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All right, 2002 was a long time ago (that was Banks' last year, not 2003, like you said), and I guess that I forgot some details. Banks and Young did have similar statistics. However, the fact is that the Big Ten was down that year, and Banks couldn't replicate those statistics against a good defense when they shut down Iowa's running game. Against USC in the Orange Bowl, Banks was 15-36 for 204 with 1 TD and 1 INT, and in their other loss against Iowa State, Banks was 12-21 for 178. Meanwhile, when Young was tested, it was a different story. In the Rose Bowl, he was 30-40 for 267 yards, despite the fact that the RBs got held to 91 yards. I guess Banks was a better parallel for Young than I thought; I'll give you that; but he's still not on the same level as a QB. Where Young is different from the other QBs is his ability to pass and run the ball. It's not that there weren't any competent QBs (like Banks) who could also run the ball. It's that he passes the ball better than any other dominant running QB in football history. Vick and McNabb were mediocre passers who ran the ball spectacularly. Young runs the ball spectacularly as well, but also passes the ball on an NFL level. It's not that there's no one who passes the ball like him or that there's no one who runs the ball like him. It's just that no one in NFL history has done both on an elite level like Vince Young.

I was there for the 2004 season. That's actually when Leinart played the worst. This season, they used more of a combination of the vertical passing game and the running game, but in 2004, it seeme like all they did was throw screens to and Bush. The reason Brad Banks had the best QB rating two years ago is that he threw about 15 passes a game. Iowa was a running team, PERIOD. Young meanwhile was a catalyst for the entire team, and in the Rose Bowl, he basically outplayed the entire USC offense by himself.

I don't buy into all this "protect the players from DANGEROUS fouls" bullshit. It seems like any remotely hard foul is grounds for a suspension now. Like James Posey's foul on Hinrich the other night, that would have been just a run-of-the-mill personal foul 10 years ago, but now all the talking heads on the "create controversy so we have something to talk about shows" like PTI are acting like its a travesty, and should result in a serious suspension. Give me a break. There's a difference between a person that's legitimately trying to injure someone and a player just throwing an elbow because he gets frustrated. Kwame Brown's elbow either deserved a technical or a personal, but nothing more. That's the kind of shit that people like Isiah Thomas and Karl Malone would do 15 times a game (maliciously, not out of frustration), and no one would even bat an eyelash.

Such a tired arguement. So, everyone on the offense was great, EXCEPT Leinart? It's not possible that Bush and White could have benefited from his ability to stretch the field in the passing game? It's not possible that Dwayne Jarrett could have benefited from having Matt Leinart as his QB from day 1 as a college player? What? What has he ever done to prove that? He's never shown the ability to do a damn thing as a pocket passer. Young has shown the ability to run out of the shotgun. That's it. Listen, I lived on the West Coast throughout Leinart's entire career, and followed college football very closely throughout that period. I watched about 20 USC games, and I can tell you that Leinart didn't make that offense go. Whenever he had to throw the ball further than 10 yards, he was very innacurate and missed receivers on a regular basis. His stats were grossly inflated due to the talent around him. He played somewhat better in big games (the Orange Bowl two years ago and the Rose Bowl last year were probably the only times I've ever been impressed with his game, but I don't think he'll do well over the course of a 16 game season. When those "down" games are against the San Francisco 49ers instead of the Washington State Cougars, I just can't see him succeeding. As for Young, I guess I admit I shouldn't have said "pocket passer" since about 75% of their offense was out of the shotgun. However, what I meant was that he's extremely accurate on pure passing plays where he never threatens the defense with his legs, and he does things as a passer that no running QB has ever done before. Michael Vick and Donovan McNabb have both enjoyed a degree of success at the NFL level, but it was only because of their running ability. Without that ability, I don't think either one would have ever even gotten a starting job, let alone been considered a franchise player. However, Young is different. He was the best passer in the NCAA in 2005, and he may well run better than Vick or McNabb ever did. Basically, I think he's going to change the QB position in a way that no one ever has in the NFL. I think he's an impact player in the manner of LeBron James. The kind that you just can't pass on if you don't want to be listed on "biggest draft mistakes in NFL history" 30 years later.

I think that's gotta come from Phil Jackson. Honestly, I think he's the only one that could have made this Lakers squad "work". Even if another coach knew what needed to be done, I can't imagine that he'd get Kobe to buy in the same way.

Great win for the Lakers. The Mavericks are still my team, but I find that I'm really enjoying the Lakers' first round games a lot more, as they've been exciting down to the buzzer, and watching Kobe prove the world wrong is always tons of fun. Oh, and they're 3-0 ATS so far, so that's another $50 in my sports betting account. Ka-ching!

I'm a Jets fan and I'd love to see them trade up and take Reggie Bush. Matt Leinart's going to be a bust. He just is. He had the best supporting cast in college football history (on the offensive side of the ball), he completed a bunch of screen passes that went 50 yards, and all of a sudden everyone thinks he's a great QB. 50 different QBs could have won that Heisman for USC two years ago, he was just in the right place at the right time. Actually, who I'd really like to see the Jets take is Vince Young since he's got the most upside of anyone in the draft, and is the first QB in NFL history who can run like a "slash" player while still being one of the top ten pocket passers in the league. Failing that, I don't see what's so bad about keeping Pennington at QB, adding Bush in the backfield and competing next year. When he's healthy, he's still one of the better QBs in the league and he knows how to lead; he was a missed FG away from the AFC Championship two years ago. From 2002-2004, he played 41 out of 51 games including every playoff game, I really don't think he's as "injury prone" as everyone thinks he is.

I only watched the main event, but here's what I thought: Positives: The actual match- Kurt Angle and Rey Mysterio had something really good brewing and I'd love to see a real singles match between the two. I knew it wasn't going to a real finish, but the ringwork was good enough to keep me involved anyway. The table spot was kinda cool. You don't usually see a big guy do a highspot like that. They kept Kurt Angle strong. In kayfabe world, Rey shouldn't be able to beat Kurt clean and he didn't. Now if they give Angle the belt back around Summerslam, he can still be a dominant champion. Negatives: MARK HENRY? MARK FUCKING HENRY? ARE YOU KIDDING ME? Here's a guy whose only PPV main event in his lifetime was when Kurt Angle beat him clean about three months ago. You can't get heat for an Angle/Henry match; you just can't. I figured JBL would interrupt some way, and at least he's over and he's been a champion, but Mark Henry? No one will care about this man ever.

This was actually one of the few "Office" episodes I didn't like. The Dwight stuff was too far over the top and Michael just wasn't on tonight. Also, that "jinx" thing with Jim and Pam was more obnoxious that cute; I didn't like that subplot at all.

I like to gorge myself when it comes to breakfast. I love eggs of every type, bacon, sausage, ham, pancakes, french toast, and waffles. I can't stand cereal or oatmeal though. You might as well shove soggy crackers down your throat.

I thought the Benoit match was dull. I thought it was pretty transparent ahead of time that Benoit was winning, although I wasn't being optimistic, I was being pessimistic. I was hoping that HBK would win followed by HHH. I've never really liked Benoit as a face. As for the best 5 minutes of a match, I'd go with the end of the HBK/HHH match at Summerslam 2002. For an angle, it would have to be the ECW reunion. And finally, if you were a horny 15 year old at the time, the segment where Vince had Trish strip down and bark like a dog was good too.

To be fair, I never really cared that UTSU got banned in the first place. It was just that upon reading his last 20 posts, I noticed that he got banned for being an HBK mark, and as a fellow HBK mark, I felt like I should defend him. Also, I was bored and had nothing better to post about.

Oh sorry. Should have looked at the sig for the Lakers logo. I'm not used to people quoting posts unless they're trying to argue.

I would bet my testicles against $100 that the Lakers don't lose in 5. There's just no way. They played badly in Game 1 and almost won in Phoenix with Kobe scoring 22, and then won Game 2 in Phoenix despite Kobe only scoring 29. There's no way in hell that they lose two games in the Forum.

I think the reason that Kobe's a legitimate candidate for MVP is that his team's gotten so much better throughout the year. They finished the season 11-3, and at this point of the season the Lakers are a better team than the Suns. Kobe is doing what everyone said that he couldn't and he's actually making his teammates better. When you combine that with the increased scoring, Kobe's improved enough this year that you have to count him ahead of Nash even if Nash improved this year too. Take Nash off of the Suns and take Kobe off the Lakers and the Suns might sweep the series. Their cutters won't get as open, but they'll still have guys that can hit the three, Marion will still score, (he averaged over 19.0 PPG the three years before Nash got there) and their offense will still work. Take Kobe off of the Lakers and the Suns will completely shut down their post players, because Vujacic will be the most consistent perimeter scorer they have. The reason that the Lakers have the ability to beat the Suns in this series is because Kobe > Nash. On the other hand, if you do want to go with a successful team than you have to take Dirk. The difference between Phoenix and Dallas is worlds greater than the difference between Phoenix and LA, not because of the number of regular season wins, but because Dallas has the ability to win a championship. They look like the most dangerous team in the West right now and Dirk's the only one on that roster that's even a star, let alone a superstar. The way I see it Dirk and Kobe are pretty much 1 and 1A as far as who deserves the MVP this year, with Nash and LeBron being far behind in third and fourth respectively.

Except that Umaga, Cena and Carlito actually exist, unlike your "friends". A chop fest with air isn't that strenuous. That's kind of low even if you are joking around. Just because I'm a 30 year old virgin who still lives with his parents, constantly posts about anime on a wrestling messageboard, says that he lost his virginity to a leg curl machine, and displays a complete lack of social skills doesn't mean I don't have friends. Edited for accuracy. I'm not trying to be a dick or anything, but there's a little bit more to this than you "not having a girlfriend". I'm not 100% sure you still live with your parents, but I think I remember reading that somewhere too.

OLN and Dish Network finally made a deal on Monday, so I get to see hockey now! Thank god! Game 3 of the Sens/Lightning series was a great way to start as the Sens absolutely dominated Tampa Bay. They scored 8 goals and would have been up 5-0 going into the third period if not for a goal scored on a cheap 2-man advantage. There were plenty of fights whenever things started to drag too which is always fun, but the important thing is how solid Ottawa looked all-around. I really think they could win the Cup this year.

Wow and here I thought the fans were insulted by being subjected to that awful angle for a year and half. I mean seriously, it's not hard to find things problems with the WWE creative staff, but lack of commitment to RTC was never one of them.

Actually I think it's speculation that's supposed to be speculation. If he was trying to make it look like a fact, he wouldn't have added the probably in.

I'm pretty sure that you're just an easy target because you have "admin" in your name and a lot of the members on here fuck with somebody just to fuck with someone. I think hardly anyone honestly dislikes you or actually thinks you are a computer. It's just a cheap and easy joke. That's a neat story about the pyro by the way. As someone who's heyday of wrestling fandom was 1998-2002, I have to say you're really not missing much. People tune into Raw to see how much Cena will get booed but that's about it as far as the entertainment goes.

I loved that. I started laughed hysterically as soon as he punched her, and I'd definitely consider it the highlight of the episode.

This show just keeps getting better. The last episode was awesome. We went from an easy conclusion, (Jack gets the recording from Henderson), to something much better (Jack hijacks a plane to get the tape from a mystery passenger working for a shadowy group that's somehow connected to Logan). Also, I love it when Jacks spreads out from the group, and does something just absolutely crazy to save the day. This episode was good too though. Audrey/Henderson and CTU finding out about the president's involvement were really good subplots, as is the First Lady finding out about the president's involvement. I didn't like this season for a while, when they were doing the corny power struggle with Lyn McGill and then the turnover ot Karen Hays, but it's gotten way better. Excellent show.

Yes please do. It doesn't really help to say "spoiler" in the sub-title if you already give away what you're spoiling in the heading. I hope to god that the US title or Tag titles or something change hands on the undercard because I was really looking forward to the Angle/Rey match and the last thing I wanted was to know ahead of time who wins. Even if somebody spoiled Rey retaining, I wouldn't really care, but a surprise WWE title win for Angle adds about three stars of enjoyment to a match for me, and I'd really hate missing out on that.

I can't believe I missed this one when I made my initial list. When Skip Bayless can rip your plot to shreds, you know you have a pretty weak movie. The dual mistakes of: 1) starting the movie with her winning a match on the undercard of a title fight, even though she apparently has no idea how to box and 2) having her lose the fight where a late blow knocks her into a stool would be bothersome in a Jean-Claude Van Damme movie, let alone an Oscar winner. Also, Hillary Swank couldn't have done that great a job of acting because I never really connected with her character. When they had the hospital scenes, you got the "gross" feeling you'd get watching CSI or something, but I never really felt sad for her character.

If you're going to fuck with somebody, then don't fuck with the people that are trying to help people with their drug experiences. Them's good people. Go for a board on American Idol or anime or something gay like that.