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Vanderbilt Commodores: Stage is Set for Derek Mason to Succeed
When James Franklin left the Vanderbilt Commodores to become head coach of the Penn State Nittany Lions, many in the Nashville community feared that the Vanderbilt program might suffer. Fans saw a return to the bottom of the Southeastern Conference as a real possibility. After all, Vanderbilt had never experienced the kind of success it had during Franklin's three-year stint as head coach.
However, it appears that the run of success could continue for the 'Dores, after athletic director David Williams announced that Derek Mason had been hired as the program's new head coach.
What makes Mason such a good fit at Vanderbilt? The fact that he comes to Nashville after a stint as defensive coordinator for the Stanford Cardinal is the main reason. Mason has had to deal with the high academic standards at Stanford, and will be in a similar situation with Vandy.
Mason also comes from a program that has made regular appearances in the national rankings, and even the Top 10, over the past few years. He is accustomed to coaching in a high-level program, which is the mindset that Vanderbilt needs to continue. After all, only two programs in the SEC Eastern Division have finished the last two seasons ranked – the South Carolina Gamecocks and Vanderbilt.
The stage is set for Mason. Franklin left behind a program that is in much better shape now than it was prior to his arrival in the Music City. Mason could be the one to reap the benefits of strong recruiting classes, improved facilities and a more engaged fan base. And if he can, Vandy's run of unprecedented success will continue.
Tim Letcher is a contributing writer for RantSports.com and a member of the Football Writers Association of America. Follow him on Twitter @TimLetcher , on Facebook or add him to your network on Google.
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- Event posted: Aug. 22, 2011
- Last updated: Sept. 16, 2014
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- Friday, Sept. 2, 2011, 9 p.m.
- The Bottleneck, 737 New Hampshire, Lawrence
- Age limit: All ages
Dumptruck Butterlips was formed in the summer of 2010. The band took off immediately playing shows and festivals across the Midwest. On guitar and lead vocals is Chad Smith, AKA "Dumptruck" and "Mr. Mustard", on piano, accordion, and vocals is Ashley Zeigenbein, AKA "Butterlips" and "Ziggy", on washboard and vocals is Sarah Dettmer, AKA "Surka Noelle", and on stand up bass is Megan Hartman. Dumptruck and Butterlips found each other during their brief involvement in a traveling road show of drunken clowns. When the speaker machine crashed, they ran for the hills of Kansas, picking up along the way Surka and Megan. They all realized they shared a greater vision of spreading love and positivity through music, and this has since been their mission. Dumptruck Butterlips has been dubbed with a new genre, "bedroom bluegrass". The style of their music pleases everyone from the young to the old, with styles including bluegrass, folk, soul and everything in between. Their lyrics make people laugh, cry, and feel all silly in their pants, all at once. Not only is Dumptruck Butterlips a band, but they've also been known to include circus sideshow acts in their shows. A DTBL show is always sure to please.
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"Lost in the cacophony of the last few weeks is the fact that the Boston Red Sox remain one of the preeminent organizations in baseball, with an extremely bright future. Ben will head the same scouting and baseball operations staff that engineered much of the club's success the last nine years. There is tremendous talent on the major league club and significant depth in the farm system after a decade of strong drafts. ... In Fort Myers next spring, a rededicated, revitalized, reborn Red Sox team will take the field for its first workout of 2012. ... Thank you for all the incredible support this last decade. I will never forget it." -- Theo Epstein's OpEd in Tuesday's Boston Globe
Over the last 24 hours, I haven't quite been able to put my finger on what's bugging me about the manner of Theo's departure. Ever since he officially took the Cubs job ... hell, ever since we knew he was leaving, he's been nothing but gracious, magnanimous and forthright. And what's wrong with that?
And then after giving it some thought, it hit me. The problem is that I'm still in no mood for graciousness, magnanimity and forthrightishness. I'm still stuck in "I'm as mad as hell and I'm not going to take it anymore" mode, while Epstein has moved on the happy ending where we all hug and learn a life lesson. And in no way am I ready for that yet.
I've been a huge supporter of Theo, and I don't begrudge the man leaving. But it's easy for him to wave goodbye to Red Sox fans from the high road. A hell of a lot easier than being where the rest of are. Down on the low road where he left us, covered in grease and mud and trying to dig the tires out of the rut we're stuck in.
Look, I'm not an ingrate by any means. We all lived through those championships and will never forget what they meant to us and our dead ancestors who never saw one and our kids who'll grow up saying they did. And for that, Theo's ticket is eternally punched. I know I speak for everyone when I say he should never have to pay for a drink or a meal or a parking ticket in this town forever.
But the time to write epic poems about our glorious victories and sit around the fire toasting Theo's honored memory isn't now. For all he accomplished, he's walking away from the smoldering ruins of a historic collapse. And while the stench of the fumes might not make their way to 1050 West Addison St., Chicago, they're going to be in the air here for a long time. So pardon me if I'm in no mood to listen to him talk about the good times just yet.
And believe me, that Theo Epstein Fan Club meeting disguised as a press conference they held in Chicago yesterday didn't help my state of mind any. William Shatner doesn't get that fawned over at Comic-Con. It made Rick Pitino's greeting at the Garden when he took over the Celtics look like the McCarthy hearings. I'm pretty sure the toughest question he faced was "Remember in 2004 when you broke the Curse? That was awesome ..." Usually to see a group that big give a tongue bath to anyone you've got to watch a Bibi Jones video. But Theo's off on the North Side getting hero-worshipped, and we're stuck with the Dysfunctional Family Circus that was created on his watch.
I'm sure I'll get over it in time. Everyone gets forgiven eventually. No one in modern times ever walked away from as big a mess as Richard Nixon. The economy a shambles. The Middle East in flames. The Soviets stockpiling nukes, not to mention Red October and Ivan Drago. A guy taking over the Oval Office no one ever voted for. But ol' Dick cut and ran back to Yorba Linda, his tail between his legs. Eventually America forgave him, but only after years of shame and humiliation. Epstein asking us to let bygones be bygones four weeks after the biggest collapse in baseball history while he takes $18 million from the Cubs is the equivalent of Nixon flying Marine One straight to his new gig as the Prince of Monaco and saying "No hard feelings" on the way.
I wish I shared Theo Epstein's optimism, I really do. But I can't shake the feeling that the situation he left behind is worse than the post-Watergate mess Nixon bailed on.
I'm afraid a better historical analogy would be 12th century England, the time known as The Anarchy. It began when the White Ship struck a rock and sank off the coast of Normandy while carrying the only legitimate heir to the throne of King Henry I. What followed was 19 years of succession crises, power struggles, civil war, unrest, and political upheaval. Which sounds a lot like Yawkey Way in the last month. Though I doubt Stephen of England went to the papers and accused Empress Matilda of having a painkiller addiction. I do know that the sailors on the White Ship were believed to be drunk on duty, which sort of makes the whole thing seem eerily familiar.
And here is the thing I'm struggling with most. That Theo is walking away from such a mess that it's got me comparing the Red Sox to violent medieval civil wars, political scandals, Communist witch hunts, Rick Pitino and skanky porn actresses. This isn't me. Usually on all things that pertain to this club I'm shamelessly, biasedly homerish and I always have been. But the 2011 collapse and it's terrible aftermath have turned me into something I'm not.
My whole life I had to listen to old farts -- relatives, guys in bars, friend's fathers, old-timers at work -- prattle on like they hated the Red Sox. And they took perverse joy when they lost. "Aah, they're a bunch of fat cats. Lazy. Overpaid. They don't care about the fans. They should trade the whole lot of them. Fire the manager. Buncha bums. Blah bitty blah blah ..." Just before they go on some rant about walking to school with a baked potato in their pocket or some damned thing. And I never understood it. They were my team and I loved them and never got why anyone who hated them so much would bother.
Well, the members of this particular Sox team have done the impossible. They've turned me into that guy. I mean, "hate" is a strong word. But I can never remember being as cheesed off by any edition of this club as I am at this bunch. They can talk -- as Theo and Jon Lester have -- about how reports of the players' lousy attitude have been "exaggerated." But I can't watch the World Series and see the Texas Rangers hanging all over each other on the top step of the dugout, living and dying with every pitch, without remembering the Sox players down the stretch, slumping back on the bench like bratty kids waiting to get called into the principal's office. It's going to take a lot to forgive that.
Again, I'm not an ingrate. At least I don't think I am. No fans in sports put up with what we do to support our team, and it's not being ungrateful or privileged to demand they be competitive every year. We put up with the high prices, the lousy seats, the traffic jams, the parking lot gouging, the "Sweet Caroline" nonsense, the Pinkhattism, the $250 souvenir Fenway Park anniversary commemorative bricks. We watch the NESN original programming. Well, no one does that, but we do the rest of that stuff.
And therefore we've paid for the right to demand a team that competes for a championship every year. This isn't the other pro sports where there's a level financial playing field. We pay more for baseball because we care more. So we deserve a team that doesn't quit as this one did. That respects us and the game and gives a maximum effort. And when it doesn't, we have the right to demand that the man who put it together fix the problem.
If he chooses not to, fine. He's got the right to quit. But on the way out the door don't tell us how swell everything is and expect us to say thanks for all the good times. Not yet anyway. That day will come. But I for one am not feeling especially gracious, magnanimous and forthright right about now.
Direct all feeback to Jerry via Twitter @JerryThornton1
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I don't have a BHSE but just the SRM-323S for now, and a DAC2.
I did a shootout with quite a few DAC's til I setteled on the DAC2, however the DAC1 was not one of them...
Then again I don't claim to have particularly good hearing :P
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Nobody tried connecting sr-009 to Schiit Gungnir?
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I dont know BHSE+SR-009 but I have a GES-SR-009 and a NOS AudioNote DAC is a perfect partner for them.
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Lavry DA11 seemed a good match not as revealing as the Mytek but it was also not as clinical.
So I vote for a used Lavry DA924 Gold :)
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I have to agree with them though as I ran that setup for about 6 months before switching out the DAC1 Pre. At least for my ears, it wasn't so much of the brightness or grittiness that was the issue, but more the lack of depth imaging. I eventually switched out to the HP-A8 which had an improved depth imaging but felt to be a mellower (& slower) DAC. So recently I switched out again, to the Invicta v1 & am happy with this setup. Although I've not tried many other DACs either the Incivta or Eximus DP1 was satisfactory for me.
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Since using my K-01's DAC, I'm not just very happy with how my 009 / BHSE sound, but also my HD-600 / GS-Xmk2.
However, I haven't heard any other DAC's, so I've obviously not compared the K-01's to anything else.
I've read the CH Precision C1 is supposed to be a very good DAC, although it's very expensive.
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Get an ODAC. They're not expensive and sound better than that way overpriced stuff.
EDIT: Scooz me, forgot this is the TOTL thread. Spend on!
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So I decided to go with an Invicta Mirus. Now just waiting for the other 2 pieces to arrive :D
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Japanese literary history usually classifies Koda Rohan as an idealist writer, and the three stories included in this anthology belong to this genre. The Five-Storied Pagoda, one of Koda's best-known works, is the moving account of a misunderstood carpenter who has been inspired to undertake the construction of a pagoda by himself. It is not merely a story of individualism ...more
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Published January 15th 2006 by Tuttle Publishing
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Mar 02, 2010 Drew Krassowski rated it 3 of 5 stars
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i really, really enjoyed the first story ( The Five Story Pagoda) and was very interested in the second (Encounter With a Skull) but the last one (The Bearded Samurai) was not my style - historical fiction. otherwise, if you're looking for one truly great story about hope and the persistence of man, or one great story about the path to enlightenment, the first two thirds of this book will satisfy.
Mar 11, 2013 Chris rated it 4 of 5 stars
If you enjoy folk tales and parables, this is a nice collection of three stories. Similar to a Greek Tragedy the conflict in these stories is not between good and evil, but between men beholden to their virtues. This first story is the most touching, but all benefit from the charm of the period, long impassioned speeches that no one would be polite enough to sit through in the here and now.
Jan 17, 2014 umberto rated it 3 of 5 stars
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Its first two stories were increasingly interesting while reading because of their unique characters, settings and resolution; however, the third one was a bit disappointing due to some of its lengthy dialogs.
Kōda Shigeyuki who used the pen name Kōda Rohan was a Japanese author in the Meiji period. His daughter, Aya Kōda, was also a noted author who often wrote about him.More about Rohan Kōda...
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Sep 27, 2011, 7:26 PM EDT
White Sox GM Ken Williams told owner Jerry Reinsdorf he was willing to step down and become a scout for the team, but hat Reinsdorf turned him down on the offer.
It's part of CSNChicago's David Kaplan's exclusive interview with Williams. Asked if he'd be OK with the White Sox promoting Rick Hahn to the GM role, Williams replied:
With open arms, I'd welcome it. This isn't easy. I think Jim (former Cubs GM Jim Hendry) just a few weeks ago said, he used the phrase all-consuming; there are only a couple of other people in this town that understood what he was talking about. When that time comes I'm more than willing that if I'm being ineffective, whether from a personnel standpoint or a manager standpoint, I'll step aside and we'll go out have a steak and smoke a cigar, it's not a problem.
- pisano - Sep 27, 2011 at 7:32 PM
The right guy left Chicago, (Ozzie) now if he'd only leave baseball.
- qcubed3 - Sep 27, 2011 at 8:18 PM
Kenny has certainly done well, and I like how he is often aggressive in trying to win (ManRam '10), but I think he has made several poor trades, and he has still never solved the center fielder problem. Picking up Rios' contract was a bad gamble, Teahen has been waay overpaid, but the biggest crime is having let Daniel Hudson and Gio Gonzalez go for Edwin Jackson and Nick Swisher. Dunn was an unforeseeable disaster, so I'll give him a pass on the big donkey.
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Prediction for 2012–Sox will have the same record as 2011, and Adam Dunn will "raise" his batting average to .175, and the Sox will give away more good talent and get little in return…..
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A few hits, but pretty much below average.
He and Ozzie had a storybook year in 2005. That will be their peak.
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The Mocs will participate in the Gold Division that starts off at 9:30 a.m. The event will feature 33 teams including Southern Conference foes Davidson, Elon and Samford.
"We'll get a good look at what we can expect for the Southern Conference race," UTC Head Coach Bill Gautier said. "We will be going up against several teams from our conference as well as teams from the South Region."
Seniors Lucas Cotter (Collierville, Tenn.) and Mark Cole (McKenzie, Tenn.) will lead the Mocs on the course with Paul Stuart (Brentwood, Tenn.) and Trevor Janssen (Jordan Station, Ontario) along with John Gilpin (Nashville, Tenn.) providing depth to a team that finished sixth in the NCAA region last fall.
Also featured in the men's Gold race will be Louisville, Middle Tennessee, Western Kentucky, East Tennessee State, Tennessee, Kentucky as well as Georgia Tech and Texas A&M.
The women will compete in the Blue Division set to start at 11:30 a.m., but without top runners Teghan Henderson (Pickering, Ontario) and Amanda Sumner (Bristol, Conn.) who are out with injuries. Rebecca Greenwall (Bogart, Ga.) and Keeley Stewart (Winchester, Tenn.) will lead a young squad rounded out by freshmen Jessica York (Normandy, Tenn.), Katie Ray (Knoxville, Tenn.) and Anna Kate Chance (Columbia, Tenn.).
"This is a young team," Gautier said. "We'll be without our top runners, but they're excited and ready to run."
The women's Blue division will feature 52 teams including Austin Peay, Campbell University, East Tennessee State, Georgia Tech, Troy, UT Martin as well as Southern Conference foes Samford and Western Carolina.
Results, provided by All Trax Timing will be available through a link at GoMocs.com on the cross country schedule page.
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i need to prove a point to my family
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This picture speaks So many words… RIP
The first time a little boy in my sister's class cried
I asked him if I could help in any way and
He shouted at me to leave,
The one phrase that he kept repeating was
'Boys aren't supposed to cry'
And I felt anger towards the circumstances
That had made him think that to cry was to be weak.
The second time I came across the term 'rape'
It seemed only exclusively applicable to women
And, even then, it came with hidden terms and conditions-
There was a criteria that was set by people
Defining whether or not your body was defiled.
The same day I was sat with some boys from my class
And one of them made a rape joke making everyone laugh,
Except one boy who picked up his bag and excused himself
With a somber look in his eyes;
Two days later he moved after people found out
He'd been molested by a family member
And everyone asked him
'Did you enjoy it?".
There were rumors he shot himself a couple years later.
In 10th grade I hit puberty and touched society's norm
Of what an attractive woman should look like,
In my Math class a boy who'd been there for 4 years with me
Asked me if I was a new girl and, when he realized I wasn't,
He apologized and said it was only because
'I looked so bad before';
I never lived it down.
My friend was brought up with tales of strong men
Able to lift heavy weights in the gym
And live off of protein shakes
So he starved himself and tried to work out each day
Until his body burned out and he ended up in the hospital
Diagnosed with anorexia nervosa,
His mother said that was impossible
Because he was still 'chubby'.
I spent my whole life trying to build up confidence,
To look in a mirror and not shy away in disgust
And when I put on the clothes I liked
And said what was on my mind people called me vain
Like that was a bad thing to do.
One day ago a girl told me she felt bad for a boy
Because he'd never had anyone to call his own before
And that somehow made him 'lesser' than others.
Today I saw a woman hold a dress up to her body,
Look in the mirror and the expression on her face accounted for
Every scar I'd ever acquired
Over the times people made me feel like I wasn't enough.
My father told me people won't touch you
Without your consent until you give them a 'reason'.
These small instances make up just a month's worth
Of what the world has shown me and put me through
And no words, or poetry can romanticize this;
You tell me there are no silver linings
And I say 'it's because you're hiding in your house,
Of course you can't see the clouds'
So step outside of your sheltered concrete walls,
Look at the world burning but look at that silver lining too,
Grab your hose and douse it out
What I'm speaking of is feminism
A language of equality-
A language of freedom.
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Is it inappropriate to be a gentile but only be attracted to Jewish guys/ only want to date Jewish guys
If you find that you only want to date Jewish guys, you should think about why this is. Is it because you think Jewish guys have certain physical features you find hot? Is it because of Jewish stereotypes you find appealing? Is it because you're attracted to Jewish culture and tradition, and want to be part of it?
If it's either of the former, you could be fetishizing Jewish men. Racial fetishization is taking physical stereotypes or parts of someone's culture and objectifying people based on them. Jewish men aren't exotic items to feast your eyes on. But if you are fetishizing Jewish men, just be aware of this and work to change that. Learning more about Judaism and Jewishness could really help you keep from getting bogged down in the stereotypes. Learn how to respect Jewish men for who they are, rather than getting caught up in what being Jewish stereotypically entails and seeing Jewish men as inherently one thing or another.
If it's the latter, then it might be a good idea to explore Judaism. There are better ways to get involved in Jewish culture than by simply dating a Jew, and if your heart is leading you towards Judaism, follow it. But if this is the case, listening to what people around and the media say about Jews is just not enough. You need to get involved personally and see for yourself. Join a synagogue, talk to a rabbi, talk to Jewish people of different backgrounds, join a Hillel. Make sure what's attracting you to Judaism isn't just a hodgepodge of stereotypes.
Always. Without us there is no equality. Fight for our equality in anyway you can,
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First find of early human artwork
A 14,000-year-old engraved reindeer antler is possibly the first piece of early human art ever found. The specimen was uncovered in the 1800s and has been in the vast collections of the Natural History Museum. Its scientific importance, and clues as to how it was made are only now being revealed, scientists report today.Natural History Museum scientists have pieced together the antler's history. It was found between 1830 and 1848 in Neschers, France, by local village priest Jean-Baptiste Croizet. There are no known records of early human artwork finds before this time and so it is the first, or one of the first, discoveries of Stone Age portable art....
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"Prophecy120" sure does make this scene a lot more odd:
And this one as well...
Step One: Salvage a ridiculous chair from a race car or a fighter jet. Now it will support your ridiculous body as you play a virtual card game.
Leonard Cohen's "Nevermind" is sliced up differently for each episode of True Detective's second season. Find out what the lyrics mean!
The water got bigger? my sand castle was destroyed and we had to move. Who did this?
The SA Goons guide our hero through the pages of a classic but rare Choose Your Own Adventure book!
What are you gonna believe: The 'official narrative' or these images taken during actual game-play?
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