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Hugs all around: UFC 155's Cain Velasquez wins back heavyweight title, Daniel Cormier plans to lose 35 pounds - MMAmania.com
Cormier -- who has one fight remaining on his current deal with Strikeforce (Dion Staring on Jan. 12, 2013) and has already inked a new one with UFC -- backed up his boy immediately, saying that he is more than willing to do what most MMA fans -- and even White -- have encouraged him to do before this pickle even blossomed.
Start a diet.
"We spar three days a week -- we work hard," countered Cormier." Cain Velasquez is going to force me to do something I have not wanted to do for awhile, which is cut weight. But, they got a lot of guys for me there to fight. I'm just happy my man right here is the champion."


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It was not a federal holiday on Friday for President Obama's lawyers dealing with the Solyndra saga.
On the afternoon of Veterans Day, while most government workers were enjoying a day off, the White House sent a batch of documents to the House Energy and Commerce Committee in answer to the subpoena that House Republicans slapped on the administration about the West Wing's involvement in Solyndra and the $535 million loan guarantee that Obama's Energy Department awarded the now-bankrupt solar-energy firm in September 2009.
The 135 pages of documents were also made available to the media, but the most important information—related to the administration's decision to restructure Solyndra's loan in February 2011—may never be made public.
The relatively small batch of documents released on Friday brings the grand total of documents the administration says it has delivered to Capitol Hill so far to 185,000. The Energy Department sent 100,000 documents earlier this week.
Senior White House officials—on a conference call Friday afternoon with reporters and also in a letter on Friday to Energy and Commerce Chairman Fred Upton, R-Mich., and Oversight and Investigations Subcommittee Chairman Cliff Stearns, R-Fla.—reiterated what the administration has said all along: The decision to award Solyndra its loan guarantee was made on the merits and not influenced by political donors, such as George Kaiser, the Oklahoma oil billionaire who was a big 2008 Obama supporter. Kaiser is a major investor in Solyndra.
"These documents—like the 185,000 already produced by the Administration, like the Argonaut documents released Wednesday, like the hearing testimony, and like the briefings provided by Administration officials—do not contain evidence of favoritism to political supporters or any wrongdoing by the White House in connection with the Solyndra loan guarantee," White House counsel Kathryn Ruemmler said in the letter to Upton and Stearns that accompanied the documents.
The newly released documents address three areas the White House deems an adequate response to the subpoena, which was approved on a strict party-line vote with no Democratic support earlier this month. These include information the White House had about the company's investors and the Energy Department's review of the loan guarantee when it was conditionally approved in March 2009 and finalized in September 2009.
The White House e-mails echo the same storylines that have been reported since Solyndra filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy in early September of this year, but they included no "smoking gun" revelations.
Notably, the White House did not include in this batch of documents West Wing e-mails about DOE's decision to restructure the loan in February 2011, which was one of the areas Republicans want information about and is arguably the most controversial issue. The last House hearing on Solyndra, in October, focused chiefly on this issue.
Republicans allege that the Energy Department violated the Energy Policy Act of 2005 when it restructured Solyndra's loan because it made the government's debt obligation secondary—or "subordinate"—to that of private investors, including the venture-capital firm Argonaut founded by Kaiser. The committee has released a DOE memo that states the department's legal rationale for doing that.
"We located several documents that reflect that White House officials had discussions with the Department of Energy about its decision to restructure the Solyndra loan guarantee, consistent with information contained in documents previously produced by the agencies," Ruemmler said in the letter. "Because of the deliberative nature of the communications that include these references to discussions about the restructuring, we are not producing them today, but can make them available for review."
On the conference call Friday, an administration official said they would allow House investigators to view the documents but not make copies of them. They will also not be released to the public—at least not by the administration.
The official would also not speak to whether or not a law was broken but reiterated that the decision was made within the Energy Department and not at the White House.
"The position has always been that DOE made the decision restructuring the loan with statutory authority," said the official, who would speak only on condition of anonymity. "They had a legal analysis and determined it was appropriate."
These e-mails and ones released earlier this week by both Democrats and Republicans on the committee will help inform the questions members will ask Energy Secretary Steven Chu at a highly anticipated hearing on Thursday.

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I am new to the forum here, less than 1 month, and i think one of my posts has gotten lost, did not post, or has been removed. I will try again.
I am trying to become an established professional artist and learning about everything, how to make my art, find my style and voice, be a responsible businesswoman, etc. I got an offer to be part of a group show and wonder if this is a legitimate way to build my artistic career.
the gallery has been around several decades in a prominent art area in a big city in the US. the gallery putting this exhibition together is based in sweden, where i live. 20 artists total will participate. but we have to pay for the freight to and back and the services to install the show and printing of the catalogue. there were 3 different professional gallery owners involved in the selection of the applications to participate.
any advice? how do you build an audience, sponsors, reputation? another gallery owner here who i had my paintings at for a while said this is a good opportunity for me to build my artistic resume. She says selling is not the main objective--being seen and getting some feedback on my art, and making contacts, as well as adding this exhibition to the list of places I have shown my work or sold it.
what about contests? like the ones posted here on this forum? is it better to try to get in some of these instead?
I believe you posted the question you are asking in response to the thread, "How Many Artists Do Not Enter Competitions". The thread was in the "Art Competitions" forum. Check it out because both JDWooldridge and I answered your question at some length.
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The Amiga is 30 years old today
My god so much GOLD!
personally :- Stunt Car Racer, Supercars 1 & 2, Settlers, FA18 - Interceptor and Moonstone were some of my personal favs but there are just too many tbh. Reply 0
Rory McIlroy PGA Tour review
Have to admit were not off to a very good start with the next gen iteration of games when all we get is half finished rushed out games which seem to lack the polish that you would expect from the bigger companies let alone the small ones struggling to make ends meat in this AAA Climate of gaming that we (the gamers) are now funding at Ł50 quid a pop.
I can't think of one title this year bar lots of great but admittedly not exactly cutting edge indie games that are actually solid from Day 1, we seem to be glorified Beta testers who are paying for a product that may be fully realised in 6-8 months down the line which begs the question, why should they be allowed to charge us full price for any games that have A) crippling frame rates, B) terrible screen tear C) multiple crashes or bugs that should never be allowed passed certification D) Half the content of the previous iterations or even worse E) the DLC climate we now live in where you pay over the odds for a game that is only incomplete due to the money grabbing publishers wanting you to funnel all your funds into one game that should be a complete package once you have spent your 50 quid and not once you have spent over Ł80 + just to get the complete story to a campaign (Destiny) or to get a mode you had a year ago on your previous console (F1/PGA etc)
I would say at least the games coming from Japan still have that high standard you have come to expect in say Vanquish or anything by Capcom but even Bloodborne as great as it is has tarnished this fact of late with frame pacing and constant patches.
Whatever happened to quality control and value for money :( maybe the new street fighter will be the one exception to this rather worrying trend of next gen tiles..... Reply 0
Sony says sorry for PSN Christmas outage with five days of PS Plus
These little fame seeking ginch like fucktards need to be found and shamed to the entire world, once all these kids whose xbox's couldn't boot a game or ps4's couldn't sign in on Christmas Day grow up they can go all jay and silent bob on their scrawny asses with a steady ddos flow of monthly beatings and a constant update of lizard address changes or witness protection names!
Seems to be more an inherent flaw with the internet harking back to the early days where ddos attacks can be done by any faceless prick with a bit of security knowledge, and all they suggest is Sony or MS hire them to solve the problem, as if a multimillion dollar company can't hire people of the same caliber or better.
Beaten by kids or found and killed by robocop is the only option! Reply +1
Xbox One without Kinect "levels the playing field" with PS4
@Confucius sounds like they could raise it by 200 quid now and you would pay it, ahh ignorance is bliss :) Reply 0
i don't see what this does other than actually bring the price down to what it should have been from the start, you don't get momentum from a price drop? they now need another drop to 299 to make up for the lack of power thats becoming more and more apparent with each game being announced.
Sony need to do the sum total of fuck all at present they are in the driving seat while MS keeps trying to claw back the gap in now sales and technology.
i think the question is who didn't see this coming as it was a given? also ES Ram is still in that thing so good luck getting a huge performance boost 10%....wow! :p Reply +1
DICE deploys new hardware to combat Battlefield 4 rubber-banding
it IS sorted now tho... like really....honest!
had a game last night and it was how it should have been 6 months ago Reply +5
DICE promises to tackle Battlefield 4 rubber-banding
"Reducing lag for these players is absolutely a TOP priority for us to solve and we expect to have the solution very soon," DICE added.So thats everyone then, i love the way they try and make it sound isolated when it's been completely fucked for everyone since Day 1
*one day EA/DICE* *sigh* Reply 0
Xbox One FIFA bundle was not a reaction to E3 criticism
Did i miss the update where GAME who i pre ordered my FIFA from sent a mail out saying they will also swap it for COD Ghosts which i thought was pretty big given the amount of sales that thing gets per iteration?
Maybe they have gone back on this as i don't see it being reported? Reply 0
Sony's E3 victory was a PR stunt, but PlayStation 4 is still the one to watch
@arcam Definitely! But the only business models we "gamers" should care about is the price and im already watching The Apprentice, if MS released games on demand for the same price so I don't have to que up with a load of yoots for the midnight release of BF4, but also have the option to buy and own like PS4 without the connectivity bullshit then it would be a closer contest.
It also suggests in this fickle world of gaming we live in that Xbox diehards get upset about an "opinion"
PC users go on the offensive due to the PS4 finally using PC architect and not having that DDR...yet along with a boat load of 3rd and 1st Party exclusives
And this is normal for console releases tbh I choose "games"! Reply 0
It's also a pretty damning statement to the Industry as a whole when you think that the biggest moment or "cheergasm" @ E3 was weather Sony would decide to stick to something that millions of "Gamers" were crying out for.
Not the unveiling of a massive game that gets us "Gamers" in hysterics, surely that's what should be getting us excited @ any E3 event?
And you will still get the so called gamer-crowd following the XB1 with total ignorance like an extra from a Walking Dead Episode, but if your a real gamer for almost Ł100 less with more grunt and a company that actually listens to it's customer and reads threads, PS4 is the only "Gamers" choice that seems viable. Reply +1
PES 2013 review
Thing is if FIFA and PRO both get a 9 and there really is nothing much to split them my shallow football loving side will go with licensed teams, EA have the monopoly for now.
But given I swore by Pro until the 360 iterations came along its hard for me to ignore a 9, that being sid it needs no be a pretty big leap from previous as FIFA just has the edge in this current era, demos are hard to get a read on when you hardly get time to enjoy a full half.
Buying both tho isn't really an option for me it's like when in trying to play soul caliber and vf you can only get so good at either of your constantly chopping and changing, maybe if all you play is football then its an option Reply 0
Counter-Strike: Global Offensive Review
Been on this all night but tbh it's damn near unplayable at times, the party system other than private games is just refusing to work, it's crashed a few tImes joining friends games, and forcing you to join game chat is fine but if the idea was everyone joins game chat so no one can ghost in an xbl party, then that idea makes no sense at all as both sides can hear each other at all times.
But when it works it's glorious cs that I spent a ridiculous amount of time playing, just patch it please. Reply 0
Virtua Fighter 5 Final Showdown Review
About time someone gave it the praise its deserved 9/10 indeed!! Reply +2
Spectrum Made Me
I remember playing Run The Gauntlet like it had it's own religion.
Feel sorry for todays generation not knowing who US Gold were or Ocean etc. Reply +1
BBC iPlayer on Xbox goes live today
Just need Crunchyroll now and the circle of life is complete Reply 0
THQ announces WWE WrestleFest
Can they just not emulate the original arcade version? It looked and played amazing, this looks worse somehow. Reply +2
UFC Undisputed 3 Review
He didn't just run away he outscored him, it's simple if yoh know the sport. Reply +2
Most played Xbox 360 games of 2011 revealed
Yay, I hear the Facebook version of BLOPS is gonna be even better!
* ends own life *
I waited years on end after getting my speccy zx for gaming to go mainstream and this is how you repay me!! Reply 0
Metro Politics: What Xbox's New Dash Means
@telboy007 exactly that I think but I've put nothing on the cloud so seems like a bug to me. If enabling the cloud does this to my 360 I'd rather leave it be. Reply 0
@suicida Hi mate, you know what I've figured out what it is i think, it's the new cloud service as I never have anything downloading when I shut down my 360.
Ever since I enabled that on the new dash it's been acting weird, I'll check to make sure it's defo that but it's the only thing I changed recently. Reply 0
Good for kinect support but when I shut down my 360 the fucker
Now stays on and I get a flashing green light WTF ms? Neve did this before the update Reply +4
Battlefield 3 Gulf Of Oman footage
Release date is? Reply 0
Huge FIFA 12 PS3 and Xbox 360 patch out today
LaFlamaBlanca - You sound more like a half witted idiot living in the passed, try looking at it from a football perspective than some winging fanboy, I think the EG reviews said enough but there's always one delluded dummy still hanging on to the PES glory years.
Seabass - lol are trying to catch up with FIFA now, anyone with not even half a brain should know that, stick that in your Burberry pipe! Reply -2
Lol "fans who love football play PES?" Are you mad? I loved football enough to realise it's not still the PS2 era where it actually played wayyyy better than FIFA, more like deluded fanbys living in the passed still love PES.
Times have changed. Reply 0
Battlefield 3 still behind Call of Duty on XBL chart
Good reason for that, you could barely get a game workIng last week, servers seem much better now Reply +1
Dead Rising: Off The Record
So is this 8 1/2 out of 10 if you didn't play DR2? Reply +1
Forza 4 demo now available
Utterly amazing game! Can't wait Reply +5
Crimson Alliance DLC announced
Did EG actually review this? Reply +1
FIFA 12 Review
Lol that's FIFA, still when it works it's a thing of wonder
All about the 2 v 2 lobby tbh, now you can kick people and if anyone quits they need to dashboard it, it could actually work well this year. Reply -1
You will struggle to sort the community out who are mostly dicks!
They either quit during a game after going a goal down
Score as many own goals as possible and throw a hissy fit
Take your pick Reply +4
Btw you dont have to use the new defensive system, there is an option to turn it back to the old way in the settings menu. Reply 0
9??? It's about time tbh... pro is oh so dead! Reply -11
Download Games Roundup
No Renegade Ops review??? Reply +5
Second PES 2012 demo out on Xbox 360
Problem with pro now is FIFA finally feels complete and with all the licenses, pro was the footbling god that didn't need licenses etc it had the most realistic gameplay compared to arcadey FIFA, never thought I'd care until pro
went next gen and suddenly all the suble updates in the ps2 era were now a distant memory once FIFA 10/11 came out.
Now FIFA has the subtle updates that im dying to play each year, a shame as I always envisaged pro being undisputed king eventually, that would be in a perfect world where EA doesn't have millions to throw
at a company who finally get it right Reply 0
Kinect Sports: Season 2
Kinda gutted they didn't update the older sports also. Reply +4
FIFA 12 PC, 360 demos out now
I'm sure master league still trumps FIFA but tbh pro eve hasn't made any leaps and bounds from the ps2 era, fair enough it's trying but online FIFA cannot be touched, if they would just sort out proper 2v2 I'd be the happiest gamer alive. Reply 0
Expecting the best footy game yet if 11 is anything to go by. Reply +5
Dark Sector
Hmmm this or gears 3? Reply 0
Rise of Nightmares
Some have a point but also have very short memories, I'm sure ppl remember going ape shit over the supposed ps3 footage of killzone @ E3, only to find out it's done by a film studio and has never gotten close to what was originally shown, that's marketing folks what you expect and get are two different things.
It's still good fun and Child of Eden so far has been the best experience yet, I still think sports 2 and hopefully forza will do it some justice. Reply -2
Split/Second dev officially closes doors
Picked up pure again for peanuts recently, 3 years old and still it's doesn't look out of place with today's games, a massive shame and showed sega how to do blue sky's with arcade panache in todays market. Reply 0
The Gunstringer demo out now
Eden is 17 quid thats a steal and the only reason for a kinect atm till sports 2 Reply 0
New Kinect Sports: Season 2 trailer
Are the old sports even in this? I want revamped bowling Reply 0
EA blocks Forza 4 getting Porsche
I'd rather not get nfs shift just to drive a porche when they handle like shit, comparative to forza which handles like a dream. Reply +3
Bodycount demo on XBL today
This is no Black :( Reply 0
The problem is the new FIFA engine is now in it's prime where PES even if it's from the ground up doesn't have the pure feel of real world football.
I still think the glory years of PES have been overtaken by FIFA, it pains me to say but EA have my money each year now, muck like the ps2 days of PES Reply +3
From Dust
Sounds like you need to purchase it Metal Angel 1200 mps is easily worth the money, hell I'd prolly pay full price for this gem
You have barely scratched the surface of the game tbh. Reply 0
Dunno why I even worried about mixed reviews this is a 9 and a strong one at that. To see your world act exactly as it would in real life is a thing of beauty, yes the AI can act like braindead zombies sometimes but that won't stop you from gasping at the style and feel of this game.
It's like Populus meets Black and White with a physics engine I can't see being topped for a while, destructiod shuld stick to reviewing cod blops and the like, the game has way too much soul for these simple saps to understand.
One things for sure, mother nature is a bitch in this game :) Reply 0
Sold! What time will it drop? Reply +1
Z The Game released on iPhone and iPad
Mega lo mania next pls
Z was great but also bastard hard on the amiga! Reply +2


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THIS WEEK: The New Mexico State baseball team faces Rio Grande rivals New Mexico in a single midweek game in Albuquerque, Wednesday, April 17 and then hits the road to play Louisiana Tech in Ruston, La. for a three-game conference series and a single non-conference game, April 19-21. The Aggies play the Lobos at 3:00 p.m. (MT) on Lobo Field and Friday's game against the Bulldogs begins at 5:00 p.m. at the J.C Love Field. Saturday's game starts at 2:00 p.m. and the first pitch of the doubleheader on Sunday is at 12:00 p.m.
MEDIA COVERAGE: New Mexico State baseball fans will have plenty of opportunities to follow the Aggies on the radio with the voice of Aggie baseball, Jeff Matthews on KSNM AM 570.
Fans can listen to every game this week starting Wednesday, April 17 and continuing Friday, April 19 through Sunday, April 21 on KSNM AM 570 in Las Cruces. The radio feed can also be heard from anywhere in the world online at www.NMStateSports.com.
Live stats are available all season long by going to www.NMStateSports .com and clicking on the live events tab. Live stats are free of charge all season.
SOCIAL MEDIA: Fans can keep up with score updates and other information by logging on to Twitter @NMStateAggies. Fans can find out about promotions and everything else Aggie by going on Facebook and searching for NMSU Athletics as well as The Aggie Student-Athlete.
BOSTON: Both the NM State baseball team and Louisiana Tech baseball team will be wearing Boston Red Sox hats (replicas) during the series opener, Friday, April 19 in honor of those affected by the recent Boston Marathon tragedy.
ABOUT THE AGGIES: The Aggies head into this week's games sitting in the No. 6 spot of the league standings. NM State is 19-17 overall but just 5-7 in WAC play. The team dropped a series to Texas State on opening weekend of league play, then traveled to CSU Bakersfield and won one of three games there. The Aggies bounced back and took the series from Dallas Baptist, who was picked to win the WAC in the preseason coaches' poll, but fell in two of the three games versus Sacramento State.
NM State is hitting .288 as a team with three Aggies (who average at least 2.5 at-bats/game) hitting .300 or better. Junior Tanner Rust leads the team with a .378 batting average while senior Bobby Lecount isn't far behind posting a .336 average on the year. Lecount, although, has a team-high 43 RBIs on the year.
The Aggie pitching staff heads into the weekend with a 5.69 ERA. Senior Adam Mott has worked more innings than any other Aggie pitcher working 61.2 innings this year. He also has a team-high 57 strikeouts this year. Senior lefty Ryan Beck has 53 K's in 42.1 innings of work and is posting 11.27 strikeouts per nine innings, which ranks 11th in the nation.
The Aggies are 2-9 when playing on the road and are hitting .187 while away. NM State has a 6.19 ERA and has tallied 78 strikeouts in away games.
NM State has batted consistently in March and April with a .309 and .310 batting average, respectively. The Aggies hit 21 home runs and held a 5.52 ERA in March. Rust has maintained over a .410 batting average during March and April, while Lecount had 25 RBI in March. Evan Mott has a 2.89 ERA in 9.1 innings in April games and Adam Mott tallied 29 K's in March.
Rust leads the Aggies with a 12 game hitting streak and also leads with 15 multiple hit games. Lecount has 13 multiple RBI games, leading NM State.
AGGIES ON THE ROAD: The Aggies have struggled on the road this year with a 2-9 away record. As a team, the Aggies are posting a .187 batting average. Tanner Rust and Michael Paulson are leading the team with a .289 and .375 average respectively. Pitching could also improve as the Aggies as a unit are posting a 6.19 earned run average. Pitcher Adam Mott has found success striking batters out with 19 this year in away games. The Aggies will look to continue hitting and pitching better on the road this year as regular season play comes to an end.
THIS WEEK'S OPPONENT: NM State faces New Mexico in a single game in Albuquerque Wednesday, April 17, followed by a weekend conference series and a single non-conference game against Louisiana Tech April 19-21. The Lobos are 20-16 heading into this week's play, while the Bulldogs are 12-24 overall.
New Mexico: The Aggies are 81-141 against New Mexico, meeting first in 1962 and last facing each other in a single game earlier this year.
The New Mexico State baseball team used three home runs to pick up a 10-5 win over Rio Grande Rival New Mexico Monday, April 1 at Presley Askew Field.
Junior Tanner Rust got the Aggie bats going with a two-run shot in the bottom of the first to give his team its first lead of the game and later picked up a three RBI double in the bottom of the eight. Senior short stop Parker Hipp hit a three-run blast and senior Bobby Lecount followed up with a solo-shot for back-to-back home runs in the bottom of the third.
Senior Casey Collins picked up the win as he went 5.0 innings striking out three batters while holding off the Lobos for five runs. The Aggie relievers didn't allow another Lobo run to score from there on-out.
DJ Peterson leads the Lobos offensively with a .414 batting average, 42 runs, 53 hits, 15 doubles, three triple, 12 homeruns, 45 RBI, a .859 slugging percentage and a .525 on-base percentage.
The Lobos have a 5.09 ERA with Gabe Aguilar winning the most games (4-2) and Sam Wolff leading in strikeouts (37) and innings pitched (46.2).
Louisiana Tech: The Aggies are 20-13 versus Louisiana Tech, meeting first in 2001 and last facing each other in a three-game series, April 19-21, 2012.
NM State baseball swept the 2012 series (3-2, 4-3, 10-0) against Louisiana Tech April 19-21, at Presley Askew Field.
The Aggies won the first game 3-2 on a walk-off single by Parker Hipp Thursday, April 19. The Aggies were down 2-1 heading into the bottom of the ninth until a wild pitch advanced a runner to third and the throw to catch runner at second ended in an error, bringing in the tying run. Hipp's single brought in the runner at third for the win. Hipp ended his day going 2-for-5 with a triple and an RBI, while starting pitcher Ryan Beck worked seven innings, striking out eight batters
The second game ended much like the first for NM State with a two run walk-off home run to win 4-3 Friday, April 20. Louisiana Tech had a 3-0 lead heading into the seventh inning when Robert Lecount smashed a solo home run at the bottom of the inning. An Aggie scored in the eighth on a single and then went on to hit the home run that won the game in the ninth.
The Aggies played dominantly in the final game of the series, defeating Louisiana Tech 10-0 in seven innings Saturday, April 21. NM State tallied their 10 runs on seven hits and 10 walks, while starting pitcher Michael Ormseth took his record to 7-0 after working five innings without giving up a run. It was the first shutout the NM State pitching staff has posted in 2012, while Robert Kraft faced a batter getting him out and Casey Collins threw 1 2/3 innings holding the Bulldogs to only three hits.
Ryan Gebhardt leads the Bulldogs offensively with a .295 batting average, 20 runs, 41 hits, nine doubles and one triple in 139 at bats.
Phil Maton lead the Bulldog bull pen with a 2.09 ERA, 5-3 record, nine starts, one complete game, three assisted shutouts and 59 strikeouts in 60.1 innings.
NM State plays Louisiana Tech on exactly the same dates as last year (April 19-21).
LOOKING BACK: NM State fell in the series against Sacramento State April 12-14, 1-2 with a win on Friday (5-4), dropping the Saturday and Sunday games (16-4, 6-4).
Junior Tanner Rust hit a walk-off single in the bottom of ninth to boost the NM Stat to a 5-4 win over the Hornets on Friday, April 12. The Aggies had a 4-3 lead heading into the ninth after being down by three earlier in the game, but Sacramento State tied it up in the top of the inning. Starting pitcher Adam Mott threw well in his start working 8.0 innings, finishing with eight strikeouts and one walk, but the win was picked up by senior Michael Ormseth when he came in to get the final out of the top of the ninth.
The Aggies tallied nine hits in the second game, but scored only four times falling 16-4 to Sacramento State, Saturday, April 13. The game was tight through three innings, starting with a solo shot home run from senior Kyle Phillips, before the Hornets exploded for seven runs in the top of the fourth. Starting pitcher Casey Collins working 3.2 innings was credited with the loss after allowing seven runs to score, five of them earned. Senior Michael Ormseth came in to relieve Collins and threw for 2.1 innings striking out four batters and allowing four runs to score.
NM State lost the third game of its weekend series against Sacramento State on Sunday, April 14, 6-4. NM State took an early 2-0 lead in the first inning after Rust hit two run home run. Sacramento State tied in the top half of the fourth, but the Aggies regained the lead in the bottom half of the frame off a home run by freshman second baseman Kent Blackstone. The Hornets scored four runs in the top of the seventh and the Aggies couldn't recapture the lead. NM State starting pitcher Ryan Beck pitched six strong innings for the Aggies, allowing seven hits while also striking out seven batters.
KRAFT GETS FIRST CAREER START AGAINST UNM: Left-handed sophomore pitcher Robert Kraft, from Oklahoma City, Okla., will take the mound for his first career start, Wednesday, April 17. The Aggies travel to Albuquerque to play in-state rival New Mexico. Kraft made 24 appearances during his freshmen campaign and a total of eight this season. His longest appearance this year was 1.2 innings pitched outing and came when the Aggies played at Wake Forest on March 2. First pitch will be thrown at 3:00 p.m. (MT) and Kraft will look for his win in his young career, and more importantly a win for the Aggies.
AGGIES IN THE NATION: NM State is ranked 13th nationally with 264 runs scored this season, 14th in the country with 7.3 runs per game, fourth with 36 home runs and second in the nation with 217 walks. They also rank 14th nationally with a 0.408 on base percentage and 24th with a 0.444 slugging percentage.
Individually, a few Aggies are earning high national rankings as well. Tanner Rust is ranked 25th in the country with 38 runs and 36th with 1.06 runs scored per game. Bobby Lecount is ranked eighth in the nation with six sacrifice flies, 12th with 43 RBI, 16th with 1.19 RBI per game and 25th nationally with eight home runs. Michael Medina is ranked 11th nationally with 32 walks and 20th in the nation with 0.89 walks per game.
The Aggies rank third in the country with 9.2 strikeouts per game and are led by Ryan Beck, who is ranked 11th with 11.27 strikeouts per game.
SCORING RUNS: The Aggies have scored 264 runs so far this season with 79 of those runs coming in a four-game series with Alabama A&M. NM State is first in the WAC in runs while it is No. 13 nationally. The Aggies are second in the WAC in RBI (237).
The Aggies are averaging 7.3 runs per came which is 14th nationally. NM State is No. 4 in home runs. North Carolina leads in runs (326) and Dallas Baptist leads in home runs (42). NM State is second in the WAC in home runs with 36. Bobby Lecount is tied for third in the WAC with eight homeruns.
The NM State 30-3 win over Alabama A&M on March 17 is the second largest margin of victory (+27) by any team in the country this year (Central Arkansas defeated Grambling 30-0). The 30 runs are tied for the most scored by a team this year with two other teams. Eastern Kentucky score 30 runs twice and Central Arkansas has done it once.
The NM State school record for runs in a game is 37. The Aggies defeated Northern Iowa 37-11, March 4, 2006 at Presley Askew Field. The Aggies did not score 30 runs in a game during the 2011 or 2012 season but did it twice in 2010.
BOBBY LECOUNT NAMED WAC HITTER OF THE WEEK: Lecount was named the Western Athletic Conference hitter of the week for the week of April 1-7.
Lecount led the Aggies to three wins last week including a 10-5 win over in-state rival New Mexico and two wins over Dallas Baptist. Lecount hit .462 (6-for-13). He tallied six walks, nine RBI, two home runs, a double, a triple and scored six runs. His extra base hits equated to a 1.154 slugging percentage on the week, while his six walks helped him tally a .650 on-base percentage for the four games. Lecount reached safely at least once in every game last week and extended his hitting streak to five games.
He tallied a solo home run against UNM in a midweek game, before he opened the WAC series against DBU going 2-for-3 with a season-high five RBIs in a 16-5 seven-inning win. He tallied his second consecutive 2-for-3 day against the Patriots as he led NM State to a 7-5 victory in game two to clinch the series. That day he also had a double, a walk and a run scored. He finished the week going 1-for-2 with three walks as the Aggies fell short on a comeback attempt losing 12-10 in 10 innings.
LECOUNT EARNS ANOTHER COLLEGE SPORTS MADNESS HONOR: Bobby Lecount was honored once again by CollegeSportMadness.com by being named WAC Player of the Week after posting stellar numbers in four games during the week of April 1-7. Lecount went 6-of-13 (.462) with a slugging percentage over 1.000. His first CollegeSportsMadness.com player of the week honor came on March 18 after his play during the week of March 11-17.
LOUISVILLE SLUGGER PLAYER OF THE WEEK: CollgeBaseballInsider.com named Bobby Lecount the West Region Player of the week for his play during the week of April 1-7. Lecount went 6 for 13 (.462) with two homers, six runs and nine RBI in four games. He had one double, one triple and six walks in the 3-1 week. Lecount recorded a slugging percentage of 1.154 and on-base percentage of .650. He went 2-for-3 with a season-high five RBI in the series opener against Dallas Baptist.
COLLEGE SPORTS MADDNESS HONORS BOBBY LECOUNT: Senior infielder Bobby Lecount earned WAC player of the week from CollegeSportsMadness.com as he helped the Aggies to a 4-2 record during the week of March 11-17. He posted a .412 batting average (7-of-17) and a .542 on-base percentage with four walks, while being hit by a pitch twice. Lecount tallied a team-high 10 RBI's on the week while he hammered two homeruns and finished the week with a .824 slugging percentage. Lecount scored one of the Aggies' two runs in a 3-2 loss to No. 17 Oklahoma as he got on base three times; twice by walks and once from being hit by a pitch. He posted a three-run homer in a 20-6 win over Alabama A&M to open the four-game series and also scored twice. In game one of the doubleheader on Saturday, Lecount went 2-of-4 with four RBI.
TANNER RUST NAMED WAC HITTER OF THE WEEK: Rust was named the WAC Baseball Hitter of the Week, for the week of March 4-10. Rust helped the Aggies to a 4-0 record during that week with a four-game series sweep over LaSalle. Rust hit .600 (9-for-15) without a single strikeout over the four games. He also tallied two walks, four RBI, scored eight runs and was 3-for-3 on stolen base attempts.
Rust opened the series with the Explorers going 3-for-4 with two RBI and scored a season-high three runs as the Aggies won 18-8 in eight innings. He went 2-for-3 in game one of a double-header on Saturday with one RBI and two runs scored with NM State winning 8-2. Rust followed up hitting a double in game two of the double-header as the Aggies won 4-2 in seven innings. In the series finale, Rust was 3-for-5 with an RBI and two runs scored as the Aggies came-from-behind to win 12-11 in 10 innings. Rust tallied a double each day of the series.
WAC PRESEASON POLL: New Mexico State baseball was selected to finish third in the 2013 Western Athletic Conference regular season, in the coaches' preseason poll behind Dallas Baptist and Texas State, the WAC announced.
The Aggies received 60 points in the voting that was done by the 10 WAC baseball coaches after a 35-24 season (11-7 WAC), which resulted in the 2012 WAC regular season co-champion title and an at-large bid to the NCAA tournament. Dallas Baptist, who joined the WAC this year, was picked to win the league with 80 points and eight first place votes after a 41-19 season. Surpassing the Aggies for the second spot is Texas State who received 65 points and one first place vote.
PRESEASON ALL-AMERICAN: Senior short stop Parker Hipp of the New Mexico State baseball team was recently named to the 2013 Louisville Slugger Pre-Season All-American baseball team, selected by Collegiate Baseball newspaper. Hipp was a third team selection after hitting .349 with 51 runs scored and 49 RBI last year. He was first on the team in on-base percentage (.488) as he helped the Aggies win a share of the 2012 Western Athletic Conference title.
Hipp also posted 17 doubles, one triple and one home run on the year while he led the team defensively with 148 assists. The middle-infielder was also in on the most double-plays (30) in 2012 as he finished the year making nice plays in the Aggies' NCAA Tournament appearance. Hipp was a second team All-WAC selection last year as he hit .328 (21-of-64) in league play with four doubles and 17 RBI.
COLLEGE SPORTS MADNESS PRESEASON TEAMS: CollegeSportsMadness.com recently announced its baseball preseason all-conference teams and All-American teams with New Mexico State well represented. Senior right-hand pitcher Adam Mott and senior short stop Parker Hipp were named first team members on the preseason team, while infielder Tanner Rust and outfielder Kyle Phillips earned second team honors.
Parker Hipp earned CollegeSportsMadness.com All-American honors as he was named to the fourth team.
HIPP RECORD WATCH: Senior Parker Hipp has a chance at breaking seven-different records at NM State as he has already broken one this season. Below are the categories and his career stats with a tally on how many more he needs to break the record.
Hipp broke the career-walks record, Friday, March 30 when he picked up a walk in the top of the second inning with a lead-off walk. Hipp now has 143 walks in his time at NM State, surpassing Richard Stout, who played for the Aggies from 2007-09.
STAT HIPP'S NUMBERS (as of 4/16/13) RECORD (RECORD HOLDER) COUNTDOWN TO RECORD
Hits 233 260 (Henry Apodaca, 78-81) 28
Runs 167 192 (Chris Fanning, 88-91) 26
1B 175 204 (Henry Apodaca, 78-81) 30
2B 41 51 (Chris Fanning, 88-91) 11
RBI 174 208 (Billy Becher, 03-04) 35
BB 145 142 (Richard Stout, 07-09) +3 (new record holder)
SF 16 19 (Ryan Kenning, 01-02) 4
RYAN BECK RECORD WATCH: Senior pitcher Ryan Beck has 275 strikeouts in his career and needs 48 to catch record-holder Gary Goldsmith (1990-93). He is No. 3 on the all-time list as he just passed Weldon Langley (1969-72). He surpassed former Aggie Mark Conti (1978-81) early in the season who finished his career with 238 K's. Former Aggie Jason Conner (2004-08) is now No. 6 as he tallied 235 strikeouts during his time.
1. Gary Goldsmith (1990-93) – 323 K's
2. Jaime Mendes (1992-95) – 290 K's
3. Ryan Beck (2010-Present) – 275
4. Weldon Langley (1969-72) – 263
5. Mark Conti (1978-81) - 238
Beck is also No. 4 on the all-time wins list. He has 22 career wins after posting three wins as a freshman, 10 wins as a sophomore and five wins last year.
1. Jaime Mendes (1992-95) – 33 wins
2. Gary Goldsmith (1990-93) – 31 wins
3. Weldon Langley (1969-72) – 23 wins
4. Ryan Beck (2010-Present ) – 22 wins
5. Brian Gausman (2004-07) – 21 wins
Dustin Cameron (2003-05) – 21 wins
Mark Conti (1978-81) – 21 wins
LOOKING AHEAD: The Aggies stay on the road to play a single-game against Texas Tech Monday, April 23 at 5:05 p.m. (MT) in Lubbock, Texas. NM State then returns home to face UT-Arlington in a three-game series April 26-28. Friday and Saturday games star at 6:05 p.m. (MT), Sunday's game, April 21, begins at 1:05 p.m. Friday's game is on Aggie Vision and Saturday and Sunday's games can be heard on the radio in Las Cruces on KSNM AM 570, with Jeff Matthews.
The Aggies are 17-37 all-time against Texas Tech, first meeting in 1965 and facing each other earlier this season. NM State defeated the Red Raiders 7-6 on Monday, March 25.
NM State is 1-2 all-time against UT-Arlington, first meeting in 1991 and facing each other last in 2007. The Aggies fell to the Mavericks 9-8 on Saturday, March 3.


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Amalia Vasquez, a student at Northwestern College in Orange City, Iowa, performed in "Trickster Tales," a new play of American Indian stories by Kelley Zinge, during the college's Raider Days homecoming celebration Oct. 5-6.
Vasquez is a junior and is majoring in psychology at Northwestern. She is the daughter of Claudia Vasquez of Hood River.
Northwestern theatre professor Dr. Robert Hubbard is directing the cast of 10 actors who will play multiple roles, including animals who often are tricksters in Native American lore: the coyote, fox, otter, rabbit, raccoon, raven and spider.
"The stories have a parable quality," said Hubbard. "Audience members learn what not to do as they watch — and laugh at — what the trickster does."


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Moving sand bar extending about 200 meters to the sea; one huge coral rock-a reef that was thrust up from the ocean's floor centuries ago. The fields are studded with gigantic clam shells measuring up to a meter wide. The island has several white sand beaches sprinkled with exotic shells newly washed up from the seabed. Facing an open sea, the white sand beach, cool pristine waters and exotic rock formations of Higatanangan Island is itself nature at its best.
Apparently, the former president Marcos temporarily took refuge during WWII on this little island off the north-west tip of Leyte. That's why the highest point on the island (46m) is still called Marcos Hill to this day. Approaching Higatangan Island from Naval, the first thing you notice is a roughly 200m long. blindingly white sand band, stretching out like a gigantic tongue from the little town of Mabini. Along the south coast you'll come across attractive little white stretches of sand tucked in between decorative, angular cliff faces.
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It's sked – Daily, 12nn Naval port to Higatangan island; Daily, 8am, Higatangan Island to Naval port. There are only two pump boats that travel to the island in a day.
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What Are Signs Or Symptoms That Spark Plugs In A Motorcycle Need To Be ChangedPosted in Ignition Systems
Will the motorcycle "chug" when at say 55 or 60 mile per hour? Could this be because of spark plugs, needing to be changed?
Will the motorcycle "chug" when at say 55 or 60 mile per hour? Could this be because of spark plugs, needing to be changed?
is only a few bucks… so why not get new ones…. but its either that or bad gas or filter
chug sound like more fuel / air mixture problem than spark plug.
bad plug is usually indicate hard to start and lower rpm problems than higher rpm.
Plugs are cheap so it probably won't hurt to replace them.
It's possible but you need to pull them and take a look. Plugs can be a wealth of info if you know how to read them…I won't go into that here…you can research on line. Mileage is a good indicater of when plugs are finished… but you should pull from time to time and look. If a bike is running right the sign will be an erosion of the electrode. A good rule of thumb, as with oil and other preventive maintenance, is to know your tech and change things BEFORE you need to.
Could be, but also check your fuel filter, or injector it may be clogged, so the faster speed=more fuel being pumped in, it it gets "Chocked" sounds more like a carb/injector problem. if you want replace teh spark plug ($10) a set of 2, if it does not improve, then try a carburator/fuel injector cleaner (depending wich one your bike has) I had the same problem it was a dirty carb, I ran a carb cleaner and some spray directly into it, it worked.
Hope it works, and ride safe.
There are several things that could hint at bad plugs.
– Hard starting.
– Slight to severe hesitation when you give the bike some throttle.
– Stalling, especially when you give the throttle a good twist
– uneven idling (tends to zoom up, or down, or sputters)
– After running the bike for a little bit, take out one of the plugs. If the end of the plug is wet, its not firing, and it could be oil fouling the plug
– take a look at the color of the end of the plug — if it is white, its running too hot, and it can cause misfires
– look at the same area, and if it is covered in black soot, it can be poor gas mixture and dirt in your tank causing it to foul
If the bike is chugging at highway speeds, it could be several things — carb hi-jet fouled, clogged fuel injectors, etc. But probably the easiest thing to do is just put in new plugs and see if it goes away. if it does and the problem comes back, look a little more upstream in your intake system (i.e., carb, fuel injector, spark plug wires, etc).
Oh, and also make sure you are using spark plugs that are gapped properly and designed to run at the temperature that your engine requires.
Yes, it will "chug" when the plugs are getting old or fouled. another thing is fuel mixture. A lean mix will also make the engine sputter at a given speed. Get a tune, and have your carbs looked at by your dealer.
old gas in the tank will make it feel like a bad plug or carb out of adjustment, always have fresh gas in your tank 😉
a month or two old is ok
The most obvious symptom of worn or tired plugs is missing when you accellerate hard. They'll run fine under light throttle but as soon as you crank open the throttle, miss, miss. miss. Be aware that with weak ignition systems, plugs can look good but be shot. Old 60's-70's bikes were known for weak, low power ignitions.


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1 in 5 W.Va. babies exposed to drugs or alcohol
CHARLESTON, W.Va. (AP) — Nearly one-fifth of babies in West Virginia are born to mothers who used drugs or alcohol while pregnant, a new study shows — evidence of a problem far worse than previous research has revealed.
Marijuana, opiates and alcohol topped the list of substances used by pregnant women, whose babies' umbilical cord tissues were analyzed for the Marshall University study.
Overall, 19 percent of the babies were exposed to drugs or alcohol during pregnancy.
Researchers found evidence of marijuana use in 7 percent of the samples. Five percent of the samples tested positive for alcohol. Five percent tested positive for opiates, which include prescription painkillers.
Many of the mothers had used multiple drugs.
But the seemingly startling numbers don't shock the people who take care of drug-addicted mothers and babies. They say they have seen a crisis unfolding in West Virginia delivery rooms for a decade.
"I wasn't surprised because I've been on the front lines," said Marshall University obstetrician David Chaffin, who conducted the study with other doctors. "We've seen a tremendous increase in the number of mothers who are on drugs."
Dr. Chaffin has seen babies "zonked out on Valium" — sleepy, weak, and struggling to breathe. He has seen babies vomit and cry as they as they suffer from opiate withdrawal.
Medical literature indicates that between 10 percent and 14 percent of babies nationally are exposed to drugs and alcohol in the womb, Chaffin said. But other studies have used different methods to gauge the problem, so experts can't compare them.
A mother's addiction can plague a child long after birth, said Nancy Tolliver, director of the West Virginia Perinatal Partnership. Alcohol abuse during pregnancy is a leading cause of mental retardation.
"We know that even if they don't have obvious symptoms at the time they're born, many of these babies have learning difficulties later in their life, and social adjustment difficulties," Tolliver said. "It's got to be absolutely extensive, the social cost of this."
The Perinatal Partnership has tried to measure the problem before. Working with the West Virginia Health Care Authority, it found that medical claims for treating babies with withdrawal symptoms had doubled between 1999 and 2004, she said.
And last year, surveys showed that about 5 percent of West Virginia women reported using drugs or alcohol while pregnant.
The umbilical cord study — which was funded by the state Office of Maternal, Child and Family Health — is considered more accurate, in large part because it doesn't rely on someone telling the truth in a survey.
The researchers analyzed 759 umbilical cord samples of babies born this August. The women and babies were anonymous.
Researchers received the specimens from eight hospitals, which tried to collect samples from every delivery: Bluefield Regional Medical Center, Raleigh General Hospital in Beckley, Thomas Memorial Hospital in South Charleston, Charleston Area Medical Center, Cabell Huntington Hospital, Ruby Memorial Hospital in Morgantown, Wheeling Hospital, and City Hospital in Martinsburg.
The study revealed geographical differences.
Alcohol use ranged from 1 percent at Cabell Huntington to 15 percent at Wheeling Hospital.
A few drinks during pregnancy wouldn't show up in lab tests, Chaffin said: "It appears that it takes at least two or three drinks a day for a couple weeks to start showing up."
Drug use was most common among the mothers at Raleigh General, where 19 percent of the umbilical cords tested positive. It was lowest at City Hospital in Martinsburg and Thomas Memorial Hospital in South Charleston, at 10 percent.
None of the samples tested positive for cocaine or for buprenorphine, which is used to treat opiate addiction. Only one tested positive for amphetamines.
The researchers didn't test for nicotine. West Virginia has the nation's highest rate of smoking among pregnant women, at 27 percent. Smoking during pregnancy has been shown to increase the risk of premature and underweight babies.
Not all of the babies are addicted to the drugs to which they were exposed, Chaffin said. Treating an infant who is addicted can cost up to $36,000, he said, compared to $2,000 for a healthy one.
"Then there's the societal cost of having reduced function in one in five of the children born," he said. "These troubled or damaged babies have been born into families that are already dysfunctional, and are more likely, perhaps, to perpetuate the problem."
Early intervention is crucial, Tolliver said. But many women are afraid to tell their doctors they use illegal drugs, and could avoid prenatal checkups because of that fear.
This year, state lawmakers passed the "Uniform Maternal Screening Act," which requires all maternity health providers to screen for pregnancy risks, including substance abuse. The health provider cannot report the mother's answers to police or Child Protective Services during the pregnancy.
The mother could still be reported if her baby is in danger after birth, she said. The state Department of Health and Human Resources is working to implement the program, which could be ready by spring.
Last month, a report requested by Gov. Joe Manchin outlined a statewide strategy to fight drug and alcohol addiction. The plan doesn't specifically address mothers and babies, but some lawmakers say they are hopeful the issue will get attention because the governor has indicated a commitment to tackling substance abuse problems.
Chaffin presented the study to a legislative committee on health last week.
"I think the results were a shocker to the committee members," said Sen. Evan Jenkins, D-Cabell. "It's the comprehensiveness of the study and the clear proof that the problem is worse" than previously thought.
House Health and Human Resources Chairman Don Perdue said lawmakers have known that drug abuse among mothers was bad, "but now we know that we may be in crisis."
"The issue has been on the table, but now I believe this data sets fire to it," said Perdue, D-Wayne.
With 20,000 babies born a year in West Virginia, addiction could be hurting up to 4,000 babies annually.
Sen. Dan Foster, D-Kanawha, said he fears a "tremendous loss of human capital."
"These children will be raised by a mother who is a substance abuser," he said. "These kids don't have much of a chance."
Substance abuse among pregnant women is usually entwined with domestic violence, poverty, and mental health issues, said Jeannie Clark, director of Perinatal Programs for the state Department of Health and Human Resources.
"They're very stressed and that seems to be the common, underlying thread," she said. "They are under so much stress that they try to cope with these problems by smoking or using drugs."
Sixty percent of pregnant women in West Virginia earn so little money that they qualify for Medicaid, she said.
Like Chaffin, Clark said the study's findings were not surprising. In the state's Right from the Start program, nurses and social workers help low-income women with doctor's appointments, child birth classes, family planning, nutrition, and other matters, she said. They often see women struggling with addiction, and can help with that, too.
Clark said she worries about the caseworkers who go to homes plagued by drugs — which often come with violence.
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Bucs Have Player*s* Of The Month
November 29, 2012 at 02:22pm by Scott • 2 Comments »
It's gotten to be so routine that Lavonte David leads the team in tackles and is constantly around the ball that I've kind of stopped mentioning it in game write-ups. "Ho hum, another 15 tackles, 2 for loss, a pass break-up, he saved a basket of kittens from drowning. Just another day." It kind of sucks when you're so good that it becomes expected and stops getting recognized. Well, the NFL has my back on this one because David won the November Defensive Rookie of the Month award.
What's even more impressive is that David doesn't have a lot of "spectacular" plays, and I'm using that word literally. He doesn't have a bunch of interceptions or even a string of bone-crushing tackles that would have been featured on "Jacked Up!" if ESPN was still a real network. David is just consistently making solid play after solid play, and it's a testament to whoever is handing out these awards that they didn't go for style over substance with him.
But if we did care about style points, it didn't get much more stylish than Dekoda Watson laying out a punter to get the ball blocked and returned for a touchdown by Adam Hayward. That's why they gave Watson the NFC Special Teams Player of the Month. In addition to the punt block, Watson also recovered a fumbled punt by the Panthers and had a couple special teams tackles too. It's good recognition for a player who has been around for a few years but hasn't gotten a lot of the glory even though he has been solid and made his share of plays. Congratulations to David and Watson.
November 29, 2012 at 01:23am by Scott • 3 Comments »
MCCOY KISSES THE RING: Gerald McCoy went up to the podium at One Buc today and paid his respects to Peyton Manning, who he will be going against this Sunday. And by "paid his respects", I mean verbally blew him. Like a really slow, deep verbal blowing. I'd cut and paste a quote from it, but you really have to read it all. And McCoy was really excited to let everyone know how much he loved Manning. He interrupted his own press conference to extoll Manning's greatness. Pay attention to the SoundFX episode from this week and you're going to hear McCoy ask for Manning's autograph on the field.
ROSTER SPOTS FILLED: The Bucs filled out the roster spots left by the two players put on injured reserve with guard Derek Hardman and David Gilbreath, a wide receiver/returner who was recently waived by Pittsburgh. Hardman is more versatile than Jeremy Trueblood and the Bucs are one offensive line injury away from the Arena League, so it was a good move. And the Bucs' return game has netted only slightly more than squat, so if Gilbreath can keep the Bucs from starting drives in their own endzone, fine. I said the same thing about Roscoe Parrish, though, so it's apparently harder than it looks to find decent return men. Or a decent burger. Can you tell I'm hungry?
I also have to note that a safety was put on IR and a cornerback was suspended, yet neither of the two replacement players were in the secondary. So congratulations LeQuan Lewis and Danny Gorrer. I wonder if Peyton is intimidated.
I SHOULD PAY MORE ATTENTION: I pulled up the Bucs roster to make sure I knew Gorrer's first name and started scrolling through it a little more carefully. Holy shit, there are a lot of unknown dudes on there. Here are some names for you. Without looking them up, have you ever heard of them or know what position they play? Aaron Morgan, Matthew Masifilo, David Douglas. Okay, I guess that's only three, so I do know most of the roster. But still… I don't even recognize those names from college. And who's this guy LeGarrette Blount?
Two On IR, One Suspended
November 28, 2012 at 01:01am by Scott • 5 Comments »
The Bucs lost two former starters and current backups today when they put both Cody Grimm and Jeremy Trueblood on injured reserve. Grimm has a hamstring injury that's been bothering him for a couple games and Trueblood evidently injured his shoulder in the Falcons game, although I don't ever recall seeing him on the field. It may very well have happened when he put on his pads or pumped his fist in celebration of something. If you were really looking forward to seeing Trueblood in a Bucs uniform in person just just hadn't found the time to buy tickets, you may have missed your chance forever. I'm going to go out on a huge limb here and say that Trueblood will be playing for a different team in 2013. He's got lots of starting experience and makes a good backup at right tackle, but that's evidently all he can play and backups have to be more versatile than that. There are teams that will scrap their offensive lines in the offseason (Chicago, Green Bay, possibly Pittsburgh to a degree) and Trueblood will be a decent option for them.
And as long as we're making do without certain players, we might as well throw in the announcement that Eric Wright has been suspended for four games for that Adderall thing from a few weeks ago.
"This is the result of taking Adderall at the end of July for health issues I was experiencing," Wright said. "I am extremely disappointed that the suspension was upheld at my appeal.
"I apologize to the Glazer family, general manager Mark Dominik, Coach (Greg) Schiano and the entire Tampa Bay Buccaneers organization, my teammates, our great fans and my family who have stood by me through this entire process. I will continue to prepare myself and look forward to rejoining the team."
The Bucs are still dead last in the league in pass defense and this doesn't help. And they're not just going to suddenly get better. The only way to improve this is right now is to get a better pass rush going and force bad throws. Seriously, I think Julio Jones is still running.
Falcons Win. Barely.
November 26, 2012 at 10:46am by Scott • 9 Comments »
The Bucs made it close, but ultimately couldn't beat the 9-1 Falcons, leading some to conclude that this team is a bag of shit that deserves your scorn. But what this game really did was prove that the Bucs are exactly what we we thought they were coming into the game. They're a decent team that can win against lesser teams and still hold their own against the better teams. The Bucs lost by one point to the Falcons, continuing that trend of keeping those tough games close. It sucks that they lost, but no one is bringing me down because of it.
All that said, it seems like everything was dialed down a notch yesterday. The intensity, the attention to detail, the pace all seemed just a tick less than they have been in recent weeks. Josh Freeman went 19 for 30 for 256 yards and a 90.4 passer rating, which is certainly a good day. But he was missing that signature strike that he usually has to put a game away. There was no kill shot. And he made a couple boneheaded throws that didn't get picked, but could have made the difference if he had been on target or had seen his alternate wide open receiver.
The offensive line was okay, although the right side of the line broke down a couple times in pass protection and no one run-blocked very well. Penalties against the right side of the line erased Doug Martin's only breakaway run of the game and Martin was left with 50 rushing yards total with 2.4 YPC. He did score two rushing touchdowns, though. But for the most part, I'm blaming the line for Martin's lack of production. You could see defenders peeling away from their blocks to fill gaps and stop Martin early. And seven tackles for loss by the Falcons is awful. Some of that is also blocking, and some has to be a bad play called for the defense the Falcons ran. Hang some of those on coaching. Not that Martin doesn't carry some of that blame also, but I didn't see that he could do much with what he was given.
Apparently LeGarrette Blount went on the field for at least one play, but I never saw him and he never touched the ball.
The wide receivers did their normal excellent job yesterday, with Tiquan Underwood really stepping up when Vincent Jackson and Mike Williams were covered. And how about that sweet pass from Williams to Jackson? I loved the way Williams caught the lateral and just cocked his arm and tossed it. No hesitation, no contemplating on whether he should run with it — just confidence. Of course, it helped that no one was within shouting distance of Jackson and it made the decision easy, but you see those kinds of plays go wrong so often because the passer freezes in his decision making for a second. Not Williams. And Dallas Clark continued to catch everything thrown his way (literally). Luke Stocker is starting to become a disappointment, which makes me incredibly sad to say. But it's true. Couldn't catch the only ball thrown to him yesterday and his blocking duties have pretty much been taken over by Nate Byham. Byham is the best blocking tight end the Bucs have had in years.
If I don't throw this is now, I'll forget. Fuck you if you blame Connor Barth for the loss because he missed a 56-yard field goal. He made all his others and to hang the blame on him for such a long miss is ridiculous. Sorry, but I've seen it said already. Not here, of course, since my readers are all understand football. It's amazing what some people will just blurt out, though.
The defensive line and linebackers kept the running game in check, with the exception of a breakaway run by Jacquizz Rodgers and a Matt Ryan scramble. But the line got no pressure on Ryan, who was only sacked once and that came from a corner blitz by E.J. Biggers. I think the announcer even said once that Ryan could have gotten out a rocking chair since he had so much time in the pocket, which is a funny line but sad if you're a Bucs fan. For my money, Daniel Te'o-Nesheim was the best lineman out there yesterday.
The big play by Biggers and Ronde Barber's interception were splash plays in the secondary, but everything else was pretty terrible. Leonard Johnson couldn't stop Julio Jones from scoring an 80-yard touchdown even though he was right on top of him. Roddy White burned LeQuan Lewis a couple times. And who the fuck is Danny Gorrer? Biggers had the best day of all the corners. Go ahead and read that sentence again.
And everybody missed tackles. Some because of bad angles, some because they're out of position, and some just because they get out-muscled. It's going to happen. It just seemed like it happened more than usual yesterday.
And that's the story of the game. Like I said at the beginning, the Bucs just didn't seem to be at their best. But it wasn't an embarrassing loss. No one ran up 150 yards rushing and Ryan didn't throw for five touchdowns. Be disappointed in the loss, but look at the kind of loss it is and compare it to how they were losing last year. Worlds of difference. Remind others of that when they complain after a 1-point loss.
Everything Good You Feel Is A Lie
November 21, 2012 at 10:58am by Scott • 15 Comments »
Everybody feeling good about the win on Sunday? Everybody in a good mood heading into Thanksgiving? Well, Tom Jones hates you and wants to ruin all that. Prepare to have your turkey stuffed with handfuls of negativity and bile. And raisins!
Don't be fooled by what you're watching. Don't get too carried away with the 6-4 record. Hold off on those postseason dreams just for a moment.
We've seen this before.
Remember 2010? The Bucs went 10-6 and we all swallowed the bait, thinking it was the start of something great in Tampa Bay.
So you should know that anything good you're feeling is wrong and should be snuffed out immediately.
Look, I'm not trying to rain on the parade here, but, at the very least, let this be a cautionary tale.
Yes you are. That's the entire intent of this article. Except we're not throwing a parade. We all know what happened in 2010 and are well aware that this is a team in transition. But can't we just enjoy the wins? Does everything have to be a fucking lesson?
Think about it. Whom has this team beaten to make you think it is that good? I want to believe this team has moved into the upper echelon of the NFL and I want to point to a big victory as proof. But that victory just isn't there.
What the Bucs should do is just insist on playing the Patriots every week.
One victory came against the Chiefs, who have won once and might be the worst team in professional football. Another came in a wild shootout against the 3-7 Raiders and another came against the 4-6 Chargers. There are two victories against the two-win Panthers, each by six points.
The Bucs are winning the games they're supposed to win. They weren't doing that last year. I call it positive progress. I assume when Jones's kid brings home an 'A' on an algebra test, he tells him he hasn't gotten to the REAL math and chastises him for not having conquered calculus yet.
Oh, speaking of beating Carolina on Sunday: Should we be gushing about the Bucs winning a game in which they blew a 10-point lead then needed a late field goal, followed by a defensive stop, a perfect throw-and-catch touchdown, a two-point conversion, a coin flip and an overtime touchdown to beat a team that can't seem to get through a week without firing someone?
This. This right here. This is the perfect illustration of his perspective. The Bucs didn't overcome a 10-point deficit to rally for an exciting overtime win where Josh Freeman played perfectly at the time his team needed him most. No, the Panthers blew a 10-point lead and needed everything to line up just right to keep from blowing the game. Same exact story, but how he tells it lets me know where he stands on the Bucs. He hates them and always has.
The best victory? Probably that Thursday night win at Minnesota on three days' rest. The Vikings are 6-4, but you watch, by season's end, the Vikings will not have a winning record.
Because regardless of your record, you're only a good team if you're on Tom's special list of acceptable teams to win against. "You are what your record says you are" only applies if you don't play the Bucs.
The quarterbacks the Bucs have beaten aren't exactly a murderers' row of signal callers. More like a murmurs' row: a sophomore-slumping Cam Newton, Christian Ponder, Brady Quinn, Carson Palmer and Philip Rivers, who has been just awful this season. These five quarterbacks have thrown a combined 46 interceptions.
All first-round picks. Newton was just Rookie of the Year and the Bucs beat him twice. Now, you want a list of terrible quarterbacks? Try Chris Redman, Randy Fasani, Henry Burris, Akili Smith and Mike McMahon on for size. Yeah, those 2002 Buccaneers were real poseurs and didn't beat anyone good. THEY NEVER PROVED ANYTHING!
Meantime, the Bucs' four losses have come against teams with a combined record of 20-20. They lost to a pair of 5-5 teams (Saints and Cowboys) who are better than their records. They've played four teams with a .500 record or better and beaten only one. They've played four really good quarterbacks — Eli Manning, Tony Romo, Drew Brees and Robert Griffin III — and lost to all of them.
Heavens to betsy! You're telling me that the Bucs are winning against bad teams and losing to good teams? Whoever heard of such a thing? What he's describing is a halfway decent team. A halfway decent team in its first year under a rookie head coach with entirely new offensive and defensive schemes. And, they haven't lost a game by more than 7 points but have won by margins of 28 and 19. No credit at all for the good things from Tom. It's either Super Bowl or go fuck yourselves.
The 2012 Bucs are more talented, better coached and would flat-out hammer the 2010 Bucs. But the comparison shouldn't be between the 2012 and 2010 Bucs.
Did you not read the article you just wrote? You're the one who made the comparison!
What matters is how the 2012 Bucs stack up against the rest of the NFL, and we'll have a better indication starting this week.
They play the Falcons, a team that might not be as good as its 9-1 record but is certainly the best team the Bucs have faced this season.
He's already taking something away from it. The Bucs could beat a 9-1 Falcons team on Sunday and he has already said they are not as good as their record, so really it wasn't as big a win as you would think. The game hasn't even been played and he's already got the negative spin going.
Then comes a trip to Denver in what appears to be the most difficult game on the schedule. After that, they still have road games left against both the Saints and the Falcons.
These are the games that will tell us just how far the Bucs have come. Beat Atlanta. Beat Denver. Beat New Orleans. Heck, beat one or two of them. Then maybe you have something.
"Then maybe you have something." I know the Bucs think they've won games, but they haven't. All those weeks of preparation and practicing, all the sweating and hitting and film study… it was all bullshit. They have accomplished nothing and have nothing to be proud of. They might as well have played high school teams.
I can't believe people think like this. Seriously.
It's not the Bucs' fault that they've beaten a bunch of lousy teams. They don't pick the schedule. And winning any game in the NFL is tough stuff no matter whom you play. This isn't fishing. In the NFL, you don't throw wins back, no matter the opponent or performance. In the end, the NFL doesn't count how, it counts how many.
He just spent the entire article saying the opposite. And now he's softening it up because it isn't a smart move to tell a bunch of 200-400 pound athletes wearing armor that they haven't accomplished anything.
But here's the point in all of this:
We really don't know yet how good this team is. We won't until it beats a decent team. Until then, don't get sucked into the hype like we all did in 2010.
Who is getting sucked into hype? We're just fucking happy. It's what happens after a win, but you wouldn't know that because you hate the team and don't give a shit if they win or lose and write your petty negative bullshit because it gets more pageviews than anything positive you could write. NO ONE THINKS THIS IS A SUPER BOWL TEAM! JUST LET US BE HAPPY!
Back in 2010, the Bucs went 10-6. But here's the rub: they were 9-1 against teams below .500 and 1-5 against teams above .500. The organization either grossly overestimated its talent or became too cocky. The result was that it was completely fooled by 2010 and completely unprepared for 2011. It made no significant offseason moves, and it ended up going 4-12.
This is the only paragraph I agree with. That's exactly what happened. The message to management is to keep improving regardless of how good you think your team is because if you're not getting better, you're getting worse. Thank God we have a prophet like Tom Jones to tell us these words of wisdom that no one has ever uttered before ever.
Those in charge over at One Buc Place need to closely evaluate how this team plays against the big boys such as the Falcons, Broncos and Saints over the next few weeks. That way, even if the Bucs lose, recent bad history will not repeat itself.
Do you hear that, Mark Dominik? You need to closely evaluate this team. I know normally you do the groundskeeping work and check the hemlines on the cheerleader skirts, but could you do us all a favor and watch the upcoming games and make decisions based on what you see? Tom Jones seems to think it's a good idea, so you better take it seriously.
Enjoy the game this week, people. Enjoy it even though Tom doesn't want you to. Root for the Bucs extra hard because you know if they lose, Tom will get than smug smile on his face that says "told you so". And even though we already know the Bucs are a brand new team that has already exceeded our expectations and a loss wouldn't devastate us like he thinks it would, I want him to have to write something good. Even though, you know, it's just the 9-1 Falcons.
Bucs Sweep The Panthers
November 20, 2012 at 01:22pm by Scott • 9 Comments »
I've been waiting years to write that headline.
At about the beginning of the fourth quarter, I was pretty sure the Panthers game was going to be one of those that we all expected the Bucs to drop because they're still not a great team yet and I was all prepared to console everyone and let them know that they're still ahead of where we thought they'd be and winning three in a row is a great accomplishment and verbally stroking everyone so they don't drown themselves in turkey gravy this week.
And then the last five minutes happened.
I think we all have to accept the fact that Josh Freeman is inconsistent throughout a game. But he's consistently inconsistent. He will start off well, have a shitty middle of the game, and then end clutch. That's exactly what happened on Sunday. His middle was about as shitty as he's been all season and his end was absolutely brilliant. Both his passes to Vincent Jackson to tie the game were spectacular, but his play-action fake to Doug Martin on the two-point conversion to suck Luke Kuechly up was a thing of beauty. Something just clicks in Freeman when the game is on the line as the clock is ticking down. His passes become crisper, his decision making becomes better and he is obviously more confident in what he's doing.
And as Freeman goes, so goes the offense. I'm not going to split up the offensive positions in this write-up because they'll all look the same. Good, bad, great. The only player I'll say was better than that was Jackson, who is quickly becoming the best free agent acquisition in Bucs history. That may not seem like a great compliment, but the Bucs have had some great producers out of free agency. Hardy Nickerson, Simeon Rice, Brad Johnson… Jackson is on the path to be better than all of them. I thought he was overrated in San Diego and probably not worth what the Bucs were paying him. I was dead wrong.
The Bucs' defense had ten tackles for loss. Ten. That's an incredible number. The both stuffed the run and got to the Cam Newton enough to keep him off balance for most of the game. Da'Quan Bowers re-asserted himself with a ten yard sack and Michael Bennett got another one. And Daniel Te'o-Nesheim recorded seven tackles. I really have no complaints at all about the defensive line this week.
Same thing with the linebackers. Lavonte David, awesome. Just copy and paste from the rest of the season.
I'm not sure what to think of Mark Barron. All the scouting reports talked about his inability to cover, but his 12 career interceptions at Alabama made me think they were just looking for something to bitch about since no player can be perfect. But his coverage against the Panthers was actually a liability. He gave up some big plays and gave up a PI call (which was a bullshit call, but he has to turn around and at least pretend to look for the ball if he's going to avoid it). He missed a couple tackles as well, which was unheard of to this point. It was just a bad game and I'm not going to worry, but the guy is human. Let's hope this was the bottom and that he's due to get his second wind now.
Also note that there were no interceptions at all on Sunday. Against Cam Newton. It was a better game than the secondary has had recently, but still not all that strong. The secondary is still the weak spot of this defense.
But holy shit, they're finding ways to win. I don't want to focus on the negative here because it's not important right now. I had just expected to lose this game when it got down close to the end because it seemed like they were due and I had no right to expect anything else. But this game showed me that this team is never really out of it. Could it be that we've crossed the threshold, going from a team that you expect to lose to a team you expect to win? They're 6-4 now. They're at the point where they can sniff the playoffs (they still don't control their own destiny, but they're on the verge). The teams that they have to play aren't unbeatable and some of them should even be gimmes. Wow, it really does feel like a new day in Tampa Bay.
Johnson > Williams
November 16, 2012 at 12:30am by Scott • 8 Comments »
There's nothing going on with the Bucs today that qualifies as news or even interesting, so here's a mostly historical piece from Pat Yasinskas that compares what's going on with the offense now with the offenses of the past. And as you might guess, it compares very favorably.
What's happened in the past five games has vaulted the Bucs into the league lead in average yards per play (6.21). They're averaging 28.9 points per game, which ranks them behind only New England (see Brady, Tom) and Denver (see Manning, Peyton). Speaking of Peyton Manning, he's second in the league with an average of 8.20 yards per pass attempt. Freeman is No. 1 at 8.27.
There are some interesting nuggets in the piece and it's worth a read, but I had to take issue with one part.
Even back during the first rise to prominence (1979), Tampa Bay was much more defined by Lee Roy Selmon and the defense than it was by the offense and Doug Williams.
Speaking of Williams, he was the best quarterback in franchise history — until Freeman's emergence.
That's just not true. Williams is fondly remembered because he was tough and gritty and brought the Bucs from worst to first and won a Super Bowl for the Redskins. But as a quarterback for the Bucs, Brad Johnson win hands down. Williams had a Buccaneer passer rating of 66.2, Johnson had 83.2. Williams's completion percentage was 47.4, Johnson's was 61.8. Williams threw 73 TDs and 73 INTs in five years while in four years Johnson threw 64 TDs and 41 INTs. And Johnson has a Super Bowl ring with a Bucs logo on it. After Freeman gets his fourth season behind him, we can compare him with the others and see if Freeman makes the jump to the top of the heap. But before him, you have to go with The Bull.
REAR ENTRIES: Can Any Of My Readers Play Guard?
November 15, 2012 at 12:48am by Scott • 5 Comments »
MEREDITH ON CRUTCHES: So here's a fun little tidbit. Jamon Meredith, the guy nobody heard of a few months ago and who has been on the team briefly enough that the Times needed to run with a photo of him in a Giants uniform and who is currently starting in place of Davin Joseph, rolled his ankle and is questionable for Sunday.
"We don't have that many more moves left," coach Greg Schiano said.
That made the sight of starting RG Jamon Meredith leaving the locker room on crutches Wednesday afternoon concerning. He was limited at practice after rolling an ankle. The severity of the injury was unknown.
[emphasis mine because holy shit.]
The article says Roger Allen is his backup. I know the Bucs have had some good luck with all the line shifting so far, but they're digging so deep into the roster that I don't know who these people are. If Allen gets hurt, they may want to just put a big foam helmet on Captain Fear and stick him in there.
LEONARD JOHNSON'S PICK SIX: The Tribune has a nice personal interest story about Leonard Johnson couched in the story of his pick six last week. It's well-written, it's got heart without being sappy, and heaven help me it's by Martin Fennelly. Seriously, he just kind of lets the story happen and doesn't get in the way too much with his nonsense. It is the best piece I've read of his in years. Maybe the Mayans were right.
PRO BOWL: If you haven't done it already, go to the Pro Bowl site and vote every Buccaneer into the Pro Bowl. So far, Ronde Barber is leading the free safety vote. Everyone says it's just a popularity contest, which is fine since being popular is more important than ANYTHING.
Quincy Is Done For The Season
November 14, 2012 at 01:10pm by Scott • 3 Comments »
The bad news is that Quincy Black is done for the season. The Bucs put him on injured reserve yesterday. The good news is that the prognosis is good for a complete recovery, although his left arm is still iffy.
Black has use of his left arm but doctors believe there could be nerve damage and are waiting for the swelling to go down before ordering further tests, according to his agent, Marc Lillibridge.
"It's not like he's not using that left arm," Lillibridge said. "They expect it to all come back and time should help it heal, but they got some tests they want to finish. They don't know exactly what it is yet, because there's trauma to the area."
"Trauma to the area" is putting it mildly; that was a vicious hit. Ryan Mathews just up and walked away from it and Black's season is over. One inch one way or the other is all it takes to make the difference. I'm really glad he's going to be okay. It could have been worse. A lot worse. After Greg Schiano's experience with Eric LeGrand, he must have been a wreck. Good luck, Quincy.
Bucs Are Over .500 In November
November 13, 2012 at 12:10am by Scott • 13 Comments »
Well, what do you know. The Bucs can win even without Doug Martin running for a dozen touchdowns with the whole team on his back. This time with Martin running just enough to keep everyone out of his quarterback's grill, Josh Freeman did it with efficient passing and a whole lot of help from the defense and special teams and Philip Rivers.
I have heard some criticism of the defensive line over this game, but I don't necessarily agree with it. According to Gerald McCoy, the line was being asked to do too much stunting in the first half. When McCoy asked the coaches to let the line go up the field more, they said yes and the whole dynamic of the game changed. Rivers was under pressure for most of the second half, causing his passer rating to drop by almost 50 points from the first half. After the defensive line clamped down, the Bucs took the game over.
Part of the credit goes to the linebackers, too. I say this every week, but Lavonte David was everywhere and did everything. Sadly, Quincy Black was having his best game of the year before he sustained a neck injury and had to be carted off. And while Mason Foster did give up a touchdown in coverage, he got after Rivers quite a bit, sacking him once and also notching a tackle for loss.
The secondary continues to suck for a good portion of the game, then has a couple splash plays to make it all seem okay. It's not all okay. E.J. Biggers gives up at least one touchdown every game. I think he's a solid backup right now but not starting material. He has had good games, but not recently. Leonard Johnson is really starting to make a name for himself with three interceptions in three games. And that's all well and good, but let's not pretend yesterday's interception was a great feat of coverage. He hauled in a desperation pass that Rivers just chucked up for no good reason. Remember Larry Brown picking off Neil O'Donnell? Yeah, that's what happened. Johnson was the beneficiary of being where he was supposed to be, and that's better than the alternative. But before we go crowning him Johnson Island (which would be a great name for a gay reality show), let's let him play a few more games. But so far, so good. Do you want to know how little faith the Bucs have in Myron Lewis? LeQuan Lewis was put in instead of Myron and looked pretty sweet in his first action as a Buccaneer (besides fumbling a kickoff in the endzone). One interception (a better one than Johnson's, even though the pass was underthrown) and another pass broke up in relatively limited playing time. Even Ronde Barber played some corner instead of putting Myron back on the field. Ahmad Black missed a couple tackles, Mark Barron was beaten for a couple completions… it just wasn't consistent.
Mike Sullivan has just about given up the charade that he has any other running backs besides Martin. LeGarrette Blount had one run for 3 yards and D.J. Ware botched a direct snap that lost a yard. That's it. Martin was everything else on the ground, with 68 rushing and another 51 receiving. Not as impressive as his last couple games, but it was enough to remind the Chargers who he was and that they needed to respect the run.
Josh Freeman was excellent. He only threw the ball 20 times (completing 14), but 2 of them went for touchdowns, none of them were picked and he ended the day with a passer rating of 137.5. With a productive running game, that's all he needs to be. He's more than a game manager, of course, but I think he is identifying his strengths (the long ball with a solid pocket) and playing to them. That's the mark of a mature quarterback. He may not have thrown for 400 yards yesterday, but I really thought it was one of his best games as a pro.
And hats off to Dekota Watson and Adam Hayward for that blocked punt. There are fewer things more satisfying than seeing a punter get laid out on a perfectly legal play. They flop and draw so many bogus penalties so much, it's nice to see one just get hammered every now and then. I know he looked hurt and he started staggering and shit, but he was well enough to continue punting and holding, so he's fine. If you put on a helmet and take the field, you're a target.
Awesome game. The Bucs have 7 more of them. The Panthers, Rams and Eagles should be wins. If they can beat New Orleans (which they have done even when the Saints were a better team and the Bucs were a worse team) and get just one of the Falcons games, that's a 10 win season. Whether or not that makes them a playoff contender is anyone's guess right now. But if you had heard that a 10 win season was a real possibility back in March, you'd be ecstatic. Props to the players, coaches and management for making this happen in such short order. There's a long way to go, but I'm much more impressed than I thought I'd be at this point.


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