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CHICAGO -- The BCS commissioners and Notre Dame athletic director Jack Swarbrick on Wednesday endorsed a seeded four-team playoff model for college football that would begin for the 2014 season.
The commissioners' consensus must be approved by the BCS presidential oversight committee, which meets June 26 in Washington, D.C. If approved, the four-team playoff would replace the current BCS system, which has been in place since 1998.
Sources told ESPN.com that under the recommended model, four participating teams would be selected by a committee, which would consider certain criteria such as conference championships and strength of schedule.
The two national semifinal games would be played within the existing BCS bowl games (Fiesta, Orange, Rose and Sugar) on a rotating basis, with the host sites being predetermined before each season. The national championship game would be offered to the highest bidding city.
"We're very unified," Big Ten commissioner Jim Delany said. "There are issues that have yet to be finalized. There's always devil in the detail, from the model to the selection process, but clearly we've made a lot of progress."
Pac 12 commissioner Larry Scott said the recommendation was the product of a lot of negotiating and cooperation among the commissioners.
"We're very unified. There are issues that have yet to be finalized. There's always devil in the detail, from the model to the selection process, but clearly we've made a lot of progress.
" -- Big Ten commissioner Jim Delany
"I'm sure it won't satisfy everyone," Scott said. "Until you have an eight-team or 16-team seeded playoff, there will be folks out there that aren't completely satisfied. We get that. But we're trying to balance other important parties, like the value of the regular season, the bowls, the academic calendar."
The BCS commissioners have met five times since the national title game in New Orleans, including a four-hour session Wednesday. SEC commissioner Mike Slive, who likened the process to a marathon, said, "My hope is we've done 26 [miles]. My hope is we have .2 to go."
The presidential oversight committee, which includes a representative from each of the FBS conferences and Notre Dame, still is expected to discuss multiple models next week, including a plus-one format proposed by presidents from the Big Ten and Pac 12.
"The fact that there will be a full and complete discussion is totally appropriate," Slive said. "Obviously, we have put forth a consensus four-team playoff model, and we wouldn't do that if we didn't feel it was appropriate."
"Until you have an eight-team or 16-team seeded playoff, there will be folks out there that aren't completely satisfied. We get that. But we're trying to balance other important parties, like the value of the regular season, the bowls, the academic calendar.
" -- Pac 12 commissioner Larry Scott
The presidents' committee could either approve the recommended four-team model or direct the commissioners to work out its remaining details.
"I'm sure all of the I's and T's won't be crossed and dotted," Scott said. "The presidents just have to decide whether they want to go in this particular direction that we're coming out with. Every other detail, I feel comfortable can be worked out."
ACC commissioner John Swofford said the commissioners have agreed on the principles of how the increased TV revenue will be distributed among the participating conferences. Industry sources have indicated a four-team playoff might be worth as much as $400 million to $500 million annually.
"We've agreed to the principles," Swofford said. "It's hard to move past the principles if you don't know what the market value is. Everyone agrees that financially this is going to be good for everyone in the room."
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Stewards "fiddle while Rome burns", Mercedes up budget for 2013 by 50m euros, Alonso 'perfect' qualifying, Ecclestone calls for F1 personnel to snitch on their own teams, Murdoch wants to own F1
Red Bull mislead FIA: It appears from the statement released by the FIA, that Red Bull may have initially tried to mislead the stewards. The statement says, "The stewards heard from the team representatives and the driver and studied the telemetry evidence that showed the reason why the car was stopped. The stewards accepted the explanation and considered the incident as being a case of force majeure."
"However a report was received from the technical delegate that showed during post qualifying scrutineering an insufficient quantity of fuel for sampling purposes."
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Red Bull choose pit lane start for Vettel: The press release from Red Bull states that they will start Vettel's car from the pit lane, which was not the penalty awarded. The FIA press statement says the back of the grid. Red Bull can choose to do this and it probably means they will work on the car this evening. It may be they will change the engine, saving this one for Austin or Brazil. It could be they change the gearing to one more suited to the race rather than a qualifying set up.
F1 race management still a farce: It is now 16:50 GMT over 2 hours since qualifying has finished and we still don't know what's happening with Vettel following his car stopping on track at the end of the final session.
The procedure is that the cars are lined up and dealt with in the order they return to the pits by FIA scrutineering, and of course Vettel's car is last in line. I have had word from people at the track that Charlie Whiting has now gone for dinner, needless to say reporter's are furious at the delay.
The FIA has form in the matter as following qualifying in Japan there spent nearly 4 hours deciding whether Vettel had or not impeded Alonso. All the fans had left and didn't know whether what they had seen as apparently the grid order for Sunday would stand or be altered.
Other Stewarding inefficiencies this year include pretty much universal criticism from professional commentators on the amount of time the safety car was out during the race in Singapore.
Then there was the 10 lap delay in moving Rosberg's Mercedes at the start of the Korean GP which meant the DRS was unavailable for that time. Of course by lap 10 the cars had all separated by over 1 second and the race was a bit of a procession.
Surely the cars in contention for honours or that have qualified near the front should be dealt with first – its not difficult. Jean Todt needs to get a grip on the FIA team that deliver the race management, but as usual we hear nothing from the silent and invisible one.
Vettel's problem: A friend of mine from Red Bull text me saying it's definitely a Renault matter, not just Horner stalling the media, but the team are not yet aware of the exact nature of the difficulty (more when I know it).
17:33 GNT Just had text saying its fuel – so back of the grid I guess for Vettel.
Yes its confirmed. 18:41 Vettel to start at back of the grid – well we had it first here. Yeeessss!
Alonso 'perfect': The never ending political one upmanship at Ferrari continues. yesterday, Pat Fry said that "we will need to perfect" to qualify well. Fernando qualifies a poor 7th and tells the media, it was "perfect" – the best the car could do. I so wish he would just call the F2012 'a truck'.
Dominicali calls for aero restrictions: In a TV interview with SKY UK, the Ferrari team boss says that the amount of money teams spend on aero would make any business man think they were crazy. Of course Ferrari are weaker in this area for a number of reasons but they have just recruited ex-Mercedes F1 head of aero design to address this matter. The there is the wind tunnel debacle.
Teams ask FIA to check competitors. Ferrari asked FIA to examine the Red Bull car, according to Diario AS a Spanish sports daily. They were requested to clarify the Red Bull procedure where they changes the fluid levels of two tanks between qualifying and the race. "It seems that this is one of the tricks (Adrian) Newey has used to improve the car," read the media report.
The Italian team suspected its rival was using fluid levels in an oil tank for weight distribution purposes. The FIA reportedly replied that the fluid levels could be changed in the event of an imminent failure, but if not, the car would theoretically need to start the race from the pit lane.
Ferrari also wanted clarification on an apparently ingenious brake cooling system on the RB8. Technical boss Pat Fry reportedly wanted to know if two different metal materials, with different thermal expansion creating a 'column' for cooling, can be used.
In turn Red Bull Racing asked the FIA about an innovative brake heat vented tyre warming development system on the McLaren MP4-27.
Lauda Watch: Ross must be smiling as presumably Niki must have been telling the Daimer-Benz board if they want to win anything they need to spend more money. Bilde tells us the Brackley team is set to fatten its budget for next year to almost 200 million Euros. This would be nearly 50m euros more than Mercedes F1 have in their budget this year.
Mercedes is funding the boosted Formula 1 budget partly by making cuts to its DTM programme, including reducing its number of cars in the touring car series from 8 to 6. Mercedes' Norbert Haug said "There will be no 30 percent budget increase."
Budget capping: thejudge13 reported in the article "RRA – you've got to be joking" (LINK) the pro's and con's of the Resource Restriction Arrangements currently in place. Ecclestone is trying under the new Concorde agreement to change this to a simpler system where team spending is capped at $250m.
The Express newspaper (not always that reliable) reports today that Mr. E has a novel way of policing any such arrangement. "People within teams know if something is going on," he said, "An incentive of $500,000 might encourage people to speak out".
Yet Ecclestone goes even further, "I also want team principals and team owners to sign a contract which would hold them personally responsible for cheating and they would have to pay the fines themselves". Smaller teams are amused by the numbers proposed as evidenced by Torro Rosso's Franz Tost, who comments on the $250m limit, "Ha, we are far away from that".
Could Murdoch take over F1? The Daily Mirror (another not always so reliable source) reports representatives from McLaren, Ferrari, Red Bull Racing and Mercedes AMG are set to meet with James Murdoch of the influential media empire News Corporation.
Rupert Murdoch in the past showed interest in acquiring the rights to F1 currently held by Bernie/CVC and other partners but walked away believing the price asked was too high.
The mirror tells us he is considering "a bigger slice" of Formula 1, not that I was aware they had any slice at all except for certain TV rights. The paper makes the connection, " Interestingly, FIA president Jean Todt is also in Abu Dhabi for a rare Grand Prix attendance.
Asked if the entire future of the sport could be on the agenda, the Mirror says "a key Formula 1 figure is quoted as saying: Why not?". I'm not as confident in the Mirror as I am in La Stampa – unfotunately.
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Perfect lap by Ferrari? What a laugh. The drivers underperformed. Before the race they said they are strong and looking for a second row qualifying. The drivers blew it. They buckled under pressure in Q3. Why can't they simply say Alonso succumbed to pressure?
McLaren had the best car the whole weekend. So no surprises there. My bet is on Hamilton.
Kimi what?
@Rob Newman
I guess hitting repeatedly 1:41:5 without errors and beeing faster than your team mate prove that he succumbled to pressure right?I really have no clue where that conclusion of yours comes from but I see from other forums that you are a keen "fan" of Alonso. Maybe you know more than anyone about the real pace of the Ferrari, who knows.
Have fun tomorrow
There is no possibilty to change gear ratios. Those used on FP 2 must be given to FIA Technical Stewards and must be kept until the end of race even if you change gearbox.
So the only possiblity could be that they choosed to start from pit lane to decrease drag by other means (DDRS ?) and try to be as fast as possible on straights. Anyway they will touch easily the rev limiter due to short ratio 7th gear they use on "normal" races.
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Well. It seems they changed gear ratios, according to the note released by FIA.
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It was me who said that. Those are the regulations, but it seems they found -another- hole on regulations to be able to change gear ratios.
Seems a bit against the spirit of the law, but anyway, interesting race ahead.
Let's see what happens.
Good luck to all the involved.
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From what I saw on the TV pictures of the leak on Weber's car , it looked more like coolant. Plus, if it had been a flammable liquid, I'm sure the mechanics would have mopped it up immediately and not released Weber out of the pits.
The leak appeared to be around the " tea tray " area of the car, so maybe KERS related ? A separate issue, and not something to do with this " fluid " story ?
Just imagine for a while that the "tea tray" is full of small compartments with fluid that they can fill or purge at will during practices …….
This will deeply affect COG and wheight distribution in a very noticeable manner.
Thats – just thinking – why when tea tray slips on track could open a hole on this area, leading to a leak, which was evidently tried to repair by mechanics during FP2.
I am not talking about flammable liquid. It was a sort of "milky" liquid (we saw it in spanish TV).
Are coolant liquids milky ?? Don't think so ……..
Remember that Ferrari has already asked FIA about the legality of "several" containers that could fe filled or purged at will during practice.
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I will try to capture footage and send it to u – if you like –
It was special footage just from Spanish TV, not offcial footage. -
Trying to localize the footage on Spanish TV :-)
Sorry for the delay. -
I'm not sure if this is the same footage as on Spanish TV ?
it's shown at 1:16:33 approx. ( 18:27 left on P2 timer ).
It's not a really great view, but I personally don't think that fluid is milky, to me it looks clear …
But if the Spanish TV pictures show it as milky – it might be a silicon based heat transfer fluid ?
Yes, it is this footage, but closer.
Perhaps mixed with some silicon based heat transfer, as mankyboy says.
I keep searching for the spanish images, it was taken closer.
They seem to have removed them from website.
I will do my best.


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When your connection dies for any reason (Host leaves, etc.), in some games, the map will then fail to draw. You'd think the map would go black or something, but instead you get mirror syndrome. It's nothing much, but sometimes when it happens you're not sure if the seeker is crashing, or your connection just died.
Numbered Steps to Reproduce Problem:
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2.) Kill your connection (Unplugging your internet wire is an easy way to test this)
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Map would go black, or something.
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Map becomes mirror syndrome, failing to draw. Transparent and all of that stuff.
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In other games? Yes
In other user accounts? Yes
On other computers? Not sure
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7:05 PM ET, April 26, 2012
Oriole Park at Camden Yards, Baltimore, Maryland
BALTIMORE -- The Baltimore Orioles suddenly are making a habit of coming through in the clutch and winning the kind of games they used to lose with regularity.
Adam Jones led off the eighth inning with a tiebreaking homer, and the Orioles beat the Toronto Blue Jays 5-2 on Thursday night, completing a three-game sweep with their fourth straight victory.Jones ripped the first pitch from Casey Janssen (1-1) into the first row of the left-field stands, barely eluding the leap of Eric Thames. It was his sixth homer of the season.Asked if he enjoyed a flair for the dramatic, Jones said: "If the situation calls for it, I'm not going to shy away from it. ... I'm just looking for something out over the plate. Not necessarily a first-pitch slider away, but I was looking for a heater up, something to drive. I was able to just get enough of it to hit it out."Darren Oliver replaced Janssen after Jones' drive and allowed Matt Wieters' single before Chris Davis hit a two-run homer to right-center.Darren O'Day (2-0) pitched two perfect innings in relief of Brian Matusz, who might have saved his spot in the rotation with a strong outing. Luis Ayala worked the ninth for his first save."I just wish we could have got (Matusz) a W. ... But we won as a team and he understands that," Jones said. "He went out and threw six very, very, very good innings."Matusz, attempting to snap a career-high 12-game losing streak, yielded two runs -- none earned -- and four hits. He walked two and fanned three."This year, I've felt good out there in multiple outings," Matusz said. "Just today I was able to be consistent and really find myself getting into a groove and putting everything together, and I'm just not trying to do too much but being able to hit locations and make good pitches."Orioles manager Buck Showalter didn't sound as though he was considering a change in the rotation."He pitches like that, he's going to get all the wins he wants," Showalter said.The Blue Jays have lost three straight and are 1-5 against the Orioles this season."We've got to play better collectively," Toronto manager John Farrell said. "The way this road trip started out, with a four-game sweep in Kansas City, to have it end this way kind of leaves a bad taste."Toronto scored three runs in three defeats at Camden Yards and Jose Bautista said the Blue Jays' offense has to produce more -- and more consistently."I'm not really worried about the offense," Bautista said. "I know we're going to pick it up. Hopefully, it's sooner rather than later. Our pitching is doing awesome. On the offensive side, we'd like to give them better support."Baltimore's Ryan Flaherty had two hits and an RBI, the firsts of his major league career.Drew Hutchison, making his second major league start, held the Orioles to two hits through four innings before Baltimore went ahead 1-0 in the fifth.Davis worked the right-hander for a leadoff walk and Mark Reynolds lined a single to center. Davis moved to third on Nick Johnson's fly to right and Flaherty hit a sacrifice fly.Toronto went ahead in the sixth on an error by Johnson at first base that allowed two runs to score.Yunel Escobar led off with a single and Bautista drew a one-out walk. One out later, Thames hit a 1-2 pitch from Matusz down the first base line and past Johnson, who missed an attempt to backhand the bouncer, the miscue letting both runners score.The Orioles tied the game in the sixth, taking advantage of Escobar's error at shortstop.Nick Markakis doubled and Jones hit a grounder into the hole. Escobar fielded the infield hit but threw wildly to first, allowing Markakis to score the tying run and Jones to advance to second. Luis Perez relieved and got Wieters to ground into a fielder's choice, with Jones erased at third.Hutchison worked five-plus innings, allowing two runs and six hits.Game notes
Matusz wasn't charged with a run for the first time since Sept. 27, 2010. ... Baltimore's Nolan Reimold singled in the fifth, extending his hitting streak to 11 games. He returned after sitting out four games with neck spasms. ... Showalter said RHP Jim Johnson, who has been hospitalized for treatment of a bacterial infection, could be released as soon as Friday morning. Showalter would not commit to how quickly Johnson will resume his role as closer. ... RHP Dustin McGowan, on the 15-day disabled list while recovering from a foot injury, experienced right shoulder problems while long tossing and will be shut down for two weeks, Farrell said. An MRI revealed inflammation. ... Nick Johnson went 0 for 3 and is 0 for 26 to start his Orioles career. That breaks Ron Hansen's record for the longest hitless streak by a position player at the start of his Orioles career. Hansen went 0 for 25 from April 1958-April 1960. ... Toronto starting pitchers have gone at least five innings in 21 straight games dating to last Sept. 27.
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Fri 4/13 | BAL 7, @TOR 5 | Recap |
Sat 4/14 | BAL 6, @TOR 4 | Recap |
Sun 4/15 | @TOR 9, BAL 2 | Recap |
Tue 4/24 | @BAL 2, TOR 1 | Recap |
Wed 4/25 | @BAL 3, TOR 0 | Recap |
» Thu 4/26 | @BAL 5, TOR 2 | Box Score |
Mon 5/28 | @TOR 6, BAL 2 | Recap |
Tue 5/29 | @TOR 8, BAL 6 | Recap |
Wed 5/30 | @TOR 4, BAL 1 | Recap |
Fri 8/24 | @BAL 6, TOR 4 | Recap |
Sat 8/25 | @BAL 8, TOR 2 | Recap |
Sun 8/26 | Postponed/Delayed | Information |
Mon 9/3 | BAL 4, @TOR 0 | Recap |
Tue 9/4 | BAL 12, @TOR 0 | Recap |
Wed 9/5 | @TOR 6, BAL 4 | Recap |
Mon 9/24 | @BAL 4, TOR 1 | Recap |
Mon 9/24 | TOR 9, @BAL 5 | Recap |
Tue 9/25 | TOR 4, @BAL 0 | Recap |
Wed 9/26 | @BAL 12, TOR 2 | Recap |
Complete Schedule: Blue Jays | Orioles |
Scoring Summary
5th | R Flaherty hit sacrifice fly to left, C Davis scored. | 0 | 1 | |
6th | E Thames safe at third on error by first baseman N Johnson, Y Escobar and J Bautista scored. | 2 | 1 | |
6th | A Jones reached on infield single to shortstop, N Markakis scored, A Jones to second on throwing error by shortstop Y Escobar. | 2 | 2 | |
8th | A Jones homered to left (363 feet). | 2 | 3 | |
8th | C Davis homered to right center (414 feet), M Wieters scored. | 2 | 5 | |
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Game Information
Stadium | Oriole Park at Camden Yards, Baltimore, MD |
Attendance | 13,725 (29.9% full) - % is based on regular season capacity |
Game Time | 2:51 |
Weather | 64 degrees, cloudy |
Wind | 2 mph |
Umpires | Home Plate - Tony Randazzo, First Base - Todd Tichenor, Second Base - Brian Gorman, Third Base - Larry Vanover |


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Ender wrote:If I owned him in a non keeper league I couldn't see high on him fast enough.
by J35J » Tue May 29, 2012 7:30 am
bayside wrote:Ender wrote:If I owned him in a non keeper league I couldn't see high on him fast enough....and its likely he will be better?
by bayside » Tue May 29, 2012 2:17 pm
by Element » Tue May 29, 2012 2:30 pm
by J35J » Wed May 30, 2012 11:00 am
bayside wrote:What kind of return would you realistically expect for him though?
bayside wrote:Rather, i meant that "I think it IS likely he will be better throughout the rest of the season than he has been over his first 28 games (I think he will run more, keep his average up near .300, and I think he hits HR's more often than 1 every 30 PA.) So how is he a sell high?"
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Man killed in Florida may be victim road rage.
The hunt is on for a gunman after a man was shot to death on a Florida highway while he was on the phone with police.
Authorities believe he may be the victim of road rage.
A Saturday shopping trip turned deadly for Fred William Turner Junior after he was gunned down on interstate 4 in Tampa.
Yet, another unexplained incident of alleged road rage.
Turner called 911 as he got in his car and left a Tampa, Florida store.
He told police a man he did not know why he was following him.
"We know at one point in time this person did pull up beside him and showed him a handgun."
Police say they don't know why Turner was being followed.
He told the authorities he had not done anything to provoke the man, but while still on the phone he was killed.
"During the time he was on the call with highway patrol and they actually heard the shooting. "There was a series of shots."
His death, the latest incident connected to road rage,
Another example of an alarming number of such cases being reported.
June 9th in Maryland, an off-duty New Jersey police officer allegedly shoots and kills another motorist.
June 17th in Southern California, a fight between two businessmen breaks out in rush hour traffic, and is caught on cell phone video.
In fact, according to AAA, there were 13-hundred road rage incidents last year alone.
In three hundred of those, someone died.
Many across the country wonder what is going on?
Studies from the the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration show aggressive driving can be blamed on many factors, including: traffic delays, the anonymity of being shielded in car, to increased commuting distances and durations..
When the temperatures rise, tempers can flare.
The summer months show an uptick in the numbers of incidents.
As 34-million americans are expected to hit the road this fourth of july holiday week, and record temperatures expected in parts of the country, officials are hoping that cooler heads will prevail.


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You can't place the loss on him, but was his head in the game? He caused two picks because he couldn't pull the ball in. So maybe they were not the best throws, but he still should have had both catches. He cannot play this type of football. When need him to be the consistant veteran that he should be. I am just ranting because I am annoyed at him, but it seems like if he doesn't fumble he does this stuff. We cannot afford for him to play trash football.
Consistent? Consistent at KILLING this team in big games, is more like it. I don't care how good he can be at times, this guy is too much of a gamble to put in there with the game on the line. Just like in Denver, he killed us.
I've had enough of Faulk. Sad to say but his negatives just outweigh his positives. And you know he still has one more big fumble yet to come this season. In the offseason I'd try to trade him for a 6th round pick in 2007 or a 5th round pick in 2008. His contract is at the point where trading him wouldn't be a big salary cap issue.
Hey guy chill out. This is not a bash Faulk thread. Try reading what I wrote. "he needs to be the consistant vet he SHOULD be." With your login Brady is killing us because of the Champ int then loast nights ints. Maybe we shoulf dump him too.
You are running on emotion and thats ok. If his head is in the game he is very dangerous, and the one of the best 3rd down backs in the game. Bid IF.
Way to put words in my mouth. And I'm sorry, but when I see a thread dubbed, "Kevin Faulk," I figure the aforementioned name is up for discussion. Sorry it didn't follow the strict, rigid guidelines you set in place.
Thats not it at all. You post implied that I refered to Falk as a consistant Vet. Just read what a person writes and then logically respond. Good answer you had for the Brady point huh?
No I'm not. When you take his Positive minus Negative so don't end up with a very postitive score. Certainly not worth his cap value.
Kevin Faulk = dead man walking. Cut this phuck nut asap!!!! I've been saying this for years now. This guy just can't produce when he is needed. First the fumbles... now the no catches. This guy s u c k s a s s!!!! He needs to be out of here... My question is: Why in the hell did Brady even consider throwing to the c u n t????
For years I've called him Kevin "What The" Faulk. It's not the 1st time that Brady has gunned HIGH passes to the 5'7" Faulk over the middle and not even the 2nd game where the result was a tipped ball and an INT. If you throw over the middle into a crown, THROW LOW!!!
I liked Faulk for a long time, defended him when he couldn't hold onto the ball back in the 2000 time frame, but he killled us in the fourth quarter. I agree that you cannot pin the blame for the entire game on him, but if he had been inactive, I believe in my heart that we would have won that game. I sincerely hope he is inactive for a new games with one caveat: they don't activate Pass as a replacement
Pinning the game on Faulk (which is strangely becoming commonplace) is foolish and naive. Without Faulk, the entire dynamic of the offense would be shifted.
Thats a fair statement, but I'm not sure I agree. First, Dillon and Maroney can both catch out of the backfield. So can Pass. We also spent our third and fourth round picks this year on players to catch balls out of the backfield. It's time for Mills to get on the field and for Thomas to start making a play here and there. I'm not saying that Faulk is expendable, but I am saying that we have other options and most of them are likely more reliable.
You'd want Dillon at RB on 3rd and long? You'd want Mills and Thomas at RB period? (And how often to the Pats use a FB, especially on 3rd down?) That leaves Maroney and Faulk. If Maroney is getting work on 1st and 2nd down as well as kick returns, Faulk is the remaining option. And he's been one of Brady's favorite and dependable bail-out guys for years and years now.
I think Kevin has been a great asset to the team over the years yet I am to the point I can longer defend him. I think he would have been sent to the dog house if he were on other teams. His fumbles to run attempts is too high and his tip cost us last night.
Faulk scares me and he always will. When he's running with the ball I yell at the TV "hang onto it". I think the worst when he has the ball. He'll never change that. With that said he does come up with big plays now and again. Great catch in week one against Buffalo where he causes matchup problems with teams. And Brady seems to trust him. This game wasn't on Faulk. The offensive play calling was awful and the offensive execution was worse.
He's won us ball games over the years. He's also made some costly mistakes over the years. What more is there to say? I love the guy, but he can drive you nuts. Making catches is rarely a problem for Faulk, he's hauled in some crazy catches, so I'm willing to give him a pass for not bringing down those two passes last night - neither were quite accurate, but both were admittedly MUST catches, particularly considering the situation. Maroney has a long way to go to prove he can take over Faulk's role - that double fake reverse screen pass that had Madden in fits - if Maroney catches that pass, and I think he could have, he probably rips off about 15-20 yards there.
I am not sure where this idea of LoMo taking Faulk's role comes from??? Who wants LoMo to take Faulk's role? LoMo is a Superstar in the making as a number one RB. Faulk has always been a 3rd down back and kick returner. Why do you want LoMo to become a 3rd down back? That would be a total waste of a first round draft pick. We are expecting LoMo to be another LT not Kevin Faulk.
You just described Drew Beldsoe, not Kevin Faulk. Bledsoe won games and drove us nuts. Faulk, along with 44 other guys, participated in games and helped, but to say he won games for us is a bit over the top. The guy had been very helpful over the years, but now he is causing more harm than good. There comes a time to look that fact in the face and admit it out loud. Otherwise you fill your team with guys that used to be helpful but are now hindrances. Gratitude is fine, and I am grateful to Faulk. I am also grateful for all that Gino Cappilletti did, and Nellie and Grogan etc etc, but I don't want them suiting up for us against the Jets. I guess what I'm trying to say is that players should not be on the team "because of all they have done for us." They should be on the team because they give us the best chance of winning. This isn't over-emotional Faulk bashing like Digger44 said. It is a cold hard football analysis of of his abilities and liabilities. The facts say it's time to say, "Good-bye."
When in the world was this "turning point" when Faulk suddenly changed over from a "help" to a "hinderance?!?" His 19 receptions are a hiderance? His 13.4 yd. punt return average - 3rd in the league - is a hinderance?


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Red-tailed hawks find Fallbrook perfectThursday, April 18th, 2013 Issue 16, Volume 17.
Photographer/artist Robert Sommers has been taking pictures of one particular red-tailed hawks nest for five or six years, he said. "Nestled high in a Fallbrook sycamore, the hawk mothers come back and lay two to three chicks every year, something that has probably occurred annually since time immemorial," said Sommers, who situates himself far away from the nest, using a powerful telephoto lens. "I take hundreds of shots every season and am privileged to see the small hawks grow up and phase through various color shifts until they eventually fly off on their own," he said. The reason the birds favor the area is because they are fond of open areas and farm land, in addition to urban settings. "In our area, that can be along the freeway or any of our other roadways, plus open fields," explained Bill Moramarco, a local birder. "I notice them perched on light poles along Interstate 15 quite often." Perched high in a tree or telephone pole, the keen-eyed hawk observes and waits patiently for its food. "From my experience, their most popular targets are rabbits and squirrels in our region; I have seen a few flying with snakes, also," said Moramarco. Known colloquially in the United States as the "chickenhawk," experts have said it rarely preys on standard-sized chickens. When the hawks come to rest, they like to be a minimum of 10 to 15 feet off the ground. In building nests, they value a solid foundation. "Their nest is usually in the crotch of a large tree with a commanding view," said Moramarco. "I have seen these nests in conifers, eucalyptus, and sycamore trees. Some use the same nest every year, renewing the evergreen sprigs and leaves in the inner lining." Moramarco concurs with Sommers, that female red-tailed hawks will lay two or three eggs once a year. "Both parents take turns incubating them from 30 to 35 days," said Moramarco. "When the young hatch, they are immobile, downy, and their eyes are open." Sommers said he is eagerly anticipating the arrival of the new chicks this year in the nest he watches. "The mother is currently at the end of her 28- to 32-day cycle as we speak and any day now I expect to see this years brood; needless to say, this is one of my very favorite times of year," said Sommers. Moramarco said once the chicks arrive, the adult hawks "feed them from 45 to 46 days, when they fledge (leave the nest)." He said the youngsters are the same size as their parents at that time. According to National Geographic, the average life span of a red-tailed hawk in the wild can be 21 years. The color of this variety of hawk is intriguing, as there are 14 recognized subspecies. "I am amazed at the number of color variations of these birds," said Sommers. Moramarco said a red-tailed hawks age is revealed in its tail feathers. "You can tell the age of a red-tailed hawk by the color of its tail feathers; the adults have the all red colored tail," he said. "When a young bird (juvenile) fledges from its nest, its tail has alternating light and dark brown, thin bands across its tail with a slightly wider terminal band. It takes a full year to grow the red tail feathers." When mature hawks embark upon mating, it can become an intricate movement of art in the air. "One of the courting behaviors that the red-tailed hawk has that I find interesting is an aerial display," said Moramarco. "The pair spiral and recross, with the male circling behind and above the female. He will stoop (dive) at her, with their feet touching or interlocking as she rolls over. I have observed this behavior myself only twice. Most of the time I have only witnessed the male circling the female with his legs extended (landing gear down)." Sommers has viewed these behaviors as well. "I feel privileged to have seen some intimate behavior patterns that a casual viewer might miss," he said. Red-tailed hawks are the most common hawk in North America and are a top choice for falconry in the United States (within certain guidelines). Females can weigh between 32 and 71 oz., averaging 2.7 pounds. Their wingspan can range from 41 to 56 inches; and tail between 7.5 and 9.8 inches. The males are typically 25 percent smaller than the females. 6 comments
I observed a pair today circling high in the air and then land in a tree situated on the golf course below our slope. It is situated on El Niguel Golf and country club in Laguna Niguel. They seem to have settled there, maybe to nest?
My wife and I were out in our yard and were admiring a trio of hawks that were doing their "training exercises". When we first saw them, they were just above our place. We think it was mom, dad, and baby hawk (smallest of the three). They flew so high, we could barely seem them, then they did the "dive", like when they dive for their prey. It was so cool to watch them training the little one. The speed they were going was so fast, they tucked their wings, and took off (all three did this)! They repeated the exercise one more time. It was quite a sight!
Great article Idea- maybe Moramarco can do a featured bird every month and become a regular
" lay two to three chicks every year, something that has probably occurred annually since time immemorial," said Sommers" Two or three chicks in a year is pretty good, but I could have sworn hawks lay eggs.
I had 3 Hawks killed on my Electric Pole since December.... Called SDGE and seemingly they were aware that it is illegal to kill them .. they are a protected species. SDGE are supposed to install raptor protectors on their poles. Will get fined if don't do so when receive calls such as mine. If don't pay the fine, there are penalties. it seems when raptors stretch their wings they touch both terminals (?) and get electrocuted. They first of all sent one man to inspect .. he looked and confirmed. He didn't think they were electrocuted!! I showed him the latest dead one that was killed that morning. I saw it fall. Next came 3 trucks with total of 6 workers who stood and contemplated what to do... Finally decided to climb and replace all the equipment. Supposed to have been done after the fires. Their neglect of equipment in Rainbow started the fire that destroyed my home .. SDGE are not my favourite people. If this pole has killed 3 hawks, how many more are being destroyed?
Great article! Being able to be witness these beautiful birds right in our own backyards, or at least in our local area, is one of the great things about living in a rural area. These natural wonders that are free for us to observe is one of the many reasons that many people choose Fallbrook and other similar rural towns to live in. Another reminder for us to be careful of what we do with the natural, open spaces that are still remaining in and around our homes and town. To The Village News: Comment #3's suggestion is a good idea. Or what about weekly articles about all of the different wildlife that live in our area? It would educate all of us residents about the animals, birds, reptiles, etc. Also, articles about our local nature trails, the Santa Margarita River, local geology and other Fallbrook natural wonders. It might make people better appreciate all the wonderful, natural things that we have right in our own backyard.
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Rap Songs of the Week: Yelawolf's Return From the Crossover Rap Wilderness
Plus, Jay-Z remixes Kendrick, Keyboard Kid & Pepperboy are beyond based, Travis Porter tries trap, and Z-Ro sangs
This week's picks are all rappers doing what they do very well. Nothing ambitious or out-of-the-box really, just a varied group of rappers occupying their respective lanes, expertly.
Durty Kash feat. Z-Ro & Yo Gotti - "Just a Playa"
Smoothed-out Mannie Fresh disciples Beanz & Kornbread have worked closely with raps' number one depressive sing-rapper (Drake, who?) Z-Ro, but they really outdid themselves with "Just a Playa," a rolling loop of Zapp-ian synth-fart bass and Atlantic Starr sexy slow-jam keyboards. It's technically fellow Houstonian Durty Kash's track, and Yo Gotti grunts pretty well on the thing (also, some guy named Young Lace appears), but it's Z-Ro's song, all the way. The space for rapping between this luxurious, long-form hook is pretty negligible. Think of it as the Screwston underground version of Ace Hood's "Bugatti," where it's really all about Future's menacing, wounded rumble; the raps are just filling some space. And oh look, here is an all-Future version of "Bugatti" courtesy of @Moneyworth! The other night I walked to 7-11 and hate-ate a bag of Flamin' Hot Cheetos and this came on my headphones as I walked back to my apartment and late night binge-eating felt almost victorious. That's something.
Kendrick Lamar feat. Jay-Z - "Bitch Don't Kill My Vibe (Remix)"
Kendrick, because he's an upstanding guy, provides new verses for this remix of "Bitch, Don't Kill My Vibe," and radio-edits the hook (now, "Trick, Don't Kill My Vibe"). That means this isn't just some engineer cut-and-paste job in which Jay-Z gets crowbarred in there somewhere or another. Doesn't mean Kendrick and Jay-Z were in the same room or anything, but hey, it's 2013, so anybody in the rap mainstream putting effort into anything is worth celebrating. And you can tell by Jay-Z's valiant attempt at a spirited verse that he was at least considering Kendrick when he walked into the booth and recorded this thing. Jay hasn't sounded this successfully off-balance since the dead prez "Hell Yeah" remix back in 2004. Shouting out his "spouse" in the same week when his spouse released a far more badass song is a cool, comfortable role reversal. And because legacy is so important to Jigga, the image of him on a plane with his wife is a happy update on the doomed-because-he-cheated "Song Cry": "We used to use umbrellas to face the bad weather / So, now we travel first class to change the forecast" vs. "Up in the clouds, me and my spouse / Rumors on the ground getting too loud." Touching! That said, Jay does best Bey's "hood" affectations when he boasts, "Sitting next to Hilary smelling like dank."
Keyboard Kid & Pepperboy - "Fairy Tale"
Little Rock, Arkansas rapper Pepperboy pretty much has one gear. He is always a patiently rapping spleen-venter and sometimes a truly profound savant of sincerity. So, over Keyboard Kid's beat, which is like the theme from the Natural affixed with a Fetanyl patch, Pep admits, "I been down before, shit I still is / But I smile every time I see my kids," and then asks, on some Ghostface "Why is water wet"-type shit, "If life was a dream, then why would we sleep?" If you think about it, that's really just a round-about way of saying, "Like sucks a lot of the time." Also: Pepperboy teaming up with Lil B collaborator Keyboard Kid, continues a feedback loop between the Based God and this reformed tough guy and beyond-#BASED rapper that begans with My Life" off Lil B's 2010 Bitch Mob mixtape, which took the beat from Pepperboy's "Tha Parts." From Rad Reef's excellent weirdo Internet rap sampler, New No Wave.
Travis Porter feat. Spodee & Drago - "Wassup"
Travis Porter have somehow made the hardest song of the year. Not sure where this came from, but it's both very right now radio trap and something as flexible and menacing as a T.I. track from say 2003, when this kind of snarling, D-boy crunk was all the rage. Namely, there is some sort of pre-Rozay dedication to keeping one's feet on the ground when you pretend to be a drug dealer, always letting a little too much menace, pain, and desperation leach onto the track. In particular, the Travis Porter member that sounds like Drake kind of kills it with the dead-eyed quotables: "What's up? Why the hell is you staring? He bleed like I bleed, so why the hell would I fear him?"; "What you know about standing on the corner? / Just a young nigga, never heard of Ferragamo / But I heard of nines, heard of teks, heard of bricks." And this thing just keeps going, for five-plus minutes. It's a mantra that mostly just insinuates itself into your head — like all of Travie's stripper songs — and reminds you that hustling is mostly a losing endeavor. Travis Porter should also get points for including every member on every one of their songs (and here, two guests, as well). There's a hot three-minute street single here, but they make those in their sleep. This feels more important.
Yelawolf - "Box Chevy Part 4"
Man, Yelawolf, what happened to the guy? Post-Radioactive, he just seems demoralized. Even with the stray free downloads he's put out since then, which exist to remind you what he used to sound like, he sounds very, very lost. Blame Machine Gun Kelly for stealing his hype by doing all the things Yela was too good to do. And hey, somehow Macklemore must be at fault, too, right? Trunk Muzik Returns is unfortunately, more middling 'Wolf and that hurts to type. Yet, he's playing a bit on his Internet rap exile here, looking grizzled and bearded on the cover, like he went on some kind of corporate-sabbatical and is back to tell you the oh-so-terrible deal. "Box Chevy Part 4," the best track here, is also the strangest and uncompromising. It will keep his RSS-obsessed fans clinging to hope that he'll figure it all out. Barely even rap music, "Box Chevy Part 4" is a slow-molting chanted poem about banging on pills because you feel empty inside, in a Chevy, set to free-jazz inspired dirty south electro. Why Yelawolf would not stay in this mode all the time makes a lot of sense, but like mind-blowing prog-rap nursery rhyme throwaway, "Looking For Alien Love," he is at his best as far away from pop as possible. Just saying.