Recent Comments

Nice!

Basically this. Once Adams AND Hegarty went down, the Center/QB exchange became a really big issue for Oregon. A few drives completely stalled and a potential TD was wiped off the board because they could not snap the ball consistently.

Once Oregon couldn't sustain a drive in the second half, TCU started wearing down the Oregon defense and by the 4th quarter, the UO defense was gassed and they had zero push against TCU's line.

Have a Snickers, Nancy.

You're not yourself when you're hungry.

Uhh Ohio State won a national championship with their backup.

Cardale Jones was undefeated in his college career, yet lost the job to Barrett. I don't think OSU's success was as much the backup playing well as it was that the rest of the team could carry any "good" QB you'd throw in there.

That's not to say that Jones isn't a great player, but I think his physical power and the overall level of the team were what made him look like he wasn't a backup.

We already have a 30 front with three down linemen, so we already are mixing in some 3-4 principles.

I would just say "Why? What are you hoping to accomplish?"

Not to be a buzz-kill or too pedantic, but look at the environmental harm caused by mining the lead or lithium used in the batteries. They simply destroy the earth with those vast open pit mines, and the release of heavy metal tailings.

And where does your electricity come from? A coal-fired plant? Snatural gas? Probably not wind, where the blades are like Cuisinarts for birds, or solar, which doesn't take up vast acres of land, shading it from the sun. Or maybe hydro where we block streams from fish migration in some cases.

so what good are you really doing? All energy (that we use) requires being liberated from some stored form into usable heat. I'm not saying that running your vehicle on electricity does no good. I'm just saying it does come with a cost.

Yes, I drive an Accord 90 miles per day 3 days a week. I've heard the whining and crying about conservation and pollution since grade-school in the 70s. I'm kind of burned out on the whole topic.

Just conserve as best you can. Consolidate your trips. Turn down your thermostats. Drinks lots of bourbon and have lots of dirty sex to stay warm.

Oh. be sure to buy a car from a company that *required* a federal bailout because they make inferior products and have sub-par management. Don't buy from Ford who managed on their own.

Do I sound bitter? I feel bitter. This is what happens when the football season ends. I try basketball, but it just isn't the same.

How many more days until kickoff?

The two aren't mutually exclusive; you're both right. I was at the WVU game and it sucked, big time. It felt like we were in Morgantown, especially in the last minute when the Mountaineer players were hyping up the crowd. Zero fun sir.

I imagine there will be a pretty large uva contingent at tonight's game but hopefully the home crowd can drown them out and send the hoos back to hooville with an L.

Given this is a subcompact car, the acceleration is MASSIVE. The motors are very high torque, and it's delivered all the way up to 40 mph. The figures I've read are 0-60 in under 7 seconds. The Spark EV, if nothing else, is getting very high marks for performance.

The heater is the big variable. Turn up the heat, lose range. Hard to say by how much, but it is significant. Owners recommend you use the heated seats in lieu of it.

I don't have a commute per se as I am a consultant. I use the car for local driving and when I can do that it stretches the range substantially, up to the 100 mile range. If I was on the highway mostly, it would drop the range into the high 50s I think.

Since Hondas are indestructible, by the time you do that Tesla might have their Model X out, which is supposed be starting at $35k. Then you won't have to buy a Prius.

How many defensive pass interference calls were against the Hokies this year? Torrian's whole wait-until-the-last-possible-second-don't-locate-the-ball-play-to-jar-it-loose style of coverage generates a whole mess of penalties when not executed to perfection.