Redreporter Bracket Challenge
by Caleb on Mar 14, 2010 7:18 PM EDT
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I went ahead and renewed our NCAA pick 'em once again through Yahoo. All are welcome to join in and agonize over how bad we each did. The group ID and pass word are after the jump. One year I'd like to sit in the selection room and just listen as to how they do this. You can enter up to three brackets.
The pass word is: jaybruce
Let the games begin!
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Thanks for putting this up caleb!
after i calm down and get over the ridiculous brackets, I’ll fill one out.
Kansas, Kentucky, Ohio State, Tennessee, and West Virginia all got screwed.
Would’ve been nice for UK to have gotten into Duke’s region.
by 'tHan on Mar 14, 2010 7:31 PM EDT reply actions 1 recs
they gave Duke a clean shot to the Elite 8
I can never figure out how they do it. Also, the ACC got 6 teams in? really?
"People ask me what I do in the winter when there's no baseball. I'll tell you what I do. I stare out the window and wait for spring."
—Rogers Hornsby
West Virginia and Ohio State
should’ve gone to Duke and syracuse’s bracket. The way the seedings are done, the committee is saying that WVA and OSU are the weakest 2 seeds. That makes no sense!
dont you know?
the ACC is a basketball powerhouse!
/10 years ago’d
by Charlie Scrabbles on Mar 14, 2010 7:43 PM EDT up reply actions
Dook's bracket is pathetic
Kansas is the #1 overall, and gets the toughest draw…….
Texas scares the shit out of me
Some say a comet will fall from the sky. Followed by meteor showers and tidal waves.
Followed by faultlines that cannot sit still. Followed by millions of dumbfounded dips**ts.
Texas is actually kind of terrible right now
7-9 in their last 16, and they don’t have a reliable point guard.
They have the talent o beat KY, but I think UK will find a way to beat them. That is, of course, assuming Texas beats Wake Forest, which I’m not so sure they will.
I don't think it's that bad.
I have Turner vs. Wall in the final. Huggins, of course, will keep up the early tournament exits he started in Cincinnati with a 3rd round loss. WVU barely beat UC after all. Twice.
by Jake Liscow on Mar 14, 2010 10:23 PM EDT up reply actions
Duke
they have Purdue #6 but hurting and will be gone quickly
"People ask me what I do in the winter when there's no baseball. I'll tell you what I do. I stare out the window and wait for spring."
—Rogers Hornsby
Dook
I was a little surprised to see UK go East and give Dook a No. 1 seed in the south, since IMHO the ACC is a fairly ordinary conference this year.
Purdue may be a two-and-done. Based on how they played Saturday, I’d have sent them to the NIT.
Ohio State is gotta be your darkhorse. Teams that come on that strong in post-season are worth watching.
The baseball-bat collision is violent and involves large forces which act over a very short time and which compress the ball to a fraction of its normal size. -- Alan M. Nathan
Siena will beat Purdue. 1st rd.
"Red Reporter - An elitist clique full of like-minded douchebags." - BK
Pretty sure I have that in all of my brackets
Loving Utah St to win in the 1st round, and Murray State over Vanderbilt.
12 and 13, catch the fever!
by Highlifeman21 on Mar 15, 2010 3:29 PM EDT up reply actions
What OSU did in the Big 10 Tournament could hardly be termed "coming on strong"
they beat Michigan (didn’t make the tournament) on a miracle last second shot.
they beat Illinois (didn’t make the tournament) in Double OT.
they beat Minnesota (last team in the tournament) soundly, but only after Minnesota had to play Michigan State and Purdue.
it is a pretty good record
but their big 10 tournament run was not really impressive. also, these are their last 15 opponents. They only played 3 good teams, and they went 1-2 in those three games.
at West Virginia
at Iowa
Minnesota
Penn State
Iowa
at Indiana
at Illinois
No. 4 Purdue
at No. 11 Michigan State
at Penn State
Michigan
Illinois
Michigan*
Illinois*
Minnesota*
Right
I agree that their wins may be dampered a bit by the quality of their opponents. But they’ve still won 10/11 and they have Evan Turner, who along with John Wall, could very likely carry his team on a deep tournament run.
my thoughts
not worth much and I don’t want to whip this horse if it can’t run.
Winning 10 of 11 against Big 10 teams is difficult, and winning that tournament qualifies a team as a contender. Winning 3 games in 3 days against a pounding opponent is tough.
Not to say other teams, other leagues don’t do the same. But those conference tournaments separate the dogs from the bones.
OSU could have caved in against Michigan and against Illinois. They won those games.
Same thing, down the road, for UK and teams like that. They win the games instead of losing them. Miss. State has to be thinking … w.t.f?
I have thought OSU was a contender for awhile and they have the horses to win 6 in a row, which is basically the only thing you have to do to win the NCAA. It’s a mother bear.
Teams I don’t like this year: Anybody west of Kansas or east of Ohio.
The baseball-bat collision is violent and involves large forces which act over a very short time and which compress the ball to a fraction of its normal size. -- Alan M. Nathan
I have entred 2 brackets in the interest of fairness.
!. Bracket #1 based on team mascots
2. Bracket #2 based on ugliest cheeleaders
Gleet:The chronic morbid discharge as from the nostrils of horses.
I'll take a 100 pt loss
If Obama is a one termer. Great trade.
Pres Obama now has the lowest approval rating, according to Gallup. Even lower than W. Ouch…
by Ewok on Mar 15, 2010 10:57 AM EDT via mobile up reply actions 1 recs
economy is the true indicator of approval rating
by jacob brumfield on Mar 15, 2010 11:31 AM EDT up reply actions
I think that's debatable
All Things Bubba: Because how can you not love a baseball player named Bubba?
Anything's debatable. This is RR.
Just from what I’ve heard in Ag Econ though, it sounds like it’s starting to come back up, and I’ll take the word of a guy who’s been teaching economics for 20 some years and has a doctorate in it.
"People don't kill people. Burning oreo packages kill people."
heh
that’s what got us in this mess in the first place :)
by Charlie Scrabbles on Mar 15, 2010 11:48 AM EDT up reply actions
exactly
This economic crisis is having profound effects on economics. As earth-shattering as finding out the sun doesn’t revolve around the earth. It wasn’t supposed to happen, but it did, and now all the economists are wondering where they went wrong.
All Things Bubba: Because how can you not love a baseball player named Bubba?
Well for one, way too many economists voted not once but 2 times for President Bush jr.
Things are still very, very tough and I don’t think for one minute that the slight econ0mic improvement that ‘appears’ to be happening is anything but totally vulnerable to the next wave of ARMs coming due, the millions out of work, the millions without healthcare and a congress that is always in re-election mode.
But I’d really prefer to chat about Baskabowel Brackets than trying to solve the economy’s woes, if that’s all right with y’all
Gleet:The chronic morbid discharge as from the nostrils of horses.
by Madville on Mar 15, 2010 11:59 AM EDT up reply actions 1 recs
you got my vote on that, Madville!
The baseball-bat collision is violent and involves large forces which act over a very short time and which compress the ball to a fraction of its normal size. -- Alan M. Nathan
it's improved a bit
But it was mainly due to government spending, and is probably not sustainable. Not least because there’s still a lot of toxic debt hiding in the balance sheets.
All Things Bubba: Because how can you not love a baseball player named Bubba?
Yes
Obama and Congress will be under a lot of pressure to reduce spending. Though they’ll also be under pressure to keep spending, with the election looming. So far, though, it looks like they’re cutting back.
In any case, I have serious doubts about whether this kind of recession can be fixed with government spending. When the problem is too much debt, creating more debt seems an unlikely solution.
All Things Bubba: Because how can you not love a baseball player named Bubba?
beyond the vapid chat
between the Dems and the GOP over all this, yawn … the election will go on as scheduled and the same people will be elected. Pork barrel politics thrives in the Rust Belt, the Sun Belt, the Corn Belt and the Van Allen Belt.
Recessions just end when it’s time to replace the refrigerator.
The baseball-bat collision is violent and involves large forces which act over a very short time and which compress the ball to a fraction of its normal size. -- Alan M. Nathan
I'm not sure if the Paul Krugman route is the best way to go.
I think more educated people question the governments role in fiscal policy.
In 2013 winning baseball will be back in Cincy!
RIP Norris Hopper's and Juan Castro's MLB career
this country historically goes for keynesian economics in times of crisis
there’s a reason this country more often than not elects democrats when tshtf. also, there’s a reason many top economists voted for obama, and it ain’t cuz of his looks.
that's cuz we're all greedy.
Keynesianism is free stuff in times of crisis.
Of course, when things pick up again, nobody wants to pay it back.
"The USA despite its flaws and corruption and overall messiness is still a great and powerful instrument of freedom and hope for the entire world." - Madville
Hmm. It depends how you define "top"
Peter Schiff didn’t endorse him and he was on the Austrians who predicted the recession. I think any economist who endorses either party doesn’t have real ideals.
Also Keynesianism was what led us into times a crisis. When the US was on the classical gold standard in the early 1900s our monetary policy was very sound. We experienced very minor booms and bust. At the time every economic power other than France was on the classical gold standard and this helped lead to free international trade. Why did it break down? The government was entrusted with the task to keep their monetary promises of making sure the dollar was redeemable in gold. In other words it was not gold or the market the failed it was governments failure to do it’s job. The fund WWI America like the many other powers had to inflate is currency to keep pace to fund the war.
In 2013 winning baseball will be back in Cincy!
RIP Norris Hopper's and Juan Castro's MLB career
The hiring
is very uneven. Some fields, like computer science, are doing okay. But a lot of fields are worse than ever. In particular, the poorest are suffering the most.
And I think a lot of the hiring is because of government spending, which can’t be sustained. Cash for Clunkers, homebuyers’ credits, that big stimulus package.
Debt remains a huge problem, because everyone is sweeping it under the rug and trying not to look at it. Not just sovereign debt, but toxic commercial mortgages, “ghost inventory” in the residential mortgage market, a new wave of ARMs resetting, etc. None of it has been fixed; it’s just been kicked down the road some.
All Things Bubba: Because how can you not love a baseball player named Bubba?
I'm looking to buy a house soon, so the economy sucking is helping me a little
You can get a lot more house for the money than you could 5 or so years ago…..
"They're the ones that gave you the keys, they can’t get upset when you crash the car" -- 'tHan on my being a mod
by jch24 on Mar 15, 2010 1:33 PM EDT via mobile up reply actions
true
But there’s also the possibility that home prices will continue to go down, and you’ll end up upside down on your mortgage.
All in all, though, a recession can be good for people who have money. During the Great Depression, the wealthy were able to buy up homes, land, heirlooms, jewelry, etc., for pennies on the dollar.
All Things Bubba: Because how can you not love a baseball player named Bubba?
I know a Cincinnati family that (without mentioning names) went from being millionaires to being billionaires even after losing a great deal in the stock market over the last couple of years.By now they've gained back over 60% of their fundfamental losses
During the great depression they purchased everything from paper mills to department store chains for literally nothing in some cases. This old money family is not well known outside the inner circle of the very wealthy in cinti but they have over a billion dollars in assets and have begun to buy more businesses and to conservatively spend in way s that they hope will help out local economy.they also happen to be closet supporters of President Obama, understanding that the only thing that kept the country from falling into another great depression was the stimulus package that President Bush implemented and President Obama has continued in a more regulated fashion.
Even if prices of homes continue to decrease some, it is a very good time to buy a house now esp. for 1st time buyers. With the tax subsidies and the pennies on the dollar purchases that can be made. I doubt if most home purchasers in this economy will end up upside down, and even if they do it will be a small amount of negative value and only for a short while. More stimulus monies will be need to keep the country from falling into a real depression replete with suicides, infanticides, blocks and blocks of bread lines and the elderly being left to die from starvation or lack of medical care…all of which happened on a large scale in the Great Depression.
My comment to you young folks – STAY THE FUCK OUT OF DEBT. If you don’t need it right now don’t buy it. And for sure don’t put it on a credit card.
Dad Madville
Gleet:The chronic morbid discharge as from the nostrils of horses.
by Madville on Mar 15, 2010 2:02 PM EDT up reply actions 2 recs
I too have a friend
who’s family made considerable money making moonshine during prohibition and then during the depression used that money and bought a ton of land in North East Ohio. Nothing like making you money illegally and then multiplying by taking advantage of the financial times.. It makes for a good story now though..
Education is what you get from reading the directions. Experience is what you get from not reading them.
Are you going to Jim Dandy's?
I am looking for a good ‘Wheel Man’ for my Bank Robbery Business that I hope to enter into soon.
Gleet:The chronic morbid discharge as from the nostrils of horses.
can't get away with that now
those annoying RICO laws.
The baseball-bat collision is violent and involves large forces which act over a very short time and which compress the ball to a fraction of its normal size. -- Alan M. Nathan
still got any of that moonshine?
that might make for an interesting RR game meet-up.
"The USA despite its flaws and corruption and overall messiness is still a great and powerful instrument of freedom and hope for the entire world." - Madville
I can find moonshine in time for game two
Who’s in? Yes, I’m serious.
"They're the ones that gave you the keys, they can’t get upset when you crash the car" -- 'tHan on my being a mod
I'm setting a goal of being at Game 2
I’ll try some ’shine.
by Brendanukkah on Mar 15, 2010 10:33 PM EDT up reply actions
If you want to watch me throw up off a bridge and pass out in a public place
Sure!
"aaron harnann is so aweseom" - justin
Done
Flavor preference? I want to say the options are watermelon, strawberry, and possibly grape. I had the watermelon. As far as gasoline goes, it wasn’t bad.
"They're the ones that gave you the keys, they can’t get upset when you crash the car" -- 'tHan on my being a mod
My only rule is this
If I bring it, everyone has to take a sip. No pussies. :)
"They're the ones that gave you the keys, they can’t get upset when you crash the car" -- 'tHan on my being a mod
If you bring it
its gonna be Peach, and I ain’t tasting it!
"Life is good....life is good...life is good..life is good" jch
What if it's kaldereta flavored?
"They're the ones that gave you the keys, they can’t get upset when you crash the car" -- 'tHan on my being a mod
D, all of the above
Soak gummie bears and gummie worms in that stuff
by Highlifeman21 on Mar 16, 2010 12:32 AM EDT up reply actions
BTW, the best part of this picture is the aftermath
Me and my childhood best friend not only convincing the casino personnel to let us stay but rather that they hold onto the offending material until we were done gambling, at which point they gave it back to us. :)
"They're the ones that gave you the keys, they can’t get upset when you crash the car" -- 'tHan on my being a mod
Buy a house
in a place you would like to live, near people who you don’t mind living near and close to places you want/need to go.
If you are buying real estate because it’s a great investment, um … no … developers will snatch that dream right out from under you.
The baseball-bat collision is violent and involves large forces which act over a very short time and which compress the ball to a fraction of its normal size. -- Alan M. Nathan
it's not for investment purposes, just lucky timing
"They're the ones that gave you the keys, they can’t get upset when you crash the car" -- 'tHan on my being a mod
by jch24 on Mar 15, 2010 3:33 PM EDT via mobile up reply actions
investment, defined
anything that becomes your home is an investment, so the monetary value aside, it’s a place you will keep your stuff and store your memories.
This sappy reply carries no weight. I just say if the roof doesn’t leak and the termites aren’t coming up the floorboards, it looks like I can live there.
The baseball-bat collision is violent and involves large forces which act over a very short time and which compress the ball to a fraction of its normal size. -- Alan M. Nathan
while we are on the subject
I just got a new modem in the mail from verizon so I could watch mlb.tv. Am I afraid to install this puppy? Should I be?
The baseball-bat collision is violent and involves large forces which act over a very short time and which compress the ball to a fraction of its normal size. -- Alan M. Nathan
you shouldn't be
If you managed to get on the internet and find your way here (even posting pictures), you’ll be fine.
"They're the ones that gave you the keys, they can’t get upset when you crash the car" -- 'tHan on my being a mod
by jch24 on Mar 15, 2010 4:04 PM EDT via mobile up reply actions
well it was not quite a nightmare
but it did take 2 (count em) calls to the reset desk after being cut off once. Gawd, I love these menu voice maps.
but I apparently am “on” for the good of the cause.
Verizon, fwiw, is pretty good about answering tech calls after you get past them recorded crap.
The baseball-bat collision is violent and involves large forces which act over a very short time and which compress the ball to a fraction of its normal size. -- Alan M. Nathan
But it's Ag Econ
Agriculture Economics is completely different from other Economics. Sure, there’s some overlap, but you cannot say that the Economy is rebounding b/c the Agriculture section is rebounding.
If anything, I would hope that the Economy would rebound as a result of Agriculture rebounding, although I wouldn’t want to pin my hopes on such cause and effect.
The good part about a bad economy is you can get a cheap membership to golf and or country clubs!
by Highlifeman21 on Mar 15, 2010 12:00 PM EDT up reply actions
I should have qualified that
The class is about ag econ, but when we’re talking about the state of the economy, we’re not talking about strictly the agricultural side of things.
"People don't kill people. Burning oreo packages kill people."
my dad is a broker for edible fats and oils
I know, fascinating, right?
But he says if you add up all of the biofuel capacity coming on line, you find out that we’ll have enough capacity to turn something like half the US corn crop into biofuel.
Which is cool, except it leaves us with nothing to eat.
And, of course, rising food prices hit the poor hardest.
"The USA despite its flaws and corruption and overall messiness is still a great and powerful instrument of freedom and hope for the entire world." - Madville
corn biofuel does nothing for the environment
what it does do is reduce dependence on middle eastern oil. however, since it drives up food prices, which affects the poorest nations of the world the most, more hungry folks will take up arms against us, so we’re not safer for it.
it’s a waste of resources all around.
if someone could just figure out how to turn ocean water into fuel…
I'm not sure it even reduces depedence on Middle East oil
We use petroleum-derived fertilizers and pesticides to grow corn, not to mention for tractors, transportation, etc. It also guzzles water, often in areas where water is getting scarcer.
All Things Bubba: Because how can you not love a baseball player named Bubba?
I agree
I didn’t vote for Obama, but anyone could see this coming. Whoever won the election was going to be the next Herbert Hoover.
All Things Bubba: Because how can you not love a baseball player named Bubba?
Herbert Hoover wasn't "HOOVER" until FDR was great
You should follow me on twitter @DavefrmLville....the Onion does!
by Dave from Louisville on Mar 16, 2010 10:32 PM EDT up reply actions
I don't think FDR was that great
I have a lot of respect for him, but it was more WWII than FDR that ended the Depression.
The Depression, like the current recession, was due to a massive credit bubble popping. I don’t think there’s really much the government can do about it, except let it run its course. The Great Depression reached its low three or four years after the Wall St. crash – coincidentally, when FDR took over. It’s not Obama’s fault, but he took over at about the time of the crash, when things were still getting worse. That’s what I meant when I said whoever took over was going to be the next Hoover.
All Things Bubba: Because how can you not love a baseball player named Bubba?
This is a common error many people make
WWII did not end the depression.
In fact if we look at Consumer Goods/Investment Good growth and how employment recovers a couple years after 1945 it really didn’t recover as nicely as those who argue this point.
Consider some basic micro-economic law. How much did the War cost? How many of the temporary jobs that were create during the war were lost after it was over?
Don’t get me wrong It was not FDR that ‘ended the depression’ by any means.
In 2013 winning baseball will be back in Cincy!
RIP Norris Hopper's and Juan Castro's MLB career
WWII was a huge pump primer
It didn’t result in an immediate rise in consumption or quality of life because millions of guys were overseas. But it did reduce unemployment and kick-started manufacturing, which was able to transition after the war.
it wasn't so much the war
As the aftermath. We were left the last economy standing. The manufacturing bases of our competitors were decimated.
The war wasn’t bad, either, before we got involved. We could sell weapons to both sides.
All Things Bubba: Because how can you not love a baseball player named Bubba?
I'm confused...
Did he seriously just turn NCAA basketball into a political debate? Is nothing sacred anymore?
"People don't kill people. Burning oreo packages kill people."
He's banging the anti-BCS drum
which is about the only political view we share
Bipartisanship!
by Highlifeman21 on Mar 15, 2010 11:43 AM EDT up reply actions
good lord, ewok is just upset that Obama isn't providing enough original content
He thinks Obama should ride a train to Nashville and take a carriage ride to Jared if his face isn’t eaten off first.
"They're the ones that gave you the keys, they can’t get upset when you crash the car" -- 'tHan on my being a mod
by jch24 on Mar 15, 2010 11:55 AM EDT via mobile up reply actions 3 recs
I bet ewok doesn't think that President Obamam should be a porter on the train..
That’s what a lot of the folks where I work tell me and not subtly either…it is a sorry state of shit that we’ve got crawl through as a nation right now..I have no doubt that we’ll get back to higher ground sooner than later.
Gleet:The chronic morbid discharge as from the nostrils of horses.
Dog, pit bull specifically
"They're the ones that gave you the keys, they can’t get upset when you crash the car" -- 'tHan on my being a mod
by jch24 on Mar 15, 2010 12:34 PM EDT via mobile up reply actions
does that pit use a mac?
"The USA despite its flaws and corruption and overall messiness is still a great and powerful instrument of freedom and hope for the entire world." - Madville
They eat apples, does that count?
"They're the ones that gave you the keys, they can’t get upset when you crash the car" -- 'tHan on my being a mod
W had the highest approval rating too!
You guys say what you want to about Obama, but no president will be able to spend more money, loss more jobs, or kill more people than Bush Jr. in his 8 years in office.
You should follow me on twitter @DavefrmLville....the Onion does!
by Dave from Louisville on Mar 16, 2010 10:33 PM EDT up reply actions
I dunno, Obama's giving it a pretty good go too...
Obama’s spent a buttload of money on essentially nothing, which is impressive in its own right
Obama also won’t kill enough of the right people, but I’ll just stop that thought in its tracks.
by Highlifeman21 on Mar 16, 2010 10:46 PM EDT up reply actions
won't kill the RIGHT people?
There are people who it’s ‘right’ to kill?
"People don't kill people. Burning oreo packages kill people."
come on guys
let’s wrap this up like right now.
by Charlie Scrabbles on Mar 16, 2010 10:50 PM EDT up reply actions
Tell 'em Chuck
Politics sucks – Politicians are whores. And I don’t care to read about our superficial renderings of the political mess that’s going on (its been going on forever)- especially my own.
Gleet:The chronic morbid discharge as from the nostrils of horses.
american politics is perfect compared to this shitstorm i'm involved in
most american politicians don’t suck. most just want to serve their country. people don’t give them enough credit. there are a lot of great congressmen and senators in office right now. it’s just the dinosaurs who hold all the committee chairs who are ruining it for everyone.
Don't be so nice!
Partisanship and re-election is prevalent among almost all of those guys, the art of functional compromise seems to have become a lost art.
Gleet:The chronic morbid discharge as from the nostrils of horses.
Other than Dennis Kucinich, Alan Grayson and Ron Paul?
I’m not sure if their is any good senator with principles currently in office.
In 2013 winning baseball will be back in Cincy!
RIP Norris Hopper's and Juan Castro's MLB career
I have not payed good attention to basketball this year...
I doubt that I’ll be defending my title very well…
"People don't kill people. Burning oreo packages kill people."
Flynn
Thanks Caleb!
Education is what you get from reading the directions. Experience is what you get from not reading them.
Bob Huggins is on the Prince Fielder diet
Gleet:The chronic morbid discharge as from the nostrils of horses.
he wants his baby back baby back baby back
"They're the ones that gave you the keys, they can’t get upset when you crash the car" -- 'tHan on my being a mod
by jch24 on Mar 15, 2010 11:47 AM EDT via mobile up reply actions
"Jimmy, you ever seen a grown man naked?"
"Red Reporter - An elitist clique full of like-minded douchebags." - BK
I'm in, looking to win my second crown in three years
"They're the ones that gave you the keys, they can’t get upset when you crash the car" -- 'tHan on my being a mod
how is it that everyone on here claims to have won one of these things?
you say you won, crolfer says he won, and I have a vada pinson baseball card to prove that I won.
i guess that means that we’ve had these pools going for several years now, and that’s bad ass.
i won't win this year
i had the kids pick all the brackets
"Life is good....life is good...life is good..life is good" jch
this thread is ruined
we have a nice ncaa basketball discussion going and you guys spend half the thread talking about economics! i wish that just once rr could have a thread that stays on topic!
Screw economics...
I’m sitting here waiting for that class to start now…
"People don't kill people. Burning oreo packages kill people."
it's not even 8AM!
What kind of sad-sap classes did you get stuck in?
"And then there was the USAID guy in Kandahar who drove a giant pink Cadillac, which the locals set on fire one day. If you wanted to destroy something symbolic during a riot, you just could not do better than that. Good stuff." - Ghosts of Alexander
It started at 8. MWF I have classes at 9. Those I can do.
Next semester is going to suck though- classes at 8 am EVERY day. But on the bright side, I get to take an entomology lab and lecture…
"People don't kill people. Burning oreo packages kill people."
Isn't going on a date with Ladybug an entomology lab?
by Highlifeman21 on Mar 16, 2010 10:18 AM EDT up reply actions
Seriously, learn to schedule classes better!
Nothing before 10, nothing after 4, nothing on Fridays
by Highlifeman21 on Mar 16, 2010 10:18 AM EDT up reply actions
Almost impossible to not have classes on Friday... so many MWF classes.
"People don't kill people. Burning oreo packages kill people."
They don't offer those classes T/R?
What kind of crazy institute of higher learning do you attend?
When I was at tOSU, sure, they had a shitload of MWF classes, but they also had the same classes on T/R.
by Highlifeman21 on Mar 16, 2010 10:30 AM EDT up reply actions
Well- that's three classes per week versus 2 per week.
And the good classes fill up FAST.
"People don't kill people. Burning oreo packages kill people."
NEV-er
anything before 10 a.m. That is the rule of the Ancient Seattle Mariner.
The baseball-bat collision is violent and involves large forces which act over a very short time and which compress the ball to a fraction of its normal size. -- Alan M. Nathan
There's only one Biology lecture class offered that was available
And it’s MWF at 8 am. Not a whole lot that I can do…
"People don't kill people. Burning oreo packages kill people."
yes there is
take it the next term when it’s offered at 3:30. or the next term at 10. or any other time.
by Charlie Scrabbles on Mar 16, 2010 11:38 AM EDT up reply actions
And take what now?
Bio is a prerequisite to a lot of the stuff I need to take in the future.
"People don't kill people. Burning oreo packages kill people."
im sure there are a hundred different electives you need as requirement to graduate
i would recommend intro the philosophy or something like that.
by Charlie Scrabbles on Mar 16, 2010 1:09 PM EDT up reply actions
Or anthropology, or sociology or something
Get those Gen Ed reqs out of the way, get your core reqs out of the way for your major.
There’s options out there, you’re just not tryin’!
by Highlifeman21 on Mar 16, 2010 4:47 PM EDT up reply actions
I've already taken Sociology- A lot of my gen ed stuff was out of the way before I got here...
"People don't kill people. Burning oreo packages kill people."
At MSU - almost all science and engineering related classes were MWF.
You could get out of Friday classes, but only if you wanted a degree in Business.
IAN! I'm on traain!
It was easy to have Fridays off as an art/English major
At least at UD. No studio art classes were ever held on Fridays (which makes sense) and most English electives were T/Th (no clue why). I put a lot of effort into scheduling one Friday-free semester early on, then managed to do it again three or four more times without trying at all.
by the finest muffins on Mar 16, 2010 1:44 PM EDT up reply actions
I do know there were some profs
Who had this perversion about everybody needing to be up, around, fed and frisky at 6 in the morning. For those creeps, an 8 a.m. class was the middle of the damned day. They’d look at us hung-over upperclassmen and just snicker.
College life was never designed to be fair, but it could be manipulated a little.
The baseball-bat collision is violent and involves large forces which act over a very short time and which compress the ball to a fraction of its normal size. -- Alan M. Nathan
I used to have classes in college that started at 8:00 AM
But they were over by noon, only on MWF, and I had a day and a half off in between each hellish block of morning classes. Afternoons? Free! Tuesdays and Thursdays? Free! Weekends? Free!
Let there be no wonderment as to why I cannot find steady employ.
by Brendanukkah on Mar 16, 2010 6:06 PM EDT up reply actions
That's what my roommate's schedule is like.
"People don't kill people. Burning oreo packages kill people."
See, I think that anecdote should help you find steady employ.
Being able to successfully arrange a schedule like that shows diligence, creativity, and strategic planning skills. (Can you tell I’ve been writing a lot of cover letters these last few months? I’m getting reeeally good at them. Or really bad, I guess, depending on your perspective.)
by the finest muffins on Mar 16, 2010 6:23 PM EDT up reply actions
Wanna fix my resume? :)
"They're the ones that gave you the keys, they can’t get upset when you crash the car" -- 'tHan on my being a mod
Don't you have two jobs?
Wanna fix mine?
by the finest muffins on Mar 16, 2010 6:28 PM EDT up reply actions
I only have one job, but I'm always looking :)
"They're the ones that gave you the keys, they can’t get upset when you crash the car" -- 'tHan on my being a mod
I would but you never returned my calls
Gleet:The chronic morbid discharge as from the nostrils of horses.
there's no fixing his past, Mads
and not returning calls is the best bet for his future
"Life is good....life is good...life is good..life is good" jch
would be willing to write a cover letter for me?
i’ll give ya 10 bucks!
by Charlie Scrabbles on Mar 16, 2010 8:37 PM EDT up reply actions
Of course I'd write a cover letter for you...ansd for there is NO Charge...
I have jch’s resume…but he got the ‘job’ before I had a chance to discuss the specifics of said jop…the job forr which I would have re-structured the resume.
email me your cover letter and I will give a go.
your Pal
M.
Gleet:The chronic morbid discharge as from the nostrils of horses.
Do your cover letters include pictures?
Education is what you get from reading the directions. Experience is what you get from not reading them.
what did you expect from an off season fanshot!
You should follow me on twitter @DavefrmLville....the Onion does!
by Dave from Louisville on Mar 16, 2010 10:34 PM EDT up reply actions
By the way
I have Louisville in the elite 8 in all my brackets, beating Duke
I’ll be the biggest Tard Card fan in the world if/when they play Duke
Some say a comet will fall from the sky. Followed by meteor showers and tidal waves.
Followed by faultlines that cannot sit still. Followed by millions of dumbfounded dips**ts.
I had it picked but went back on it
"aaron harnann is so aweseom" - justin
by BK on Mar 16, 2010 1:07 PM EDT up reply actions
I haven't had ETSU beating Kentucky so far
But I have probably envisioned almost every team seeded 14th or higher winning at least one game
"aaron harnann is so aweseom" - justin
by BK on Mar 16, 2010 1:17 PM EDT up reply actions
Except for OU
"aaron harnann is so aweseom" - justin
by BK on Mar 16, 2010 1:35 PM EDT up reply actions 2 recs
X is one and done
i hate to predict it.
"Life is good....life is good...life is good..life is good" jch
Yeah, I'm not sure it is even going to be one.
That’s my prediction and I am a fan of the program (although I have not been following closely this year.)
I was impressed that the A10 got three in this year..
Education is what you get from reading the directions. Experience is what you get from not reading them.
They'll beat Minnesota
And X is better this year than they were last year, and Pitt is worse and they almost beat them last year.
"aaron harnann is so aweseom" - justin
says the XU grad..
Education is what you get from reading the directions. Experience is what you get from not reading them.
I've got Minny beating X
Some say a comet will fall from the sky. Followed by meteor showers and tidal waves.
Followed by faultlines that cannot sit still. Followed by millions of dumbfounded dips**ts.
I have Dayton losing to Illinois State tonight
"aaron harnann is so aweseom" - justin
by BK on Mar 17, 2010 3:29 PM EDT up reply actions
not even I have done that
I don’t doubt they can, but I do doubt the Cards will decide to show up with their A game……which can beat anyone.
You should follow me on twitter @DavefrmLville....the Onion does!
by Dave from Louisville on Mar 16, 2010 10:36 PM EDT up reply actions
This man has a point.
"They're the ones that gave you the keys, they can’t get upset when you crash the car" -- 'tHan on my being a mod
I hated to do it
But I picked Duke.
"They're the ones that gave you the keys, they can’t get upset when you crash the car" -- 'tHan on my being a mod
by jch24 on Mar 16, 2010 2:31 PM EDT via mobile up reply actions
If Cal beats UL, then Dook moves on
I think, if Samuels and the good Sosa show up, and you get production from Swopshire, you win. Duke is not physical enough.
Some say a comet will fall from the sky. Followed by meteor showers and tidal waves.
Followed by faultlines that cannot sit still. Followed by millions of dumbfounded dips**ts.
KYLE KURIC!!!!
They need Jerry Smith to start shooting like 2008-2009 Jerry Smith, that’s their biggest weakness.
"They're the ones that gave you the keys, they can’t get upset when you crash the car" -- 'tHan on my being a mod
maybe marra can show up and hit a couple of threes
unless, of course he’s too busy at the tattoo parlor.
Is he going to play this weekend?
I heard that he was hurt.
Some say a comet will fall from the sky. Followed by meteor showers and tidal waves.
Followed by faultlines that cannot sit still. Followed by millions of dumbfounded dips**ts.
Jerry Smith that is
Some say a comet will fall from the sky. Followed by meteor showers and tidal waves.
Followed by faultlines that cannot sit still. Followed by millions of dumbfounded dips**ts.
Sadly, I don't know
I’ve been busy as hell the last couple of weeks and haven’t followed nearly as closely as I should.
"They're the ones that gave you the keys, they can’t get upset when you crash the car" -- 'tHan on my being a mod
Jerry Smith did not play in the loss to Cincinnati
Rick Pitino says he should be good to go this weekend. Given Pitino’s penchant for the truth, that probably means Smith had his hand amputated.
by 'tHan on Mar 16, 2010 3:42 PM EDT up reply actions 1 recs
“When you have a problem, if you tell the truth the problem becomes part of your past, if you lie it becomes part of your future.” – Rick Pitino
You should follow me on twitter @DavefrmLville....the Onion does!
by Dave from Louisville on Mar 16, 2010 10:40 PM EDT up reply actions
That's like an oxymoron
“production from Swopshire” hilarious!
You should follow me on twitter @DavefrmLville....the Onion does!
by Dave from Louisville on Mar 16, 2010 10:37 PM EDT up reply actions
Just picked my second bracket
Have an all-Big 12 final four with a tie breaker of Mizzou beating Kansas 756-0.
"People don't kill people. Burning oreo packages kill people."
All Big 12 Final Four is certainly more obscure than my all Big East Final Four
by Highlifeman21 on Mar 17, 2010 9:31 PM EDT up reply actions
Definitely impressive
Improbably, but impressive
by Highlifeman21 on Mar 17, 2010 10:32 PM EDT up reply actions
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