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[quote name="WOSgrad" post="783275" timestamp="1269790019"] Well, I guess I have to change my appearance before I venture back into West Orange. Yes, w.  I am a fan of Ronnie Anderson.  I imagine there are quite a few of those.  I am also a fan of stability.  That is how it has something to do with this.  Stable programs have done well as WO-S.  When those programs lost their stability, like the revolving door of baseball coaches that followed (including good coaches like Coach Thompson, Sam Moore, Steve Parkhurst and the like) that program had fallen on hard times. I would like to see some stability in the WO-S athletic program and I don't see that turning the program over to 61 year old will bring that.  If someone were to tell me that Coach Thompson was committed to carry on 8-10 years after Coach Hooks hung it up, I would happily reverse myself.  I just don't know that will happen. [/quote] Your logic could be veiwed as age discriminating. To just pass T over and just assume he would leave in a couple of years after getting the job he's probably been waiting for his whole career just doesn't sound practical or fair. And to just assume Newton will be around for ten plus years doesn't sound practical or fair either, especially if he has a couple of very successful basketball seasons. And we sure don't know the facts. Newton may have been given this newly created postion to keep him from moving on after his first successful season here; you never know.

[quote name="baseball25" post="783327" timestamp="1269799312"] I think it will be a very good fight, lesnar gameplan is easy get carwin on ground and pound, but can he get carwin down without taking a hard shot and getting stunned. [/quote] ...plus, what kind of shape will he be in after his illness? He looked very overweight in his suit last night.

A move like this is a slap in the face to several people. It'll be interesting to see how this plays out. Will it encourage Hooks to call it quits sooner out of frustration or will it encourage him to hang around even longer to keep the football program going? Either way, I could see Thompson walking away with Hooks when he goes. With no upper level support and the coaching foundation gone this could start a downward spiral and that revolving door for the FB program.

GSP was rediculiously dominating but appreared to lack the killer instinct. He was technically perfect. Hardy had nothing just like I thought he would. Carwin and Mir was a total shock. I expected more from Mir even though he didn't look ready when the fight started. Carwin's much better than I thought and may have what it takes to take Lesnar out

Didn't know anyone kept records for "nearly been ten run ruled twice in one week". Live and learn.  ::)

Poor management, and he's paying for it.

[quote name="Rebel4Christ" post="775146" timestamp="1268322980"] Venom, Please do not misconstrue my comments as frustration directed toward you.  After re-reading them, I can see how they might have been taken that way and I did not mean for it to be that way.  I too love watching Fedor fight.  I think he is great, I am just becoming increasingly frustrated because the fights I want to see look like they may never happen.  Or, may not happen with Fedor in his prime.  I think he is allowing bad people to run his career and they are inadvertantly going to damage his legacy in the process...that's all. Please accept my apology for how I may have sounded yesterday.  You are a very knowledgeable man and we are in the same boat on being huge MMA fans.  Maybe one day we can catch a PPV together! haha  Later [/quote] Venom's paying, right?

Put the UFC aside for minute. Please explain why Fedor is not the Strikeforce HW champ and why has he not fought for that belt?

I'm not ready to say Fedor is [u]not[/u] the top heavyweight in the world. He may or may not be. I'd sure like to see him prove it. I will say he's not the best PFP fighter in the world. IMO he can't sit in his comfort zone and earn that title, in my eyes.

No one questions his great career. They question his current status. And, can you say Paq was scared of Mayweather for not meeting his demands? I think not. If Koby never played in the NBA and spent his career in the French league, would he still be considered the best (some opinions) in the world? Probably not.

Fedor could be the best but he's done nothing to prove it in quite some time. In his last fight Rogers (a nobody) gave him a tough time. If the experts, by what ever method they use, claim he's the best then sobeit. I doesn't mean the fans will accept it. Silva was considered at the top but some fans (including me) weren't buying it because of a string of lack luster wins. Then he decide to shut everyone up by moving up in class and WHOOPIN Forrest and continues to pursue others. He's proved it to me and everyone else.

If he's ever going to move he better make it quick, the clocks ticking on him and he's not getting any younger. I no longer think of him as the top PFP and question him being the top HW. A. Silva or GSP would be the top PFP. Since we're asking opinions of PFP fighters; where would Cyborg fall into the mix? I know she's a girl but she is as dominate as any male fighter in any weight class. Just a question.

A smart fighter won't stand with him long. Chances are, Dana will pair him with some one he can beat rather than someone that can beat him down. It's all about the show and I guess I'll be watching too. Its no different than the Strikeforce game plan.

I don't have my hopes up. I agree, no exciting improvements during the off season. There will probalby be teasing spurts that end up in a let-down. I'm a fan and hope I'm wrong.

[quote name="silentassasin" post="762015" timestamp="1266522038"] [quote author=baseball25 link=topic=66020.msg759412#msg759412 date=1266036460] This is why strikeforce will never make it, stupid fights like this. [/quote] Amen to that one brother. Seriously Canseco, what a joke. [/quote] So,,, neither of you would tune in to watch him get stomped? I would. And if he suprises us with a win, I'd like to se that too. (even though he is a big joke)

Rebuilding or loaded; either way, Hooks is not taking the easy road.

Plus; Walker appears to carry himself respectfully. Jose just appears to be a douche. I wonder if he can pass the drug test.

Strikeforce in not rolling over and playing dead. When I watched the last Strikeforce event I have to admit one of the biggest draws for me was to see how Hershal did. Once again, Jose is a joke but its good for ratings.

I don't think Randy would be a good choice. There are several good LHWs out there though

Spider is certainly at the top of the #1 PFP debate and would pobably get my vote right now but I would love to see a fight with some one his equal, win or lose.

Maybe, just maybe, two long time good friends really don't want to go head to head. There may be a lot of sentimental issues there. I don't know; just saying.

UFC 110 looks to be a much better card. Some good fighters and close calls. Main Card Heavyweight Bout:  Antonio Rodrigo Nogueira vs.  Cain Velasquez Middleweight Bout:  Wanderlei Silva vs.  Michael Bisping Lightweight Bout:  Joe Stevenson vs.  George Sotiropoulos Light Heavyweight Bout:  Keith Jardine vs.  Ryan Bader Heavyweight Bout:  Mirko Filipović vs.  Ben Rothwell [Preliminary Card Light Heavyweight bout:  Elvis Sinosic vs.  Chris Haseman Light Heavyweight Bout:  Stephan Bonnar vs.  Krzysztof Soszynski Welterweight Bout:  Chris Lytle vs.  Brian Foster Middleweight Bout:  C.B. Dollaway vs.  Goran Reljic Light Heavyweight Bout:  James Te-Huna vs.  Igor Pokrajac

109 slipped up on me and I didn't get to watch it. I wasn't very excited about the card anyway. Couture is getting old and knows how to control a fight to fit his age and condition. The problem is, it makes for a very boaring fight. He did the same thing with Vera.

If your going by these guidlines you need to flush your car keys down the toilet during the pregame

[quote name="badndn" post="755254" timestamp="1265320743"] [quote author=mat link=topic=65417.msg755219#msg755219 date=1265316789] I really expected more progress when Tubbs came into the picture [/quote] Like helping to resurect the football program and update the football facilities, updating the baseball facilities, bringing in a new Womens Basketball Coach that will turn that program around or a new Volleyball coach that would create a winner. Yeah I expected more outta Tubbs as well. ::) [/quote] We're talkin Basketball here. With his BB success I expected a little more