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charlie sanders???

wtf - remember him as an above avg rec te nothing more - wehrli along with mel blount best two cb of the 70's - still amazed that ken anderson has never come close - if you compare his stats from 1973-1982 to his peers he ranks as a top 3 qb over and above bradshaw, griese, stabler etc.(staubach and fouts being the other two)

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Best and funniest music video EVER!

Best music video EVER!

OK, here's my all time favorite:

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If you ever wondered what happened to those music videos on MTV, see article:

MTV and the 'day' the music died
MTV, aka Music Television wasn't an immediate success when it launched in 1981, but the 24-7 music network had a good run.

Launched on August 1, 1981, with the Buggles' "Video Killed the Radio Star," MTV had a huge impact on 1980s pop culture.

Before MTV arrived, music programming was mostly limited to bands playing a song or two on the late-night talk shows or "Saturday Night Live." Amazingly enough, most big cities' cable providers weren't on board for the MTV launch; NYC and LA didn't offer the network until 1982. MTV's "I want my MTV!" ad campaigns helped rectify the situation, but MTV's initial rise was painfully slow. The network went on to showcase new stars like Adam Ant, Eurythmics, Culture Club, The Fixx, Split Enz, Prince, Ultravox, Duran Duran, Van Halen, Bon Jovi, Ratt, Def Leppard, The Police, and The Cars. MTV also changed the perception of established icons like Bruce Springsteen and Aretha Franklin. The quality of the videos was all over the place, from pure garbage to truly inspired works from Peter Gabriel and Michael Jackson.

As an audiophile I remember that MTV pioneered stereo (MTS) audio on television, even before the audience had TVs that could decode the stereo signals! I bought a JVC VCR with a MTS tuner so I could hear MTV in stereo.

I spoke with ex-MTV VJ Adam Curry to get an insider's point of view about the programming changeover from 24-7 music to reality TV and he said, "It was the best business decision they ever made." Curry explained that during his stint, starting in 1987 the network's ratings were never that great. So even in the best of times, music never pulled big numbers, but MTV's very first trivia game show, "Remote Control," did really well. It went on to do "The Real World" in 1992, which was the first unscripted reality show. That, and the others that followed saved MTV, and doomed 24-7 music programming.

I can't blame MTV for abandoning music; its job was to deliver ratings and make money, and the audience for music, even before YouTube, was never all that big. Curry said there was a community vibe among the VJs, and I think the on-air personalities were a big part of MTV's charm, not so different than radio DJs that turned their listeners onto the best new tunes. YouTube is no replacement for that. Curry reminded me that MTV is currently a $4 billion-a-year business, so it must be doing something right.

Entire article: https://www.cnet.com/news/mtv-and-the-day-the-music-died/
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BTN Audio: Listen to Big Ten hockey coaches preview the season

Audio: Listen to Big Ten hockey coaches preview the season
BTN.com staff via Big Ten Network

Listen to each of the Big Ten men’s hockey coaches talk to reporters ahead of the start of the 2019-2020 Big Ten Men’s Hockey season. It's almost time for @B1GHockey. @BadgerMHockey coach @TonyGranato looks at what lies ahead for Wisconsin in the upcoming season. pic.twitter.com/eswSh3UJbU — Wisconsin On BTN (@WisconsinOnBTN) October 3, 2019 Get ready for the upcoming season of @B1GHockey with @MSU_Hockey coach Danton Cole. pic.twitter.com/uvVQQDVEpG — Michigan St. on BTN (@MichiganStOnBTN) October 3, 2019 Defending @B1GHockey tournament champion @NDHockey enter the season picked to finish second in the conference. Head coach Jeff Jackson shares how he sees things

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BTN Big Ten Power Rankings: Top 5 remains the same entering Week 6

Big Ten Power Rankings: Top 5 remains the same entering Week 6
BTN.com staff via Big Ten Network

There's no change to the top 5 of Dave Wannstedt's post-Week 5 Big Ten Power Rankings. Ohio State, fresh off a resounding road win at Nebraska, continues to state its case atop the list, while Wisconsin, Iowa, Penn State and Michigan round out the top 5.

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#4 too low or just right? Week 5

On my way to work tonight I was listening to the ESPNU channel on XM and needless to say it was a mistake. I knew it was when I got in the truck but I guess I just like to get my blood going haha. They were basically slighting the B1G as a whole saying things like it's a one horse race, unlike the SEC and etc. Then went on to say things like Alabama has played the best, Clemson is still the #1 team, etc so I ran the numbers. I looked up the rankings (total O and D, Rushing O and D as well as Passing O and D) and averaged them.

Here is the data with the averaged ranking in parentheses, number of point scored and allowed and diff.
1. Bama(71.63) 259-74, +185
2. Clemson (69.03) 189-70, +119
3. UGA (81.16) 108-23, +85 (they've only played 4 games and only 3 included since 1 is an FCS team)
4. Ohio St (72.16) 252-43, +219.

Now what stood out to me those most is the total defense Bama has faced averaged to 91.2 and the've only played one defense ranked better than #90, Duke at #29. UGA's averaged total defense ranking? 89. with only ND inside the top 100 at #40. Clemsons is 79.4 while Ohio St's 80.4

Offense rankings show Bama playing the "best" offenses at 52.6, following by Clemson at 58.6, Ohio St at 62.2 and UGA pulling up the rear at 73.

By the metrics and on film, its obvious Alabama and Ohio St are playing the best of the 4 teams and it's not even close. UGA just isnt explosive, they don't have the burst, Alabama's offense is spectacular but their rushing game is weak, Clemson is just meh. Not sure if they just havent hit stride or if they're just not as good as they were thought to be.


As far as the B1G being weak, that is just a farce, IMO. No statistical data to back that up as of now but Wisc has literally literally dominated every team they've played outside of NW and PSU just put up 60, again.

What does everyone think?

Also, I normally do statistical breakdowns of various things in the off season if it's something that interests people.

Do you believe in ghosts?

If you ask my mom or my aunts (her sister and my dad's sisters) they will all swear up and down the house my parents lived in when I was born was haunted. My mom will tell you that lamps often fell over towards her, that something in the basement wanted her to leave when she was down there doing laundry, and that when she mowed she would see something in the windows out of the corner of her eyes, watching from the "empty" house. My aunts will tell you that staying in the guest room was fine, until the lights went out. As soon as the lights went out though, they knew there was something in the room, watching. To the point that they all refused to stay in the room. The back of the house, where the laundry equipment in the basement and guest bedroom happened to be, overlapped the location of an old farm house that used to be on the property and the theory is that an old farmer was still there and he did not like women.

My mom will also tell you that she's had deceased relatives visit her at night, which could be vivid dreams but she swears she's spending time with them. I've had other family stories about houses with a presence of some kind. I've had friends tell me about haunted dorm rooms or experiences at The Ridges down at OU.

I've never personally experienced anything like that though. I do believe there's logical explanations for almost all ghost stories, but some of the stories my family tells, and stories like @Steve19 tells above make me want to believe. I would be surprised if there's not parts of our world and existence beyond our normal perceptions and our scientific advances to this point. Is it ghosts? Who knows?
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