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Yeah, I actually meant to leave the kicker alone and take a zero from him, but I did mean to drop KC for a RB to replace martin but I didn't go to sleep until very early sunday morning and when I woke up at 3 PM Sunday afternoon, I was like FUUUUUU. I did make one change so that I at least have someoene who will be out on the field tonight. I might have dropped KC for a kicker if Carolina's or Philly's kicker were available but I'm kinda glad I didn't. KC def is looking good.
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quote:Ours. :lol:
Which trade?
re: Keenan Allen goes off tonight and has his best game of the season
Posted by tuck on 10/23/14 at 12:05 pm to CBandits82
I was going to sit him but the Kool-aid tastes good in here. Let's hope this is the week. :dude:
I'm vetoing the trade. I will not stand for this trade rape.
tduck I'm not ignoring your offers. I'm thinking. Constantly. I think I'm ready to deal which would mean that, Fleshy, I can't make the trade.
The offer, while completely fair by the way (technically probably better for me than you), is enticing, I just can't get past the low volume of passes thrown his way. I value targets higher than I do TD's simply because TD's are much more rare than catches. Usually lots of targets means more chance for TD's. Thomas' situation is one of the most rare statistical occurrences I've ever seen. Thomas leads the league in TD's but it is in spite of not being targeted much compared to other top tight ends. Therefore, the probability of him remaining on this pace is low because for the rest of the year people will be keying on him and his current target rate won't increase and may even go down since most of his targets seem to be red zone targets. Plus Marshawn is my one and only true dominant player and when it's all said and done, I'd rather have a dominant RB than a dominant TE. I'm probably dumb not to take this, but I just can't. Plus if by some miracle I make the playoffs with this hodge podge of average players +1 stud, there is no way I'd want to face someone with Forte and Lynch as their RB's. :lol:
tduck, a trade coming yo way
The offer, while completely fair by the way (technically probably better for me than you), is enticing, I just can't get past the low volume of passes thrown his way. I value targets higher than I do TD's simply because TD's are much more rare than catches. Usually lots of targets means more chance for TD's. Thomas' situation is one of the most rare statistical occurrences I've ever seen. Thomas leads the league in TD's but it is in spite of not being targeted much compared to other top tight ends. Therefore, the probability of him remaining on this pace is low because for the rest of the year people will be keying on him and his current target rate won't increase and may even go down since most of his targets seem to be red zone targets. Plus Marshawn is my one and only true dominant player and when it's all said and done, I'd rather have a dominant RB than a dominant TE. I'm probably dumb not to take this, but I just can't. Plus if by some miracle I make the playoffs with this hodge podge of average players +1 stud, there is no way I'd want to face someone with Forte and Lynch as their RB's. :lol:
tduck, a trade coming yo way
re: SEC Rant FF League Year 5. week 1
Posted by tuck on 10/23/14 at 11:00 am to FleshEatingSalsa
quote:Blockbuster offer, indeed. Uggh.
Tuck, I just sent you a blockbuster trade offer. It's a rare win-win.
If it's in your budget Surface Pro 2 or 3 with at least 8 GB RAM. I have the Pro 2 and actually like the 16:9 view better than 3:2 but if you don't care about that then get the Pro 3. Pro 2 with 8 GB will obviously be cheaper than the Pro 3 model. The main noticeable difference between 2 and 3 will be resolution as the Pro 3 is higher. I'm okay with 1980x1080 so saving a little money getting the pro 2 would make sense. Don't get one with 4GB if you want to keep using it for 2+ years. Get Professional Office with OneNote and get really familiar with OneNote and you will absolutely love using your Pro. Every lecture can be recorded (video or audio) while you take notes (handwritten or typed) and you can scan any documents given to you directly into onenote. Onenote is also great for organizing all info for any research you do along your way. IMO this is THE device to get for any student or business professional that needs something with both functions (tablet and laptop).
Don't know if you want bluetooth or not but I've been using LG tone bluetooth earphones for over a year. I tried my wife's LG 730's and was pretty amazed by the sound quality for the price. I bought the pro's for about 50 bucks at best buy and I love them. They may seem awkward but their portion that sits on the neck not bothered me. I use them weight lifting, cycling and running and they have never bothered me or broken. Dont know what you mean by abuse but they can pretty much withstand any exercise activity without being a distraction.
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here they are for 39.99. If I ruin a pair, I don't feel so bad about getting a new set when I use these. They really do sound great too. I'm guessing the housing that goes around the neck part is able to house hardware that improves performance vs earphones that are more minimalist.
I used the plantronics bluetooth earbuds that are made for athletic training and they are not only annoying in their design (cant turn you head without an earbud popping out) but they don't sound as good either.
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here they are for 39.99. If I ruin a pair, I don't feel so bad about getting a new set when I use these. They really do sound great too. I'm guessing the housing that goes around the neck part is able to house hardware that improves performance vs earphones that are more minimalist.
I used the plantronics bluetooth earbuds that are made for athletic training and they are not only annoying in their design (cant turn you head without an earbud popping out) but they don't sound as good either.
I would do Ivory for Reed straight up.
quote:This sort of generality is really premature and excessively restricts potential familial fornicatory prospects when in real world practice it doesn't need to be. For instance, if'n the first cousin you form a fornicative union with is like a fourth or fifth cousin, then yur're golden. You ain't got a worry bout nuttin. Hell, a third cousin won't do much except make the progenies eyes a little closer together, maybe a few webbed fingers or toes, but that's the worst it could get. Second cousins...now yur're getting into the grey area and messin with fire. Take it a step further and you can bet your bottom dollar that if by some chance your first cousin is a first cousin, then you definitely have to wrap it. It's basically codified in most families who practice the ancient biblical ways of Adam and Eve. I've seen a few people make that mistake and their progeny almost always came out a two header. Them things is just damn hard to kill and can be quite large with multiple extremities and quick as lightning. In ancient times it was these big boogers that all those mythologies talking about Titans came from (half God half man). Adam and Eve's children really can't be faulted. They had no choice in the matter. But we in modern times now. Follow these rules and you should be able to get a good crop of relatively normal lookin progeny that won't cause you no shame.
this right here is why you dont frick your first cousin
re: Is Alabama stupid for not playing Coker?
Posted by tuck on 10/16/14 at 4:39 am to houndstoothbandit
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I don't believe we can win a National Championship with Sims,so why not give Coker the most experience as possible even if it's just to have a veteran QB for next year...if Sims plays the entire season we will have to go through the same thing next year breaking in a new QB...I believe the best thing for the future of Alabama football is for Bama to lose again this week then Saban will pull Sims...get Coker ready now, we could win the same amount of games with him in at QB right now plus have a seasoned QB for next year.
This thread really should be moved to the Bama Board ASAP by SEC Rant Admin. If there has ever been a thread that needed moving to its respective team board more than this one, I haven't seen it.
I'm going to vigorously RA for move to the Bama Board and I encourage other Bama fans to do the same. I know some people who know some people that can dispose of the evidence of this egregious assault on reason by my fellow "Bama" fan (note: I'm leaning toward this being a clever Anti-bammer alter purposefully using the worst reasoning imaginable to start a player and actively hoping to lose games so that said player will replace the current starter in order to further the negative stereotypes and ridicule.)
I have contacted one of our snipers and he has one in the chamber and will await for one of his superiors to give the kill order by coaxing it in his direction.
re: SEC Rant FF League Year 5. week 1
Posted by tuck on 10/15/14 at 8:00 pm to AubieALUMdvm
quote:It would have to include Charles. No one in my division is going to have Jamaal Charles and Marshawn Lynch as their starting two running backs. :lol:
Is a trade involving Lynch def out of the question still?
It's hard to tell. Ahmad is definitely in an even split with trich up until now. if and when Donald Brown comes back and if San Diego decides to do the committee running back situation then I'd definitely say he's probably my third-best back. As long as he gets the lion's share of snaps, he's my number two running back.
quote:I just don't know if I can get rid of Oliver. He might be my second best running back for the remainder of the year. And while I really want a better tight end, I don't think I can get rid of my second best running back for him with so many injury concerns concerns. I might have to do some more thinking about what I can afford to do.
Sent another, counter if you don't like it so I know if you are looking for a RB or WR
quote:Thanks? :lol:
You're either a write or a politician... or a writer for a politician.
Or a lawyer. A lawyer that's a writer for a politician
I'll give the credit to the person who had the most influence on how I think and write--Dr. Scott Hestevold from the UA philosophy dept. A great man and philosophy professor that UA is lucky to have. Dr. Richards (the chairman when I was there) was great too, but almost every philosophy class I took was taught by Hestevold (current dept chairman).
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OUR expectations are mathematical, fair, and logical. They're based off of his body of work here.
It is not mathematical,fair and logical to form your expectations of an outlier though. Saban's tenure is anything but the norm, not only in college football history, but even in Alabama football history. As many as we have won, it's still very unusual to do what he has done.
He realizes how fortunate he is and he'd very much like it if we did to. As much as he says he doesnt care what others think, thats the biggest lie of all. He's incredibly insecure and cares very much how others view him.He'd like it to be based on realistic expectations which I think is completely fair.
There are a couple of things I think that people really forget when considering Saban's accomplishment. Star rankings be damned, there is a great deal of parity between 18-21 year old athletes. Meaning it is incredibly difficult to win year in and out because of parity(see this year). Not only that but Saban has not been under complete control in one LSU title and 2 Bama titles. He had to have help. This doesnt take away from the accomplishment though. He had to have his team ready to take advantage of opportunity. But he knows how fortunate he is. I'd say he might be one of the luckiest coaches ever(and I'm okay with saying he "made some of that luck").
For all those reasons it is both wise and rational to look elsewhere for what a realistic expectation should be. It will not only put you square in reality, but it will have the added effect of lessening the sting of a bad year and increase the gratitude for another championship.
He sees the fan base differently than we see ourselves. Let's be honest. We see ourselves as either surrogate players or coaches. So as such we can tell our players and coaches the truth as we see it. Saban will never accept this.
He sees the fan base as a huge mass of energy that should always be positive and supportive no matter what. When the players are playing poorly, Saban does not want us telling them what they already know. It's not useful and in fact may be harmful if carried out too far (see twitter threats). Saban wants us to be this sort of optimistic cosmic power juice that permeates the whole state. Tweets to players such as 22 shoudn't be "you suck. sit down." It should be "Keep your head up. You'll get the next one." He wants us to be that way all the time. He's got the criticism and teaching on his shoulders. We have the constant flow of support and unwaivering positive attitude on our shoulders. This stuff we control that can literally change a player's....neigh, a whole team's entire attitude from one of "we can't" to "we will and whoever gets in our way shall be crushed into oblivion." Can you imagine what we could be capable of if every fan just accepted their small part of the optimisitic cosmic crimson power nebulus 100%? I think he's onto something.
He sees the fan base as a huge mass of energy that should always be positive and supportive no matter what. When the players are playing poorly, Saban does not want us telling them what they already know. It's not useful and in fact may be harmful if carried out too far (see twitter threats). Saban wants us to be this sort of optimistic cosmic power juice that permeates the whole state. Tweets to players such as 22 shoudn't be "you suck. sit down." It should be "Keep your head up. You'll get the next one." He wants us to be that way all the time. He's got the criticism and teaching on his shoulders. We have the constant flow of support and unwaivering positive attitude on our shoulders. This stuff we control that can literally change a player's....neigh, a whole team's entire attitude from one of "we can't" to "we will and whoever gets in our way shall be crushed into oblivion." Can you imagine what we could be capable of if every fan just accepted their small part of the optimisitic cosmic crimson power nebulus 100%? I think he's onto something.
re: Saban is pissed that people complain about a 14-13 win
Posted by tuck on 10/14/14 at 5:18 pm to LukeSidewalker
It's good to see that many of you guys have the correct view of this. It's absurd to generalize that the team didn't play "with heart" or maximal effort. As for coach's rant about people complaining about a 14-13 win, he's right. Anyone complaining about that have lost perspective about what is important.
Honestly though I haven't seen many, if any, people complaining about that. What they are complaining about were all the mental errors that were made and confusing the mental errors with a lack of heart. There were also times, especially with the offensive line, where the man was just flat out beat. This was also confused with the lack of heart.
It seems clear to me that neither of these are about heart. The former seems to happen the worst possible times and unfortunately have happened in several games this year. Saban seemed to be as frustrated as I was when those errors occurred. Mental errors should be a fixable problem. If they continue and there is no change in personnel, I think it is safe to assume there must not be a better option waiting in the depth chart and we are stuck with what we've got. Unfortunately, the latter problem will have the same fate and we will just have to realize that we just arent that good this year. At least not as good as in previous years.
I know one thing for certain. Saban doesn't like having a bad football team any more than any of us and will correct the issues through recruiting and coaching changes if necessary. He already addressed some of the issues with last years recruiting class with all the offensive linemen he took (3 of them rated #1 at their respective positions). One might have even been able to conclude what Saban's opinion of this offensive line based on last years overwhelming emphasis on quality offensive linemen. Saban has to rely on his coaching staff evaluations of players under their specific expertise and perhaps some of those evaluations were not that accurate. At any rate, I suspect that we haven't seen more of them because of other issues we are not privy to (playbook, size, strength, etc).
In the meantime, enjoy the wins that Saban's second worst football team since being at Bama can scrap and fight for. If the past is an indicator, we won't have a bad football team in but one out of every 6 to 7 years. Who knows maybe this team will improve this year. Every other team sans the first seems to get progressively better as the season goes along. The fact remains though that we may lose some even if we do get better. But it wont be a lack of effort. It will be because the other guy was better.
Honestly though I haven't seen many, if any, people complaining about that. What they are complaining about were all the mental errors that were made and confusing the mental errors with a lack of heart. There were also times, especially with the offensive line, where the man was just flat out beat. This was also confused with the lack of heart.
It seems clear to me that neither of these are about heart. The former seems to happen the worst possible times and unfortunately have happened in several games this year. Saban seemed to be as frustrated as I was when those errors occurred. Mental errors should be a fixable problem. If they continue and there is no change in personnel, I think it is safe to assume there must not be a better option waiting in the depth chart and we are stuck with what we've got. Unfortunately, the latter problem will have the same fate and we will just have to realize that we just arent that good this year. At least not as good as in previous years.
I know one thing for certain. Saban doesn't like having a bad football team any more than any of us and will correct the issues through recruiting and coaching changes if necessary. He already addressed some of the issues with last years recruiting class with all the offensive linemen he took (3 of them rated #1 at their respective positions). One might have even been able to conclude what Saban's opinion of this offensive line based on last years overwhelming emphasis on quality offensive linemen. Saban has to rely on his coaching staff evaluations of players under their specific expertise and perhaps some of those evaluations were not that accurate. At any rate, I suspect that we haven't seen more of them because of other issues we are not privy to (playbook, size, strength, etc).
In the meantime, enjoy the wins that Saban's second worst football team since being at Bama can scrap and fight for. If the past is an indicator, we won't have a bad football team in but one out of every 6 to 7 years. Who knows maybe this team will improve this year. Every other team sans the first seems to get progressively better as the season goes along. The fact remains though that we may lose some even if we do get better. But it wont be a lack of effort. It will be because the other guy was better.
re: SEC Rant FF League Year 5. week 1
Posted by tuck on 10/14/14 at 4:16 pm to AubieALUMdvm
sorry dvm, your end just isnt as tight as tduc's.
I want to work on this trade you offered me. I like then offer except I dont want cj spiller. There is no one on my team I would drop for him, which is what Id have to do. Keep the TE in there and see what you can do on the other parts (try to make it a two for two).
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