FB: Liberty League

[Senor RedTackle]

new info on the airplane in the hudson...

http://www.cnn.com/2009/US/01/19/hudson.plane.folo/index.html

Kind of makes you wonder if the plane sustained damage in this other incident that led to dual engine failure. What is sooooo freaky is that RT was talking to a buddy who's a commercial airline pilot for Delta the night before this happened...and we were discussing the odds of double engine failure and a plane's chances for survival depending on the altitude when it happened. The dude's comments were that a double engine failure is "almost impossible". WTF...it freaked me out seeing that the next day.

[Jonny Utah]

when you combine these new facilities along w/ the quality of education, it would be a travesty if RPI isn't getting some of the top recruits in the Northeast who fit the profile.

The committment to the facilities is obviously there, and it should help bring in the kids. Much better sales pitch then back in the day when I was given a tour of '87 gym's weightroom (aka dungeon).

But have recruiting budgets and manpower been increased? That will still be very necessary to bring in talented players.  It also helps to buy kid's mom a new house or their dad a new tractor.


_{I'm not sayin, I'm just sayin}

I think the key for RPI (And all similar d3 schools) is to be able to give out that financial aid.  I've heard that many of the top schools in the country have not had much of a problem having many kids pay that full 40-50K a year in tuition. That hurts the middle class families in the world that could never afford that.

[Regulator]

when you combine these new facilities along w/ the quality of education, it would be a travesty if RPI isn't getting some of the top recruits in the Northeast who fit the profile.

The committment to the facilities is obviously there, and it should help bring in the kids. Much better sales pitch then back in the day when I was given a tour of '87 gym's weightroom (aka dungeon).

But have recruiting budgets and manpower been increased? That will still be very necessary to bring in talented players.  It also helps to buy kid's mom a new house or their dad a new tractor.
_{I'm not sayin, I'm just sayin}

That hurts the middle class families in the world that could never afford that.

Newsflash JU!!!  Today is the first day of change!!

[theoneandonly]

nope

[PBR...]

when you combine these new facilities along w/ the quality of education, it would be a travesty if RPI isn't getting some of the top recruits in the Northeast who fit the profile.

The committment to the facilities is obviously there, and it should help bring in the kids. Much better sales pitch then back in the day when I was given a tour of '87 gym's weightroom (aka dungeon).

But have recruiting budgets and manpower been increased? That will still be very necessary to bring in talented players.  It also helps to buy kid's mom a new house or their dad a new tractor.
_{I'm not sayin, I'm just sayin}

That hurts the middle class families in the world that could never afford that.

Newsflash JU!!!  Today is the first day of change!!

reg, pbr thought you were front row down at the inauguration....ready to catch some c notes like that dood on the left w/ a brick off c notes glued on his head

[1536D3]

Word is the RPI Stadium will be open for Sept. 12 Home game vs. as usual Endicott.
But preseason camp will be down on Anderson and 87 gym.  Coaching staff is not moving up to new stadium until end of 2009 season.  As of first of year football still has less offices and meeting areas in new stadium and locker room does not hold entire team.

[PBR...]

a little fumble on the speech...but low and behold we have a new prez and america is still standing...a meteorite hasnt hit...armageddon isnt here....rush limbaugh, sean hannity et al are still waiting for a lightning bolt or some other gathering storm to prove they are right...



EDIT: +k to joseph lowry hilarious ending to the  benediction

[lewdogg11]

a little fumble on the speech...but low and behold we have a new prez and america is still standing...a meteorite hasnt hit...armageddon isnt here....rush limbaugh, sean hannity, Regulator et al are still waiting for a lightning bolt or some other gathering storm to prove they are right...

[Jonny Utah]

Former Union assistant and WPI head coach Kevin Morris was named the head coach at UMass.

[lewdogg11]

Former Union assistant and WPI head coach Kevin Morris was named the head coach at UMass.

He recruited me heavily at WPI.  He was a pretty good guy.  Good for him!

[PBR...]

hmmmm...lots of smoke (where smoke theres fire...) that chucky gruden is going to be named the next HC of notre dame and the extremely overrated round mound of rebound weis will be dumped right after LOI day....(classy ND move not allowing recruits to bail after the coach that recruited them is canned)

[JT]

hmmmm...lots of smoke (where smoke theres fire...) that chucky gruden is going to be named the next HC of notre dame and the extremely overrated round mound of rebound weis will be dumped right after LOI day....(classy ND move not allowing recruits to bail after the coach that recruited them is canned)

Is Gruden really a step up over Weis?  That is an expensive dumping.  JT was thinking one more year for Weis to go a minimum of 10-3 with a major bowl win, else throw major bank at Urban and allow Meyer some special admits.

['gro]

a little fumble on the speech...but low and behold we have a new prez and america is still standing...a meteorite hasnt hit...armageddon isnt here....rush limbaugh, sean hannity et al are still waiting for a lightning bolt or some other gathering storm to prove they are right...



EDIT: +k to joseph lowry hilarious ending to the  benediction

any time I see the word bennediction, I think of my old uncle argyle



Uncle Argyle: Did the priest give a poetic benediction? "The Lord bless thee and keep thee...?
Young 'Gro: It was in Latin.
Uncle Argyle: You don't speak Latin? Well that's something we shall have to remedy, isn't it?

[lewdogg11]

This is what happens in Wilmington when it snows(It hasn't snowed here since 2003)

HS girls run around the beach in bikinis...



Isn't life grand?

['gro]

recent events in tennessee...

2 weeks ago schools closed because of heavy rains
last week schools closed becuase of "cold" temperatures in the 30's
this week schools closed because of <1" snow

and you wonder why the north won.