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Post by fwalum on Oct 29, 2010 0:56:29 GMT -5
I still can't get over the name "Communiversity Day". My goodness. I was wondering when someone was going to say something about that name.... Sounds an awful like a certain political philosophy that would be shied away from by most Christian universities. I know that was the farthest thing from what this community sharing weekend was about... but the name just sounded strange and difficult to understand at first. |
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Post by agibson on Oct 29, 2010 7:34:01 GMT -5
There's a whole 'nother thread possible here about Acts 2, and whether communism or communitarianism has to be godless  |
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Post by jj on Oct 30, 2010 14:15:33 GMT -5
Butler leads 34-0 at the half. Another bummer. Well, at least we helped get rid of Dr. Fong.
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Post by okinawatyphoon on Oct 30, 2010 14:23:11 GMT -5
Why would anyone think we have a chance of winning a football game against anyone? 34-0 at halftime. I was there for the first half, and it honestly looked like a lot of the players weren't even trying. Mentally it has to be torture and I wouldn't blame them for giving up. Yet another massacre.
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Post by okinawatyphoon on Oct 30, 2010 15:32:28 GMT -5
Final: Butler 48, Valpo 0. Can this really be the best we can do?
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Post by valpofan56 on Oct 30, 2010 17:20:44 GMT -5
I am predicting a 2 point victory by the Crusaders. It is Butler and our kids need a victory, playing at home will get us over the edge. The rivalry will have our kids ready. Go Valpo! You were almost right. Just change 2 to 48 and victory to loss and you were right on! |
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Post by milanmiracle on Oct 30, 2010 21:45:39 GMT -5
Why would anyone think we have a chance of winning a football game against anyone? 34-0 at halftime. I was there for the first half, and it honestly looked like a lot of the players weren't even trying. Mentally it has to be torture and I wouldn't blame them for giving up. Yet another massacre. I am sorry you had to witness this massacre in person. Yikes. |
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Post by milanmiracle on Oct 30, 2010 21:48:26 GMT -5
Final: Butler 48, Valpo 0. Can this really be the best we can do? Don't forget there's a "system" in place here...I think the system is called "how to get embarrassed in public on a weekly basis" |
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Post by jj on Oct 31, 2010 9:20:12 GMT -5
"Success is never final,but failure can be." Bill Parcell
"You are what your record says you are." Bill Parcell
Our new coach is 0-9 at Valpo and now less than 50% wins lifetime. He is what his record says he is: a loser. Who's next?
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Post by valpo89 on Oct 31, 2010 10:18:26 GMT -5
I guess that home-field advantage didn't work out too well.
These next two weeks of practice, when it's cold and dark, aren't going to be pleasant.
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Post by vu72 on Oct 31, 2010 11:15:44 GMT -5
"Success is never final,but failure can be." Bill Parcell "You are what your record says you are." Bill Parcell Our new coach is 0-9 at Valpo and now less than 50% wins lifetime. He is what his record says he is: a loser. Who's next? He may be a temporary loser jj, but you are a permanent jackass. |
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Post by milanmiracle on Oct 31, 2010 18:30:21 GMT -5
"Success is never final,but failure can be." Bill Parcell "You are what your record says you are." Bill Parcell Our new coach is 0-9 at Valpo and now less than 50% wins lifetime. He is what his record says he is: a loser. Who's next? He may be a temporary loser jj, but you are a permanent jackass. My question is this...is jj wrong? If Carlson's career winning percentage is below .500 now (and it is) that's not good. Not good at all. According to my calculations, he's 110-112-3 and right now the average score of the game is 47-8, or as I like to put it losing by more than 6 touchdowns a game. I think that speaks for itself. Again, he might be the right coach for this job (if such a personeven exists) and he might be the second coming of Joe Paterno, but right now I don't see anything that leads me to believe it's heading in that direction...nothing at all. He's turned a bad football team into a laughing stock, and I didn't think that was possible. I hope to be able to eat my words, but I have to call them like I see them at this moment. |
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Post by vu72 on Oct 31, 2010 20:17:24 GMT -5
He may be a temporary loser jj, but you are a permanent jackass.
If Carlson's career winning percentage is below .500 now (and it is) that's not good. Not good at all. According to my calculations, he's 110-112-3 and right now the average score of the game is 47-8, or as I like to put it losing by more than 6 touchdowns a game. I think that speaks for itself. Again, he might be the right coach for this job (if such a personeven exists) and he might be the second coming of Joe Paterno, but right now I don't see anything that leads me to believe it's heading in that direction...nothing at all. He's turned a bad football team into a laughing stock, and I didn't think that was possible. I hope to be able to eat my words, but I have to call them like I see them at this moment. I respect you milanmiracle, because your analysis is well thought out and, even though I may not agree all the time, at least you are knowledgeable and take the time to actually do some research. So, you ask, "is jj wrong". My reaction was not to a statistical analysis, but to a jerk who doesn't take the time to actually think about his remarks, or to add anything intellectual, but rather just bashes away. Your math is correct. Coach Carlson has an overall losing record. But, let's take some time here to analyze how that occurred. After all, this isn't Jim Tressel taking over Ohio State, who was previously at Youngstown State, who won a bunch of Championships. I suspect his overall record is incredible. If the salary was the same, would Tressel consider going to a program like Minnesota? Minnesota has the worst record in the Big Ten, not just this year, but for many years in the past. I think not. Tressel isn't a coach interested in turning a program around in any meaningful way. Coach Carlson likes to fix or start programs. When you have his career approach, your overall record probably isn't going to be too hot. Over the last 15 years, he has started two programs from scratch and now taking over one of the worst programs in all of college football. As an example, at his last job, again, which he started from scratch, they started out 1-15 and then went 35-12 the balance of the way. So, overall he was 36-27--not so hot, but if you give the guy a chance to start a program, and THEN check out his record, 25-12 is fantastic. I could do this analysis again for his work at Tri-State, but I know you get the picture. Carlson started the Ohio Dominican program from scratch in 2004. By 2007 he was the NATIONAL Coach of the Year!! So is Valpo better than a start-up? Not much. He chose to not try to salvage something, maybe a win or two, in exchange for getting the process started NOW--FROM SCRATCH. Your question about turning a bad program into a laughingstock is valid. They certainly qualify. The analysis about him being a "loser"(by jj) is stupid, uneducated and disrespectful. And no, Coach Carlson and I aren't related and I haven't even met the man. |
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Post by valpo10 on Oct 31, 2010 20:30:36 GMT -5
What are the chances that our punter is the team MVP?
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Post by vudad on Oct 31, 2010 21:32:43 GMT -5
What are the chances that our punter is the team MVP? Definitely! |
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