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Ah yes a college football topic on MSB, there's no way I'll get upset.
Nope, nm.
Nope, nm.
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re: Masters ticket updates available online
Posted by E12IC on 7/21/25 at 4:53 pm to nicholastiger
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I received offer to purchase tickets to the Women's Amateur the day it's at Augusta
Is it worth it just to see and walk the course?
Definitely. I went to the ANWA a few years ago and it was a blast. The course is pretty much empty (relatively speaking) and you can watch anywhere without dealing with a massive crowd.
Stayed for the trophy presentation and got to speak to multiple green jacket members because there just wasn't a mass of people and they were walking around chatting with everyone..
First crack at the gift shop and to top it off, hotel rooms were priced at normal rates. Stayed a mile away from the course for less than $200/night at a hotel.
I'm 0-14 now on the Masters but kinda prefer to win the ANWA going forward after the experience I had.
re: Oakmont once again is being blown way out of proportion
Posted by E12IC on 6/11/25 at 4:05 pm to lsupride87
There has been a ton on rain in the Mid Atlantic area this May. Think PA got close to or set a record for rain.
If they played 15 days ago, those greens would have been nowhere near as fast as they should be Thursday this week.
If they played 15 days ago, those greens would have been nowhere near as fast as they should be Thursday this week.
re: USGA caves and cuts the rough at Oakmont
Posted by E12IC on 6/9/25 at 7:54 pm to DestrehanTiger
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I just looked it up. I think it was No Laying Up and Jeff Halld, who is the managing director of USGA rules and open championships
Looks like Halld and McCormick both brought it up. Yet with both of these guys saying don't worry, we have people panicked on a Monday.
McCormick On Fried Egg
re: USGA caves and cuts the rough at Oakmont
Posted by E12IC on 6/9/25 at 6:58 pm to DestrehanTiger
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I was listening to a podcast last week where someone from the USGA said we'd get a bunch of people bitching about cutting the grass when the first video shows the mowers. They're likely not cutting much, and cutting it makes the grass stand straighter and more likely to swallow balls.
Lol yep. I believe it was on Shotgun Start or Fried Egg. It was Mike Mccormick who is head Super at Oakmont. Looks like he nailed it based on the Op's post.
Just went through a similar situation with my 6 year old son. He makes regular good contact with the ball. I, like you, dont think I have a PGA player on my hands but my son really likes golf.
I took him a couple weeks ago to a PGA Instructor to see if it was worth pursuing lessons at his age. My son hit the ball well and the instructor said to hold off for a few more years and continue doing what we do now.
I currently take him to play 9 holes once or twice a week, buy a hot dog and drink afterwards and continue to keep the experience fun. Even if you dont golf, you should be able to find a course that lets Jr's play in the afternoon. Just enjoy a nice walk with your son while he hits the ball around the course.
The instructor said he's to young to be thinking about his swing and how the swing works. He should just be having fun.
With regards to clubs, all my son has is a 3w, 7i, SW, Putter. Not a large investment at all. Think you can pick up similar sets at any sporting good/golf store under $200.
I took him a couple weeks ago to a PGA Instructor to see if it was worth pursuing lessons at his age. My son hit the ball well and the instructor said to hold off for a few more years and continue doing what we do now.
I currently take him to play 9 holes once or twice a week, buy a hot dog and drink afterwards and continue to keep the experience fun. Even if you dont golf, you should be able to find a course that lets Jr's play in the afternoon. Just enjoy a nice walk with your son while he hits the ball around the course.
The instructor said he's to young to be thinking about his swing and how the swing works. He should just be having fun.
With regards to clubs, all my son has is a 3w, 7i, SW, Putter. Not a large investment at all. Think you can pick up similar sets at any sporting good/golf store under $200.
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thoughts and prayers to WVU
this would be a retirement tour, not a massive coup
I'm willing to take that risk.
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Who do You think will be his replacement?
Good question. Jimbo seems to be the fan favorite on the WVU boards.
Worry is that we don't have the NIL money to get the recruits that Jimbo goes after.
WVU has their success in grabbing the under the radar guys. Now if you get them, you have to pay them once their good and we don't have the funds to keep them around.
Going back to our glory years in early 2000s, hard to imagine us keeping White/Slayton/Devine/Austin once the big programs approach them.
Hoping Brown is gone after this season.
No reason for WVU not appear in the top 25 since 2019.
No reason for WVU not appear in the top 25 since 2019.
re: Was NIU the most shocking upset since USC Stanford?
Posted by E12IC on 9/8/24 at 6:26 am to GoGators1995
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For me it's hard to top WVU losing at home to 3-8 Pitt with a guaranteed spot in the BCS title game on the line.
Came into this thread to laugh at ND and then had this memory dragged up. Thanks.
re: Getting young kids involved
Posted by E12IC on 6/7/24 at 7:50 pm to Power-Dome
Im in the mid-atlantic region but you may want to look into a program called youth on the course.
It's $20 to join but allows my son to play at several courses in our area for $5.
Usually he's not allowed on till after 2pm but there is never an issue getting him on. He's 5 years old as well.
It's $20 to join but allows my son to play at several courses in our area for $5.
Usually he's not allowed on till after 2pm but there is never an issue getting him on. He's 5 years old as well.
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The high flying offense featuring Pat White, Steve Slaton,
Not that it makes the loss any more excusable, but Pat White got hurt early in the game and didn't come back till the last series or so.
re: AFC Division Realignment?
Posted by E12IC on 11/6/23 at 9:28 am to Buckeye Backer
As a Ravens fan, I would be against this.
Sure the division is insanely good and the east would be easier, but we have great rivalries with everyone in the division.
Baltimore is a blue collar town, a poor man's Philly compared to the other NE cites. I feel we fit in fine.
As a WVU fan, I've seen the games I care about disappear due to realignment. I'd hate for this to happen to my NFL team as well.
Sure the division is insanely good and the east would be easier, but we have great rivalries with everyone in the division.
Baltimore is a blue collar town, a poor man's Philly compared to the other NE cites. I feel we fit in fine.
As a WVU fan, I've seen the games I care about disappear due to realignment. I'd hate for this to happen to my NFL team as well.
Saints
Pretty accurate. I went to WVU during the fun years of Pat White and followed closely once Geno took over etc. The student body was into all the things you mentioned back during 05-18ish. But the team being bad and no connection to our conference schools hasn't helped the overall feeling/atmosphere.
The move to the Big 12 was fun the first couple years, playing teams you never played before or only played once in a blue moon.
But eventually the new wears off and it's just not the same. DMV is full of VT, MD, Pitt, Penn St grads etc and not being able to look forward to play those teams became a huge bummer.
The last few years we played the teams I just mentioned and it was awesome. Didn't win them all but getting to talk to co-workers about playing them or even going to the game was such a refresher then playing someone in Texas for the 3rd week in a row.
I hate the new conferences and yearn for a return to playing traditional rivals every week.
The move to the Big 12 was fun the first couple years, playing teams you never played before or only played once in a blue moon.
But eventually the new wears off and it's just not the same. DMV is full of VT, MD, Pitt, Penn St grads etc and not being able to look forward to play those teams became a huge bummer.
The last few years we played the teams I just mentioned and it was awesome. Didn't win them all but getting to talk to co-workers about playing them or even going to the game was such a refresher then playing someone in Texas for the 3rd week in a row.
I hate the new conferences and yearn for a return to playing traditional rivals every week.
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Pat McAfee was the kicker that missed the game clincher.
He missed two kicks that game. One 20 yards and the other 32 yards.
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IMO, WVU losing to Pitt in 2007 is #1 and I can't really think of a close second. WVU would have steamrolled Ohio State and won a national title. Have to wonder where they would be now had that happened.
We may never be #1 in football the way we have been trending recently but we'll seem to always hold the #1 spot on these types of list.
As you said, who knows where we would be now.RR stays, Tyrrell Pryor might have came in to replace Pat White, ACC invite? Ramifications with Michigan/LSU/Miles, so many scenarios.
Instead we get the scenario where Pat Mcafee ends up on ESPN. I hate this scenario.
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Maybe not an actual team, but I’d love one on December 1st, 2007 for the college football season. That was such a crazy day with the number 1 and 2 teams in the BCS losing on the same day. Honestly that whole season could have a documentary made about it
No, thank you.
Keep waiting for them to fall back to Earth but it's been fun so far.
Hope the O's pull out the win but it's encouraging to hang with you guys.
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