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Post by The Stig on Apr 15, 2012 17:36:30 GMT -5
This Pens-Flyers series has been great. I'm never going to cheer for the Pens to win a game, but it would be nice to see this series last a little longer, just for the entertainment value.
You have to ask the unthinkable question now - does Johnson start in place of Fleury for Game 4?
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Post by The Stig on Feb 19, 2012 10:44:55 GMT -5
Georgetown basketball in the Ivy League is not going to happen (and should not for many reasons). Georgetown football as part of the Ivy league is a great idea and the time to do that is now. Georgetown football to the Ivies is a great idea... for Georgetown. Good luck convincing the other Ivies that it's a good idea for them.
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Post by The Stig on Feb 12, 2012 20:42:30 GMT -5
From what I heard the yellow school bus system was abandoned because there simply weren't enough buses around to transport the increasing numbers of student fans.
Part of me wonders if Hoya Blue has gotten too close to the Athletic Department, and thus too 'official' to have the old energy and zeal it had in the early JTIII years. Back then Hoya Blue and the AD would help each other out every once in a while, but Hoya Blue was a very independent organization. These days, from what I hear, Hoya Blue is basically an arm of the AD.
Hoya Blue's true strength in its heyday came from some truly exceptional leaders, but I wonder if those same types of energetic, critics be damned, bulldozer-type leaders would have risen to the top in today's more official Hoya Blue. I'm sure the folks running Hoya Blue today are fine leaders, but there's a difference between being a good leader and being the right type of leader for a specific organization.
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Post by The Stig on Feb 12, 2012 11:17:49 GMT -5
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Post by The Stig on Feb 10, 2012 20:20:39 GMT -5
I went to a couple of events there. Rumor has it that most of the books on the shelves nowadays are outdated encyclopedias - just there to make the shelves look full in the background of pictures.
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Budget
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Post by The Stig on Jan 23, 2012 19:25:28 GMT -5
Why haven't the Senate Dems proposed a budget? Probably because the Senate Dems can't all agree on anything beyond the color of the sky. Organizing the Senate Dems is like herding cats. An inspirational leader could help them get their act together, but Obama has kept Congress at arm's length ever since he was inaugurated and Reid, while actually quite effective in backroom deals, ain't exactly what you call inspiring.
That said, it's worth noting that "All Bills for raising Revenue shall originate in the House of Representatives; but the Senate may propose or concur with Amendments as on other Bills." (Article 1, Section 7)
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Post by The Stig on Dec 31, 2011 11:32:08 GMT -5
RusskyHoya is now part of the conspiracy, according to one of the comments on the page he links to....
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Post by The Stig on Dec 29, 2011 21:47:33 GMT -5
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Post by The Stig on Dec 18, 2011 13:04:54 GMT -5
Ilya Bryzgalov, philosopher:
Best bit starts 1:20 in. Listen to what Ilya has to say, then go back and watch Laviolette's deadpan.
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Post by The Stig on Dec 17, 2011 11:49:23 GMT -5
Yeesh. Missing the entire season sucks, but thank goodness they caught it this way and are able to treat it.
Best wishes to Jeff.
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Post by The Stig on Dec 7, 2011 19:42:50 GMT -5
I'm a fan of the realignment. The playoff matchups may get repetitive, but sometimes repetitive = hate, and I'm a fan of that.
Now all they need to do is give these new 'conferences' some proper names and trophies.
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Post by The Stig on Nov 27, 2011 21:45:21 GMT -5
I think Syracuse is going about this correctly tonight. Unfortunately, that merely highlights how badly they've misstepped before tonight.
There's still a lot that doesn't line up in this case though, going beyond the claims of whether Boeheim saw something suspicious. The Syracuse chancellor says they didn't have the tape in 2005. Why didn't Davis provide it? Also, any competent police force would have talked to Fine's wife regardless of the tape. If they did, that means she lied, either on the tape or to the police. Either that, or Syracuse's "no corroborating evidence" claim is a lie.
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Post by The Stig on Nov 27, 2011 15:48:00 GMT -5
So the phone call came in 2002, but the Syracuse PD said there was no corroborating evidence in 2005? Somebody's got some major explaining to do.
This whole story just keeps getting worse.
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Post by The Stig on Nov 17, 2011 19:45:24 GMT -5
The NHL did a weighted 30 team lottery for the 2005 draft, after the lockout. From Wikipedia: "Teams were assigned 1 to 3 balls based on their playoff appearances and first overall draft picks from the past three years. According to the draft order, the selection worked its way up to 30 as usual; then instead of repeating the order as in past years, the draft "snaked" back down to the team with the first pick. Therefore the team with the first pick overall would not pick again until the 60th pick. The team with the 30th pick would also get the 31st pick. The draft was only seven rounds in length, compared to nine rounds in years past. The labor dispute caused the shortened draft."
Not sure if the NBA will follow this example or not.
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Post by The Stig on Nov 17, 2011 19:40:36 GMT -5
There will be a huge temptation to participate in schadenfreude-related talk. Instead, let's realize that, if true, this is much more a tragedy for the individual(s) involved than anything else, and, respecting that, keep any commentary limited and civil. Worth repeating. I went to school with this guy's son (who was a ball boy himself for many years) and he is pretty well respected in the community. As much as I hate Syracuse, I really hope these rumors aren't true. Amen. This is terrible if it's true.
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Uganda?
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Post by The Stig on Oct 15, 2011 9:59:04 GMT -5
I think SF is right here - deploying these sorts of forces isn't uncommon, but public notification of it is unusual.
I think there's more to this than meets the eye. Uganda has been in Al-Shabbab's crosshairs for a while now because of their participation in the AU support for Somalia's transitional government. There were some bombings in Kampala not too long ago that were blamed on Al Shabbab. I wonder if we detected some sort of cooperation between Al Shabbab and the LRA. They'd certainly make an odd couple, but stranger things have happened.
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Post by The Stig on Oct 6, 2011 21:45:02 GMT -5
HOCKEY!!!!!
Man it felt good to see hockey on TV again. It's been way too long, and after that terrible offseason it's good to finally get back to the games.
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Post by The Stig on Oct 4, 2011 21:23:38 GMT -5
So, to take the other side, everyone's fine with the executive branch determining that you are actually in combat against the United States? Yes. I'm a bit uncomfortable on this. There has to be some sort of check on the executive branch to make sure they don't abuse this power. In this specific case, the executive judgment was good for the country. It was based on genuine national security threat and enabled the elimination of a genuine terrorist. All well and good. I'm certainly glad that Al-Awlaki is no longer among the living. But let's think for a second about what Al-Awlaki's crime was. He was actively trying to bring down our government, he inspired others to kill Americans, and he used violent rhetoric against our country. The evidence that he actually planned and ordered attacks against the US is far from conclusive. History has shown us that unscrupulous leaders tend to use national security as a cover to justify actions they take for personal political gain. Often times rules and precedents that help the country under judicious leaders can be absolutely disastrous under power-hungry leaders. Let's use a ridiculous example to illustrate the point. Supposedly we had this precedent this past January, and suppose Obama was a power-hungry tyrant who was secretly determined to undermine our democracy. A US Member of Congress gets shot in Arizona. Evidence emerges that a popular opposition politician, one who actively opposed Obama's government, had used violent rhetoric and published advertisements that "advocated violence" against the Member of Congress who was shot. So we've got somebody who's trying to bring down our government and using violent rhetoric to inspire others to attack our country. With that twisted logic, it all the boxes we needed for Al-Awlaki, right? So what would there have been to stop Obama from sending a Predator drone after Sarah Palin? Like I said, a ridiculous example, but something worth thinking about. I think everybody here agrees that, in some form or another, the President should be able to send the Predator after Al-Awkali but shouldn't be able to use the same rules and precedents to take out Sarah Palin. We have to make sure we draw up the rules to allow the former but eliminate even the remotest possibility of the latter.
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Post by The Stig on Oct 3, 2011 18:01:11 GMT -5
I think our opinions about Elvado's political views and our support for his kid should be kept as far apart as possible. I don't think I've agreed with a single thing he's ever written on the Blue & Gray Board, but I'm still pulling for Harry, like we all should be.
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Post by The Stig on Oct 1, 2011 9:45:09 GMT -5
There are a lot of problems with this whole thing. Obama has basically asserted the right to kill an American citizen anywhere without due process or any check on his ability to do so. Bush killed an American citizen too, but since that guy wasn't targeted (he was collateral damage), this is very different. This is not a power an American president should have. Oh, don't get me wrong. I am not saying that Ron Paul does not have a legitimate point. He is basically saying the same thing that you are, bando. And it is problematic. But such a square peg position does not fit very well into the round "miniature American flags for all" hole of presidential politics. True on all points. One thing I respect about Ron Paul is that he would have said the exact same thing if Bush had given the order. Even as a lefty myself I have to admit that there's quite a few people on my side of the spectrum who would have thrown a tantrum if Bush had given the order, but aren't saying much now since it was Obama who did it. As for me, I understand the ethical/legal concerns, but I still consider this good news. If somebody is in our custody, I believe we need to give them due process, regardless of their citizenship. But if somebody is at large and planning attacks on us, and the one and only way to eliminate that threat is to kill them, I find it hard to object to doing so. It's like a policeman chasing down a heavily armed criminal. Ideally the policeman wants to catch and arrest the criminal, but if the criminal pulls out a grenade and is about to toss it into a crowd, I don't think many people would criticize the policeman for shooting them.
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