Recruiting Football Talk VII

[Enki_Amenra]

I just got this picture in my head, seeing a young Checkerboards in Stokely, holding up a sign in the stands while the unicycles roll:

“FIRE Mears!
0-4 in Tourney!
We deserve BETTER!”

 

[mr.checkerboards]

I don't think you know what your point is with how many times you've changed the discussion point because you're unable to counter the response.

Under Barnes
Year 1 & 2 Unranked and finished unranked
Year 3 Unranked and finished 13th
Year 4 Preseason ranked 6, finished 6th
Year 5 Unranked, finished Unranked
Year 6 Preseason ranked 12, finished Unranked
Year 7 Preseason ranked 18, finished 5
Year 8 Preseason ranked 11, finished 20

So they only finished worse in 2 of his 8 seasons so even by this idiotic point you're making he's been more successful than Pearl who finished 3 seasons worse than his preseason rankings.

I'm not talking about final rankings though.
1 and 2 we can throw out for a rebuild.
3 overachiever.
4 met expectations.
5. bad season, un acceptable.
6. Under achieved
7. I would say met expectations
8. Under achieved.

 

[mr.checkerboards]

So, are you working your way through VN one subforum at a time?

Nah, I wouldn't mind being un banned there but I don't see that happening.

 

[jave36]

She’s sitting on his lap. He had his hand on her butt. She doesn’t seem like she is bothered. No big deal. As far as his wife thing; who knows they don’t have an open relationship? They are still together.

They can hire urban. He’s violated women before? When?

Remind me to never hire your PR firm

 

[TheRain]

 

[MoCo_Vol]

I must be bored or something... I forgot how pointless it is.

My only concern for this year's basketball team is the bigs. Awaka is a bit short and doesn't play as explosive as Grant did, Aidoo has the height and length but still hasn't shown great strength inside when facing heavier players and then Cade/JP are both unknowns and first year guys.

I think we've improved overall and can matchup better against some of the teams we struggled with last season. FAU, A&M, Missouri, & Kentucky because their guard play/depth was the bigger reason they beat us. We can play 8 different guys now with good variety in size, speed, and skills and then when ZZ gets healthy that'll be 9.

Gainey, Freddie, Mashack, Santi, JJJ, DK, DJ, Carr then add back ZZ

 

[jave36]

Have you ever been to a bar javy? it’s kinda wild out here..it’s 2023 @jave36

I'm not good looking or rich enough to have random pretty women let me grope them lol.

But Michigan state is basically sexual assault U at this point. They need someone squeaky clean in that area.

 

[Ulysees E. McGill]

I have done that. "Carbs" taken in the usual sense of starchy carbs. When people say "but you need carbs," I always remind them that no- or low-starch vegetables are still carbs. Just smarter ones.

Exactly...been eating low starch veggies and just a few ounces of meat every day...you can eat a lot of mass without many calories or carbs...in essence you ain't starving, just forcing your body to burn fat for fuel.

I got pissed off at myself because my goal is to get down to at least 220 from my initial 312 2 years ago (after mom died I struggled woth depression and ate myself from 250ish to 312 over a few months in 2020) and I had lost 54 pounds slowly over the last 2 1/2 years...anyway I got proud of myself and thought I would take a couple months off of my regular high protein low carb schedule and found 5 (6 counting this week) weeks ago that I had gained 32 pounds back...so I have really been hammering down and lost all of it back off the last few weeks.

I ain't ever letting that happen again.

 

[knoxvol52]

I must be bored or something... I forgot how pointless it is.

My only concern for this year's basketball team is the bigs. Awaka is a bit short and doesn't play as explosive as Grant did, Aidoo has the height and length but still hasn't shown great strength inside when facing heavier players and then Cade/JP are both unknowns and first year guys.

I think we've improved overall and can matchup better against some of the teams we struggled with last season. FAU, A&M, Missouri, & Kentucky because their guard play/depth was the bigger reason they beat us. We can play 8 different guys now with good variety in size, speed, and skills and then when ZZ gets healthy that'll be 9.

Gainey, Freddie, Mashack, Santi, JJJ, DK, DJ, Carr then add back ZZ

I think Cade Phillips RS this season to get stronger.....

 

[Vol423]

Getting to a Final Four would cement him among the best imo. I don't expect it though. I would live for him to take this team to an Elite 8 at least but March is March.

I'm just happy to have him and happy to be relevant. Consistently making Sweet 16s is fine with me for this program, and we shouldn't have any reason to expect more based on our history.

So you're satisfied with winning only two games in the NCAA tournament against teams that you're expected to beat like a drum, and then losing to the first program that you play that actually has a pulse. That's what getting to the Sweet 16 means. Way to set your sights high!

 

[Ulysees E. McGill]

Just Legion of the Miserable taking out their frustration and discontentment with their own lives out on everyone else. But bitching and moaning about the most successful and consistent basketball coach we've ever had is a weird choice. But the Legion of the Miserable isn't rational.

They have a new name..The Idiot Margin....it fits this crew better.

 

[Orange.]

...Bill Self ain't coming here, bro) ...

If Bill Self were here, we would be on serious probation. And his most recent title would have never happened; or if it did happen, we would have been forced to forfeit it. No cheat-with-impunity status here.

 

[Orange_Crush]

Exactly...been eating low starch veggies and just a few ounces of meat every day...you can eat a lot of mass without many calories or carbs...in essence you ain't starving, just forcing your body to burn fat for fuel.

I got pissed off at myself because my goal is to get down to at least 220 from my initial 312 2 years ago (after mom died I struggled woth depression and ate myself from 250ish to 312 over a few months in 2020) and I had lost 54 pounds slowly over the last 2 1/2 years...anyway I got proud of myself and thought I would take a couple months off of my regular high protein low carb schedule and found 5 (6 counting this week) weeks ago that I had gained 32 pounds back...so I have really been hammering down and lost all of it back off the last few weeks.

I ain't ever letting that happen again.

Congrats. It's definitely a healthy lifestyle if you can keep it up. And with all the breakthroughs in keto foods, it's much easier to do. Heck, wife and I found keto bread the other day. One net carb per slice. That's crazy. CarbQuick allows you to have biscuits and baked goods. (Do NOT try that if you are gluten sensitive. For texture, they replace the carbs with wheat gluten. lol)

But it's great. Who hates a diet where you can eat all the bacon you want?!

 

[MoCo_Vol]

I think Cade Phillips RS this season to get stronger.....

With the free transfer I don't make RS assumptions anymore. We were lucky Freddie was willing to do it when he came in (and returned this season).

I think Cade/Carr both could be RS candidates... Cade to add size and strength and Carr because of all the guys in front of him. I hope we don't need either to play a ton (because of injuries) but it's a grind so you never know.

 

[Visidog]

Exactly...been eating low starch veggies and just a few ounces of meat every day...you can eat a lot of mass without many calories or carbs...in essence you ain't starving, just forcing your body to burn fat for fuel.

I got pissed off at myself because my goal is to get down to at least 220 from my initial 312 2 years ago (after mom died I struggled woth depression and ate myself from 250ish to 312 over a few months in 2020) and I had lost 54 pounds slowly over the last 2 1/2 years...anyway I got proud of myself and thought I would take a couple months off of my regular high protein low carb schedule and found 5 (6 counting this week) weeks ago that I had gained 32 pounds back...so I have really been hammering down and lost all of it back off the last few weeks.

I ain't ever letting that happen again.

I’m sorry about your mom. Respect to your dedication.

 

[MoCo_Vol]

From all my research into nutrition I think I agree most with these rules.

Eat 25mg or more of fiber each day from FOOD sources
Eat 0.7 grams or more of protein x goal weight (so if the goal is 200lbs x .7 = 140 grams of protein or more each day)
Eat calories based on goal weight...a starting number is 12 x goal weight (so 200 x 12 = 2400 calories a day)

You do those 3 things and avoid process foods for the rest of the calories, whether it's coming from carbs or fats and just find which you prefer/works best. Some folks that's low carb and high fat and some folks do better/like more carbs and less fat but as long as the majority is coming from whole foods you'll be good.

I love potato chips and it's probably the worst way and most processed ways to get carbs LOL...but when I do the stuff above it melts off and I feel better.

 

[Ulysees E. McGill]

I ssuspect you're talking low-GI diet, which isn't low carb. It's slow-carb. I think he's talking more keto, which is almost complete lack of carbss (like ~25/day net carbs).

And no, most people don't really need more carbs than that. The body converts fats to ketones, which are burned as fuel in place of carbs. Most people would benefit greatly from this--from brain clarity to lower bodily inflamation.

Exactly...and all I know is it works. I can adjust it to fit what I want to do...I usually took a weekend off every 2-3 weeks and would eat whatever I wanted and then go back to it, or eat a lot more meat...I could count on losing 1-2 lbs a week like that...but if I go all out, take zero breaks and cut protein intake down, I will lose about 5-7 lbs a week.

After we get back from our cruise in two weeks I will go back to the slower, but easier to maintain schedule.

I had no idea I had gained that much over the summer, I had not weighed since early July...I thought I had maybe gained 15-17 lbs back....but not 32...I was really pissed off at myself for that.

If you can quit heroin-meth....you can do anything you put your will to.

 

[Ulysees E. McGill]

I’m sorry about your mom. Respect to your dedication.

Mom stayed on me all the time about it, so she was the biggest reason I had gotten down to that weight to start with.

I eat the same amount of mass as I did before, so I'm not starving...it's just not potatoes, bread, pasta and sweets now...especially potatoes, I love potatoes in any form...lol.

Now it's just large amounts of green veggies mostly...with a few ounces of meat and a little fat from butter-olive oil etc to keep ketosis going.

 

[SugarCC]

Idiot Margin gonna idiot..

I mean, they're going back and forth with a man who called for us to lay down against Bama a few years back. That's it...ALL one needs to know about him, imo.

Some aren't even worth the respect of arguing with.

 

[mr.checkerboards]

I mean, they're going back and forth with a man who called for us to lay down against Bama a few years back. That's it...ALL one needs to know about him, imo.

Some aren't even worth the respect of arguing with.

Did we win that game?

 

[Ulysees E. McGill]

Congrats. It's definitely a healthy lifestyle if you can keep it up. And with all the breakthroughs in keto foods, it's much easier to do. Heck, wife and I found keto bread the other day. One net carb per slice. That's crazy. CarbQuick allows you to have biscuits and baked goods. (Do NOT try that if you are gluten sensitive. For texture, they replace the carbs with wheat gluten. lol)

But it's great. Who hates a diet where you can eat all the bacon you want?!

When I get back from vacation I'm going back to the eat all the meat I want schedule...I lose weight slower, but I don't crave glucose near as much.

I ain't gonna lie...the last few weeks have been rough.

 

[Ulysees E. McGill]

I mean, they're going back and forth with a man who called for us to lay down against Bama a few years back. That's it...ALL one needs to know about him, imo.

Some aren't even worth the respect of arguing with.

He is one of the main leaders of the IM.

 

[Orange_Crush]

From all my research into nutrition I think I agree most with these rules.

Eat 25mg or more of fiber each day from FOOD sources
Eat 0.7 grams or more of protein x goal weight (so if the goal is 200lbs x .7 = 140 grams of protein or more each day)
Eat calories based on goal weight...a starting number is 12 x goal weight (so 200 x 12 = 2400 calories a day)

You do those 3 things and avoid process foods for the rest of the calories, whether it's coming from carbs or fats and just find which you prefer/works best. Some folks that's low carb and high fat and some folks do better/like more carbs and less fat but as long as the majority is coming from whole foods you'll be good.

I love potato chips and it's probably the worst way and most processed ways to get carbs LOL...but when I do the stuff above it melts off and I feel better.

While I generally agree, I don't think the above takes into account what kind of weight you retain. It doesn't take into account the hormonal responses within the body that tell the body to either store fat, burn fat, build muscle or break down muscle. So, a carb-focused diet (a I have read relayed from meta-studies) that counts calories can lead to a very different kind of body at one weight than one would have with other types of dietary intake.

IOW, (at the same heigh) you can be flabby-skinny at 180 lbs with a 36 waste size, or you can be a lean, muscular 180lbs at 32 waste size. (Note the need for resistance training as well, but you can't train away dietary decicions.0

Not to mention the differences in satiation between the nutrient types. Fat and protein satiate much fuller, better and longer than carbs. So if one wanted to count calories for a certain weight goal, that will be harder with a carb-heavy diet.

But i will say this: The high fat, high carb diet will kill you. lol

 

[drvenner]

I just posted a still frame the other day, but here’s the GIF of Squirrel being tackled and sliding a full two yards on the ground all while the clock is still at :10.
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Very clear to me that they were spot on with putting :06 on the clock and then adjusting it to :07. Criminal.

 

[drvenner]

Barnes hit his ceiling years ago!..great fundamental coach but disappears when it comes to X and O’s championship basketball in march

Keep taking laps until you vomit and pass out. Deer lort.