scoobdog

You’ve been doing research for years, man

Sonic Rican sees the opportunity and moves in quick.

Beverley is kind of a tool, so it's no wonder Westbrook hates him. As dislikable as Westbrook is on the court (usually to opposing fans who are being particularly douchey) his reputation is somewhat undeserved off the court (and that's saying something for a Bruin). He gets too much flak for not suffering fools like this.

http://www.espn.com/video/clip?id=28867886

Yeah, what was it?

Must be wonderful being such a virtuous warrior.

Nothing. It's a good use for Tito's.....

Right. I'm sort of wondering if there's someone over in the salvage yard right now taking a sledgehammer to the drivers front quarter panel of the patrol cruiser.

At any rate, it probably doesn't matter either way because the cops can force whatever witness statement they want.

Just to be clear, you said you were the one T-boned, right?

Personally, I wouldn't mind playing OU on a yearly basis. I kind of get where this is coming from, and creating a superconference will certainly upend the SEC's stranglehold. But there are a few things to consider: The first thing that kind of jumps up though is the geographic logistics: if you poach, say, USC and UCLA, you're suddenly spending a lot more to send your teams out West ever other year to play us. That's actually more of a problem for us than it is for the Big 12 in the sense that, suddenly, all of our opponents are three to four hours away by plane instead of just one or two. It's certainly not a deal breaker if it means that we're becoming part of an instantly recognizable group that has a far better chance of getting the automatic playoff birth with a conference championship. But, it has some implication in how we recruit year-round and it places added strain on the academics part of the team obligations. This represents something of a challenge that needs to be successfully navigated. From a nostalgic perspective, losing that shot at a Rose Bowl birth every year is a really big deal for USC. No other team comes close to wins and appearances at that bowl game, so saying we own the Granddaddy of Them All is almost an understatement. It's not just that we get to the bowl often, it's that it the bowl is played in our territory, and that means we can pack the stadium (the Rose Bowl) and get our recruits there in droves. Losing that special dynamic is difficult. Would our fans travel to the Sugar Bowl? Probably. Traveling hasn't hurt other teams that recruit, either. It just would be different and that can have some effect on a school's and team's identity. Speaking of recruiting and geography, there is a big downside for the new Big 12 (and, tangentially, what would be the Pac 10), if we join. As it is now, the Big 12 can compete in the Los Angeles area for recruits with less overlap: while everyone is competing for the top rated recruits here, it's relatively easy to for other conferences to come here and find 3-star recruits to fill out their ranks without there being a lot of competition. With a new superconference, the other top teams will have to come into our neighborhood to pry away the top recruits from us. A lot has been made about this past year and USC's supposedly poor recruiting (especially if you listen to our shit fans), but historically, this has been a blip on an otherwise strong trend, and, the fact remains Southern California is one of the few places in the country with an endless supply of raw talent. Having that market restricted will have a huge impact on Big 12 teams not named Oklahoma or Texas (who share proximity to another one of those few places). Meanwhile, the Pac 10 would now be competing for West Coast recruits against a behemoth of a conference with better resources and better exposure. What any of this ends up in is anyone's guess, but it could create a stratification in the Big 12 and further relegate the Pac 10 into irrelevance. All that said, I would be fine with doing it or not. Mike Bohn has come out as saying that everything is on the table, and this could be the huge shake up our program needs. This year is going to be something of year to grow with our splashy defensive coaching hires and a quarterback that was tearing it up last year, so the focus right now is on building the program back. Coming up, though, the Pac 12 has a lot to fix. The Pac 12's television deal has been an absolute disaster, to the point it's been contributing to the Pac 12's irrelvance. Most significantly. that deal has lead to those absurd Thursday and Friday games, so a new deal at least needs to make getting rid of these a priority. Furthermore, it needs to insist on early time slots for at least some games on Saturday. Also, tied with that is a revision to the current profit sharing model, which has somehow hampered the conference rather than help it. A lot really depends on how the negotiation goes and how the conference adjusts for it.

I know I shouldn't have laughed at that.... ...but I did anyway.

I know... ...like Nabs knows what brain trauma is or something.

That is fucking awful.

Doesn't, you say...?

Tall chicks are hot.

Penis is the best place to get a pulse.

What? Can't you see it?

You're here!

Happy Birthday!

Happy Death Day?

Anyone ever tell you what a great storyteller you are? But now that its a cliffhanger... what's next?

Not getting that warning either, so it's probably just as Wacky said - your browser is out of date.

That sounds really messy. It seems like a dangerous situation tbh