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  1. biggentleben
    Yikes. Took three attempts to log on. Color scheme is nuts on my eyes, as in quite literally hurting my eyes, even with my computer glasses on. Then a tutorial just to use the site to have conversation. I've been chatting with many on this forum for more than 20 years. Suppose all good things must come to an end.
  2. biggentleben
    Now the BADgers vs. Nebraska game is canceled due to a COVID outbreak. Perhaps it isn't just Fleck...
  3. biggentleben
    I would say the NFL has struggled worse than MLB did, but that's immaterial to this discussion.
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    Watched three plays. Three plays more viewing than the season deserved. "Clean it up, Fleck" ?!?! It's a global pandemic, playing a game where a NORMAL interaction sends spittle flying everywhere with no "bubble" enforced, and the coach is at fault that players were infected? I'm astounded Bateman returned to the team after initially opting out. After talking to multiple potential major leaguers who are still not allowed to work out at full strength and may never realize a major league dream due to catching COVID while an underpaid minor league player, risking the health of unpaid collegiate players for entertainment and potentially risking a future professional career for some of them is beyond absurdity to me.
  5. biggentleben
    This past summer connected the two franchises again. This time won't work out as well for the Twins. Sam Dyson barely saw the field before leaving the Twins among a domestic abuse investigation this offseason. The Giants were able to see Jaylin Davis, always one of the more underrated prospects in the system, reach the majors on the completion of an incredible year that saw him overhaul his swing at the exact right time as AAA changed their ball. That's not the end, though, as the Giants also received a high-floor arm in Kai-Wei Tseng from Taiwan and an electric, high-ceiling arm in Prelander Berroa. It could be a deal that sticks in a Twins' fan's craw for a while.
  6. biggentleben
    How about this...when you guys want stock tips, I'll let you know what apps my wife is being told to add by all her friends with PTA and on Facebook, and you'll make millions. Shopify was huge last fall among her FB/work friends and Zoom around Veteran's Day was the app to get from the PTA. I'll ask her what the next big one is tonight for you!
  7. biggentleben
    I thought the third season was a pure mess. The fourth season was better, though not to the point of the first two, as you said. The finale was gold. Then watching the interviews afterward with cast members got all the feels going.
  8. biggentleben
    I think Vallimont has significantly more chance to start than does Canterino long-term, and if I'm reworking the list I put out in November for Prospects Live with video viewed over the offseason, Vallimont is #10/11. FWIW, I added in Luis Rijo at the back end of my top 30 to replace Graterol.
  9. biggentleben
    Intriguing point to consider is just how quickly Walker rose to the point of election from mediocre vote totals. Essentially, anyone writing off Andruw Jones from the Hall of Fame right now should reconsider if they're doing it based on his current vote percentage, because Walker was at a similar vote percentage 7 years into his candidacy that Jones is in his second year. (Others are around Jones' vote tally, it's just notable that they had nearly the same percentage this year as Walker's last year before his final ascent began to election)
  10. biggentleben
    Or perhaps there's a better path to a head coaching job going that route rather than staying. Lots of things to weigh in, not just job for job.
  11. biggentleben
    If I were to pick the matchup of the rumored potential ones that I wanted to see most, this was the one. Now they need to go show out.
  12. biggentleben
    One thing to consider with names like this is how many names and logos are trademarked. It becomes a minefield for teams when they attempt to re-brand. As far as the Miracle name, there are mixed stories on that, but Fort Myers did sue Florida (now Miami) over the Marlins name, as that was the team name in the city for many years.
  13. biggentleben
    I live in South Dakota. I find no spending comparably frivilous as the state's current ad campaign.
  14. biggentleben
    A testicle emerging from a vagina. That is going to sell well... Sort of the way University of South Carolina apparel that has their shortened team name sells like hot cakes..it has nothing to do with the school for sure.
  15. biggentleben
    You can thank her. Did the same thing for me.
  16. biggentleben
    First thing my wife said as I had the new logo up on my computer "is that thing coming out of a...uh...woman's...area?!" Made me look again, and, well, it's not NOT there.
  17. biggentleben
    Vizquel is no Andrelton. Essentially, on a per-game basis, Vizquel is Jose Iglesias. So, Jose Iglesias for a long time is a Hall of Famer...
  18. biggentleben
    Something brought out on Twitter today. The Gophers went 364 days between losses. It's been a long, long time since the program could say that.
  19. biggentleben
    Dropped a sure INT, Johnson and Bateman had multiple drops, o-line missed assignments all game, and then of course, missed kicks. All that, and they lost by what the gambling line for the game was at kickoff.
  20. biggentleben
    Happens more than you may want to admit. Appy State and Michigan. Navy and Notre Dame in '08 or '07. Temple and Virginia Tech in the late-90s. Stanford and USC when the Trojans were studs. In the majority of situations, sure, but if there is a chance for a team of lesser talent to win, it's not trick plays or even just turnovers. It's a day where every offensive line assignment is nailed, every defensive lane and coverage assignment is nailed, etc. In general, you want the talent to be at least nearly equal, but for most teams in a power 5 conference, the talent disparity is not extreme, it's the execution and maximization of that talent. A quick for instance...Seth Green was fairly touted as a HS QB. He was obviously misfit as an every down quarterback, but the team has used his ability to run an offense in their "Green Wave" package and in other packages on the field in different positions. Maximizing a player's talent, rather than forcing a square peg in a round hole or tossing said peg aside when it doesn't fit, is a huge thing that Fleck does that's not been done well recently.
  21. biggentleben
    More than anything, this is what wins in college football. Yes, you want to have a rallying point to get behind, but while doing that, the team that makes the fewest errors almost always ends up the victor in collegiate athletics, even when the teams have a significant talent disparity.
  22. biggentleben
    The highest the Gophers have been in my lifetime. While I'm no Chief, I'm no spring chicken, either. Very nice run.
  23. biggentleben
    You know Brewster would have.
  24. biggentleben
    Yikes, when it's unanimous on Twitter that PSU should not have scored that TD due to delay of game, it's a bad, bad call.
  25. biggentleben
    Good "since" post. Maroney was after me.
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