skyhoya
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Post by skyhoya on Sept 25, 2013 10:45:59 GMT -5
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Post by AustinHoya03 on Sept 27, 2013 16:29:06 GMT -5
I think your anger is misplaced. If you think the requirements of the statute are wrong, your beef is with Congress. You'll be happy to know it's just as popular to hate them as it is to hate lawyers. The fact is that the ADA requires UMD to provide closed captioning. Every other University complies with the statute. Presumably, UMD was informed of the statute's existence and asked to comply with it before the lawsuit was filed. But I guess it would have been better for the National Association for the Deaf (which I'm sure is comprised of real jerks who are definitely one of the real problems with society today) to keep writing letters to UMD until it changed its policy rather than filing a lawsuit through counsel. The ADA is sometimes difficult to implement, but anyone who has ever had a friend or family member who has been temporarily or permanently confined to a wheelchair by an accident or illness understands its benefits. Okay, back to football. Week 5 Picks for Games That Matter TCU over SMU for the Iron Skillet UGA over LSU Oklahoma over Notre Dame Minnesota over Iowa for Floyd of Rosedale Alabama over Ole Miss TAMU over Arkansas in the Southwest Classic for the Southwest Classic Trophy (very creative) Wisconsin upsets Ohio State Fresno State rolls Hawaii for the mythical Golden Screwdriver Rivalry Recap for Week 3 Texas Tech defeated TCU for the West Texas Championship Saddle Trophy mbd.scout.com/mb.aspx?S=188&F=1650&T=11923021&P=1Louisville defeated Kentucky for the Governor's Cup Iowa defeated Iowa State for the Cy-Hawk Trophy UTEP defeated New Mexico State in Rio Grande Championship play Ohio defeated Marshall in the Battle for the Bell for The Bell (duh) Notre Dame defeated Purdue for the Shillelagh Trophy Rivalry Recap for Week 4 Clemson defeated NC State in the Textile Bowl for the Textile Bowl Trophy Fresno State defeated Boise State for the Milk Can Houston defeated Rice in the Bayou Bucket Classic for the Bayou Bucket Florida defeated Tennessee in the Turnover Festival (if you watched the game you know what I'm talking about) Notre Dame defeated Michigan State for the Megaphone Trophy Cincinnati defeated Miami (OH) in the Battle for the Bell for the Victory Bell Utah defeated BYU in the Holy War and also won the Beehive Boot (nice write-up on the Boot and CFB trophies generally here) Wazzu defeated Idaho in the Battle of the Palouse, played for the first time since 2007 despite the fact that the schools are less than 8 miles apart
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hoyarooter
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Post by hoyarooter on Sept 27, 2013 21:01:26 GMT -5
Nice, Austin. Definitely a finalist for post of the year.
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Post by AustinHoya03 on Sept 29, 2013 21:07:07 GMT -5
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Boz
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Post by Boz on Sept 30, 2013 9:19:54 GMT -5
I think your anger is misplaced. If you think the requirements of the statute are wrong, your beef is with Congress. You'll be happy to know it's just as popular to hate them as it is to hate lawyers. The fact is that the ADA requires UMD to provide closed captioning. Every other University complies with the statute. Presumably, UMD was informed of the statute's existence and asked to comply with it before the lawsuit was filed. But I guess it would have been better for the National Association for the Deaf (which I'm sure is comprised of real jerks who are definitely one of the real problems with society today) to keep writing letters to UMD until it changed its policy rather than filing a lawsuit through counsel. The ADA is sometimes difficult to implement, but anyone who has ever had a friend or family member who has been temporarily or permanently confined to a wheelchair by an accident or illness understands its benefits. Are there a lot of schools who ARE doing this? My attendance at collegiate or professional athletic events is limited, other than Hoya basketball games, but I can't remember seeing this at any event I have been to, college or pro. I know you said other universities are in compliance though so, not needing such services, I admit that it might just pass below my radar and I might not notice the services that are available. Unless this is common practice and I just haven't noticed, seems to me the suit might be better directed at the NCAA (or NFL, NBA, NHL, etc.), than just at UMCP.
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hoyarooter
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Post by hoyarooter on Sept 30, 2013 19:38:47 GMT -5
I think your anger is misplaced. If you think the requirements of the statute are wrong, your beef is with Congress. You'll be happy to know it's just as popular to hate them as it is to hate lawyers. The fact is that the ADA requires UMD to provide closed captioning. Every other University complies with the statute. Presumably, UMD was informed of the statute's existence and asked to comply with it before the lawsuit was filed. But I guess it would have been better for the National Association for the Deaf (which I'm sure is comprised of real jerks who are definitely one of the real problems with society today) to keep writing letters to UMD until it changed its policy rather than filing a lawsuit through counsel. The ADA is sometimes difficult to implement, but anyone who has ever had a friend or family member who has been temporarily or permanently confined to a wheelchair by an accident or illness understands its benefits. Are there a lot of schools who ARE doing this? My attendance at collegiate or professional athletic events is limited, other than Hoya basketball games, but I can't remember seeing this at any event I have been to, college or pro. I know you said other universities are in compliance though so, not needing such services, I admit that it might just pass below my radar and I might not notice the services that are available. Unless this is common practice and I just haven't noticed, seems to me the suit might be better directed at the NCAA (or NFL, NBA, NHL, etc.), than just at UMCP. Wrong. Now if the lawsuit were against University of Minnesota, or University of Colorado, or even LSU, I might consider your position. But this is UMCP. Isn't anything bad that happens to UMCP automatically a good thing?
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Boz
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Post by Boz on Sept 30, 2013 22:05:29 GMT -5
Ha! Point taken. I stand corrected!
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Post by AustinHoya03 on Oct 3, 2013 14:56:36 GMT -5
Week 6 Picks for Games That Matter:
BYU over Utah State in a Beehive Boot game (though a meaningless one since Utah has already clinched the Boot) Navy over Air Force in a Commander-in-Chief's Trophy game Florida State over UMD Michigan over Minnesota for the Little Brown Jug Rice over Tulsa for the Williams Trophy (still noticeably absent from Wikipedia's College Football Rivalries page) New Mexico over New Mexico State in the Battle of I-25 (a.k.a. the Rio Grande Rivalry) for the Maloof Trophy. UNM also clinches the (now apparently mythical) Rio Grande Championship, played between UTEP, UMN, and NMSU. Northwestern over tOSU in the biggest game at Ryan Field in many years Stanford over U-Dub
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EasyEd
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Post by EasyEd on Oct 6, 2013 11:54:28 GMT -5
Wonder how many pieces of furniture were burned at College Park yesterday.
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Post by AustinHoya03 on Oct 8, 2013 13:40:01 GMT -5
How to tell if your college football game really matters:
1. Is it being played at a pro football stadium?
2. Is the stadium located in an important high school football state?
3. Did Nike/Adidas/Under Armour make special uniforms for you game?
4. Is the game being televised nationally?
5. Did ESPN/Fox/CBS/NBC actually schedule this game?
If you answered yes to all of the above questions, congratulations! You are playing in an important college football game by 2013 standards.
TV money in college athletics means that the sport's primary focus is creating a "television experience." Pro stadiums, "unique" uniforms, and network-created names ("Shamrock Series," "Southwest Classic") all help to sell college football to TV audiences.
Tradition is important to both academic institutions and college football fans. When schools ran the sport, tradition was protected. Corporate television networks, to which schools have sold control of the game for a bundle of cash, only care about making money for their shareholders (which isn't a bad thing, I just don't like the consequence here). How long before there is a Super Bowl-style "halftime show" at the Michigan-Ohio State game?
I haven't bought Gregg Easterbrook's new book, The King of Sports, yet. But my understanding is that it discusses football as a societal institution. I think the question for fans WRT college football is: who do we want to be in charge of such institutions? I am not sure that "the money men at Disney" is the right answer.
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Post by AustinHoya03 on Oct 8, 2013 13:55:02 GMT -5
Week 7 Picks for Games That Matter:
Indiana over Michigan State for the Old Brass Spittoon Oklahoma over Texas for the Golden Hat in the Red River Rivalry UGA over Mizzou LSU over Florida Clemson over BC for the O'Rourke-McFadden Trophy U-Dub upsets Oregon
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hoyarooter
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Post by hoyarooter on Oct 8, 2013 20:48:00 GMT -5
UDub's quarterback hurt his thumb near the end of the Stanford game. I haven't heard anything about his condition, but he needs to be at full strength for UDub to have a chance against Oregon.
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Post by AustinHoya03 on Oct 17, 2013 15:44:22 GMT -5
Week 8 Picks for Games That Matter:
Wyoming over Colorado State for the Bronze Boot Stanford over UCLA TAMU crushes Auburn Ole Miss upsets LSU in the Magnolia Bowl for the Magnolia Bowl Trophy Notre Dame over SC for the Jeweled Shillelagh Clemson over Florida State
Question for the board: is Boise State vs. Nevada a rivalry game? It's listed on Wikipedia's list (which I think has serious faults in general), but the Broncos have gone 12-1 in the last 13 games of the series.
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Post by AustinHoya03 on Oct 29, 2013 11:56:22 GMT -5
Week 9 Rivalry Recap: Ohio defeated Miami (OH) in the Battle of the Bricks Toledo defeated Bowling Green in the Battle of I-75 for the Peace Pipe Battle of I-75 Trophy Alabama defeated Tennessee on the Third Saturday in October (actually the fourth Saturday) resulting in an NCAA violation: bleacherreport.com/articles/70697-alabamatennessee-to-commit-ncaa-violation-this-saturdayUNLV defeated Nevada in the Battle of Nevada for the Fremont Cannon for the first time since 2004
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Post by AustinHoya03 on Oct 31, 2013 10:49:54 GMT -5
Week 10 Picks for Games That Matter:
Army over Air Force in a Commander-In-Chief's Trophy game Iowa over Wisconsin for the Heartland Trophy NC State over North Carolina UGA over Florida in the World's Largest Outdoor Cocktail Party for the Okefenokee Oar Notre Dame over Navy Michigan State over Michigan for the Paul Bunyan Trophy Kansas State over Iowa State in Farmageddon Texas Tech over Oklahoma State Florida State over Miami for the fourth season in a row
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Post by SFHoya99 on Nov 3, 2013 9:49:43 GMT -5
So the question is now, do people think FSU can take Alabama? They looked good last night but not so dominant as to leave doubt. Winston made a mistake or two, and I imagine that Bama's defense may force more. I don't really believe in Oregon or Ohio State, so FSU is my team this year, since I'm just looking for a change.
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Post by AustinHoya03 on Nov 14, 2013 22:34:41 GMT -5
If Clemson beats Georgia Tech tonight (looking likely), Duke University will sit atop the ACC Coastal Division standings. If Duke were to beat Miami in Durham on Saturday (not so likely, but the Blue Devils have won 5 in a row), David Cutcliffe's squad would be in firm control of the division.
If you're a fan of Baylor or Stanford, that is not good news. Virginia Tech is the only team that has a half-assed chance of hanging with FSU in the ACC title game.
In response to SFHoya's question, I think FSU could hang with 'Bama. The more pressing question at this point is whether 'Bama can get by an Auburn team that has improved tremendously since squeaking by Wazzu in Week 1. The Iron Bowl will be played at Jordan-Hare Stadium this year.
I think FSU is going to cruise into the national championship game. I would not be too surprised if 'Bama, which hasn't played many tough games this season (and only TWO road games through week 12), stumbles down the stretch.
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hoyarooter
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Post by hoyarooter on Dec 1, 2013 4:23:48 GMT -5
What, no one has anything to say about the most remarkable finish to a college football game since the Stanford band game?
Not much at stake, either - just a possible national championship.
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EasyEd
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Post by EasyEd on Dec 2, 2013 11:17:16 GMT -5
The gods are shining on Auburn. First the Inaccurate Deflection and now this. Sure was good to see Bama lose.
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hoyarooter
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Post by hoyarooter on Dec 2, 2013 21:22:45 GMT -5
The gods are shining on Auburn. First the Inaccurate Deflection and now this. Sure was good to see Bama lose. Thanks, Ed. At least someone responded to my post. Is the Inaccurate Deflection the inverse of the Immaculate Reception? And here's something we can agree on - it's good to dethrone the king.
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