Unfortunately, and fortunately, my Korean co-teacher has me working on a Korean studying plan. It’s basically a Billy Madison type, two weeks per grade studying plan. Along with passing the first and second grade, though, I haven’t been able to find much time to write. I just wish my finally studying Korean hadn’t coincided with The Stanley Cup, the NBA playoffs, the World Cup, 2.5 perfect games in a month (please see The Mark’s article “Baseball Is Just Fine the Way It Is” below), Strasburg’s Debut, Griffey’s Retirement, the Big-12 potentially dissolving, etc. Although I haven’t had time to write a formal article, I thought I’d share a conversation all of us at Reverse Oreo had after the release of the news that USC has been banned from bowl games for the next two years.
This conversation was directed at our good buddy, The Blasian…you may know him as the man who recently stopped writing for Reverse Oreo Sports. He got into USC Business school recently (in all seriousness, congrats to The Blasian), but me being a Cal alum, this has made for constant bickering. So, although I may not have time to get my thoughts on paper, I’m not completely out of the game.
These are comments The Bearded Man and I wrote to The Blasian, which followed in a standard harassment of The Blasian.
The Bearded Man So turns out USC went all Memphis and didn’t play in the national title game against Texas, and won’t be able to go to a bowl
game in your two years there, Enjoy!
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Bet you just got all moist with anticipation to write this on my wall!! HATER!! I can read..I know…and ohh yea..as always..Kill Urself!!
Im confused why I would kill myself, I don’t have to put up with no bowls, vacated wins, and decreased scholarships. I just have to deal with scalping some tickets and being in the Mountain West in the near future. USC has just been setup to lose top billing in their own conference, decreased recruiting then add Texas and Oklahoma and Kiffin (12-21). Again I am confused why I would kill myself
The Sand-Rant I just wanted to congratulate you again on getting into USC.
http://sports.espn.go.com/los-angeles/ncf/news/story?id=5272615
Please see the response I wrote to The Bearded Man…although…urs is a lil more understandable seeing as how now ur excited that Cal probably has a chance to win a conf title in football now…MAYBE!! FIGHT ON!!
Please see the response The Bearded Man wrote to you.
That’s ok…We will appeal and still going to be beat you guys the next two years
I don’t know, we can recruit quite a few people with our full use of scholarship money and benefits, and we’ll have a bit more bowl game experience than your team.
Well you’ve had full scholarships and money and benefits before but that hasn’t really done you guys any favors…so…we’ll see how it goes…and I wouldn’t get too cockey about that bowl experience thing…I mean hey u never know by the time we get off probation u guys still might have the same number of bowl game experience..NONE!!
Something about the fact that we’ve been to a bowl game the last 7 years, that we’ve been to a bowl game under Tedford all but Tedford’s first year, and that the two big teams in the Pac 10 just screwed themselves up the asses majorly is making me feel OK about our bowl chances.
First rule of investing..the Past is not an accurate predictor of the future…Same applies here..but we’ll see…point is I’m not worried…Loss of scholarships, 2 yr Ban…we will still beat Cal!!
We don’t need the past to predict the future. We know the future…it’s that you guys have none for two years. I think you’re missing something about what’s happening here. We get to play. You don’t. Your recruiting will take a major hit from this. Now we all have chances at the players you guys are gonna lose.
Just do me a favor and re-read what The Bearded Man wrote. Pretty much sums up the situation nicely.
How do you figure??..our recruits are still not going to go to CAL…b/c they never were..now they’ll go to Texas or UCLA, UW, or Oregon all of which are better programs than CAL’s and our recruiting class for this year was top ten..the kids who have already committed for next year (given they stay are top 10) and I don’t know why they wouldn’t b/c… See More they’d only be on probation for 1 yr….but it’s good you have soo much hope and realize that you basically need to handicap the rest of the Conference to win…and then the year after that…The other teams come into the Pac 10 meaning you guys will slip further down the totem pole..If I were you..I’d go ahead and cry…Poor thing..I’ll let you come to USC games with me if you want!!
The two years is just a start. I’m sure Lane Kiffin can dirty things up in the next couple of years.
😀 I can only hope and pray!
Idk about this first rule of investing, I think you must have been following a different set of rules if you google the first rule of investing two things are common: 1) Don’t lose your money-Buffet and 2) stop listening to professionals-Peter Lynch
Read Graham and Dodds: Security Analysis the original 1930’s press version…Who by the way those are the guys that taught Warren Buffet (literally was his professor at Columbia) and he basis his investing style of Value Investing on….but what’s up with all the attacking today? Yall aint got shit else better to do?..or does it just give you guys … See Moreso much pleasure to rile me up?
But take a look didn’t make it up..this site lists it as a number 5 although in the book its listed as one of the most important concepts to realize….
http://fishtrain.com/2007/08/23/do-you-invest-for-the-long-term/
I know that Graham was one of Buffet’s early go to’s as a prof, working at his firm, and making him apart of his family. I will stick with Buffet though based on the money he ended up making, maybe he can buy the Big 12 and force Nebraska to remain.
As to why I am coming at you: you referred to USC as we and our, but mainly cause its fun and I never have shit to do
I expect nothing ELSE and the last thimg I’m going to say FIGHT ON!! That’s aight I can already see it..The 2012 Yr USC and Memphis both crowned National Champions…Ahh going to be soooooo sweet!
The reason we’re all coming after you is cause you make it far too easy. And Edward, you’re alone on this one. Your response to The Mark doesn’t make sense cause he was commenting on the fact that you guys just took a huge hit in your coach. From Carroll to Kiffin is gonna hurt.
And the handicap comment doesn’t make sense cause as I said we’ve made it to bowl games the last 7 years running, along with being a regular on the top 25.
But you’ve made it to GARBAGE bowls…and with all 8 million bowls out there so what???! The truth of the matter is College Football, for the last couple of years has been about the SEC, Big 12 a couple Big Ten teams and USC…the rest of the conference is considered to be a wash..So what you made it to bowl games the last 7 years? Were you … See Moreplaying for anything important?? Nope!! Texas Tech has been to bowl games the last 10yrs…Nobody Cares b/c they were unimportant! Just like Cal’s..
and I don’t take anything The Mark says seriously..my The Mark plan of action..is just to chuckle at him, let him think he’s clever and then go about my business!
And I’m really excited to see the Bowls you guys make it to the next to years.
lol..call me when yall win something meaningful!!
Call me when you get to a bowl game and get your BCS title back
Go Huskies! USC what? Who? Never heard of them…
…seeeing as how we have 9 others and won the last one in 2003 (that one is not being taken away)…I’ll deal with it…maybe your long historic list of National Championships at Cal can keep your optimisitic too..
….Ur Yellow Jacket now!!! BOOOOOOO!
To your comment: “the past is not an accurate prediction of the future”. That’s a quote I heard from someone once.
The future: “USC punished with two year ban” -ESPN headline.
And again, we’re not the ones with the ban.
I think I’m just gonna put you on auto response:
“Cal is top 25. Your team cheats. Please see The Bearded Man’s response below for more details.” respond to that please if you’d finally like to make a valid argument about your team cheating.
I am not sure you know a ton about “your 2003 national title” season. You might be surprised, you might not that you will not see the BCS Trophy on campus (So I guess no one will be taking that away cause it was never there). In fact that year, USC played Michigan in the Rose Bowl not the BCS National Championship game. I am not sure you know the … See Morereason or not, but it is because “you” guys lost to a team that does not have the tradition, prestige, or violations from Northern California, a public university called University of California at Berkley. It’s weird that Pete Carroll’s one remaining championship has a loss to Cal and is held up only by the AP vote.
I’ve never loved learning something so much. I knew we were the last ones to beat them during their undefeated streak, but that just made it so sweet. Thank you, Bearded Man.
…Ur statement is irrelevant b/c when it’s all said and done we were STILL National Champs for that year…be it split or whatever…and yea, so we lost to CAL that year in 3 OT game…still ended up being #1 in the polls at the end of the year….split Champs is Still CHAMPS
in none … See Moreof my statements did I point to the past as a proof we would be ok going forward!!..and Yea, you guys aren’t the ones with the Ban but ur also not the ones winning anything significant either…
“…seeeing as how we have 9 others and won the last one in 2003 (that one is not being taken away)…I’ll deal with it”
Again..still not using that as proof that the future will be bright…didn’t say based on the other 9 Titles…I’m saying I’ll take solace in the fact that if 1 is taken we still have 9 Left!!
Yet still “you” do not have the National Championship trophy, besides a side plaque saying you finished first in the AP Poll? I guess “you” can call a split a championship if you want…My next is with your participation that warrants the use “we”and “you” I didn’t know you played, coached, or worked for the football at USC. If so isn’t that a violation cause you would have been a part of two undergraduate institutions at the same time, thus vacating another season.
LMAO..nope I never played in college therefore all of my eligibility remains!! BAM
So you will stop referring to USC as we then?
NEVER…FIGHT ON!! I’m going to be just like The Mark!!
I don’t understand the The Mark comment, but I do have to hand you the USC pride already.
Just get used to hearing it: “Twice the price, half the education”. I know you’re there free, but looks like your football team won’t be able to say the same…
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