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Thanks for the clarification CD. How somebody doesn’t step in and correct that though… if for no other reason than the integrity of the voting and the award itself, I still don’t understand.
Vin-ny! Vin-ny! Vin-ny!
My freshman year. If I’m remembering correctly, the ’87 title gave us 10 total, tying us with u*nc for the most in conference. With Fire and Ice coming in the following year, the future looked bright. My, how times change.
Had I known it was going to be our last title for going on 27 years, I might have savored it just a bit more….
Wait, what?… $#@!% &%#@ 27 years!?! When I typed that out and it happened to sink in, I’m not sure which was more shocking. 27 years since our last title, or 27 years since my freshman year.
I put nothing past the Greensboro cabal. TJ could get Evtimov’d. I still to this day do not know how those bastages at the ACC could let that stand. Really, a misspelling costs Evtimov a position on the ALL ACC team?
So what’s to keep them from doing the same, or something equally ridiculous, this year? If you got idiot voters who don’t take the time to know the rules or learn the correct spelling of players names’, anything can happen.
Each of the below could be counted as a different player, thus a vote cast for one does not count for any other.
TJ Warren
T.J. Warren
Tony Warren
Tony Warren, Jr
Tony “T. J.” Warren, Jr.
Anthony Warrenand who knows, you could have some fool vote for
TJ Warren, Jr
Anthony WarrenHeck, one of those morons could write “Worren” or “Warrin”, I wouldn’t be surprised to see a “TJ Warrant” from that crowd.
Are you referring to Starkville today, or Starkville circa 70s/80s? It’s spring break down here, btw, so if we’re talking Starkville, I would think that would not be an insignificant variable.
I have a week before I return to RDU.
Yep. As I recall the past few years, Rodon’s accuracy is a little rough early in the season, so it’s either the weather or he just takes a few weeks to warm up and loosen that arm. Or both.
Oh sweeeeet! It’s on ESPN3. I got my laptop hooked up to the monitor in the conference room and viola! Big screen Wolfpack baseball action.
That’s good news.
I’m sitting in a downtown office in Jackson, MS. Reading that is just about the most exciting thing I’ve experienced all weekend.
Yes. Sad. I know.
I personally think the evidence is in Genesis that God would NOT save us from destroying the earth, but I left that part out because I wasn’t sure if he was serious.
On that, we can agree.
But on a tangent, I’d suggest that perhaps the Biblical flood was not originally written as global. The Old Testament was originally written in Hebrew (the New in Greek), and the original Hebrew word meant something akin to land or country, and NOT the entire globe. But that was just one of many translation errors from the original Hebrew to Greek to eventually the English King James version. And then there’s the Epic of Gilgamesh, which is from where some claim the original story of the Biblical flood was copied.
With that, I’m out.
Oops. Forgot to address the last part of your post. Here ya go:
you have’t addressed why I’m wrong in any substantive way.
Um, yeah I did. In a simple basic statement. Most, if not everyone else, got it. Go back and read it a few times, maybe it’ll sink in. My patience has limits and this isn’t special ed class.
Actually, that new fallacy you’re using is called “Begging the question”.
Um.. actually, no. It is not.
But WTF is this, and what does it have to do with anything? “That new” fallacy? Really? You can’t refute my correct use of the term so now you’re attempting to somehow weaken it by claiming it is “new”? Is this for real? Am I on some new web version of Candid Camera?
A few weeks ago I would have simply chalked this up to arrogance. But now, I truly am serious about believing there may be underlying issues.
I clearly pointed out where you erred in your claims and accusations. Pointed it out, unequivocally. Being keenly aware of your penchant to employ u*nc like abilities to deny, deflect, and obfuscate, I provided no less that five, FIVE, different independent sources that showed I clearly used the term “logical fallacy” in a correct and neutral manner.
It was your predisposition and bias that assumed it was a persona attack. Your words:
By the way, here’s the logical fallacy you used.
http://changingminds.org/disciplines/argument/fallacies/appeal_ridicule.htm
It was your smug, unwarranted arrogance that led you to assume I used the term incorrectly, when in reality, it was you who was mistaken; lead astray by your ignorance and pompous undue feeling of superiority.
Whether the root cause is insecurity, simple vocabulary shortcomings, self-esteem issues or something else, I am not to blame for your misinterpretation. I used the term clearly and in its proper context.
You just tickle me…
Even if you misread (purposely or not),
That some of you support the EPA regulating CO2 as a toxin is about on par with thinking Jesus will save us from global warming.
How do you get that to mean “bible == science?”
Nevermind.
Patience.
PS: Wait wait wait… Just in case you misunderstood the quoted statement:
CO2 is necessary for life. It is NOT a toxin. Atmospheric levels of CO2 are not directly proportional to temperature. It’s not that simple. The earth has had ice ages with multiple times the amount of CO2 that is currently in the atmosphere.
But even if atmospheric levels of CO2 were directly proportional to temperature, humans are naturally a warm weather species. We tend to do better when it’s warm. Humans began moving away from the equator only after technological advances (clothing, shelter, hunting tools, etc) that protected them from the elements and allowed them to survive in colder climates.
If you want to argue any of the statements in the above two paragraphs, I suggest just holding it. The statements are unchallenged historical and scientific facts. But if you must, go ahead. I’ll ready to practice my patience again.
Hahaha… wow.
That some of you support the EPA regulating CO2 as a toxin is about on par with thinking Jesus will save us from global warming.
If you read that with a little more attention, or not purposely try to distort its meaning, you’d understand I’m stating that both of those notions are ridiculous.
That’s right, I just made it all up.
So, yes, you did, or confused (either unintentionally, or not) me with Mike.
What is really rich is that the second half of my statement:
…thinking Jesus will save us from global warming
Was a paraphrase of this mocking comment YOU had made earlier to the above referenced Mike.
Do you seriously think Jesus is going to save us from climate change?
But again, I apologize. I am now starting to realize a few things. I have an extreme patience threshold for the elderly, animals, little kids, and those with special needs.
What makes the article and cover even better – the Chairman of the Board of Bloomberg sits on the unx BOT.
I did not know that. Thanks for sharing.
IF I am correct in the year, we were 4 – 7, but we beat Clemson
You are correct. The year we lost to a direction Tennessee school but beat a powerful Clemson team by going up 30-0 at half and holding on to win 30-28. Or something like that.
^^^ Oops. Wow. Forgive me… Tanner, not Turner was the baseball coach. Major major apologies to Coach Tanner. Wow. I deserve a flogging for that slip up.
Thanks for the update Wuf’. An excellent fill-in for the Doctor. Actually, you’ve probably bypassed ‘fill-in’ status.
Random – is there a post ‘preview’ functionality that could be implemented? One that would allow us to view our posts as they would appear in the forum, without actually posting them and starting the edit window clock?
Foos,
As much as I am enjoying the beat down I cannot let you call people names. I will start deleting next time I see it.No problem. Understood. As you saw, I called myself out in the post, and expected such. I even sent you all an email to give you a heads up. Even though names can at times be well earned, I understand (and agree with) the proper place, time, and forum thing.
But in my defense (an explanation, not an excuse) I do believe in a ‘special place’ for those who purposely use religion to inflame and troll. That is what ‘set me off’. And even in that, he couldn’t get it right. He had me confused with someone else.
I was there for Valvano (including our last tourney title) and Sheridan (including Kramer’s extra play Hail Mary to Peebles). That reminds me, if you met Kramer during this time, you’ll remember he was Russell Wilson before Russell Wilson. He looked so young, I thought he was a freshman when I first met him. It wasn’t until Naz and some of the other players walked up that I realized who I was talking to. That’s how unpretentious and ‘down to earth’ (forgive the cliche) he was. But anyway, I digress. Our soccer teams (men’s team reached #1 ranking) and ladies basketball were top 10 during that time too. Turner was the baseball coach. Track and Olympic sports were solid, and let’s not forget the Wildcats’ Tab Thacker!
Relatively speaking, I had it pretty darn good. Thanks for pointing that out. But considering the history since, I’m not sure if I feel better or worse.
^^^ Or perhaps, simply not renewing an expired contract. I have a few friends and relatives in the college sports world. I’ll ask what the typical standard is next time we speak.
I asked how, and got nothing.
“How” is a completely different question, indeed. Probably got nothing because no one expects it to happen, or sees a likely scenario that leads to Swofford no longer being ACC Commish, other than his voluntary retirement, that is.
Hope, want, and desire. Yes, but admittedly, probably nothing more than just fantasy board talk. This is a place to vent, so we vent about perceived injustices and the world’s ills. But they did bring back Twinkies, so there’s one victory.
But directly to your question,
How do you guys plan on going about this process of removing Swofford? What is the process for removal of a conference commissioner?
I don’t think anyone here is planning, just bemoaning. I know nothing of the specifics of the process for removing the ACC commissioner (they might be in those bylaws somewhere), but I assume (maybe incorrectly) it would require a stated majority of schools to vote to remove him, and that such a removal would require legal cause, as defined within the contractual agreement. But that’s all presumption and assumption.
Still doesn’t mean we can’t whine, bitch, and moan about what we perceive to be a bias application of policy and rule enforcement. But your point is well taken.
