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Indiewire will provide regular updates of our predictions for the 86th Academy Awards through March 2nd, when the winners are announced.
"Jackass Presents: Bad Grandpa," Oscar winner? That's what were betting on for now, even if it makes sense for the only major contender generally -- "Dallas Buyers Club" -- to pick up a prize here. Its just that the makeup & hairstyling in "Dallas Buyers" really isn't as impressive as "Bad Grandpa" and the other nominee, "The Lone Ranger."
Nominees and predictions below. Check out all predictions in all the categories here.
The nominees:
"Dallas Buyers Club" Adruitha Lee and Robin Mathews
"Jackass Presents: Bad Grandpa" Stephen Prouty
"The Lone Ranger" Joel Harlow and Gloria Pasqua-Casny
Will win: "Jackass Presents: Bad Grandpa" Stephen Prouty
Could win: "Dallas Buyers Club" Adruitha Lee and Robin Mathews
Should win: : "Jackass Presents: Bad Grandpa" Stephen Prouty
Shoulda been here: "American Hustle"
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BOO | February 17, 2014 9:43 PM
The Lone Ranger could even win. They obviously don't give a shit about the poor quality of the movie in general, since it was nominated in 2 categories. I don't understand why Dallas Buyers Club is here. Is it because they put makeup on a man?
Kyle Kizu | January 27, 2014 7:37 PM
American Hustle should've gotten a nod solely for Christian Bale's horrendously beautifully comb over and Bradley Cooper's disgustingly amazing perm.
Dylan | January 13, 2014 8:54 PM
My Nominations (Best Makeup & Hairstyling):
Alec | January 11, 2014 7:25 PM
Bad Grandpa will defiantly win because the makeup was amazing. And yes...Jackass could be nominated for something!
Omer | January 10, 2014 5:11 AM
why not desolation of smaug??
Martina | January 2, 2014 7:04 PM
I think Jackass have to be nominated because it made a good fake grandpa. Now this is my list:
1. American Hustle
2. The Lone Ranger
3. Jackass
4. Catching Fire
5. The Great Gatsby
6. Rush
7. Dallas Buyers Club
8. Desolation of Smaug (the same makeup of An Unexpected Journey)
9. Hansel & Gretel
10. The Secret Life of Walter Mitty
Bey | January 1, 2014 12:56 PM
American hustle,The hunger games: catching fire and the great gatsby!
Erik393 | December 31, 2013 2:30 AM
I'm sorry but what the "F" are the academy voters thinking. Again with the Lone Ranger crap. And Bad Granda.... what a joke. For The Hobbit (2) to not get a nomination is messed up. But you're right Academy. Have the films with the easiest hair and makeup get the nominations. I remember the days when films like Narnia, Lord of the Rings, Passion of the Christ and certain horror films were nominated because they were the best and most difficult to pull off. I guess the voters decided to skip the Evil Dead remake, which had the best makeup this year hands down (next to the Hobbit)
lorna | December 29, 2013 4:27 PM
1. The Lone Ranger: a faultless makeup. A makeup that you can do on your own.
2. Jackass Presents: Bad Grandpa: it looks like a real oldman.
3. Catching Fire: futurist makeup from the Capitol. Enobaria's teeth. Effie's wigs. Sores made by the poisoned fog.
4. American Hustle: period film makeup and hairstyling. Christian Bale looks fat and ugly.
5. Dallas Buyers Club: Jared Leto transformation.
6. The Great Gatsby: period film hairstyling.
7. Hansel & Gretel: Spooky monsters.
lorna | December 29, 2013 4:16 PM
1. The Lone Ranger
2. Jackass: Bad Grandpa
3. Catching Fire
4. American Hustle
5. Dallas Buyers Club
6. The Great Gasby
7. Hansel & Gretel
FilmFan | December 29, 2013 1:20 AM
American hustle come on the hair.
Brett | December 19, 2013 5:12 PM
I can't believe people are predicting that a JACKASS movie could get nominated for something
Bard | December 19, 2013 7:28 AM
I think The Lone Ranger, American Hustle, The Hunger Games and Dallas Buyers Club will get nominated and that The Great Gatsby will win this one.
Sym | December 16, 2013 1:08 AM
I'm actually not surprised Catching Fire made the list. It had some AWESOME makeup and hair. Wouldn't be surprised if it got nominated for costumes as well.
Stan Robinson | December 14, 2013 8:38 PM
Stan Robinson | December 12, 2013 11:46 AM
Hansel and Gretel Witch Hunters is a strong makeup movie. The movie came out early n the year and wasn't "popular" but the prosthetic work on the witches and EDWARD the troll are outstanding and deserve a nod.
BOO | December 9, 2013 9:54 PM
Catching Fire should definitely be on here and I don't know why it isn't getting more hype in this and costumes but I do think it might not make it for no reason.
Heston | December 9, 2013 8:51 AM
Seriously , why isn't catching fire in this list ? Someone please explain this ! It doesn't make sense.
JD | December 2, 2013 7:55 PM
While the movie looks awful, the makeup in "Bad Grandpa" looks amazing. I still have a hard time believing that he's 40 and not 80.
Sam | December 1, 2013 10:56 PM
If The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug doesn't win it would just be ridiculous. Part One was already ripped off last year when it undeservedly lost to "Les Miserables".
Justin | November 29, 2013 6:03 AM
Why don't I see catching fire in this list ? They're definitely a possible winner !
The Brady Critic | October 14, 2013 1:14 PM
Will win: the hobbit 2
might win: the butler
should win: the hobbit 2
j david | October 5, 2013 10:06 PM
Twelve Years a Slave ,Prisoners and Rush should be contenders for makeup
james andrew | October 1, 2013 10:34 AM
watch for Prisoners to get some notice for make up


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Gates McFadden
"Sometime's a Tentacle is NOT Just a Tentacle"
25 years ago, Gates McFadden scored an opportunity to be a part of one of Hollywood's biggest franchises with the TV series Star Trek: The Next Generation as Chief Medical Officer, Dr. Beverly Crusher. Despite a brief departure from the series in its second season, Gates remained a series regular for the rest of the shows run and then went on to star in 4 major motion pictures as the story continued from Star Trek: Generations in 1994 all the way through 2002 with the final appearance of the TNG cast in Star Trek: Nemesis in 2002.
In the years since the end of The Next Generation, McFadden has taught in several universities, including AADA, Brandeis, Harvard, Purdue, Temple, The Stella Academy in Hamburg, Germany, and the University of Pittsburgh. She currently teaches as an adjunct faculty member in the School of Theater at the University of Southern California.
Her most ambitious project to date has been as Artistic Director of Ensemble Studio Theatre of Los Angeles since 2009. During her tenure, she spearheaded the building of the Atwater Village Theatre Collective in Los Angeles.
McFadden's current play with the theatre is The Fisherman's Wife, which she also directs. It tells of a married couple named Vanessa and Cooper whose sex life has grown stale. While her husband is out at sea, Vanessa is visited by a mysterious traveling salesmen and sea creatures with some very intense desires. We asked Gates describe the play for people who haven't seen it.
"Well, the writer Steve Yockey really did come up with a great subtitle, which is 'A sex farce. With sea creatures'," McFadden recalls, "I mean, how many of those do you see? And it really is that. It's a wonderfully wacky, weird, funny show. It's slightly dirty, but you don't really see anything, so there's nothing really that happens, but I think of it as a very hilarious fable with some very unexpected things and it's silly and wonderful."
Gates McFadden
"Sometime's a Tentacle is NOT Just a Tentacle"
We asked McFadden what came first, meeting the writer or reading the script.
"I think I read the script first," she remembers, "He had come to see another show I directed, which was with Greg Moss called The House Of Gold. It was a really edgy production that dealt with all of the pageant children and sort of the way our society treats children, be it putting them on YouTube when they are just a child and they have no choice in the matter. It's all that, how parents exploit their children basically, that's what it was about. But it also had, I had an amazing animator that I worked with for six months and we tried to storyboard things together and he's a brilliant animator named Drew Christy. So we had animation, we had live video, and film video and the space, we really used the space in a really cool way where it was unexpected things kept happening, which made the audience very present. And he saw that and he likes that. There's some of that in this play. He likes that. It's theatrical. It's different. When you're there, you actually get involved in a very visceral way, so he sent me the script and I think I had met him on the way out. He really liked it. He said, 'Hi, I'm Steve Yockey.'"
Gates McFadden
"Sometime's a Tentacle is NOT Just a Tentacle"
We noted to her that The Fisherman's Wife wasn't just another simple "boy meets girl, boy loses girl" kind of story, that there's clearly something a little strange going on in writer Steve Yockey's head.
"Strange and wonderful," McFadden notes, "And I do think that he's hit something. I do think relationships go stagnant and I think he deals with it in a completely unexpected and unique way and if you don't see it as a literal thing, if you see it as a fable and see it as funny, it really works. It starts out with a couple and they're blaming each other and then because they've changed in some way themselves, they're able to see and appreciate the other person, which is a very standard sort of thing, except that how this happens is not standard."
One of the wonderful things about this production is that it's stage in a blackbox theatre, and while
Gates McFadden
"Sometime's a Tentacle is NOT Just a Tentacle"
We asked Gates to talk about the challenges of staging a play like that and how rewarding it is when it all comes together.
"Well, I'm a choreographer as well as a director," Gates says, "And I love the audience being surprised about how the space is used, so they don't go in and go, 'oh, I'm comfortable here and this is my seat and everything's going to happen here.' That it's going to happen right next to you and it can happen around you and not in a way that you're going to have to get a pie thrown in your face, but in a way of just not knowing what's going to happen next. I think that's the key."
"I like [films and] theater where I don't know what's going to happen next, and so, that's kind of cool to me. And one of the things I try to do when I direct is to use the space or to put the audience so that they are almost involved in the play as well, they're right there, and I like it that they almost have to participate in a certain way, not in a way of coming up and people are playing tricks on them. There's a lot of comedy that does that sort of thing, not that way at all, you're an audience member, but everything is not expected."
As audience members ourselves a few nights earlier, we knew exactly what Gates was talking about. On opening night at one point our seats were in the spotlight for
Gates McFadden
"Sometime's a Tentacle is NOT Just a Tentacle"
"It's just sort of a reminder that we're all in it together and I think this is definitely an intimate space," McFadden replies, "The other two theatres [at the Atwater Village Theatre] are larger, but you still feel intimate and there's something very cool about Blackbox because of that. You can put the chairs any way, you can have the audience in the middle and everything happening around them, and I like the fact that we can change it up. For example, in theatre one, we have never done the same seating ever in anything that we've done. It's sometimes, everything is on one side of the thing, and sometimes we make it into a thrust."
"We change where the booth is, even," she continues, "We do things where it's not necessarily what you think it's going to be. So what's good is the audience can get disoriented in a positive way. You don't go in there with your head in the program and just go, OK, this is what it's going to be and that's it. You just don't know. That's why in this show, the intermission is kind of entertainment. You can go to the bathroom if you have to, but you are going to miss something, so it's your choice."
Another thing we noted to McFadden that was great about the play was that even during intermission, the show was delightful and entertaining. Going on was singing and an unexpected playing of the clarinet and ukulele that made us feel that we were missing out on something wonderful even then.
"There's a Lady Gaga song on it and there's a Sonny & Cher song on it in Chinese and Russian," she notes, "Well, see, that's a good place to be, I'm not sure. It's the idea of engaging."
McFadden's past with L.A. theatre includes a Los
Gates McFadden
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"I studied theatre with a man named Jacques le Coq when I got out of college," Gates remembers, "And he really was my mentor and he influenced me a lot as an actress, as a director, and in my view of the world. So I always had a desire to go back and develop theatre in France. There was something that I felt, being over there, speaking another language; it was a very freeing thing for me as an actress. I suddenly found when I was speaking this other language; I didn't have the same connections. I could say words that I might not say as quickly. It was easier for me to curse in French, for example, than it was to curse in English at that time, because I had come from Ohio."
"And so, this is something that was strong in my life and I wanted to go back,' she adds, "I loved the region near Moglie, a lot of university students there. So I found this stone barn and I also have this house where I redid both of the places and in the barn I put in theatrical lighting. So I was going to develop something for there, but what happened was I became artistic director here, so that's sort of been put on hold. But I would like to go back. I have actually something that I would like very much to do that is sort of a reworking of Everyman, but it's very different."
Gates talks about how she chooses smaller theatres and areas one would create and establish a theatre in which they know people would come, they'd be able to get there, and effectively get the word out about the shows being put on there.
"Well, one of
Gates McFadden
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"I was asked to take over here as artistic director," she continues, "and we didn't have a home, we were nomadic. So we would rent a theatre and we would do a show or you'd get a grant and do it jointly, like at the Ford. And what interested me was that I saw the possibility of getting a space. Because for me, I really love developing spaces, I really love architecture, and that's what I actually did to the barn in France and I love how you can use it and make it something that's theatrical and interesting. And so I came in here and everybody thought I was insane, because nothing was really happening much on this street. I picked another theatre company [to share the space with]. I had interviewed a bunch of small companies and picked Circle X, who agreed to come in on it as partners of the space, and
Gates McFadden
"Sometime's a Tentacle is NOT Just a Tentacle"
"When I was young, I went to the Public Theater when it really hadn't been open that long. You would see three shows would let out at the same time and there was this feeling of, 'wow, there's stuff happening here.'"
"You'd see all these actors and all these audience members and people who had just been down at the museum and seen some modern art there or someone hearing some great music and that kind of community I feel is so important, and I love Los Angeles now," McFadden adds, "I really didn't like it 25 years ago. I love it now. I really, really do. I wouldn't want to live anywhere else. I like getting away from it sometimes, but there's so much happening here now and we're struggling, all of the theatre companies, because it's such a spread-out city, it makes it much tougher, but I really feel if we can get film and theatre more connected in terms of the people who are really doing it, like I'm really game to do a series of shorts here and have people be able to come here and use the space and shoot some parts of their movies and stuff like that. I think it's really, really terrific, so that's sort of how we got here and it's a cool area."
"Everyone comes out and it's a very similar feeling. You have all these shows letting out, there are three shows that let out at the same time. You have this nice kind of bar area and outdoor patio thing and I just love Atwater Village. It's this sweet little strip and the two best bakeries in L.A. as far as I'm concerned. They are unbelievable. They are definitely top. There's one called Proof and
Gates McFadden
"Sometime's a Tentacle is NOT Just a Tentacle"
"So it's now developing an audience and that's why it's wonderful that people are coming out and talking about shows that are done."
Gates talk about the joy she gets artistically creating something that isn't film or TV where it will live on forever, where it exists for a short time and then something new is created in that same space.
"It's great because it's really like you sort of are having another little family. You're trying something together and it's a real challenge and an experiment. It's very much like a team. You're really trying something and seeing if it works. I think of people who try and send up the space shuttle or something. That's got to be pretty cool when something like that happens. It's pretty cool on any small scale when you work together on something and the way it takes off. It's the way a film is. Everybody has to do their part. It's not just one person."
"It's collaboration and a collaboration is what makes it fun and I love the fact that there's so many great artists in this city," she adds, "There's a lot of talent in this city, so it's just a lot of fun. And working with people like Sarah McCarron, who also had studied some le Coq techniques. She had done a little clown things with me, other things. Also, she's one of our literary managers. She's very smart. She's written herself different TV series, she's written some plays herself, and so much talent where people are multi-talent, they don't do just one thing, just like Gary Patent, who plays the clarinet."
We brought up to McFadden about,
Gates McFadden
"Sometime's a Tentacle is NOT Just a Tentacle"
"Circle X, Son of Semele, Rogue Machine Theatre, Rogue Artists, there's a lot of amazing companies," she says, "Not all of them do brand new work, but a lot of them do things in very unique and wonderful ways. Ghost Road Company, The Rogue Theatre Company, there's an amazing theater community here."
"I didn't know about it 25 years ago," Gates adds, "It's really here and it's like all the things that happened at REDCAT, which is connected to the L.A. Phil, some fantastic stuff. Come on, we've got to get the people out in seeing these things."
We also commented to Gates that the cast members of The Fisherman's Wife delivered incredible, memorable lines, such as Sarah McCarron who says dialogue like 'I'm in a bad mood… forever,' with such great delivery.
"She's such a great comedian, really," McFadden says of her, "She's really very talented. Just an incredibly talented cast actually, all of them really. There's no favorite. I just love them. I love my two puppeteers, they were former students of mine, I adore them. I think they're people who make films. They're actors. They're in our affiliates program here."
We brought up to McFadden that having been on something established like a movie or a TV series like Star Trek is a great way to introduce the uninitiated to theatre.
"Well, that would be great," she says, "Patrick [Stewart] directed Brent [Spiner], myself, Jonathan [Frakes], and Colm Meaney in Every Good Boy Deserves Favour by Tom Stoppard and we took it on the road, this was while we were filming. Because of Star Trek, we did it
Gates McFadden
"Sometime's a Tentacle is NOT Just a Tentacle"
"And I cannot tell you how many people loved it and said they had never ever gone to any kind of theater or symphony thing in their lives, but they actually loved it, and that is the power of being on a TV series that is popular," Gates continues, "So hey, if you want to support me, please do come out and take a look at the theater out here. We have shows of all different kinds, but they're new works and if people have scripts that are interesting, then people can volunteer and get involved."
Gates talks about how accessible the non-profit theatre scene is in getting up and coming actors and playwrights' works to be heard.
"They absolutely can get involved," McFadden says, "They can volunteer. That's what it is. It's not a large infrastructure company, so people go to our website, they send their information, and people have meetings with them and it happens."
"I would say most of the people here are people who came from that sort of way," she adds, "And then, they start doing something and then, pretty soon, they're involved in a reading and then, pretty soon, they're involved in something more."
We mentioned to McFadden that the friend we brought to the show has already bought tickets for a second show and said he was coming back because he just loved the show so much that he wanted to see it again and that two friends he knew would be so into this that he had to bring them.
"Oh, see, that's great," she says, "That's how it happens, because I mean I want the person to like the work obviously, that's the idea. If they like it, then they'll get involved. And really, again, The Year Of The Rabbit is a beautiful, haunting play and it goes from Vietnam to Afghanistan and really it talks
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"It's a very beautiful play about children and the cost of war," Gates continues, "And how it's just passed on from generation to generation that we actually really need to stop damaging our whole country and world and take responsibility for learning how to do things in a different way, which is a very Star Trek thing, tolerance and the prime directive."
Also brought up to McFadden was the fact that this year marks the 25th anniversary of the first airing of Star Trek: The Next Generation. We asked the actress whether she would be doing any appearances with her fellow cast members for that.
"Well, there's a lot of things," Gates says, "I've chosen them. I support the theatre with my appearances and the money goes really to that… I was just in Austin with the full cast and it's a lot of fun, we all get along. But it really supports my hobby of doing a non-profit theater company, because nobody makes money here, most of the people are volunteers, but you do have to earn money to pay for the rent."
Gates also brought up that this year marks the beginning of the release of the Star Trek: The Next Generation season sets on Blu-Ray, with the first season having come out in June and the second season, which she didn't appear on, set for a release in December.
"They're really nice, aren't they?" McFadden says, "The detail is phenomenal. It is better. They did a really great job, I think. It's really cool."
So if you happen to be in the Los Angeles area you should definitely pass by the theatre and see some of the amazing shows that they have running there!
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What Stories Will You Tell in 2010?
The stories you tell make up the lens through which you see the world.
As you lay the foundation for 2010, I encourage you to consider a question that seldom finds its way into our New Year's planning, but has the potential to change your life. The question is: "What stories will I tell this year?"
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The stories you tell make up the lens through which you see the world. The stories create your reality. Take something as simple as traffic. If the story you tell is that you resent the traffic you have to fight your way through during rush hour every day, and that it is intolerable and maddening, then you're almost guaranteed to have steam coming out your ears by the time you get where you're going.
On the other hand, if you just accept that the traffic is a part of your day and commit to using the time in positive ways – maybe pondering a solution to a sticky problem, or listening to self-development CDs – your experience will be completely different. It's unlikely you'll ever think, "Wheeee! Traffic jams are fun," but at least you can get where you're going without your stress-induced cortisol levels rocketing through the roof. You might even learn to enjoy the alone time.
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The external reality of those two situations is identical. The difference rests entirely with the story you tell. As you look at 2010, ask yourself which stories are helping you create a career and a life you love. What ways of seeing things support your success and your happiness? How about the flip side? What stories are you telling that are dragging you down? What ways of seeing things are painting the world in limiting colors?
Here are some questions to help shine a light on what some of those stories might be:
Asking why will help tease out the story behind what you're feeling. You may find that you feel confident when you're doing something you feel adept at. You're in the comfort zone of expertise. On the other hand, you might feel insecure when you are trying to do something new. Let's say that insecurity spins into a story that you're bound to fail.
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One way to retell the story is to reframe how you see it. Rather than trying something new and saying, "I'm no good at this," you might look at it as a step on the way to confidence. If you think back to the early days of doing the things at which you now feel confident, odds are good that you weren't always as smooth with them as you are now. At some point there had to be a learning process. So rather than, "I tried something new and really sucked at it," your new story might be, "I just took a step towards mastery" (or at least competence).
Spend some time exploring the stories you tell and the impact they have on your experience of life. Pick two to focus on in the coming year, one limiting story and one empowering story. For the limiting story, ask, "How can I shift this? What different story could I tell?" For the empowering story, ask, "How can I bring this more consciously and consistently into the way I view things?"
Resist the urge to feel like you need to retell your stories over night. Think of it as a sculpting process. Bit by bit, over time, the old stories will fade and the new stories will appear.
After years as a professional malcontent, Curt Rosengren discovered the power of passion. As a speaker, author, and coach, Rosengren helps people create careers that energize and inspire them. His book, 101 Ways to Get Wild About Work, and his E-book, The Occupational Adventure Guide, offer people tools for turning dreams into reality. Rosengren's blog, The M.A.P. Maker, explores how to craft a life of meaning, abundance, and passion.


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Mark Penn Demoted -- Not Fired!
by bacalove, Mon Apr 07, 2008 at 04:57:43 AM EDT
It is a disservice for the Media to claim that Mark Penn has been fired or has stepped down or that he will not be affiliated with the campaign. This is contradicted in Maggie Williams' statement which says "After the events of the last few days, Mark Penn has asked to give up his role as Chief Strategist of the Clinton Campaign; Mark, and Penn, Schoen and Berland Associates, Inc. will continue to provide polling and advice to the campaign. " From the following statement it is accurate for the Media to say he has been DEMOTED! Although many in the Media are trying to insinuate that he has been fired or has stepped down, this is a FABRICATION and Media has a right to inform Truth and not falsifications.
'"The president of the International Brotherhood of Teamsters, James Hoffa, said through an aide tonight that the change is of little significance, since Mr. Penn will continue to advise and poll for Mrs. Clinton's presidential bid. "Demotion doesn't answer General President Hoffa's concerns. Mark Penn is still on her payroll and Burson-Marsteller's payroll," a spokeswoman for Mr. Hoffa, Leigh Strope, said. "Title demotion doesn't indicate loss of influence."' "In a statement on Friday, Mr. Hoffa called for Mr. Penn's ouster. "Someone like Mark Penn should not be dictating strategy, and possibly legislation, for a Democratic candidate for president," the Teamster leader said."
Anyone with any Political smarts and savvy, should know that the Clintons are not REALLY getting rid of Penn and that this is just a smoke screen -- he is far too valuable to them and knows WAY too much for them to push him under the bus. He will still be pulling the strings behind that Wizard of Oz Curtin, as they say, polling and advising! This is just more double talk, double speak, misstate, misspeak and misspoke moment. Mark Penn should step down for Real!


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Thanksgiving is next week and in that spirit I want to take a break from the BCS, player arrests, and the coaching carousel to tell you a good story about a good man.
About a million years ago I played high school football against Tommy West. His Gainesville High School team beat my team from Greene County for a conference championship. West was a running back and a really good player. That's why he played college football at Tennessee and I became a sports writer.
I followed his career at Tennessee and then later when he became an assistant coach on the rise. He worked for Danny Ford at Clemson and later became the Tigers' head coach. After he was let go at Clemson he eventually became the head coach at Memphis. Personally, I always knew him to be a class act.
Last week he proved it to the rest of the world.
Tommy West got fired last week. He's 55 years old and had done just about everything he could do at a place like Memphis. He made them competitive and took them to four bowl games, which is not an easy thing to do in the middle of SEC country. But this season the program took a dip and is currently 2-8. The powers that be decided they wanted somebody to "take the program to another level", as they always like to say.
After his dismissal was announced, West stood before the press and told Memphis some stuff it didn't want to hear. He told Memphis that if they wanted to get to another level in football, they had better start investing some money into the program as their competitors have. Most fired coaches take their settlement and go quietly. West said what needed to be said. I admire that.
West agreed to coach for the rest of the season and last Saturday Memphis played its final home game against UAB. It had to be a bittersweet moment for a man who has given so much of his life to college football and isn't quite sure what he is going to do next.
I didn't do the original reporting on the story that follows. That was done by my friend Geoff Caulkins of the Memphis Commercial-Appeal. But because it is such a good story, and because West is from Gainesville, I wanted to share it with you here.
Memphis was getting absolutely destroyed by UAB, which led 31-7 in the third quarter. But with less than two minutes left Memphis blocked a punt and recovered it on the UAB six-yard line. West sent Brett Toney into play quarterback.
Toney, you should know, is the Memphis version of Notre Dame's "Rudy." He was a good high school player who grew up loving Memphis football but wasn't good enough to get a scholarship. So he walked on and was content to ride the bench of for five years. He got to play some when other quarterbacks got hurt but in all that time Toney had never, ever, scored a touchdown.
But West sent Toney into the game with a play designed for him to either keep the ball or pitch to a running back. To no one's surprise, including West's, Toney kept the ball and scored. It allowed West the luxury of a smile in what was otherwise a dismal week and a dismal season.
"If I don't do anything good in my life, I feel like I did some good there," West told the Commercial-Appeal after the game.
So while we're consumed with who's going to get fired and who's going to get hired and whose team is going to get a $19 million payday from the BCS, let's take a moment to remember that there are a lot of guys out there like Tommy West and Brett Toney. To them the game is about more than just getting paid. It's about doing something you love.
Brett Toney will never make a dime playing football but no one can ever take that touchdown away from him. And the older he gets, the more priceless the moment will become.
Tommy West has two more games to coach at Memphis, on Saturday at Houston and on Nov. 27 at Tulsa. Those could be the last two football games that he ever coaches. But he will always remember how he felt when Brett Toney crossed the goal line.
College football can break your heart and often does. But every now and then it can also make your heart soar. That's why it is a helluva game.
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November 18th, 2009
10:25 am
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Tommy West is a fine man. And ask the Georgie staff if West knew how to recruit when he was at Clemson. High school coaches loved the guy. Hope he lands in a good place.
November 18th, 2009
10:30 am
I left Gainesville long before Tommy played there. But I was always happy to see a local boy do good. We never know what door will open next.
Good luck Tommy!
November 18th, 2009
10:31 am
"Actually, Frank Beamer has been on Alabama's short list in their past few coaching searches. But I don't mean to spoil your vitriolic attitude toward CFB — Carry on…"
And, he didn't get the job despite being on the short list, now did he? So, the other poster is correct. Now, please apologize and….carry on!
November 18th, 2009
10:35 am
junkie, we"ll see on the 28th if Ga is "circling the drain". Tech wins 9 games and buys rings for one win in a decade and they're on top of the world. Tech football is a cesspool and their 200 fans are idiots
November 18th, 2009
10:36 am
Anybody who uses "coach" in their nym, and there are several, need to present some ID. I'm pretty sure they are pretenders. No real coach would need to puff himself up like that.
November 18th, 2009
10:39 am
"Tech football is a cesspool and their 200 fans are idiots" Chimps split off from the family tree about 8 million years ago. How did you get those chimp genes?
November 18th, 2009
10:44 am
Martinez for head coach at Memphis……………………hey, he's gotta eat.
November 18th, 2009
10:45 am
Great piece, Tony.
Maybe your best ever, at least to date.
November 18th, 2009
10:48 am
Great article, Tony. It's nice to put things into perspective this time of year. And it's nice to have a good writer to do it.
November 18th, 2009
10:49 am
Great story, I never knew that Tommy West was such a 1st. class guy.
November 18th, 2009
11:07 am
A nice story. I've kind of followed West's career when he was at Clemson…then I think he was at South Carolina…and on to Memphis. Memphis (until this year) was always a competive team in a tough arena. Hope he catches a star.
November 18th, 2009
11:07 am
When I heard the press conference I wanted to stand up and cheer the guy. While he was a coach, he was limited to what he could and could not say, but once they told him he would not be back, he let it rip. Good for him! I loved the fire and desire he conveyed in that press conference. He gave everyone hell from the administration to the fans.
My favorite part was when he said to "either put some money into it or do away with it!" (with regard to the football program). How many times do you think he wanted to say that over the past couple of years?!
Good for him! We need his fire at UGA!!
November 18th, 2009
11:12 am
*1 JG, welcome back to relevance for GT! Tell me, how was it going to Boise or out to Seattle back when your team was struggling to even make a "bowel"?? How did the "Choke-fil-A Bowel" work out for your team last year? Enjoy this little run while it lasts, 'cause it won't last long.
Until then, though it's hard to draw upon past experience, try to act like you've "been there" before! Your kind of fandom is a complete joke!!
November 18th, 2009
11:21 am
Tony West sounds like a good man, but he has proven not to be of head coaching material. Losing record at UT-Chattanooga, Clemson and now Memphis. Good man, but he couldn't win consistently at CLEMSON. Come on, Clemson was one of the nation's top jobs back when he was there. I know we all hate when a good person gets fired, but bottomline, he couldn't win in the pathetic Conference USA.
November 18th, 2009
11:23 am
Jake C:
"It is not the critic who counts: not the man who points out how the strong man stumbles or where the doer of deeds could have done better. The credit belongs to the man who is actually in the arena, whose face is marred by dust and sweat and blood, who strives valiantly, who errs and comes up short again and again, because there is no effort without error or shortcoming, but who knows the great enthusiasms, the great devotions, who spends himself for a worthy cause; who, at the best, knows, in the end, the triumph of high achievement, and who, at the worst, if he fails, at least he fails while daring greatly, so that his place shall never be with those cold and timid souls who knew neither victory nor defeat….
November 18th, 2009
11:29 am
The thing is West told them the truth. If Memphis is going to be successful, they are going have to get off of the purse strings and spend on the football team. God knows, they aren't high profile like the basketball team but when was the last time a Memphis football player was in the news making stupid decisions and getting in trouble. West did his job and Memphis canned him. Memphis is and always be pathetic until they learn that to be successful, you need to spend the money to be successful.
November 18th, 2009
11:30 am
Tony, please tell that Mr. Nice Guy that he still owes Chattanooga the money for breaking his contract.
500k I believe is still on the table. He took the Clemson job and never paid a dime.
November 18th, 2009
11:31 am
This just in.Tennessee just announced that they will be changing their team colors from Orange to BLUE.They will also be changing their team name from the Tenn Vols to the Tenn CRIPS.Coach Lame clean program Kitten is asking all fans to wear their new colors to the game this week.
November 18th, 2009
11:32 am
I swear, UGA fans are just like the bullies on the playground. For years, they spew out hate and make fun, but once it starts happening to them, they whine about "act like you've been there before". Whatever.
November 18th, 2009
11:36 am
Tommy did get the short shrift at Clemson …just like Memphis…..but it's hard to keep a good man down, he will catch on somewhere as a top assistant/head coach somewhere and continue to add value as a good coach….you can bank on that.
November 18th, 2009
11:50 am
it is true, he did leave UT Chattanooga and never paid them a dime of what he owed them on the contract, I believe to be close to $500,000 and neither did Clemson….so…what goes around comes around
November 18th, 2009
11:51 am
Well, you know what they say about Klempsin. Graveyard of coaches.
November 18th, 2009
11:52 am
life will go on, here's an insightful look'
November 18th, 2009
11:52 am
AHey, Coach O…
November 18th, 2009
10:31 am
"Actually, Frank Beamer has been on Alabama's short list in their past few coaching searches. But I don't mean to spoil your vitriolic attitude toward CFB — Carry on…"
And, he didn't get the job despite being on the short list, now did he? So, the other poster is correct. Now, please apologize and….carry on!
Coach Beamer, in an interview earlier this season, admitted that he had been approached multiple times by Alabama and that he had told them that he preferred to remain at VA. Tech. Perhaps he was lying? I have no reason to believe that.
November 18th, 2009
11:58 am
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November 18th, 2009
11:59 am
I bet ole Phil Fulmer would take that Memphis job.
November 18th, 2009
12:07 pm
November 18th, 2009
12:12 pm
With all due respect to Coach West, I do wonder who is on the short list to replace him. Tommy Tuberville publicly denied interest in the job last week. Will they go for Tommy Bowden, or will they shy away from Tommys altogether?
Any Memphis fans out there with connections that have a clue?
November 18th, 2009
12:12 pm
BTW, Tony:
Aren't the Gainesville Red Elephants in the playoffs this year?
November 18th, 2009
12:21 pm
Thanks for the article. Well done!
Ain't it a shame that nice guys finish last?
I thought Lloyd Carr's remarks after getting canned at Michigan were classy, too. That's one reason I have enjoyed watching Rich Rod twist and squirm, I guess.
And, going way back to another sport and another time (70's), the media asked a Braves relief pitcher named Terry somebody what he thought when he got released and his quote was "life goes on".
My favorite quote by a football coach upon getting fired, by Pepper Rogers: "My wife always said that any grown man whose job depended on an 18 year catching a football was a dern fool."
November 18th, 2009
12:32 pm
He should vote with the legends! What a great idea tony. More stupid old men screwing up college football.
November 18th, 2009
12:33 pm
Tony is a Class a ugag homer moron
November 18th, 2009
12:36 pm
West is a good guy but no matter where you are firing is a part of the deal. It's not like he got 3-4 years and was out. If memory serves ,this was his tenth year. Longer than most coaches who lose.
Also, he was an asst. at Carolina before going to UTC and HC at clemson.
Not ever a HC at Carolina.(Poster above)
November 18th, 2009
12:39 pm
You're absolutely right about Tommy West. When my son was sick with leukemia he sent an autographed photo and a nice note during the middle of a football season.
The photo and note gave my son a real boost because someone he didn't know cared enough to show a little kindness and compassion, something lacking from a lot of folks these days.
November 18th, 2009
12:41 pm
Kid Ray is right. Probably in over his head as a head coach? He took Memphis to four bowl games. Get that? Memphis. Geez.
November 18th, 2009
12:45 pm
Memphis already interviewing folks, including UT Assistant Eddie Gran, formerly of Auburn. Sounds like they did West a favor. The next wonder of the world will be AJC bloggers staying on topic.
November 18th, 2009
12:46 pm
I lived in Tally, when Clemson announced Tommy Who? He had the similiar drawl of Fords' alabama, But that was ALL he had. He had some of the best athletes Money could buy, but He , instead of making a name for himself, Rode around, Anderson, Easley, Greenville, in a chuffered auto, with a case of booze, "Checking out the Chicks"
Tommy West the Shame of Clemson. Hatfield had more morals, but Had the Rodeo on his mind and not Football. His famous quote when fired " WE won the ACC and went 9-2, I guess I don't understand what these People Want in a coach"
And so Another one Bites the Dust.
November 18th, 2009
12:56 pm
Billy, it sounds like you've had a few experiences with a playground bully or two in your day. There was some moron who called himself #1 Jeff George that I was responding to, but his comments must have been seen by Tony and removed because now it just looks like I was trying to be a "bully", as you put it. That's not the case. UGA is down this year, Tech is up. Tech beat UGA by 3 points for the first time in 8 consecutive tries and UGA has been hearing it ever since. Bragging rights for a year are one thing, but the vast majority of the garbage spewed by GT fans on here goes way beyond bragging rights, and straight down to idiocy.
UGA will be back, sooner rather than later. I just hope we get to see the best of both teams in a couple of weeks. Last year it went GT's way and for that they are to be congratulated. The congrats went away a long time ago, though the idiots (and we all know who they are) hang around and beat their chests.
I'm just saying, if your team is that great, there's no need to try and convince anyone else. The results on the field speak for themselves.
November 18th, 2009
1:02 pm
Like Allen, I knew Tommy when he was a kid. His Daddy was my Sunday School teacher for a while. His Dad was a classy guy, and Tommy turned out to be the same. Imagine that. Just as his Dad was a great role model for him, Tommy's greatest contribution to college football is the fact that he has served as a role model for thousands of young people who had the good fortune to be around him. I suspect that if he wants to stay in that God-forsaken business, he could end up coaching somewhere else again…and I hope, for the sake of a lot of kids, that he does.
November 18th, 2009
1:05 pm
Always liked Tommy West. You're right, he's a class act. Thanks for the story. On another front, Saban to Notre Dame..and take that nacho nut with you.
November 18th, 2009
1:18 pm
This is easy, thanks Tony
November 18th, 2009
1:19 pm
Hey Tony…
I seem to remember being pretty hard on you when you wouldn't let go of the Brandon Spike/Urban Meyer/suspension thing a couple of weeks ago. I was a little annoyed with the ceaseless attention that whole thing got and I let you know about it since you decided to devote an entire week's worth to such a non-issue.
However, judging by the above piece, it seems you're back. Very. very good article Tony. The best you've done all year… I mean it.
November 18th, 2009
1:29 pm
MoDawg, 100% agree with your last entry! Thanks for keeping it classy. Tech is up and UGA is down this year. We had a great win for our program last year and I hope it continues. Also, I hope UGA rebounds and Tech continues their success. Why wouldn't UGA rebound? They will never be a mediocre team. It's just a matter of time before they are contending for an SEC title again. If Tech can hold on to CPJ then we will be contenders for a long time. I would love to see the annual Tech/UGA game played with two highly ranked teams year in and year out. Good luck against UK and hope we beat you guys in a couple of weeks!
November 18th, 2009
1:34 pm
Bama hired Mike Price, well kinda. Are you saying Mike Price is handsome?
Have you ever heard from Mike Dubose?
November 18th, 2009
1:37 pm
If Saban goes to Notre Dame it's because he's visiting the College Football Hall of Fame.
One thing is for certain: He is going to Auburn next weekend. RTR
November 18th, 2009
1:52 pm
Tide Rising, the Memphis loss came in 1996, a dark day in Volunteer history, losing to Tiger high as we refore to it here in Knoxville. I pass on the the disparaging remarks about Memphis (the city) but they should sell it off to Arkansas or Mississippi:)
November 18th, 2009
1:53 pm
Wow!! you went to school where nesbit went to school!! Greene county tigers….
November 18th, 2009
1:54 pm
not positive, but as i recall this class act walked from his buyout with UT-Chattanooga (to take Clemson job). Was never paid. I think he gave lip service to maybe scheduling a game between the two schools (i.e. big payoff for UTC) but it never happened. However, I did get the chance to meet him. Very nice guy. Class act is a stretch.
November 18th, 2009
1:54 pm
Tony, thank you for sharing a positive story about the game. There are so many stories like this that never make the light of day as everyone seems so consumed with the latest scandal or controversy.
Well done, please give us more of these!!
November 18th, 2009
1:54 pm
Nice article about West being a class act.
Of course we all know you will never write an article involving class regarding any of the Tech posters like trade school, m, and yellow fuzz.
Rambler might be the exception because he at least acknowledges someone who has football knowledge. Macrotech is also a pretty cool guy and will converse with you cordially without spewing worthless venom.


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Bayer AG has announced that it has settled almost 1,900 cases involving their birth control pills Yasmin and Yaz. A number of recent product liability claims against Bayer cite the Yaz and Yasmin birth control pills, which have been linked to blood clots. According to a news report in Business Week, Bayer has already paid an average settlement of $212,000 resulting in a current total of $402.6 million in settlements. Bayer is expected to pay more than 2 billion dollars to resolve all the cases.
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Reading all of your entries has been very helpful. I didn't think this could happen to me. I have read about it and thought I knew the signs of PPD, BUT, I didn't, and it crept up on me. However, I found out today, PPD will NOT last forever! Here's my story, My beautiful baby girl is 7 weeks old. I recently realized and admitted to myself and my family, that I have PPD, and went to get help. I would cry for a little bit here and there, but it wasn't consistent, so I thought it was normal. Plus the Holidays kept me kinda busy so I didn't really feel it's full effect. People would tell me it was just the BB blues and I just needed to get out of the house. So at my 4wk gyno checkup, I scored high on those quizzes they give you about PPD. But the mid-wife I see, talked me out of it, believe it or not. She told me my feelings were normal & she didn't think I had PPD. I know this was not malicious in anyway, but I wish she woulda picked up on it, and sent me for help sooner. Anyway, this week it hit me hard. I felt anxious and panicky all the time. I was afraid for my Husband to go to work because I didn't want to be alone, super lethargic, crying uncontrollably, no appetite, and guilty. I was out with my Mom, Sister, and the Baby yesterday afternoon, and they could tell, I wasn't myself. Then, last night, I broke down in front of my Husband. We both agreed it was time I see someone. My Sister took me to the Doctor today, and sure enough, I have PPD. I scored really high on the quiz again! I told her how I was feeling and she said it's all part of PPD. Luckliy, I caught it before any harmful thoughts crossed my mind. I am mostly feeling helpless, lethargic, anxious/panick and sadness.The Doctor gave me Lexapro, and I am going to see a counselor on Tuesday. I also grabbed a pamphlet for a support group, and I am going to go. I have to say, I never thought this could happen to me and could not understand why. The Doc says, it's more physiological, and Women cannot help it. They still don't know why it affects some and not others. But, it doesn't make me or ANYONE suffering from PPD, a bad Mom, a weak person or a failure. She says the fact that I was there asking for help, makes me a good person and Mother because I want to get better for my Child. If we get help, IT WILL GET BETTER! They also tested my Thyroid because it has a lot to do with hormones, (which I did not know.) I just started the lexapro today, but I am hopeful. The doc said to make sure I get out of the house with the baby, exercise for at least 15min everyday, (even if it's a walk around the mall), Eat 3 meals a day (because the meds can make you lose your appetite) and eventually, I will get back on the right track. Even though I know it will be a long road, and it's not going to happen overnight, I already feel a little lighter today knowing I am on the road to recovery, and all is not lost. I am also proud of the fact that I admitted I had a problem, and went to get help. That is the hardest part. I tried to cover it up, but it came out eventually. I am NOT one to give any type of advice, but I will say this.....If you're feeling any of the symptoms I described, or that anyone else whose had PPD has described, PLEASE just talk to someone about it. Do not try to tough it out, or let people tell you it's all normal. Better safe than sorry. Thanks for listening whoever reads this, and I'd love to hear from anyone who has an experience they'd like to share with me. Sincerely, Hopeful
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There are many things that Japan has that I'm sure would be a big hit if introduced outside the U.S. One are little faucets at the top of toilets, which allow you to wash your hands with the clean water flowing back into the tank after flushing. Then there are these spring-loaded toilet paper holders, which allow you to remove them by just lifting up when the roll is spent. But one business model I'm sure would be a hit are "daisha" or "replacement cars." Basically a taxi with a second driver, daisha are the people you call when you've had a little too much to drink, but don't want to leave your car. One call to a daisha company, and the taxi with the spare driver will come and get you. You ride hope in the taxi, while the second driver drives your own car home. it's a great way to improve road safety, and might be a workable business model outside of Japan, too.
Japanese anime is famous throughout the world, but there are many shows which don't make it out of Japan, or which are shown in some parts of the world, but not the U.S., perhaps because they didn't seem "right" for the U.S. market according to someone. While the anime they make today is very good, sometimes it seems that something wholesome has been lost as anime has gotten as popular as it has. Nearly all Japanese in their 30's watched and cried during the sad and moving ending of Flanders no Inu (The Dog of Flanders), when Nello and Patrasche ascend into heaven amid the angels. (Note: Amazon.com has this on DVD if you want to check it out.) Then there was Haha wo Tazunete 3000-ri (3000 Leagues in search of Mother), a touching story of an Italian boy March who travels to Argentina to find his mother. There's a touching scene when March finds a dying old woman who thinks he is her son; to comfort the woman, he lets her believe this. But of course the most popular anime from this period has to be the anime version of Heidi, which won the hearts of girls all over Japan.
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By Cameron Larkin, 14 Mar 2013 Cameron Larkin is a Roar Guru
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I spent time in the Australian Defence Force and one factor was continually drilled into each member: everyone should be prepared to take over command if required to.
Secondly, after each exercise, conduct an After Action Review (AAR).
These two essential elements were failed by James Pattison, Mitchell Johnson, Usman Khawaja and Australian vice-captain Shane Watson.
So I strongly disagree with The Roar expert Joe Karsay's opinion that the Test teams "culture was dealt a significant blow this week by Michael Clarke and Mickey Arthur".
Doesn't the action the captain and coach took strengthen the culture? Or a better question, what is the current teams culture? According to coach Arthur, the team has grown comfortable with a "back-chat" and "giving attitude" culture.
Now I'll be honest, cricket is far from my favourite sport however this is an issue of leadership and attitude, and less of the bat and ball
What's disappointing was Watson's reaction within the awaiting salivating media.
"I think it's extremely harsh to be able to be suspended from a Test match for your country, you know, in any circumstance, whether we're two nil down or whether we're going very well…I've got different opinions to the leadership group. I obviously expressed my extreme disappointment with the punishment."
This from the man who would lead the national side if Clarke was to go down injured.
The Australian cricket team needed a dramatic shake up and that is exactly what happened. Hall of Fame basketball player Bill Russell was advised by former coach Red Auerbach to throw an elbow in a nationally televised game to send a message to his adversaries who continually fouled the big man rather than being dominated offensively.
In football (pick any code), it would be the coach storming into the rooms at half-time, flipping a table and going on a tirade – only once however. It's a statement.
This was Arthur's message that things need and must change. There is more to winning than simply talent.
If Watson was let off the hook here and kept in the team for the remaining matches, what message would that send to the entire team, particularly the younger players? Arthur has an inkling suspicion.
"Being late for a meeting, high skin folds, wearing the wrong attire, back chat or giving attitude are just some examples of these behavioural issues that have been addressed discretely but continue to happen. If we're deadly serious about getting back to number one in the world, all players need to raise the bar and lift their game."
"If not, we must be content at being number three or four or five in world cricket because we won't get any better. The players won't learn and we'll continue a vicious cycle."
Professionalism is key. If any player is not up to or open to improving, upholding the strive for excellence, then they shouldn't be in and don't deserve a position within the the national side.
I tip my hat to Mickey and Pup for standing up when they knew that they would cop it from all sides.
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March 14th 2013 @ 8:38am
Jayden said | March 14th 2013 @ 8:38am | Report comment
I think this article is the best opinion piece on this topic yet, well done.mate.
I think the main concern is not their attitude (with readers/viewers) but that they were an integral part of the team, or had been campaigned to be so. (with exception to Johnson)
I'm not sure if the punishment was 'right' per se bit in the circumstances it was probably the only one that would send a string enough message through the team
March 14th 2013 @ 9:11am
chris b said | March 14th 2013 @ 9:11am | Report comment
Yes but the problem with your view is that assumes those in charge are always right. Mate work in any modern corpoate job and you get so many daft, pointless orders and directives that anyone with half a brain must ignore some and argue others.
The world is being taken over by control freaks, the footy codes have long been semi-fascist states. I've always looked on cricket as being a haven for the eccentric, but even this window seems to be closing in the modern age of "professionalism".
It pains me to think that so many great players in the past wouldn't make it today as they don't dot every bureaucratic I and cross every T.
Skin fold tests, geez, I could name 10 great bats off the top of my head who would fail every time.
No wonder playing standards are dropping.
March 15th 2013 @ 11:35am
kid said | March 15th 2013 @ 11:35am | Report comment
But what if the things a coach may want you to do will impact on your playing style? for example: If the coaches say you have to do weights sessions that then changes your body shape and suddenly you can't swing the ball anymore, pretty sure its not the coach thats going to be dropped.
March 14th 2013 @ 8:42am
Red Kev said | March 14th 2013 @ 8:42am | Report comment
The proof will be in the pudding as they say – this series is gone, but the Ashes results will be telling.
Personally I don't think Howard, Inverarity or Arthur can be part of the solution to the problems with cricket in Australia.
March 14th 2013 @ 11:01am
Red Kev said | March 14th 2013 @ 11:01am | Report comment
No it was the latest example of indiscretions from the squad. It was not the final indiscretion Arthur was willing to put up with from these particular players. Clarke and Arthur have both come out and said the actual players were not even discussed at the meeting where the decision to suspend was made. This alone was enough for the suspension.
March 14th 2013 @ 11:36am
Amith said | March 14th 2013 @ 11:36am | Report comment
Yes it was the latest example of discretions and as Kev mentioned the actual players were not even mentioned in the meeting, so its important to focus on the entire squad and not just the gang of 4.
March 14th 2013 @ 9:37am
rl said | March 14th 2013 @ 9:37am | Report comment
Cameron, I don't disagree with the sentiment expressed, but this whole issue has been handled unbelieveably badly.
With your background, would your leaders have willingly gone into the field knowing that there were unresolved issuses within the unit? What impact does it have on morale within a group if there is an underlying concern amongst the group that some members shouldn't be there? If a unit is out in the field, and there is a complete breakdown in discipline, that to me would indicate a failure in leadership, no?
Within the military there is sufficent rigid discipline that these issues might be overcome or set to one side. But I'm sure if the leaders of a group are about to enter a situation where lives are in the balance and they know there are some members of the unit not lifting their weight, there'd be some pretty direct action to head it off. If Invers, Mickey and Pup thought there were some issues, these guys should not have been taken on tour in the first place. Far more appropriate to take strong action back in the barracks, than out in the field I reckon.
March 14th 2013 @ 10:23am
Paul said | March 14th 2013 @ 10:23am | Report comment
In all honesty, this is cricket.
One individual bowls the ball, another individual takes a swing at it, and another individual tries to catch it or stop it from rolling away.
The only time when teamwork comes into play is during fielding.
Otherwise, it's individual performance.
What were they meant to have come up with? Bowl better? Bat better? Catch the ball more? It's not as if they can say "we can have two midfielders run into space" or "the strikers and midfield can co-ordinate their passing and running so we don't get flagged for offside".
It really smells of scapegoating, as those responsible for overall tactics and field positioning failed dismally and didn't want to be held to account. Or you could just admit the bleeding obvious – that the opposition are just a lot better on their home turf.
For heaven's sake, this is India. Even as an Australian of Indian (Goan) background and having been there several times in the past, I always find a trip there pretty rough and tough to endure. I challenge anyone to go there and NOT find yourself running to the loo twice a day.
March 14th 2013 @ 10:27am
Red Kev said | March 14th 2013 @ 10:27am | Report comment
The Australian team's run-out stats this summer would like to point out that scoring runs by any means other than a boundary requires significant team-work albeit in the form of a partnership rather than 11 people at once.
March 14th 2013 @ 11:48am
Amith said | March 14th 2013 @ 11:48am | Report comment
Agree 100% Paul
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Definitely Dead is sixth installment of the Sookie Stackhouse Southern Vampire series by Charlaine Harris. So far I've reviewed book one, Dead Until Dark and book four, Dead to the World.
So much has transpired in Sookie's life over these past six novels. Here's an update. Just when she hopes to return to a normal life (again), the supernatural world drags her in even deeper. Sookie has a real-life fairy godmother, Claudine. Where did she come from and what role will she play in the future? Long lost and recently murdered cousin Hadley bequeathed her possessions to Sookie who now needs to travel to New Orleans to sort through it all. How far will the telepath go to discover the details surrounding her cousin's death? People are looking for the missing Debbie Pelt whom Sookie killed in self-defense. What truly motivates their search? Quinn a revered and rare type of were becomes Sookie's boyfriend. Is he the one? His business, E(E)E, or Extreme(ly Elegant) Events, plans and coordinates important events and ceremonies for the supernatural. Quinn's status invariably brings more excitement and trouble into Sookie's already crazy life. Lastly, Jason, Sookie's brother, has undergone some kind of transformation. Are his carefree life and womanizing ways a thing of the past?
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