No Sid <t>you are misreading what I am saying...<br/> <br/> True, I want the playoff but I dont want the do-over crap.<br/> <br/> What I was saying is that you can't play the do-over game without bringing in USC and Oregon into the equation...I was just pointing out how you can't do this and just stop at LSU...<br/> <br/> <br/> Aquila,<br/> <br/> Living here in SEC country, two things really hurt Auburn's case:<br/> <br/> -Who they played<br/> -The fact that USC kicked the piss out of them in the two previous years.<br/> <br/> For some reason, SEC/Auburn fans that I speak to always bitch about USC that year.... They never blame Oklahoma (the team USC clocked in the title game).<br/> <br/> Not being from here and certainly not being a fan of either the SEC or Big12, its interesting to be a fly on the wall at times... Its like they can't call out the Big12 team but 'dem west coast pussies who don't play no one' are always the subject of their ire.</t>
Aquila, I gotta throw the flag here. I don't know how recent "of late" is for you but we are 4-2 in BCS bowls over the last six years...we have played in the BCS Championship 3 times in those six years and have a title to show for it. Yeah, the last two years we got trounced in the BCS Championship game... But over the past two years we have gone 23-1 in the regular season to get there...you can knock our schedule if you wish but we traveled out to Austin and out to Seattle to play road games...we played the #2 team in the country twice in the regular season and 4 times overall in that 2 years, winning 2 of the 4 games. "Pathetic"??...I know a lot of teams that would like to have that resume.
The Big Ten v. SEC bowl record is 14-13. If OSU is 0-9 then the rest of the Big Ten is 14-4. I went to Catholic school. I learned math by beatings 8)
Stu, I deleted the post that was a duplicate, hope you don't mind! :lol: :lol: Stu, most fans would be ecstatic to have there team 23-1 in the last two regular seasons. Hey Stu enlighten this feeble old brain why you have the big P as your avatar. I will probably feel foolish when you answer, but I'm trying to remember.
At least you didn't accuse me of being "P-brained". That is the Boilermaker "Motion P" logo (it's on the helmets). Five years at Purdue...followed by three years at Ohio State...tried to delay real life as long as possible. Crazy John (the Michigan guy) has put up with all my Ohio State fanaticism for years...he knows I live and die for the Buckeyes... Then last fall he saw me watch (suffer through) a Purdue game...and said "Geez...you're really a Boilermaker!...you're even worse when you watch the Boilers." Hafta use the "P" as my avatar 'cause I am the lonely Boilermaker on the Skybox.
I watch a ton of college football. The pros have quality depth that they pay out the ass for. College teams can be crippled a la Oregon with a Qb loss and others just manage like LSU did vs. Tenn and then some just plain lose when they play guys that shouldn't be on the field like Michigan playing Henne vs. OSU. I contend Michigan beats that Ohio State team I saw last night if they were healthy with Hart and Henne. Just my opinion....good as yours.....
So Stu, what was the reason for 5 years at Purdue then 3 years at Ohio State? What did you study? By the way, I spent 3 years at Florida, then night school at Miami for 4 years, then back to Florida for 2 years and finally graduated with an Electrical Engineering degree. Then while working in Miami I again went to Miami at night for 2 years to get some Electric Utility courses. I kind of hung it up then for about 20 years and my company sent me back to Miami again for two years in their Executive MBA program only mine was also an Industrial Engineering Masters also, I did that in my middle 40's. It didn't amount to squat for the company I was working for at the time but they paid for it and after taking an early retirement in my mid 50's, having the Masters degree allowed me to teach at the College level. However I had to do another tour, this time with UCF to get the math credits I needed to get accredited. So if you think you delayed, I made a career out of being a student, although for much of it a poor one. I made up for that though with the Miami and UCF tours. There, I got that off my chest. Thanks for letting me know why the P. Oh, as much as I hate to admit it, it was the Miami degrees that allowed me to teach and when I went to our graduations for our students I had to wear Miami Colors.
Bill, there is no such person as a EE grad who is a poor student. Maybe by your own self-imposed standards you were "poor" but by objective criteria I'm betting that you were an excellent student. You certainly accumulated an admirable store of knowledge in all of your academic pursuits.
Actually Sid my first three years at Florida before I dropped out I was a really poor student. I woke up one fine morning at 18 years old, and a maturity age somewhere around 14 years old, and realized mom and dad weren't there. I discovered frats, partying, Sat football games and for three years had the three most fun years of my life, at least to that point. At that point none of it had anything to do with being a student other than surviving enough to stay in school so I could continue all that fun, on Mom and Dad's money of course. It finally caught up with me and I dropped out with the idea of coming back shortly. Shortly ended up being 4 years later after working full time and attending night school at Miami where by this time I was a good student. I decided it was going to take much to long to graduate at the pace I was going, I was single so I did go back full time and I was a good student from that point on. I do have to add this, I was having a conversation with my Dean at Valencia, a Purdue grad by the way, and told him that if I had any regrets it was my first three years when I was such a poor student. He said something very profound to me, he said I bet your memories of those years are some of the best of you life. He was right. I think my experiences as a first as a poor student then as a good student and in the business world made it very easy for me to identify with and deal with students who didn't quite have their act together. I never hid from them that I was slow to discover that I could be a good student and always pushed the issue that the important thing was what you do with your life from this point forward, don't look back with regret. Oh I could go on all night about this, the last 13 years were the most fun and productive of my life, teaching at the Community College.
That's an interesting story, Bill. It's not unlike mine, except that I made it through 4 consecutive years. I'm sure you gave your students a good perspective when you taught at the community college. I like your approach of not looking back with regret and looking forward from this point on. By the way, my dad was a Purdue EE. None of his 5 kids followed his footsteps but I discovered in my work years ago that I inherited his math genes, which helped me adapt to and master the technology required in financial analysis. Take care and get back on your feet.
I was able to give a 10 minute talk to some students as their families as one of last acts before leaving Sid. I ended it with the don't look back to learn but not with regret advice and as an example told them that if I had not had the educational path I would not have met my wife, as I met her during the time between tours at the University of Florida. Therefore I wouldn't have her, my 5 kids, my 8 grandchildren etc. So if you want to look back and lament, also take stock of what you might not have if you were able to go back and change some aspect of your life. I do think having a world of experience before turning to teaching put me in a position to understand students and to help them feel good about themselves. It was a great experience. Thanks, and I have about 3 weeks before they change this cast to a strap on cast and I can start some therapy, about 6 weeks after that I can start more serious therapy. Have a great dy.
Bill, Went to the leg doc yesterday for the final time ( hopefully ). He has given me clearance to carry on and return to normal activity as I feel I am comfortable doing so. It took over 3 months to get here but he seems to think my non-surgical route was a success. You can bet I am going to be careful and take things a "step" at a time.. :lol: :wink: Good luck with yours Bill.....there is a light at the end of the tunnel. Dave