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Skipper's picture Skipper | 12 years 8 months # | Report: NCAA Decision on Miami Coming Tuesdsay

The NCAA is clueless. It seemed like they had Miami dead to rights when this story first broke. Now it's been years and they haven't figured it out. I doubt anything happens to them.

TechHokie13's picture TechHokie13 | 12 years 8 months # | A different spin to LOLUVA

I will award turkey legs for bashing the University of Spoiled Children 100% of the time.

BeerControlOffense's picture BeerControlOffense | 12 years 8 months # | Updated Six Pick Results

Spread winners
UCF
Mizzou
Stanford
Auburn
Arizona State
Florida State

Ball bustin weeks with picks as a whole. 39 of us won 2 or less out of 69. Oof. Last week was a #puntingiswinning kind of week.

5-1:
VPIhokieME & MRSDOZER
(most impressive showing all year, tough week.)

0-fers:
hokiesAllDaWay, cds7c & The Fighting Gobbler

Overall leaders:
InEnemyTerritory 65%, dwalt88 63%, BilldozerVT & SpiderHokie 60% with VTJawo making his move

HokieNinja's picture HokieNinja | 12 years 8 months # | Kendrick Holland Committed to Virginia Tech.

With Holland, Bradshaw, Phillips and Harrison, are we done at WR now?
I saw some guy predicted Isaiah Ford to us today on 247 but it was before Holland committed. For him to predict us I'm assuming there's some interest from him, but wasn't sure if we had room. I saw on twitter that Holland and Harrison are friends since they live in the town next to each other so that should help us keep Harrison. Isaiah Ford is from FL as well but from Jacksonville so not that close to the other 2.

JanVT89's picture JanVT89 | 12 years 8 months # | A different spin to LOLUVA

Sorry, but I want them to lose EVERY week by at least 80 points. I want them to lose their Spring Game in front of 16 people by 80 points. I can't help it. I don't want to, either. #LOLUVA4EVER

Rocco's picture Rocco
| 12 years 8 months # | Report: NCAA Decision on Miami Coming Tuesdsay

Penn State and USC were both penalized due to the actions of people no longer in the program. It sucks but this is how the system works. Miami's self-imposed penalties were a joke- they spared themselves a trip to bowl they didn't want and a beating by FSU in the ACCCG. Read Charles Robinson's work. It's all there. It's taken this long because the NCAA is clueless.

The Fighting Gobbler's picture The Fighting Gobbler
| 12 years 8 months # | A different spin to LOLUVA

We need to put a wall around the state for recruiting. If we could keep the top talent in-state each year, we'd be much better. There are plenty of other teams with whom we can play close games.

rogue_nine9's picture rogue_nine9 | 12 years 8 months # | GIFTORY: Sack City

I also haven't watched Breaking Bad, but I'll still nitpick on the books that I have read, but commenting on the ones that I have read. Also High School was over a decade ago for me, so I apologize if I get any of the details wrong:

First can I get a source on the list of Top Ten books because I would probably come up with a different list. xkcd #285

While Huck Finn certainly has flaws, especially at the beginning of the book. It's a coming of age story and many of his flaws are related to his youth, as he grows up he makes choices that move him towards being a "good" guy.

Hamlet is a play not a book.

I personally wasn't a huge fan of The Great Gatsby. Maybe I was just too young at 16 to "get" the book, but I don't think its a top ten book. No quarrel about the characters not being "good" though.

I would consider Atticus Finch in To Kill a Mockingbird a pretty clear cut "good" guy. I'm not sure if he would be considered the protagonist since most of the story is told from Scout's perspective (once again if I'm remembering correctly).

In The Count of Monte Cristo(working from film version, haven't read the book), I agree that Dantez isn't a "good" character, but I do find myself rooting for him anyway.

I also think the list is missing some very important books. I think that either Animal Farm or 1984 deserve to be on there. Out of the two Orwell classics, I prefer Animal Farm, but 1984 would probably be considered the better book by English teachers/professors. Several others as well but its time for me to head home from work.

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