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Predictions: Romney - 25% Santorum - 23% Paul - 21% Gingrich - 14% Perry - 9% Bachmann - 5% Huntsman - 2% Others - 1% Bachmann might drop out, although she doesn't need much money to continue just being a loudmouth buffoon. Huntsman will rebound nicely in New Hampshire. Santorum will claim victory as the highest conservative but won't win any other states. Newt might linger along and win South Carolina but will ultimately drop out before Super Tuesday in March. Perry will do the same but not win any states.

Sirius XM. Should also add that while they didn't make full-fledged albums, a couple of up & coming bands that caught my ear: Purity Ring and TV Girl. To teh google you go.

My wife asked why the Angry Birds were playing.

Me and my friend both guessed 45k before the announced attendance. Cotton Bowl is 90k, so if you put everyone in the lower bowl it would probably be full.

The only thing I'd change about the Green Brigade is what I saw Penn State's do at halftime: they were finishing as the football team came out from the tunnel. The team ran in between them and the sideline. Don't know if it was planned or just because halftime was almost over, but it looked cool as hell.

Possibly, but the chances are higher that a more moderate candidate would have a better chance. Doubtful. It was already unlikely Indiana would be blue again. Very doubtful. Not a chance. My point exactly. You can dream up a great conservative that could woo enough independents the way GWB did, but that person doesn't exist in the current context. Santorum would give Obama 35 states. Even a boost wouldn't be enough. If he wins or does well in Iowa he'll need a miracle in New Hampshire. He might get 10% if he's lucky. Too late. That candidate doesn't exist. Might as well be like liberals in 2004 and get behind Romney the way they did Kerry. He almost pulled it off. Huntsman is running for 2016.

Also keep an eye out for Pedobear... Was at the game and pretty surprised by the score after the first quarter. Penn State was completely inept on offense. 1st & 10, run. 2nd & 7, run. 3rd & 6, incomplete pass. The O coordinator didn't look like he had a clue, I mean we scored more points against UH than this team. Penn State fans looked disappointed but not very surprised. Great turnout by UH fans, more than Tech did last year. And I didn't think Penn State would bring so many down to Dallas for a bowl game like this.

Fixed your post for you. And they've been accepting of whatever johnny-come-lately conservative there is, and then have seen that they all carry major, major flaws. You don't win elections by nominating someone who is too far right of the mainstream to flip 2008 blue states. Tell me, if Republicans nominate Newt or Santorum, what states suddenly go red tomorrow that wouldn't with Romney or Huntsman? None of them. After tomorrow night Bachman, Newt, and maybe Perry don't hang around much longer. If Romney wins Iowa the only chance conservatives have is by coalescing around Santorum (doubtful), and after he wins New Hampshire by double digits (maybe 20 points) it'll be too late. They might pick up South Carolina, but Romney will already have momentum going into bigger states like Michigan and Florida. Santorum or any other conservative better hope for a HUGE money dump if they want a chance in the later primaries. Hell, nobody but Romney and Paul even made the ballot in Virginia.

You're more or less proving my point with this statement. If Iowa, which is generally a more conservative evangelical state (at least the Republican base) will vote for Romney, then no other candidate stands a chance in the rest of the states. Romney at first put little hope in Iowa and concentrated his resources more in New Hampshire. So long as he didn't do embarrassingly bad there, he could rebound nicely with New Hampshire. Now that he's leading in a lot of the polls, he's pushing to win or at least a strong 2nd. If Romney wins Iowa it will only solidify his position as the front-runner, especially after he perpetuates a smack down of everyone in New Hampshire a week later. Listen dude, I don't know how else to spell it out, but I'll say it again: Mitt Romney is the biggest threat to an Obama re-election. There is a big difference between what I think will happen versus what I want to happen.

So if Romney wins Iowa its pretty much over with. Other candidates will split some more conservative states, but nobody will have the momentum nor the organization to keep up.

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When it comes to music preferences, to each their own. But I don't understand this logic. I've heard of Whitesnake too, and they're horrible. Nickelback? P Diddy? Yeah, all horrible.

Terrorists. The whole lot of them.

Smith Westerns - Dye It Blonde Neon Indian - Era Extrana Toro y Moi - Underneath the Pine Black Keys - El Camino The Go! Team - Rolling Blackouts Real Estate - Days

How exactly does kneeling to thank god for your touchdown (yeah I'm sure God really gives a flying flip) standing up for your beliefs? And if it is, its not exactly like he's the first one to kneel after touchdown. He's maybe the....1,000th to do so. So no, I don't find it courageous that you do that when the majority of your fans are Christians of some sort.

I'm very aware of the crap people take for their beliefs. Did you not read about how radicals pressured sponsors to transfer (lol!) advertising on the show All-American Muslims, all because those guys call god a different name? What about the athletes who wouldn't stand for the national anthem at the beginning of the Iraq War? They probably received death threats, but to me they were the most courageous people out there.

Yea you white male christians have to deal with so many double standards these days. My bleeding heart goes out to you all.

What courage he has to stand up as a member of the majority of Americans. I'd be more impressed with any athlete who had the courage to come out as an atheist, or prayed to Allah on the sidelines. That would take some guts.

Been at my present employer for 3 1/2 years. No promotion, a small raise in pay, and a position that doesn't require a college degree. Doing all I can to prove my worth though.

Good because it makes the Belt look better, good because it'll possibly make FIU that much more beatable in the near future. I'll take it.

Meh...I dunno about that. Florida was a hotbed for talent with players constantly having to go out of state if they were overlooked by the big 3 (Miami, UF, FSU). When USF came up they (along with UCF to some extent) filled that void. Texas is full of talent, but its really crowded with 10 schools as it is, plus a couple of strong FCS programs.

This is screwing up my bowl picks. How the hell did San Diego State win 8 games this season, they look terrible.

Why are you people so upset about 5 home games? Its not like we built a brand new stadium or something to accommodate more high-profile teams and attract new fans! You people are so delusional!

Depends on the state. I know when I was toying with the idea of transferring to Arizona one of the big requirements they had was being financially independent from your parents. Can't be on their car/health insurance, have to pay your own rent/board, can't be listed as anyone's dependent. Basically at 20 I wasn't quite independent enough.