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Justice considering Penn State for football
From Staff Reports
Daily Collegian
(U-WIRE) UNIVERSITY PARK, Pa. -- .J. Justice, a senior at Norwich Free Academy in Norwich, Conn. took an official visit to Happy Valley this past Saturday for the Lions' matchup against Minnesota. Justice has yet to verbally commit to a school, but a decision may be looming in the near future. He talked about the college football recruiting process for him thus far.
"It's been all right, it's kind of hectic now because I get calls from coaches every week," Justice said.
A first team all-state selection his junior year, Justice currently has seven written offers for college programs wanting his services. His three favorites at this point are Penn State, Boston College and Maryland.
The Nittany Lions are looking at Justice as a defensive back, although he plays running back and safety for his Norwich team.
In his team's last game, Justice ran for 228 yards on 11 carries and 4 touchdowns.
© 2002 Daily Collegian via U-WIRE
Penn State's Robinson comes to the rescue
By Kevin Wu
Badger Herald
(U-WIRE) MADISON, Wis. -- Penn State football has become a pillar of the college football scene. The classic blue and white threads, freak linebackers and the institution himself, Joe Paterno, have all become fixtures of the football landscape.
While critics may claim the game is passing the Nittany Lions by, sophomore quarterback Michael Robinson is breathing fresh air into the lungs of the Penn State offense. The electric 6-foot-2, 229-pound signal caller from Richmond, Va., is as entertaining a player as there is in this country.
Elevated to starter for this week's game against the Badgers, Robinson presents a different dynamic for the Lions' offense -- a nightmare matchup for the Wisconsin defense, whether it be up front or in the secondary. Previously used as a situational wide receiver and tailback, Robinson brings a forceful and athletic presence to the Penn State offense. And though he is being thrown into the fire amid unenviable circumstances, he knows his role and recognizes what it is that he needs to do.
"I want to let [my teammates] know that I am going to push the pace," Robinson said when asked about his first collegiate start. "I want to let the guys know that I have faith in them and we can get this done."
It is this type of responsibility and leadership that has endeared Robinson to his coaches and teammates. Subbing in for an injured Zack Mills in an otherwise lost cause against Minnesota last week, Robinson kept the Lions in the game up to the wire, despite having entered with a 14-point deficit.
Robinson's performance is due in large part to his athleticism, which sent the Minnesota defensive coordinators back to the drawing boards as they faced the prospect of a Lions' comeback. Not to be ignored, however, are his playmaking instincts and knowledge of the game. Through extensive playing time at wide receiver and tailback, Robinson has grasped the nuances of the offense in a relatively short amount of time.
"I understand what the player at each of those positions goes through," said Robinson, reflecting on his playing days at each position. "I know what they see when they are on the field from the different positions, how a receiver has to run his route, whether or not the tailback is open in the flat. All of this makes it easier for me to be the team's quarterback."
Even with the playmaking range and capabilities, Robinson, who cites former Eagles and Vikings quarterback Randall Cunningham as a role model, is not a happy-footed quarterback.
"I'm more interested in proving I can throw the ball and making the plays that way," said Robinson. "I realize that I have the ability and the luxury to run if it is needed and the matchups are not there, but it is important to run the offense as a quarterback."
And right now, being a quarterback is Robinson's sole focus. Though he is walking onto the field with an inexperienced receiver corps that has dropped numerous balls throughout the course of the season, Robinson remains undaunted.
"The only way to solve our problem there is to keep going to them," Robinson explained. "These guys would not be playing at this level if they could not play and catch balls. Right now it's just a mental barrier that we have to overcome together."
Exuding appropriate confidence and having faith in his teammates, Robinson is saying all the right things in hopes that the Nittany Lions can salvage the season. Whether or not he is able to do this remains to be seen. But with an offensive weapon like Robinson standing under center and directing the offense, Penn State will certainly be more dangerous than their overall record indicates.
© 2002 Badger Herald via U-WIRE
Hawkeye 'D' will test Michigan
By Kyle O'Neill
Michigan Daily
(U-WIRE) ANN ARBOR, Mich. -- Northwestern all-Big Ten running back Jason Wright remembers much from last season, but just one team stood out to him when he was asked to recall the top defense he saw.
"Iowa ... Iowa ... Their defensive front was dominating," Wright said at the Big Ten Kickoff luncheon.
Any hits he might still see in his sleep?
"[Iowa safety] Bob Sanders ... He comes out of nowhere," said Wright, laughing. "I had a stinger for two months. He comes out of nowhere and smacks you good. It just wore on me as the game went on."
Wright, who ran for 1,200 yards last season, managed just 33 yards on 10 carries against the best defense he saw last season.
That rush defense returned all but two players from last year's squad and has allowed just 84.2 yards per game -- most of that coming without Sanders in the lineup. But the safety returned to action last week against Michigan State (seven tackles) and expects to be at 100 percent this week.
"Bob brings a lot more than just his play," Iowa offensive tackle Robert Gallery said. "We're just glad to have him back. He's a guy that likes to come up and fill a hole."
Sanders has even filled a few holes that Gallery has been in during practice, as the tackle has been on the receiving end of the hits that Wright was able to laugh about when off the field.
Gallery described playing with Sanders as "fun," even if Gallery's 6-foot-7 frame causes the 5-foot-8 Sanders to jack him in the stomach instead of the pads.
Michigan will have to hope it does not share Gallery's fate of having the wind knocked out of its rushing attack.
"They're playing a defensive front, a 3-4 front, that we played at Michigan here for a long time and it's based on, first and foremost, stopping the run and not giving up big plays," Michigan coach Lloyd Carr said.
"Any time you can stop the run and not give up big plays, you've got something special. Their tackles are going to be almost head-up on our tackles. Their nose guard, a lot of the time, is going to be head-up on the center, which creates very small seams to run inside, and they're going to make you run east and west. They're very talented."
And with Sanders now looming in the secondary, Michigan's rushing attack will need to be solid in order to open up its passing game. That means Michigan tailback Chris Perry will have to show the all-Big Ten-quality yards and respect that he produced in the first three weeks.
"He's amazing," Iowa linebacker Chad Greenway said of Perry. "The first film we watched was the Notre Dame play. He stiff-armed that corner. You can just tell how physically dominating he is when he touches the ball. He's a great running back and I'm sure we'll see enough of him on Saturday. I don't think we've faced a back to his level at all. I don't think there are a lot of backs at his level in the country. It's a challenge to our defense; if we can slow him down a little bit."
For Iowa, the Wolverines are just what it needs after a 20-10 loss to Michigan State and its spread offense last week.
"I think Michigan State kind of took us away from Iowa football: Hard-nosed," Greenway said. "Michigan has the same style as we have, just by watching them. Michigan gives us a chance to play a style we like."
In other words, Iowa will be focusing on winning the battle up front first and foremost, meaning Perry might be the next back to succumb to the "Iowa ... Iowa ... Their defense was dominating" disease.
Longhorn Johnson still tough as Williams' sidekick
By Natalie England Daily Texan
(U-WIRE) AUSTIN, Texas -- After Texas' loss to Oklahoma last season, the receivers hobbled into Manhattan, Kan., to play Kansas State. Roy Williams and Sloan Thomas were struggling with hamstring injuries. But B.J. Johnson was fine.
"I knew Roy wasn't going to be able to play much, and Sloan was hurting," Johnson said. "So I knew that I was going to have to take it upon myself to step up and make the plays."
Johnson came through with four catches for 132 yards and a touchdown, and had a hand in Texas' other two scores in a 17-14 win. His performance included a 39-yard catch for the touchdown, and catches of 53 and 32 yards as well. The 32-yard catch set up the game winning field goal. Texas head coach Mack Brown called the game Johnson's best of his collegiate career, along with the 2001 Holiday Bowl.
"They were all basically the same play," Johnson said. "They were all go routes, and I was able to take advantage of the mismatch that I had. I got a chance to make the plays, and I made them."
So far this season, Johnson has caught nine passes for 173 yards and two touchdowns, including a 123-yard performance and both touchdowns against the Razorbacks. He will assume the role of second receiver behind Williams Saturday, but the Kansas State defenders know what he is capable of, and Johnson doesn't mind the spot anyway.
Johnson said that Kansas State will see a different Roy this year, and that having Williams healthy will help him out Saturday as well.
"Teams will put their best man on Roy," Johnson said. "But he'll still make them look silly."
When asked about what defensive backs Johnson faced last year, Johnson said that most aren't good, and he just made the plays.
"You can't expect too much more from B.J. Johnson," said cornerback Nathan Vasher. "Receivers will say things like that, but B.J. backs it up and makes plays, and I'm looking for him to do the same against K-State this year."
TEXAS PASSING PERFECTION
Quarterback Chance Mock is currently second in the nation in pass efficiency with a 177.0 quarterback rating, behind only Pittsburgh's Rod Rutherford, who has a 182.6 rating. Mock has yet to throw an interception for his career after 88 attempts and has thrown 11 career touchdowns.
"Chance is playing great," Brown said. "And what our quarterbacks are doing right now is that they're making productive plays, but they're not trying to win the game themselves, they're playing within themselves, within the system, and we're really excited about what we've seen from them."
Mock's 177 rating doesn't compare to what he had his freshman year, however. Throwing a 21-yard touchdown on his only pass, Mock finished the season with a quarterback rating of 606.4.
© 2002 Daily Texan via U-WIRE
Season hangs in the balance for Texas and Kansas State
By JIM VERTUNO
AP Sports Writer
October 2, 2003
AUSTIN, Texas (AP) -- Talk about crunch time for No. 13 Texas and No. 16 Kansas State. It's barely October and their national championship dreams are teetering.
The winner of Saturday's Big 12 opener remains an outside contender for the national title if it can run the table and win the conference. The loser gets pushed off the cliff.
When the season began, both teams had the swagger of potential title winners. Stiff punches from Arkansas and Marshall wobbled their legs and damaged their reputation.
While the college football world knows what's at stake for these preseason powers, the Longhorns (3-1) and Wildcats (4-1) are sticking to the mantra of one game at a time.
``That's somebody else's perception,' Wildcats coach Bill Snyder said of the win-or-else aura surrounding the game. ``Those kinds of things (national championships) are way out there, way down the road.'
Texas coach Mack Brown said the game would be hard fought no matter what the records were. He scrambled to get his team refocused after their early loss and expects Snyder will have the Wildcats ready to play.
``I just think we're going to see a great effort out of them,' Brown said. ``I think we'd see a great effort if they were undefeated. I don't think it changes.'
In Saturday's other ranked games, No. 1 Oklahoma visits Iowa State, No. 4 Virginia Tech plays at Rutgers, No. 7 Tennessee goes to Auburn, No. 9 Michigan visits No. 23 Iowa, No. 10 Southern California plays at Arizona State, No. 11 Georgia hosts Alabama, No. 12 Nebraska plays Troy State, and No. 14 Washington State hosts Arizona.
Also, No. 17 Northern Illinois hosts Ohio, No. 18 Washington visits UCLA, No. 20 TCU plays Army, No. 21 Minnesota goes to Northwestern, No. 22 Purdue hosts Illinois, No. 24 Florida plays Mississippi, and No. 25 Michigan State hosts Indiana.
The reality of a desperate situation is hard to escape, however for both Texas and Kansas State.
``Since each team has that one loss, two losses makes it tough to get into that national championship,' Longhorns senior wide receiver Roy Williams said.
After the loss to Arkansas, it was Williams who had the bravado to predict the Longhorns could win the rest of their games. Williams gave up a chance in April to be a high draft choice in the NFL to chase a national title this year. After the loss, he seized the reins of leadership and challenged his team to respond.
Texas did that by outscoring Rice and Tulane 111-25 over the next two games. Although some dismissed the scores as coming against weak competition, to the Longhorns it was a statement that they could save their season.
``The loss was our reality check,' Williams said.
Kansas State may have a similar leader stepping up. Starting quarterback Ell Roberson returns after missing two games with an injured left, non-throwing hand.
Roberson sat out the 27-20 home loss to Marshall that sent the Wildcats tumbling out of the Top 10 and sparked criticism that they were overrated.
``They've got new hope,' Brown said. ``Ell's back. He's their identity.'
``We are going down there with a purpose, and that is to win a football game,' Roberson said. ``I just want to go out and help this team accomplish what we set out to accomplish.'
The loser can still compete for the Big 12 title. The Longhorns haven't won the league since 1996 and Kansas State has yet to win the title.
Since Texas plays in the South division and Kansas State is in the North, a loss doesn't knock either team out of contention for the conference title and a BCS berth.
But a loss all but guarantees that the Longhorns or Wildcats will be relegated to national-title also-rans yet again.
In other games:
No. 7 Tennessee at Auburn
The Vols travel to Auburn on Saturday to renew what once was one of the SEC's bitterest rivalries.
Tennessee (4-0, 2-0) leads the East Division while Auburn (2-2, 1-0) were the preseason favorites to win the league before losing their first two games.
The teams ceased being annual foes after the 1991 game when the newly expanded SEC split up into Eastern and Western divisions with Auburn and Tennessee, once again, on opposite sides.
Tennessee is 5-0-1 in the past six meetings, but the teams haven't met since 1999 and have played only three times since 1991.
No. 10 USC at Arizona State
If Southern California needed a wakeup call, it came last week in a 34-31 triple-overtime loss to California.
``We've got to refocus,' defensive tackle Shaun Cody said. ``Guys need to get better. We're at the bottom of the Pac-10 and have to fight our way back up.'
USC (3-1, 0-1) starts over Saturday against Arizona State, a team in even more distress.
The Sun Devils have disappointed their fans in four straight outings, beating two weak opponents and then losing 21-2 to Iowa and 45-17 to Oregon State in their first two road games.
Michigan-Iowa, K State-Texas on Saturday football slate
October 2, 2003
JERSEY CITY, New Jersey (Ticker) - September was not kind to a host of college football teams that arrived for summer practice with high expectations.
Eight teams listed in the preseason coaches' poll have fallen clear out of the rankings. Other schools touted as legitimate national title contenders tasted defeat before the calendar turned to October.
The chance to play for the national championship in the Sugar Bowl still exists for some of those one-loss schools, especially since two months of the regular season remain, but the margin for error has all but evaporated. No. 11 Michigan and No. 13 Texas are among those schools facing the predicament this weekend.
Michigan (4-1), which lost at Oregon two weeks ago, visits No. 19 Iowa (4-1) in a key Big Ten contest. Texas (3-1), which saw its 20-game home winning streak end in September by Arkansas, will welcome No. 14 Kansas State (4-1) in a Big 12 game.
"The loss was our reality check," said Texas receiver Roy Williams, who could have been talking about other schools as well. "We want to run the table. It doesn't matter who is in the way."
Standing in the way of Michigan are the Hawkeyes, who handed the Wolverines their worst home loss since 1967 with a 34-9 decision last year.
The Wolverines have been sloppy the last two games. They committed several special teams gaffes in the loss to Oregon and had four first-half turnovers in a 31-17 win over Indiana last week.
Iowa was upset by Michigan State, 20-10, last weekend, despite 122 rushing yards from Fred Russell.
The Hawkeyes were missing receivers Maurice Brown and Ed Hinkel. Brown, Iowa's leading receiver, is expected to be sidelined until late October with an ankle injury, while Hinkel is questionable with a pulled groin.
Injuries also have been a problem for Kansas State (4-1), which will welcome back quarterback Ell Roberson in the Big 12 opener for both teams.
Roberson has not played since breaking a bone in his right hand on September 6 against McNeese State.
The Wildcats' national championship hopes likely ended two weeks ago when they lost to Marshall, 27-20. With an easy non-conference schedule, Kansas State may have trouble making up the necessary ground in the Bowl Championship Series standings.
"That's somebody else's perception," countered Wildcats coach Bill Snyder. "Those kind of things are way out there, down the road."
Texas has a chance to gain some ground right away with Kansas State and Oklahoma on the schedule over the next two weeks.
The Longhorns seem to have found their stride since the loss to Arkansas with dominant wins over Rice and Tulane. They reached 500 total yards in back-to-back games for the first time since Ricky Williams was on his way to the Heisman Trophy in 1998.
Texas is first in the nation in scoring, and quarterback Chance Mock ranks second nationally in passing efficiency.
Before the latest edition of the Red River Shootout next weekend, Oklahoma (4-0) will visit Iowa State on Saturday. Since 1962, the Sooners are 35-1-1 against the Cyclones, whose only win during that span was a 33-31 victory in Norman in 1990.
The college football weekend begins Thursday with No. 2 Miami (4-0) hosting West Virginia (1-3) at the Orange Bowl. Like Oklahoma, the Hurricanes will try to avoid looking ahead.
Miami will host No. 5 Florida State on October 11 in the biggest game of the season to date.
"You always want to look ahead, but we can't," tackle Eric Winston said. "We all know West Virginia can turn its season around with one game."
The Seminoles (5-0) are off this week.
Auburn (2-2) was one of college football's preseason darlings, but the Tigers fell off the radar screen and out of the rankings with losses to Southern California and Georgia Tech, in which they did not score a touchdown.
Tommy Tuberville's club has worked out some of the kinks against overmatched opponents and returns to the spotlight when it hosts seventh-ranked Tennessee (4-0) on Saturday in the first meeting between the Southeastern Conference rivals since 1999.
A national title may be out of the question, but the Tigers remain unbeaten in SEC Conference play and a large measure of pride can be restored if they hand the Volunteers their first loss.
Other highly ranked unbeatens face less challenging tasks this weekend. No. 4 Virginia Tech (4-0) is at Rutgers and No. 8 Nebraska (4-0) hosts Troy State.
No. 10 Southern California (3-1), a leading national title contender a week ago, tries to bounce back from a loss to California when it visits Arizona State.
No. 12 Georgia (3-1) seeks back-to-back wins over Alabama for the first time since 1955-56 when it hosts the Crimson Tide.
In other games Saturday, No. 15 Washington State (4-1) hosts Arizona, No. 16 Minnesota (5-0) is at Northwestern, No. 17 Washington (3-1) visits UCLA, No. 20 Northern Illinois (4-0) entertains Ohio, No. 21 TCU (4-0) welcomes Army, No. 23 Purdue (3-1) hosts Illinois, No. 24 Florida (3-2) welcomes Mississippi and No. 25 Air Force is at Navy.
No. 22 Oregon (4-1), which committed nine turnovers in a 55-16 loss to Washington State last week, visits Utah on Friday night.
No. 3 Ohio State (5-0), No. 6 Louisiana State (5-0), No. 9 Arkansas (4-0) and No. 18 Pittsburgh (3-1) are idle.
You too, arthritis. Parity in the NCAA is definitely here. Stop by anytime.
Colt
Thanks, NLionGuy. I don't feel so bad, now that Arkansas has moved into the Top 10. They must be better than anyone originally thought. Frankly, I haven't been very impressed with anyone, including Oklahoma, Ohio State, and Miami, to name a few of the top dogs. Good to see you back also. Hope your short vacation/excursion was enjoyable.
Colt
Arthritis,
I don't do any picking with the spreads anymore...not in real life anyway. I wouldn't mind doing it for fun, although my time is very limited this time of year. The way the upsets have been happening, I'm not sure I have it in me to place anything more than a friendly wager. What I've noticed around iHub is that as the bowl games and NFL playoffs start drawing near, there is a lot more interest. Early in the season it is mainly a few who are just pulling for their Alma Mata. However, this season it isn't looking that good for any of us. LOL The upset bug has already bitten some of us. I just hope the bug spray is now working.
Colt
Justin,
This Racist should be fired from Clear Channel.
What is your specific basis for calling Rush a "Racist"?
Very simple, Justin. If Rush had a problem with Donovan as a Quarterback, then all he had to do was address that issue. Absolutely no need to bring Race/Skin Color into the picture. There are plenty of 'White' QB's worse than McNabb. And there are plenty of other Black Quarterbacks starting for other NFL teams. Some or better, some are worse. On the other hand if Rush has a problem with what he perceives as a 'Liberal Sports Media' (I've never seen, heard or read any sportswriters or sportscasters interject 'politics', i.e., liberal press wanting a Black Quarterback to do good, into their viewpoints, then there was no reason to bring Donovan McNabb into it. He should have just made a statement without bringing a specific player into the picture. This is not the first time for Rush but, since this is here and now, this particular incident is the one that is at issue. I take it from the tone of your statements and questions that you don't think Rush was racist in his comments. That's fine. We just have different viewpoints. Having played several different sports with many 'Blacks' I find it offensive for some Rich Fat Cat (Rush) who has never played one down of NFL football, to spew forth in the way he did. Like I said above, he could have dealt with his Black player-Liberal press 'Issue' with Donovan in a very different way. Simply put, Rush, crossed the line.
They should fire his fat ass
What specifically motivated this ugly statement?
Well I think Rush is a fat ass! I should have used fat cat, like I did in the previous paragraph. I for one don't like anything or anyone that won't allow the other side of an issue to be said or viewed. And in Rush's case, if someone has a different opinion than Rush has and they get through on his radio show, well forget it. Rush will shout them down, call them ignorant idiots, talk all over them, and cut their connection within seconds. I haven't listened to Rush in years. He is just too far right for me and a BIG Mouth as well. I just prefer things a little more middle of the road. But, if I were a fan of his, I would still be unhappy that he had not used better judgement. As to Clear Channel firing him, that is their decision that they have to ponder. I was only stating my opinion, since this is America and we are allowed to do that. But, I am not going to bring Race into my comments, at least not in a negative sense like Rush did. I just think Clear Channel, by staying quiet is doing the wrong thing. Maybe they have issued some kind of statement that I haven't seen yet. They don't have to do this, of course, but, since Rush is their #1 draw, I would think it is in their best interest to say something. America just doesn't need this right now. I would hope that we in America are far beyond this kind of attitude. Racism or anything that smells like it, has no place today.
Another thing, Justin, why would you call my statement "ugly"? I sure don't think Rush is very pretty.
Colt
BnB, thought you'd like it. I thought iHub needed something ot go along with Derfie & Susie's board. LOL
I forgot to ask, but are we allowed to post the complete article here? Too many boards around here with Dictators running the show. iHub is getting the reputation around the internet as The Delete Capitol of the World.
Dave, if we can't post the whole article let me know.
Colt
Under Fire, Rush Now Faces Drug Allegations
Thursday, October 02, 2003
NEW YORK — Political commentator Rush Limbaugh (search) tried to put one controversy behind him Wednesday, resigning from ESPN's "Sunday NFL Countdown" after a firestorm erupted over his comments concerning Eagles quarterback Donovan McNabb and the media.
But Limbaugh now finds himself staring at a new, more serious flap: allegations that he illegally obtained and abused prescription painkillers in Florida.
The New York Daily News, without identifying its source, reported in Thursday editions that Limbaugh was being investigated by the Palm Beach County (search) state attorney's office. The newspaper said it had independently confirmed the allegations, first reported by the supermarket tabloid National Enquirer.
The prosecutor's office told The Associated Press it would neither confirm nor deny the reports.
Keven Bellows, an executive with the Premiere Radio Networks, which syndicates the politically focused "Rush Limbaugh Show," read a statement from Limbaugh on Thursday morning.
"I am unaware of any investigation by any authority involving me. No government representative has contacted me directly or indirectly. If my assistance is required, I will, of course, cooperate fully," the statement said.
The Enquirer had interviewed Wilma Cline, who said she became Limbaugh's drug connection after working as his maid, according to the Daily News. She said that Limbaugh had abused OxyContin (search) and other painkillers.
A Miami lawyer for Cline, Ed Shohat, did not immediately return a phone message left by The Associated Press at his office early Thursday. Limbaugh's lawyers could immediately not be located by The Associated Press for comment.
Limbaugh late Wednesday said he was resigning from his ESPN gig because he regretted causing "discomfort" to his colleagues, but he stood by his statement that McNabb was overrated because the media wanted to see a black quarterback succeed.
On Sunday, Limbaugh said:
"I think what we've had here is a little social concern in the NFL. The media has been very desirous that a black quarterback do well … There is a little hope invested in McNabb, and he got a lot of credit for the performance of this team that he didn't deserve. The defense carried this team."
Seven black quarterbacks started games last weekend. Two other blacks who regularly start were out with injuries.
Limbaugh, on his radio program, said people were angry with him because he was right. "If I wasn't right, there wouldn't be this cacophony of outrage that has sprung up in the sports writer community,” he said.
During a speech Thursday at the National Association of Broadcasters (search) convention in Philadelphia, the city where McNabb plays, Limbaugh said he’s been making pointed social commentary for years. The problem, he said, was not his.
“It’s not people like me who have put codes on speech and codes on thought but they (critics) banned together and apparently they can ruffle enough feathers and scare enough people,” Limbaugh said. “On the radio program, none of this affects me.”
Limbaugh's initial comments sparked outrage from politicians, the NAACP and the player himself.
Democratic presidential candidates Wesley Clark, Howard Dean and the Rev. Al Sharpton had called for ESPN to fire Limbaugh. Clark, a retired Army general, called the remarks "hateful and ignorant speech." And Dean, a former Vermont governor, labeled them "absurd and offensive."
The NAACP called the remarks "bigoted and ignorant," and called for the network to fire Limbaugh or at least provide an opposing point of view on the show.
McNabb had said earlier Wednesday that he didn't mind criticism of his performance, but was upset that Limbaugh made his race an issue and said it was too late for an apology.
"It's somewhat shocking to hear that on national TV from him," McNabb said. "It's not something that I can sit here and say won't bother me."
Chris Berman, who anchors the ESPN show, said he did not believe Limbaugh's tone or intent was malicious.
"As cut and dry as it seems in print, I didn't think so when it went by my ears," Berman said. "I probably should have looked to soften it."
Limbaugh issued a statement on the remarks Wednesday, saying his comments were not racially motivated but instead were directed at the media.
"I offered an opinion. This opinion has caused discomfort to the crew, which I regret,” Limbaugh said. "I love 'NFL Sunday Countdown' and do not want to be a distraction to the great work done by all who work on it. Therefore, I have decided to resign."
http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,98871,00.html
Net attacks more frequent, lethal
Thursday, October 2, 2003
NEW YORK (AP) -- Attacks on computer systems by virus writers and hackers continued to rise during the first half of the year, the Internet-security firm Symantec Corp. said this week.
Attacks by automated programs that spread like viruses and worms to exploit software flaws rose 20 percent in the first half of 2003 compared with the previous six-month period.
These attacks, the most significant of which was January's "Slammer" worm, accounted for 78 percent of all attack activity, according to Symantec's 20,000 security sensors monitoring networks in more than 180 countries.
Meanwhile, targeted hacker attacks on corporate networks rose 19 percent.
According to data culled from about 160 of Symantec's clients, companies were hit by an average of 38 targeted attacks a week during the first six months of the year, up from 32 a week during the last six months of 2002.
Symantec said Wednesday it saw no evidence of Internet terrorism during the period. Some 80 percent of all targeted activity originated from computers in 10 countries, most of which were large developed nations. The United States ranked first, accounting for 51 percent of all activity.
http://www.cnn.com/2003/TECH/internet/10/02/attack.trends.ap/index.html
BnB, that at least sounds better. I couldn't imagine Michael and Tom being quiet on this unless something was happening behind the scenes. Rush's problem (among many) is that Clear Channel allows him to do and say anything he wants because of the ratings he brings in = $$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$!!! For the life of me I can't understand how anyone can listen to him.
Colt
P.S., Lenny. It is obvious that when I download the 823559: Security Update for Microsoft Windows, it does not take.
Colt
Lenny, I just went to the links MS said to go to. Nada. Then it said to go ahead and check to see if I am missing any Critical Updates, so I did that. Once again it says I need to Download the 823559: Security Update for Microsoft Windows.
As usual, MS doesn't know what they are doing. They should forget the MIT & Berkely college grads and go after the High Schoolers to get the job done.
Colt
Ok, Everytime! <g> e/
What I can't understand is why Michael Irwin and Tom Jackson didn't say anything. Are they that afraid of losing their job? Rush is such an Dumbazz and now he has shown his true colors. That moron still won't back off of his statements. Clear Channel should fire him but, I know they won't. Money is everything to the Corporate 'whores' this day and age.
Colt
LOL, susie, actually Lenny had directed me to a post of yours from a couple days back but, saw where you were getting the emails which I also get. My problem is that Blue/Grey MS box that is about 3" x 5" that pops-up when there is a normal Critical Update to be downloaded. I'm going to try their latest email and tc's method tonight and see if either/both fix it. You'd think that by now the people at Microsoft could outsmart these High School kids that sometimes make MS look pretty stupid.
Colt
Just got this in the mail from Microsoft...
“Microsoft Security Announcement: Have you installed the patch for Microsoft Security Bulletin MS03-039? If not Microsoft strongly advises you to review the information at the following link regarding Microsoft Security Bulletin MS03-039
http://www.microsoft.com/security/security_bulletins/ms03-039.asp and http://www.microsoft.com/technet/treeview/default.asp?url=/technet/security/bulletin/MS03-039.asp or visit Windows Update site at http://windowsupdate.microsoft.com to install the patch. Running the SCAN program from the Windows Update site will help to insure you are current with all security patches, not just MS03-039.”
Susie, it's the MS popup, not an email. As soon as I hear something from them slowpokes, I'll let the board know. I know nuthin' when it comes to computers. Women is my expertise! <g> I can tell any woman from another just by eyeballing them. My wife says Look, but just don't touch. Seeing how's I still have all 7 fingers intact, I must be pretty good.
Colt
Susie, mine is the normal blue Microsoft 'Critical Update' box that pops up whenever they send one out. But, I keep getting it over and over. As I just told Lenny, Microsoft has acknowledged that it is theirs but, haven't given me the answer as to why I keep getting it over and over. TC may have the right answer.
I do get those that you are talking about in my Yahoo email. I do Delete w/o opening them. I've cut way back on my Porn sites that Churak signed me up for so I'm not getting as many now. You might want to do the same. LOL
Colt
OK, Thanks, tc. I'll try that. As I just told Lenny via PM, I will post the answer from Microsoft if I get it this year.
Colt
Limbaugh resigns over comments about McNabb
By JIM O'CONNELL
AP Sports Writer
October 2, 2003
NEW YORK (AP) -- Without backing down from his comments about a black football player, conservative commentator Rush Limbaugh resigned from his TV sports job, saying he regretted having caused ``discomfort'' to his colleagues at ESPN.
Limbaugh stepped down from the sports network's ``Sunday NFL Countdown'' late Wednesday, three days after making the statements that sparked outrage from Democratic presidential candidates, the NAACP and the player himself.
The cable sports network accepted the radio talk show host's resignation.
``My comments this past Sunday were directed at the media and were not racially motivated,'' Limbaugh said in a statement Wednesday. ``I offered an opinion. This opinion has caused discomfort to the crew, which I regret.
``I love `NFL Sunday Countdown' and do not want to be a distraction to the great work done by all who work on it,'' Limbaugh said. ``Therefore, I have decided to resign.''
Limbaugh was criticized for arguing during a pregame show Sunday that Philadelphia Eagles star Donovan McNabb is overrated because the media wanted to see a black quarterback succeed.
``I think what we've had here is a little social concern in the NFL. The media has been very desirous that a black quarterback do well,'' Limbaugh said.
``There is a little hope invested in McNabb, and he got a lot of credit for the performance of this team that he didn't deserve. The defense carried this team,'' he said.
Seven black quarterbacks started games last weekend. Two other blacks who regularly start were out with injuries.
Limbaugh did not back down during his syndicated radio talk show earlier Wednesday.
``All this has become the tempest that it is because I must have been right about something,'' Limbaugh said. ``If I wasn't right, there wouldn't be this cacophony of outrage that has sprung up in the sports writer community.''
Democratic presidential candidates Wesley Clark, Howard Dean and the Rev. Al Sharpton had called for ESPN to fire Limbaugh. Clark, a retired Army general, called the remarks ``hateful and ignorant speech.'' And Dean, a former Vermont governor, labeled them ``absurd and offensive.''
The NAACP also condemned Limbaugh's remarks, calling them ``bigoted and ignorant,'' and called for the network to fire Limbaugh or at least provide an opposing point of view on the show.
McNabb had said earlier Wednesday that he didn't mind criticism of his performance, but was upset that Limbaugh made his race an issue and said it was too late for an apology.
``It's somewhat shocking to hear that on national TV from him,'' McNabb said. ``It's not something that I can sit here and say won't bother me.''
Chris Berman, who anchors the ESPN show, said he did not believe Limbaugh's tone or intent was malicious.
``As cut and dry as it seems in print, I didn't think so when it went by my ears,'' Berman said. ``I probably should have looked to soften it.''
Also Wednesday, media reports surfaced saying Limbaugh was under investigation in Florida for illegally buying and abusing prescription painkillers.
The Daily News, without identifying its source, reported Thursday that Limbaugh was being investigated by the Palm Beach County state attorney's office. The newspaper said it had independently confirmed the allegations, first reported by the National Enquirer.
The Enquirer had interviewed Wilma Cline, who said she became Limbaugh's drug connection after working as his maid, according to the Daily News. She said that Limbaugh had abused OxyContin and other painkillers.
A Miami lawyer for Cline, Ed Shohat, did not immediately return a phone message left by The Associated Press at his office before business hours Thursday. Limbaugh's lawyers, Jerry Fox and Dan Zachary, refused to comment to the Daily News.
Mike Edmondson, a spokesman for the Palm Beach County state attorney's office, told the AP early Thursday that his office could neither confirm nor deny that an investigation was under way.
Limbaugh is the radio host of the politically focused ``Rush Limbaugh Show,'' syndicated in more than 650 markets. ESPN spokesman Dave Nagle said ratings for ``Sunday NFL Countdown'' were up 10 percent overall since Limbaugh joined the show this year.
George Bodenheimer, president of ESPN and ABC Sports, accepted Limbaugh's resignation Wednesday. ABC and ESPN are owned by Walt Disney Co.
``We regret the circumstances surrounding this,'' Bodenheimer said. ``We believe that he took the appropriate action to resolve this matter expeditiously.''
Limbaugh was scheduled to deliver the keynote speech at the National Association of Broadcasters convention in Philadelphia on Thursday morning.
AP Sports Writer Rob Maaddi in Philadelphia contributed to this report.
Updated on Thursday, Oct 2, 2003 7:21 am EDT
BnB, now if only Clear Channel Communications will fire his sorry oversized butt. Something easy on the eyes while reading about a couple more of the articles about that pompous fool, Rush. LOL, There are Jackasses and then there's Rush Limbaugh.
http://www.investorshub.com/boards/board.asp?board_id=1148
Tips for Elk Hunting Success - Utah Division of Wildlife Resources
09/22/03
Plenty of elk will be available to Utah's bull elk hunters when the state's general bull elk season kicks off Oct. 4. Putting one of those animals in the freezer, however, requires knowing where the animals are and the effort and willingness to get there.
Utah's bull elk population consists of about 60,000 animals, less than 7,200 shy of a statewide objective of 67,149. As of Sept. 18, any bull elk unit and spike bull elk unit permits were still available. Permits may be purchased on the Division of Wildlife Resources' Internet Web site (wildlife.utah.gov), at DWR offices and from more than 300 hunting license agents statewide.
"Elk are good at finding areas with good feed, and those are areas with green vegetation," said Jim Karpowitz, big game coordinator for the Division of Wildlife Resources. "If you're hunting an area that doesn't have green vegetation, you need to move until you find it."
Areas with trees and other shade are good places to try, as are canyons and other areas that have received rain recently. "All of these factors allow vegetation to green-up the way elk like it," he said.
A willingness to work hard and hunt rough areas is also important.
"Finding success while elk hunting also requires time and a willingness to get into the rough country where the elk are," Karpowitz said. This rough country is characterized by dead fall, heavy timber and steep canyons. "You may find elk out in the open on opening morning but after that, you'll have to go in and dig them out of the trees," he said.
Karpowitz says rains during the first part of September have dampened the high country, and he expects conditions to be similar to what hunters usually find during Utah's elk hunt.
To prepare for the hunt, Karpowitz encourages hunters to learn where they can and can't ride their off-highway vehicles by obtaining a travel map from the land managing agency (usually the U.S. Forest Service or Bureau of Land Management) that manages the area they'll hunt.
All hunters are encouraged to review the 2003 Utah Big Game Proclamation and to be prepared for all types of weather. "Up to two feet of snow has fallen during the elk hunt before, so hunters need to be prepared for any type of weather they may encounter," Karpowitz said.
"The beginning of October is a great time to be in Utah's backcountry, and we wish every elk hunter a safe and enjoyable experience this year," he said.
Hunting Heritage Symposium - Texas Parks and Wildlife Department
09/22/03
In Texas, like many rural states, hunting is more than a sport and a management tool — it's a way of life. And gathering around a campfire to celebrate the hunt, honor the game animal and make future plans is an integral part of hunting.
That tradition continues on a grand scale here Dec. 3-6 at the 7th Governor's Symposium on North America's Hunting Heritage.
"Hunting has been an important part of Texas' heritage," said Governor Rick Perry. "Through this symposium, hunting enthusiasts from across North America will share ideas and opinions that will foster a better understanding of the role hunting has played in our culture and its continued role in habitat conservation."
The first Governor's Symposium on North America's Hunting Heritage was in Montana in 1992, and participation has increased at other sites at each subsequent gathering. This year's symposium is expected to draw more than 600 people from Canada, Mexico and the United States to work on "taking action to secure the future of hunting in North America," (which is the theme of this year's conference).
Attendees are expected to ratify a hunting accord created during the 2000 symposium in Ottawa, Canada, that established the following:
Hunting is a sustainable activity with deep cultural and social roots and tremendous economic impact.
The hunting communities and governmental agencies have created hunter safety and education programs that have made hunting safer than most other outdoor activities.
Hunting has generated billions of dollars that support habitat conservation and enhancement that benefit all wildlife, including game animals.
The hunting community is dedicated to using science-based information to manage wildlife populations and habitat.
The hunting accord works to articulate and teach ethical principles of hunting and to develop good relations between hunting groups and governmental agencies that regulate hunting and work for wildlife conservation.
This year's symposium will also focus upon the recruitment and retention of hunters, with the goal of finding efficient, action-oriented programs that government wildlife agencies and hunting organizations can implement. The findings of the recently completed Future of Hunting in Texas strategic plan will help guide attendees.
"For several reasons, including access limitations and cost and time constraints, the number of hunters nationally has declined in recent years," according to Robert L. Cook, Texas Parks and Wildlife Department executive director. "A continued drop in hunter participation could be devastating to wildlife conservation efforts because hunters do so much economically and socially to maintain and improve wildlife habitat."
Topics of discussion at the symposium that planners hope will shed light upon possible solutions to this problem include presentations about the financial impact of hunting, hunting and landowner relations, and hunting ethics and the media. The keynote address for the conference will be delivered by Gov. Perry. Guest speakers include Steve Williams, director of the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, Doug Painter, president of the National Shooting Sports Foundation, Rollin Sparrowe, president of the Wildlife Management Institute, Don Young, executive director of Ducks Unlimited and Rob Keck, executive director of the National Wild Turkey Federation.
A reception on Wednesday evening, Dec. 3, kicks off three days of seminars, workshops and panel discussions with a banquet Saturday evening. Hunters and members of hunting organizations are encouraged to attend.
Registration for the event is $300, (or $265 before Oct. 31) and includes attendance at all meetings, the opening and closing banquets, exhibits, displays, meals and transportation to a participatory shooting event. For registration information, visit the Web http://www.tpwd.state.tx.us/hunt/heritage/ , or call (512) 389-4979.
Program to Pay for CWD Positive Deer - Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources
09/22/03
Landowners and hunters in the approximately 1,150 square mile chronic wasting disease intensive harvest zone/disease eradication zone will be sent a total of $400 for each CWD-positive deer harvested in 2003-2004 archery and gun deer seasons in a reward plan announced today by DNR Secretary Scott Hassett, Sen. Bob Welch and Whitetails Unlimited, Inc., Sturgeon Bay.
Any dollars remaining in the $250,000 reward fund would be paid out at $20 a deer among all hunters registering deer from the intensive harvest zone (IHZ) and disease eradication zone (DEZ). A lottery would be used if the number of registered deer exceeds the remaining fund at the end of the hunting seasons.
“A cash reward to harvest deer was the most popular suggestion we heard from landowners in a series of public meetings we conducted in 2002,” said Tom Hauge, DNR director of wildlife management. “It also presented the greatest difficulty to start up and has taken nearly a year to organize but now we’re ready to go with this program.”
Considered a pilot project in its first year, the reward program, if successful, may be continued if funding is available in future years. Roughly $200,000 of the fund will come from chronic wasting disease operating budgets and $50,000 from an anonymous donor who first contacted Senator Bob Welch (R-Redgranite).
“The CWD disease is too big a problem for one agency to solve, and it will take collaborations like this between the DNR, sporting groups like Whitetails Unlimited, and the private sector to eradicate the disease in Wisconsin,” said Welch. “The program unveiled today is a great example of how to work together to fight CWD.”
Whitetails Unlimited, Inc. (WTU) will administer the fund, coordinate payments and conduct the random drawing, if necessary. In 2002, WTU sponsored a reward program that gave out $10,000 in savings bonds to 100 hunters drawn at random from those hunters who provided the heads of their animals for CWD testing. A strong supporter of deer research and education, WTU also financed numerous CWD research/educational efforts and has taken a leading role in combating the disease.
“Whitetails Unlimited views the reward plan as a token of appreciation for program participants truly focused on controlling the spread of CWD. Our number one goal is to preserve the long-term health of Wisconsin’s white-tailed deer population,” stated Peter J. Gerl, executive director for the organization.
Significantly reducing wild deer populations in areas where chronic wasting disease has been found is necessary if the disease is to be eradicated, according to animal health and veterinary experts from Wisconsin and across the nation. The population goal for the 964 square mile disease eradication zone is as close to zero as possible. Most land in the area is privately owned with hunting access controlled by the landowner.
In a series of town hall style meetings held in 2002, area landowners told wildlife managers what they felt was needed to help them accomplish such a huge population reduction. In addition to liberal hunting seasons, free permits and deer tags, some kind of a reward plan was high on everyone’s list.
The DNR has been contacting landowners in a door to door effort to answer questions, enlist support and cooperation, explain the department’s CWD management plan and share the best science and facts about chronic wasting disease. Landowners in the disease eradication zone (DEZ) can request a free permit allowing them and any legally qualified hunter they designate to hunt on their property without buying a deer hunting license. Deer hunting bag limits in the DEZ are unlimited and the landowner will receive two buck tags with the free permit.
The reward plan announced today will pay a landowner $200 and the hunter $200 for each CWD-positive deer taken from the landowner’s property. The deer will be tested by the state at no charge and the hunter may keep the venison or leave the carcass with DNR for disposal. Hunters would also receive $200 for a CWD-positive deer harvested on state-owned land in the intensive harvest or disease eradication zones.
The $20 per registered deer reward applies to deer shot on public or private property in the disease eradication and intensive harvest zones and will be paid directly to the hunter. Payments to individual hunters will be made up to the limit of the fund after the initial $400 dollar payments are made for any CWD-positive deer.
Handgun Deer Hunting Regulations Announced - Illinois Department of Natural Resources
09/22/03
Natural Resources Director Joel Brunsvold today announced regulations governing sportsmen using handguns during this year’s firearm deer season.
"Many hunters have asked for this additional deer hunting opportunity and we’re pleased to be able to provide it this fall," Brunsvold said. "This is one of a number of increased opportunities we are bringing to sportsmen."
Handguns are being allowed during the regular firearm deer season for the first time this year. Illinois’ firearm deer hunting season is Nov. 21-23 and Dec. 4-7. A change in state law adds handguns to the already authorized use of shotguns and muzzleloading rifles as allowable firearms for hunters to use during the state’s firearm hunting season.
The regulations will allow any hunter with a permit for the firearm deer season to use centerfire revolvers or centerfire single-shot handguns of .30 caliber or larger with a minimum barrel length of four inches. Hunters can take a shotgun, muzzleloading rifle and/or a handgun with them during this season.
The legal ammunition for handgun hunting will be a straight-walled centerfire cartridge of .30 caliber or larger that is available as a factory load with the published ballistic tables of the manufacturer showing a capability of at least 500 foot pounds of energy at the muzzle. Non-expanding, military-style full metal jacket bullets cannot be used to harvest deer. Only soft point or expanding bullets, including copper or copper alloy rounds designed for hunting, are legal ammunition.
These regulations differ somewhat from past regulations for Illinois special handgun season held each January. The new regulations allow the use of a wider variety of centerfire handgun calibers. IDNR will continue its handgun-only season Jan. 16-18, 2004, in select counties to remove surplus deer.
While individuals with muzzleloader-only permits can hunt during the second half of the firearm deer season, individuals with those permits can use only muzzleloading rifles.
Hunters are reminded that all firearms, including handguns, should remain unloaded and in a case while being transported in any type of vehicle.
Deer hunters have a wealth of hunting opportunities in Illinois. In addition to the firearm and handgun-only seasons, Illinois has muzzleloader-only and archery deer seasons. The muzzleloader-only season is Dec. 12-14 and thousands of additional permits have just been made available for this year. The archery deer season opens Oct. 1 and runs through Jan. 15. The archery season is closed during firearm season, except in Cook, DuPage, Kane and Lake counties where firearm deer hunting is not permitted.
Moose Season Begins Today - Maine Department of Inland Fisheries and Wildlife
09/22/03
Moose hunters get their chance at a trophy starting on Monday, September 22. The first week of the two-week moose hunting season begins Monday in northern and eastern parts of the state. The second week of the split season begins on Monday, October 13 in the northern two-thirds of the state.
This year, 2,585 moose hunting permits were issued. 435 permits were issued for the September hunt, and the other 2,150 permits are for October. There were 78,003 people who applied to hunt moose in Maine. 56,086 of these applicants were residents, and 21,917 were non-residents.
Karen Morris, the Department's leading biologist on moose, says that moose are in prime physical shape this time of year, just as they begin their mating season or "rut". Bull moose typically lose between 10-20% of their body weight during the rut. Foliage has started to turn, but is still dense in all areas of the state. While hunters may not be able to see as far into the woods, that disadvantage will be more than outweighed by a moose's willingness to come to a moose call.
Hunting is the department's primary management tool for wildlife populations. This year the department is issuing bull only and antlerless only moose permits to more closely regulate the moose harvest while trying to maximize hunting and viewing opportunities, as well as limit moose-vehicle accidents.
The permit changes were based on several factors including major changes in habitat, mortality due to lungworm and winter ticks, fewer sightings by hunters while hunting, and moose population objectives.
The moose population objectives were adopted by the department and Advisory Council after numerous meetings with the public and include increasing the moose population in areas of the state for more hunting and viewing opportunities, stabilizing or decreasing the populations in others, and protecting larger bulls.
While overall permit numbers may be down statewide, permit numbers will stay the same in eastern and southern Aroostook, Oxford, southern Franklin, southern Penobscot and Washington counties. However, in Northeastern, Eastern and Southern Aroostook Counties, antlerless only permits have been increased by 45% to remove females out of the population in order to decrease the moose population in those areas. The number of moose permits are lower in western Aroostook county as well as Piscataquis, northern Penobscot, northern Franklin and northern Somerset counties to allow the moose population to increase.
Sanpete County Deer Tests Positive for CWD - Utah Division of Wildlife Resources
09/22/03
Today, The Division of Wildlife Resources identified yet another Utah deer infected with chronic wasting disease (CWD). This deer was located during a depredation effort in the Central Region, near Fountain Green in Sanpete County. Five deer were culled from agricultural fields where they were doing crop damage, but only one adult doe was determined to test positive for CWD. This is the first infected animal identified in central Utah.
Two buck deer taken in Utah during this year's archery hunt tested positive for CWD, the Division of Wildlife Resources announced Sept. 17. Both of those deer were taken in eastern Utah. One was taken on Diamond Mountain north of Vernal. The other was taken on the LaSal Mountains east of Moab. Both deer were adult animals, meaning they were at least 2 1/2 years old. The hunters who took the deer have been notified that the animals they took had CWD.
Utah's first CWD-infected deer was confirmed in February 2003. To date, with four deer in eastern Utah and this new case in Sanpete County, five deer have tested positive for the disease. CWD is fatal to deer and elk that contract it. However, according to the World Health Organization, "There is currently no evidence that CWD in cervidae (deer and elk) is transmitted to humans."
"Our conservation officers and biologists will take samples in the field from deer taken in 17 units during the buck deer hunts," notes, Leslie McFarlane, wildlife biologist for the Division of Wildlife Resources. "We'll set up check stations during the opening weekend of the general rifle hunt in October to do more monitoring."
2004 Joice Island Pig Hunt Draw - California Department of Fish and Game
09/22/03
The California Department of Fish and Game will be holding a limited-entry, permit-only pig hunt to control a small population of wild pigs on the Joice Island Unit of Grizzly Island Wildlife Area in Solano County. Joice Island is a 2150-acre wetland area consisting of thick cattails, tules, some brush and standing water. The first weekend of this hunting opportunity has been reserved for junior hunters. Two-day pig hunt permits will be issued by drawing only for the following weekends:
JUNIOR HUNTERS (12 & over w/ Jr. Lic.)
March 6-7, 2004
GENERAL (Adults or Juniors may apply)
March 13-14, 2004
March 20-21, 2004
March 27-28, 2004
April 3-4, 2004
April 10-11, 2004
Three hunters will be drawn for each of the six weekends, for a total of 18 hunters. The drawing for the 18 two-day permits will be held on February 18, 2004. Permits with maps and additional information will be mailed to successful applicants. A permit holder may bring one non-hunting partner. Hunters may use dogs for this hunt. NOTE: ONLY SHOTGUNS USING SLUGS WILL BE ALLOWED FOR THIS HUNT.
HOW TO APPLY FOR A PERMIT:
Send a standard U.S. Postal Service postcard (available at local post offices), with the following information:
Hunter Name
Valid Hunting License #
Address
City, State, Zip
Telephone Number
& CHOOSE ONLY ONE HUNT DATE
(Junior hunters must also provide name of adult chaperone)
Mail Application Card To:
Joice Island Pig Hunt
2548 Grizzly Island Road
Suisun, CA 94585
Application cards must be received by close of business, Tuesday, February 17, 2004. Each hunter may apply only one time and for only one date. Applications will be accepted for parties of up to two hunters, but the card must contain all information for both hunters. Incomplete cards and multiple entries will not be accepted. There is no fee to apply.
In other words, nice and cozy. e/
I bet the ride home in the Limo was fun! LOL e/
On a serious note...anyone getting this Security Update everyday?
823559: Security Update for Microsoft Windows
Download size: 305 KB, < 1 minute
I've emailed Microsoft to find out why it says it was downloaded and then it pops up again. I heard back from Microsoft via email only to have them tell me they'll have an answer in 5-7 working (business) days. You'd think that with all them Brainiacs working there that they could do better than that. I should have bought a Mac.
Colt
11 huh? That's the same number of Ladies of the Night you took home from the Bar Saturday night. I liked that Line you gave them about teaching them how to use a computer. You Canadians sure are creative when cornered.
Colt
I say burn Dave at the stake. iHub don't allow spamming. I think Matt should make Dave buy the beer for a whole month. The nerve of Orig. I say Fine him $1,000,000.00 and divide it up amongst us beautiful people who don't Spam! We can even give Churak a few bucks to keep him happy. Besides, Churak makes a fortune daily, by taking the Canadian Stock Exchange to the cleaners. You gotta watch out for them Canadian fellas. :>)
Colt
Open mouth, insert foot: Limbaugh's comments on McNabb aren't racist, but they are boneheaded
CNN/SI.com
Tuesday September 30, 2003
I had to shake my head this morning when I heard about Rush Limbaugh's comments on Donovan McNabb. You may have heard them by now, but if you haven't, Limbaugh said on ESPN's Sunday pre-game show that he didn't think the Eagles quarterback was as good as the media made him out to be.
"I think what we've had here is a little social concern in the NFL,'' Limbaugh said. "The media has been very desirous that a black quarterback do well. They're interested in black coaches and black quarterbacks doing well ... McNabb got a lot of the credit for the performance of the team that he really didn't deserve.''
Limbaugh was not making a racist statement about black quarterbacks. He was making a racist statement about me. Actually, about me and my colleagues. But I feel like he was talking to me. I am not going to make this about any political view Limbaugh might hold about affirmative action--or about anything, really, except his exact words. And I can tell you that they are incredibly absurd.
Last week, the editors at Sports Illustrated sent me to Philadelphia to look into why McNabb was playing so poorly early in the season. The Eagles were 0-2, and McNabb had been brutal in those eight quarters, completing 45 percent of his passes with no touchdowns and three interceptions. Last Thursday, in search of answers, I interviewed McNabb, coach Andy Reid, tight end Chad Lewis and center Hank Fraley. I interviewed the Bucs' Warren Sapp, who had opposed the Eagles in Week 1.
I went to NFL Films and watched some tape of two games -- Game 2 in 2002 and Game 2 in 2003. What a dichotomy: McNabb was 26-of-38 passing and scrambled for a touchdown in a masterful 37-7 Monday night rout of the Redskins in 2002, then was a pitiful 18-of-46 in a 31-7 New England rout of the Eagles one year later. Anyone who watched those two tapes would say that McNabb looked confident, strong-armed, bold and accurate in the 2002 game. They would also say that the 2003 McNabb, at least based on the tape I watched, was totally discombobulated.
So, before flying to Buffalo for this past Sunday's game, I developed my theories. I thought McNabb was rushing his throws and was mechanically unsound, throwing off his back foot and from other faulty angles. I thought he had happy feet, maybe nervous happy feet because his protection was breaking down so quickly. I thought he was missing open receivers on at least a third of his incompletions and not taking time to see the whole field. I thought he wasn't running nearly enough for such a talented runner; he didn't leave the pocket against the carnivorous Bucs in week one through the first 31 minutes of the game. I thought his weapons were lacking, and that Reid was trying to make studs out of second- and third-receiver types.
I also thought McNabb was getting no help from his running game. And I thought, as I have thought (and said, and written) in the past, that McNabb was simply not accurate enough to be a truly great player; his career completion rate of 56.6 percent over four-plus years demonstrated that.
I was all set to put down my theories in writing at the Bills-Eagles Sunday in Buffalo. But then a funny thing happened on the way to the rip job. McNabb played well. Not other-worldly, but well. He led the Eagles to two scores in a hostile house on their first two drives, and he had them up 16-0 three-quarters of the way into the game. His first and third plays were not the plays of an overrated, media-propped-up bum. The first was a beautifully thrown and timed 27-yard sideline fade to Todd Pinkston. The third was a logical scramble for 25 yards.
And so, after winning a huge game on the road by 10 points and very likely salvaging the Eagles' season, McNabb was hardly due for an SI story questioning his skills and the ability of those around him. He was owed some kudos for rising to the occasion and playing the best game he'd played in probably 10 months. We've got a saying among those who cover the sport about waiting till Sunday night to write your game stories. Something like, That's why they play the games. I believe Chris Berman, just to Limbaugh's right on ESPN's set, says that quite a lot.
Maybe McNabb's fundamental difficulties are still there. If the Eagles' season eventually goes down in flames and they go 6-10 and McNabb stinks, we'll write about it. But to suggest, as Limbaugh did on ESPN, that we in the media have even deep-background or off-the-record discussions in press boxes or magazine offices about propping up black coaches and quarterbacks is incredible.
Maybe, I thought, I'm being naïve here. Maybe someone here has an agenda I haven't heard of. I called Reuben Frank of the Burlington County (N.J.) Times. He has covered the Eagles' beat since 1987. He's covered quarterbacks white (Bubby Brister, Bobby Hoying, Ty Detmer, Koy Detmer) and black (Randall Cunningham, Rodney Peete, McNabb), and coaches white (Rich Kotite, Reid) and black (Ray Rhodes).
I wondered in the past 17 seasons whether Frank had ever heard in the press room or on the practice field, or while having a few beers the night before games, a colleague talking about how great it was to see a black quarterback or coach succeeding. I wondered whether Frank had ever heard a fellow journalist say that he and his peers should write nice things about the black people and not such nice things about the white people. "In all the years I've covered this team,'' Frank said, "nobody I've heard has ever said anything remotely along those lines. I don't think of Donovan McNabb as a black quarterback and I didn't think of Rhodes as a black coach. They're a quarterback and a coach. Maybe someone in our business thinks the way Limbaugh said, but I haven't met him.''
Now, there is something that Limbaugh said that I do agree with. He stated that McNabb had gotten credit for the defense playing so well and winning games. Welcome to the real world. When you win in football, the quarterback gets too much credit, unless he's Spergon Wynn or Trent Dilfer. That's just the way life is. Quarterbacks get too much credit if the team wins and too much blame if the team loses. That's why they make the big dough.
The bottom line is that yes, I agree McNabb is overrated. He would have been on my top 10 list of quarterbacks in 2001 -- when he played two terrific playoff games and had a good regular season -- but he's been too inconsistent since then to be called a premier quarterback.
Last week, I pitched a story idea to my editor, Mark Godich, about how rookie quarterbacks should be developed. I told him how well I thought Titans coach Jeff Fisher had done in developing a raw but potentially great quarterback, Steve McNair, who happens to be black. My point was that Fisher thought it best to spoonfeed McNair slowly -- not because he was black, but because he thought a quarterback coming from relatively small Alcorn State to the NFL needed a couple of years to get adjusted to playing big-league football. In Limbaughworld, Godich would have said, "Let's do it, and let's blow it up big. McNair's the top-rated quarterback in football, and he's black!'' But in the real world, Godich took a pass, and I'll write about something else this week.
I'm white, as you probably know. This is 2003. Who cares?
Sports Illustrated senior writer Peter King covers the NFL beat for the magazine and is a regular contributor to SI.com. Monday Morning Quarterback appears in this space every week.
http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/2003/writers/peter_king/09/30/mcnabb_limbaugh/index.html
<g> Sara, from what i remember from Dr. Laura's show as I drove down to Houston one day, is that these poor girls and women would call in after some disaster (beating, rape, pregnancy, etc.,) feeling terrible and Dr. Laura made them feel like the guilty party. I turned her off and slipped in a good CD. LOL
Colt