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Thirteen-year-old triplets Jeremiah, Jordan and Jackson Pass have been playing baseball since they were 4, and their mother, Sherry Pass, couldn't be more proud of them — or their team, the "Swamp Dogs."
"They're a great team that's been playing together since it started," she said. "I'm so proud of all of them, not just my boys. Their character, their sportsmanship, it's just really great."
Combined, the family covers most of the field. Jeremiah plays first base, Jordan plays catcher, Jackson plays second base and their cousin Jake plays outfield and third. However, the coach, Johnny Pass, their father, tends to switch them up so they can gain experience in each position.
Pass has worked with most of the team since the first time they set foot on the field. Over the years, he's learned how to coach fairly with three of his own boys involved, and Sherry says many of the parents have made things easier.
"Johnny's calm, and he explains what they need to know and how to get the ball where it needs to go next," she said. "And he has help. There are two other fathers on the team that give their input. We've got such supportive, great parents, and that makes a big difference."
While having three boys in sports means triple the uniforms to wash and triple the Gatorade to buy, Sherry says she's glad they're together.
"There's another family with three kids on separate teams, and I know that's hard. We all get to go to the same place at the same time. We're always together as a family, which is a lot of fun. It's important to be able to be together, especially in this time," she said.
Of course there are some challenges that come with teen boys playing a sport. While the brothers play well together as a team, what goes on off the field isn't always so civil.
"They're very competitive. They'll try and tell each other what they should have done. You get them all together, playing, and you're like, 'Oh my God, are the neighbors listening?' But they cheer each other on and love each other regardless," she said.
When they're not playing baseball, Jeremiah and Jordan play football at Hawfields Middle School. Jackson managed the team last year, but says he's content to watch his brothers and help the coach when they play this year. Sherry says football is a good side-sport for the boys, but it's not the same as playing for the Swamp Dogs.
"Baseball is their game. It's what they've grown up playing and it's what they're best at. They're just not as happy unless they're out on that baseball field."


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When I was sleepin' on the train, sleepin' on Meserole
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This is a deceptively deep beginning: there's a double entendre and a doubling of movement. Sleeping is a double entendre in that he's literally sleeping and figuratively sleeping—figuratively in the 5 Percenter self because he lacks knowledge of self. There's a double sense of movement because while he's literally in motion (on the train), he's also in motion in a literary sense: the song begins in motion, in medias reas (Latin for: in the middle of things).
Meserole Avenue is in Greenpoint, Brooklyn which is interesting: here's a New Orleans MC whose most autobiographical song begins in Brooklyn and whose style is very New York. But he's still attached to the South—he's sensitive to Southerners getting dissed by NY MCs (as we'll see in a moment). The historic schism between Southern and NY hiphop is at play within this song.
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Xu, Weilin*, Zhou, Fei*, Ouyang, Chenxi*, Cui, Weigang*, Yao, Mu* and Wang, Xungai (2008) Small diameter Polyurethane vascular graft reinforced by elastic weft-knitted tubular fabric of polyester / spandex, Fibers and polymers, vol. 9, no. 1, pp. 71-75, The Korean Fiber Society, Seoul, Korea [C1]
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Contact Steve at SNC Hobbies in the UK and see if he carries Detail Masters polishing kits. From the looks of it , you are going to have to start out with 3200 grit and work your way up to 12000, wet sanding under cold water. Polish it out with Novus 2 and follow it up with The Final Detail Wax.
thanks for the reply`s. heres a pic of the area that is scrathed it seems to be on the inside which is strange as nothing was inside when i took it out of the bag. i can feel the area and it doesnt feel that deep. as for future i cant get that in the uk as i was going to try and use a clearcoat. i will try those things you guy`s have mentioned and hopefully it will work
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The rules apply to everyone but many just choose not to follow them. If lobsterman gave way to every sailboat that wanted to "assert stand on" they'd never get any work done so they have, in a sense, re-actively adopted the FU stance.... This is and has been driven by a sheer lack of common courtesy on the part of recreational boaters. We are a big part of the cause of their behavior.....
Same is true on the road. The vast majority of drivers speed and a large portion do California stops at stop signs. Few ever even look when "yielding" onto a highway or use directionals to turn. Truckers and other ignorant/arrogant drivers often hang out in the passing lane, asserting their "rights", by blocking traffic and setting their own self imposed speed limits.. Not their job to police the left lane but they feel a
to do it. They do this despite it being illegal in many states, including Maine. So I'd say not obeying the rules happens both on and off the water... People pick and choose what they want to abide by on the roads, just as working lobstermen do on the water..
Not saying what they do is necessarily is right just warning folks how the "real world" operates outside of a forum where people quote the COLREGS as if everyone actually obeys them...
Assuming a lobsterman will "give way" may get you killed or your boat sunk, likely followed by a one finger salute...
Be careful these guys are the last of the true Cowboy's...!!
I was imagining it to be more along the lines of not abiding by the rules as to which side of the road you travel on versus speeding or going slow in a fast lane.
Either way, I agree that working boats deserve their space, and regardless of the rules, I'd rather let them do their thing... I'm here for enjoyment, not to tell some guy making a hard living that he is not following the regulations.
And it sounds to me that blowing 5 blasts with a whistle or horn will make you a target, not get to a solution.
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The Syrian government said women and children could leave the besieged city and that rebels should hand over the names of the men who would remain but US State Department spokesman Edgar Vasquez said an evacuation was not an alternative to immediate aid.
He added: "The situation is desperate and the people are starving."
UN mediator Lakhdar Brahimi said he hoped the talks in Geneva could tackle the central issue that divides the two sides - Syria's political future and that of Mr Assad - but both sides immediately adopted entrenched positions.
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With the news that the 3 piece Borg + MACO was getting nerfed due to the Borg console being removed, I decided to try "pure" sets. At the same time, I have begun to realize that most regular story missions are insanely easy, and even Elite STFs are not that challenging anymore. So I decided to create dedicated builds for those two play modes. I prefer to fly cruisers most of the time, so:
First, I took my mirror universe assult cruiser (the one with the same tactical abilities as the standard Soveriegn, or Assult Cruiser) out of mothballs and put the three piece Aegis set on it. 6 beam arrays, a Torp in front and wide angle torp from my regent in back. I use this ship for story missions or fleet alert PVE. I know the Aegis set is a little outdated, and the ship is good, but not overwhelming. But that's part of my strategy to give myself a bit more challenge in those missions.
Next, I took my Regent class and put the three piece Borg set on it (minus the console). I then stocked it with all Borg weapons: 6 phaser beams, Borg torp up front, and I swap in the Wide angle torp in the back. This has given me more of a challenge in Elite STFs, because the Borg shield isn't as good.
Now, the only time I'm still going to mix sets is for PVP. My favorite PVP ship is the Fleet Star Cruiser. I'll go with MACO shields, but I can't decide between two piece Aegis for 10% extra defence, or two piece Borg for occational hull heal proc. For now weapons will be 6 Advanced Fleet beam arrays, fleet torp front, wide angle torp in back.
When I have more money (to convert to ec) I might look into [ACC]x3 weapons for my PVP ship.
Thought someone might find this an interesting idea, or at least a good read. Let me know if you think I should use two piece Aegis or two piece Borg +MACO in PVP.


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Benjamin Shapiro was born in 1984 in Burbank, Calif. Brought up in the home of two Reagan Republicans, where intelligent conversation about politics and philosophy was encouraged, Ben Shapiro quickly developed into a reasoned political thinker and a powerful writer.
Ben Shapiro entered UCLA at the age of 16. Never afraid to antagonize his political opposition, he was the only counter-protester at an Affirmative Action Rally that drew over 1,500 people on UCLA's campus, and he has repeatedly challenged liberal professors and faculty.
As a staunch conservative on the modern politically correct campus, Ben Shapiro faces the political liberals head-on. From exposing the leftist tilt of the professoriate on college campuses to addressing the conflict in the Middle East, Shapiro's confrontational approach always draws a hailstorm of response.
Ben Shapiro was hired at age 17 to become the youngest nationally syndicated columnist in the U.S. His columns are printed nationwide in major newspapers and websites, including Townhall.com, WorldNetDaily.com, Frontpagemag.com, the Riverside Press-Enterprise and the Conservative Chronicle. His columns have also appeared in the Orlando Sentinel, Honolulu Star-Advertiser, RealClearPolitics.com, Jewish World Review, and he has been quoted on the O'Reilly Factor, in the Wall Street Journal and the New York Press, and in The American Conservative magazine, among many others.
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An Orthodox Jew, virtuosic violinist and hack golfer, Ben Shapiro graduated UCLA in June 2004 with a B.A. in Political Science. He is currently a student at Harvard Law School.
President Obama and his ilk quest for a return to hopier, changier times -- times like the 1960s. And so they will take us all back to the future. Sadly, our future will then be no more than a reversion to insanity of our past.
Last week, former Florida Governor Jeb Bush announced his intention to "actively explore" a run for president.
On Monday, Australian police stormed the Lindt Chocolate Cafe in Sydney, where an Islamist terrorist named Man Haron Monis had taken dozens of hostages and held them for 17 hours.
This week, Rolling Stone printed an editor's note retracting one of the most highly praised pieces of investigative journalism in its history. That piece, written by Sabrina Rubin Erdely, alleged that several members of the University of Virginia fraternity Phi Kappa Psi, had raped a 19-year-old student named Jackie, including with foreign objects, as she lay on a floor covered with broken glass. The article resulted in the university suspending the fraternity's activities, and national outrage over the so-called "rape culture" on campus.
After a grand jury in St. Louis, Missouri, voted against the indictment of Officer Darren Wilson in the killing of 18-year-old black man Michael Brown, President Obama gave a short address to the nation.
On Monday night, St. Louis County Prosecuting Attorney Robert McCulloch announced that Officer Darren Wilson, who is white, would not be indicted in the shooting death of black 18-year-old Michael Brown. McCulloch explained the falsehoods permeating the original media accounts of the shooting; he explained that Brown had, by all available physical and credible witness evidence, charged Wilson after attempting to take his gun from him in Wilson's vehicle.
Brown was a black teenager; therefore, he was the Innocent Black Victim. The parts have already been written; Wilson was merely unlucky enough to land the starring role.
An educational crisis has struck Minneapolis' public schools: Black students have a tenfold higher chance of suspension or expulsion than white students. And superintendent Bernadeia Johnson wants to "disrupt that in any way that I can."
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On the way to the airport the other day, my Uber driver, an elderly Russian chap, turned on a Top 40 radio station. Not being one to complain, I actually sat and listened to the lyrics.
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On Friday night, a Huntington Beach man, 43, was walking back to his car after the Los Angeles Angels played the Kansas City Royals in the American League Division Series. Three men accosted him, and then proceeded to beat him senseless. He is currently in critical condition at a local hospital after police found him unconscious.
Last week, President Obama spoke to the United Nations about the growing threat of the Islamic State in Iraq and Syria. In the course of that speech, he discussed a wide variety of threats to Western civilization, ranging from Ebola to global warming, from chaos in Syria to China's incursions in the South China Sea. The speech seemed unfocused, meandering. But it held together thanks to one common thread: Barack Obama believes that words solve everything. Particularly his own.
"I am not ashamed," a young woman says into a camera. "I am not ashamed." The woman is Leyla Josephine of Glasgow, and she is a self-described feminist performance artist. She is reading a poem titled "I Think She Was a She" -- a poem lauded by The Huffington Post as "unapologetic. ... She ardently declares her power over her body as she reminds us that a woman exercising her right to choose is not uncommon -- and should never be shamefully brushed under the rug."
"This is behavior that is happening at the grassroots level that is born through years of our culture like raising men to want to not be like women and using language like 'sissy' and 'you throw like a girl' that demean women. ... [We need to focus on] really reprogramming how we raise men."
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Last week, as riots in Ferguson, Missouri decrescendoed and the country held its collective breath over the question of the indictment of Officer Darren Wilson in the shooting death of Michael Brown, rappers Diddy (formerly P. Diddy, formerly Puff Daddy, formerly Sean Combs), 2 Chainz, The Game, and Rick Ross, along with 10 of their fellows, released a song: "Don't Shoot."
The vast majority of Americans have never met Phil Weinberg.
On Monday, Rasmussen released a poll of Americans regarding the guilt or innocence of Officer Darren Wilson, the police officer who shot unarmed 18-year-old black man Michael Brown six times in Ferguson, Missouri.
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The Giants romped the Royals in World Series Game 4, which saw the teams combine for 15 runs and 28 hits. Here are 5 things you missed.
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In the NLCS, the San Francisco Giants and St. Louis Cardinals are evenly matched. Baseball fans should hang on and enjoy the ride.
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The San Francisco Giants advanced, beating the Washington Nationals in the NLDS in three close games. But are the upsets really a surprise?
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Ryan Vogelsong gave up a career-high four home runs, including two by Corey Dickerson, and the San Francisco Giants lost 9-2 to the Colorado Rockies on Wednesday.
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Game 4 was the most exciting game of the World Series – a back-and-forth affair that took 10 innings to decide. In the end, though, the result was the same: a Giants victory. Here are five things you didn't know about the game.
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I would like to wish all of the Americans out there a very happy Independence Day. (For that matter, I hope that you non-Americans have a nice 4 July, too. Even you folks in the United Kingdom.)
There have been fireworks going off around our neighborhood for the past several days, and tonight, of course, will be absolutely ablaze — though not, I hope, out of control.
In the meantime, I thought I would post the entire Francis Scott Key lyrics for the national anthem of the United States, which we seldom hear but which, I believe, are worthy of reflection.
The setting, of course, is the British ship HMS Tonnant, situated in Baltimore Harbor on the night of 13-14 September 1814. The War of 1812 between the British and their American former subjects was still underway, and Francis Scott Key, a lawyer, was aboard the Tonnant as the guest of three British officers during negotiations for a prisoner exchange. He had seen and heard too much, though, and they kept him aboard the ship while British forces launched an attack on Baltimore. All that he could do was watch, as British guns pounded Fort McHenry overnight. Would American forces be able to hold out? Would control of the city's harbor be lost? Would the flag of the United States still be flying over the fort at sunrise, or would it have been replaced by the Union Jack?
O say can you see by the dawn's early light,
What so proudly we hailed at the twilight's last gleaming,
Whose broad stripes and bright stars through the perilous fight,
O'er the ramparts we watched, were so gallantly streaming?
And the rockets' red glare, the bombs bursting in air,
Gave proof through the night that our flag was still there;
O say does that star-spangled banner yet wave,
O'er the land of the free and the home of the brave?
On the shore dimly seen through the mists of the deep,
Where the foe's haughty host in dread silence reposes,
What is that which the breeze, o'er the towering steep,
As it fitfully blows, half conceals, half discloses?
Now it catches the gleam of the morning's first beam,
In full glory reflected now shines in the stream:
'Tis the star-spangled banner, O! long may it wave
O'er the land of the free and the home of the brave.
And where is that band who so vauntingly swore
That the havoc of war and the battle's confusion,
A home and a country, should leave us no more?
Their blood has washed out their foul footsteps' pollution.
No refuge could save the hireling and slave
From the terror of flight, or the gloom of the grave:
And the star-spangled banner in triumph doth wave,
O'er the land of the free and the home of the brave.
O thus be it ever, when freemen shall stand
Between their loved home and the war's desolation.
Blest with vict'ry and peace, may the Heav'n rescued land
Praise the Power that hath made and preserved us a nation!
Then conquer we must, when our cause it is just,
And this be our motto: "In God is our trust."
And the star-spangled banner in triumph shall wave
O'er the land of the free and the home of the brave!
I'm not sure that I would have chosen "The Star Spangled Banner" as our national anthem. It's fairly difficult to sing, its lyrics relatively complex and its language somewhat archaic. There are other pieces of music that I might frankly have preferred. It was actually only declared the national anthem by an executive order from President Woodrow Wilson in 1916, which had little practical effect beyond requiring that military bands play it, and then by a congressional resolution that President Herbert Hoover signed in 1931.
But I'm not unhappy with the choice. The lyrics, marked by Francis Scott Key's deep religious faith, merit consideration. (It's far more than just a traditional opening — first verse only — for baseball games.) Is this still "the land of the free"? Are we as zealous in defending our liberties against external threats and internal encroachments as we ought to be?
The United States of America is — older usage would have said "are," which was both grammatically correct and a healthy reminder of our now almost-forgotten federalism — the first nation in the world to have been founded not on the basis of trivial loyalty or sheer geographical proximity, let alone as the result of the territorial ambitions of kings. It was explicitly founded on the basis of ideas and principles. Do we remember those ideas and principles clearly enough?
In a revelation given to the Prophet Joseph Smith in December 1833, the Lord speaks of "the laws and constitution of the people, which I have suffered to be established," saying that they
should be maintained for therights and protection of all flesh, according to just and holy principles; that every man may act in doctrine and principle pertaining to futurity, according to the moral agency which I have given unto him, that every man may be accountable for his own sins in the day of judgment. Therefore, it is not right that any man should be in bondage one to another. And for this purpose have I established the Constitution of this land, by the hands of wise men whom I raised up unto this very purpose, and redeemed the land by the shedding of blood. (Doctrine and Covenants 101:77-80)
Of course, the setting of "The Star Spangled Banner" amid cannons and explosions and its full-throated praise of military action (albeit in defense, rather than on the offense) give it a martial tone.
I don't share the belief of some of my libertarian friends that the United States has become an imperialistic power. That's one of the reasons I cannot quite call myself a libertarian in the full, contemporary, ideological sense of that term. But American leaders have flirted with the possibility more than a few times, have sometimes erred in that direction, and I do understand the concern.
For this and other reasons, Rudyard Kipling's poem "Recessional," which has long been a favorite of mine, provides a helpful corrective or reminder:
God of our fathers, known of old—
Lord of our far-flung battle line—
Beneath whose awful hand we hold
Dominion over palm and pine—
Lord God of Hosts, be with us yet,
Lest we forget—lest we forget!
The tumult and the shouting dies—
The Captains and the Kings depart—
Still stands Thine ancient sacrifice,
An humble and a contrite heart.
Lord God of Hosts, be with us yet,
Lest we forget—lest we forget!
Far-called our navies melt away—
On dune and headland sinks the fire—
Lo, all our pomp of yesterday
Is one with Nineveh and Tyre!
Judge of the Nations, spare us yet,
Lest we forget—lest we forget!
If, drunk with sight of power, we loose
Wild tongues that have not Thee in awe—
Such boastings as the Gentiles use,
Or lesser breeds without the Law—
Lord God of Hosts, be with us yet,
Lest we forget—lest we forget!
For heathen heart that puts her trust
In reeking tube and iron shard—
All valiant dust that builds on dust,
And guarding calls not Thee to guard.
For frantic boast and foolish word,
Thy Mercy on Thy People, Lord!
"Lest we forget" has become a familiar phrase, though probably few remember its source, and the first three verses are familiar to Latter-day Saints as lyrics in the LDS hymnal. I wish the hymn itself were sung more frequently.
Rudyard Kipling (Nobel Prize for Literature, 1907) was himself a supporter of what we now denigrate and condemn as British imperialism. But "Recessional," written in the form of a prayer for Queen Victoria's Diamond Jubilee in 1897, went directly counter to the celebratory and self-satisfied mood of many in that year, which was near the very high point of the British Empire.
As I write, I'm listening on KBYU-FM to Aaron Copland's "Lincoln Portrait," another very fitting piece of music for America's Independence Day, and another opportunity for reflection. There are many fine recordings of it. Here is the Los Angeles Philharmonic Orchestra, with narration from the great Gregory Peck:


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Zenimax needs to add DUELING and ARENAS!
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It is this "IhateWoW"-syndrom showing up again....
"Just because a feature is implemented in WoW it must be something bad so therefor it should not be implemented in this game!"
Just plain stupid, ofcourse a feature like duelling should be available in a game like Elder Scrolls Online.
It's similar to that other discussion that was a while ago about chatbubbles. Hey, make it optional so that those who wants it can have it turned on and those who don't like it can disable it, okey? -"Nooooooo, go back to WoW you moron bla bla..."
Big PvP battles are fun but sometimes it's just as fun with those smaller fights, sometimes even more fun.
Duels, arenas and being able to fight players from other factions in the World and not only in Cyrodill should have been in the game from start. (They should have atleast two server options)
This game is beyond help anyway so...
General Discussion « Elder Scrolls Online
Showing off your things that you made in Skyrim's Hearthfire (on steoriods) is something you can forget about. Same about inviting them to any local are network on you ps4/Onebox or for that matter the superior PC! It ain't gonna happen!
Next gen graph on Ps4 and XOne among friends or via PC! Nah, ain't gonna happen..... better make it:
200 VS 200 in ONE zone!
DaoC fanboys got what they wanted and the fans of ESO WITH FRIENDS got screwed!
Mark my Words here folks: It will no be a success!
To bad,
It could have been!
Miklosan's timetravel to 2016! Hope I'm wrong.
General Discussion « Elder Scrolls Online
Originally posted by Fearum
Nope, but in Sweden it is;)
Miklosan's timetravel to 2016! Hope I'm wrong.
General Discussion « Elder Scrolls Online
The Elder Scrolls Online didn't succed as much as many hoped for, though it was not that big of a failure as some people predicted. But the game went free to play early 2016 with microtransactions still in place such as vanity items, XP-boost buffs, mounts and many other things.
Remembering the beta, people complained from the beinning, the starting areas were dull and alot didn't gave the game a second chance. Ohters however, subscribed and played thru the startings zones and discovered the beautiful world of Tamriel.
The game had plenty of subs the first months but they were slowly decreased and when Blizzard launched their new expanison for World of Warcraft late 2014 there was a substantial loss in subscribers. The game kept it's subscription model however due to a decent amount of l subscribers. 2015 and the game was very much alive but still loosing subscribers, slowly decreasing over the year.
The forums that had been semi-quiet for a while started to turn into a troll vs fanboy war... People that really wasn't participating in this so called "war" were the casual players that were buzy playing the game.
2016: The subsribers had go down to minumum to justify a subscription model and in the very first quarter the game goes free to play!
Again, the forums explodes filled with both trolls, fanboys aswell as regular players scratching their heads wondering what the heck is going on...
Late 2016 and the game is still alive and kicking with a minor fanbase and will most likely be running for some years to come.
But the huge success as many hoped for was gone;(
The forum war itself is one story but overall one can see the most common issues people are having with the game is that:
It just wasn't an Elder Scrolls Game! - Very common comment by Single player ESO fans.
People agreed that the Graphics were okej but only for the reason that they've learned about Graphics needs to be tuned down due to beeing a massive online game. Still, many did't like it. The world did not feel alive as their baby Skyrim did.
Alot of people now agree that it would have been awesome to play with a friend and invite him/her into his house and show off! Just like they dreamed of doing in Skyrim's Hearthfire DLC. But now, a housing on steoroids! And how awesome it would be to invite 2-3 friends for one of those great dungeons not to mention explore not only Skyrim but the whole Tamriel.
People are saying that they wished ESO was Skyrim online but with whole of Tamriel. Most people think the three faction setting actually was okej but compromising too much, especially the graphics just to be able to pull of a DAOC style PvP in Cyrodiil and turned out to be more of a letdown. Lots of people, however, clearly states that a second DAOC game would be really really nice but not as a highjacked Elder Scrolls Game.
PC people are hanging around a little bit more than the console folks, they're more used to online gaming overall and mmo's in general and are a little more forgiving to the compromises that'd been done but there are a minor crowd of console games hanging on though.
Late 2016 and the game lives as free to play but are generally concider to be a less success.
Goin back with my timemachine and starts to follow the game. Still currently in Beta and soon to be released on PC and later this summer on consoles.
Was my timemachine just a bad Dream? We'll see... Hope so!
ESO or TESO?
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War, WoW, EQN.... I would prefer ESO.
Forbes Predicting Biggest Disaster of 2014
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Forget about it folks.. if a game turns out to have 1, yes one!! paying customer some crazy folks here on this site would consider it a sucess! (swtor a sucess?)
Now, will ESO be a disaster or not...? We just gonna have to wait and see... I hope it will do just fine!
Stop me if you've heard this one before
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Originally posted by bcbully
No chat bubbles
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Originally posted by Iselin
I mean really... Are you actually putting all this effort to dismantle a chatbubble? What would be your loss Ise? Really?
No chat bubbles
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Nah, some people seems to look at WoW just to see if a feature is in that game...
Both PvE and PvP servers - check Oh noes, don't have open World PvP around the World.... I hate WoW!!!
There are an option to turn chatbubbles on or off - Check Oh noes, screw chatbubbles.... I hate WoW!!!
Folks, really!?
They said the game will be available for pc systems that are 4-5 years old, so If you have a top-notch computer and wanna turn down the settings just a Little bit then how would it end up being laggy because of some chatbubbles? Or better, how could it be laggy at all if you disable them?
If a roleplayer, fan of chatbubbles, turn down the settings a Little bit, how would that effect you? I don't get it?
Voice?? Sure, I use voice when doing some harder encounters or pvp:ing once in a while when playing my games. Atleast about 10% of my playtime.
However, in questing, exploring, random events/dungeons/scenarious/battlegrounds or whatever I DO USE CHAT! And, if I meet a friend from my Guild somewhere in a big zone we usually say Hi to each other via /say Hi or /whisper Hi. I have never ever experienced saying Hi in general chat when meeting a guildie out in the wilderness.
/general Miklosan: Hi Phantom
/general ChuckN1: Bye!!1! :)
/general Phantom: Hi
/genaral Lollypop: Hi?
/general XzzP: Comón stop your rp shit and come and kill this boss!!!! @ 52'73 asap!!
/general Miklosan: ....
As someone mentioned Before, they had chatbubbles in online games over a decade ago and if they having problems to implement them in this game... well, then I will start to worry about the game Engine they're using.
No chat bubbles
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Love or hate chatbubbles but the real deal should ofcourse be.....
Can't be that hard to implement chatbubbles and make it optional right? Or is that a difficult thing to do? I'm not a programmer so I don't know...
No chatbubbles = Another minus for me;(
The Greed, OMG the Greed
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Haha! This OP made my day!
Normally I prefer sub. 15 bucks/month is fine for me. But sure, I can play a FTP game aswell and pay a small fee for some newly released features or dungeons or so! No problem! But pay extra for another hotbar to put my abilities on..... hahaha!! I almost fell of the chair...
Glad ESO will be Subscription model
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I'm glad aswell that ESO will be subsrciption model, for many reasons but I wonder if 15/month is the right way to go...
For me it's perfectly fine. If it's a good game than 15$/month is nothing. But some people might think it's a good game but not good enough for 15$/month and decide to pass. And if too many pass this game it could go FTP in a couple of months and if so... well, than the doom and gloom will be all over it.
Maybe a monthly fee of 5-10$ would be perfect?? Or, no fee for expansions?
But we'll see, if it turns out to be "Skyrim Online" and done in a very good way and they make Tamriel to feel like a living breathing World and not just a game... maybe we'll have a success! 15$/month or not.
There Should Be A Petition For A True Open World Experience And Non-Restricted Open World PVP
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Starting zones should be safe but after that one should be able to fight other players, yes call it ganking or whatever but those random pvp fights usually are the most fun.
Ofcourse there should be an option before starting your character:
* Yes, I want to be able to fight players from the opposing faction in all zones except starting zones. WARNING SIGN!!! People will be able to kill your character when they spot you!!!
* No, I do not want to fight other players except when I enter Cyrodiil.
And what ever option you choose you will have to stick to that option for a while. (ex: a couple of months before being able to switch again or to pay some micro transaction)
I would easily check:
* Yes, I want to be able to fight players from the opposing faction in all zones except starting zones. - Checked
Have read the warning sign. - Checked
* RP - Checked
* Group dungeons - Checked
[POLL] Should ESOs art style be more stylized and cartoony?
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I kind of like the Skyrim-ish look of Skyrim as in: http://media.pcgamer.com/files/2012/10/Elder-Scrolls-Online-Skyrim-bridge.jpg
And I hope there will be variations throughout the world of Tamriel. For example, I hope they'll get this concept art of Alik'r Desert to look good ingame: http://tamrielfoundry.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/08/alikr-desert.jpg
Speaking about graphics; I really wonder how the graphics will turn out to be on Ps4 compared to Ps3-Skyrim!? Sure, the graphics needs to be toned down a bit due to massive multiplayer but on the other hand Ps4 is next gen.... Really curious how close the graphics will be.
PAX hands on impressions
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In what area of Tamriel did you play in? Mini preview of that place?;)
Did you see any ingame map of the location, zone you were playing in, if so how was the map like?
Will PvP be a zergfest??
General Discussion « Elder Scrolls Online
Easy now, ain't trolling here or anything like that.
Thing is, I never played DAOC for example, I played games with battlegrounds/scenarious/warzones and arenas etc, etc... Sometimes I wonder how the pvp could be sustainable in a game like ESO where there are only PvP in Cyrodiil. And that it is a pvp with masses! I'm a bit afraid that it will mostly be a so called zergfest, wich is very fun for a while though (TarrenMill/Southshore) but is fun for long?, sustainable?
Hey, I read other peoples post every now and then and some people seems to praise DAOC's system. And sure, I think they know what they are talking about but in what way was it so fun in the long term? How did it work? What made it sustainable?
Now, I am looking forward to this 3 faction pvp aswell as the pve part in ESO, it seems fun. I just never played a game with such a system so therefor I wonder.
Sandbox vs Themepark Discussion Thread
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No poll?
ESO will be P2P
General Discussion « Elder Scrolls Online
P2P? Love it!
Perhaps our Emperor won't be "Tr``o´´ll``o´´lXZ0rZ" after all :)
True, there are "Tr``o´´ll``o´´lXZ0rZ"s in P2P games aswell but they a little less...
Elikal's TESO Video Comment (yey) ^^
General Discussion « Elder Scrolls Online
Vielen Dank für Video, Grüße aus Schweden.
I missed those leaked videos, guess they got removed pretty quickly.
How close or far off do you think the game is compared to Skyrim on those leaked videos?
Console or Mac, which do you think?
General Discussion « Elder Scrolls Online
Where is the poll?
Going for Ps4!


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While reading Lombardo's book, I was surprised to learn that Dr. Charles Carrington, surgeon to the Virginia State Penitentiary from 1900 to 1911, involuntarily sterilized 12 inmates between 1902 and 1910. Carrington revealed his "work" in a series of articles in the Virginia Medical Semi-Monthly in 1908, 1909, and 1910. Carrington's actions occurred over a decade prior to the passage of the Virginia Eugenical Sterilization Act of 1924. While Carrington's articles did not include the names of the prisoners he sterilized, I was able to identify 10 of the 12 using the penitentiary medical records.[1] Nine of the 10 were black; seven of 10 were admitted to mental hospital while incarcerated. In 1910 Dr. Carrington asserted that ten of the twelve were "insane, consistent … read more »
Processing the records of a state agency director can often be unsatisfying. While the folders of historically important correspondence, reports, and meeting minutes describe the inner workings of an agency, they usually reveal very little about the individuals running it. However, that is not always the case. While processing what initially appeared to be unremarkable 20th century Western State Hospital (WSH) superintendent's records, I discovered a treasure trove of personal material related to one of Virginia's most (in)famous physicians, Dr. Joseph S. DeJarnette.
A celebrated physician and psychiatrist during the early decades of the 20th century, Dr. DeJarnette is most famous for his support and involvement in the eugenics movement, which included support for sterilization of the "feeble minded," alcoholics, drug addicts, and those suffering from other mental illnesses. He penned the pro-eugenics poem "Mendel's Law" and lobbied prominently in favor of Virginia's 1924 compulsory sterilization law. Dr. DeJarnette also served as an expert witness in the Supreme Court case Buck v. Bell (1927), which upheld the constitutionality of Virginia's sterilization legislation. Though his deeds were revered during his lifetime, Dr. DeJarnette's legacy is something most find rather repugnant today. Due to DeJarnette's eugenics advocacy, the Virginia Department of Mental Health, Mental Retardation and Substance Abuse Services in 2001 changed the name of the DeJarnette Center for Human Development (formerly DeJarnette State … read more »


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Northwestern +3½ over MICHIGAN
The Wolverines close out their 2008 home slate this weekend, as they host the Wildcats in a Big Ten tussle in Ann Arbor. Already guaranteed its first losing season since 1967, Michigan stunned Minnesota 29-6 last weekend to put a stop to a five-game slide.
Northwestern is coming off its worst performance of the season, a 45-10 beating at the hands of Ohio State last weekend. The WildCats have been especially tough on the road this season, posting three wins against just one loss.
Overwhelming losses to the Buckeyes have become the norm at Northwestern. With last week's 35-point home defeat, that meant the Wildcats have lost the last four years to the Buckeyes by a combined 205-34 count. Northwestern, however, is a program based on response — and the Wildcats have done a solid job of forgetting about those whippings by the following Saturday.
We often look to play ON a team off a nationally televised blowout loss, as Northwestern is here. As an old handicapper proverb states, "a team is never as good or as bad as its last game". Blowouts do happen, and when they occur on a national stage, they can leave a lasting impression on viewers. The public regards the losing team as woeful and won't want to touch them the following week. The oddsmakers know this and adjust the line accordingly, providing good value on the losing team.
We also like to play ON a team that is showing positive signs with a coach in his 3rd year. Some coaching changes do bring about immediate results but that is the exception, not the rule. Many times, a college coach will hit his stride in his 3rd year, especially if the coach has done well recruiting. By year #3, his own recruits will be playing 1st string and the team is well-adjusted to all the news systems and techniques that the new coach has implemented. Teams that are not being hyped in a coach's 3rd year, despite improvement from year 1 to year 2, should provide tremendous line value. Pat Fitzgerald has the Wildcats program on the rise in his 3rd season, as they have a great shot at having their best season since 2000.
Northwestern has some solid numbers in their favor here, as they are:
12-0 ATS (+9.9 ppg) off a Saturday SU loss as a favorite of less than 16 points or underdog of less than 13 points;
10-2 SU (+7.9 ppg) & 11-0-1 ATS (+12.2 ppg) as a road underdog of less than 8 points vs. an opponent not off a favorite SU win of 12+ points
Michigan is preparing for two completely different looks this week. Starting WildCats QB C.J. Bacher is still hobbling with a hamstring injury. If he were to miss a third straight game, Mike Kafka would start in his place. Kafka is a scrambler who has rushed for exactly 300 yards, vaulting him to second on the team in rushing despite playing in just two games. Bacher is mobile, but is a better passer than Kafka. Trying to prepare for both quarterbacks will be difficult for a defense that has been inconsistent.
The Wolverines enjoyed a win last week, but their success is likely short-lived as they are:
0-4 SU (-15.2 ppg) & 0-4 ATS (-17.8 ppg) off a SU win since last year;
1-5 SU (-9 ppg) & 0-6 ATS (-15.9 ppg) as a favorite since last year;
0-4 ATS this year at home vs. opponents with revenge;
0-5 ATS this season vs. opponents playing with at least triple revenge.
Additionally, after snapping a losing streak with a road underdog win, teams returning home have been ill-equipped for the role of favorite in a competitive game as documented by an NCAA Football POWER SYSTEM which states:
From Game 7 on, play AGAINST a favorite of 9 points or less off a road SU win as an underdog in its last game and 3 SU losses before that vs. an opponent not off an ATS loss of 11+ points.
Since 1991, teams like Michigan in this spot have gone 0-14 ATS, including Miami, Ohio's 33-point loss as a 5½-point favorite a few weeks ago.
We also play AGAINST a team that opened as a favorite a half-point lower than a "key number", such as a 2', or 6'-point favorite, especially the 2'.
Three and seven are the top 2 key numbers in college football, meaning more games end with those 2 margins than any others. About 8% of all college football games end with a 3-point SU winner and slightly more than 6% end with a 7-point margin. Oddsmakers try to use numbers a half-point below the keys against the player, hoping the bettor will think "oh, the favorite 'only' has to win by a FG, TD, or double-digits (the key number in question) and still cover the spread." This can be a trap as the underdog will often cover easily and sometimes win outright. If the line has moved up to the key number or above it after the opening spreads were posted, it's a sign that the public has taken the bait and the favorite, especially if the line move did not happened a day or more after the number was put up. This now allows a sharp bettor to play the underdog without being concerned about the opening line a half-point off a key number.
That's exactly what has happened here, as Michigan opened as a favorite of 2½ points, but has seen that balloon to 3½ points, providing us with great line value here. We'll take the WildCats and all the points we can get, although we like their chances of winning this game outright.
South Carolina +22½ over FLORIDA
The third-ranked Gators host the nationally ranked Gamecocks in SEC action Saturday afternoon. Florida has steamrolled recent conference foes to win their SEC division, but still have 3 games left before the league title game against #1 Alabama.
South Carolina certainly isn't a pushover, as the squad has won two straight games and six of its last seven to improve to 7-3 overall. All three of the Gamecocks' losses have come by seven points, proof that they have been competitive even in defeat.
Florida suffered their lone loss of the season to Ole Miss by one point in late September. Since then, they have reeled off five straight victories, all by at least 28 points.
The Gamecocks are a mediocre offensive team, as the squad is posting 24 ppg to go along with 333 total ypg. The South Carolina defense, however, has been strong all season, limiting foes to less than 16 ppg and 257 total ypg. Considering the quality of the SEC opponents that the Gamecocks have faced, those numbers are extremely impressive. Opponents are gaining just over 100 rushing ypg against South Carolina on an average of only 3 ypc. With 24 sacks and 20 takeaways, the club has made a solid number of big plays.
They will certainly be challenged here, as Florida is racking up 43 ppg and over 400 total ypg this season. While QB Tim Tebow and the Florida offense garner most of the headlines, the Gator defense has been one of the nation's best units. Opponents are managing only 12 ppg and 286 total ypg against Florida.
The South Carolina defense should be able to keep the team in this game. The Gamecocks are 6-0 ATS as an underdog of more than 4 points off a SU win since 2005.
As good as the Gators are, this is a big letdown spot for them, coming off their Georgia victory and division-clinching win at Vanderbilt last week. The numbers show that they are:
0-2 ATS as a home favorite before a non-lined game;
0-6 ATS (-15.6 ppg) over the past decade as a home favorite of more than 14 points off 3 ATS wins;
0-5 ATS (-13.2 ppg) as a conference favorite of more than 17 points from Game 5 on with less than 13 days rest vs. an opponent seeking revenge for a SU loss allowing 50+ points.
While many are jumping on Florida because of their recent run of blowout wins, this streak actually qualifies the Gators for an NCAA Football POWER SYSTEM which states:
Play AGAINST a conference team off 5 SU wins of 28+ points.
This situation has been absolutely perfect as far back as the NCAA Football SportsDataBase goes, which is 1980. Since then, these teams have gone 0-11 ATS, failing to cover the spread by more than 16 points per game on average. The 2 biggest spread losses were both from Florida, and now they qualify as the "PLAY AGAINST" team for the 3rd time.
Finally, we also like to play AGAINST a team that was faded by a strong early line move and then favored by later line moves.
Early line moves are those that occur in the first few hours after the virgin lines are posted. They are to be respected. The people who move the line early are not fooling around; they are serious players who love to take shots at virgin numbers. The oddsmakers are sharp, but they have to make a line on every game and do make occasional mistakes. Bettors have the advantage of picking and choosing specific games and when they focus on specific games when they first come out, their opinion should be noted with respect. If a line moves strongly during the early period and then heads in the other direction in the normal movement period, we usually have a case for the sharp bettors on one side and the public on the other - a definite scenario for respecting the early move.
Here, Florida opened at -23, but that was quickly bet down to -21. Since then, however, the number has rose up to -22 and over. We'll fade the flavor of the month and take all these points, as we like the Gamecocks to keep this one close against a flat Gators team.
East Carolina +3 over SOUTHERN MISSISSIPPI
The Pirates head back out on the road Saturday, as they take on the Golden Eagles in Hattiesburg. East Carolina is coming off back-to-back OT victories and has won their last 3 games, as they have got their season back on track.
Meanwhile, Southern Miss posted back-to-back wins for the first time this season by taking out Central Florida last Saturday in a 17-6 decision.
From an offensive standpoint the Pirates don't overwhelm opponents as they are scoring 23 ppg, but the defense has been superior. East Carolina is again first in Conference USA and 40th in the nation with only 326.8 ypg allowed, which has led to a league-best 21 ppg.
The Golden Eagles went from scoring a season-high 70 points versus UAB one week to squeezing out a season-low 17 in their victory last Saturday. Part of the reason why the Southern Miss offense had some struggles was because RB Damion Fletcher was not active due to a strained hamstring. Without him in the backfield the Eagles become rather ordinary, nowhere near the team that ranks second in the conference and 18th in the nation with 206.6 ypg on the ground. Without a healthy Fletcher here, they figure to continue struggling, especially against the Pirates defense.
East Carolina has allowed just 12 points and 233 yards of offense per game during their three-game winning streak. They can put a stranglehold on the C-USA East Division with a victory here, and according to our Power Ratings, they should be favorite, so we are able to play ON an underdog getting between a FG & TD of points in line value when comparing the pointspread to Power Ratings if the team is not in a "let-down" situation and the favorite is not in a "get-up" situation.
The Pirates have history on their side, as they are:
6-0 SU (+8 ppg) & 6-0 ATS (+15.8 ppg) as an underdog;
15-1 SU (+6.1 ppg) & 15-0-1 ATS (+9.5 ppg) as a road underdog of less than 6 points
6-0 SU (+13.2 ppg) & 6-0 ATS (+14.5 ppg) vs. opponents off 2 SU wins.
On the other hand, Southern Miss is 0-4 ATS at home off a SU win the past 2 seasons. With a rookie head coach, the Eagles are likely to be overmatched and out-coached here, as the Pirates should pull out another close win.
FLORIDA ATLANTIC +2 over Louisiana-Lafayette
The Ragin' Cajuns get back on the road and into Sun Belt Conference play on Saturday as they battle the Owls at Lockhart Stadium. Louisiana-Lafayette saw their four-game winning streak come to an end this past weekend with a 37-24 home favorite loss to UTEP.
As for Florida Atlantic, they have won three straight games since losing five of their first six games. Last week, they enjoyed a convincing, 46-13 victory over North Texas.
With Louisiana-Lafayette, we are going to play AGAINST a favorite that is allowing more than 5 yards per rush on the season from October on.
We also note that they are 0-3 ATS the last 3 seasons vs. opponents on a winning streak and not and underdog of 13+ points;
0-3 ATS (-8.7 ppg) all-time vs. Florida Atlantic;
0-2 ATS all-time as a road favorite vs. an opponent off a SU win
After a non-conference loss ended a conference winning streak, teams have had trouble getting back on track, as we expect the Rajin' Cajuns to struggle as well. This is documented by an NCAA Football POWER SYSTEM which states:
Play AGAINST a team (not a favorite of more than 19 points or underdog of 8+ points) with less than 16 days rest off a non-conference SU loss in its last game and 5 conference SU wins before that.
Since 1982, these teams are 0-14 ATS.
The Owls are the defending Sun Belt Conference Champs and they won't go down without a fight here. Overall, Sun Belt home underdogs are 7-0 ATS (+12.7 ppg) off a SU win of 18+ points.
Also, red-hot teams with an improving offense have been very strong in games with expected to be close by the wagering public. Specifically:
Play ON a team (not a favorite of more than 2 points or underdog of 3+ points) with less than 12 days rest off 3 SU wins scoring more points in each successive game and not seeking revenge for a SU Loss of 23+ points.
Since 1988, these teams are 12-0 ATS and Florida Atlantic now qualifies. The Owls appear to be peaking right now, and we look for them to live to fight another day, as they knock off the Rajin' Cajuns.
Connecticut -10 over SYRACUSE
The Huskies look to get back in the win column Saturday night when they travel to take on the Orange in Big East play at the Carrier Dome. Connecticut opened this campaign with five consecutive wins, but since then the team has struggled, losing three of its last four matchups.
As for Syracuse, it has been a rough ride this season, as the team has lost seven of its nine contests, including a 35-17 setback to Rutgers last week. The Orange have struggled in the Big East since 2005, posting an ugly 3-23 ledger against league foes.
The Huskies' offense revolves around the ground game, which is churning out over 200 ypg. Donald Brown has been one of the top running backs in the nation, and is the main option for UConn, rumbling for over 1,400 yards and 15 TDs. On top of the strong ground game, the Huskies also possess a surprisingly tough defense, which is limiting the opposition to just over 300 total ypg.
Coming into this matchup the Orange are producing a meager 285 total ypg, and that has led to less than 19 ppg. The defense has been even worse for Syracuse, as the Orange have been unable to stop the pass or the run, allowing 230 ypg through the air and over 200 ypg on the ground. All that yardage has led to a whopping 33.3 ppg against this unit.
While the Orange have nothing to play for, Connecticut still has bowl hopes and needs another win to make sure they get an invite. This will allow us to:
Play ON a "bubble team" vs. an opponent in or likely to be in a bowl game or a foe that doesn't have a chance of a bowl game in a non-rivalry game.
Teams fighting for bowl eligibility should be much more motivated than those teams already in and just trying to stay healthy, and against opponents that are already thinking about next year.
In looking at some numbers, the Huskies are:
2-0 SU & ATS all-time as a favorite with 6 SU wins'
5-0 SU (+13.8 ppg) & 4-0-1 (+4.9 ppg) all-time as a favorite with 6+ SU wins;
2-0 SU & ATS all-time as a favorite vs. Syracuse;
4-0 SU (+25.8 ppg) & 4-0 ATS (+15.6 ppg) all-time as a road favorite off an ATS loss
After being an underdog for 5+ games as UConn has, the oddsmakers have had good reason to make a team a road favorite of more than a TD. With this line, the Huskies qualify for an NCAA Football POWER SYSTEM that states:
From Game 7 on, play ON a Saturday road favorite of more than 7 points off being an underdog in its last 5 games and not 2 road contests in its last 2 games.
Since 1995, these teams are 11-0 SU (+26 ppg) & 11-0 ATS (+12 ppg)
On the other hand, Syracuse is:
0-3 SU & ATS as an underdog of 3+ points in its final home game;
0-4 SU & ATS as a home underdog vs. opponents off a SU loss since last season;
0-3 SU & ATS as a home underdog off its 7th SU loss of the season;
0-4 SU (-30.2 ppg) & 0-4 ATS (-13.5 ppg) as a home underdog with 7+ SU losses;
0-6 ATS vs. opponents with 7+ days rest;
0-7 SU (-16.9 ppg) & 0-7 ATS (-10.5 ppg) as a conference underdog of less than 11 points since 2003.
We expect Greg Robinson's tenure in Syracuse to end with a whimper, as the motivated Huskies should control this game and the Orange from start to SU & ATS finish.
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6.5* Oregon St
3* Maryland
3* Notre Dame
3* S. Miss
Notre Dame Fighting Irish (-4) over NAVY MIDSHIPMEN
Notre Dame lost to Navy at home last year 46-44 in triple overtime, making it the first time in 44 years that Navy beat Notre Dame. Don't think for one second that the Irish have forgotten about that. At 5-4, Notre Dame may not have the swagger that Irish teams have had in the past, but three of their four losses were on the road to good teams (Michigan State, North Carolina, Boston College) and an overtime loss at home to a good Pittsburgh team. We expect Charlie Weis to have his team ready for revenge against a talented Navy team.
Before last weeks 0-17 loss at the hand of Boston College, Notre Dame quarterback Jimmy Clausen was starting to look like a premiere College quarterback, he threw four interceptions against Boston College, squandering any chance of a win. We expect him to have a big day to redeem himself against Navy's 105th ranked pass defense. Just last week, Navy gave up 340 yards passing and 3 touchdowns against Temple!
In similar match-ups by both of these teams, they have both had a recent game against Pittsburgh; Navy lost their match-up at home with Pitt by 21 and was out-gained by 250 yards, whereas Notre Dame out-gained Pitt and lost in the fourth overtime 36-33. Notre Dame comes into this game under a lot of scrutiny after their shutout loss to BC and knowing that they lost to Navy for the first time in 44 years last year; now Charlie Weis has taken over play-calling duty for the offense and we expect an offensive explosion from the Irish. The road team in this series is 12-1 ATS in their last 13 games and we expect that trend to continue Saturday. Go with the Irish.
SOUTHERN MISS GOLDEN EAGLES (-2) over East Carolina Pirates
The Golden Eagles were struggling but turned the corner two weeks ago. They had lost 5 straight games going into their contest with UAB on November 1st. We had been keeping close eye on USM because they had been playing very competitive football but seemed to come up just short. In their 5 losses leading up to Nov. 1st four of them came by six points or less. We were waiting for them to break out and they did at home vs. UAB winning 70-14. In that game they racked up 610 total yards and really started to feel good about themselves. Last week, USM traveled to Central Florida and kept the momentum flowing winning that game 17-6 out gaining the Knights by 130 total yards. After two straight wins, they now have a bowl berth in their sites but they need to win out to accomplish that feat.
ECU continues to be one of the most over rated teams in the country in our opinion. They were the talk of the town early in the year beating Virginia Tech and West Virginia to open the season. Remember though, neither of those teams played well early in the season and neither is as good as initially thought. Thus, those wins were not as impressive as everyone thought. The Pirates last few games were less than impressive against two struggling Conference USA teams. Last week ECU played host to Marshall and barely squeaked by 19-16 in overtime. The week before they went to Central Florida and barely got out alive winning 13-10 also in OT. This team has been poor on the road this year with their only two wins coming @ Tulane and @ Central Florida. Those two teams have a combined 4-14 record and ECU had to score a TD with under 2:00 minutes remaining the game in both just to keep pace.
The Pirates are struggling on offense right now and that is not a good thing facing the 16th ranked offense in the country in Southern Miss. The Eagles will possibly be without RB Damien Fletcher for this one which is a blow, however he didn't play last week and Southern Miss still put up nice offensive numbers. If Fletcher plays it's a bonus, if not, USM should still get the cover at home. The Eagles main problem has been on the defensive side of the ball, however head coach Larry Fedora has been very pleased with the last few games and the practices leading up to those games. They have allowed just 20 points in their last two games combined and now face an ECU offense that has not topped 20 points in three of their last four games.
USM is really starting to play well and we're catching some nice value with them at home in this game. Lay the small number here.
MARYLAND TERRAPINS (+3) over North Carolina Tar Heels
The Terps are coming off a loss suffered at Virginia Tech on a Thursday night; Maryland isn't a great road team and Virginia Tech was able to shut them down and get the 23-13 win. North Carolina is coming off a deceiving 28-7 win vs. Georgia Tech, where it was 7-0 before the Tar Heels scored 21 points in the 4th quarter. N.C. gave up 326 rushing yards to Georgia Tech (6.0 yard average) and was out-gained by 109 total yards, but benefited from 3 turnovers by the Yellow Jackets and squeaked out the win at home.
After playing on Thursday night, Maryland will benefit from the extra 2-3 days of rest, and they also get the luxury of playing at home where they are 5-0 this year (4-1 ATS). North Carolina has played five of their last seven games at home, and will almost be a full month since their last road game (loss @Virginia). Last week was a huge win for the Tar Heels; it was their homecoming, they beat a good Georgia Tech team, and it put them at the top of the ACC Coastal division. After this big weekend, we see a BIG let-down when N.C. travels to Maryland.
Maryland has been solid at home where they are 37-13 SU at home since 2000. North Carolina is almost the exact opposite, where they are 13-31 on the road since 2000. Just last year N.C. was 0-6 on the road. N.C. is 2-1 on the road this season, but a touchdown with just 46 seconds gave them the win @Miami even though they were out-gained and out-played.
North Carolina is just 1-4 ATS in their last 5 meetings visiting Maryland, and just 1-7 ATS in their last 8 meetings. Maryland is 4-1 vs. the Tar Heels under Head Coach Ralph Friedgen, with the one loss coming last year 16-13. This will be a revenge game for the Terps, and we expect Maryland to come out of the gates hot, and stay hot, to get the easy win at home vs. the Tar Heels.
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You cannot trust a Tulsa team that is coming off their first loss of the season who doesnt play defense to lay points on the road against a good offensive team like Houston. It wouldnt surprise me if Houston won this game outright by 14 to be honest with you. Tulsa hasnt played anyone and the one real D-1 team they did play Arkansas easily beat them.Houston is better then people think and at home tonight they will get the outright. Take the points but look for the win.
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Vanderbilt @ Kentucky
Two very similar teams facing each other today in a game that we expect to be a close one just like the line shows it. Vanderbilt have been struggling to score and have a record of 6-2 for the Under on grass surface game. Kentucky on the other hand were also struggling to score but last weekend they managed to score 38 points against Georgia but this score didn't result on a winning day as they conceded 42 points. Today's game is expected to be played under rain and that should be taken in consideration. Both teams have shown that defense is not their best skill and therefore we expect both teams to have scoring chances today which we expect to take the game Over the line.
Recommendation: 2* Over 38
Minnesota @ Wisconsin
Here is a game where our system clearly says it's going to be a high scoring one. Both teams are teams that score quite easily. Wisconsin has an average score of 35 points in their last 3 games. Minnesota is a team a little bit different. They are a team that knows how to close at the back but today they will have to change their strategy to face a very strong Wisconsin. For this game we expect the Over to be the safest outcome.
Recommendation: 3* Under 46.5
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NORTH CAROLINA (-30 1/2) over Penn
North Carolina is 47-20 ATS at home under coach Roy Williams and the loaded Tarheels aren't shy about running up the score. Non-conference opponents have had an even tougher time competing in Chapel Hill, as the Tarheels are24-4 ATS as a home favorite of 2 points or more (although just 3-2 ATS favored by 30 points or more). I'll lean with North Carolina based on their strong home court and incredible depth of talent, which is likely to extend the lead in garbage time.
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Nebraska Cornhuskers at Kansas St. Wildcats
Kansas St. Wildcats +7 -110
**9** Big XII Game of the Year (63.9% YTD)
This game could not set up much better for the Wildcats. They are coming off a game at Missouri where they simply could not match up which just so happened to take place in the same week that head coach Ron Prince was told he wasn't coming back. Now Kansas St. heads home for a revenge game against the Huskers but this is not just any revenge spot. Kansas St. went to Lincoln last season and Nebraska put up 73 points on the Wildcats, the most points they have allowed since 1971. They haven't forgotten.
Adding another element to this game comes from the Nebraska side. The Huskers are coming off a win over Kansas last week which was significant on their part. They were avenging a loss to the Jayhawks from last season where Kansas won 76-39. The 76 points the Jayhawks put up in Lawrence that day were the most ever scored against a Nebraska football team. Nebraska made it perfectly clear before the game they wanted payback and after the game they showed what a big game it was.
Three quotes from three players sum it up. "It's incredible. I can't even describe the feeling right now just because what happened down there last year, and where our team is heading this year, just to make a statement and beat them." "It was awesome. It just feels so good to come back and redeem ourselves from what happened last year." "It feels great. All the guys are really happy in the locker room. It was nuts for a little while after the game. It's a big win." There is no chance the energy will be the same.
The Wildcats, despite the departure of their coach at the end of the season, are still in bowl contention. If they win this game and then next week against lowly Iowa St., they will become bowl eligible. It was a surprise to many of the players that Prince was let go and despite Prince saying the players were focused heading into Missouri last Saturday, they clearly were not. A week after the shock should prove different as the players respected and liked playing for Prince so they will put a full effort on the field Saturday.
Kansas St. has lost four straight games but three of those came on the road and the lone home loss was against Oklahoma. Most teams in the country would go 1-3 or 0-4 in that situation so it is certainly not a signal to the end of the season. This is the biggest game of the season and it happens to come against a longtime, hated rival making it even more special. Several Kansas St. players on Monday said that Prince has made it an objective this week to remind his team of the embarrassment the Wildcats felt a year ago. 9* Kansas St. Wildcats