Rudy

Sorry, meant for this to be on the FB board

8pm and its on for those of you in the Denton area. I guess they finally ran out of crap to run, so they are showing something good. Only 2 and a half months to go. LOOOONNNNGGGG SUMMER

Well even if Kobe doesn't go to prison, personally I still wouldn't want that classless pompus on my team, I would consider bringing Shap in, but not for Dirk, or not even for Nash, despite how much I dislike him. To be honest, I still could care less. Im ready for football and hockey season.

Hey, Court, be careful out in LA tonight. Watch out for the mass looting and hysteria. Seriously though, I have to give the Pisstons players props. They are at the begining of their 15 minutes of fame, yet on the stage to accept the championship trophy, they still remembered to bring up every member of their posse Thats just so great to see <_<

True, in that case, if you were to transfer to a BcS school, maybe you should have to sit out a year. It may give players more of an incentive to stay with a "non-elite" program.

It sucks that he will have to sit out a year, I think its pretty pathetic that a player has to sit out a year, but ANY coach can transfer on a whim and coach the next year.

I meant that the NBA is a joke. But there is NO WAY that basketball players are in better shape than hockey players.

Aaron, thank you soooo much for making that post. I was hoping someone would say something about the precious nba. I'm not a basketball fan, and thats no secret. But, I enjoy UNT games, and the occasional Mavs game. I also enjoy a good pickup game with friends at times, yes I said friends But the reason you stated is just one of the reasons that I think basketball is the biggest joke of the 4 major sports. You want a real sport, watch the Stanley Cup Finals. Those guys are busting their butts.

Yes, it does, I have the DVD box set. Well worth the money. Check out my avatar and signatures

Why is alec baldwin on the commercial promoting the DDay programming? I hope he is not hosting. To be honest, I thought he had left the country <_< Personally, I think he is a slap in the face of our great veterans. On another note, I first saw Saving Private Ryan last night. WOW! And that opening sequence should humble us all.

We already know that ATM has one, they mention Texas in the first sentence of their fight song. However, it seems that UO does too. An olie fan can never say, go Sooners, no, they have to trash Texas. As soon as the ESPN cameras came on and showed the uo fans getting ready to cheer the softball team on, the first thing seen as an okie fan with the horns down sign. They aren't even playing Texas. They are playing WASHINTON!!! Its fine that you hate Texas, but give it a rest.

ZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZ Ill take the Stanley Cup playoffs Round 1 over the nba finals ANYDAY!

I believe the correct term is "crap rock"

Cant say that I agree with that rule. Unfair recruting? Its not like they are paying them or giving them gifts to committ.

I know, but the supposed leader in sports should do what they can to help improve the NHL ratings. Hey, I like SC, Baseball/Foorball Tonight, Outside the Lines, and PTI, but they need to work the schedule to play those when there is not a game to broadcast. IE, play some game that starts at 6 or 6:30 and then after that. While the other station plays a baseball/basketball/nhl tonight from 5-7 or 7:30. They are only 30minutes to an hour to start with. Then play a game at 7 or 7:30, then play SC. They can and should work a way to televise sporting events during primetime, on the bookends of those can be your Sports News shows, with your specialized programming, minor sports, and overseas sports during the day.

Is ESPN really the leader in sports, or should that title be taken away? They have lost their focus on televising sporting events, which is what they were designed to do. Im watching TOR/OTT Game 7 right now, but what's on ESPN? Why, it's an old boxing match. I could be wrong, but isn't that what ESPN CLASSIC is for? There are plenty of other things they could be televising. Only 1 basketball game is on, and that's on TNT. There are a TON of baseball games being played. Im sure there are soccer games on, etc. But no, they have to play an old boxing match. Last week, when the NHL playoffs first started, there were 2 or 3 games being played, and what did ESPN have on? ESPN had a POKER match on. Thats not even a sport!!!!. ESPN 2 had some program on the yankees, which could have been run during the day. So, out of 3 Stanley Cup Playoff games being played, the supposed "leader" in sports broadcasting with 2 stations, did not play a one of them. Thats Ridiculous!!! Even now as the game ends, they are going to Baseball Tonight, instead of actually showing a baseball game, or even an NBA playoff game. I don't see how they can continue to call themselves the leader in sports. Too often they are running programs, televising billiards, poker, and bowling, none of which are sports. Im suprised they havn't been televising the World Series of Crochet. I would love to see a new nationwide sports station begin to air on basic cable. Fox is local, so they don't count. Id like to see Westwood One, or better yet The Sporting News start to air a couple of all sports stations, call it The Sports Network, or something. OK, Ill admit, I have a hidden agenda for this rant. Yes I think ESPN is slacking in thier sports coverage. However, I am incredibly dissappointed in thier NHL coverage this year. I am a huge hockey fan, so I find it a tragedy that this great sport does not get the coverage it should recieve. Even worse, this coverage cutback comes at the WORST possible time. The NHL is facing a possible work stoppage, they are the lowest paid athletes of the 4 major sports, they get the least coaverageas it is, they are the only sport whose majority of games are televised on cable while others (FB, BB, Baseball) recieve regular coverage on nation wide stations like FOX, CBS, NBC, and ABC,the list goes on. you can even tell that ESPN/ABC put more effort into the NBA advertising that NHL advertising. They need the coverage that a station like ESPN could offer, as well as the money from the TV contract. A new sports station could give ESPN a run, as well as make the product better. Just think, you come home from work, your team is off, no need to worry, you know that there is a game on. Something to chew on.

I don't think that Turco is a one hit wonder. I think a number of things contributed to his performance this year. His holdout took away from preperation time. As I said earlier, the defense is still suffering from the loss of Sydor and Hatcher. For the momentum killer and the end of the season, it was a combination of things. The Turco penalty was stupid, but he is young, things like that will happen. Hopefully he learned his lesson. Tugnutt played a pretty good 4 games, but if you watched the games, you may have noticed that it was at that time that the skaters started slacking in their own zone. Im not not excusing anyone, just saying that there is plenty of blame to go around, but it probably all started with Turco's penalty. I fogot to mention one other dman, John Erskin. If he can get healthy, WATCH OUT! He is a very big body and from what I heard, a good puck handler. He is a free agent, however, since he has not been playing much, hopefully there won't be many other teams bidding for his services, which will mean he will be more likely to resign.

I agree it was a sorry display, but I dont agree with the assement. Very few of the Stars showed any desire during the playoffs. I didnt get to watch many of the games, but I was able to listen to a couple and watch a couple. I don't think Guerin did a good job. Did he even score any? You can't place the blame on Modano, ALL of them were slacking. Matvichuk, Turco, Modano, Guerin stand out as slacking. True, just about everyone was slacking, but they are your team leaders, they need to be called out. I agree with Modano being team captain. Apparently he had some big personal problems this year. Based on his past record, I won't pull the plug on him yet. Gurein's play has deteriorated. Not sure why, but I wont turn on him yet. Arnott, has some great talent, but has been injury prone since coming to Dallas. He will have an extended period to get healthy, I want to give him one more chance before trading. Whatever the outcome, Trading Newy and Jamie for Arnott and McKay(who left after that season) has to be one of the worst moves in Stars history. I will always wish for a do over there. Turgeon, never have liked how he turned out here. Trade him. Someone needs to light a fire under Zubov's ass. Genius with the puck and an incredible shot, but needs to spend some time alone and remember why he plays this game. Boucher has been a daimond in the rough. I don't like Armstrong, but I have to give him credit on that move. Bure was a steal, we have to resign him and give him a chance to gel with the rest of the team. Ott will be a stud, keep an eye on him. Morrow continues to amaze me. The guy can play and go toe to toe with the best of them, plus his wife is gorgeous They never recovered from the loss of Sydor (Zubov's partner) and Hatcher (Matty's partner) Daryl was highly underrated and the gap showed. Hatcher, even though pucks had a knack for finding a way to riccochet and bounce off him and toward the goal, was a physical presence. The Stars have an abundance of GOOD young goalies, and they will probably be able to move one of them for a good young prospect. On the bright side, the Stars have some good young talent. but like NT Eagle 08 said, next years team will be vastly different. The Stars have 10 players under contract for $44 Million. That leaves 13 players to sign for $6 Million. There will some major changes next year. For now, lets enjoy the rest of the greatest sports tournament there is.

Don't forget to watch. 8pm tonight on the History Channel.

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Holy Crap that has to be one of the most narrow minded, short sighted, misinterpretations I have EVER seen!! If I actually have to answer that I have some serious issues with our nation's education system. What I was referring to was the actual story within the Event. Ie, the little love story plot in Pearl Harbor(THE MOVIE!), or the plot of having Tom Hanks character having to save Pvt Ryan. The events in BOB are true. Ie, LT Spiers running through the Geman lines to link up with another unit on the other side of the assult. Liberating a Concentration Camp, The drop ahead of DDay, etc. Please don't tell me you thought I was referring that Peal Harbor did not happen.

The History Channel will begin broadcasting the mini series, "Band Of Brothers" on Sunday night. If you don't know what its about, it covers a company of paratroopers from the 506th Regiment, E or Easy Company during WW II. The series spans from their formation and basic training in Gerogia all the way through their liberation of Hitler's Eagle Nest. Along the way we watch them parachute into France ahead of the DDay invasion, through Market Garden, Bastogne, and into Germany. Every aspect of this series is brilliantly executed. The scenery, atmosphere, uniforms, acting, battle scenes. All of it is top notch. But it goes beyond that. Unlike Saving Private Ryan, or Pearl Harbor, THIS ACTUALLY HAPPENED. Some of the things these men went through will give you a new aspect on life. If you pay attention during the whole series, even beyond the battle scenes, you will learn about the soldiers and see the character development and the comradre of the men. All of the actors do an excellent job portraying their soldier. I believe most, if not all of them actually spent time with the real soldier. I urge everyone to watch. It will make you realize the freedoms you take for granted. Words can not describe just how awesome this series is. Trust me, if you do watch it, you won't be the same.

Tippett should play Aaron Downey Friday night. Take Guerin, Arnott, Downey, and tell them that when ever the puck is in the Avs in, to make a campfire in front of the goal and to not move. Then tell the other 4 to shoot the puck at least 2 feet off the ground or not at all.

Since CBS in all its wisdom decided to take off the UL game and put on Memphis vs S.C, even though this is TX, you can listen online. http://www.ragincajuns.com/ click on the little ticket logo for the radio broadcast.

Bout to take on the wolfpack. Give 'em hell and pull of the upset.