Is this it? Could biggest hurdle for Andrew Luck to Panthers about to be crossed?
by James Dator on Jan 6, 2011 12:03 PM EST
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PrintFiled to ESPN and reported by Chris Mortensen via Twitter there are numerous coaches in Miami packing up their things.
While head coach Tony Sparano has not been identified as one of them it's become abundantly clear that the Miami Dolphins and Stanford HC Jim Harbaugh have been discussing the job and are rumored to be willing to offer him a 5 year deal worth $8 million per year.
Nothing firm at this time, and we'll update as it happens but clearly Harbaugh leaving Stanford would be the biggest remaining hurdle keeping QB Andrew Luck in school.
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You forgot the Tony Soprano accent!!!
LOL!!!
Dear Santa, please bring me a winning team next year!
by Tarheel Soldier on Jan 6, 2011 12:40 PM EST up reply actions
Sopranos ( tear) miss that show…still hate the ending
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ahhhh
no spoilers please, I’m watching series right now (currently mid-way through season 4). I’ve heard the ending sucks before though.
Unless you're a Journey fan
Let me hold about tree-fiddy?
by ERL on Jan 6, 2011 1:33 PM EST up reply actions
Don’t stop believing…Song was stuck in my head for weeks
"Hard Work Beats Talent When Talent Fails To Work Hard" - Kevin Durant
well now I'm assuming that song is played in a montage style scene that wraps the show up
please I beg of you, no more spoilers. I’m at your mercy. lol
I friend of mine that is a huge Miami fan........
seems to think that the Dolphins are going to promote Tony Sparano and bring in Harbaugh. I told him that I thought he was full of shit. You never know though.
8 million dollars a year??? That is the stupidest thing I’ve ever heard. For what? Getting Luck to attend Stanford? That kind of money sets back franchises. Good luck with that Miami.
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I gotta say
This has been an interesting week to watch in the very least.
After the season we’ve endured it’s nice to see that we are all still passionate to be on here following all of these things.
James
Do you think Harbaugh is just using the Dolphins to drive-up SF’s offer?
Let me hold about tree-fiddy?
I believe he is
According to the 49ers source, the panthers did try to call him, but Harbough has not returned the calls. He may use Miami and the 49ers to jack up his offer and then end up calling the panthers.
I think he is going to be a big bust.
by Indian Panther on Jan 6, 2011 1:08 PM EST up reply actions
I'm glad he didn't call us back...
let the Dolphins owner waste his time going cross country only to set the price the 49ers will have to pay. If he does go to Miami though lord there will be a ton of pissed off 49er fans. I was reading the 49ers blog and they just really think they are the cats meow as far as franchises.
It's possible...
But really, I don’t think he’ll be able to drive San Francisco from $5 million to over $8 million
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8M is ludicrous
8M for a college coach who has never coached in NFl is a little too much of an over-kill…don’t you think?
I still think if He did respond to the Panthers and we offered him 6.5M, he will take it since his chances of succeeding in the NFL with Luck is higher with the Panthers than with the Dolphins.
if he is playing hardball…I say forget him.
by Indian Panther on Jan 6, 2011 1:15 PM EST up reply actions
It is an obscene amount of money
But, Seattle started this by paying Pete Carroll over $6 million last year for a guy who failed when he was in the NFL.
Harbaugh has become THE hot commodity and benefiting from two franchises having a pissing match over who can have something to excite a disenfranchised fanbase pissed off it’s been almost two decades since either were relevant
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+ 1-gazillion!
I’d say you only shell out that kind of dough if you have a current HC that’s already proven himself within your organization.
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by southtunnel on Jan 6, 2011 1:19 PM EST via mobile up reply actions
Only one coach in the league worth that kinda money..
"Hard Work Beats Talent When Talent Fails To Work Hard" - Kevin Durant
If Stephen Ross wants him in Miami, he'll not hesitate to pay him whatever.
I read the guy’s got way more $ than Jerry Jones, and that’s a bundle.
Plus Ross, his CEO, and his GM were reported on the Stanford sidelines at the Orange Bowl. No big deal; it’s their town, but…
Sounds to me like Harbaugh is all about the money. “Highest bidder gets me. I’ve got 8; do I hear 8.5?”
He donated 100 million to Michigan
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I think it was over $1 million though
I’m sure that helps Harbaugh have good will.
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Absolutely
I can’t blame the guy for taking his shot… but clearly this was too rich for the Panthers’ blood.
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Can you picture Richardson being asked if he will top $8 million for Harbaugh?
“Are you on the drugs, son?”
by SDcarolinafan on Jan 6, 2011 1:31 PM EST up reply actions
on the heard just aid they don’t know if Panthers would draft Luck 100% or they would take a major trade like Walker or Williams in Draft past. Also said if new CBA rookie pay scale wasn’t reached would they pay Luck the money he would demand. JR better write Luck the big check or there will be one pissed off franchise. I wouldn’t be as upset if the big trade helped mold this team but skipping Luck just so you didnt have to pay him would piss me off to high heaven
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They already said if Luck declares, they’re gonna take him.
The media knows net to nothing about our team. Don’t forget that.
by SlayerGhaleon on Jan 6, 2011 12:31 PM EST up reply actions
I think trading the farm for a QB is a lot smarter then a RB wouldn’t you agree? Still want us to keep the pick though
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The only problem being Miami pick at what, #15?
Kinda hurts their chances for trading up. They’d have to give us everything.
"Nah, you look like Elijah Wood." - danmerqury
That's why you should be pulling for Miami to sign Harbaugh.
Cause there’s no way they’d be able to trade us out of the #1 pick if they’re sitting at #15, and then Luck will be ours.
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He’s saying if Miami signs Harbaugh they have nothing to offer us for the #1 overall and we won’t have to put up with “how are the 49ers going to get the #1 overall from Carolina so they can draft Luck?”
OldhamA has been very adament about trading the pick.
That exchange was tongue-in-cheek.
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by Jake Humphrey on Jan 6, 2011 12:52 PM EST up reply actions
I'm pretty sure Jerry has already told Marty that he can't make anymore draft day trades
involving 1st or 2nd round picks. I mean, look at his track record with that post Jeff Otah. Not too grand.
Let me hold about tree-fiddy?
If Otah keeps being the man made of glass that trade looks bad as well
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Missed 19 straight games...
And just went in for another surgery. Shoulder this time.
by SDcarolinafan on Jan 6, 2011 12:49 PM EST up reply actions
what???
how the hell did he hurt his sholder??? He is supposed to be sitting still for 1 year!
You have got to be an idiot...
He’s been sitting at home all day with nothing to do how u think he hurt his shoulder? lol
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Threw out his shoulder playing Wii…hell I don’t know. They said it was from an old injury, I didn’t understand it. Maybe a scar tissue clean up type thing?
by SDcarolinafan on Jan 6, 2011 1:12 PM EST up reply actions
I hurt my elbow playing on the Kinect.....so it's possible.
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And Joel Zumaya hurt his thumb playing Guitar Hero
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by Jake Humphrey on Jan 6, 2011 1:32 PM EST up reply actions
Didn't he also slice his arm ligament moving a box into his new house?
IIRC, he did. Maybe he should live in a bubble, lol.
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Reaching for the last dorito in the bag can be a bitch sometimes...
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I don't think Richardson is that stupid
Assuming Luck declares, I think Richardson would be a fool not to draft Luck. I think he understands how fragile our fan base is right now after our crappy season. By not drafting Luck, it would send his entire franchise into a downward spiral that might not ever end. To be honest, this is a huge turning point in how our franchise is going to perform the next decade. If Richardson doesn’t want to shell out the money to pay for Luck, then he better be prepared for half-empty stadiums.
Let's get this over with.
Get Harbaugh to an NFL team, hire a head coach, and draft Andrew Luck.
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I agree
I have been awaiting the announcement of Harbaugh being hired by Miami or SF just so they hype over who’s going to get him can go away. I’m sure it will just be replaced by media reports of what a brilliant hire it was.
I just hope it’s not SF, otherwise it will be four months of “how does SF get the #1 draft pick from Carolina, rather than what with Andrew Luck bring to Carolina and does he make them a contender”.
That’s assuming they would talk about us if Miami hires Harbaugh, but they won’t so….
Looks like Jim Harbaugh is taking his talents to south beach….
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i wonder if we get decision part II. Harbaugh in this process has made himself look a bit of a Ham
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Meh.
He’s a highly sought after coach and two teams (three if you count Denver, though I don’t know how hard they courted him) are bending over backwards to hire him.
I don’t think he’s done anything wrong myself. He kept his Stanford team focused for the Bowl Game by refusing to answer any speculation about his future.
I’d prefer to live in San Francisco and compete in that division, if it was up to me, but it’s his choice. He’s following the money.
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He took another mans job before he was fired. Thats a no no in the coaching world. Even if its a interm guy you least wait till the body is cold before you start picking at the carcass.
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To be fair...
They flew in to meet him. He didn’t fly out to Miami to discuss anything with them.
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And its not 100% that he has taken it yet.
by SDcarolinafan on Jan 6, 2011 1:02 PM EST up reply actions
Apparently Elway did have a quick chat with him at the Orange Bowl. I don’t know if talks ever went past that.
by SDcarolinafan on Jan 6, 2011 1:01 PM EST up reply actions
according to Adamn schefter They haven’t even made an offer to him…they still got to fire there coach and interview there rooney rule candidate first. Still countless sources have reported he is headed to Miami its just a technicality at this point
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They were talking about this on Sirius this morning.
I guess the Dolphins owner is prepared to make Harbaugh the highest paid NFL coach. Thats the rumor anyway. I wouldn’t want to go to the Dolphins just because what kind of a jackass owner goes shopping for a new coach with the old one still under contract.
it looks like harbaugh is most interested in cashing in while he can
I don’t blame him but miami willing to make hime the highest paid coach in the NFL and he hasn’t even won a game yet is just plain crazy.
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by John Chilton on Jan 6, 2011 12:47 PM EST up reply actions
I'm not wishing for anyone to fail, but...
Wouldn’t it be great if Jim Harbugh does to the 49ers or Dolphins what McDaniels did to Denver? Payoing this @$$clown $8M a year and he’s only got 3 years experience coaching in college? That’s just ridicuolous!!!
It would just make my freaking day to see that happen!
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by Tarheel Soldier on Jan 6, 2011 12:45 PM EST reply actions
Additionally...
If he goes to Miami, I hope we hire Tony Sparano and he leads us to the SB, with Luck, just to shove it in Harbaugh’s face.
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According to Adam Caplan over at Fox Sports...
“According to the San Jose Mercury News, indications are Stanford University head coach Jim Harbaugh will accept a contract offer from the Miami Dolphins to become their head coach.
The Dolphins would have to adhere to the Rooney Rule and also fire head coach Tony Sparano before they can officially hire Harbaugh."
Yeah, that might want to get around to firing the last guy. Hope he trashing his office right now…
by SDcarolinafan on Jan 6, 2011 12:48 PM EST up reply actions
I'd upper deck every toilet in the building.
And then destroy my office.
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HAHA @ upper decking the toilets
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If he did that he would be legendary.
He would instantly become my all time favorite coach.
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THIS IS GREAT IF IT'S TRUE!!!
This means that Luck will 99% certainly come out, and that we get him, because Miami can’t trade up to the #1 pick because they won’t be able to offer a reasonable package.
Without Harbaugh, the 49ers won’t try and trade for Luck.
"The truth will set you free. But not until it is finished with you." ~ David Foster Wallace
It does look that way doesn't it
So we’ll just say yes, it is.
Let me hold about tree-fiddy?
by ERL on Jan 6, 2011 1:10 PM EST up reply actions
If you're willing to pay a guy over $8 million...
You might be willing to eat a 200K fine
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Miami really screwed this up though...
Having a huge latino population and fan-base, they should have kept the Harbaugh talks hush-hush until they at least interviewed Ron Rivera. They could have said “we were interested in Rivera, but then Harbaugh became available and we couldn’t pass up the opportunity.”
"The truth will set you free. But not until it is finished with you." ~ David Foster Wallace
Indeed
My gut tells me that Miami had no clue how fast Harbaugh would decide, and had no clue San Fran would halt talks at $5 million.
They’ve now gone into panic mode where they need to get this pushed through, but they were never ready for it.
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That cuban and Latin American population in Miami could care less about supporting any Mexican who was born in P.R.
They all speak Spanish, but are continents away, culturally, and each thinks the other is inferior.
What minority guy would go to that interview after its announced they offered Harbaugh 8 mil a year?
Word is he's somewhere in the Mid-Atlantic
(sorry, bad inside joke)
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by ERL on Jan 6, 2011 1:53 PM EST up reply actions
Tim Kawakami of San Jose Mercury
Talk about money being no object: According to another NFL source, Miami could go above $8M per if 49ers raise their offer to Harbaugh.
Honestly, I’ve never been more proud to be labeled ‘cheap’ this is absolutely insane.
For comparison, it’s rumored Bill Belichick makes between $6-$7 million…. Harbaugh is no way as valuable
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It's starting to make the John Fox contract look like a steal....
anything more than $4M-$4.5M is too much for a rookie head coach from a college system
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He's Good.
He’s not that good. Not before coaching one season of nfl.
by SDcarolinafan on Jan 6, 2011 1:10 PM EST up reply actions
What do y'all think about bringing Tony Soprano, I mean Sparano to Carolina?
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by southtunnel on Jan 6, 2011 1:21 PM EST via mobile reply actions
I honestly don't know...
He’s known for messing with offensive lines, and not always for the better.
However, he does fit into the Marty Schottenheimer coaching tree (Washington 2001).
I think the real question is: What do you guys think about bringing Dan Henning back for OC?
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I'd take him back.
Some of our better offenses were under him.
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by Jake Humphrey on Jan 6, 2011 1:25 PM EST up reply actions
I'd take him back too.
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I don't think I want any of this.
The more I think about it the more I want Ryan. If he can realize that what he does is defense, and turn complete control over to an OC then I would be on board.
You have got to be an idiot...
What he does is defense
And ones that haven’t been particularly good. If his name wasn’t Rob Ryan, everyone would hate the guy.
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by Jake Humphrey on Jan 6, 2011 1:33 PM EST up reply actions
His D stats aren't the reason I am leaning toward him.
His brother has a little to do with it. I am only hoping he is willing to blitz like his brother.
The main thing that is selling me is he likes to have fun. His players love him. What if he is HC and we bring in RIvera as DC? And then a McCoy, McDaniels, etc. for OC?
You have got to be an idiot...
That was kind of my point on Ryan too
If he can instill a sense of confidence in the players that would be his greatest ability to me.
Indeed
And with a Hurney built team I think it is a win win. Remember that the HC has no decision making power. All they want the coach to do is coach the (very young) team he is given. Ryan seems to have the personality to do just that.
Being able to coach and lead a young group is probably one of the biggest pieces this puzzle.
You have got to be an idiot...
I don’t agree with bringing Henning back. I know that Fox probably limited what he could do with his offense, but I don’t like having retreads on a team where everything is supposed to be heading in a different direction.
Henning may be good, but I’d rather have our young QB’s go under a different offense.
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I don't think...........
Henning is going to coach anywhere in 2011, or ever for that matter. I’ve read numerous times this season that he was going to retire. He’s 68 years old and I doubt he want’s to have to uproot his family considering he’s close to the end of his career. Also, I wouldn’t want him to come back now. I’d like the next OC to be able to install his system and be around for several years perfecting it. Henning would come in and then leave with the job half done.
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How pissed do you think JR is?
Kind of undermines his ’we’re as united as ever’ spiel when two owners are talking about over $8 million per year for an unproven coach
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He will be underneath both of those owners beds tonight…. at the same time.
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The man outlived his own heart.
You’d think people would go out of their way not to piss him off.
by SDcarolinafan on Jan 6, 2011 1:40 PM EST up reply actions
Yes
But it’s tough to say the reason teams aren’t profitable are the players when on the same day ESPN extends Monday Night Football for 1 billion dollars and teams are throwing the highest offers ever at head coaches.
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But in the same sense
The coach is responsible for the team winning, look at the Peppers deal, & Bradford, that coaches entire salary isnt what Bradford is getting for possible 1 year. I know it isnt possibly 1 year now, but at the time of the signing it could have been.
I agree with you in theory, but reality is coaches don’t make that much.
Steve Spagnulo got a 4 year, $11.5 million contract when he joined St. Louis- $2.87 million per year.
I don’t doubt there’s a disparity, it’s just tough to sell the world on the owners being cash strapped when they’re offering the biggest deals ever
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I also agree with that being far too much to offer.
I was all heartbroken that the Panthers arent getting him but now that i see the price i am at ewase. The same way i wanted to keep Peppers but not at the price hr got.
I'm glad to know you're at ewase...
Is that the step above Nirvana, per chance? I’m still going through the 7-step process to get there myself.
(just kidding)
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I'm wondering if Harbaugh was actually saving the Panthers the drama by not calling them back
He played for this team, despite what Richardson said he knows Harbaugh. It’s clear Jim Harbaugh knew he would get more money than Pete Carroll ($6.5 million per) and that the Carolina Panthers would never pay that much.
Perhaps I’m being too sentimental, but it wouldn’t surprise me if both sides talked in the past and Harbaugh knew the fit wouldn’t be right due to the $$.
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I was all for Harbaugh too...
But this whole situation has kind of turned me away from him. I’m glad we aren’t part of this bidding war. I think Luck is the prize and we have the inside track on that one without a doubt.
I don't give a damn how much they pay him or where he goes, as long as it makes Luck's decision to declare easier.
by Ol' Uncle Munnerlyn on Jan 6, 2011 1:43 PM EST reply actions
I think Luck's declaring.
Looking back at the post-game interviews, both he and Harbaugh said, “I don’t want to rude, but let’s just talk about the game.”
If he’d decided to stay, he’d have told his school then, just as Harbaugh would’ve. I don’t buy the idea of his being able to put off the decision until the next week. JMO.
Off topic I know, but has anyone seen the new OT rules for the PO?
I don’t like this new crap. I know it sucks to lose by a FG in sudden death, but if you can’t keep the offense of another team from doing it then you do not deserve to win anyway.
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Yeah, I never liked the ‘win the coin toss win the game’ thing, but that new rule is weird.
by SDcarolinafan on Jan 6, 2011 1:48 PM EST up reply actions
My deal is, what is the difference if a team were to do it with 2 seconds left in the 4th quarter to win compared to a team doing it at 14:30 left in OT? It is the same thing. As I said, I believe that if your defense cannot hold the other team back, you do not deserve to win anyway.
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Yeah but one big kick off return or pass can end the game with a 1st down FG. it is odd but i can see why they did it
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I agree.
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I think its a little more fair.
But i like how College does ot. Each team should get the same chances.
yeah but its dumb where they start them in college imo. Just set a time limit team leading at the end of the time limit wins
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I say play a 5th quarter...
And if it’s still tied, then go to sudden death.
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I may be mistaken
But you must watch hockey? Very similar to the hockey rule and wasn’t it you yesterday that was talking about how the hockey draft worked in a lock out year?
I do watch hockey.
And that was me.
The hockey OT rules make sense.
The only thing is, the NFL should just play first team to score wins … I don’t think we need to have a FG kicking “shootout”, as awesome as it may be…
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What team?
In hockey I stay true to my geological location and am a Wild fan! I worked at the Xcel Energy Center in college!
If BW says anything other than the Hurricanes I'll need to beat him down
; )
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...searching for a comeback :-)
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Canes fan...
My boy likes the Penguins, but he likes the Penguin as his favorite animal, so he thinks it’s cool that “there are penguins that play ice hockey” (he’s 6)
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And that's cool about working at the Xcel Energy Center.
That must have been a cool job.
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Literally.
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Yeah man
it was awesome.. It was just part time in the box office, but by the time the 1st period was over everyone who was there was there and they allowed us to find the best empty seat available in the computer and take it for the remainder of the game!
that's a nice benefit for sure, lol
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How did you all fit into the computer?
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Ba dum bum tsssssssh!!
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agree with this BW Play a OT quarter and if its tied then next point wins
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I dont like the "next point wins" part
I would keep playing quarters until there is a winner. I also dont like how they have a limit on rounds in boxing, let the guys fight until 1 says he isnt ming out the next round.
At some point you got to consider health. Football isn’t exactly checkers. You fair winner but not to the point you risk future games
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May the toughest man (team) win.
Football also has more players, they dont have to play all their starters if they think some1 is too tired or injured. That would give the back up players more pride too if they came in & won the game for the starters. Maybe that could be the next rule, start overtime with second string teams…..
How 'bout pick the two biggest meatheads and let 'em armwrastle?
Let me hold about tree-fiddy?
by ERL on Jan 6, 2011 2:13 PM EST up reply actions
Better idea...
pick the two hottest cheerleaders and let ’em mud rassle…
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how about pick the two hottest chicks Brett Farve sent a text message too lol
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It's to force teams to try to score TD's in OT, instead of FG's.
A good kick return currently influences the outcome greatly because teams can just run the ball a couple of times and kick a FG. With the new rules, doing this puts them back on defense and if the other team scores a TD, they win. I think we’ll get used to it and like it over time.
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I don't mind the rule in and of itself...
What I don’t like is there are two different sets of rules for OT. One for regular season and one for post season. They should make them the same.
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I bet they do next season.
I think they’re just taking baby steps towards it.
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I think so too.
I just hope this rule doesn’t get one of the media’s favorite teams “screwed” out of the playoffs because I don’t want to hear about it all off season.
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you’d think the regular season would of been a better trial period considering the difference of importance between the games
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I've always thought that.
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I agree with that too.
It seems like i remember them saying that it was a trial for the playoffs & might be implemented into regular season.
i would think using the regular season would of been a better trial run then the playoffs considering the importance of playoff games opposed to regular season
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Yeah, but then you’d have a bone head coach playing OT like he was going to get the ball back and finding out he lost because the new rules only applied to the regular season, and it would create a huge cluster (word that rhymes with truck) for weeks or months.
"The truth will set you free. But not until it is finished with you." ~ David Foster Wallace
God this blog has more life in it then it did during the regular season..every thread blows up within hours.
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I HOPE THIS ISNT TRUE..... Kawakami
Wow: Jon Wilner reports that Stanford is about to announce that Andrew Luck will STAY at school for 2011 season.
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It probably is true...
Leave it up to us to get screwed over yet again.
"The truth will set you free. But not until it is finished with you." ~ David Foster Wallace
Well without Luck, we may very well have the pick back next year.
by SDcarolinafan on Jan 6, 2011 2:27 PM EST up reply actions
No, we'll win just enough games to get screwed over...
If this is true, I just hope to god that OldhamA and Mike Train are right about Jimmy Clausen.
Otherwise, we’re freaking screwed.
"The truth will set you free. But not until it is finished with you." ~ David Foster Wallace
If that turns out to be true, our new coaching staff will take the blame.
by SlayerGhaleon on Jan 6, 2011 2:28 PM EST up reply actions
I hope not
That is a huge risk IMO. Most of his OLine gone, his head coach gone.
Wow, please tell me it’s not true!
'Waits for the Panthers fan base to wish him injury if he goes back to college'
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I personally will not do that.
If he goes back it will be primarily for academics, because the Stanford football team won’t be anything close to the same with a new coach, OL, and primary WR.
"The truth will set you free. But not until it is finished with you." ~ David Foster Wallace
Tim Kawakami is saying on Twitter
That Luck is going to stay in school for 2011.
Question?
Is it against the rules for JR to contact Luck and advise him that the Panthers would pick with their #1 pick and advise him of the salary range he’d be looking at if he would declare?
Jim
Yes, it is against the rules.
I think he already knows the rest.
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