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Steve Earle archive
Read Steve Earle On World Cafe WXPN
July 4, 2011 – Hear the rough-hewn country songwriter perform tunes from his new album in the WXPN studio. WXPN
Watch Steve Earle: Tiny Desk Concert
April 25, 2011 – A singer, author, actor and activist, Earle showcases many of his talents at the NPR Music offices.
Read First Listen: Steve Earle, 'I'll Never Get Out Of This World Alive'
April 17, 2011 – Hear the excellent new album from the iconoclastic country singer in its entirety.
Listen Steve Earle On Mountain Stage
May 10, 2010 – Earle combines his own storytelling with songs from his latest album, Townes.
Listen Lyle Lovett And Steve Earle On World Cafe WXPN
April 23, 2010 – The pair gives an interview and performances at an unlikely venue: a boat in the Caribbean. WXPN
Listen Kate And Anna McGarrigle At Carnegie Hall
January 19, 2010 – Kate McGarrigle, who died Monday, performs a 2004 concert as a tribute to Emmylou Harris.
Listen Steve Earle's Hero, Heckler: Townes Van Zandt
May 14, 2009 – Van Zandt's songs of loners and misfits made a deep imprint on Earle, who made a new tribute album.
Listen Eight Years Gone
January 19, 2009 – Hear the songs that wrestled with the fear, uncertainty and frustration during Bush's presidency.
Listen Steve And Justin Townes Earle: Life Lessons
December 29, 2008 – Country-rock singer-songwriter Steve Earle taught his son a lot about rebellion and making music.
Listen Sneak Previews: Of Montreal, Okkervil River
August 18, 2008 – Okkervil River and Of Montreal made last year's top 20 albums and are back again for this year.
Listen Steve Earle: Kinder and Gentler? WFUV
February 28, 2008 – Hear an interview and in-studio performance by the outspoken roots-rock icon. WFUV
Listen Steve Earle: Serenading Politics and Optimism
November 6, 2007 – Hear the outspoken singer-songwriter in an interview and performance from WXPN.
Listen Steve Earle in Concert WXPN
October 12, 2007 – Hear the outspoken singer-songwriter perform a show from WXPN and World Café Live. WXPN
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September 12, 2007 – Swedish art-pop singer Jens Lekman; distinguished country crooner Nick Lowe; Broken Social Scene...
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This is an issue that I have been thinking about for a little while now. The idea is centered around everyone trying to become a "social media expert". In their epic quest, they decide to constantly retweet and post links to random articles that all say the same thing. "10 ways to be better at Facebook" or "The all-inclusive guide to Twitter" are a few titles that I have seen constantly. I am sure many of you reading this article have also seen these. Well, ladies and gentlemen, here is my message to you: STOP! JUST FUCKING STOP!
I am so tired of seeing some asshole who proclaims to be a "social media expert" do absolutely nothing but re-post other people's articles a million times. If you want to be a "social media expert" (which is a bullshit claim to begin with), then the title has to be given and earned. People have called me a "social media expert" before and I play the bullshit card. I love social media and all the ins and outs of it, but expert? No sir, I have a lot more to learn before you can call me that. I don't write about social media because I wan't to tell people I know everything there is to know. I write about it because I enjoy writing out my thoughts. And since social media is a passion of mine, you all get to read my thoughts on social media. That's it.
Have I rewritten topics that a bazillion other people have written about? Yes, absolutely. But it's mainly to harbor my thoughts and organize them. Not to be the "cool kid" behind a fucking computer screen. There is way too much content (of the same exact shitty topic) out there in the social media world. Want to be a "social media expert"? Stop fucking retweeting those shitty topics and write your own. Think of something different. Tie social media into medieval plagues. At least that will be creative and an interesting read.
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Iowa State senior guard Will Clyburn was very frank after the Cyclones' win over Oklahoma on Thursday: "I want some payback," said Clyburn. He was referring to his teams overtime loss to Kansas in Ames earlier this season. A loss that was marred by what the Cyclones faithful saw as poor officiating.
Only it wasn't just officiating that has the Cyclones wanting revenge. Elijah Johnson's breakway dunk in the final seconds of that game in Ames, when it was already decided, was tantamount to him giving Iowa State the middle finger. Well, at least it was in the Cyclones' players and fans eyes.
That game was played back on February 25th but it's now fresh on everyone's minds. Plenty of Iowa State fans stuck around the Sprint Center after Iowa State's quarter-final victory over the Sooners to see if Kansas would advance as well. They left in the second half once it was decidedly the Jayhawks' win.
As for Kansas? Their 91-63 victory over Texas Tech felt more like a practice game than anything else. After jumping out to a 15-2 lead, thanks to 12 points from Ben McLemore, Kansas' lead was cut to 2 with just over 3 minutes remaining in the first half. However a 7-0 run quickly changed things around giving Kansas a 9 point halftime lead.
It wasn't close again as Kansas built up a 31 point lead late in the game, eventually winning by 28. Afterward, the main question on everyone's tongue was about the third game against Iowa State.
"It could've went either way," said senior guard Travis Releford. He added that "it just happened to go our way both times." Forward Kevin Young had a bit more pivotal role in the game when it came to the bad officiating. He was called for what many believe was actually Jeff Withey's 5th foul, thus making many remember the late February game as 'the one where Withey had 6 fouls.' Young says he was definitely aware of the foul situation when the call was made. He also believed that he got a piece of the guy too, that's why he raised his hand. Many believe that because Young raised his hand, Withey was allowed to stay in the game.
Coach Bill Self's response? Hogwash. Well, maybe not hogwash, but a wash for sure. "I learned this from Coach Sutton, who's done this a really long time: Over a course of a season, over a course of a career, those calls balance out over time," said Self as he grinned and chuckled in his usual affable manner.
But Self realizes the situation for Iowa State and didn't want to diminish the importance of that game for the Cyclones, saying "I certainly understand their players and how they would feel. But the bottom line is, that's not on us."
Unfortunately for Self and his team that's never how Iowa State and their fans will see it. It'll make for an interesting semi-final matchup between the Jayhawks and Cyclones but really, when are teams not gunning for KU? "We're Kansas," says Young, "Everybody wants to bring us down. And we understand that."


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Aries (March 21 - April 19)
Some things are satisfying no matter how many times you do them but others need some shaking up every now and then. You're in the mood for something new. Do some exploring the next time you're on a leash. You'll be pleasantly surprised by what you find.
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You're in charge of the walk for a change, but you can't decide if you should hurry up and get to the park or slow down enough to smell every blade of grass. Luckily for you, your owner doesn't care either way. Sometimes the cell phone is a blessing in disguise.
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Gemini (May 21 - June 21)
The dog park needs someone to stir the pot and you're it. Taking the initiative is your role if only for the day. You do a fine job of getting a romp going and banishing all boredom. Your friends and even mere acquaintances consider you the answer to their hopes and wishes.
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Your memory is leading you around. When you see suitcases, you know exactly what it means. But why act like a dog on a short leash? Until the inevitable happens, you might as well try to relax and enjoy life instead of getting all emotional.
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Leo (July 23 - August 22)
You thought you could enjoy just about anyone's company but you finally meet someone who changes your opinion on the matter. It's not you, it's them. That doesn't make the situation any more palatable, though. If you're forced to share your doghouse, your best defense is a good nap.
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Chewing, it seems, is what gives you a sense of purpose in life. But when you choose your next victim, avoid the things your owners are the most attached to. It goes without saying that they're also the ones they've paid the most money for. Take your time in choosing.
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Libra (September 23 - October 22)
Life in the doghouse means nothing without its other inhabitants. You're completely about the other animals in your life, be they on two legs or four. So when your relationships are great, your life is great. And when they're awful -- well, you get the general idea. It's time to work on them, one by one.
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Scorpio (October 23 - November 21)
You can smell blood, literally. Your usual methodical modus operandi fails you today, though, because although your nose knows, your just can't find the source. No one and nothing can convince you that you were wrong. Even Sherlock Holmes occasionally missed a clue.
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Everything you do is both a form of effort and of play. You don't need it all spelled out for you to have a good time. Your humans, on the other hand, like to feel like they're accomplishing something. You get taken along for the ride, and that's all you need to have a blast. Enjoy.
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It feels like your humans are abandoning their family whenever they leave for work, but that could not be further from the truth. It's their way of bringing home the kibble, if that helps you understand it better. In any event, don't worry; you aren't out of sight, or out of mind.
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You need your freedom. Togetherness is wonderful but only in slightly smaller doses. You have to take action if you want to retain your sanity or avoid the chokehold that the collar has become. It won't take much. A little bit of freedom works wonders. Break away.
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Some days your owner's words are like ringing a bell and on other days their commands are more ambiguous. It's one of those confusing kinds of days. You just can't sit fast enough, if sitting is even what your human wants you to do. You just can't expect too many biscuits.
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Kath Price and the mat-making volunteers have been busy in the textile traditions gallery this afternoon, making a community rug as part of the The Traces Of Wearmouth Project designed by Ian Potts. The next textile demonstration is on 14 May with the Knitting and Crochet Guild from 1 - 3pm.
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Sarah Phillips Tabbed as Moe's Athlete of the Week
DAHLONEGA, GA - Sarah Phillips has been named the
Moe's Southwest Grill North Georgia Athlete of the Week after
going 2-0 last weekend, leading the #2 team in the country to four
season-opening victories the sports information office announced on
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The junior was nearly unhittable in three appearances last weekend at the Aiken Early Bird Tournament, tossing 14.1 innings and allowing just five hits and no earned runs while striking out 22 batters.
The Powell, Ohio, native picked up complete game victories in each of North Georgia's first two wins of the season, starting off against Mount Olive and recording the 5.0 inning complete game win, allowing one hit and no earned runs while striking out seven.
She then blanked Erskine, giving up four hits and striking out nine Flying Fleet batters. Phillips saw action in the Saints' final game of the weekend against Chowan, coming on in relief and striking out six batters and not allowing a hit in 2.1 innings of work out of the pen. Opponents combined to hit just .100 over the weekend against the First-Team All-American.


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XFC 18: Music City Mayhem Set to be Nashville's Biggest Draw on Friday with Stacked Card on HDNet Fights
Xtreme Fighting Championships returns to action this Friday, live on AXStv from the Nashville Municipal Auditorium. The event will be the third in Tennessee in 2012, as the promotion continues its Southeastern tour.
XFC President and matchmaker John Prisco has supplied yet another set of great match ps. "Going to be a memorable night for all those in attendance and watching live on HDNet/AXStv. A night no MMA fan will want to miss," says Prisco.
The live action will begin when two middleweight contenders face off as Joe Ray enters the cage against Tennessee's own, Dustin West. Ray, who is known for pushing the pace and punishing his opponents with an array of Muay Thai style strikes, will be looking to earn his third straight victory.
West, a former U.S. Marine, will make his second XFC appearance in 2012 and will attempt to show XFC fans why he could one day be fighting for the Middleweight gold. The match has fight of the night written all over it and it's only the beginning.
The evening will also feature a women's bout, with Heather "Hurricane" Clark taking on veteran Avery Vilche. Vilche enters the fight on short notice in place of injured Sofia Bagherdai.
Vilche will have her hands full with the Hurricane, as Clark will be on a mission to redeem herself following a doctor's stoppage at XFC 16. Clark will likely set the pace for this fight as she looks to send a message to the other Female competitors under the XFC banner. It is rumored that a win over Vilche could earn Clark a rematch with Marianna Kheyfets, something she and XFC fans have both been campaigning for.
Heavyweights will collide for the Co-Main event of the evening at XFC 18 as Scott Barrett will take on challenger Gabe Salinas-Jones, in the "biggest" fight of the evening. Barrett, who last fought Carmelo Marrero at XFC 15, will need to keep the fight standing if he wants to get the win over GSJ.
Salinas-Jones has made some bold statements leading into the bout, hinting that "Barrett was in for a one-sided beat down." This will be Salinas-Jones first XFC appearance since beating Parker Porter with a first round submission at XFC 13. XFC fans will be in for a heavy-hitting fight when these two fighters meet on Friday evening.
XFC 18 will come to a grand finale, with the highlighted Middleweight fight of the evening. UFC vet John Salter will take on Reggie Pena. Pena, a Florida native and XFC vet will challenge the wrestling skills of Salter with his own. Known for pulling out improbable victories over tough opponents, Pena will be looking for another upset win when he takes on Salter in his home state.
Salter will be making his XFC debut and looking to make the proper impressions to the promotion and the XFC fans watching. The Middleweight division, which has become one of the most exciting in the XFC, will put to the test two more phenomenal fighters. With that, we add another Fight of The Night contender to end the event.
As always the XFC card will feature the next generation of both local and national rising talents, giving some of country's most promising fighters a chance to showcase their abilities on a national stage. XFC 18: Music City Mayhem comes to fans live from Nashville Municipal Auditorium with doors opening for the event at 7PM.
Fights air live on HDNet/AXS TV at 10PM ET. XFC 18 is presented by ICRealTime Security Solutions and dedicated to COLTON. For more information on the event, go to www.officialxfc.com. Follow the promotion daily on Twitter and Facebook (@OfficialXFC).
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Banana Cream Pie
Best Pie Bakeoff 2008 Entry #16
Our weekend pie extravaganza continues today with four more pies entered in our Bakeoff. This one is a homestyle classic - but improved. It has homemade vanilla pudding, a soggy-proof crumb crust, and a way to use up overripe bananas. Sounds good to us! Read all about EJ's banana cream pie and how she designed this version of a classic.
This made me think of using the crumb crust from my favorite cheesecake recipe. I have been making this pie at all seasons of the year ever since, and unorthodox as it is, it often graces holiday tables in my family.
Why is this the BEST pie recipe you've got? It's easy to make and is a popular way to use up super-ripe bananas, but the real reason it's a gem is that the crust is soggyness-proof and complements the flavor of the vanilla pudding and bananas beautifully. This pie is a great dessert after a fancy dinner, but add a nice cup of coffee and it also makes a fabulous (though not perhaps extra healthy!) breakfast.
9 graham crackers (equals 1 cup crumbs)
1/4 cup walnuts or filberts
2 tablespoons sugar
6 tablespoons melted butter
Crust directions:
Preheat oven to 350 degrees Fahrenheit.
Pulverize the graham crackers and nuts in a blender or food processor. (If you are very low tech and don't have these appliances, place the graham crackers in a sturdy ziplock bag and smash them with a rolling pin, and grind the nuts in a rotary hand grinder.)
Place the graham cracker crumbs, nuts, sugar, and butter in a medium bowl and stir carefully until fully incorporated. The crust will still be crumbly at this stage. Pour the crust mixture into a 9" or 10" pie plate, and press it against the sides and bottom until it is firm and evenly distributed.
Bake 5 minutes at 350 degrees, then place on a wire rack to cool while you make the filling.3 tablespoons cornstarch 1/2 cup sugar Pinch salt 3 cups milk 1 egg plus 1 egg yolk 2 tablespoons butter 2 teaspoons vanilla 2 large or 3 small very ripe bananas
Filling directions:
Measure cornstarch, sugar, and salt into a medium saucepan and stir carefully. Add milk, egg, and egg yolk, and whisk until combined. Place the saucepan over medium heat and stir carefully with a rubber spatula or wooden spoon until the filling comes to a quiet simmer. Continue to stir for 60-90 seconds.
Remove from heat, pour through a strainer into a medium bowl. Carefully stir butter and vanilla into filling and set aside.
Working quickly, peel the bananas and slice them into 1/4"-1/2" slices. Arrange the slices in the pie crust (which should have cooled slightly by now). Pour the filling mixture over the bananas and smooth the top. Refrigerate until well chilled, then serve!
Note: You will probably have some extra filling left over – but since the filling is essentially a basic vanilla pudding, you can just put it in pudding dishes and enjoy!
(Images: EJ)
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i <3 banana cream pie! I'll have to try this, thanks! :)
It looks and sounds like very tasty cream pie. I also have to try this.
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The Fluvanna County Sheriff's Office will present a new safety initiative to the school board Wednesday. It makes sure all schools, both private and public, operate and respond in the same way during a crisis situation.
"My goal was to take a look at all of the plans for the public and the private schools and see how close can we come to parallel all of those plans and make them a little more consistent," said Fluvanna County Sheriff Ryant Washington.
A $160,000 grant from the state is helping to fund the project. It will allow teachers and staff to learn what to do in situations that may involve violence with a weapon, or how to deal with a disgruntled visitor.
Sheriff Washington wants the local school system to be prepared.
"There are some common language, what is a code red and what does it mean?" said Washington. "That way, a code red in one school means the same thing in another school, so that any administrator or any staff member tending one school versus the other, they automatically know what that signifies."
Washington say he's not looking to get rid of any plans each school has in place, but instead add a level of consistency throughout the area.
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Admit it. This is the C3 you'd build, if you had the chance.
You'd look for one that's been a driver, with more than a few thousand miles on it, one that's still mostly—if not totally—original, but showing some signs of wear. You'd update it with an upgraded stock engine, wheels and tires that add a classic look, and finish it off with your own styling cues that add flair without looking garishly out of place.
But you'd likely be finished in less time than Paul Dexter took to get this '71 Stingray done his way. An engineer who worked overseas, Dexter found this Ontario Orange coupe during a trip to, of all places, Ontario (Hamilton, Ontario, Canada, to be exact). "I drove it on that vacation, then from my New York house to my brother's house in Rhode Island, and put it in storage there."
His plan was to keep the '71 while working overseas for the next five years. "That turned into 20 years, and then I went down to the Virgin Islands for 13 more," says Dexter. "[The car] remained in storage up until about four years before I retired."
That's where Xtreme Restorations in North Smithfield, Rhode Island, enters the story. First up for shop owner Todd Lewis: getting the '71 started again after its long sleep. As Dexter recalls, "He put a battery in it, fed a little gas into the carburetor, then I cranked it over maybe four or five times, and the damn thing started up!"
While the more than two decades of downtime had kept the low-mileage (26,000 original miles) Vette in decent shape, a frame-off restoration was nevertheless initiated. Dexter continues the story: "I said, 'If we're going to do a frame-off, let's look at the engine.' I knew that he would have to go into it, even though it had been preserved well."
Instead of restoring the RPO LS5 454 big block, Xtreme's Richard Desautels made it into an "LS5.5," thanks to an 0.030-inch overbore, plus items like a set of iron World Products heads, Speedpro 10:1 pistons, and an aluminum Edelbrock intake sporting a 750-cfm Holley. Backing it would be a Gearstar-built 4L60E in place of the original Turbo-400.
For an exhaust system, some off-the-shelf header/side-pipe systems were considered but ultimately rejected. "They weren't fitting correctly with those new heads on the engine," says Dexter. Xtreme's Lewis suggested a nearby shop he'd worked with before, and it was this shop's techs who turned the pair's preliminary sketches into the custom-fitted side-pipe configuration seen here. "They look absolutely perfect and sound fantastic," says Dexter of the period-correct-looking exhausts.
Along with the engine, transmission, and exhaust, other deviations from stock included an L88-style hood with ghost flames and "454" Bowtie emblems, "gold-line" Nitto 555 radials on Schott Velocity wheels, and 3.73 rear gears to replace the Positraction's stock 3.07s. "They really make it pop right out of the hole," says Dexter. "I wanted it to get up and go—I don't want to cruise on the highway with it. I did it to really impress people when taking off from a dead stop, and it'll do that for sure."
"Impressive" is also a word that describes how Dexter's C3 performs overall. "It's really beautiful," he says, noting that the car is a trophy winner when he shows it near his home on Florida's "First Coast."
As for the stock parts that came off during the three-and-a-half year project, Dexter decided to hang on to them. "If I ever decide to sell the car, that's a plus for a future buyer who may want to turn it back to completely original," he says.
Let's say you decided to build a vintage Vette much the same way that Dexter did, while keeping the original parts. You'd also want to follow his advice about where to get your project done. "You should really search out a good restoration shop that's got the credentials," he says. "Research some of the projects they've done, and assure yourself that you're going to get quality work. I did that, and it worked out really well."


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Gloria Ruth "Susie" Holliday, 71, Tipton, died on Saturday, Dec. 1, 2012, at Methodist Hospital in Indianapolis.
A homecoming celebration of her life will be held at 12 p.m. Saturday at the Porter Funeral Home, 726 East North St., Tipton. Susie's family will receive friends from 10 a.m. to the time of services at Porter's. Online condolences are available at porterfh.com.
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Death of a Salesman: My grandfather, Jack Postaer.
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Advertising runs in our blood. My father was in it for 50 years, the "P" in RPA is his. My brothers are both practitioners in Adland. Jeremy even found a way to make money as a voice-over. Can you say "Bing?" Before retiring, my mother was an art buyer for several Chicago agencies, including FCB, when they still called it that. And then there's me. I took to this business as if God himself told me to.
Yet maybe we need to go back farther than my father, to this man, Jack Postaer. My grandfather earned a living actually selling stuff, as a green grocer and later a cab driver. As a teenager he sold ice from the back of a truck, this when they still used horses. Air conditioning was called Lake Michigan. And people surfed the radio. Obviously, I don't remember him as a workingman (he retired when my memory started!) but some years ago I went through a period when I asked him untold questions about his youth, where he lived, how it was…
My grandfather lived much of his life on Chicago's south side, going to Maxwell Street to buy and barter: eBay from a truck bay. Hard core retail. For men like Jack, the American dream meant selling. During the Great Depression, selling even harder.
Maybe the Postaer gene for it, then, started with him.
Jack Postaer and his long line of salesmen
When my dad got his first "career" job, writing copy for the venerable Sears Roebuck Catalog, Jack was mighty proud. Brokenhearted when he quit, to write jingles on Michigan Avenue. Much, much later when I started my career at the famous Leo Burnett Company, Gramps was over the moon. If, on occasion, The Chicago Tribune's George Lazarus deemed one of us worthy of his column the phone rang before we got the paper. Jack understood the greatness in selling and loved that we got it, too.
Grandpa Jack died yesterday, peacefully, at the age of 99. I'll bet the silver dollar he once gave me that when he sees Leo Burnett in Heaven he'll be sure and show him those clippings.
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John Wisneski
Contact Information
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Business School, Room 660A
- Senior Lecturer of Management
- Co-Director of the MBA Consulting Academy
- Bloomington
- Ph.D., Indiana University (in progress)
- M.B.A., University of Notre Dame
- B.S., University of Dayton
Professional Experience
- Accenture (1996-2009)
Awards, Honors & Certifications
- MBA Teaching Excellence Award, 2013
- MSIS Outstanding Faculty Award, 2013
- MBA Teaching Excellence Award, 2012
- MSIS Outstanding Faculty Award, 2012
- Kelley School of Business Trustees Teaching Award, 2011
- Kelley School of Business Innovative Teaching Award, 2010-2011
- MBA Teaching Excellence Award, 2011
- MSIS Outstanding Faculty Award, 2010
Professional Interests
Strategic problem solving, Management Consulting work processes, Project Management
Current Projects
- Research on best practice and building a corporate transfer culture.
Selected Publications
Wisneski, J.E. (2013). So, you want to be a business professor? Business Horizons, 56, 551-559.
- Wisneski, J.E. (2012). Opps, what did I just buy? Arlington Heights Veterinary Clinic Case Study. (internal Kelley publication).
- Wisneski, J.E. & McMullen, J. (2010). The Greenhouse Project: If at first you don't succeed, try, try again? (internal Kelley publication).
- Conlon, E.J. & Wisneski, J.E. (2004, June), Ambiguity and Sunk Cost Effects. Poster session presented at the 2004 Annual Academy of Management Meeting, New Orleans, LA.


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The musical group Roots of American Music traces the development of both black and white America. Through descriptions of the songs and the context within which they were written and performed, the group both entertained and educated the audience about our musical heritage.
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Customer Satisfaction Surveys
What Do Your Customers Think?
Ever wonder what customers are saying about you? Want glowing Yelp or Google reviews? Wish you could get that Facebook fan number up? In a competitive marketplace where social media has given the customer voice center stage, now more than ever it's critical to know exactly what your customers think. Engaging your customers from the inside out, and making sure everyone in your company shares the same vision—across departments, touch points, and geographies—are vital components to the health and success of your business.
Not only will consumer surveys and Net Promoter Score analysis help you understand the factors that strengthen relationships, boost sales, and build customer loyalty, but they'll also help you define and set goals for short- and long-term decision making.
Ultimately, customer surveys will help you get major street cred for your company, product, or service, and drive the growth of your business.
Why Customer Surveys?
A consumer survey will help you pin down your customers' likes, dislikes, and the areas of improvement that exist. For example, what does the average customer think about your prices? Too high? Just right? How well is your staff doing on customer service, or how well does your client success team understand the growing needs of your customers—and prospects? Is there anything at all about the customer experience that turns off your users? You might even send out a survey to figure out why clients stop doing business with you, how you might win them back, and how you can prevent customer losses in the future. Empower your employees to meet milestones based on client needs. And, if you're developing a new product or updating an existing one, customers can provide you with invaluable feedback about design and functionality. Oftentimes, users will shed light on problems that would have otherwise been missed.
Where to Start
So what are the right questions to ask, and when should you ask them?
This depends on your goals, and what exactly you're trying to find out or improve. Here are a few common areas that many business owners address with customer satisfaction surveys.
- Product/service performance. Your local spa might survey clients who haven't used their massage services for months to identify what went wrong, and what staff can do to win clients back. A customer feedback survey can also be a good tool to measure employee performance and how each person's role is tied to client satisfaction.
- Product feedback. A camping goods company launching a new product line might create an online survey to send to customers who've just made a purchase. Did that new and revolutionary tent fabric weather the elements? The results could reveal valuable insights on how to improve product features or address design flaws.
- New product development. A beverage company might send out a customer satisfaction survey to create or launch new formulations and leverage new opportunities. Should they look into launching health drinks? Does that mean sugar-free or low calorie? Survey data can reveal what customers are likely to guzzle down (or not).
- Customer loyalty. Surveys can help you discover your most loyal customers and influencers. Brand champions, power users, brand loyalists, brand heroes. No matter what you call them, they're your answer to knowing exactly what you're doing right, what to keep doing, and what to start doing. Showing customers that you're listening goes a long way.
- Keeping in touch. Customer satisfaction surveys are a great tool to drive regular communication between you and your customers. Ask them how they're doing, what suggestions they might have, and consider offering loyal customers swag or rewards for answering your surveys.
- Market research. Want to grow a new service area? Get to know potential target markets by first sending out an online survey to find out more about demographics, such as age, gender, income, hobbies, etc.
- Establish performance goals. Now that you've got all of this great actionable data, you need to make sure feedback is implemented. Use customer feedback surveys to reach back out to customers and measure your progress over regular periods of time. Leverage what you've learned from this valuable data to rake in revenue and improve customer and employee satisfaction and loyalty.
- Management reporting. Customer satisfaction survey data can also help managers identify key drivers and metrics they should track across departments and roles.
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Go. Fight. Win. Well, maybe it's more like: Ask, Listen, and Win. In addition to using methodologically-sound questions in the key areas already mentioned, you'll also want to follow these tips for creating a great survey:
- Be clear. Say you're surveying on customer satisfaction for a hotel stay. Don't make your respondents guess what you mean. Tell them. Ask if the room service was prompt, if the swimming pool was clean, if the check-in clerk was friendly, if their bed was comfortable, and so on.
- Be specific. Don't ask questions about general concepts or ideas; ask about specific concepts or ideas (i.e. being "a good person" is general; being "polite to waiters" is specific). A question that focuses on a specific concept is known as a "construct-specific" question ("construct" is really just a fancy word for concept).
- Ask a lot of questions. Asking multiple specific questions instead of one general question will not only make your questions easier to answer for your respondents, but it will also make your data easier to analyze and act on. Did your waiter let you know about the specials of the day? Did he take our order promptly? Was he able to answer all of your questions? Was he able to coordinate the timing of your courses?
No matter what goal you're working toward, you'll get closer to rockstar status if you're armed with a plan of action on how you'll use these new insights. You'll also want to conduct surveys regularly—aim for once or twice a year—to gain a better understanding of where you should focus your customer satisfaction efforts, and how to follow through. Being consistent about soliciting and analyzing feedback is crucial if you want to continue to deliver great results.
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In the first article of this series (December 2007), the author covered the underlying assumptions of cultures-in-action and how human reasoning and resulting decisions impact performance and reliability. In the second installment (January 2008), he addressed how functional Collaborative Design tools contribute to creating a culture of reliability. This month, he discusses the implementation process of Collaborative Design and how it sustains a culture of reliability-in-action.
The ability to sustain a culture of reliability-inaction rests in the ability to create informed choice in decision making based on balancing control through expanded discussability. The result is the co-creation of psychological safety for all involved. To surpass current levels of performance requires uncovering hidden performance bottlenecks. Many teams sincerely believe they are open and honest, yet remain blind to the deeper assumptions and issues inhibiting performance.
Collaborative Design is most effective when the stakes, either in substance or perception, are high. Implementation of such a high-performance system calls for going beyond traditional change and training methods. Requirements are:
These criteria reflect the same plan as do the check cycles we have come to know. Where Collaborative Design differs, however, is in using functional tools to validate the productive expansion of discussability, while examining underlying assumptions and their associated costs from the get-go.
Participants learn how to work from their internal dialogues (what is thought or felt but not typically verbalized, including tacit knowledge). This approach fosters more accurate hearing of inference, resulting in a shifting of understanding about how decisions-in-action are created. The result is coming to understand the distinction between advocating a strategy (an espoused theory of what needs to done) and what it takes to produce the strategy. This sets the table for profound change and increased performance.
More precise data is available including: untested theories, standards and emotions resting in peoples' heads (about leadership style, personal effectiveness, what is motivating others, etc.). These belief systems are safely revealed and the underlying assumptions informing them are extractable and manageable. Without uncovering the underlying reasoning, it is highly likely that the culture and its fear patterns will define what change is acceptable, rather than root-cause change of the culture. Instead of learning about performance bottlenecks six months or a year down the implementation path, teams uncover and manage issues early. This is preventive maintenance at its best, but applied to the human decisionmaking system.
Scary and exciting
The examining of decision-making-in-action is both scary and exciting for those first exposed to Collaborative Design. Many theorists, managers and teams believe they are honest and open—nothing is undiscussable, they typically relate. What a humbling experience it is when Collaborative Design reveals that what they say and what they do are different and that this misalignment impacts performance.
Outage lessons-learned sessions or root-cause analyses (see "Why Some Root-Cause Investigations Don't Prevent Recurrence," by Randall Noon, Maintenance Technology, December 2007) for example, often can fall short. That's because many of the most important topics are not discussed in a public forum, but rather in hallways, private offices or parking lots, thus fragmenting concerns and issues and hindering learning. When carefully examining human reasoning and decision making-in-action, users of Collaborative Design quickly come to realize cultures can vary, but underlying human reasoning and assumptions vary little.
Collaborative Design integrates management development and business applications into one compact business system. Team-building, leadership, continuous learning, self-assessment, etc. are not fragmented out into separate subject matter in the hopes that some skills will transfer to the job. Work management processes, defect elimination, RCM, improved outage and turnaround efficiencies, better sales calls, enhanced managerial leadership and coaching competence are fertile ground for Collaborative Design because all of these business applications rest on human reasoning and the decisions that result from it (Fig. 1).
Perhaps most importantly, Collaborative Design points out that misalignment-in-action is not due to some character flaw or innate human badness. Rather, the power of Collaborative Design rests in its promise to productively reveal assumptions that typically aren't questioned.
Implementation of the basic Collaborative Design process is as follows. While there are important nuances, not all can be explored within the scope of this month's article.
Role of the Invitationalist…
To start, you can't do it alone. A knowledgeable, external "Invitationalist" (part teacher, facilitator, consultant and mutual learner) who can quickly verify his or her competence in functional tool application. Can the teacher ethically walk the talk? The role of the Invitationalist is to:
Without an Invitationalist modeling tool application, productively uncovering limiting, underlying assumptions and undiscussabililty is unlikely.
Steps in the process…
Initial introduction of Collaborative Design starts at the executive level. The speed and precision of the installation are directly proportional to the level of executive involvement. No big surprise. The process begins with the steps in "Phase 1: Individual Development" (refer to Fig. 2 below).
As a starting point, conducting the Learning Exercise is essential. This unique activity creates an invitation by setting up an informed choice to learn. It is a fact finding and definitional process, combined with a peek under the blanket, revealing the vision and potential of Collaborative Design and its functional tools. The Exercise uses learner data, introduces the notion of internal dialogue and private reasoning, establishes effective and ineffective decision making patterns, and drives down the anxiety associated with mistakes and costs out the impact of private reasoning and undiscussability.
Based on the Learning Exercise experience, the Invitationalist and the group begin to practice Collaborative Design from the start by designing the project plan and assuring a reasonable project timeline for learning functional tools. The objective of Phase 1 is to validate tool application in daily business. This application prepares the first contingent of participants to learn how to learn from direct experience— something that is crucial for skill transfer and future sustainability, since functional tool users actually experience the value of application and its dilemmas.
Applying Collaborative Design, participants learn how to use audio taped data to collect cultural decision-making datain- action. Taped data, when properly introduced and managed will meet confidentiality and legal requirements. Participants audio tape record selected meetings in which they participate; just like monitoring equipment in action. Action data is important and fosters the quickest learning because it doesn't rely on someone's singular interpretation of a crucial meeting. Instead, it provides a directly observable record that can be publicly examined, leading to more than one interpretation. Participants can determine the root cause of their decision-making and behavioral gaps, and can begin to hear their application of the functional tools as they seek to close gaps and measure the value. This is critical for validation.
With Collaborative Design Case Analysis Tools, each participant creates a compact action case [Ref. 2] based on a selected decision making point deemed important by the participant. Using the action data, participants meet one-on-one with the Invitationalist and seek to uncover their root-cause assumptions, personal issues, patterns and the business costs of their decisionmaking- in-action while practicing functional tools. This is the heart of personal reflection.
Each participant designs personal solutions to identified gaps, preparing and practicing before trying to apply. It is here that data drives theory about root cause; is the problem linked to conflict resolution, leadership or a lack of common definitions, etc.? Hence, behavior is changed by altering reasoning patterns based on action data first, rather than, as traditional applications do, by focusing solely on manipulating behavior or forcing patterns into preconceived, theoretical models.
An important role for the Invitationalist during this early phase is pointing out that skill application varies by individual. Some will quickly migrate to use, others more slowly. Skill expansion is directly proportional to the willingness to take risks, make mistakes, build a pool of experience and engage in continuous practice. The Invitationist helps participants stretch their risk-taking and supports when failures occur.
With the agreed upon solution in place, the participant, with the required help of the Invitationalist, applies the solution in action and validates the effectiveness. If needed, the Invitationalist may conduct follow-up quality-assurance interviews with staff who were involved in the Collaborative Design application. "Phase 2: Team Co-Creation" (refer to Fig. 3) now can begin.
After working on their personal cases, the executive group reconvenes, shares cases, builds its theory of decision making-in-action, validates costs and the value of investing in change and begins to expand the application by digging deeper into the executive teams' co-created decision making and its associated costs in the moment. With the individual learning under their belts, team members are now ready to expand the application and examine other team co-created decisions. The value is ratcheted up and the functional tools mitigate any risk, so no one is "making a career decision" by pointing out undiscussable or "spin" issues.
The executive team validates its collective ability to produce Collaborative Design and the enhanced business value. For example, a vice president and his team discovered they could do strategy building in three hours instead of three days because they came to understand how they confused, argued and spun future scenarios that were only empirically testable, but acted as if their definitions and scenarios were accurate and true. The result had been little or no decisions and/or compromise at best.
With gap detected and value confirmed, the executive group identifies and invites the next group of stakeholders to participate in the learning, usually a group or mix of groups that have high potential competitive impact.
Now, it's on to the final step…
The process repeats itself.
Importance of practice
I once observed a seasoned mechanic working on a motor. The first things I noticed were how quickly and assuredly his hands moved; how quickly he used his tools and removed the motor from its mounting brackets; how quickly he broke the bolts, disassembled the motor, diagnosed, found and fixed the problem. He then reassembled the unit just as quickly.
When I marveled at his skill, he looked at me incredulously and remarked, "Good grief, I've been practicing for 30 years. Of course, when I started, I always busted my knuckles just like everyone else."
Learning functional tools is no different, although each individual's rate of skill acquisition can vary. In addition, as mistakes are made and knuckles are busted, issues of error avoidance, mistakes and looking incompetent will raise their heads over and over again. It never goes away—and there will be substantial pressure to return to the status quo from all quarters. There are some rather predictable stages of learning through which teams typically pass (see Fig. 4). They are:
In summary
Collaborative Design is a new generation of change application. Its vision is to maximize performance while maintaining human dignity. Not surprisingly, there are some predictable stages that learners must go through to achieve a culture-of-reliability and the promise of high performance.
Collaborative Design can be used in any business application, but it is at its best when the stakes are high, either in substance or perception. Like any application built on continuous learning, its results have been encouraging and, as should be, new frontiers are always revealed. Given the fact that it engages human reasoning and the resulting decision-making process, Collaborative Design can be applied in any business setting. MT


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The U.N. Human Rights Committee has released its 2014 periodic report on our compliance with the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights (ICCPR). Some of you will be interested in this international perspective on human rights in the United States, and some of you decidedly will not, but it's worth summarizing in any case. You can find a link to the full report in Word format here.
The gist:
Death Penalty -- They like the fact that we've stopped executing minors, but they hate the fact that the system is still racially discriminatory, generates false convictions, and may be administered using inhumane lethal injection drugs.
Drones -- They don't like the fact that there are no clear standards regulating the use of drones, and they have noted--and disapprove of--the high number of innocent civilian casualties who have fallen victim to drone strikes.
Gun Violence -- They don't like racial disparities in the application of Stand Your Ground laws, they have concerns about Stand Your Ground laws in general, and they don't like the fact that gun purchases occur with no background checks.
Police Use of Deadly Force -- They don't like the fact that U.S. police forces use tasers so casually, and they disapprove of the high number of legal extrajudicial shootings committed by police officers, especially in major cities.
Torture -- They don't like the fact that mental torture is still legal and, by all accounts, still put to use.
Extraordinary Rendition ("Refoulment") -- They don't like the fact that the United States exports prisoners to torture-friendly countries for interrogation or detention.
Trafficking and Forced Labor -- They don't like the fact that undocumented immigrants are often trapped into forced-labor "contracts."
Immigrants -- They don't like the fact that immigrants do not receive adequate counsel, they don't like policies permitting the indefinite detention of immigrants, and they don't like the fact that undocumented immigrants often do not receive access to health care.
Domestic Violence -- They don't like the fact that law enforcement agencies aren't required to protect survivors of domestic violence from their abusers, and they're concerned that domestic violence cases are not adequately prosecuted on American Indian reservations.
Corporal Punishment -- They don't like the fact that American schools still sanction paddling, and that it is put to use in prisons as well.
Psychiatric Treatment -- They don't like the fact that patients are often drugged unnecessarily and against their will.
Homelessness -- They don't like municipal and state codes that criminalize the homeless as a class.
Detention -- They don't like the frequent and casual use of solitary confinement.
Guantanamo Bay -- They don't like the fact that we still haven't shut down Camp X-Ray and transferred the detainees into appropriate courts for processing.
NSA Surveillance -- They don't like the surveillance program as a whole, though it's worth noting that most of their recommendations line up with the Obama administration's proposed NSA policy reforms.
Juvenile Courts -- They like the fact that we've stopped sentencing minors to life without parole for nonviolent offenses, but they still have grave concerns about the criminalization of minors as a group and our criminal justice system's practice of trying minors as adults.
Voting Rights -- They're concerned that voter ID statutes may suppress votes, they believe the felon voter restoration process needs to be more accessible and transparent, and they believe the District of Columbia should have full voting representation.
Rights of Indigenous People -- They don't like the fact that American Indian tribal authorities are not always party to discussions regarding sacred ground that is not located on reservations, or the environmental effects of industries located near reservations.
None of these requests are entirely unreasonable, and they're in general alignment with what the U.S. civil liberties community has been asking for, too. Incorporating the U.N. Human Rights Committee's report into our activism on these topics couldn't hurt--and might help, as it indicates how many of our domestic policies are received internationally.


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Candidates in New York will have a second bite at the apple if they don't secure major- or minor-party lines.
They've always been able to get what's called an independent line, but in years past, they had to get the signatures for the independent line before party primaries or candidate designations.
This time, it's the other way around — after the constituted parties have made their decisions, candidates who are turned away can get a line of their own making.
An independent line is not the same thing as the Independence Party, mind you. Think of the Taxpayers Party, for example. If you get the right number of signatures — in the case for congressional races, it's 3,500 — you can get on a party line that you make up. In Western New York, Jack Davis ran on a so-called "Tea Party" line in last year's special for NY26. The Rent Is Too Damn High is another instance of this tactic.
Major-party primaries for Congress will take place on June 26. The first day to start circulating independent petitions is July 10.
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Cardinals make excellent symbols for a joyous Christmas celebration9:26 am | December 24, 2012
The clock's ticking down to another Christmas, and I want to take this opportunity to wish my readers a Merry Christmas. I hope everyone enjoys a great Christmas that, just might, also include watching some birds.
Often, when we think of the birds of the winter season, our thoughts focus on some of the less-than-colorful feeder visitors — the brown sparrows and wrens, the black and white chickadees, the drab American Goldfinches so unlike the vivid appearance they will adopt during the summer.
There's one bird, however, that stands out in any season. The Northern Cardinal, especially the brilliant red male, looks quite dramatic against a winter backdrop of snow white, deep green or drab gray.
The Northern Cardinal belongs to a genus of birds known as Cardinalis in the family Cardinalidae. There are only two other species in this genus, and they range across North America and into northern South America.


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The Office of the State Courts Administrator (OSCA) provides information and brief write-ups about newsworthy events happening in and around the Florida court system.
2014 Court News Events
The Statewide Guardian ad Litem Program Announces
Judge Cindy Lederman Has Been Awarded
The 2014 National CASA Judge of the Year Award
[Tallahassee, Florida] Alan Abramowitz, Executive Director of the Statewide Guardian ad Litem (GAL) Program, announced today that Judge Cindy S. Lederman, Miami-Dade Juvenile Court Judge, was named the 2014 National CASA Judge of the Year. The National CASA Association is a network of 933 programs that recruit, train and support volunteers to represent the best interests of abused and neglected children in the courtroom and other settings
In making the announcement Abramowitz stated, "Judge Lederman is a passionate supporter of the GAL Program and believes that every child in the dependency system should have a voice. Judge Lederman attends every GAL event, never missing an opportunity to compliment, encourage and empower our GAL volunteers. Local guardians love being in her courtroom because she not only validates the importance of what they do but also lets them know they are the critical eyes and ears of the court. Whenever newly-appointed judges come to dependency court, she makes a point of stressing the value and importance of the GAL Program and the GAL volunteers who are the foot soldiers of the dependency system and a voice for dependent children."
Every year, National CASA Association honors the outstanding contributions of a judge who has furthered the best interest of children through their support of the GAL Program. Jessica Allen, Miami-Dade Director of the GAL Program stated, "At the heart of every successful GAL Program are dedicated judges, and Judge Lederman has shown her dedication to children's issues and the GAL Program throughout her career. Her remarkable leadership includes such accomplishments as co-leading the team that created the Dade County Domestic Violence Court, helping to conceive of the Dependency Court Intervention Program for Family Violence, and co-creating the Miami Safe Start Initiative." Leaderman, who came to the bench in 1988, has served on countless committees, written articles, developed programs and research and spoken about the needs of dependent children with compassion and purpose.
Another highly regarded judge in Florida who has dedicated his professional life to bettering the lives of children and families is the Honorable William E. Gladstone. When asked about Judge Lederman, he stated, "In terms of her caring from the bench, and brilliant interdisciplinary research and program development, Cindy Lederman has become America's model dependency judge."
National CASA Chief Executive Officer, Michael Piraino congratulated the Florida GAL Program for nominating Judge Cindy Lederman by saying, "Judge Lederman has been a leader in Florida and nationally on behalf of abused and neglected children. We are proud to have her as an enthusiastic supporter of volunteer Guardians ad Litem and CASA programs."
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Justice R. Fred Lewis and Annette Boyd Pitts receive 2014 Sandra Day O'Connor Award
Posted January 24, 2014
Florida Supreme Court Justice R. Fred Lewis and Ms. Annette Boyd Pitts, executive director of the Florida Law Related Education Association, have received the 2014 Sandra Day O'Connor Award for the Advancement of Civics Education, conferred by the National Center for State Courts. The award recognizes Justice Lewis and Ms. Pitts for their joint work on Florida's Justice Teaching program andseveral other civics education programs.
Justice Teaching is a law-related education initiative that aims to partner a judge, lawyer, or other law-related professional with every elementary, middle, and high school in the state. The volunteer legal professionals undergo structured training and are furnished with proven teaching materials, ensuring they are well-prepared to create a lively and meaningful educational experience for the students.
Since the program's inception, more than 4,000 lawyers and judges have been trained by Justice Lewis and Ms. Pitts to serve as resources for Justice Teaching; currently, all of Florida's public schools—as well as nearly 400 of its private schools—have Justice Teaching volunteers.
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What the reasoning behind a need for this "bridge" scheduling? Any connection to more expansion?
The Southeastern Conference has finally taken the wraps off of the 2013 football schedule and you can find the full list of schedules — league games only, of course — right here.
And here are some rapidfire thoughts on everyone's slate of games:
Alabama – The Tide will trade a road game at Missouri for a road game at Kentucky. Their traditional rivalry with Tennessee still stands. Bama will host three straight SEC games in a four week span from October to November: Arkansas, then Tennessee, then LSU. The Tide will also play host to Ole Miss for a second straight year.
Arkansas – No Missouri yet. Instead a visit from South Carolina. The Razorbacks have a four-week span of Texas A&M, at Florida, South Carolina and at Alabama all before October 19th. The Hogs' new coach will get an early taste of life in the SEC. Arkansas will once again play LSU (in Baton Rouge) in their November 30th finale. The Hogs will trade Kentucky for Florida next year.
Auburn – The Tigers' ancient rivalry with Georgia lives on… and the Dawgs will once again visit the Plains. It's not a far trip, but still, get ready to hear UGA fans complain. AU will trade a road game at Vanderbilt for a road game to Tennessee.
Florida – The LSU/Florida TV favorite is alive and well. The Gators will travel to Baton Rouge next year. The Gators' trip to Texas A&M this season will be replace with a home date versus Arkansas next year.
Georgia – As noted above, the Dawgs will have to head to Auburn in back-to-back seasons. This season UGA supposedly caught the scheduling breaks. The bill comes due next year as Georgia has to open with South Carolina and LSU to start their SEC schedule (though both games will be in Athens). LSU replaces Ole Miss who visits Athens later this season. Georgia's final conference game next year will be against Kentucky on November 23rd as the Cats fall into place the week after UGA's trip to Auburn.
Kentucky – Big Blue fans will be thrilled that their series — yawn — with Mississippi State survives. Neither school seems to care much about that rivalry. At least State won't have to make a third straight trip to Lexington as they'll host UK next year. The Wildcats didn't get any favors as they'll have to over SEC plays against Florida, South Carolina (on the road), and Alabama in consecutive weeks from September 28th through October 12th. The home date with Alabama replaces this season's road trip to Arkansas.
LSU – Nope, the Florida game isn't going away. And instead of South Carolina visiting Baton Rouge — as was the case this season — the Tigers will travel to Georgia for their other East Division battle in 2013. The Tigers' late-season game with Ole Miss will move up the schedule to mid-October to make room for a November 23rd game with Texas A&M. The Tigers' final three SEC games will be at Alabama and then at home versus Texas A&M and Arkansas.
Miss. State – Yes, MSU and Kentucky will meet again. Next year the rivalry will move back to Starkville. South Carolina replaces Tennessee on the Bulldogs schedule next year and that game will be on the road. The Bulldogs will face a November run of South Carolina (road), Texas A&M (road), Alabama (home) and Arkansas (road).
Missouri – The Tigers will open their second SEC season with back-to-back October — not September, but October — road games at Vandy and Georgia. Due to Mizzou's SEC-free September, the Tigers will play eight SEC foes in a span of nine weeks next year. Ouch. They'll once again face Texas A&M — no Arkansas game yet — but at least that game will be in Columbia after three straight contests in College Station. The Tigers trade a home date with Alabama in 2012 for a road game at Ole Miss in 2013.
Ole Miss – The Rebels get it worse than the Tigers as they'll start their SEC season with three consecutive road games: at Vanderbilt (keeping that series alive), at Alabama and at Auburn. That trip to Bama will be the second in a row for Hugh Freeze's team. On the flipside, the Rebels will host four straight SEC foes between October 12th and November 23rd: Texas A&M, LSU, Arkansas, and Missouri. As noted just above, Missouri's visit will replace UM's trip to Georgia this season. Also, Texas A&M's trip to Oxford will be its second in as many years.
South Carolina – The Georgia game moves back to the start of the SEC slate. (Steve Spurrier will be happy as several UGA starters are likely to be suspended). South Carolina won't pick up Texas A&M yet, instead traveling to Arkansas. That game will be the first of three SEC road games in a row: at Arkansas, at Tennessee and at Missouri. The Gamecocks will trade LSU from this year's schedule for a November home game with Mississippi State next year. USC will end its SEC season with a visit from Florida in mid-November.
Tennessee – The Vols' schedule, like Alabama's, stays pretty much in order. The rivalry with the Tide shifts back to Tuscaloosa and the Vols will replace a road date with Mississippi State with a November home visit from Auburn.
Texas A&M – As noted previously, Texas A&M will have to make another trip to Ole Miss in 2013. In exchange, they'll be one of only three SEC squads to host three straight conference foes: Auburn, Vanderbilt and Mississippi State between October 19th and November 9th. The Aggies will close the season with road games at LSU and at Missouri.
Vanderbilt – Rather than hosting Auburn — as is the case in 2012 — the Commodores will travel to Texas A&M next season. Aside from that, it's pretty standard stuff for the Dores. The Ole Miss rivalry — one of the South's oldest — will live on for another year.
No permanent cross-division rivalries were killed this year as had been discussed.
Georgia at Auburn, Texas A&M at Ole Miss and Ole Miss at Alabama will all be repeat-venue games.
The SEC has also posted comments from associate commissioner Mark Womack right here.
Commissioner Mike Slive says that the 2013 schedule is another "bridge" schedule:
"As we began working on the 2013 football schedule, it became apparent that the conference would need another year of the 'bridge' schedule to make everything work. I appreciate the SEC transition team and our athletics directors, who came together to put this schedule in place. We look forward to starting with our new scheduling rotation in 2014."
You can bet that the league's negotiations with CBS and ESPN (regarding a new network in latter case) will play a role in what the 2014 slate and beyond will look like.
What the reasoning behind a need for this "bridge" scheduling? Any connection to more expansion?
@MrSEC GA has no room to complain. Theyve has a sissy schedule for years!
Dawg fans are not a bunch of cry babies like gamecock fans about the schedule. A wise man once said, it is what it is.
I like the schedule for Mizzou. It allows us to hopefully get some momentum going before we run into any of the really heavy hitters in the league. I just hope we can stay healthier next year... and generally just not suck as bad as we do this year.
Nope. Check out the last line of the story.
I think it has to do with ESPN and negotiations regarding a new SEC Network. I've been told by three sources that a nine-game schedule is not dead IF there's enough money on the table from ESPN to make it happen.
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