Mean Green 93-98

I think that hits it on the head. Our justice system as a whole is not a very effective deterrent to crime. Criminals are made out to be victims just as much as the true victims they brutalized. "Death row" means years and years before anything is done other than endless appeals. The advances in DNA technology ideally should speed things up, as well as avoiding punishing the innocent.

Even Morneau knew who the winner should have been:

Your argument is based entirely on why we should not have fought Saddam (and runs counter to your initial point to which I was responding, by the way). Defeating Saddam was relatively easy, we won that war. Now we are fighting those who were clearly linked to 9-11. Was Saddam actively engaging Al Qaeda? No. But now we are, and having a decent measure of success. Agree or disagree, but the following sentiment is becoming more and more common:

Hmmm...please remind me - who is it that we have been fighting in Iraq since Saddam's ouster?

Yes, he was injured for the Spring following his year of sitting out per NCAA tranfer rules. I would expect big things from him this year.

Did I miss something? His post sounds just like 90% of gmg.com posters.

The same fella who owned Cozy Oaks also (I'm pretty sure) owned Coliseum on 35. They were not open very long, but they had great burgers and hot wings.

I wouldn't complain.

Wow! Has Michigan ever begun a season that far removed from the top 25?

Michigan State?

Chicken fried steak at Texas Pickup. Okay, I'm in denial.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bLJxmJZXgNI

Toby was a great punter for the Mean Green. Wish him all the best in his new line of work.

A good read overall. They do not take account of the JUCOs on the OL and DL. I thought the C for defense was pretty generous, but we'll see.

This hurts. Bad.

Gotcha--Reno. Thanks.

Who's UNR?

My understanding of this poll is quite different than the two previously posted. I do not understand this poll to be asking which conference is the better fit for UNT. I do not understand this poll to be asking which is the stronger conference currently. I understand this poll to be asking whether the WAC would continue to be a stronger conference than the Sun Belt over the coming years, or whether the Belt will overtake them.

Good post, Nautique. As for Eddrick Gilmore, I can't think of any player we could less afford to lose.

Our offense has not yet shown that it can consistently put up tons of points (Navy was kind of an aberration). Gobs and gobs of yards, completions, etc. - absolutely. But that means little if we don't get that ball in the paint more often.

I think that pretty well sums it up.

I count it a tremendous blessing to live in America as an American citizen. If you haven't seen this yet, you need to: God bless the U.S.A.!

It's a bit of a stretch, but I can somewhat see Arkansas going to the Big XII. They have historical rivalries with several of the Big XII teams, and it makes a whole lot more geographic sense. But Nebraska to the Big 10 makes no sense, for the reason mentioned above, and Nebraska is a lousy academic match for the Big 10. UT really did not want to go to the Big 8 (XII) because of Nebraska's low academic standards, and the Big 10's thinking is right in line with UT's.

Don't worry - if we become less technologically advanced and less prosperous, we will be right in line with third world oil usage.

Obviously, if we were to end all use of petroleum, it would make a huge impact on the oil market. My comment was in the context of what had just been said: "The best and fastest way to bring down the price of fuel is [for America] to stop being fuel hogs." Even if we were to cut our oil consumption by 20% (unrealistic), the emerging markets would compensate enough to keep prices high.