Lack of NIL does not help but Pike would really benefit from a GM in this new world. He needs to figure it out in the next 4-8 weeks or he is digging his own grave because 25-26 will be more of the same.

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How bad is Barkley hurt?

ClassOf02 said:

That was a ballsy fake punt call.

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Great call and yes ballsy. Must have seen something in the tapes.

goru7 said:

Read the OP. The thread is saying the team stinks. I disagree and showing examples. No one was giving out trophies for moral victories just saying we are not a bad team nor for that matter a good team either because a good team would have pulled out victories in those games. But we don’t stink. You hopefully understand the point more clearly.

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We do stink, that’s the point. You are comparing us to other little people and saying “you see, we’re not the shortest guy in the room”. But that doesn’t mean that we’re not short as well. Comparing us with other bad teams does not make us good, we just also stink just like those others.

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tico brown said:

Was Alonso’s biggest mistake was hiring Scott boras?

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Nope. His biggest mistake was turning down 7/$158M, which he did before either Boras or Stearns were in the picture.

bac2therac said:

stop bein cute

We were one of the only schools with a complete holes plus we had Harper family ties

This wasnt happening at Duke

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I think Harper ties yes. They could’ve name any school they wanted and it would get done

willisneverrana43 said:

David Wright? Too bad about the injury. He’s not getting in.

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Would you rather have Scott Rolen or David Wright on your team?

goru7 said:

Common now. Stinks is getting blown out game after game. This flawed team played extremely competitive against Alabama , Texas A& M and Michigan State , all top 10 -15 teams , with chances to win all 3 . Switch those 3 and we are 7-7 vs Q1,23 and 4-4 versus Quad 1. Why don’t you tell me what we lost to those 3 teams combined was ? Let’s keep Dylan out of the equation since the New Year since we already had that discussion where you believe it really has not had an impact.

Stinks ? Go look at the bottom of the ACC , teams like Miami and Virginia and Boston college and Syracuse. No one in the BIG 10 or the SEC stinks this year. The leagues especially the SEC top to bottom might be the strongest ever.

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There are still a good chunk of people like you coming up with excuse after excuse as to why we are not a national embarrassment this season.

We are a total failure this year and I have serious doubts our coach recovers from it next season.

Can someone please explain to me why Hamilton is on the ice in OT. Slow & wants to shoot as soon as he touches the puck.

JudgeSmails56 said:

I think it was Nebraska around 2016.

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College Wrestling: No. 11 Rutgers upsets No. 4 Nebraska​

NICHOLAS GRAVINA AND NO. 11 RUTGERS WON ITS FIRST BIG TEN GAME OF THE SEASON IN AN UPSET OF NO. 4 NEBRASKA.
PISCATAWAY, N.J. – By the time the clock ticked to zero, Nicholas Gravina admitted he wasn’t sure who had won the 184-pound bout. He was quickly reminded by the 2,652 fans cheering on their feet at the Rutgers Athletic Center.

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I’m not the biggest Schiano fan here but this is the one thing he got right all these years. There’s not many, IF ANY, scumbags in the program that would embarrass their family, friends, schools, or Rutgers. For the most part, he brought in quality young men to compete and represent the program. He shouldn’t budge on that, IMO.

Awesome match. All of our guys wrestled hard. Even without Tim B leading the charge, the crowd got into it especially for the last three matches. Place was going nuts for Yara on his way to the mat and he did't disappoint! Great win!!!!

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BigEastPhil said:

I understand your point and I agree with it as well.

However if Alonso does indeed leave - what is the alternative plan?

Are you comfortable with Vientos at 1b - a position he has never played - and Baty and / or Mauricio at 3b ?

I’m not !

Hence why I want this contract with Alonso to get done.

3/80 seems fair given given reported Mets offer of 3/68 and current market values for 1b

Problem is Mets are probably bidding against themselves and Boras shooting for deal with an AAV of $30 m.

An inflated 1 year deal is what it may end up at via these stalled deals with Boras clients !

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If the Mets are probably bidding against themselves, there’s no one else to win.

As to letting him go, I take a broader view. Fans are terrible GMs, always have been, and always will be. When the front office is doing what the fans want, it’s a bad sign. Always.

Now Stearns has a terrific track record with the Brewers and their lack of resources, and did very well in year one with the Mets—certainly better than most fans were predicting when they were self-mutilating before last season, much as some are now. So I trust his decision-making process more than the panicked “well if we lose this guy or don’t sign that guy we’re screwed” thinking that fans have every off season.

So I don’t need to have a plan. And, by definition, my plan will suck. I’m just glad we have a guy in charge whose plans don’t suck, in fact generally turn out to be excellent, and are backed by the most money in the league.

.408 winning percentage in the B1G the last three years.

Doctor Worm said:

The 'highly assymetric against us" comment is interesting. I assume this has to do with Boras demanding one or more opt outs. Cohen probably responded with OK then we need the option to extend. Boras said no, and Cohen said FU.

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Was Alonso’s biggest mistake was hiring Scott boras?