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on: March 15, 2010, 01:52:53 PM
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Started by baldguy - Last post by baldguy
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Check out this ad that ran in the Sunday Arkansas Democrat-Gazette.
This coach has been on the job for two years. No NCAA tournament appearances yet.
SO THESE MORONS ARE CALLING FOR HIS HEAD!!!
What kind of brain-damaged moron would ever want to come coach basketball at U of A?
Nice job, Hawg fans...
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on: February 06, 2010, 09:50:46 AM
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Started by rone - Last post by rone
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Oh, happy day. A UA alumnus now owns "America's Team," and the NW Arkansas Democrat-Gazette has officially adopted them as the NFL team that deserves primary coverage.
Never mind that the owner is a clownish buffoon who roams the sidelines looking over his coach's shoulder during games. He also once hired a fellow UA man who single-handedly put OU under years of probation while coaching them, who tried to sneak a gun on board an airliner, and who once ran up a six-figure liquor bill over a weekend. Let's see, he has also gone out and hired players who have sabotaged former teams and/or had felony arrests.
Old Jerry Jones is a Hawg, though, so the local media loves him and his team.
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on: February 05, 2010, 08:44:51 PM
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Started by baldguy - Last post by The Arch Demon
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Graduated from Kentucky are know as the "Wewuzzers": "We wuz gonna be here earlier, but we wuz delayed. "
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on: February 05, 2010, 08:41:42 PM
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Started by rone - Last post by The Arch Demon
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No lonlier feeling. . . except if you're wearing Gophers maroon & gold at Lyle Kinnick stadium in Iowa City.
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on: February 05, 2010, 08:35:38 PM
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Started by The Arch Demon - Last post by The Arch Demon
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Can't wait for spring. Gonna spend this weekend digging out from another dumping snowfall.
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on: February 03, 2010, 08:29:20 PM
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Started by LateNightLarry - Last post by painless
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Raleigh Durham NC. (The worst I ever saw)
Near the Research Triangle Park.
Stayed a whole summer there one year working for Data General.
Noticed that there was a Walmart right next to my hotel, On the way to catch my departing flight.
And liquor stores are run by the state, and by law cannot place ads in the local phone books.
When you ad that to the restrictive signage regulations; it's no wonder moon shining is so prevalent. It really is easier to make your own, than locate a store. ;-)
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on: February 03, 2010, 08:21:52 PM
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Started by The Arch Demon - Last post by painless
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Interesting site and topics. Many of the categories are very accurate.
However, what does one do when "relocated" (either by force or by choice) from "the home team"? Yeah, one can bitch about the local team, coverage, writers, etc. , but what's the point.
The Arch Demon has lived in rural Minnesota, central Kansas near Wichita, the metropolitan Twin Cities of Minneapolis/St. Paul, a "bedroom" community an hour from the Twin Cities, outside of Evansville, IN, Chicagoland, Oklahoma City, and Fayetteville, AR. There are homers and boobs everywhere. Unfortunately, they're entrenched and been in their position 40-50 years (not an exaggeration!).
So, what does one do.
The Arch Demon has learned to appreciate minor league baseball (a far greater value than major league baseball). In addition, there is NCAA Div III football, NCAA Div II basketball, and high school rivalries that go back forever. Furthermore, The Arch Demon has learned about new sports and activities. High school and college wrestling are HUGE sports in the upper midwest, but may not even exist in the deep south. Baseball at an amateur level is much more common (and better played) in the south than the north. Can you say hockey? How about deep sea fishing (can one do anything like that in Minnesota?)? Same goes for noodling?
There exist many examples of the local culture and its recreational activities being a newfound enjoyment. Not that you have to root for "their" home team, but if they're doing something you've never seen or are only slightly acquainted with, then you just might learn something new.
I agree with The Arch Demon about minor league baseball. Great fun, and value. |
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on: February 03, 2010, 06:40:13 PM
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Started by The Arch Demon - Last post by The Arch Demon
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Two points. First, I agree about NWA and Hawgs or nuthin'. And, yes, it is a narrow mindset. However, baldguy, you're a Boomer Sooner, and I've also lived in OKC and would make the same claim about the media there and BIG RED. Furthermore, I thought the media (sports and everytihng else, TV-radio-newspaper) was of exceedingly low quality there.
This brings me to my second point and a question for further discussion. It has been my observation that the quality of journalism increases almost in lock-step with an increase in population. New York and Chicago are BIG places, but they also have good newspapers with good writers (they may be too liberal or conservative for you, but that does not take away from the fact that they write well, win awards, etc. ). On the sporting aspect, larger cities have more teams. The larger papers-radio-newspapers cover them (yup, the big guys have homers also) for several reasons. Sports is big business. There are ad revenues to be harvested. The large population has varied interests, so there is always some level of demand for coverage.
Question to all: Do you believe my assertion that quality of journalism and amount of coverage goes up with population?
Footnote: I live in metropolitan Minneapolis/St. Paul, and this is the home of the college from which I graduated and the professional teams I grew up with.
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on: February 02, 2010, 02:52:33 PM
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Started by The Arch Demon - Last post by baldguy
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I would say hearty congratulations. Unfortunately, there is one team in NWA: the Hawgs. And it's a contest among the local media as to who can kiss the largest amount of UA wazoo in their coverage.
There *IS* a minor league (AA) team here now that provides a pleasant summertime diversion. And we may be getting a WNBA team soon, too.
But for the most part, it's GO HAWGS GO (sigh)
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on: February 01, 2010, 09:43:11 PM
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Started by The Arch Demon - Last post by The Arch Demon
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Interesting site and topics. Many of the categories are very accurate.
However, what does one do when "relocated" (either by force or by choice) from "the home team"? Yeah, one can bitch about the local team, coverage, writers, etc. , but what's the point.
The Arch Demon has lived in rural Minnesota, central Kansas near Wichita, the metropolitan Twin Cities of Minneapolis/St. Paul, a "bedroom" community an hour from the Twin Cities, outside of Evansville, IN, Chicagoland, Oklahoma City, and Fayetteville, AR. There are homers and boobs everywhere. Unfortunately, they're entrenched and been in their position 40-50 years (not an exaggeration!).
So, what does one do.
The Arch Demon has learned to appreciate minor league baseball (a far greater value than major league baseball). In addition, there is NCAA Div III football, NCAA Div II basketball, and high school rivalries that go back forever. Furthermore, The Arch Demon has learned about new sports and activities. High school and college wrestling are HUGE sports in the upper midwest, but may not even exist in the deep south. Baseball at an amateur level is much more common (and better played) in the south than the north. Can you say hockey? How about deep sea fishing (can one do anything like that in Minnesota?)? Same goes for noodling?
There exist many examples of the local culture and its recreational activities being a newfound enjoyment. Not that you have to root for "their" home team, but if they're doing something you've never seen or are only slightly acquainted with, then you just might learn something new.
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