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[union89]

Personally, U89 would suggest pooping prior to putting pants on, but the decision is yours.

Manny could hit the heck out of a baseball, but couldn't catch one and could give a rats behind about his teammates and the fans.....good ridance.

U89,

we are going to have to come up with a trophy name for the upcomning Ithaca/Union series.  And of course a wager is going to be a yearly event as well.

Utah,
To quote the great Gary Coleman, "What 'chu talkin' 'bout, Utah??"

Reno announced that an Ithaca/Union series is starting next year...

Wow, a series between the two most storied D3 football programs in all of New York State and New England is truely great news....

[labart96]

RT drove by the new RPI stadium last night that's under construction...about 50% done. It is UNREAL. It looks like a damn D 1AA stadium...seriously. Could be one of nicest in D3 when done. Will be a comfy venue for the 375 fans against SLU in Nov in 45 degree rain.

If the Union/Ithaca series is a reality, per Reno, RT is depressed that RPI isn't doing the same. RT been asking for that for YEARS.....

zing
speaking of unreal.  what's wrong with this picture:

Others receiving votes: Curry 70, New Jersey 66, North Carolina Wesleyan 62, Millsaps 61, Linfield 58, Whitworth 48, Christopher Newport 43, UW-La Crosse 27, Montclair State 24, St. Olaf 23, Hardin-Simmons 20, RPI 18, Wittenberg 17, Rowan 17, Illinois Wesleyan 15, Albright 15, Hartwick 12, DePauw 11, St. Norbert 10, Hobart 9, Delaware Valley 7, Waynesburg 6, Dickinson 4, Concordia-Moorhead 4, Carthage 4, Randolph-Macon 3, Augsburg 3, Mt. St. Joseph 2, Hampden-Sydney 2, Carnegie Mellon 1

Curry?

[Pat Coleman]

Curry won a playoff game last year. That's a big deal for the NEFC.

[labart96]

Curry won a playoff game last year. That's a big deal for the NEFC.

against hartwick - which needed 72 pts over utica to even qualify for the tournament. 

i agree that curry deserves votes, but 70?  i can't see the logic there.  22 or 23 of the teams on that "other's receiving votes" list would beat curry head to head any day of the week.

[PBR...]

Curry won a playoff game last year. That's a big deal for the NEFC.

against hartwick - which needed 72 pts over utica to even qualify for the tournament. 

i agree that curry deserves votes, but 70?  i can't see the logic there.  22 or 23 of the teams on that "other's receiving votes" list would beat curry head to head any day of the week.

have to agree w/ tgp on this one guru...curry absolutely deserves some consideration based on last years performance and returning players. But imho if they played many of the teams listed in "receiving votes" they would get beat consistently.  me guess is that its several voters giving them that high of consideration not just pat so who knows maybe the voters know more than us that is why they get a vote... 

[gordonmann]

against hartwick - which needed 72 pts over utica to even qualify for the tournament.

...but needed far less to beat St. John Fisher and Ithaca, both of whom are ranked in the Top 25 to start the season.

And, no, Curry wasn't on my ballot.

[Pat Coleman]

It has to be several voters in order to get 70 points. The max you could get from any one voter is 25 and since Curry got no first-place votes (duh) that would make it 24.

I did not vote for Curry, however. I'm just telling you why people might have voted for them.

[labart96]

fair enough.

hey RPI alums - better hit up your alma mater with a WTF?!!?

WPI alums earning more on average than RPI alums per the WSJ:

Worcester Polytechnic Institute (WPI) 
Starting median:$61,000.00 
Mid-career median $114,000.00 
Bottom 10%:  $80,000.00 
Mid 25%:  $91,200.00 
Mid 75%:    $137,000.00 
Mid 90%:  $180,000.00 

Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute (RPI) 
starting:  $61,100.00 
Mid median $110,000.00 
bottom 10 $71,600.00 
mid 25% $85,500.00 
mid 75% $140,000.00
mid 90% $182,000.00 

other LL schools mentioned:
Union
start $47,200.00 
mid median $95,800.00 
bot 10% $48,700.00 
mid 25% $75,200.00 
mid 75% $135,000.00 
mid 90% $230,000.00 

* note - tgp never believes these type of rankings.  data is about as reliable as a pile of poo.

[Jonny Utah]

Just a couple comments from all of this nonsense i'm reading:

1.  Gerry Callahan - I can't say I always have agreed with the man, and i can't say I even like the man.  He sometimes writes and says things for the sole purpose of controversy to make his talk show more entertaining and his goal in life is to piss people off so they call in and argue and people listen.  I think this is another example.  Possibly not completely off base, but a little bit exagerated.

2.  I will always love Manny.  I think most Sox fans will always love Manny.  I didn't love his lack of hustle at times.  i didn't love his bad attitude which showed up from time to time.  But as an athlete, i loved him.  But at this point, i agree, it was time for him to go.  And i'm glad to see him in LA and not in f'ing NY.  Atleast LA is a land for Red Sox rejects...

3.  Derek Lowe?  Why would the Red Sox re-sign Derek Lowe?  We loved him when he was here, but he could never be counted on, and he had 'The Derek Lowe' face.  Was sad to see him go, but it was sad to see Bronson Arroyo go too. 

4.  Pedro is one of my favorite players of all-time, but the Red Sox made the right move in not paying him a jillion dollars.  Let's face it, finally the Red Sox mgmt is being wise with their money.  A little out of the Patriots book me thinks...

5.  All of this racism talk is stupid.  Roger Clemens is a scumbag.  Barry Bonds is a scumbag.  Mark Maguire is a scumbag.  Race means nothing.  However, baseball is overwhelmingly saturated with foreign players so when a white guy gets into trouble it's expected, but when a Spanish player gets into trouble its racist.  Give me a f'ing break.  Everyone is on an even playing field...minus the extra muscle in the calf...

6.  Nomar...he was poison...There are no Red Sox players that were sad to see Nomar the teammate go...Nomar the ballplayer?  Sure...But not Nomar the teammate.  And i think this situation is very similar.

I don't even know what i just typed.  My head hurts.  Need to poop.  Need to put pants on.

RE: Derek Lowe.

RT is not part of Red Sox nation but has rooted for them for several years. RTs only real memory of Derek Lowe is in an Oakland divisional series 5 or 6 years ago where Lowe was brought in in relief and shut down the A's the rest of the game and Boston came back and won. Anyone remember that??

_{do you remember the time...when er...you like struck out like 20 guys.....that was cool}

Just Kidding RT.  That was awesome.

[Jonny Utah]

fair enough.

hey RPI alums - better hit up your alma mater with a WTF?!!?

WPI alums earning more on average than RPI alums per the WSJ:

Worcester Polytechnic Institute (WPI) 
Starting median:$61,000.00 
Mid-career median $114,000.00 
Bottom 10%:  $80,000.00 
Mid 25%:  $91,200.00 
Mid 75%:    $137,000.00 
Mid 90%:  $180,000.00 

Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute (RPI) 
starting:  $61,100.00 
Mid median $110,000.00 
bottom 10 $71,600.00 
mid 25% $85,500.00 
mid 75% $140,000.00
mid 90% $182,000.00 

other LL schools mentioned:
Union
start $47,200.00 
mid median $95,800.00 
bot 10% $48,700.00 
mid 25% $75,200.00 
mid 75% $135,000.00 
mid 90% $230,000.00 

* note - tgp never believes these type of rankings.  data is about as reliable as a pile of poo.

TGP, you have to figure each of these schools have 100 football players at each school.  Have you seen what some of these football players have turned into?

Im not suprised.

[labart96]

Interesting point JU that leads TGP to pen the following "Outcomes Addendum" covering the LLPP:

TGP - MBS/IB guy, father of 2 and weekend rockstar
RT - Saratoga race track regular and occasional football broadcaster
Gro - Tennesse manufacturing dilbert slapper
Reg - Boating enthusiast and wine collector
U89 - Boston Red Sox fan and Union College ascot wearer
Frank - Lawyer turned Boca Raton beach comber/surfer guy
PBR - Bloomberg specialist and Atlantic City fan
Rt Rev - Airport COO and Zappa follower

feel free to add to this list as needed.

[PBR...]

Interesting point JU that leads TGP to pen the following "Outcomes Addendum" covering the LLPP:

TGP - MBS/IB guy, father of 2 and weekend rockstar
RT - Saratoga race track regular and occasional football broadcaster
Gro - Tennesse manufacturing dilbert slapper
Reg - Boating enthusiast and wine collector
U89 - Boston Red Sox fan and Union College ascot wearer
Frank - Lawyer turned Boca Raton beach comber/surfer guy
PBR - Bloomberg specialist and Atlantic City fan
Rt Rev - Airport COO and Zappa follower

feel free to add to this list as needed.

pbr aspires to be a middle manager at the not so far from him scranton, pa dunder-mifflin paper company.....

[Garnet]

Interesting point JU that leads TGP to pen the following "Outcomes Addendum" covering the LLPP:

TGP - MBS/IB guy, father of 2 and weekend rockstar
RT - Saratoga race track regular and occasional football broadcaster
Gro - Tennesse manufacturing dilbert slapper
Reg - Boating enthusiast and wine collector
U89 - Boston Red Sox fan and Union College ascot wearer
Frank - Lawyer turned Boca Raton beach comber/surfer guy
PBR - Bloomberg specialist and Atlantic City fan
Rt Rev - Airport COO and Zappa follower

feel free to add to this list as needed.

Looks like posting more often is needed to get on this list.

[Senor RedTackle]

It has to be several voters in order to get 70 points. The max you could get from any one voter is 25 and since Curry got no first-place votes (duh) that would make it 24.

I did not vote for Curry, however. I'm just telling you why people might have voted for them.

and how did they get more votes then RPI???

[Senor RedTackle]

Interesting point JU that leads TGP to pen the following "Outcomes Addendum" covering the LLPP:

TGP - MBS/IB guy, father of 2 and weekend rockstar
RT - Saratoga race track regular and occasional football broadcaster
Gro - Tennesse manufacturing dilbert slapper
Reg - Boating enthusiast and wine collector
U89 - Boston Red Sox fan and Union College ascot wearer
Frank - Lawyer turned Boca Raton beach comber/surfer guy
PBR - Bloomberg specialist and Atlantic City fan
Rt Rev - Airport COO and Zappa follower

feel free to add to this list as needed.

RT: was happy to be away from FMRT for 6 months, dated new girl for 3 months, broke up w/ her and now is starting to date the potential FMRT....(busy summer)