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Where in nola? My one buddy has a hokie neighbor, a bartender from Blacksburg, and a server at a restaurant from Roanoke all within one block

Although with Sam, I think it would be more of a careful observation of how he managed to survive and thrive, and how that knowledge could be applied to make plane crashes safer and more enjoyable for everyone.

Unless, of course, we're playing there. In that case it IS the loudest stadium (cause we take it over).

(This is just me being all lawyery and not trying to be all pedantic and shit.)

The way I read it is that it's more like what I wrote about being a Breach, in that Maryland is saying that the ACC cannot sue them for the same practice they themselves also did.

While not necessarily illegal, the argument is that it was hypocritical of the ACC to try to impede Maryland's departure with a $52.3 million exit fee and then turn around and recruit schools from the same conference Maryland is headed to.

which is different than what you had originally premised in that you postured that it was a retaliation to reduce the financial well being of it's destination conference.

As I said in my first post, "The point is that ACC sought itself to NOT keep the current ACC intact, therefore why should MD be held to that same claim?"

I do agree that it seems like a rehash of their original counterclaim that was thrown out, but if they can prove that the ACC did in fact instruct school officials to do this then it could have some legs.

Give me an Alabama 2013 effort with improved receivers and an adequate special teams and we'll beat the living daylights out of tOSU. I like the sound of that. #BEATOSU.

1-11 every year would still be pretty good.

Is it bad that this really makes me want to go find an old tube tv, a sledgehammer, and a high-speed camera?

I'm worried my current method of coping may be unsustainable.

While obviously more players transferring is never a good thing, I don't think Marshall Wood would be a big loss. He still hasn't really found a position, as he doesn't have good enough ballhandling to be a true 3 and certainly doesn't have the strength or inside presence to be a 4. He does fit the mold of a "stretch 4", but he had a bad shooting year as a freshman. Shooting 41% from the field and 23% from the 3-point line just doesn't cut it as a stretch 4. He has shot somewhat better this year, but it's been a very small sample size with his injuries/other issues with JJ. One person somewhat close to the program described Wood to me as a "lost cause" and I don't disagree.
If the rumors are true, I think it might be better for both parties to move on.

Agreed. It may just be window dressing to calm the masses, but I vastly prefer some reassuring spin to the deafening silence I've been conditioned to expect in years past.

+1 for the screen name. Quack quack quack Mr. Ducksworth!

I unfollowed Coach Grimes on Twitter. That'll show him...