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Waiting in line for an iPod mini
iLounge senior editor, Jeremy Horwitz is standing in line (about 45 people so far at 5:55 pm PT) at the Apple Store Costa Mesa in California waiting to purchase a Blue iPod mini. Apple will release the minis for purchase at 6 pm, nationwide. Jeremy reports that there are a large quantity of silver iPod minis on hand while there are far less gold colored minis. One reader in Chicago is reporting that he "called the Chicago Apple Store, who said they had the minis in stock but could not actually sell them until 6pm CST. They did, however, say I could reserve one. They took down my name and color preference and said they'd have it waiting for me at 6pm." Did you purchase your iPod mini from an Apple Store tonight?
Update: Our senior editor has reported that sales of iPod minis at the Apple Store Costa Mesa were brisk as was sales for the dock followed by the arm band. We got our Blue iPod mini, so expect a full review by Monday with lots of photos. An Apple Store rep informed iLounge of how many of each colored unit was on hand for the release. Approxiamately 75-125 of Silver, 20 each of Blue and Pink, and 4 units each of Gold and Green. All figures are estimates. They expect to sell out of iPod minis tonight.
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In the brochure, Apple has dubbed the 3G iPod color
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Posted by BIGP in Texas on February 21, 2004 at 11:47 AM (CST)
of coarse the apple worker is not going to say yea wait 3 months and itll be cheaper…what kind of sales/marketing is that…if you went to your bmw dealer and wanted to by a car for 30k and he said wait three days and itll be 20k yea you would wait…
Posted by rivlinm on February 21, 2004 at 12:55 PM (CST)
Well, for me, the iPod mini isn't my choice…
What about the sound difference betwenn mini and 3Gen?
Posted by Philipp on February 21, 2004 at 1:04 PM (CST)
Just wondering…all the people here who are commenting that the mini isn't good for them or whatever other reason the mini is no good. Have any of you actually held one in your hand? If you haven't, then I respectfully submit..you haven't got a clue. You just can not get it until you see it. Try having a look at one in person then tell us how bad it is.
Posted by Matthew on February 21, 2004 at 1:44 PM (CST)
"i also think they shoul have concentrated on creating a 4G iPod with better battery, smaller, choice of colours and possibly more choice of capacity - but then again th mini iPod is pritty damn good"
Having more models will help Apple stay in front of the mp3player competion.
Don't worry Apple ARE working on the 4th gen too. At least I think so. :)
Posted by Sparks9 on February 21, 2004 at 2:05 PM (CST)
If you're a fan of the mini and in love with your new mini iPod, good for you.
What I think is funny is seeing comments from people who just bought a mini, and are suddenly knocking their 3G iPod. How all of a sudden it's a big clumsy piece of junk…gimme a break.
As for people saying Apple should of released a 4th gen iPod instead, don't think about that for awhile. This past xmas Apple sold bundles of the iPod, do you really think they're in a hurry to release a new version and make everyone feel they're stuck with an obsolete iPod?
Posted by Ryan on February 21, 2004 at 2:08 PM (CST)
green and silver seem to be the favorite
Posted by BIGP in Texas on February 21, 2004 at 3:23 PM (CST)
I think the price vs. capacity is very good for Apple. Think about it. "Well sir, we're currently out of the mini in green, but for only $50 more you can get a 3G iPod in Signiture White with almost 4x the capacity. Throw in another hundered and you get all the accessories you were planning to buy too."
I love the mini. I don't have nearly enough music for my 20 gig, but I'm working hard on it. I might even think of adding a mini for day-to-day use, but that would be this summer, and I plan to buy a powerbook too, depending on how much money I make this spring and summer and how much I can save. Because for me, a mini would really be a luxury purchase. I think I'll probably hang on to my original.
Posted by Taco John on February 21, 2004 at 4:15 PM (CST)
AS & Others…......
Here's some quick comparison numbers….........................
*** Ipod Mini *** Ipod (15 GB model)
Weight *** 3.6oz *** 5.6oz
HD size *** 4 GB *** 15GB
Song Cap*** 900 *** 3400
Price *** $249.00 *** $299.00
As you can see size is a non-issue between the normal Ipod and the Mini (your comparing a pack of extra long cigarettes to a normal pack of cigarettes)........Big deal.
I guess you have to ask yourself if the $50 for almost 4X more capacity is worth it to you.
It's would be a no-brainer to me…..........
Posted by Brian Fenner on February 21, 2004 at 4:32 PM (CST)
a mini would make sense for flash peolpe or those of who already have a 3g ipod like me
Posted by BIGP in Texas on February 21, 2004 at 4:52 PM (CST)
size dosnt always MATTER!!!
Posted by BIGP in Texas on February 21, 2004 at 4:54 PM (CST)
Hi Brian,
Trust me, until you've held one, you wouldn't know about the size differential. I was skeptical too. But then I held one, and b/c of the scrollwheel, I'm SOLD. I bought one on the spot, and I couldn't be happier.
Posted by cleanr bob on February 21, 2004 at 4:59 PM (CST)
Brian Fenner, you obviously have not held one in your hand, because the dimensional difference by the numbers do not do it justice. It is very small and air light compared to even the 15GB iPod. And the button on the scroll wheel is great.
Posted by Agent Orange on February 21, 2004 at 5:10 PM (CST)
Expect a full review of the iPod mini from us on Monday or thereabouts, but to answer the sound questions - so far, we have not detected any discernible audio difference between the mini and the iPod 3G.
Posted by Jeremy Horwitz on February 21, 2004 at 5:14 PM (CST)
4GB players from Rio and others are also MSRP'd at $249 but you don't hear any whining about their prices. It's a matter of choice and what you need. If you absolutely need higher capacity then go to the regular iPod. But don't diss people who don't need it. The mini is going to drop in price until the end of the year. Don't count on a price reduction in 3 months. There is no need for Apple to do so. I expect the possiblity of a 8 GB mini at Xmas. It will have to be somewhat thicker to hold the double disc drive.
Posted by pkradd on February 21, 2004 at 5:26 PM (CST)
There have been several comments that the mini does not provide much of a physical size advantage to the white iPods. I beg to differ. Don't look at the numbers….hold them in your hand. I travel a lot and have found that the size becomes an important issue. The mini will be spectacular as I float through airports and such. I like to carry the iPod in my shirt pocket…..the white iPod would weight down the shirt and become somewhat of a bother after awhile, so I found myself changing the location I carry it to mix it up. Also, I could always tell it was there. The mini "gets lost". I am traveling tomorrow for a couple of days and will report when I get back.
Secondly, the mini is serving a purpose for several people (obvisouly).....not everyone. If more storage is imporatnt to you…..get the 3rd gen iPod. The storage and size comes down to technology and the capacity of the drives that are curretly available. Heck, just two years ago, the capacity was 5 gig and the form factor was larger. Apple has been able to increase capacity and slim-down from that original iPod in a very timely manner. Now they have introduced a svelt iPod that will appeal to many. I could careless what market Apple is after with the mini (harddrive vs. flash-based). Bottom-line, I (and others) are the benficiaries of this new iPod.
For those of you with a new mini….enjoy. For those of you with a previous model….enjoy. Regardless of your poison, the iPod line is the best digital music player on the market.
Posted by Kropelli on February 21, 2004 at 7:15 PM (CST)
What I think is funny is seeing comments from people who just bought a mini, and are suddenly knocking their 3G iPod. How all of a sudden it's a big clumsy piece of junk…gimme a break. <<
I think that's *exactly* the point some people here are making. Once you've used a mini for a few minutes, the 3Gs do seem, well, clumsier. Bigger. Heavier. And the poor button design just stares at you like four red-glowing eyes.
I love mine, and I was a skeptic.
And the sound does sound "better." I think it may be a volume issue - a bit more oomph in the volume means less distortion if you're pushing it to the final 3/4 of the volume. Today at the gym I definitely heard more music and less ambient noise.
Posted by tim on February 21, 2004 at 8:26 PM (CST)
I stopped in to the Apple store today to pick up an accessory for my 20gb, and asked one of the associates if Apple was happy with the sales numbers for the Mini. Her response was "not really". Sounded like they (Apple corporate) thought they would completely sell out of all product no matter what color was in stock.
Posted by schaaking in Minneapolis on February 21, 2004 at 8:39 PM (CST)
I am living in Canada and am angry Apple did not release it here! Does anyone know when it will come out and what the price will be in Canada. I am very anxious to get one.
Posted by Ed on February 21, 2004 at 9:39 PM (CST)
Went to the Apple store in Orlando and hooked up a silver one. This thing is the bomb. Went jogging with it and it worked like a champ. I do have 2 questions though:
1) When I add songs (manual, not using sync feature), it doesn't keep them in order. Do I have to use playlists to play my albums in the correct order or am I doing something wrong? The tracks I'm adding are numbered like 01 songname 02 songname but the pod removes the number and seems to just put the tracks in alphabetical order.
2) When you browse for music, if the album name goes off the edge of the screen, is there a way to read the rest of it without selecting?
Posted by turn1200 on February 21, 2004 at 9:56 PM (CST)
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Backlinks are not as mysterious as you might think. How do you decide on your own plan to gain link popularity? This really depends on the nature of your product. I'll explain. Ecommerce business models are the bread and butter of many self-proclaimed SEO consulting companies. Google's zoo of algorithm changes which dictate the importance of how you are ranked catch too many of these companies by surprise when the changes propagate causing their numbers to cut in half, or in some of the worst Panda stories as much as 75% of their traffic was lost.
So what took down the authority giants who sat on that ivory tower? Over the last year I've seen backlinks change in importance enough for SEO company Adsense ads to start selling phrases like, "Pagerank doesn't matter" or those wonderful squeeze pages who sell you a plan to make squeeze pages just like theirs saying things like "SEO aka PPC marketing…".
No, don't believe these clowns… they are the reason that Raven Tools and UpCity are having such a fun time selling tools to people who were so sick of the company they just finished a contract with. If you approach a company looking to grow your organic traffic and they won't break focus from your conversion rates on sales, find someone else. The PPC traffic really is the low hanging fruit, but you have to know your conversions in order to make those numbers work to make a profit. A sales pitch could cost you thousands in ads and advice which lower your margins and thin out your brand. Conversions are just a matter of math and I'll explain those later for you so that if you do run into these non-SEO SEO-salesemen, you can ask the right questions before signing a contract.
Do people pay for links? Yes and no. Yes, people do hire companies who have a proven track record of building them high quality links that stick. No, you should never hire a company that is just selling you bulk backlinks with anchor text in them. A good linking pyramid is not a very easy thing to accomplish by force, but organic links usually follow common patterns which one can recreate for some very good success. I don't use paid services myself… but for an idea on cost for a good service, if it doesn't cost you the price of a used car then it probably isn't worth your time. Hunting for people to link to you has a lot to do with your position in the company as well as something to offer in return. You can create content, beg, or exchange links. The paid guys who do well at this have a network of trust they have built up which is why they are so valuable.
I'll go back to the basics really quick here… you'll want appropriate anchor text in your inbound links. The location of the link and how it relates to your own material also adds more relevance to the link. If you use Majestic's free service or any other like it, you'll know these ratings as 'citation' and 'trust'. Also, a higher pagerank site will also give you a high citation and trust sending more pagerank to your own site. A dofollow link is more important than a nofollow link, a link in the body or navbar of a site is better than in the footer, and those comment spam-bots still hit blogs because rel='nofollow' is not the same as rel="nofollow" (the quotes stop the bleed completely, the apostrophes don't… I've been waiting for Google to change that for many years).
I used the term 'pyramid' when I mentioned linking which is mostly about the citation and flow of your links. A site might have 2- PR8 sites linking to them with appropriate anchor text and then 150- PR2 websites, 1000-PR1 websites, and 20,000- PR0 websites. Imagine them like a pyramid… your top Pr8′s are fewer and your bottom PR0′s are numerous. This is something that Google expects to see in shape when visiting a site now. You might have 20 bazillion PR0-1 links pointing at your site, but that will matter diddly-squat against collecting a fewer amount of high PR links. The low pagerank links which do come easier are not worth hunting for so try to grow those through social media platforms or wait for bloggers to link to informative articles. As with the number of links, your site is also an internal pagerank pyramid which should have the majority of links pointing to the home page of the site.
You also have to take into heart that some links won't stick. Some sites will give you a link only to have it disappear and reappear on a new page as their taxonomy moves older material off their home page. You also have developers that will seal up their external links after a given amount of time and nofollow your link 6 months down the line. This means that you need a plan which involves constant link acquisition organically to supplement any and all lost links. As your traffic and number of pages increase, those links should also be increasing.
Google won't look at your Pagerank first, but they pay very close attention to it after the other filters process through from those zoo algorithms I mentioned (Panda, Penguin, etc). All of the elements in actual SEO (the structure structure structure) are going to fluctuate in importance and complexity to keep marketing scammers from taking authority there, but the basics aren't going to change by much at all. Google wants a good experience for everyone and they are constantly trying to improve that experience to maintain the quality of their brand, and produce the best results for what people are looking for. While the low road might seem easier, the high road of a balanced structure, taxonomy, AND linking plan will keep your business going longer and without the extreme penalties that Google's algorithm changes can hand out.
Heck, you could copy some of the sites that weren't ready for Panda verbatim and using a site with zero pagerank, beat that authority site by providing a better taxonomy around your keywords. I helped someone with an experiment on using scraped content to provide low level links in a pyramid they were trying to force together behind their blog and we found that by focusing on a single keyword in Craiglist, we could outrank Craigslist for their own titles if that title was featured on the home page of the garbage site. That was what Panda did to sites that were all over the board on keyword content and didn't divide their taxonomy appropriately enough for Google to read easily. I wouldn't recommend using scraped content for your own sites… this was literally a post-Panda experiment that we tested out to test our theories on how to handle the taxonomy for his startup.
That brings me to a few sites to keep in mind with your linking plans. Reddit, Google Plus, Blogspot, many different news trend aggregators, and personal blogs are an excellent place to target for your linking plan. Google Plus users who have publicly shown posts can send extremely valuable links back to your site simply by +1′ing you. Reddit weeds through and nofollows some of their links, but not all.. if you get the right Redditor to post your material, that can be worth quite a bit as well. Personal blogs are all different, but Blogspot blogs that are producing content daily can get very good results as well. Don't go twisting arms for links, find relevant places to get links from and encourage linking behavior towards your site. Give them a plug on a page or throw them a few dofollow links. Exchanging links can be beneficial to everyone involved.
Here is an example from Majestic's tools from a startup run by 2 people that I helped recently. Their links are growing at a good rate thanks to a solid organic linking plan built mainly from social links and now is growing at around 500-1000 links a week so long as the company stays active on their site. After only 5 months they are now in position to catch competitors of theirs who have been online for many more years. Toolbar numbers aren't reliable to get the actual current numbers, but this is an excellent position for any startup to be in. They went from a 0 to a 2 and will likely be closer to 4 after the next toolbar refresh which will reflect the extra work I recently put in. For a site without a long history, this is what you want to see.
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Why do we have credit-default-swaps again? And who invests in them?
I would be livid if I were one of those folks. Not only have thousands (if not millions) of houses been built that would not have otherwise been contemplated, but all those credit-default-swaps holders were responsible for sending their investment money to magnetar for doing society the great service of distorting the housing market so that it inflated until it has now cratered. And thousands/millions of Joe the Plumbers out there are now living in a huge house in the distant burbs with essentially zero equity.
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Great video! I have always wanted to climb Marcy but wondered if I could do it. The video gives me courage. Thanks for posting.
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Wanting to do mount marcy the last weekend in April , how difficult is it this time of year?
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You never know in Spring, could be nice, could be rain, could be snow, could be mud. Since end of April is not too far away, I'm going to say, there may be all of the above!
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Climbed Mount Marcy April 27th, 2014. 25 km round trip, freezing at the top with wind and snow, -25 C, mud and ice, and winter! Bring the crampons, didn't need the snowshoes but stay on the path! 7.5 hours return
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Hiking high peak area for a couple days – algonquin peak, colden etc next week. Website says its muddy.. any idea how bad it is this time of year? Is snow on the trail or on the side? I don't have snowshoes or gaiters. Please advise.
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EDWARDS AIR FORCE BASE, Calif., Aug. 15, 2006 – Edwards' 412th Operations Group conducted a live fly exercise July 31 where, for the first time, pilots flexed their skills in a Network Centric Warfare environment.
The 412th Test Wing volunteered to expand the exercise and make it a distributed event for the Joint Mission Environment Test Capability program.
The pilots were connected with the datalinks of several distributed simulated players via a continental United States-wide distributed network.
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"The Joint Mission Environment Test Capability testing was a very significant event for Air Force Flight Test Center," said Maj. Gregory Wood, 416th Flight Test Squadron pilot.
"It was the first time we have successfully tested net-centric operations using multiple (types of aircraft) in a large force exercise with both live and virtual players," he said. "It was a huge success, especially on the Edwards side."
The test enabled Edwards to expand its link connectivity to other sites across the country helping to establish a 24/7 network that can be used by all assets at Edwards and in the R2508 complex – airspace and associated land presently used and managed by Edwards, Fort Irwin and China Lake, Calif., in the Upper Mojave Desert region, Wood said.
Net-centric warfare is the future and this is a critical capability to develop since Edwards test systems for future wars.
"The United States Air Force and Department of Defense are moving to network centric operations," said U.S. Air Force Col. Arnie Bunch, 412th Test Wing commander.
"The goals of this move are to provide a common air picture to our forces and reduce the time from target identification to strike," he explained. "Since the weapon systems under development must operate in a network centric environment, we must develop the capability to test those systems."
"We must ensure the data passed across the network are accurate and timely," Bunch emphasized. "This is one of, and many say, the most important test capability for future systems. Today the 412th Test Wing took a big step to providing that capability."
On the live-aircraft side, this was also a great success, said Bobbie Wheaton, 412th Test Wing engineer.
The large-force exercise involved six test aircraft – four 416th Flight Test Squadron F-16s, two 411th Flight Test Squadron F-22s and four 445th Flight Test Squadron F-16s used as targets.
The 445 Flight Test Squadron also provided a KC-135 to extend the test period. This enabled the mission to be pushed to three hours.
On the ground side, there was critical participation from range assets – Ridley Mission Control provided display for real-time kill removal and debriefing; Air Defense Systems Integrator provided a critical link between the live players and the virtual assets; Radar Control Facility's Space Positioning Optical Radar Tracking control gave ground controlled intercept situational awareness to the aircraft on both sides, and the 412th Test Wing engineering developing scenario.
The team was able to receive command and control inputs from the carrier group at Port Loma, Calif., or from the E-2C at Patuxent River, Md. They were also able to get simulated assistance in taking down threats from F-18s at China Lake, Calif., and F-15s from Eglin Air Force Base, Fla., said Bobbie Wheaton, 412th Test Wing engineer. And all under the direction of Joint Interoperability Test Command control at Fort Huachuca, Ariz.
"During testing, the pilots monitored local players through radar and other on-board sensors but also could 'see' other simulated assets only through their datalink fed by the distributed network and vice versa," Bunch said.
Another purpose of this event is to reduce cost and increase warfighter and pilot capability, said Curtis Kenngot, 412th Test Wing Datalink operator. "Through simulation we can do this in a distributed environment by cutting the cost of having multiple aircraft to one location and utilizing other assets."
The methodology and training evolved out of the Vietnam War with the development of Top Gun School and Warfighter School, said Diana Bladen-Tufts, 412th Test Wing range control officer.
It just evolved and moved out to other bases and ranges to keep proficiencies at standard.
Testing aircraft and flight-related systems in a net-centric environment is of critical importance to the Air Force.
Platforms must be able to share information about air and ground threats, the combat environment, and command and control information to keep the Air Force on the cutting edge and one step ahead of the adversary, Wood said.
This will be paramount as the Air Force is reduced in size. Each component must be more effective and link operations are the component that multiplies the effectiveness of every individual aircraft.


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If you had a pump shotgun, removed the stock and installed a pistol grip, then installed a forward pistol-grip to replace the pump grip what would that gun be legally classified as (at least on the federal level) Because I want to buy a 590 and do this to it:
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It's still federally legally classified as a regular pump shotgun-AS LONG AS IT STILL HAS 18" barrel/28" OAL. I have almost the same thing except I found a top folding stock assisted my aim better when unfolded. Mine is a Remington 870 however.
Sometimes you earthlings REALLY amaze me!
Thanks, but what is OAL?
OAL=OverAll Length
TacStar accessorized...nice
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Student Leaders for 2012-2013
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March 2013
Sarah Langan, Biology, Class Year: Sophomore Sarah, an honors student, currently serves as an Eco Club Officer, Science Society Officer and is an actor with the Keystone Players theatre group. Her writings are also featured in The Plume, Keystone's yearly literary publication. "Sarah is a star student, and is very helpful toward her peers. She is a positive role model for others." |
February 2013
Cody Shadle, Information Technology Cody, an honor student, currently participates in the NEPA Business Plan Competition and works part-time in the Keystone College IT department. "Cody has stepped up to the plate to help support the Information Technology Department during the campus-wide Jenzabar implementation and the web content management system upgrade. He has a positive leadership influence on the other work-studies in the office." |
November 2012
Melissa Cruise, Art Education Meslissa was nominated by a professor for her outstanding leadership role on campus with serving as the Art Society Club President and as a member of the Student Chapter of PAEA. "Through her model of leadership, involvement, and high standards, other students are more involved and have higher standards for themselves. Ms. Cruise demonstrates that it can be done even as a more mature student with family responsibilities" |
October 2012
Katie Scheuch, Business "Katie reaches across organizational and class boundaries to engage fellow students and faculty in a wide array of extracurricular events and projects. Her enthusiasm and work ethic is contagious." Katie, a Keystone Honors Program student and business major, is active in the campus community. She is a member of the Student Activities Crew and also serves as a Resident Assistant, Rotaract vice president, and as student promotions coordinator for Sodexo Dining Services. Katie was one of two Keystone students selected to attend the 2012 Sodexo Summer Internship Program in Paris. In addition to her academic and student life activities, she also excels on the volleyball court where she is a member of the women's team. |
September 2012
Valissa Browning, Child and Society "The work Valissa does is invaluable to the veteran community here at Keystone College." Valissa serves as the President of the Armed Forces Club on campus, is a peer mentor for incoming student veterans, and an active member of the American Legion and VFW in Montrose, PA. |


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There are plans to integrate online mutual funds, insurance schemes and tax-savings schemes
City-based United Bank of India, and the Calcutta Stock Exchange Ltd., one of the oldest stock exchanges of the country, on Monday announced the launch of U-CONNECT, an integrated online platform for buying and selling shares.
There are plans to integrate online mutual funds, insurance schemes and tax-savings schemes such as Rajiv Gandhi Equity Scheme within this product in the near future. The product is expected to promote equity culture in the Tier-II and III cities, especially in the east and north-east, where UBI has a strong presence.
It would also help the bank in augmenting its non interest income, according to its Chairman and Managing Director Bhaskar Sen.
To avail this service, one only needs a bank account and a demat account with UBI. The roles of the individual brokers have been limited to punching in the transactions on the exchange terminals while the settlement obligations would be managed by CSE Ltd. "The investors will have access to both BSE and NSE, through this product" said Madhav Reddy, Managing Director and Chief Executive Officer of CSE Ltd.
Initially, the product would be available in select branches of UBI in Kolkata and shall soon be extended to the select branches of all major cities in India.


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Dayne Crist patiently waited for his turn as the starting quarterback at Notre Dame behind NFL bound Jimmy Clausen for the past two seasons. It looks like the former five start recruit is getting tired of waiting, however, as the junior to be is ahead of schedule in his recovery from an ACL injury suffered Halloween night in the Alamodome.
Brian Kelly told the South Bend Tribune on Thursday that junior quarterback Dayne Crist is ahead of schedule as he recovers from his ACL injury. Kelly even went so far as to say that Crist would be participating in everything except contact drills.
As far as Crist is concerned, Kelly said he is so far ahead of schedule, he'll likely be cleared to do everything in spring practice except have contact.
"Nobody will get in his zip code," Kelly said. "But you're going to see a lot of him in the spring."
Having Crist able to run the offense – albeit without being able to get hit – would be a huge boost to the offense for 2010. Learning a new offensive system in one off-season is tough enough for a quarterback, but it is even tougher if you miss spring practice as most speculated Crist would.
Notre Dame will also have freshman early enrollee Tommy Rees in spring practice learning the offense and could tap former high school quarterback and current Irish wide receiver John Goodman for some snaps if necessary. Considering how well Crist and Goodman looked working together in the Washington State game prior to Crist's injury though, Kelly will most likely want to give Goodman as many reps at wide receiver as he can with Crist under center.
And just in case you have forgotten about the Crist to Goodman bomb in the Alamodome, here is a video of it – it's a thing of beauty.
In other injury news, the same report stated that Theo Riddick and Brandon Walker were the only players currently unable to work out with the rest of the team due to injuries. Walker has had a lingering back injury since the season while Riddick has a shoulder injury keeping him out of work outs.
Comments to this Article
brandon commented on February 5th, 2010 at 2:00 am
great news! i believe he has more upside than clausen since he has a stronger arm and is bigger. he is also more mobile and i believe is a perfect fit to run the spread.
nepachris replied on February 5th, 2010 at 5:07 am
i love that he can run, but i don't want him to. look what happened last time. such a freak injury. nobody hit him. could it have been the turf at the alamo dome????
Justin replied on February 5th, 2010 at 10:59 am
Sitting the bench, you tend to be a little stiffer and your pre-game stretches are not of value at that point in the game. I know he was already playing so he shoulda been loosened up, but right circumstances at the wrong time, and anything can happen.
Frank Vitovitch replied on February 5th, 2010 at 11:21 am
It was just a freak accident, look at Wes Welker for the Patriots this year, he tore his ACL making a cut without any contact. Stuff just happens sometimes.
steve commented on February 5th, 2010 at 7:54 am
thats was one of the best passes of the year… on a line!!!
irishspartan commented on February 5th, 2010 at 7:56 am
That was a freaking bullet he threw to Goodman. I know he didn't look great in the few plays he was in that game, but as you so eloquently put it, that throw was a thing of beauty!
That'd be awesome if Goodman was a go-to-guy this next year. He separated from that cornerback the second the ball hit his hands! Crazy speed!
JC commented on February 6th, 2010 at 12:33 am
Undeniably, we have another opportunity to showcase our offense. We are deep in offensive talent, experience and have several "impact players". On the defensive side of the ball, we will need all of the resourcefulness, player development and coaching-up the new coaching staff can muster up for a strong showing in 2010. Hopefully, Coach Kelly's winning moxie will instill the right amount of passion to reach new horizons in ND football.
IrishChan replied on February 6th, 2010 at 9:43 am
I would agree that we are deep at the skilled postions on offense, however our o-line is going to be fairly young. I haven't looked at the o-line in awhile, so I could be wrong, but if there are some that are saying that Matt James could play as a true freshman….I would say our O-line needs a lot of help.
Kevin Joyce commented on February 6th, 2010 at 5:00 pm
Hold on guys that was wash. St..But the only place to go is up. Dayne is a talented athlete and we have all these QBs coming in so there will be competition
Chris commented on February 7th, 2010 at 11:58 am
Indeed the O-line needs help. Imagine if Sam Young would have played to half his potential! I believe 2010 will be a year similar to Holtz' first year. I believe regardless of record, fans will agree on one thing namely that this team is going in the right direction.
I most like BK's style of letting his coaches coach w/ focus of all being on the same page. Davie could never quite extract himself from the defensive side and overstepped Mattison on numerous occasions during his coaching reign. Willingham – well never quite sure what WIllingham did as all i remember was his pensive posture on the sideline w/ finger to lip. Weis was equally domineering…ya wonder why he went through so many defensive coaches.Contrast that with Lou's relationship w/ his coaches. I remember reading an article here about a player recalling how the venerable one Joe Moore was "coaching" a couple players one afternoon separately from the rest of the offensive line. The players were beyond exhaustion as Joe was trying to get the point across that no matter how beat down you get – there is always one more thing you can do. At a certain point of this focus training, the players see Lou tooling up in the golf cart and immediately sense deliverence. Lou asks Joe whats going on – Joe responds he is providing some individual training, Lous says basically carry on and leaves. The best part of the story is while these players werent exactly cozy w/ Moore at the time, they recalled this training session with great admiration later in life.
BK is right on point – find good coaches and let them coach while maintaining focus on committment and execution. BK is not afraid to interject and question some calls on the defensive side of the ball – but he leaves it in the coaches corner. I really believe he is the right guy at the right time. These kids will play with desire and toughness this year and dare say there will be fight in them Irish again and I think that
will be a welcome sight for many ND fans. GO IRISH![Reply]
ripperduck replied on February 7th, 2010 at 7:04 pm
Thanks for bringing that up. It was Aaron Taylor who was recounting that story. From Taylor, Moore was as old school as old school got, tough and demanding. But look at the All-Americans he produced who went on to have pro careers. If anything, ND was known as the school for its OLine, and I hope we get back to that soon.
Matt commented on February 7th, 2010 at 9:20 pm
Crist still worries me, and his back up worries me more.
IrishChan replied on February 8th, 2010 at 11:00 am
Why? Because of the Crists injury or something else?
bobbyj30 commented on February 7th, 2010 at 11:51 pm
Don't worry, 2 years ago Kelly played 5 different quarterbacks and went 12-1. Crist might make a few mistakes early, but once he gets used to the speed and the system he will be fine. He has a stronger arm and way more mobile than JC. Also he is a great leader, he helped keep the recruiting class together when ND went 3-9.
JC commented on February 7th, 2010 at 11:54 pm
John Goodman has outstanding speed and arm strength. In Kelly's offense, John could possibly thrive as the #2 Quarterback. Maybe, even better given the chance. With John's game experience at WR and a boat load of incoming QB's he might surprise some people. In my view, this would be a great opportunity for him to resurface in the hunt for QB. I know his high school coach would love it.
power run the ball commented on February 8th, 2010 at 10:31 am
i will be excited to see an upper classmen earn his starting role instead of it being handed to him because he was a top recruit. So I wish him luck. he does hold himself as a classier person then the former ND QB.
Shazamrock commented on February 8th, 2010 at 11:23 am
I learned a lot over the past 5 years. I learned that there is a difference between a coordinator and a coach. Charlie Weis was a good Coordinator. The only position he coached was QB. He did an outstanding job with Brady Quinn, Jimmy Clausen, and Dane Crist. But He new little of coaching O-Line men or running backs, and it showed.
Tenuda new every scheme, every blitz, every stunt out there, but his players weren't coached up to the point to be effective. If you have well coached players, a coordinator can call anything he wants, and the players will make it work.
Here are a few other things I learned. I don't care how great your QB is or how many great wide receivers you may have, ND must have a quality running game in order to be effective.(ND just isn't ND, without great running game)
The 3-4 or the 4-3 defense. Doesn't matter if you can't stop the run or pressure the QB.
Conditioning is extremly important. The past two seasons our team ran out of gas heading into the last month of the season. A time that seperates the men from the boys. A time when bowl bids are on the line.
There once was a time when ND always won at home. For a visiting team to come to ND and win was nearly impossiable. ND had most teams beat before they even got off the bus. You know… teams like Navy, and UConn.
College football is always more interesting and more fun when ND is in the mix. Whether they bring out the best in fans or the worst, the fact remains that they bring out fans.
It is my hope that BK can get ND back to playing ND football. A physical team that can run. That can run on 3rd and two and pick up four. A swarming defense that penetrates, pressures, and causes turn-overs.
A team that fearcely defends it's home field. A team that is still standing at the end of the year.[Reply]
IrishChan replied on February 8th, 2010 at 1:02 pm
That's a very insightful post. I'm feeling more and more confortable with BK, I truely believe that he will bring the best out of his players.
Ara's Era replied on February 8th, 2010 at 3:12 pm
You're hitting the right buttons there, S-rock.
I don't think I've seen authentic "fiercely defending home field" since Chris Zorich rained Hell on anyone unlucky enough to be on our home schedule in the late 1980's.
Shazamrock replied on February 9th, 2010 at 8:32 am
Here's another sad observation.
Watching the Superbowl last Sunday, it occured to me that there were no players on the rosters of the Colts or the Saints that were from ND.
Three years ago when the Colts player the Bears, the punter for the Colts was Hunter Smith. He has since been released from the Colts.
Even suckass Michigan had suckass Mike Hart get in the game.
Sad. Very sad indeed.[Reply]
Gregg commented on February 8th, 2010 at 1:33 pm
Crist played in a more competetive California High School league than both Clausen and Barkley. Give him time, he will be just fine. Stay healthy!
Rob replied on February 15th, 2010 at 2:38 am
ehhh actually he played in a more competitive league than clausen, but as for barkley,not so much. When Crist was still at ND (high school), the trinity league, which barkley played in, was better than the serra league, which Crist played in. But both did play in the Pac-5 division which is considered on of the toughest if not THE toughest division/section in the ENTIRE COUNTRY,
svenghali commented on February 8th, 2010 at 7:21 pm
Lemme guess, Theo Riddick busted up his shoulder on the same turf that claimed Aldridge, Floyd, and Rudolph's shoulders.
Well maybe not, but something has to be done about the field. Looking like it's 1935 is all well and good until it starts hurting more players than opposing linebackers.
scav commented on February 9th, 2010 at 11:21 am
As we prepare for the spring, I have read a lot about Kelly's spread offense. It has made me wonder if his knowledge of running the spread will help the defense defend against it. Weis ran a pro style offense and I think USC was the only program they played against that ran one as well.
We saw Weis try the spread for about a quarter with Jones and then it was back to the pro style with Sharpley and Clausen. I feel the defense will be better prepared because of the college-minded coaches. Weis was not prepared to defend the college game, but I think this ND team will.
Kelly has never had this kind of talent to work with, so if his system is as good as his record indicates, this will be one pretty good team.
I can't wait to find out.
bobbyj30 commented on February 10th, 2010 at 12:25 am
Great point, I have been waiting for someone to make the observation that Brian Kelly now has better talent, he will be able to do even more. Just wait until he has the time to recruit by developing relationships with kids and high school coaches.
He will be the next Urban Meyer, but without the questionable decisions and ethics. This might be pre-mature, but I feel Brian Kelly will be to college football what Coach K is to college basketball.[Reply]
scav commented on February 10th, 2010 at 12:10 pm
I really believe that Kelly will restore ND's tradition as being one of college footballs elite teams. Who has ND hired that has his resume? This guys has a system that has proven to be successful everywhere he has been. He now has more talent, more resources, and more support than he has ever had. Why would his system fail now?
He bring 3 things that I beleive have been missing at ND since Holtz…Experience, Emotion, and Endurance.
Since Holtz, we have not hired an experienced head coach with a successful track record. Davie was a career assistant in college, Willingham was not that successful and wasn't our first choice, and Weis was a career assistant in the pros. Kelly has been a head coach in college for 19 years and has had a winning record in 18 of those years. If you doubt his recruiting abilities, just look at the weekend before signing day. He had 7 recruits visit and he signed 6 of them. He must have put on a pretty good show. I think he will be able to land some 5 stars as well once he can develop relationships with them.
College football is an emotional game and ND has been lacking emotion since Holtz left. I feel Kelly will have his players loose and they will enjoy the experience of being a college football player. Kelly and his staff get it when it comes to the college game. I don't think Weis did and that's OK because Charlie belongs in the pros.
Finally, this team has lacked endurance. How many times did we see this team start off strong only to fizzle in the second half. Kelly's teams have a history of finishing strong and they win a very high % when leading in the second half. I've read many times that Longo may be the most important person ND has picked up because he gets what it takes to get college kids at their peak physical level. I'm pretty sure we are going to be amazed when we see these kids again in September.
Kelly will win at ND and he will win big. If he can compete for a BCS at Cincy, he will definatley be able to compete for BCS's at ND. The big difference is Weis didn't leave the cupboard bear like Willingham did. Therefore, we should not experience a big drop off like we did from 2006 to 2007.
The 2010 season can't get here soon enough.
irish224 replied on February 25th, 2010 at 5:46 pm
I totally agree with your comments!!! NO emotion since Holtz gone. I think ND fans will be shocked when we see some of the same kids we saw last year on the field in 2010. I'm not talking about incoming freshman. I think these kids will finally be coached and INSPIRED!!! I think we will find us watching them this September and say "Who is that kid and where has that talent been?"
Shazamrock replied on March 2nd, 2010 at 9:57 am
Might I add one more point on coach Kelly.
He is a great public speaker.
Something soarly missing from the past administrations.
He represents ND the way the Head Football coach should in the year 2010.
He is open and accessable.
He is well dressed, and well spoken. His posture and sincerity speaks volumes in terms of Pride and success.
They say a team takes on the charactaristics of it's head coach. If that is true, gone are the days of a ill prepared,overconfedent, over-relaxed, unkempt, ragtag group of under-acheivers.
I look forward to a team that looks sharp, is well prepared, and confedent. A team that plays with exuberance, toughness, and determination. They talk of past glory and wakeing up the echo's. It all starts with the basics, hard work, and core values.
I believe Coach Kelly understands this and will fullfill his oath to the ND nation.
There are people out there who understand what ND is all about. Coach Brian Kelly is one of them. We are lucky to have him.[Reply]
jack commented on February 10th, 2010 at 1:56 pm
Excellent points, I just have one thing to add. Our defense will be better. First, I think a lot of bad tackling was fundamentals and conditioning. Second, we already have the personnell to run a 3-4 defense becuase Corwin ran it the year before. We have an LB core which I though last year was not suited to run the 4-3 because a lot of d-ends were really outside LB's in a 3-4 system. I think the front seven will suprise a lot of people. If we can get a pass rush I think our defensive backs will show improvement. There is talent in the backfield.
brandon commented on February 10th, 2010 at 6:17 pm
Where do you guys see Brian Smith playing in the 3-4? personally id like him on the outside along with fleming and then have teo and someone else in the middle. i guess u could put brian smith in the middle with teo and put neal on the outside as well tho but idk yet. hopefully walls returns to his old self before last year. I have confidence in gary gray and hopefully blanton returns to his old self. I think slaughter was just young and he looked decent and should improve.
joey d replied on February 10th, 2010 at 7:38 pm
I see smith bringing water to Filer, Teo, Flemming and Neal
IrishChan replied on February 10th, 2010 at 7:53 pm
To be honest, it's hard for me to place a ceiling on any of the players on the roster. How do we know for sure that Smith was provided the tools to succeed while under CW's watch? I can't for certain say that CW's schemes, coaching, coaching staff, and training programs elevated anyone other than JC and the skilled positions on the offensive side of the ball.
Between BK, his coaches and training staff any one of these players (including athletes that have underachieved, ie. Brian Smith) could have tremendous upside with proper coaching, schemes and development.
I'm holding off on giving predictions that players who played poorly over the last few years cannot become excellent athletes under Kelly's watch.
Hell, may be I'm drinkin' the BK coolaid and haven't realized it yet. But BK's former tearms show me that he has everything that it takes to elevate programs, winning season, players, intensity, fight, and the ability to finish games and seasons strong.
I guess we'll see, too bad it's going to take so long to see this kids suit up again…I can't wait!
Doug replied on February 11th, 2010 at 2:16 pm
Hahahahaha, it's so true. Smith was turrrrible last year!
scav replied on February 10th, 2010 at 8:14 pm
I don't see him playing if he can't learn to tackle. He was out of position way too many times last year, but that could have been due to Tenuta's schemes.
I like that everyone is on a clean slate and Kelly will play the people that earn the job.
I keep hearing about this Filer kid, yet we haven't seen too much of him yet. Also need to get Fleming on the field, he is a stud.
Shazamrock replied on February 11th, 2010 at 8:27 am
The last image I have of Brian Smith was him being eaten alive by Stanford's lead blocker for Gerhart.
I always thought of him as a pretty good player. That had to be the the toughest game of his career. Man was it painfull to watch.
Unless the D-line improves significantly, it's going to be another long year for the linebackers and secondary.[Reply]
IrishChan replied on February 11th, 2010 at 9:21 am
Well, the 34 defense isn't known for ability to stop that run between the guards easily. The 34 defense requires a much better defensive lineman than the 43 defense to be effective playing the inside run game.
A 34 DT MUST be able to get a great push, be HUGE, and garner a double team to free up the middle backers for inside run support. We may have found our DT in Nix but it's starting to sound like he may be red shirted.
I'm a big…big fan of the 34 d, and believe that ND has the personal to run it. But the Defensive Line is going to need to get much bigger, stronger, and get better penetration to free up those backers to punish a team like Standford, who can run it right up the middle.
jack replied on February 11th, 2010 at 11:04 am
We have large d-lineman that supposively had a great spring camp last year like Brandon Newman, Tyler Stockton and Hafis Williams. I want to see how these guys develop under the current coaching staff. The Ravens and Steelers both run the 34 defense and both were ranked in the top 5. Now the Ravens have the huge NT from Oregeon (Nota I believe that is his name), but the LB core is solid for both teams. The LB's need to be able to move and attack the line of scrimmage on both runs and pass. They also need to get offenses in obvious passing situations in order to bring the heat with the OLB's
IrishChan replied on February 11th, 2010 at 7:55 pm
You said it right Jack! "I want to see how these guys develop under the current coaching staff"
I couldn't agree more with that statement. There has been a lot of talk on this board about Smith and several others how they have given up on them. I haven't yet, because I really feel like CW spent all his time behind a chess board and working with his skilled positons on the offensive side of ball.
I really believe that BK and his coaches will be able to develop these kids into animals. If he can take the Bearcats as far as he did what will he be able to do here?!
I was looking at his D-lineman at Cinci and he had some pretty big boys playin' the line. He brought his d-ends over from the offensive tackle positon. One of his D-Ends was around 300 pounds.
Were gonna need some big bodies up front to play the 34 the ways it's supposed to be played.
I'm really excited to see what he's gonna do with this defensive unit…
IrishFan replied on February 16th, 2010 at 8:53 pm
Smith- Mike
Manti- Sam
Flemming- Will
Filer- Jack[Reply]
jack commented on February 10th, 2010 at 8:36 pm
Out of the LB core I think you need to find the players that fit the schemes and are able to execute. The atheletes are there it is up to them to show up and take the starting job. I am also excited to see what happens with the LB core under the new conditioning program.
SteelFanRob commented on February 11th, 2010 at 2:10 pm
As my screen name suggests, I'm a die-hard Steelers fan. The key to the 34 is the NT. Both the "Ratbirds" (aka. Ravens) and Steelers have dominant NTs. "Bigsnack" Casey Hampton made his 5th Pro Bowl this year for the Stillers. I just don't know if we have that type of DL on this ND squad, jack. Perhaps L. Nix can be that next season (after a year to bulk up and get used to his gap assignments in the 34). I agree we have a solid LB corps to run the 34, with a bunch of "tweeners" (hybrid DE-OLB types). Like you said, let's see how much development the new staff can accomplish between now and the season kickoff. GO IRISH!
jack replied on February 11th, 2010 at 2:24 pm
I agree with your analysis, but I think the key to this defense working is four guys:
Williams, Newman, Stockton, H.Williams. These kids need to step up. Coming out of High school they were all close to 300lbs and were four stars. Also if you look at the 34 in college you need a house like Alabama has. I am from Baltimore and the thing I missed was Ray Lewis in the middle. Maybe Teo can be that sideline to sideline LB that we need. I don't think Brian Smith can do it. I also didn't like last year that Tenuta held him back. There is a lot of talent on that side of the ball according to the recruiting services.[Reply]
ted commented on February 15th, 2010 at 5:05 pm
Gator charged with hitting a women at a party. The headlines are so frequent, it's not even news anymore. On another note, it looks like the rules committee is going to uphold a rule that would enforce taunting penalties before a player runs into the endzone at the spot of the foul, thus removing the points and enforcing the 15 yard penalty at the spot. Really??? College football is heading in the wrong direction when it comes to officiating football games, mainly because they give the officials too much discretion. Please go to the nfl challenge system, I am sick of having a bazillion plays reviewed each game, and this new penalty is only going to allow arbitrary calls determine the outcome of the game.
nepachris replied on February 15th, 2010 at 11:25 pm
i have mixed feelings about this. i like seeing players celebrate after the score as long as there is no taunting and it doesn't last 5 minutes, but there is no need to do cartwheels, flips, high stepping, etc. on the way to the endzone. for as much as i like golden and the shark, they didn't need to do some of the stuff they were doing on the way to a score. what they do after they score is fine. does anyone remember deshaun jackson in the army aa game trying to do a flip from the 10 yard line and having an epic fail? how about the purdue wide receiver doing his fist pumping from the 50 yard line all the way in against nd? how about the shark waving at the stanford(i think) kid? no need for any of that to me, but whatever. i do agree that this will lead to some iffy calls by the refs. like i have said many times, the ncaa needs their own refs and train them accordingly so there is consistancy. no more conference refs that call a game the way they interpret the rules.
ted replied on February 18th, 2010 at 2:26 am
i don't necessarily like the 'taunting' either, but there are better ways to deter it. i think the best option would be a post-game review of the play, followed by a possible suspension. if you want to get the players attention, hit them where it hurts, playing time. i think these in game penalties take away from the integrity of the game…who wins or loses should not be decided by an extra-curricular act that did not risk someone's safety. even though a later suspension would also affect the outcome of a game, the teams know it going into the next game and can prepare accordingly, thus serving a dual purpose of diminishing the effect on any particular game and on the team while increasing the deterrent effect on the individual.
and yes, please get rid of conference refs.
Shazamrock commented on February 16th, 2010 at 4:10 pm
A couple of interesting articals in ESPN today on the 2010 Irish.
One side story was on some of the tougher games on the schedule.
I really hate contemplating an upcomong schedule. You never really know what you are going to get. Way too much "Shoulda, woulda, coulda".
I will say this. Outside of Matt Barkley at USC, there isn't a QB out there that really stands out or scares me. Take that for what it's worth.
And too bad Jimmy and Golden decided to leave. I would have liked to see them in Kelly's spread.[Reply]
Shazamrock commented on February 17th, 2010 at 2:19 pm
More from ESPN and NFL draft expert Mel Kiper.
He has Jimmy Clausen on the move. Now up to number #4 (Washington Redskins) citing the following attributes: "Ability to make all the throws, intelligence, competitiveness, toughness, experience under center, while playing mistake free football."
While the offensive line, or defense, or special teams, may not have progressed at the rate or level many of us would have liked, you can't deny
that Charlie Weis could develope QB's.
Last I heard, Dane Christ was on pace to surpass both, Brady Quinn and Jimmy Clausen, while under Charlie's guidence.
I believe BK is going to be pleasantly surprised when he see's DC at full speed.[Reply]
Bill Meehan replied on February 17th, 2010 at 6:25 pm
@Shaz Thanks for the update. I've been dying for some news. I've also been avoiding ESPN.
/begin rant
I'm really pissed at ESPN's website management. Quite literally Graham Watson refuses to accept that she's responsible for covering ND. There's 6 other reporters for the BCS conferences. ND isn't in any of them. She's in charge of covering the rest. She refers to the rest as the Non-AQ (non Automatic Qualifiers) because she can then sit there and say "well ND has an automatic qualifier". It's hit quite a level of frustration for me when they rank position battles and whatnot, and she absolutely refuses to mention anything with anything to do with ND./end rant
Shazamrock replied on February 18th, 2010 at 8:25 am
Yeah, unfortunetly they are just about the only game in town. I don't know who is worst, her or that Jacobson skank.
With a new and interesting head coach, and a team that is going in a new direction and is going to win, we can sit back and enjoy watching them eat crow this fall.
Most of them would like to put Bradford ahead of Clausen in this years draft, but everyone on the planet knows who the better QB is.
I noticed that they started their spring preview with ND.
Now that we are out of the way they are clear to spend the next 2 months drooling over the SEC. Of course with Tebow gone they will have to find someone else to orgas over.
/end rant[Reply]
Shazamrock replied on February 18th, 2010 at 9:01 am
On a side note. Today is the day that USC is to face the NCAA infactions committee. What's it been…6yrs?
(Good luck finding that story at ESPN.)
Talks are taking place in Tempe Arizona. Not exactly a "neutral site".
We all know that USC is guilty as sin.
They continue to thump their nose at the NCAA with the hiring of Kiffin.
As far as I'm concerned, the NCAA is on center stage as well.
Right now all I can think about is what happened to Bobby Bowden and Florida St.
Maybe if the NCAA can delay one more day, their decision will be over shadowed by the Tiger Wood's press conference due out tomorrow.IrishChan replied on February 18th, 2010 at 10:39 am
Are you referring to the Reggie Bush story that surfaced about a "car" that may have been bought for him? Are there other infractions that I may not have seen around the news as well?
Bill Meehan replied on February 18th, 2010 at 2:12 pm
There's quite a bit more to the story:
Shazamrock replied on February 18th, 2010 at 3:24 pm
Thanks for the great information. I found it great reading and very amusing.
I like the Sept.2005 entry.
You know, where these sports agents visit Bush in the USC locker room after a game. 1 of at least 2 visits.
The USC coaching staff insists that they had no idea of what was going on. I guess things are pretty relaxed out there in SoCal where they have an open door policy for the USC locker room where people can come and go at their own leasure.
Then there was was the April 3rd entry where a eviction notice was served to the Bush family who was living in the Micheals house, having never paid a dime in rent. Followed by the Yahoo Sports reporters who show up at the house on April 20th for a interview and are turned away,then the next day (April 21st) the Bush's move out taking 12k worth of furnishings. That shit is just priceless, and funny as hell.
This LaMar Griffin looks like Don King with a hair cut.
Operates a lot like Don King as well.
As the old saying goes… If you lay down with Dogs, you wake up with flea's. -
IrishChan commented on February 18th, 2010 at 10:53 am
Am the only one who is craving some fresh reading about ND? I can't find any new articles anywhere on the net about the Irish, it's drivin' me crazy.
Shazamrock replied on February 18th, 2010 at 1:37 pm
Over at "Irisheyes" there is a story titled "Kelly adds another honor."
Quite immressive.
Seems he won the 2009 Ohio College coach of the year award, beating out Ohio States' Jim Tressel… so he that going for him.[Reply]
Shazamrock commented on February 18th, 2010 at 11:27 am
Reggie Bush, OJ Mayo, Joe McKnight.(top players each)
OJ Mayo played Basketball at USC for money an other "comp's". That Program is already doomed. Bush and his family recieved cars and housing from a sports agent while playing football at USC. McKnight was given driving privliges of a SUV while playing football. In their defense, the coaching staff (one of the sharpest in the country I might add)say that they had no idea what was going on. These guy's were so smart, so modern, so cutting edge,that they won national titles, Pac 10 titles, & recruiting wars by way
of modern technology such as text messaging, facebook and tweeter.
But when it comes to cheating, all of a sudden they didn't know what was going on? Stop insulting our intellegents!
Floyd, the basketball coach got fired, Mayo immediatly jumped to the NBA, Bush clammed up for as long as he could (4 years now). McKnight jumped to the NFL draft. Slippery Pete skipped town for a NFL coaching gig.
The only one who would take the head coaching job was the biggest liar of them all… Lame Kiffin. The whole thing stinks. They are all guilty as hell. Can they buy their way out of this? I guess we will see.[Reply]
C-Dog replied on February 18th, 2010 at 3:37 pm
Unfortunately, I beleive it will come down to the NCAA's market assessment of USC as a product. If USC has become oversaturated as a marketing concept, and other schools in the West market are on the rise ( marketing wise ), then the NCAA will purge to create the appearance of incorruptability. If on the otherehand, USC is still seen as a highly marketable product that requires at least the shell of playing by the rules, the NCAA will wash it all under the rug.
Notice this has nothing to do with amateur student athletics and collegiate sports? It certainly doesn't appear to me that USC's sports teams have anything but the loosest connection to the University. Only to bring in donations and revenue.
This thing has plodded along so slowly, I feel Pete Carroll's moving to the NFL was THE concession. Just Like Michael Jordon's leaving the NBA until the betting scandal diffused itself.
Where's the integrity?
Shazamrock replied on February 18th, 2010 at 4:10 pm
Where indeed.
You might find hope in the infractions Committee:
Paul Dee, U of Miami
Dennis Thomas, Mid Eastern Athletic conf.
Britton Banowski, Conf. USA
Mellissa Conboy, U of Notre Dame
James O'Fallon, U of Oregon
Elenor Myers, Temple U.
Rodney Uphoff, Big 12 Conf.
Throw in 3 lawyers and that's your committee.
From what I've read, there is little dispute from USC that violations DID OCCUR, but rather, the coaching staff knew nothing of it.
Now even though USC AD Mike Garrett LOOKS as dumb as a box of rocks, that shouldn't absolve him of his duty. It's his and his coaches jobs, to know whats going on within their programs.
Not having a understanding of the rules doesn't cut it in traffic court and shouldn't be accepted here.[Reply]
C-Dog replied on February 19th, 2010 at 12:21 am
I'd put USC on probation just for allowing Matt Leinert to play while not being a full time student. Once that was let out and nothing happened, USC decided marketability trumps rules and integrity.
What sickens me the most is that when you browse the blogs, too many fans just say, "well everyone cheats and if USC draws fans and sells trinkets, then let them cheat." there seems to be a lack of regard for the fact that they are supposed to be a university educating students. All their students.
Shazamrock replied on February 19th, 2010 at 8:38 am
Special rules apply for USC.
That's because L.A. no longer has a NFL franchise. When it comes to LA and their football fans, USC is the only game in town.
They are it.What sickens me the most is the excuse by the USC coaches
that they didn't know what was going on. These guys were some of the top minds in college football. Nobody fools them. Nobody out smarts them. Lie and play dumb.
It's a insult to the rest of us. -
dave commented on February 18th, 2010 at 11:17 pm
Update your site
Jim commented on February 20th, 2010 at 2:40 am
I'm with Dave.
Doug commented on February 20th, 2010 at 4:38 pm
So do you guys want to talk basketball…mens basketball?
dave commented on February 20th, 2010 at 9:08 pm
The men's b-ball team isn't good and will be worse next year, unless the two incoming freshmen play big minutes at guard. Which is never good in the big east.(look at rutgers with Rosario) Will be happy to see jackson leave, he never got better. Gody plays no defense, and Brey does not play enough people. Look at Scott giving quality minutes now that Gody is hurt, especially on defense. Scott did not sniff the floor until two weeks ago. And how does Abro not play a minute last year, and have a great year this year? He should of had minutes last year. Brey sucks, his teams play no D.
Doug replied on February 23rd, 2010 at 8:09 pm
Wow that was perfect. I couldn't agree more with all of those statements Dave. It makes you wonder where this team could've gone the last few years if he would've given these guys minutes and his starters a break. Gody and defense don't even belong in the same sentence lol
Dave commented on March 3rd, 2010 at 10:24 pm
Hey Doug, How about the basketball team? Proving me wrong, winning down the stretch, without Gody? It must be the good D.
JACK AND DEE commented on April 25th, 2010 at 3:35 pm
anybody out there really know Notre Dame's Dayne Christ , or is his name
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Some HAs have most of their portfolio afflicted by occupancy, tenure and price controls imposed by LPAs.
I wouldn't lend anything to them.I don't know why the NHF persist with banks when there are other forms of borrowing out there and cheaper. If this is a lead by the banks to charge people for accounts, it wont work for me, I haven't had an account for 5 years and don't intend getting one! We should go back to being paid weekly cash in hand! This way we will know if companies are solvent or not.
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