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oh %%%# no.
i am not excited to see us TRY and tackle baxter at all.
i am not excited to see us TRY and tackle baxter at all.
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- Thread in 'Sports & Training' Thread starter Started by ThaxbyChamblis,
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OMG! That Run....Wow
Reggie Bush 2.0 man lol
Reggie Bush 2.0 man lol
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That just means USC defense sucks but that run was ill.
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the Citrus Bowl just installed Field turf
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Good for them. Those 2 bowl games there were ridiculous.
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that looked worse than FSU's D.
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Fake turf? In FL? C'mon...
Maybe the better answer would be to not try to play 47 games in a week there...
Maybe the better answer would be to not try to play 47 games in a week there...
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Bring on the BaxCatOriginally Posted by Matt Barkley Heisman Number 8
@ the attempts to tackle
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those dbs were 3rd stringers/walkons
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He had dudes on skates out there. Straight up broke the last two dudes ankles.
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Oh yeah, how could I forget.
Mustain Movement 2010. Back like I left my car keys. Boy out there looking like a Young Ronnie Lott. SMH @ the OL not blocking and none of them nut #%+ WR's getting open. Its a conspiracy.
Touchdown or Lay Down.
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Mustain Movement 2010. Back like I left my car keys. Boy out there looking like a Young Ronnie Lott. SMH @ the OL not blocking and none of them nut #%+ WR's getting open. Its a conspiracy.
Touchdown or Lay Down.
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Originally Posted by after h0urs
Bring on the BaxCatOriginally Posted by Matt Barkley Heisman Number 8
@ the attempts to tackle
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Thought he was a florida lock?
He'll be changing his leader very often.
After CJ anything is possible I guess.
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[h1]WVU grants four-star recruit his release... with stipulations[/h1]
Posted by John Taylor on April 13, 2010 11:21 AM ET
Just two months ago, Deon Long was a four-star recruit out of Hargrave Military Academy who was considered one of the most explosive playmakers in West Virginia's 2010 recruiting class.
Now, Long has been granted a release from his scholarship by the Mountaineers. A conditional release, that is.
WVU has set the stipulation that Long can transfer to neither Maryland nor Texas Tech, the Terrapins because they will be on WVU's schedule during Long's eligibility and the Red Raiders because Long's coach at Hargrave is now on Tommy Tuberville's Tech staff.
The Tech exclusion likely won't matter too much to Long, but the Maryland one certainly will. Long, who went to high school at Dunbar (D.C.), has the Terrapins way atop his list of potential destinations.
Long told insideMDsports.com that he plans to appeal WVU's decision to exclude Maryland.
In addition to the Terrapins, the wide receiver is also considering Virginia, Virginia Tech, New Mexico and Arizona. While in one breath saying that he's not concerned about where his next school is located, in the next he says that he'd like to be closer to home again.
As for why he left WVU so abruptly, Long says that Morgantown left him feeling out of place socially. Hmmm, whatever could the young man mean by that...
If he felt out of place socially, he probably isn't gonna feel at home at UVA or VT either, even though I think both schools would be a better fit for a DC kid than WVU
Posted by John Taylor on April 13, 2010 11:21 AM ET
Just two months ago, Deon Long was a four-star recruit out of Hargrave Military Academy who was considered one of the most explosive playmakers in West Virginia's 2010 recruiting class.
Now, Long has been granted a release from his scholarship by the Mountaineers. A conditional release, that is.
WVU has set the stipulation that Long can transfer to neither Maryland nor Texas Tech, the Terrapins because they will be on WVU's schedule during Long's eligibility and the Red Raiders because Long's coach at Hargrave is now on Tommy Tuberville's Tech staff.
The Tech exclusion likely won't matter too much to Long, but the Maryland one certainly will. Long, who went to high school at Dunbar (D.C.), has the Terrapins way atop his list of potential destinations.
Long told insideMDsports.com that he plans to appeal WVU's decision to exclude Maryland.
In addition to the Terrapins, the wide receiver is also considering Virginia, Virginia Tech, New Mexico and Arizona. While in one breath saying that he's not concerned about where his next school is located, in the next he says that he'd like to be closer to home again.
As for why he left WVU so abruptly, Long says that Morgantown left him feeling out of place socially. Hmmm, whatever could the young man mean by that...
If he felt out of place socially, he probably isn't gonna feel at home at UVA or VT either, even though I think both schools would be a better fit for a DC kid than WVU
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[h2]Who Will Be Scoring the Most in 2010? [/h2]
by Year2 on Apr 12, 2010 2:00 PM EDT in Football
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Can Arkansas lead the SEC in scoring again?
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Measuringoffense is a tricky thing, really. Today I just want to take a look atscoring. Specifically, scoring in conference games.
The proliferation of bad non-conference opponents has made itdifficult to believe blanket, season-long stats. In 2009, more thanhalf of the SEC's 12 teams see their scoring averages fall by atouchdown or more when non-conference games are factored out.
Just from looking at the top of last year's conference scoring list, here are the candidates for highest scoring team in 2010.
Arkansas -- 29.3 PPG in '09
The Razorbacks are everyone's favorites in this category, returning QB Ryan Mallettand an impressive array of skill position players. Part of the reasonwhy this team is being floated by some as a dark horse in the SEC Westis due to its impressive offensive potential.
Arkansas was a bit of a feast-or-famine team last season though.Against the three toughest SEC defenses it faced (Alabama, Florida, OleMiss), the Hogs managed just 14.6 points per game. Against the otherfive conference teams they played, they rang up 38 points per game witha low of 30 and a high of 44.
In 2010, Florida rotates off the schedule and Vanderbilt comes on toit. That alone should keep Arkansas up in the scoring rankings. TheRazorbacks must travel to Georgia though, and this time they won't begoing up against a tissue paper-like Willie Martinez defense. Alabamaand Ole Miss are still there too, and LSU figures to be even better ondefense in John Chavis' second year. Still, the betting man's money isprobably on this team.
Georgia -- 29.3 PPG
No, that's not a misprint. The Bulldogs, despite suffering through a terrible turnover margin and the Jekyll-and-Hyde play of Joe Cox, tied Arkansas for the highest scoring team in SEC play last year.
UGA was also a hot-and-cold team, as it either scored 27+ points orwas held to below 20 in each of its conference games. For 2010 tradingLSU for Mississippi State will help things, as will the fact that bothFlorida and Tennessee are breaking in new defensive coordinators whiledealing with serious personnel losses.
It's true that the Bulldogs will likely be starting a freshmanquarterback this fall, but he will have a wealth of backs and receiversaround him. Depending on how the SEC West defenses fare against thePigs, it would not be absurd to think that the red and black will endup the top scoring offense in the SEC.
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Alabama -- 26.7 PPG
It somewhat surprised me that Bama didn't score more points inconference play in '09 despite having the year's Heisman winner on itsoffense. Then, I remembered that it was his heroics through Octoberthat kept the team afloat while Greg McElroy was having a meltdown month.
From October 10 to November 7, the Tide scored only 19.5 a gameagainst Ole Miss, South Carolina, Tennessee, and LSU. In its other fiveSEC games (including the one in Atlanta), the team rolled up 32.4points a game. With basically the entire offense back and McElroyhaving had some good experience (especially his masterpiece in the SECtitle game), it makes sense to pencil the Tide in for some more scoringin 2010.
Alabama does lose Kentucky and gain Florida on the schedule though,and the Gators' defense will be better than Kentucky's no matter whatkind of first-year issues Teryl Austin may have. The Crimson Tidedefense will likely take a step back after losing nearly everyone, andthat could result in fewer possessions for the offense. Either way, Iwould be surprised if Alabama wasn't near the top of the conference'sscoring list at the end of next year.
Florida -- 26.0 PPG
Despite the 13-1 record and Heisman campaign for Tim Tebow,the offense wasn't exceptional against stiff competition. It did score62 against Charleston Southern, 56 against Troy, 62 against FIU, and 51against Cincinnati. However, it just didn't produce as well against SECcompetition. Part of that was due a thin receiving corps, part toTebow's concussion, part to conservative play calling, and part simplydue to feeling the immense pressure of the expectations of a repeat.
QB John Brantley now leads the offense with a slew of talented but largely untested players at the skill positions. No one though, not even the head coach,is sure of what things will look like come the fall. Regardless, thereare more capable playmakers available than what Urban Meyer had in 2005(25.6 PPG in conference) and 2006 (24 PPG), and if Brantley doesn'tfall to injury, then things through the middle of the schedule will bein better shape than in '09.
Arkansas's weak defense rotates off the schedule as Alabama comes onto it, Getting LSU at home this fall helps though. Florida will notscore as much as it did in 2007 (38.1 PPG) or 2008 (43.1 PPG), and itmay not even reach where it did in Ron Zook's last season (31.4 PPG)under reasonable circumstances. Still with all the talent available,this team might contend for the conference's top scoring slot if allthe young guys pan out.
Auburn -- 25.0 PPG
Auburn may seem an odd pick for this list as the Tigers only managedto get to 30 points twice against SEC competition in 2009. In fact itonly managed to score above its average three times: againstMississippi State (49 points) against Tennessee (26 points) and againstOle Miss (33 points). Auburn won't be a bad offensive team in 2010, butcould it really have a chance at being the top scoring team in theconference?
With these Tigers, conditioning was an issue last season. It's afactor of Gus Malzahn's fast tempo offense being at the extreme end ofthe spectrum. The team was great in September, including those 49points on the Bulldogs and another 41 on West Virginia (the most eitherallowed all season). The team wore down as the season dragged on,partly due to its bye week not coming until before the Iron Bowl.Against Bama after that week off, the Tigers scored the second mostpoints and gained the third most yards that the Tide gave up all year.
The Tigers drop Tennessee for South Carolina on the 2010 slate,which might be a bit tougher if not a wash. They also trade the limitedabilities of Chris Todd for the highly touted Cameron Newtonbehind center, a guy who figures to be a great fit for Malzahn's schemeif he can increase his accuracy this off season. Losing RB Ben Tatehurts, but there are plenty of other options on offense. With anotheryear of conditioning for the offense under its belt, this team ispoised for a noticeable jump in offensive output.
More photos » Mark Humphrey - AP
Can Arkansas lead the SEC in scoring again?
Browse more photos »
Measuringoffense is a tricky thing, really. Today I just want to take a look atscoring. Specifically, scoring in conference games.
The proliferation of bad non-conference opponents has made itdifficult to believe blanket, season-long stats. In 2009, more thanhalf of the SEC's 12 teams see their scoring averages fall by atouchdown or more when non-conference games are factored out.
Just from looking at the top of last year's conference scoring list, here are the candidates for highest scoring team in 2010.
Arkansas -- 29.3 PPG in '09
The Razorbacks are everyone's favorites in this category, returning QB Ryan Mallettand an impressive array of skill position players. Part of the reasonwhy this team is being floated by some as a dark horse in the SEC Westis due to its impressive offensive potential.
Arkansas was a bit of a feast-or-famine team last season though.Against the three toughest SEC defenses it faced (Alabama, Florida, OleMiss), the Hogs managed just 14.6 points per game. Against the otherfive conference teams they played, they rang up 38 points per game witha low of 30 and a high of 44.
In 2010, Florida rotates off the schedule and Vanderbilt comes on toit. That alone should keep Arkansas up in the scoring rankings. TheRazorbacks must travel to Georgia though, and this time they won't begoing up against a tissue paper-like Willie Martinez defense. Alabamaand Ole Miss are still there too, and LSU figures to be even better ondefense in John Chavis' second year. Still, the betting man's money isprobably on this team.
Georgia -- 29.3 PPG
No, that's not a misprint. The Bulldogs, despite suffering through a terrible turnover margin and the Jekyll-and-Hyde play of Joe Cox, tied Arkansas for the highest scoring team in SEC play last year.
UGA was also a hot-and-cold team, as it either scored 27+ points orwas held to below 20 in each of its conference games. For 2010 tradingLSU for Mississippi State will help things, as will the fact that bothFlorida and Tennessee are breaking in new defensive coordinators whiledealing with serious personnel losses.
It's true that the Bulldogs will likely be starting a freshmanquarterback this fall, but he will have a wealth of backs and receiversaround him. Depending on how the SEC West defenses fare against thePigs, it would not be absurd to think that the red and black will endup the top scoring offense in the SEC.
http://
Alabama -- 26.7 PPG
It somewhat surprised me that Bama didn't score more points inconference play in '09 despite having the year's Heisman winner on itsoffense. Then, I remembered that it was his heroics through Octoberthat kept the team afloat while Greg McElroy was having a meltdown month.
From October 10 to November 7, the Tide scored only 19.5 a gameagainst Ole Miss, South Carolina, Tennessee, and LSU. In its other fiveSEC games (including the one in Atlanta), the team rolled up 32.4points a game. With basically the entire offense back and McElroyhaving had some good experience (especially his masterpiece in the SECtitle game), it makes sense to pencil the Tide in for some more scoringin 2010.
Alabama does lose Kentucky and gain Florida on the schedule though,and the Gators' defense will be better than Kentucky's no matter whatkind of first-year issues Teryl Austin may have. The Crimson Tidedefense will likely take a step back after losing nearly everyone, andthat could result in fewer possessions for the offense. Either way, Iwould be surprised if Alabama wasn't near the top of the conference'sscoring list at the end of next year.
Florida -- 26.0 PPG
Despite the 13-1 record and Heisman campaign for Tim Tebow,the offense wasn't exceptional against stiff competition. It did score62 against Charleston Southern, 56 against Troy, 62 against FIU, and 51against Cincinnati. However, it just didn't produce as well against SECcompetition. Part of that was due a thin receiving corps, part toTebow's concussion, part to conservative play calling, and part simplydue to feeling the immense pressure of the expectations of a repeat.
QB John Brantley now leads the offense with a slew of talented but largely untested players at the skill positions. No one though, not even the head coach,is sure of what things will look like come the fall. Regardless, thereare more capable playmakers available than what Urban Meyer had in 2005(25.6 PPG in conference) and 2006 (24 PPG), and if Brantley doesn'tfall to injury, then things through the middle of the schedule will bein better shape than in '09.
Arkansas's weak defense rotates off the schedule as Alabama comes onto it, Getting LSU at home this fall helps though. Florida will notscore as much as it did in 2007 (38.1 PPG) or 2008 (43.1 PPG), and itmay not even reach where it did in Ron Zook's last season (31.4 PPG)under reasonable circumstances. Still with all the talent available,this team might contend for the conference's top scoring slot if allthe young guys pan out.
Auburn -- 25.0 PPG
Auburn may seem an odd pick for this list as the Tigers only managedto get to 30 points twice against SEC competition in 2009. In fact itonly managed to score above its average three times: againstMississippi State (49 points) against Tennessee (26 points) and againstOle Miss (33 points). Auburn won't be a bad offensive team in 2010, butcould it really have a chance at being the top scoring team in theconference?
With these Tigers, conditioning was an issue last season. It's afactor of Gus Malzahn's fast tempo offense being at the extreme end ofthe spectrum. The team was great in September, including those 49points on the Bulldogs and another 41 on West Virginia (the most eitherallowed all season). The team wore down as the season dragged on,partly due to its bye week not coming until before the Iron Bowl.Against Bama after that week off, the Tigers scored the second mostpoints and gained the third most yards that the Tide gave up all year.
The Tigers drop Tennessee for South Carolina on the 2010 slate,which might be a bit tougher if not a wash. They also trade the limitedabilities of Chris Todd for the highly touted Cameron Newtonbehind center, a guy who figures to be a great fit for Malzahn's schemeif he can increase his accuracy this off season. Losing RB Ben Tatehurts, but there are plenty of other options on offense. With anotheryear of conditioning for the offense under its belt, this team ispoised for a noticeable jump in offensive output.
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Source: NCAA's probe eyed Rodriguez
By Mark Schlabach
ESPN.com
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West Virginia University officials confirmed on Tuesday that NCAA investigators have recently interviewed university officials about potential rules violations involving the Mountaineers' football program.
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West Virginia officials wouldn't comment on the specifics of the allegations, but a source close to the situation said the allegations center around former Mountaineers coach and current Michigan coach Rich Rodriguez.
Michigan is currently under investigation for alleged NCAA rules violations concerning the amount of time players spend on football-related activities.
"The NCAA has met with individuals involved with the West Virginia football program to identify any potential rules violations," school officials said in a statement, released on Tuesday. "The university has fully cooperated with the NCAA during this process. West Virginia University and its department of intercollegiate athletics is committed to operating its athletics department in conformance with the legislation and policies of the NCAA and the Big East Conference."
Michael Fragale, West Virginia's assistant athletics director for communications, said neither athletics director Ed Pastilong nor football coach Bill Stewart would comment on the NCAA inquiry. He would not specify when NCAA investigators visited the university.
On Feb. 23, Michigan officials announced the NCAA had accused its football program of five potentially major rules violations. In its notice of allegations, the NCAA alleged Rodriguez "failed to promote an atmosphere of compliance within the football program." The report said Rodriguez tracked neither what his staff was doing nor whether his players were following NCAA rules, particularly those limiting the time spent on practice and football-related activities.
During a news conference in which the NCAA allegations were announced, incoming Michigan athletics director David Brandon expressed full support for Rodriguez, who has an 8-16 record in two seasons at Michigan.
"Rich Rodriguez is our football coach, and he will be our football coach next year," Brandon said at the time.
The NCAA also alleged that Michigan's athletics department failed to monitor whether its football program was complying with NCAA rules. Brandon acknowledged that Michigan's athletics department "clearly made mistakes," but said "there was no charge of loss of institutional control," an allegation that in previous cases has led to more severe NCAA-imposed sanctions for other schools.
Before leaving West Virginia, his alma mater, to replace Lloyd Carr as Michigan's coach before the 2008 season, Rodriguez was one of the most popular coaches in West Virginia history. He had a 60-26 record in seven seasons from 2001-07 and guided the Mountaineers to two BCS bowl games.
But Rodriguez's abrupt departure before the 2008 Fiesta Bowl was contentious, and the school sued him for a $4 million buyout. Rodriguez and West Virginia settled the case in July 2008, as Michigan agreed to pay $2.5 million of the buyout and Rodriguez agreed to pay the remaining $1.5 million in three installments.
Source: NCAA's probe eyed Rodriguez
By Mark Schlabach
ESPN.com
Archive
West Virginia University officials confirmed on Tuesday that NCAA investigators have recently interviewed university officials about potential rules violations involving the Mountaineers' football program.
Big East blog
Bennett ESPN.com's Brian Bennett writes about all things Big East in his conference blog.
• Blog network:
College Football Nation
West Virginia officials wouldn't comment on the specifics of the allegations, but a source close to the situation said the allegations center around former Mountaineers coach and current Michigan coach Rich Rodriguez.
Michigan is currently under investigation for alleged NCAA rules violations concerning the amount of time players spend on football-related activities.
"The NCAA has met with individuals involved with the West Virginia football program to identify any potential rules violations," school officials said in a statement, released on Tuesday. "The university has fully cooperated with the NCAA during this process. West Virginia University and its department of intercollegiate athletics is committed to operating its athletics department in conformance with the legislation and policies of the NCAA and the Big East Conference."
Michael Fragale, West Virginia's assistant athletics director for communications, said neither athletics director Ed Pastilong nor football coach Bill Stewart would comment on the NCAA inquiry. He would not specify when NCAA investigators visited the university.
On Feb. 23, Michigan officials announced the NCAA had accused its football program of five potentially major rules violations. In its notice of allegations, the NCAA alleged Rodriguez "failed to promote an atmosphere of compliance within the football program." The report said Rodriguez tracked neither what his staff was doing nor whether his players were following NCAA rules, particularly those limiting the time spent on practice and football-related activities.
During a news conference in which the NCAA allegations were announced, incoming Michigan athletics director David Brandon expressed full support for Rodriguez, who has an 8-16 record in two seasons at Michigan.
"Rich Rodriguez is our football coach, and he will be our football coach next year," Brandon said at the time.
The NCAA also alleged that Michigan's athletics department failed to monitor whether its football program was complying with NCAA rules. Brandon acknowledged that Michigan's athletics department "clearly made mistakes," but said "there was no charge of loss of institutional control," an allegation that in previous cases has led to more severe NCAA-imposed sanctions for other schools.
Before leaving West Virginia, his alma mater, to replace Lloyd Carr as Michigan's coach before the 2008 season, Rodriguez was one of the most popular coaches in West Virginia history. He had a 60-26 record in seven seasons from 2001-07 and guided the Mountaineers to two BCS bowl games.
But Rodriguez's abrupt departure before the 2008 Fiesta Bowl was contentious, and the school sued him for a $4 million buyout. Rodriguez and West Virginia settled the case in July 2008, as Michigan agreed to pay $2.5 million of the buyout and Rodriguez agreed to pay the remaining $1.5 million in three installments.
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WVU acting like a bitter, jealous ex-girlfriend. Probably called the NCAA hotline....
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The NCAA just loves them some RRod.
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Looking a little sloppy huh? Boise's first scrimmage was pretty clean, you guys might want to start worrying already
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Why would wvu turn rich rod in if it would also get the football program in trouble?
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Cuz wvu is still salty about him leaving.
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[/h3][h3]USC Football: Bush ordered to give deposition next week[/h3][h4]April 13th, 2010, 5:07 pm http://usc.freedomblogging.com/author/sreid/[/h4]
Heisman Trophy winner Reggie Bush has been ordered to give a deposition next week as part of sports marketer lawsuit against the former Trojan running back.
San Diego County Superior Court Judge Steven R. Denton ordered Bush to give a deposition April 23 in the latest step in a scandal that has left the Trojan program facing NCAA sanctions in part because of charges that Bush and his family during his playing career at USC received nearly $300,000 in cash and gifts in violation of NCAA rules from sports marketer Lloyd Lake.
Lake is suing Bush in San Diego Superior Court to recover the financial support he provided Bush.
“Now the truth will finally come out,
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Bruce Feldman reports
2 USC players stripped of their #1s. Kiffin says guys who wear that # must perform at the highest level.
TJ Bryant and DeVon ... #YANKED
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Damn TJ!
