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Reminds me of a joke. A Cubs fan dies and goes to heaven. God says, "You have been good and faithful and longsuffering. You may ask me one question you've always wanted to ask." The Cubs fan thinks for a second and says, "Will the Cubs ever win a World Series again?" God says, "Yes. But not in my lifetime."

Am I missing something? Looks like a blank page to me.

I think we'd all like to believe that is what we'd do. How many times do we see this play during the regular season? How often do fans interfere with foul ball plays? Just a week or so ago, this happened during a Rangers game and the fan was proudly showing the ball to the camera even as the announcers were tsk-tsk-ing him for not letting the Rangers player make a play. I think in the thrill of the moment when you have about 3 seconds to decide what to do and the people around you are pressing forward to catch the ball, you just do what instinct or the crowd is doing and try to catch it. At any rate, I'd love to see a campaign to forgive Bartman and bring him back to Wrigley.

And never, never chant "MVP." I mean, show some class.

Way too early. If he wins 6, he has my vote.

I think the documentary really shed a lot of light on sports fandom, mob mentality, and the role of the media.

He still lives in Chicago. There was a part of the program that suggested that since he has a kind of plain face, nobody would recognize him without the turtleneck, hat, and earphones.

Lee Jackson?

I thought a win got you off the waiting list as well.

This has become my new favorite "30 for 30" documentary. The Bartman Incident was looked at in-depth. The focus was on the fan reaction during the final two innings, and how as the Marlins scored each run the fans got uglier toward Bartman. They then looked at the media reaction during and after the game and how Bartman's life was affected and still is affected today. There were a few minutes where they focused on the ancient ritual of the scapegoat, and how Bartman became the scapegoat not just for this particular loss, but for 80+ years of Cubs frustration. There was also some "What If?" discussion. What if Moises Alou had simply walked back to his position in left field instead of reacting the way he did? What if the Fox producers in the truck had not focused on Bartman, returning to show his face after every run came across the plate? What if the ump had called fan interference and called the batter out? There are some story elements I had never heard before, like what happened in the hours after the game ended and how Bartman made it home alive. Bartman handled this whole thing with class. He could have made a lot of money doing interviews, appearances, etc. He didn't. And today he lives his Chicago life in anonimity. Finally, the end of the documentary asked (parphrasing): The question is not whether Chicago fans can forgive Steve Bartman. It should be whether Steve Bartman can forgive the city of Chicago.

It won't happen.

Look there, friend Sancho Panza, where thirty or more monstrous giants present themselves.

The ones that have teeth are from out of state.

Yeah, got a pretty big generator. I even shared with a tent a few spots down who were having power problems. They had a big screen as well.

http://www.cbssports.com/collegefootball/bowls/predictions

We were right next to the maintenance shed in the Red/Blue area.

First time bringing out the big TV. Worked well, much better than my old 15 inch tube tv. Now just gotta get a dual-LNB for the satellite dish so we can watch two games.

Something can be worked out. It can be moved to another season, or LSU may just decide to play someone else if we ask to back out.

What is best for the conference? Do you think other than the WAC that any conference is looking to FCS to fill spots? Bringing up an FCS program will degrade the already poor perception of the SBC.

It's not looking good so far for next season. I don't see any OOC home games yet. Might be a good season to schedule an FCS team at home, like Stephen F. Austin or Lamar. We have Ball State and Ohio in back-to-back weekend in early September in 2013. SMU at home starts the series in 2014.

Drew Henson said our stadium was designed by the same firm that designed.... The Seattle Seahawks's stadium. They also said it can hold 38,050. Do your research, man.

Said it in another thread, but probably more appropriate here. The band marches through the Red/Blue lot about an hour before the game. They go up to the concrete pathway, past the Hill, through the Circle, and past the East Gate. We happened to break camp just in time to follow the band and it was a great experience. People were joining in, and we reached the gate right at 5:30. Had our tickets scanned and reached our seats with about 10 minutes before the pre-game activities started. Let's build this tradition. It would require our tailgaters to plan to actually come to the game on time, but it is so much better that the old Fouts Field march.

So this was confusing at Fouts since they never told you where the march started. When I decided on a whim a few times to take part, I just walked on my own to the tower where maybe a dozen people showed up. I wonder how it works now with the traffic situation and if anyone showed up last night. About 30 minutes after the game I saw the Talons pushing Boomer through the circle in front of the east gate, assuming they were taking it to the tower.

That's all well and good, but volume levels that can be damaging to the ears is unacceptable. My ears were hurting after Welcome to the Jungle. And like I said earlier, I normally listen to my music loud.