demory started and won a ...

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Did you ever hear about Elroy Face stealing signs while hiding in the scoreboard? Sorry...I didn't notice this previously for some reason. I did not remember hearing about Face in the scoreboard, so I Googled it, and I found this: https://www.post-gazette.com/sports/joe-starkey/2020/02/26/Joe-Stark...

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Those sound like really cool memories. Mine include: Wrigley: The studio-sized WGN TV cameras suspended from the overhang, and the cameramen spinning the flywheels furiously to spin them around, then the red light, and the crowd was "on the air" and went nuts (except for the people playing hooky, wh...

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Wow...what was Forbes Field like? In terms of very old or defunct stadia, I've seen games in Candlestick, Wrigley, the old Comiskey, County Stadium in Milwaukee, and (I know it doesn't count) ... driven by "the mistake by the lake" in Cleveland, as well as Fenway coming out of the Ted Williams Tunne...

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Frankly, I don't see an Issue, and it didn't register until you brought it up. I've used the name off and on at various forums through a similar number of years (none having to do with the state of Washington or D.C. to my memory.) I doubt anyone will confuse the Wilbur logo for a Premier League ban...

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Clemente had a long and storied major league career, but on the field, he's probably best remembered for the 1971 World Series over the Orioles. It was his second World Series ring, after the 1960 Bill Mazeroski 9th inning homer over the Yankees. In the 1971 Fall Classic, At age 37, he hit .414, wit...

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It obviously can't be done properly now. The opportunity to have any public spectacle of grieving and mourning (like the Bobbi Olson memorial at McKale) was taken away by COVID, so Lute's family had to make whatever private arrangements for that part of it, and maybe that's for the best. Former play...

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He's very worthy of all accolades. When I was a little kid, my parents got me a subscription to Sport magazine to get me to read more. It didn't try to compete with Sports Illustrated with the week's big sports news stories, so it went with in-depth stories on individual players. The great thing is ...

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And today Baffert ties the record for most Kentucky Derby wins by a trainer. In an empty Churchill Downs.

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Fielding was obviously a challenge for him, so there was a gentleman's agreement not to bunt on him. Not sure if that would be the case today. That’s not my recollection. I remember him being a great fielder and early in his career players bunted on him constantly. But he switched his glove to his ...

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He is a very inspiring individual. Fielding was obviously a challenge for him, so there was a gentleman's agreement not to bunt on him. Not sure if that would be the case today.

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Understand the sentiment, and it would be nice if the pandemic somehow provided a silver lining in the form of a course correction for college athletics in general. But, I'll tell you, I was really surprised that I gave a spit about that high school game. It kind of reminded me of my surprise at fol...

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So the B1G is looking to move up it’s season starting 10/11. What’s the move from the PAC going to be? I'd love to see the Pac-12 coordinate with them and then have the two conferences conclude with a RB game in Jan or Feb. But, the noise from the chattering classes doesn't sound optimistic for tha...

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This is a bit like some kind of sci-fi alternate reality, as who would ordinarily care about South Alabama at Southern Miss? But, hell, I watched a big chunk of a third-rate high school game in Utah recently and was grateful for the opportunity. So, the game is at 6 pm tonight on the CBS Sports chan...

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