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Tuesday, January 27, 2009
Comic 535: xkcd is not a political comic, no sir
Now I know that this is not the first time Randy has broken his own rule - for example, making fun of Sarah Palin, looking to 2012, and That Stupid Mr. Hat Goes To Washington thing. But this one is nothing more than plain old topical commentary. Nothing wrong with that in principle - the Daily Show and the Onion do it well - but a week of lag time is a little too much. The whole incident - which I don't think anyone, anywhere, considers a big deal - seems much too tiny to warrant making a joke off of. It's not like this comic says anything more than "ha ha, roberts fucked up in front of a whole lot of people." Oh sure there's all that "what if Randy had done the presidential oath" but that's not the point. The humor comes from Roberts fucking up (if you don't believe me, imagine the exact same comic had everything gone fine - or, for that matter, change "presidential" to "vice-presidential" and "john roberts" to "john paul stevens"). No humor there.
This is also another comic where we lose a lot by not having anything more than stick-figure art. I think that a nice picture of the Capitol and a throng of people behind them would have made the comic at least more interesting to look at, and would not have left us with the sense that these are just two (white) guys standing in a bleak room somewhere. However - I think that had Randall made Obama's skin brown but not had any facial features, it would probably have ended up just looking creepier. Are eyes really too much to ask? I can ever draw them if you want.
This is a textbook example of a comic that will not stand the test of time. It's topic is pettier than usual, more specific than usual, and quite frankly, makes me think Randall should just stay our of political humor altogether. People think that you can make fun of politics by going "ha ha, isn't this person stupid??" but it needs to be so much more than that. At the very least, "ha ha, isn't this person a giant hypocrite??" is a good place to start, but Randall "I'm not going to put politics into my webcomic" Munroe is hardly the person to start talking about hypocrisy.
43 comments:
Wha? No mention about the fact that this is the CREEPIEST WOMAN-RELATED COMIC RANDY HAS DONE IN, LIKE, EVER? Skeevier than the whole "Let's be friends!" one?ReplyDelete
- AnonymousJanuary 27, 2009 at 10:15 PM
Not skeevier than "Let's just be frends," but still kind of weird.ReplyDelete
I don't think it's creepy. He's obviously joking here. The friends one was creepy because it read like an autobiography, like he was saying "yeah, I've been there" or something.ReplyDelete
Here I just think he went for the most out-there thing he could think of and ran with it.
I mostly hated it because it grabbed, as Jay said, "the most out-there thing he could think of"... except that it had /nothing/ to do with inauguration. Now, if he had somehow scrambled the actual words of the swearing-in bit in a way that was humorous (I really don't know the speech and therefore cannot come up with anything out of my own ignorance), rather than smash two completely unrelated topics together... well, I might have hated it less. More art would have been fun, too.ReplyDelete
From what I've seen in the forums, the xkcders seem to find this comic exceedingly clever, as after you realize what the joke is, you can see that the second speaker is actually repeating what the first speaker says because haw haw oh em gee it's the inauguration but fucked up!!!! Woooooooooo Randy you really got us on that one. Way to go.
By the way Randy thanks for trying to save the joke with a menstruation comment. His efforts at inappropriate humor are becoming more and more similar to someone saying something boring and then shouting "PENIS!" as an escape route.
"My hobby: messing up president-elects as they're taking the oath."ReplyDelete
I give this one credit for the zoom-out effect -- that is, it's just a pair of heads in a box, but by the end of it, the setting becomes apparent. I also agree with Carl that this won't hold up for long and that Randall could have gone for something either more topical or geeky to insert in the dialog.
"Vaginas are part of the female anatomy. They're about this deep, and menstruate about once a month. Can we, as a culture, move on?"
oh my god thomasReplyDelete
- AnonymousJanuary 28, 2009 at 12:15 AM
1. How is this "political"? It happens to involve a politician, but it's otherwise "haha X is dumb" with no marked political stance.ReplyDelete
2. Actually some people did consider it a big deal. Hence them actually bothering to redo it just in case those people wanted to make a fuss.
3. I don't see how the humor coming from the screw-up is in doubt. "Even worse" kind of entails that.
4. Honestly, the "test of time"? Sometimes comics deal with current events in a way that fails to be funny later. I think this is pretty par for the course.
But yeah this was pretty worthless. At least not as bad as the next one agggghhhh
- DoubleBlackbirdJanuary 28, 2009 at 12:35 AM
There must be an echo in here, but this comic is the biggest non-sequitur fail I've seen in some time. Not only that, but it takes the form of something called the 'pull back and reveal' which is like the Big Mac with fries and a shake of lazy comedy. Here's an example, and I'm paraphrasing Ed Byrne ('cause I can't remember the original words) here from a rant he did about them:ReplyDelete
"I was chatting to someone at the bar last night... beer belly, big beard - I won't be talking to... her again!"
Can you see why this is not funny? Also if Ed Byrne is reading this then I apologise for mangling your joke.
But I am feeling benign towards XKCD today, because the next comic, #536, was great! What you talkin' 'bout Anon, actual art + space elevators = good XKCD, despite the joke.
Amanda said everything I wanted to, ever, the end.ReplyDelete
I really wouldn't consider this a political comic, or Mr Hat Goes to Washington, for that matter. It's tangentially related to politics without a doubt and besides... compared to last week, this one was brilliant.ReplyDelete
hows this?:ReplyDelete
HAHAHAHA LOL WOMEN BLEED OUT THEIR VAGINASReplyDelete
also, Roberts fucked up the oath.
Looking to 2012 and Mr. Hat series really have nothing to do with actual politics. What politic arguments and agendas do those push? Really I think you should be looking more deeply into the comics and statements of the person you constantly criticize.ReplyDelete
From what I gather, the topic of Obama's messed up oath got relatively good amount of news. If I recall correctly it was enough to warrant being on the home page of nytimes.com. And considering it was so widely watched, I feel like it's a decent topic to cover.
I completely disagree with your assessment of this particular comic. I read the caption after I read the dialogue and the punchline was completely unexpected. I LOL'd. Any additional hints, such as drawing of Capitol or blackness of the "president" would just give away the surprise.ReplyDelete
BTW, I'm not American and hardly even noticed the news of John Roberts messing up the oath, so this is definitely not the main source of humor here.
Being a woman is the most out there thing Randy can think of? Well, shit, I can think of more out-there things than switching genders. Seriously Rands, if you really had the prowess with women your comics brag about...ReplyDelete
Next comic wasn't too bad in comparison.
- AnonymousJanuary 28, 2009 at 1:01 PM
I laughed because Barack Obama looks like a ball on top of a tent.ReplyDelete
Rob, thank you for calling out mine and the Lord's name vis a vis Amanda.ReplyDelete
I'm detecting a rise of the comments like "If you think this one sucks, just wait till you see the next one!" Is Randy trying to go around the suck dial until xkcd is awesome?ReplyDelete
- RealistJanuary 28, 2009 at 8:58 PM
This post proves that Carl has no understanding of humor. Drawing the Capitol and Obama's blackness would give away the joke before the punchline, thereby completely ruining it.ReplyDelete
Realist, honey, humor is one of those things that is--oh, fuck it, what's the word, it's like objective but the opposite, because it's relative or--SUBJECTIVE that's what I'm trying to say! Humor is subjective. Not all jokes require you to not expect the punchline! Indeed, if you have a shitty punchline anyway, it's better to make the rest of the joke funny.ReplyDelete
You also can't prove things! Proving is pretty much impossible, even in science. The word 'proof' or 'prove' is usually evidence of someone who is a pompous imbecile who doesn't know what he's talking about, actually! FUNNY, THAT.
I agree with Rob. "That" is a pretty funny word.ReplyDelete
Also, if you thought this comic was good, you are both objectively AND subjectively wrong.
Also also, funny =/= clever and funny =/= good. "Snakes On a Plane" was funny, but not particularly clever or good. Unless Randall is intentionally trying to make strips that are funny because they are neither funny nor good (a la the aforementioned "Snakes On a Plane"), he is failing. Hardcore, epic failing.
Also, I think it's ironic that in the latest comic, Randall criticizes Carlos Mencia, a comedian who is infamous for stealing jokes, when Randall himself has done the exact same thing (Protip: this is called "hypocrisy").
- SubcultureJanuary 28, 2009 at 10:55 PM
poore, there's more to Mencia aside from his penchant for stealing material. Randall could be referring to the fact that Mencia simply isn't very funny. The simply evokes no reaction from me, aside from mild disgust.ReplyDelete
"Oh look, I am so edgy touching on race and religion in this manner. Too bad I followed Dave Chapelle who did the race thing, but was actually funny."
My point being, you shouldn't be so quick to jump on the hypocrisy train. This could be an innocent jab at a mediocre, which I fully support.
- SubcultureJanuary 28, 2009 at 10:55 PM
*The man simplyReplyDelete
One thing I should probably say: it's pretty clear Randall has decided to get political. Maybe he's smug (or hopeful!) now that Hopey is president but I think, in any case, it doesn't merit a lot of attention in the future. He's broken his rule and doesn't seem apologetic.ReplyDelete
- AnonymousJanuary 29, 2009 at 2:11 AM
The comic was not funny, clever, or mildly amusing (unless the alt text implying it was a pregnant pause... oh ho ho)ReplyDelete
Pun!! Cuddlefish, one internet for you.ReplyDelete
I do agree that this isn't exactly a political comic, just one that refers to politics... does that make sense? It is quite late at night.
Anyway Carl I eagerly await your post about the next comic... there's art! But where is the funny?
Who cares whether this joke is political or not? It's one of the worst jokes I've ever seen on Xkcd.ReplyDelete
It's like he thought: they screwed up one line in the inauguration... Wouldn't it be funny if they made some bigger mistake... In fact, wouldn't it be funny if they just said some crazy random stuff about "Wouldn't it be cool to be a woman?"
Uh, no Randall, it wouldn't be funny- it would suck donkey balls.
- RealistJanuary 29, 2009 at 5:59 PM
This comic sucked, of course, but it would have sucked a whole lot more if the context was obvious before the punchline. You're right that "not all jokes require you to not expect the punchline." But this joke does, because a little shock is all it has to offer. As for the "subjectivity" of humor, well, haha, this whole blog is premised on the ability to critically judge the subject, and I don't see Carl prefacing all his barbs with "I feel that...." No, humor has enough constancy that we can all tell that xkcd has gotten a lot worse lately, and also that Carl, though conscious of this fact, is otherwise incompetent in carrying the banner of xkcd-suckdom due to his own impaired sense of humor.ReplyDelete
Umm, HELLO? This is the INTERNET.ReplyDelete
Anyway critics never actually claim to be objectively right. Humor is like other art in that sense: it's subjective. And you suck at being a person.
- RealistJanuary 29, 2009 at 6:52 PM
There's really nothing lower than taking refuge in relativism. Ok, though. I appreciate your feelings and opinions.ReplyDelete
People should not need to preface their opinions with "I feel that..." phrases on a *WEBLOG*.ReplyDelete
Captcha: subtle!
um rob i TOTALLY think I am objectively right. I've said it a lot of times i think.ReplyDelete
Anyway realist I would love it if other people carried forth the banner of xkcd-suckdom, to use your wonderful phrase, regardless of whether they agree with me on why. pleasegodrandallstop.blogspot.com would be a great site to start. I just seem to be the only one with enough time and passion to actually have done this,
Realist: That's really very thoughtful of you, because I think there's nothing lower than being a fatty (which you are).ReplyDelete
Okay, so fun fact! Relativism is "the doctrine that knowledge, truth, and morality exist in relation to culture, society, or historical context, and are not absolute." Do you see what the Oxford American Dictionary did there?
It showed you that you're using the word wrong! Because art and humor are not knowledge, truth, or morality! Actually they are pretty much the opposite. Speaking as an artist, art is my subjective interpretation of a moment in time. When I write something, there is not a single person in the world who can view it the same way I do. Successful art can reach more people, but it remains a personal experience for each viewer. That is, indeed, the whole purpose of art. The hope is that you will reach more people, but it remains subjective.
Criticizing art (or humor), therefore, is the act of capturing your subjective reaction to a subjective piece of art in such a fashion that you hope to connect with as many people as possible. It's a type of art in its own right.
But here's the thing. Critics are expressing an opinion which simply can't be 'wrong.' Because there is always an implied 'to me' in there. 'This joke would be better if it had X.' You can disagree--and apparently you do!--but to say the critic is wrong is to reveal that you are, in fact, a useless human being, worthy of no better treatment than a malformed, hideous monster, best locked away in a cunningly devised labyrinth and used to frighten small children.
Seriously, /this is the internet./ You do not have to preface everything with 'THIS IS AN OPINION' tags, because THAT IS ALL THE INTERNET IS.
- RealistJanuary 29, 2009 at 8:55 PM
Rob: Fat insults and dictionary definitions, nice. Could you be more boring? I could refute your silly words--saying that xkcd sucks is art, but saying that xkcdsucks sucks violates the laws of subjectivity?--but I fear it would be lost on the audience.ReplyDelete
Carl: Sadly, I fear you've cornered the market on xkcd sucks blogging--don't think there's enough demand to justify another one. I'll be happy to point out where both Randall and you go wrong using existing avenues, though.
I'm only boring because you, as a human being, serve no function! If you were capable of productivity I'm sure we could have a fun conversation. Sadly you are futility incarnate.ReplyDelete
I CAN PULL THIS VAN OVER RIGHT NOW, KIDS.ReplyDelete
He started it. By sucking.ReplyDelete
I DON'T CARE WHO STARTED IT. I just want to know who's going to stop it.ReplyDelete
Barack Obama will stop it, by bringing us Hope.ReplyDelete
Rob be careful you do not know what sort of powers of which Realist is capable! He might even be in league with...ReplyDelete
fuck i forgot about the vikingsReplyDelete
Speaking from May, and as a Canadian, I'm not sure I ever knew the context of this comment, and only got a mild chuckle from "heh, guy's an idiot lol." So since once the "omg guy screwed up the speech" bit fades, the only joke left is "guy is stupid." That means the setting is very important, otherwise, it's just some guy saying weird things as other guy repeats them. To the end of firming up the setting, I can say, I'd have appriciated additional art. Making that mental connection between "bad at inarguaration speech" and "guy talking about being a woman" would have been easier, for certain.ReplyDelete
captcha's pigan. A pig pagan? ARE THEY IN LEAGUE WITH THE VIKINGS?!?!?!


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Brewers - 020 000 100 - 3 4 1 Red Sox - 600 212 10x - 12 14 1Tim Wakefield (8-3-3-1-6, 98) won his 183th game as a member of the Red Sox. He now needs only 10 more victories to become the franchise's all-time leader in wins.
The first six Boston batters of the game reached base and scored against Gallardo (3-9-8-2-4, 93), which gave Wakefield more than enough run support. All nine players in the starting lineup had at least one hit and eight of them scored at least one run.
Jacoby Ellsbury and Dustin Pedroia singled to start the bottom of the first, and they advanced to third and second, respectively, on a wild pitch. Two pitches later, Gallardo muffed Prince Fielder's toss to first base on Adrian Gonzalez's grounder, and Ellsbury scored. Perhaps bothered by his misfortune, Gallardo hung a 2-1 curve to Kevin Youkilis and the Sultan of Sweat clubbed it into the Monster Seats. David Ortiz singled, J.D. Drew singled, and (two outs later) Josh Reddick walked. Ellsbury won an eight-pitch at-bat with a ground rule double to right field, scoring two more runs.
In the three games, Milwaukee's pitchers threw a total of 103 first-inning pitches (Shaun Marcum 44; Randy Wolf 13; Gallardo 46).
Pedroia homered in the fourth and Gonzalez followed with a triple into the triangle (career hit #1,000), and later scored on Ortiz's FC. Reddick doubled in the fifth and scored on Pedroia's sac fly. Marco Scutaro hit a two-run dong in the sixth. Pedroia doubled and Gonzalez singled him home in the seventh.
Carl Crawford hopes he can return to the Red Sox's lineup in time to play in Houston (July 1-3), his hometown.
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Thursday, March 27, 2008
Auctioneers Battle NASCAR On SPEED
The recent buzz about the turnaround at ESPN's NASCAR Now and the changes that network made to the TV team at the tracks has not gone un-noticed.
Fox Sports and the SPEED Channel folks have aimed their "TV sights" directly at Martinsville, Virginia. With no Nationwide race scheduled, Fox, SPEED and NASCAR would normally be the stars of the show.
Fortunately or unfortunately, depending on your point of view, this is also the big weekend of the Barrett-Jackson auto auction in West Palm Beach, Florida. As you may remember from last year, SPEED shows a whole lot of that live. Here is a rundown of the weekend from a NASCAR standpoint.
The NASCAR on Fox production team will be handling the duties for both the Craftsman Truck and the Sprint Cup Series telecasts from Martinsville. While the Truck Series announcers will essentially be the same, the entire TV crew will be from Fox. This group will also host the Truck and Cup telecasts of practice and qualifying. Both the Truck and Cup races will be on the big Fox Broadcast Network.
Friday at 11AM Eastern Time the Truck teams kick-off a one hour practice session that will be carried live on SPEED. Because of the auction, the NASCAR action does not return until 3PM for the Go or Go Home Show. This program is supposed to recap the situation with the teams outside the Top 35 in points, but often strays back into interviews with the "stars" of the series.
At 3:30PM, the Fox crew televises Sprint Cup Qualifying that is scheduled to last until approximately 5PM on SPEED. At that time, the network continues NASCAR coverage of the Truck Series final practice.
Trackside wraps-up the NASCAR portion of SPEED's Friday with a good program scheduled for 7PM. Steve Byrnes hosts as usual, joined by Darrell Waltrip, Larry McReynolds and Jeff Hammond. This week, the show welcomes Jeff Gordon, Clint Bowyer and Jamie McMurray. That is a lot jam-packed in a one hour live program.
Saturday, the Trucks qualify on SPEED at 10AM Eastern and then a flexible NASCAR Live program will take the network back to Noon and the auction once again.
The Trucks will race on Fox at 3PM Eastern Time on Saturday, and are scheduled in a two and a half hour broadcast window. This should be an interesting event with several storylines playing out, and the exposure on Fox will be good for the series.
The Rolex Sports Cars own SPEED at 6PM, and after a three hour race the NASCAR programming returns. SPEED puts the final Cup practice on from 9 to 10PM, and then NASCAR Performance hosted by Larry McReynolds is next for thirty minutes.
NASCAR fans should make this note. Set the DVR or the VCR or the TiVo for 10:30PM on Saturday night. The one and only Bob Pockrass will be visiting Kyle Petty and John Roberts as the media guest on Tradin' Paint. Bob is a NASCAR writer for scenedaily.com and he and Kyle are like oil and water.
This combination, when controlled by Roberts, has been one of the most entertaining on Tradin' Paint in years. Both men have strong viewpoints and very different personalities. With Mr. Roush on the topic list, it should be interesting.
On Sunday, SPEED returns at 11AM with the quirky NASCAR in a Hurry program that uses footage from the weekend to review the action on the track and on SPEED. This is an interesting program that more resembles CNN Headline News than anything else. Thirty minutes of review and then gone. Truck Series veteran Adam Alexander hosts.
RaceDay then follows at 11:30AM for two hours of live interviews and features. John Roberts hosts, and this week Jeff Burton, Carl Edwards and Aric Almirola will be guests. Wendy Venturini's Real Deal feature focuses on Kasey Kahne and Ray Evernham.
The NASCAR on Fox crew take to the air at 1:30PM for the Sprint Cup race, and then SPEED closes-out the evening with Victory Lane at 8PM. It certainly should be interesting to see who John Roberts, Jimmy Spencer and Kenny Wallace get to interview after this event. Toyota vs. the rest of the field is the storyline.
There will be posts available for in-progress comments, and fans should be watching to see how the Truck Series translates to the Fox Network airwaves on Saturday.
The Daly Planet welcomes comments from readers. Simply click on the COMMENTS button below and follow the easy instructions. Thanks again for stopping by.
39 comments:
- snowfaller said...
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- March 27, 2008 at 9:28 PM
- snowfaller said...
Thanks for posting this, JD!
I hope NASCAR fans are livid about the lack of Cup practice coverage this weekend.
It is annoying for them to only show Happy Hour on tape delay (opposite the IRL race no less!)
- March 27, 2008 at 9:30 PM
- Daly Planet Editor said...
It certainly puts SPEED in a bind with one channel and two high-profile events.
Perhaps, someday another Fox media outlet like FX might be used to off-load some of the special programming like the auction.
- March 27, 2008 at 9:37 PM
- Newracefan said...
The only good thing about Speeds lack of Nascar coverage this weekend is that I have to work Sat and wouldn't have been able to see it live anyway. That said what are they thinking car auctions vs live practice. What?? I have watched Barrett Jackson just to catch Nascar stars (not to mention there was NOTHING else on TV at the time) but they are obviously not going to be there. I am really confused about Speeds decision. Do that many more people watch BJ vs Nascar practice. Did we have the same problem last year?
- March 27, 2008 at 10:12 PM
- stricklinfan82 said...
A CAR AUCTION INSTEAD OF LIVE CUP PRACTICE ON FRIDAY AAAAAAND SATURDAY????????????????? A CAR AUCTION?????????? Boy I can't wait for the drama of whether a car will sell for $100,000 or $150,000. How compelling, how dramatic, how thrilling, wooohoo! Give me a break with this crap. A CAR AUCTION??????
Screw you Speed Channel. The Nascar Channel or Speed2 can't get here soon enough.
This has a 2007 ESPN feel to it all over again. Get ready race fans, when the lower-tiered series are on the track the TV cameras are there to cover every second of the action live! But when the Cup cars are on the track.... no TV coverage for you!
What a major major major letdown.
JD, along those lines do you have any updates on whether ESPN, Speed, and NASCAR have made any agreement to get Cup Friday and Saturday morning practice sessions back on TV once the ESPN portion of the schedule starts back at Indy?
I certainly hope so, because of all of the things ESPN did wrong last year this was by far the worst. They've fixed most of their 2007 issues and they certainly better have this one fixed as well.
- March 27, 2008 at 10:22 PM
- Anonymous said...
On a somewhat related note...
Nationwide qualifying for Texas is Thursday evening and of course there is no coverage on any of the ESPN networks...
I really don't think SPEED or ESPN care about the NASCAR fans.
I'm still shocked SPEED would show a stupid auction instead of live Cup practice. Please create a NASCAR channel or let somebody show it somewhere? It's especially puzzling this week considering the cars weren't on the track last weekend and fans have been waiting almost two whole weeks to see them.
- March 27, 2008 at 10:33 PM
- Anonymous said...
"Perhaps, someday another Fox media outlet like FX might be used to off-load some of the special programming like the auction."
FX has highly rated, award-winning original programming, syndicated programming, and the FOX library of recent theater movies - and gets good ratings playing them at all times of the day. No way they're going to play a car auction, except perhaps in the dead of overnight (after 2) or before 7 AM. They don't do that kind of stuff in daytime or in primetime any longer. They're out of motorsports entirely and have been for a while.
Not really a FOX outlet out there that would take Barrett Jackson in non-overnight hours unless they go to the regional nets, and even then I doubt it with most college sports at full power in the spring. The other FOX nets are all too highly specialized in programming for a car auction or other car/auto related programming from SPEED to fit in.
So we're going to have to live with it on SPEED unless they go to a SPEED 2. Unfortunately.
- March 27, 2008 at 10:36 PM
- Anonymous said...
I am really confused about Speeds decision. Do that many more people watch BJ vs Nascar practice.
Yes, they do and they also go crazy going to speedtv.com (They hit 1 million page views for the first time ever during an auction.)Sorry folks but SPEED isn't giving up the auction nor would they ever make it a lower priority than NASCAR support programming like practice. It brings in viewers. From 2007:
"As the popularity of Barrett-Jackson coverage on SPEED has grown over the last several years, the interactive component has not only kept pace, but grown well beyond early expectations," said Mark Mitchell, Director of SPEEDtv.com. "SPEED has turned classic car auctions into a spectator sport … and we are offering those spectators multiple touch points with the network. It's obviously a successful program at all levels of SPEED."
More than 10.6 million viewers watched at least some of the 40 hours of live auction coverage.
Nielsen ratings for this year's coverage lifted SPEED from No. 39 vs. all cable the week prior to the event to No. 16 last week in Prime Time among Men 18-49, with several hours of auction coverage scoring better than a 1.0 household rating over the weekend.
- March 27, 2008 at 10:48 PM
- Anonymous said...
I'm very disappointed in the lack of coverage of practices, mainly for two reasons. Firstly, because Martinsville is my favorite track. And second, because with the off weekend last week I was looking forward to a weekend chock full of NASCAR. Looks like I'll have plenty of time to get the taxes finished.
- March 28, 2008 at 1:33 AM
- Daly Planet Editor said...
Anons 10:38 & 10:46PM,
Unlike other TV shows, the NASCAR season goes from February through November. What is shown to fans every week has been done so for many years.
Last season, ESPN chose to casually dump Sprint Cup practice even during the Chase for the Championship. That move outraged fans and showed just how much the network did not understand that the word practice did not just mean "practice." The key stories of the race weekend were unfolding and there was no TV coverage.
To move NASCAR for this auction based on ratings once again is a short-sighted decision. Three hours of the auction on a Friday afternoon instead of the continuation of ten months of coverage is wrong.
Three hours in the afternoon on FX would be right. Can you name a TV series or show that you watch on FX in the afternoon? What that network does is grind away general entertainment product and then air their features in primetime.
I pointed out last season that SPEED needs an ancillary outlet for their overlapping TV product, and this is one of the best examples we see on the schedule.
Thanks again for your comments.
- March 28, 2008 at 4:52 AM
- Bill H said...
I cant wait for baseball season to start so I can see the pre game practice and pitcher warm ups. Then in July football starts up and we get to see al the pre game warm ups, practices, scrimmages. Or closer to home, the IRL practice and qualifying for tomorrow nights race.
They never show that on TV.
Guys be happy you get to see any practice at all and not just the Race.
I predict the day will come when we will not see any practice or qualifying, except for hilites in the pre-race show as the networks try to fill their finite amount of broadcast time with an infinite amount of shows.
- March 28, 2008 at 6:01 AM
- Anonymous said...
People actually watch cars being sold?
And people call race fans strange for watching cars drive in circles.
- March 28, 2008 at 7:14 AM
- Vince said...
Hey! Who doesn't like watching fat middle aged white guys buy cars most of us could only dream of being able to afford. ROFLMAO!!
Seriously, I'm a long time NASCAR fan and I like watching BJ to see what the 60's and 70's muscle cars are selling for now. We paid just a few grand for them new back in the day. Guess I shoulda kept that '69 Dodge Super Bee I had........ :-(
Speed's in a bind. The BJ live shows probably have more viewers than NASCAR practice. But us NASCAR fans are a vocal bunch. They're in a no win situation the way it is now with only one channel. Speed2 anyone??
- March 28, 2008 at 7:52 AM
- Tripp said...
JD said: "To move NASCAR for this auction based on ratings once again is a short-sighted decision."
I gotta disagree with you on this one. Making programming choices based upon the shows that yield the highest rating is what networks do if they want to survive. If BJ captures more eyeballs than NASCAR then BJ deserves the air time. A network executive that bucks that logic does so at their own professional peril.
As the man said, you have to follow the money and this weekend there's more of it at BJ than in Martinsville.
- March 28, 2008 at 9:15 AM
- Anonymous said...
I agree with Tripp. What network would give up programming that moves them from the 39th most watched cable channel to the 16th most watched?
The person who would even think of moving that type of programming to another channel should be fired on the spot.
- March 28, 2008 at 10:08 AM
- Anonymous said...
To move NASCAR for this auction based on ratings once again is a short-sighted decision. Three hours of the auction on a Friday afternoon instead of the continuation of ten months of coverage is wrong.
Three hours in the afternoon on FX would be right. Can you name a TV series or show that you watch on FX in the afternoon? What that network does is grind away general entertainment product and then air their features in primetime.
JD, sometimes your statements make me very surprised that you used to work in television. You obviously did not work on the business side.
If a show brings in an unusual amount of viewers as "event programming", it's going to take network priority. Those kinds of Nielsen ratings that SPEED gets for Barrett Jackson don't grow on trees for a channel like SPEED. As you said, NASCAR is on 10 months a year. Qualifying is still being aired live; their commitment to NASCAR shows no wear and tear because they are not airing practice two-three weeks a year for the auction. This decision to air the auction is absolutely the right call. What ESPN did or didn't do with practice last year has no relevance to SPEED promting their highly rated event programming.
As far as FX, I believe you have said before that you don't watch much entertainment programming. It seems you're taking a somewhat superior view that anything SPEED doesn't want can be dumped onto another FOX network. I find it troubling that you would say "Three hours in the afternoon on FX would be right." You obviously are not aware of the FX network's goals and focus. It's not infomercial programming all day as you make it out to be.
The daytime and nighttime TV reruns and movies (of FOX-owned programming) on FX are there for a reason: they do well in the ratings relative to the time period and they target specific viewers. Just because you don't watch them doesn't mean others don't. Most importantly, those networks are also targeted during the day for to certain advertisers based on the usual viewers.(As is daytime programming on networks like TNT, Bravo, and VH1.) To throw a week of car auction programming in their schedule does not fit the advertising goals of those networks.
In short, moving SPEED programming to FX is not and will never happen. It hasn't happened since the Busch Series and FX parted ways.
You would do best to continue to advocate an additional auto-focused network such as SPEED2 because its overflow programming is not going to appear on FOX Business, FX, Fox Reality, or FUEL (which despite its name is an action sports network aimed at the under 34 crowd).
- March 28, 2008 at 10:26 AM
- Anonymous said...
Guys be happy you get to see any practice at all and not just the Race.
No. Wrong standard. NASCAR is not a stick-and-ball sport.
- March 28, 2008 at 10:33 AM
- Anonymous said...
NASCAR now has half its coverage of its top series and all of its coverage of its lower series on a stick and ball network (ESPN). It was NASCAR's choice to make that deal.
It IS going to be treated like a stick and ball sport when it comes to practices. If they can air them live or tape-delayed, fine, If not, they're not going to lose much sleep over it as long as the races air.
If you want to play with the big boys...gotta play in their sandbox. Which is the stick and ball sandbox. NASCAR fans are going to have to accept that reality until the day when NASCAR has the type of ratings and influence that could change the rules for stick and ball sports. Right now (especially with the low ratings of the Nationwide series when compared to other ESPN-aired sports which air on the network full-time), it doesn't.
- March 28, 2008 at 10:47 AM
- Anonymous said...
This is a good time to bring up the topic of SPEED2 again.
- March 28, 2008 at 11:27 AM
- Anonymous said...
The fact of the matter is MOST NASCAR fans just watch the race. They don't care about practice and qualifying.
Majority rules in this case. More people will watch Barret Jackson.
- March 28, 2008 at 11:28 AM
- Anonymous said...
Anonymous said...
On a somewhat related note...
Nationwide qualifying for Texas is Thursday evening and of course there is no coverage on any of the ESPN networks...
Yes, it's going to get interesting because of so many live events and because baseball and Professional soccer are back in the picture with new seasons.
The Monday NASCAR Now next Monday is at 6 instead of 5:30 (it's still an hour), between Baseball Tonight and Opening Day coverage.
Thursday there is no NW qualifying coverage as anon says above, because of live basketball and live MLS soccer games on ESPN and ESPN2. Neither Thursday NW practice will be shown (on SPEED either). First NW activity on ESPN2 will be the countdown show before the race Saturday.
I think that's a clear example that NW practice/qualifying aren't going to be shown that often this spring and summer on ESPN. Just a prediction!
- March 28, 2008 at 11:30 AM
- stricklinfan82 said...
I guess it shouldn't come as a surprise that some of the same people that say it's okay to ignore the race for 2nd place at the finish of the race to show a celebrating pit crew because "only the winner matters in NASCAR" would say practice is irrelvant and equivalent to stretching exercises and batting practice.
Some people just can't understand that NASCAR is different than stick-and-ball sports, and that NASCAR is infinitely bigger in this country than open-wheel racing. When we've been accustomed to receiving practice coverage on TV for years and then out of nowhere ESPN starts blacking out practice sessions in their first year back in town and then Speed Channel makes a ridiculous decision to show a bunch of rich old guys bidding on cars over Cup practice... while not pre-empting one second of the two truck practice sessions... you're awfully naive if you believe NASCAR fans are going to sit back and just take it.
We deserve better. And if you're one of the anonymous "fans" that claim they only watch the races and don't think practice or qualifying matters... why in the world are you even here posting on a NASCAR blog about the TV coverage of practice/qualifying??? Oh that's right, to take the Erik route and spend your time digging and searching on the Internet for message boards and blogs just for the sake of posting something that will tick off a bunch of other people and cause you to giggle as you listen to the angry responses you generate. Oh well, I guess that's a safer way to get a "cheap high" than going out and vandalizing cars and defacing buildings with grafitti or something... so I'm glad bashing NASCAR fans on a NASCAR TV blog can serve as a means for some of you anonymous posters to keep out of trouble.
- March 28, 2008 at 11:51 AM
- Anonymous said...
A little dramatic, aren't you?
This blog covers all aspects of NASCAR TV coverage, including but not limited to practice and qualifying.
It may be a shock to you, but even some people here don't watch all the "extra" programming that goes along with the races. They may watch all three series' races and not watch anything else over the weekend. That's still about 8 to 8 1/2 hours of NASCAR per weekend -just watching the races. Believe it or not, some people only have that much time (or less) to devote per week to TV coverage of NASCAR.
Doesn't mean they don't like to read this blog and read Mr. Daly's reviews of the other programming or reading comments from others as time permits. Doesn't mean they are less devoted fans than others because they rarely watch practice or qualifying.
- March 28, 2008 at 12:20 PM
- Geez said...
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- March 28, 2008 at 12:24 PM
- stricklinfan82 said...
My point on people here not watching qualifying or practice is this.....
If you don't care about watching qualifying or practice that's your right, I understand that not all fans do.
At the same time though, if you're not watching and theoretically don't give a damn whether or not qualifying/practice is televised then there is no need to make comments like this:
The fact of the matter is MOST NASCAR fans just watch the race. They don't care about practice and qualifying.
Majority rules in this case. More people will watch Barret Jackson.
If you're not watching practice/qualifying anyway, then there is no need to defend pre-empting it unless you're either :
a.) watching the program that NASCAR was pre-empted for, which wasn't expressed in the practice-bashing statement I quoted
b.) trying to be argumentative for the sake of generating an angry response from NASCAR fans
I'm just saying if you don't have a dog in the fight and aren't affected one way or the other on the pre-emption, then there's no need to stir the pot and antagonize the fans that do care.
If you're a car auction viewer then fine I understand your point (just like I did with the Sebring race that pre-empted practice a couple weeks ago), but if you're not watching Speed Channel for either practice or the car auction at this time, then why comment that practice/qualifying "aren't important" and "most people don't watch them" unless you're trying to be argumentative and trying to tick someone off?
- March 28, 2008 at 12:43 PM
- Anonymous said...
Stricklinfan82 you come off as dismissing the car auction as silly unimportant programming for rich people simply because you don't like it. You actually said "screw you Speed Channel." In your post on the other column, you said you had to leave the coverage to throw up you were so disgusted at the auction coming on. Don't you think that might tick some people off?
You expressed the opinion that you think it's unimportant, why can't someone present the view that the auction must be important to someone because Speed channel gets high ratings on it? Some of us NASCAR fans who do watch practice and/or qualifying also understand how businesses operate in today's poor economy, and don't begrudge it not airing for a more popular event. (Would it be nice to have a SPEED 2 or ESPN 3 for these shows? Yes, it would. But there isn't so we deal with it and move on.)
We are also objective enough to point out that a number of viewers don't watch Cup practice or qualifying. I didn't take those statements someone wrote that you pointed out as riling somebody up. They were opinions. Whether they were planning to watch practice today doesn't matter. Fans can say things that you don't agree with and still be fans. This isn't the "NASCAR should be on TV 24 hours a day and all posters have to echo that" site.
You don't have to have a dog in the fight to point out good business sense and let common sense guide you. Which (some) NASCAR fans do have.
Everyone is free to respond to any topic they want to respond to, not the way you want them to respond.
- March 28, 2008 at 1:07 PM
- Anonymous said...
Strinkinkfan. When I said "The fact of the matter is MOST NASCAR fans just watch the race. They don't care about practice and qualifying. Majority rules in this case. More people will watch Barret Jackson."
I did not say I don't watch those. After talking to my friends who are NASCAR fans, they told me they are the ones who just watch the races.
One thing I have found with NASCAR fans is we are very close minded. SPEED Channel is not a NASCAR only network. They have the right to show other programming. Every weekend they devote to NASCAR, and for one weekend they devote it to something eles. There are 36 races. I think we can live without a couple of practice sessions.
IN todays day and age its not like we can't find out what is happening in practice/qualifying if its not televised. There are so many different ways to get information besides the television.
I respect your opinion on the subject. But don't tell me I said one thing when I didn't say it at all.
- March 28, 2008 at 1:14 PM
- stricklinfan82 said...
You guys make some fair comments. Maybe I'm too much of a NASCAR fan that I'm blinded to the point that I can't imagine another NASCAR fan saying practice and qualifying aren't important enough to be televised and being okay with the pre-emption.
If that's the case then I apologize, I obviously took your comments as coming from someone that isn't a fan and was only posted to agitate.
I was very hurt by there being no practice coverage on TV and when that's the case I guess I can only sympathize with the people that were actually in favor of dumping the coverage because they enjoy watching the car auction. When you're a third party that isn't affected by the pre-emption one way or another then I have a hard time dealing with those unaffected people telling me "it's okay that your practice session got bumped off TV, I'm not watching the auction and wouldn't have watched practice anyway so I'm not affected, but it's still perfectly okay that you lost your TV coverage of practice".
If I mis-interpreted anyone's comments I apologize. I'm obviously very passionate and when I have to stare at a blank TV screen when cars are on the track I sometimes go a little overboard.
I still don't tolerate NASCAR bashers that agititate just for the sake of agitating, but for those of you that have legitimate comments I apologize if I accidentally lumped you in with that group.
- March 28, 2008 at 1:30 PM
- Anonymous said...
I sure hope that many of you don't run buisnesses, because they probably wouldn't make any money.
Oh no, we only get 12 hours hours of coverage this weekend, I hate Speed!!
Honestly, the people who call the auctions "boring" but want to watch practice is like the pot calling the kettle black.
I can picture a programming meeting:
SPEED Exec #1: "These car auctions have improved ratings dramtically, and the good thing is, there's another auction soon."
SPEED Exec #2: "Well, that's too bad, because we can't show it."
#1: Well, why? Are we doing special coverage of the first unified open wheel race in 12 years?"
#2: No, even better! We're showing Cup cars practice at Martinsville."
#1: Why, it's not like there racing."
#2: Well, we don't want to disgruntle the 50 fans who watch it."
#1: Seriously, the practice means nothing. They're just making laps."
#2: "Are you kidding? Also, we need to have two hours for the pre-pre-pre race show."
#1: (groans)
- March 28, 2008 at 1:41 PM
- Anonymous said...
- March 28, 2008 at 1:42 PM
- Anonymous said...
No problem stricklinfan82, having passion for a sport is good. Even if sometimes it leaves a person less than objective, I'm sure NASCAR still appreciates your enthusiasm and constructive criticism that is posted here.
- March 28, 2008 at 1:44 PM
- Anonymous said...
Striklinfan, when I was talking to my friends and they said they only watch the race I was pretty shocked as well. But then I realized we are all NASCAR fans. Some of us just follow the sport a little more closely than others, for various different reasons.
Its nice to see fans that are very into the sport like yourself.
- March 28, 2008 at 1:47 PM
- Anonymous said...
Thanks for letting us know who the guests are going to be for all of the NASCAR shows. I really appreciate it as I can never find this information on SPEED's or NASCAR's websites where you think it'd be listed.
Anywhos, I'm a little perturbed that we're not getting all of the live coverage because of the auto auction but, in a way, I'm also a little relieved because now I won't have to glue myself to the sofa for hours or tie up the DVR with recordings. I'm going to take advantage of the non-racing time and run errands, do some school stuff, see a couple of friends and get ready to make the semi-annual trip to TMS next week.
- March 28, 2008 at 2:01 PM
- mike said...
What NASCAR needs to negotiate with someone like Speed is similar to what ESPN or your regional sports network has when they run into scheduling conflicts. And that's an "alt" channel or a "plus" channel. If your local NBA team is playing at the same time your local Major League Baseball team is, they have an alternate channel available that allows both events to be broadcast and seen. Simply have an "alt" Speed channel. That way, if there's a conflict like today, all a NASCAR fan has to do is turn to their "alt" Speed channel, and there's the NASCAR coverage. Soon as the coverage ends, the channel goes dark and they don't have to worry about programming the channel 24 hours a day, 7 days a week. During the auction, they could run a crawl on the bottom of the screen saying that NASCAR practice (or whatever it is) is being broadcast on your "alt (alternate)" Speed Channel. If ESPN has a race run long and they need to move it someplace, simply move it to the alt Speed Channel. Once people realized where the alt Speed channel is on their cable or satellite system, they'll easily know where to go when the situation arises.
- March 28, 2008 at 2:29 PM
- stricklinfan82 said...
Amen mike. Absolutely fantastic post.
- March 28, 2008 at 3:47 PM
- Anonymous said...
Per FX vs SPEED:
FX: 90.6 million U.S. homes
SPEED: 70 million U.S. homes
FX's ratings are up this year:
Theatricals including "Mr. and Mrs. Smith" and "Batman Begins" recently helped boost FX's January and February 18-49 ratings by 28%-30% over a year ago.
SPEED specifically targets men age 18-54. FX targets both men and women age 18-54.
With their audience and 20 million more households than SPEED, I think the execs at FX have a little more say in what goes on their network than saying "SPEED has too many shows next week! We'll throw out our programming and take their extras because SPEED said we should."
- March 28, 2008 at 3:48 PM
- Anonymous said...
"Thanks for letting us know who the guests are going to be for all of the NASCAR shows. I really appreciate it as I can never find this information on SPEED's or NASCAR's websites where you think it'd be listed."
Yes, thank you! I normally don't watch Race Day because we're out eating then or running errands, but I'll DVR it because two of my favorites (Edwards and Almirola) are on and Wendy's Real Deal sounds interesting. If I knew certain people would be on or certain Real Deals, I would DVR those until I got to the parts I want to see. We don't like to fill the DVR up with unknown shows, especially two hour ones. so this was very helpful.
- March 28, 2008 at 6:00 PM
- Daly Planet Editor said...
Hey Guys,
Thanks for the nice comments about the TV information. Both SPEED and ESPN have been great in providing it to me on almost a daily basis.
They both recognize that a lot of folks cruise by The Daly Planet every day just to see what's new.
I am going to try to continue to offer the latest information on the talent and personalities on the various NASCAR TV shows for the rest of the season.
Mike, I left ESPN to start Prime Network, the company that used the Regional Sports Networks (RSN's) as affiliates to distribute national programming. As the Executive Producer of First Auto Sports Television, we created shows like the original TWIN with Eli Gold and Cycle World and the Chevy Motorsports Hour.
Our goal was just to give motorsports more exposure. Now, some 18 years later, I find it amazing that SPEED cannot figure out a way to facilitate the needs of both the Barrett-Jackson viewers and the NASCAR fans that want to watch the live action from the track.
While several of these comments today were rather biting, I let them stand so we could all see the various opinions and the one thing they have in common. Everyone believes they are perfectly correct.
This is the quandry TV execs find themselves in all the time. It is especially true when they have to present a special, like the BJA and the only way to do it is interrupt a long-running and highly successful series like NASCAR.
While the BJA gets higher ratings, SPEED survives on NASCAR year-round. That is always an interesting choice to make.
Again, thanks for all the good comments on this issue.
- March 28, 2008 at 6:51 PM
- SophiaZ123 said...
Ok not to split hairs here but I wish ESPN or SPEED would offer more Indy racing shows to get to know those drivers behind the scenes the way we get too see LOTS OF PRE NACAR RACE.
I LOVE NASCAR but am also looking forward to the merging of OW so that in a few years, THEY can be a strong series again.
Why can't some station, SPEED or ESPN, do shows about INDY races? Just for the records, my room mate watches both and F1 and agrees, it would be fun to watch an INTERESTING pre race show of gossip and what's HAPPENING in INDY racing.
We used to both enjoy having RACE DAY on and sometimes still do but honest, TWO and three hour versions of this is too much tv in nicer weather when you need to mow the grass, water and dead head the flowers. And yes there is VCR and DVR but SOME RACES more than others we like to see LIVE.
I do NOT understand for the life of me why the car auction thing could NOT BE TAPE DELAYED?????
But I got over it and just didn't watch much on SPEED AND when I tried TRACKSIDE, the loud drunken fans made it IMPOSSIBLE for this house to enjoy.
So SPEED needs to find another way to balance things. Then again, I knwo some people who HATE ALL SHOWS, except the races?
I like to know more behind the scenes and tech stuff on NASCAR. I am not sure I care about the TIMELIENESS of the Car Auction and to delay the quals/practice for that seemed like a bad choice for me.
But it's TOUGH to be an Indy series fan, and NASCAR fan since so many 'hate' the other fans.
Kind of like I can't stand the auction but to each his/her own. :-)
- March 29, 2008 at 12:58 AM


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Bo Jackson says new Auburn coach Gus Malzahn must build the program from the ground up and start by putting down a solid foundation.
AUBURN — Bo Jackson says new Auburn coach Gus Malzahn must build the program from the ground up and start by putting down a solid foundation.
Malzahn inherits a Tigers team with virtually every starter returning next season but plenty of uncertainty at quarterback and many other positions from a team that had a number of issues on both sides of the ball — and away from the field. So Jackson is preaching patience.
"I think what Gus Malzahn is facing right now, he's facing an empty lot," said Jackson, the 1985 Heisman Trophy winner and part of the four-man search committee. "He's got to go move dirt. Lay a foundation and start to build a house. He's got to rebuild that house. That's what he plans on doing."
Auburn gave Malzahn a five-year, $11.5 million deal Tuesday with focus on restoring the team to championship caliber and bringing more discipline to a program that endured a number of off-the-field issues under Gene Chizik.
Jackson used words like "passion," "tenacity" and "hungry" to describe Malzahn's pitch and demeanor in his interview with the search committee. He also praised his willingness "to come into a hornet's nest like this and say, 'My job is to rebuild this program, to get these kids back to the winning ways these kids are used to."'
That challenge extends well beyond Xs and Os.
The Tigers wilted against top competition, getting routed by No. 10 Texas A&M (63-21), No. 6 Georgia (38-0) and No. 2 Alabama (49-0) and also had center Reese Dismukes and freshman quarterback Zeke Pike arrested for public intoxication over the summer. Chizik dismissed Pike from the team.
Search committee member Mac Crawford, a Nashville businessman, said discipline was one of the first topics brought up with Malzahn.
"We talked about it a long time and we were very satisfied with the answers that he gave to us," said Crawford, a former Auburn fullback who was chairman of the board at CVSCaremark and CEO/chairman of CaremarkRx.
Freshman quarterback Jonathan Wallace said discipline was an issue last season "but that's something that can be fixed."
"Just a matter of us being accountable with each other," said Wallace, who started the final four games. "That's the biggest thing, just looking out for each other and making sure that we're not doing anything that we don't need to be doing."
The Tigers do have big holes to fill, despite returning 18 players who started on offense or defense in the final� against Alabama.
They're losing their only consistently productive receiver, Emory Blake, No. 2 rusher Onterio McCalebb and leading tackler Daren Bates. Defensive end Corey Lemonier also hasn't said if he'll return for his senior season or enter the NFL draft.
But Malzahn said it goes beyond talent to attitude.
"We do have some talent, and we have some deficiencies, and what I've got to do is identify the deficiencies and address those immediately and also the mindset," he said. "The mindset and expectations mentally and physically of our players. So we've got some work to do, but I know the areas we need to improve on, and we're going to address those."
Crawford has experience reviving companies, and finds correlations in Malzahn's challenge.
"Let's face it, this is a turnaround situation," Crawford said in a phone interview Wednesday. "This is a team that won three ballgames last season, and he has got to get the kids back to where they have a winning attitude, heading in the right direction. We've got good kids at Auburn.
"I've always done turnarounds in my corporate career and any time you go in, getting the right people in the right places and doing it the way you think should be done — that's what Gus has to do. You just can't expect it to happen overnight."
Malzahn does have a track record for reviving offenses quickly, even before Cam Newton's arrival in 2010.
The Tigers improved from 110th in scoring in 2008 to 16th the following season with Chris Todd, who was not a running threat, at quarterback.
Malzahn also directed Tulsa offenses that led the nation in total offense in 2007 and 2008.
Wallace, one of three quarterbacks with multiple starts returning, said he attended every Auburn home game during the national championship season two years ago. He also saw what Texas A&M and Johnny Manziel did this season with a similarly uptempo offense.
"It's exciting. It really is, just being able to go there and just run all over the defense if you execute as well as you need to," said Wallace, who signed after Malzahn left for Arkansas State. "It's a really fun offense. You've really got to put in all the work that's needed to be very successful in this offense."
Multiple state media outlets reported that Malzahn released all assistant coaches left over from Chizik's staff Wednesday.


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So I had a customer come up to me at a Book fair back in the 20th century and ask, "Where would I find a biography of George Washington? In History?"
I really do love these questions. Without them, what would I blog about? I pointed out the sign that said "Biography".
"Oh," he said. "I thought that was just celebrities."
Now, ignoring the question of whether the Father of Our Country is a celebrity (after all, there'd be real excitement if he showed up at the grocery store), I can almost understand that. In fact, not all of our biographies DO go into the Biography section. This is an argument that goes back into the depths of library controversy, and we have chosen one side of the ancient argument. This is the side that says people will look for biographies of great scientists, say, in the Science section. Thus, you will find a life of John Wayne in Show Biz, Bob Dylan in Music, or Martin Luther in Religion.
But no, you will not find Robert Frost in Poetry. He's in Books & Authors. Friedrich Nietzche, though he did write books, will be in Philosophy, but William Shakespeare will be over in Books and Authors, not at all in Drama. Poetry is restricted to books of verse, and Drama is plays or excerpts from plays.
Walter Cronkite, no matter how much History he was involved in, is over in Show Biz, as are any lives of Al Franken, though I may eventually have to switch him over to Biography, where you'll find Ronald Reagan, who also moved from Show Biz to a wider audience. I hope they can sit together and play nice. Sigmund Freud's life can be found in Psychology, whereas a life of Sandy Koufax is in Sports. Mike Ditka's life will be found in Chicago, though, near lives of Richard J. Daley, Michael Jordan, and John Belushi.
Leonardo DaVinci is in Art, however much he may qualify for Science, while Elvis Presley is in Music, no matter how many movies he made. (Books about Elvis Presley movies are in Show Biz, but that's not a biography, see. Try to stay focused.)
Are there any biographies in History? Well, yes, a few: lives of historians, mostly. Lives of famous antique dealers will be found in Antiques, Margaret Mead's life will be found in Anthropology A life of Robert Benchley, however, will be found over in Books and Authors (although James Thurber's My Life and Hard Times is in Humor.)
So who winds up in Biography? Well, we like to keep the Political Science section for books about politics, so politicians go to Biography. Hence George Washington, Winston Churchill, etc. Books on the life of John F. kennedy are here, though books on his death wind up in law & Crime. Society's cream—those people famous for spending money—are here. (People who make money often wind up in Business, though your nineteenth century millionaires have moved to the relative peace of Biography.) Members of royal families, who may fall into one or both of the preceding categories, come here. People whose lives were a simple slice of history—the pioneers who broke the plains, the explorers who crossed the mountains, the ladies whose profession was not mentioned back in the day but who made a lot of difference to the pioneers who broke the plain and the explorers who crossed the mountains—they're all to be found here.
What? Why yes, there are people who are famous for writing biographies. And yes, yes, you're right. We put their biographies in Books and Authors.
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The poet and essayist Robert Francis settled in Amherst, Mass., in 1926, three years after his graduation from Harvard, and created a literary life that stretched for the better part of half a century. An associate of Robert Frost and friend of many other writers, Francis occasionally worked as a teacher or lecturer, including a brief stint on the faculty at Mount Holyoke College, but he sustained himself largely through his writing, living simply in "Fort Juniper," a cottage he built on Market Hill Road in North Amherst. A recipient of the Shelley Award (1939) and the Academy of American Poets award for distinguished poetic achievement (1984), Francis was a poet in residence at both Tufts (1955) and Harvard (1960) Universities. He died in Amherst in July 1987.
The Francis Papers contains both manuscript and printed materials, drafts and finished words, documenting the illustrious career of the poet. Of particular note is Francis's correspondence with other writers, publishing houses, and readers, notably Paul Theroux. Also contains personal photographs and Francis family records and a small number of audio recordings of Francis reading his poetry. Letters from Francis to Regina Codey, 1936-1978, can be found in MS 314 along with two typescript poems by Francis.
- Amherst (Mass.)--History
- Poetry--Publishing
- Poets--Massachusetts
- University of Massachusetts Press
- Brown, Rosellen
- Ciardi, John, 1916-
- De Vries, Peter
- Fitts, Dudley, 1903-
- Francis, Robert, 1901-1987
- Hall, Donald, 1928-
- Humphries, Rolfe
- Moore, Marianne, 1887-1972
- Moss, Howard, 1922-
- Shawn, Ted, 1891-1972
- Theroux, Paul
- Wilbur, Richard, 1921-
Types of material
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- Phonograph records
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Cara Smith, Deputy Chief of Staff for the Illinois Attorney General's Office, has asked for volunteers to help get these cribs out of homes, and off the second-hand market.
"The challenge we have is trying to reach those parents who have these bassinets in their homes or those people selling them on the second hand market. We're looking to form a group of volunteers who could help us in this project by visiting their local second hand store, thrift shop or garage sales and let us know if they see these recalled bassinets for sale. If so (or if they think it may be recalled) we have a toll-free number they or the store owner could call and we'll take it from there."
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Thursday, February 18, 2010
Would You Like a Spot of Tea?
How traditional and English is it? I have no idea. It's from Alicia Silverstone's The Kind Diet. She says she grew up eating this dish with her English parents. And my good pal Poopie Bitch is married to a British dude, and he loves beans on toast. So it sounds pretty English to me.
Though the recipe is easy and delicious, there are quite a few steps to undertake in the morning. A slice of sourdough bread is broiled with Tofutti American cheese (not English, I know ... but hey, it's what I had and it melts beautifully). That's topped with steamed spinach, Eden Organics baked beans (no sugar added!), sauteed mushrooms, and a broiled tomato half.
Unfortunately, my January no-coffee cleanse burned me out on hot tea. I'm just plain sick of it. So I sipped on some iced agave-sweetened green tea with my brekkie instead.
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- Sheridanna said...
This looks amazing! I really want some like, right now. YUM!
- February 19, 2010 at 12:16 AM
Ha - I love that you hate tea. It makes me laugh. ;)
As always, your photos look delicious!
Also you might be pleased to hear that as the very very last person to try Daiya I just got some today in the mail and am making pizza tomorrow!
- February 19, 2010 at 12:35 AM
Yup, that def looks British- looks like our fry-ups but healthier! Yum. x
- February 19, 2010 at 2:03 AM
- Aoife B said...
Yep it looks like a much healthier version of a British fry! ;) In Ireland we have similar traditional breakfast - sausages, pudding (made from pig's blood, yuck!!), tomatoes, toast, beans...we never have greens though, heh!
Check out the artery-clogging breakfast here: http://to55er.files.wordpress.com/2009/09/english-breakfast-blackpudding.jpg
Luckily there are places in Ireland to get good vegan/veggie versions of Irish breakfasts.
- February 19, 2010 at 4:14 AM
- Mihl said...
I am so used to oatmeal or bread for breakfast, I'm not sure If I would be ready for this in the morning. But it sounds like a wonderful quick and light lunch, too!
- February 19, 2010 at 4:56 AM
Here's why Alicia Silverstone turned vegan! Check out this informative and inspiring video.
- February 19, 2010 at 6:41 AM
- serenaswam said...
That looks good. :) Yes it's definitely very English. I went to the UK and had that a lot for brekkie.
- February 19, 2010 at 6:41 AM
- The Shenandoah Vegan said...
Neat idea! I would try it for dinner though.
- February 19, 2010 at 7:40 AM
I love english breakfasts! This makes me want to buy the Kind Diet....
- February 19, 2010 at 8:49 AM
- Mary said...
Hot damn, that is one of the best breakfasts ever. I met my husband in England (though neither of us is British), and we always used to go to this nasty diner where all the construction workers ate. Beans (but they have to be in tomato sauce, like Heinz) on toast, with a burnt tomato will give you lots of energy, and keep you warm and full until lunchtime. The second best way to eat baked beans is over a baked (jacket) potato!
- February 19, 2010 at 8:52 AM
- miss v said...
beans on toast - who knew! however reading the combo of ingredients certainly sounds really tasty.
- February 19, 2010 at 9:05 AM
- pixiepine said...
Very nice!
- February 19, 2010 at 9:12 AM
Oh yum! I love English breakfasts, but I haven't had one since going vegan. That broiled tomato looks especially delicious!
- February 19, 2010 at 9:14 AM
- VivaciousVegan said...
My grandfather used to eat navy beans on toast, soemtimes he would make a sandwich out of it too.
- February 19, 2010 at 9:55 AM
- two vegan boys said...
This looks so good.
The sweet tater cornbread recipe is in the cookbook How It All Began. So tasty.
- February 19, 2010 at 10:12 AM
Looks really good!
- February 19, 2010 at 12:33 PM
- The Rockin' Vegan said...
Wow, this looks damn good. I have to admit, I always thought the traditional English breakfast was as weird as Vegemite - but I spent some time in England last year and grew to like the idea (and the taste).
Gotta give yours a try. Great blog...
Down for a link swap?
- February 19, 2010 at 12:47 PM
- Trinity (of haiku tofu) said...
BEANS ON TOAST!!!!!!! love it times a million.
- February 19, 2010 at 3:49 PM
- Theresa said...
That looks fantastic, and similar to what we had for brinner a few nights ago!
- February 19, 2010 at 6:12 PM
- Cole said...
That breakfast looks seriously amazing.
- February 19, 2010 at 9:17 PM
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- February 19, 2010 at 9:56 PM
very inviting! the british got it going on!
- February 19, 2010 at 9:57 PM
- The Voracious Vegan said...
Bianca this looks so YUM! I love a good English breakfast, but it has been way too long since I've made one. I love beans on toast....well, I love most things on toast, it just makes it taste better, doesn't it? Thanks for this idea!
- February 20, 2010 at 12:22 AM
- The Vegan Snorkeler said...
This looks like one of the breakfast dishes we had in Ireland at a vegan bed and breakfast. At first I wasn't sure about having beans for breakfast, but now I love it! Looks delicious!
- February 20, 2010 at 12:31 PM
- Shannon-Rabbit Food said...
Not a spot of tea? I don't blame you, I'm totally a need-coffee-in-the-morning-person too.
This look completely delectable. I can imagine Ms. Poppins whipping this little number up for the Banks children, followed by a spoonful of sugar, of course!
- February 21, 2010 at 4:15 PM
- River - The Crafty Kook said...
Awesome! I have that book and so far I've made the cuban style sweet potatoes and the black eyed pea croquettes - both delicious!
In case you didn't see my reply about the grams to ounces conversion - I am too lazy to convert anything and my kickass kitchen scale takes care of that for me. My brain and math don't like each other! :)
- February 21, 2010 at 4:51 PM
- Tofu Mom (AKA Tofu-n-Sprouts) said...
Mmmm, looks good, yet strange, (though I admist I've never totally understood the whole British "beans on toast for brekkie" thing...).
Very cool.
- February 21, 2010 at 5:28 PM
- vko said...
yum! That was a favorite of mine over at Moby's little tea cafe, Teany before it burned down...but I think they might be back in business soon..but I might just have to make it myself!
- February 21, 2010 at 6:57 PM
- jessy said...
oh man, beans on toast sounds so good, Bianca! i love that you're digging The Kind Diet so much - it's such a great book! :D i too burned out on tea a while ago. i was drinking like 5 cups a day and now i just can get up enough courage to try it again. i just kinda over did it for a while there. ah ha ha!
- February 22, 2010 at 1:39 PM
- Melisser; the Urban Housewife said...
I LOVE English Breakfast! yum.
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Underwood, Seniors Earn All-GARC Honors
Oxford, Miss. - The Nebraska rifle team's three seniors and Head Coach Stacy Underwood took home a total of five awards at the Great America Rifle Conference (GARC) Championship Banquet on Friday night. Coach Underwood earned Coach of the Year honors, while seniors Janine Dutton and Katelyn Woltersdorf both took home all-conference selections for their performances on the range. Fellow senior Joyce Kim was also named one of seven Scholar-Athletes of the Year.
Dutton picked up second-team All-GARC honors in air rifle and honorable mention All-GARC accolades in combined shooting. The Eagle River, Alaska native will finish her career at Nebraska with a total of five all-conference honors to her name. She is Nebraska's top shooter in all three disciplines, holding a season average of 588.1 in air rifle and 1,164.2 in combined shooting.
Woltersdorf earned honorable mention All-GARC honors in smallbore, marking her first all-conference award. Hailing from Battle Ground, Wash., Woltersdorf is NU's No. 2 shooter on the smallbore range with an average score of 575.3 per match. She has captured two smallbore titles and one combined title in 2012-13.
Kim's Scholar-Athlete of the Year honor is a fitting capstone to a stellar academic career. A native of Gilbert, Ariz., Kim is a two-time all-conference selection and has been named to the Big 12 Commissioner's Honor Roll and Nebraska Scholar-Athlete Honor Roll multiple times during her career at NU.
Underwood earned GARC Coach of the Year honors on Friday after leading a resurgent Nebraska to the NCAA Championships this season for the first time since 2010. After NU posted a 10-15-1 record in 2012 and missed NCAA qualification for the second year in a row, Underwood was brought in to revive the storied Husker program and make it a national contender. The former Husker has done just that, leading Nebraska to an NCAA Championship berth and a 19-7 record overall this season. The impact of Underwood's coaching has been evident on the range, where Nebraska has averaged a combined score of 4,640 points per match this season--nearly 30 points better than last year's average.
The Huskers will begin team competition at the GARC Championships tomorrow, with team smallbore action starting at 7 a.m. CST. Team action will wrap up tomorrow on the air rifle range, with competition beginning at 8 a.m. CST


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Hunters at the End of Cataclysm
Patch 5.0.4 information is everywhere, and it's nearly impossible to include everything, so I will point you to Battle.net and MMO-Champion for a top-down view.
We have a month between patch 5.0.4 and Mists of Pandaria to analyze the effects of the new changes. I have never been an expert in analyzing things forward, so I will analyze what has already happened. How has Cataclysm been for hunters?
RaidBots began collecting combat log data since the last days of patch 4.0.6. Unfortunately, we don't have much perspective from the early days of Cataclysm, but this will suffice.
From the data it collected, it is clear that Marksmanship dominated the combat logs for the majority of Cataclysm. It is also not a surprise for us now that Survival has been the dominant build on the raiding scene since Dragon Soul opened. What is surprising to me is how wide the DPS gap has become over the patches.
Balance is an abstract concept, but other patterns can point us to reasons why it is so hard to achieve. In an true environment of balanced talent builds, any hunter is free to choose his or her own build without impairing the ability to play the game. But what if that game is raiding? Then clearly a DPS gap indicates that the talent builds are in no way balanced. Moreover, a widening gap over a period of changes indicates that all attempts to balance the field have failed.
Patch 4.2 was seen as the nail on the coffin for Beast Mastery. It made the build's viability in raiding worse, and Beast Masters began thinking they have really been neglected. Their nominal DPS did not reach the patch 4.1 peak until it had passed the middle of 4.2. Marksmen and Survivalists continued their steady upward climb.
I spoke about Survival's silent comeback in patch 4.3 some time ago. It is obvious now that the comeback is not so silent. Survivalists came back with such a vengeance that the maximum hunter DPS was pushed higher until it reached a plateau of about 53,000. This is a 47 percent increase over the peak DPS in patch 4.2. No one would have foreseen in December.
Marksmen, on the other hand, suffered terribly. Their numbers dwindled, and hunters began switching their talent builds to Survival in droves. In the end, their final nominal DPS was only slightly higher than the patch 4.1 peak.
The surprise here is Beast Mastery. I had seen a small yet persistent group of Beast Mastery hunters continue with their talent build. They have continued against the odds and eventually overcame Marksmanship hunters in nominal DPS. The question, then, is what kept Beast Masters interested in their build that the Marksmen did not have in theirs?
Back in November, I pointed to a blue post on the official forums which should have indicated that the three talent builds are balanced. The story of the past nine months, however, have indicated otherwise. Assuming that Blizzard was correct, what changed the mathematics?
The answer should be player behavior. For reasons which I have yet to see articulated, hunters shunned the two talent builds which are not the top to a greater degree in patch 4.3. The fact that nominal DPS continued to rise steadily through patch 4.2 meant the ratio of players for each talent build and the rate at which they gained new gear remained constant. This status quo was thrown away when patch 4.3 arrived, and I have yet to rationalize how and why this happened.
We can assume that Blizzard already has this data because it constantly monitors players' progress in the game. They may already have the answer to this puzzle, and if they do, I hope they will attempt to prevent this from repeating in Mists of Pandaria.
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Generally the dps gap seen in logs is disproportionate from what the actual gap is. When one spec is ahead, the majority of the top raiders (the best geared and best skilled, in general) tend to only play the top spec, even if it's only ahead by 1%.
Over time word spreads and more and more hunters switch to what is "known" as the top spec, which usually widens the gap.
I do think the 4.3 gap is interesting — my best guess here is that the developers were busy working on MoP and as long as hunters had a viable spec, they weren't as worried with fine tuning.
28 August 2012 at 12:01
Frostheim beat me to the magnifying effect. This is a crucial thing covered in statistical-methods courses for people doing scholarly work, and should be much more widely understood by people who'd like to do theorycrafting.
As for Beast Mastery versus Marksmanship, I think – and I say this as a BM fan since vanilla, so I acknowledge my own bias – BM fans are usually off in our own little world. :) BM is generally less like either of the other specs in play than they are from each other. Not that Marksmanship lacks an identity in play, at all. But BM is loaded up with eccentric distinctive features, and those of us who like them spend our time trading info with each other, trying out things, and pushing far beyond the bounds of sense so that we can do whatever's at hand the way we like it.
The other thing I think may have hampered Marksmanship is a simple fact: Steady Shot feels long and draggy, when you've been spending a lot of time relying on Cobra Shot for focus regeneration.
28 August 2012 at 15:57
I can also see a lot of people sticking with BM for the exotic pets. If you are in a ten man guild and don't have a mage or shaman (which my guild didn't for a very long time), then having a BM hunter for Hysteria is your next option.
I have raided as BM through all of Cataclysm and while my DPS was lower than several SV hunters, I still surprised a lot of people with the amount of DPS I was pulling (Usually in the top 2 dps on DS Normal 10).
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So, it turns out Chip Kelly wasn't waiting for the Super Bowl, national signing day, or the vernal equinox. He was waiting ... well, we have no idea why he was waiting. The Eagles' new defensive coordinator, a league source confirms, is former Browns linebackers coach Bill Davis, who has been available to be hired for weeks now, and in fact interviewed for the job two weeks ago.
The hiring was first reported by CSNPhilly.com's Geoff Mosher.
Davis was an Eagles ball boy in the Dick Vermeil years, when he was known as "Billy," and his father, Bill Davis, was a Vermeil assistant. The elder Bill Davis later ran Eagles player personnel in the Buddy Ryan era.
The younger Davis, 47, was the Cardinals' defensive coordinator in 2009 and 2010, the 49ers' coordinator in 2005 and 2006, without great results -- his teams finished 32nd, 26th, 20th, and 29th in NFL defense. But he also was not blessed with great talent.
Davis has great experience with the 3-4 setup Kelly is believed to prefer. He also has worked with 4-3 schemes and described his Arizona defense as a hybrid.
Now that he is hired, presumably we will get to meet the rest of Kelly's staff, some of whom have been working at NovaCare for several weeks. Kelly refused to confirm any hires until his staff was complete.
Fans will note that the Eagles now have hired, unofficially, as their offensive and defensive coordinators, two guys from the 2012 Browns, in Pat Shurmur and Davis. Shurmur was the head coach of the 5-11 Browns, one of four teams to actually lose to the Eagles last season.
But when Kelly was hired, everyone made a big deal of how important it would be for a college coach with no NFL experience to hire NFL guys as coordinators, and Kelly seems to have done that. Both coordinators have Eagles roots, as well, with Shurmur having been Donovan McNabb's QB coach.


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