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Pat Dye Field => War Damn Eagle => Topic started by: AWK on October 28, 2010, 11:30:35 AM
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With a tip of the hat to the crowd asking me "What took you so long!?" I've added Nick Fairley to the Big Board this week. But don't accuse me of being late to the party. In early September, well before Fairley was leading the nation in tackles for loss, I wrote about Fairley and said people around Auburn had told me what a great talent he was. I also noted that with added consistency, the "sky was the limit" -- a phrase which, in retrospect, seems to also apply to Fairley's team.
I tend to avoid adding juniors and draft-eligible sophomores to the Big Board too early if they aren't really high up the Board, as you don't want to over-influence guys regarding their status while still early in the season. (Believe me, countless coaches have been in my ear when they think I'm over-hyping one of their young guys.) But Fairley is now well into the season, and with another dominating performance, has climbed all the way to No. 8. The other big name to watch is Georgia's Justin Houston. I love his size, skills and the kind of development he's shown (and wrote about it here). As always, juniors and draft-eligible sophomore have an asterisk. Until next week …
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I think he will be gone next year.
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Wonder which agent paid Kiper to do this?
And again - if there is an NFL lockout, no junior is going anywhere...
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Wonder which agent paid Kiper to do this?
And again - if there is an NFL lockout, no junior is going anywhere...
I keep hearing about this NFL lockout deal. Whats up with that?
If Fairley does get the chance, I too think he is headed out but he could surprise us all and play out his senior year.
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I think he will be gone next year.
I seem to remember that he even said as much earlier in the year. However, if there is a big black cloud hanging over the NFL, his feelings might change.
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I kinda feel sorry for Nick. He wasn't invited to the South Beach agent party this summer....
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I kinda feel sorry for Nick. He wasn't invited to the South Beach agent party this summer....
:classic:
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Lock out will not happen. The NFL had the top 12 rated shows last month. And I think 13 of the top 15. The Super Bowl last year broke the record (previously held by the last MASH) for the most watched show in history. There is no way they (The NFL) will derail this runaway money train. Mark it down.
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I keep hearing about this NFL lockout deal. Whats up with that?
From everything I have read the lockout seems imminent.
Here is the .02 cent tour.
A lockout is by the owners. Owners made a deal (a shitty one based on their view, both sides are rolling in money so fuck em) that Paul Taglibue pushed because he knew he was retiring and did not want his legacy to end among lockout issues.
The owners now want to renegotiate that deal. Their claim is that due to rising players costs, facilities, etc and the economy going to shit, they are hurting. The players reps are saying ok fair enough open your books up....show us that you are hurting and perhaps we will work with you. The owners refuse to do that.
The only club whose books can be examined are Green Bay's because they are a public company. The Packers cleared 37 million profit in 2007 in 2008 it was down to 21 million and in 09 it was 9 million in profit (that is a decent decline, but remember it is still profit).
The renegotiation deals with an 18 game season, salary caps on rookies, etc. However the main crux of the contract deals with revenue sharing. The owners share a percentage of tv deals, and other incoming revenue with the players. ( I don't know the percentage, nor what it entails) I am assuming a portion of this revenue probably funds pensions and player benefits. The owners don't want to reduce the players % of revenue share, what they want is for the revenue share to come from a smaller pot.
Who can outlast it? You would think the players, however the owners are in a better position. See DirecTV and other broadcasting companies have to pay the NFL whether a game is shown or not. So the Owners would continue to get the bulk of their revenue while cutting the majority of their expenses (ie players salaries) by 50%. The Owners would have to repay the broadcasting companies by extending their deal (the amount of time the lockout runs) and not receiving money for the same period.
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Thanks GF. That made a helluva a lot more sense then what I found on the internet search. It sounds like a bunch bs to me though. Although, I have wondered before when the players salaries were gonna become an issue. In my own opinion though, I certainly think the owners need to settle this and quit trying to act like some spoiled little bitches (this goes for the players too).
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The probable cap on rookie signing bonuses is another issue. Older players are bitching about the $$$ being spent on a kid who has not even sniffed an NFL jockstrap. I agree that they are out of control, but considering how much money nearly all these morons get, and how much they can keep if they don't waste it on hookers and blow, i have a hard time feeling sorry for ANYONE involved.
We were at the sorryassed Saints game last weekend in the Dome (losing to the FUCKING BROWNS? Seriously, Drew? WTF?) but anyway... That crowd on Sunday was the whitest I have ever seen in the Dome. Used to be that you saw a LOT more black faces in the crowd, especially in the lower levels in pretty good seats. What that tells me is that the average fan is losing the ability to hold on to season tickets and such. The concession prices are absolute RAPE. We were in a friend's suite, but had we not been, Carl would have been bitching the whole time, and not just about the game.
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The probable cap on rookie signing bonuses is another issue. Older players are bitching about the $$$ being spent on a kid who has not even sniffed an NFL jockstrap. I agree that they are out of control, but considering how much money nearly all these morons get, and how much they can keep if they don't waste it on hookers and blow, i have a hard time feeling sorry for ANYONE involved.
We were at the sorryassed Saints game last weekend in the Dome (losing to the FUCKING BROWNS? Seriously, Drew? WTF?) but anyway... That crowd on Sunday was the whitest I have ever seen in the Dome. Used to be that you saw a LOT more black faces in the crowd, especially in the lower levels in pretty good seats. What that tells me is that the average fan is losing the ability to hold on to season tickets and such. The concession prices are absolute RAPE. We were in a friend's suite, but had we not been, Carl would have been bitching the whole time, and not just about the game.
I once wondered, why would anyone spend $10 for a coke? Then I started my own business.
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The probable cap on rookie signing bonuses is another issue. Older players are bitching about the $$$ being spent on a kid who has not even sniffed an NFL jockstrap. I agree that they are out of control, but considering how much money nearly all these morons get, and how much they can keep if they don't waste it on hookers and blow, i have a hard time feeling sorry for ANYONE involved.
We were at the sorryassed Saints game last weekend in the Dome (losing to the FUCKING BROWNS? Seriously, Drew? WTF?) but anyway... That crowd on Sunday was the whitest I have ever seen in the Dome. Used to be that you saw a LOT more black faces in the crowd, especially in the lower levels in pretty good seats. What that tells me is that the average fan is losing the ability to hold on to season tickets and such. The concession prices are absolute RAPE. We were in a friend's suite, but had we not been, Carl would have been bitching the whole time, and not just about the game.
So, general population is the way to go when watching a football gam..oh wait, you said suite. My bad.
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The probable cap on rookie signing bonuses is another issue. Older players are bitching about the $$$ being spent on a kid who has not even sniffed an NFL jockstrap. I agree that they are out of control, but considering how much money nearly all these morons get, and how much they can keep if they don't waste it on hookers and blow, i have a hard time feeling sorry for ANYONE involved.
We were at the sorryassed Saints game last weekend in the Dome (losing to the FUCKING BROWNS? Seriously, Drew? WTF?) but anyway... That crowd on Sunday was the whitest I have ever seen in the Dome. Used to be that you saw a LOT more black faces in the crowd, especially in the lower levels in pretty good seats. What that tells me is that the average fan is losing the ability to hold on to season tickets and such. The concession prices are absolute RAPE. We were in a friend's suite, but had we not been, Carl would have been bitching the whole time, and not just about the game.
Sat in the upper level for my birfrday this year.
$8 Miller Lites hurt the wallet pretty quickly. I still bought 4 at a time in my effort to help that city recover.
I'm a giver.
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Sat in the upper level for my birfrday this year.
$8 Miller Lites hurt the wallet pretty quickly. I still bought 4 at a time in my effort to help that city recover.
I'm a giver.
One man stimulus package.
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One man stimulus package.
It's true: my package stimulates.
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It's true: my package stimulates.
Face down, Ass up.
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Face down, Ass up....
...thats the way we like to f.....