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Welp, nope, that wasn't it and "we" weren't set. Kill the thread. Re: Matt Clark - now that he has MLB service time and is on the 40-man, I believe that increases his minor league salary to something respectable like $80K or so. Sure he can make a lot more in Japan, but $80K to play AAA baseball - knowing you have a legitimate chance to get back to the majors and a $480K salary - is not a bad deal.

You have Eddie Lacy running behind John Kuhn (and a play where he also runs behind Mike Daniels) running at an undersized Seattle defensive line. If you don't make it you have the opposing team pinned at their own 0.5 yard line. If you downed a punt at the 0.5 yard line you'd be ecstatic. Or spread the field and run a shovel pass to Lacy up the middle, you know, like how Seattle spread the field and ran Lynch up the middle for big gains. That being said, 3rd and 19 is the one I'm most bugged about. But I think that one was player execution though as I don't think it was designed to let a WR run free past the first down marker.

Settling for 18 and 19 yard field goals on the road.

Who's to say that neither Texas nor Gallardo wants to sign an extension and it's just for one year? Gallardo went to high school in the Fort Worth area, and there is a huge Mexican population there to market Gallardo to. Could increase the return for Gallardo.

OL recruit Sam Madden decommits after apparently being told that it's a "long shot" for him to get admitted. His father claims that they were told that if he got certain grades he would get in; he got straight A's but now apparently was told it's likely not good enough. http://www.maizenbrew.com/michigan-football-recruiting/2015/1/18/7760617/sam-madden-father-talks-wisconsin-decommitment You have to wonder what Anderson's role was in this and who apparently told them that he would get in. Supposedly they (Anderson?) asked him not to look at other schools and now needs to find a home. Will not be cool on many levels if he lands at (and gets accepted into) Michigan.

Diet is definitely more important, but exercise is not insignificant. It's not difficult to expend 1000 calories in a week exercising; yesterday I hit 600 on the elliptical machine in 45 minutes. That's just what is quantifiable; exercise has an impact on resting metabolic rate too which will burn more calories. Looking at just what is quantifiable, 1000 calories a week burned via exercise is 52,000 calories a year; assuming 3500 calories per pound of fat, that's about 15 lbs per year. But as logan has mentioned, people don't exercise as much as they should or as much as they think they do, and thus don't get results. The way I look at it, exercise allows me to enjoy cookies, ice cream, and beer a little more often without any negative impact. And that's one of the problems with diet alone; people give up because they feel like they can never enjoy the treats of life or feel bad if they do. Exercise needs to be looked at as a carrot, not a stick, where the completion of it allows for a reward such as a small bowl of ice cream or a slice of pizza.

I wasn't necessarily referring to organic produce; I was referring to fruits/vegetables/lean meats in general as opposed to processed/fried foods and burger joint "extra value meals" with fries and a soda. But exercise is directly related to weight - it is a significant part of the "calories-out" part of the equation. There are a lot of costs in the health care system that aren't necessarily visible. A generic prescription may have a $10 copay, and people may look at that and think it's only $10 a month. But I've seen some generics, with a $10-15 copay, have a cash price of $200/month. The health insurer is absorbing almost $200/month in costs (just in prescription costs, not including physician costs of treating the patient), when a gym membership (under $50/month) and additional health food costs (say, $100/month) would have prevented it. Someone may have a HMO or a low deductible on their health plan and a broken foot or knee surgery, a result of carrying 50 extra lbs, only costs them $500 but it costs the system $5000. Those costs are then spread around in the form of higher premiums to everyone, and people like me who eat healthy, exercise regularly, don't take medications and rarely see a doctor end up subsidizing health care costs for unhealthy people. And that really bugs me.

There was a study over a decade ago that said that healthy-recommended-weight people spent an average of $20/month on medication, medically-defined "overweight" people spent an average of $40/month on medication, and medically-defined "obese" people spent an average of $80/month on medication. Eating healthy and investing (and utilizing) a gym membership, while in the short-term are additional expenses, in the long-run save money. A majority of medical expenditures are self-inflicted results of personal choices, not random accidents or losing the genetic lottery.

Add "walking slowly counter-clockwise in a large circle" and you've just described the Madison Farmer's Market, which I absolutely LOATHE. Well, it's the people I loathe, not the market. IT'S THE SAME VENDORS IN THE SAME SPOTS CARRYING THE SAME STUFF EVERY WEEK - FIGURE OUT WHAT YOU'RE LOOKING FOR, REMEMBER WHICH VENDORS HAVE IT, AND GET OUT OF THE WAY. If I didn't live a short four block walk from it, I would never go. But I know who has the beets I like, I know who has the broccoli I like, I know who has the honey I like, and I go straight to those vendors and then get the hell out of there. I've been dreaming about trying to rally a couple hundred people through Reddit or something to show up at 6AM and start walking clockwise around the square, just to see how confused people will get.

That's why teams were allowed to expand their rosters to 15 a few years ago (but only keep 12 active). Jeff Adrien hasn't cleared waivers yet, and the Bucks probably wanted someone ready for tonight's game so I'm guessing that was a deciding factor. It's a 10-day contract; the Bucks can release Martin at any time. But if we are talking winning games right now... there's a reason Adrien is on his fifth team in five years and Martin was the #1 overall pick in the 2000 draft. I think Kidd has earned the right to be trusted with his judgment.

The problem last year, and the reason I suspect the Brewers didn't pursue resigning him and probably the reason he only got 1 yr/$1M, is that after he returned from injury he couldn't go in back-to-back games. If there's a criticism I have of RRR, it's running the same guys out there 3-4 games in a row and not letting guys go >1 inning. As such, you can't have someone who can only go every 3/4 days.

What's lost in the discussion is Ilyasova. If he's out this long with a concussion it must be pretty severe. Regardless of what the real issue is with Sanders, if he and Ilyasova are out for the time being then they need some depth in the frontcourt until at least one of them is back. That's why they are signing Martin to a 10-day contract, not a full contract.

I think you guys are going a little overboard here, and/or seeing what you want to see. Per 36 minutes, his stats this season compared to 12-13 have not dropped off a table - his rebounds are down a bit (12.5 to 10.2) as are his blocks (3.7 to 2.4), his points are down slightly (12.9 to 12.0) but his steals are up (1.0 to 1.7) and his FG% is almost exactly the same (50.6% to 50.0%). The way you guys are talking, you'd think that his per 36 minute averages had been cut in half or worse. I don't see a lack of effort. I think he's frustrated because he gets called for everything but doesn't get a lot of calls on the offensive end. I'm wondering if he's still not 100% from the eye injury and/or if the goggles are impacting his play. He takes the goggles off when he shoots free throws, so I think he doesn't like them and maybe that's having an effect on him seeing what's going on on the court. But this thought of him being a "turd" and that "his career has turned sour" and not putting in any effort is simply not true.

A career OPS of .747 over 4200 PA's for a SS is "all hype"? He had one bad year - a year in which he didn't have a spring training because he wasn't signed. He had a .777 OPS in 2013. I'd take my chances on him for one year and $5M, especially considering that he hits LH.

I think the NBA still has 10-day contracts, so with Sanders and Ilyasova out they may have taken a look to see if Martin could give them a little depth until at least one of them is back. Ilyasova has missed five games with this concussion, so maybe it might keep him sidelined for longer than initially thought. He may have been a clubhouse cancer, but funny how that often changes once a guy is out of the league and out of a paycheck.

I didn't forget it - it's just not in my Top 10.

Considering that they have had numerous games missed by Parker, Sanders, Ilyasova, and Henson, and considering that their December schedule was brutal (@CLE, @/vs DAL, vs MIA, @OKC, @POR, @PHX, @/vs LAC, @/vs ATL), the fact that the worst they stand to be at the end of the month is one game under .500 is very, very encouraging.

If you haven't seen them, I highly recommend several movies from the ESPN 30 for 30 series. I believe you can stream all of them from Netflix. My favorites: 1) "Once Brothers" - friendship between Vlade Divac and Drazen Petrovic and how the war in Croatia ended it 2) "The U" - look back at the rise and fall of University of Miami football program - hilarious 3) "June 17th, 1994" - chronological unfolding of the events of that day told through TV/news footage 4) "Catching Hell" - technically not in the 30 for 30; about Steve Bartman and the infamous foul ball 5) "The Marinovich Project" - also not technically 30 for 30; about Todd Marinovich and his life & relationship with his dad 6) "The Best That Never Was" - career of Marcus Dupree 7) "Brian and The Boz" - about Brian Bosworth; just came out, may be able to watch it for free on the ESPN family 8) "Without Bias" - Len Bias's life and death 9) "Small Potatoes - Who Killed the USFL?" 10) "Jordan Rides the Bus" - Michael Jordan's venture into baseball & his father's death

http://espn.go.com/mlb/story/_/id/12051465/justin-upton-acquired-san-diego-padres Unknown who is going to the Braves at this point.

Over the last 10 years: Michigan: 73-53, 2 BCS bowls, 0 Big Ten championships, 3 years no bowl game Wisconsin: 96-35, 3 BCS bowls, 3 Big Ten championships, 0 years no bowl game While UW backed into one Big Ten championship and BCS bowl game, they also got hosed in 2006 when they went 12-1 and ended up in the Capital One bowl (only loss at Michigan, who lost to Ohio State, who UW didn't play that year). I don't think Michigan is a good example of your point.

WV Brew, I have no idea what those numbers that you posted are or mean. Look at Funketown's post on the previous page (#30) and you will see that there is a greater difference between football player's SATs and the average student's SATs at other schools. If what you are posting is averages, they are exactly that - averages. Averages are very deceiving. What is important is the range. An average of 1000 versus an average of 1100 on the surface looks a lot less. But the first number could be, for example, five at 950 and five at 1050; but the second could be two at 800 and eight at 1175. And if what you are posting is SAT scores, that's one thing. What about juco transfers? UW doesn't like to give credit to a lot of courses taken at other schools because they want you to pay to take those courses there. Anderson specifically referenced juco transfers in the interview.

Luke Fischer looking really good so far. Really good - came off the bench and in ~6 minutes so far has six points, a couple blocks, and altered several shots resulting in misses. Moves really well for a big man. He is adding another dimension to this team. Fischer at half: 10 points, 7 rebounds, 4 blocks... and gets the first basket of the 2nd half and another block on ASU's first possession. Looks like a totally different team.

What do other teams do when the coach and GM differ on personnel decisions?

I guess I'm the only one who thinks that admission standards should be uniform across the board for all schools, but I also realize that would be extremely difficult given private vs. public schools, different courses, how courses translate, etc. I do think academic standards should be high, but I also think they should be fair for all schools. It's hard enough to get kids to come to UW to begin with, much less have to deal with higher admission standards than other schools. If that's the way that people want it, then the best we can ever expect the football team to do is what Bielema did (and then we can say we ran the best coach we ever had out of town), and expect 10-3/9-4 seasons moving forward. For those who say, "Stanford is doing it", well they just finished a 7-5 season and play Maryland in the Foster Farms Bowl in Santa Clara. Yes, they played in four consecutive BCS bowls (UW played in three consecutive), but they didn't even go to a bowl in 2008. Or 2007. Or 2006, when they were 1-11. [sarcasm]Sounds like a good program to aspire to be.[/sarcasm] They got lucky with a famous former NFL player as a coach hire who then bolted for the NFL after four years, and are now sinking back to mediocrity. They also have a feeewww more connections to the tech billionaires in Silicon Valley than UW, a big recruiting draw to that school. I also think (see my post on Lambeauleap.net), based on my knowledge of UW, that high academic standards for admission is a bit of a smokescreen and the real motivator is economic and getting more foreign and out-of-state students paying higher tuition bills (versus in-state kids and scholarship athletes). They know the football stadium will always be full, the TV contract with the Big Ten will always be there, and the way to increase revenue is to bring in more foreign and out-of-state rich kids and they need to justify that.

Might be another transfer coming Marquette's way. Duke forward Semi Ojeleye has announced he is leaving the program. With only 10 scholarships accounted for next year, there are three open. Hopefully Wojo has a good relationship with him and can sway him this way.