The Independent Expansion Groundswell

[Green Monstah]

come on SU, you've got a higher rational capacity than most and all you can do is put out this drivel ? I'm disappointed.

I'm not sure he does. That's not to say he isn't articulate...but about the time he called me Nazi for having a different opinion than him, I knew reason was not his strong suit.

[SeattleUte]

I'm not sure he does. That's not to say he isn't articulate...but about the time he called me Nazi for having a different opinion than him, I knew reason was not his strong suit.

You mean when I called you a Nazi for saying that an unarmed man beaten to death by a half dozen fully armed cops in a jail cell was better off dead?

EDIT: as for who's irrational, the whole board agreed with me and practically everyone took the opportunity in that thrad to say so.

[Top Ute]

This is a delightful example of projection. BYU had been in discussions concerning independence and/or a future Big 12 and/or megaconference affiliation for many months, long before the PAC-10 extended its "Well, the Texas gambit failed miserably and we're stuck with Colorado so let's go with the only remaining candidate" invitation to Utah.

Utah had been talking with the Pac-10 since last fall, at the latest. Lots went on in our Oregon roadie that, in hindsight, made it worth having our 16-game win streak snapped.

The Colorado-Utah invite would've been routine and would've gone down on June 11, as predicted, but the Big Ten started sending signals that it wasn't content to stop at 12 teams. That's when the Pac-10 made its move toward Texas.

You're a fairly reasonable sort, PAC, but your assessment of Utah as a last-resort for the Pac-10, while BYU was acting ahead of the curve is just flat-out wrong. There's no truth behind it whatsoever.

[Green Monstah]

You mean when I called you a Nazi for saying that an unarmed man beaten to death by a half dozen fully armed cops in a jail cell was better off dead?

That's a slight mischaracterization of what I said, but you read what you wanted to read and you saw what you wanted to see. I tried to clarify, but you continued your hyperbolic rant.

[SeattleUte]

That's a slight mischaracterization of what I said, but you read what you wanted to read and you saw what you wanted to see. I tried to clarify, but you continued your hyperbolic rant.

Not just me. Everyone was on my side. You were on the receiving end of about 100 get thee hences.

[Green Monstah]

You mean when I called you a Nazi for saying that an unarmed man beaten to death by a half dozen fully armed cops in a jail cell was better off dead?

EDIT: as for who's irrational, the whole board agreed with me and practically everyone took the opportunity in that thrad to say so.

Isn't that a fallacy??? I'm busting a gut right now. Come on, someone help me....what's the name of the fallacy when someone attempts to claim that they're right because more people agree with them...

Point. Proven.

[YOhio]

Well, I am a little more concerned about a guy who counts posts in a thread than I am about one who posts a lot in a particular thread.

If you click on the Replies link in the main sub-forum page you can see the number of posts by every poster in that thread. Thus far in this thread we have:

User Name Posts
ERCougar 100
statman 91
LA Ute 65
creekster 55
jay santos 47
HuskyFreeNorthwest 46
Ted Nugent 45
falafel 44
YOhio 39
Surfah 36
Jacob 34
Flystripper 33
Color Me Badd Fan 32
scottie 28
Mormon Red Death 27
Indy Coug 27
CJF 26
landpoke 26
Jeff Lebowski 25
UtahDan 25
DapperDan 25
SloanHater 24
Hot Lunch 23
pellegrino 22
CardiacCoug 21
Jarid in Cedar 20
beefytee 19
Top Ute 19
Sizzle 18
Eddie Jones 17
BlueHair 16
All-American 16
LiveCoug 16
DU Ute 15
USU Coug 14
DrumNFeather 13
WashingtonCoug 13
BoylenOver 12
SteelBlue 12
wally 11
shoganai 11
SeattleUte 10
SoonerCoug 10
U-Ute 10
Coach McGuirk 9
EuropeanFootballMale 7
Blueintheface 7
Maximus 7
camleish 7
beelzebabette 7
oxcoug 6
woot 6
PolyCougar 6
SCcoug 6
cougjunkie 5
RedSox 5
OSUCougar 5
USS Utah 5
Non Sequitur 5
8BR 5
byu71 4
Bengal Cougar 4
Goatnapper'96 4
PaloAltoCougar 4
OrangeUte 4
Donuthole 4
tooblue 4
Portland Ute 3
Shaka 3
Spicy McHaggis 3
myboynoah 3
smokymountainrain 3
Bastage 2
Art Vandelay 2
KillerDog 2
John McClain 2
Borderline Divine 2
New Mexican Disaster 2
Tim 2
il Padrino Ute 2
kccougar 2
chrisrenrut 1
RC Vikings 1
Hallelujah 1
Clark Addison 1
hostile 1
SoCalCoug 1
venkman 1
cowboy 1
FN Phat 1
Solon 1
nikuman 1
ewth8tr 1
Ma'ake 1
Y84it 1
dabrockster 1
TheAzzuri 1
1337coug 1
MedUte 1
Rickomatic 1

It definitely makes you look kinda psycho.

[Green Monstah]

Not just me. Everyone was on my side. You were on the receiving end of about 100 get thee hences.

And yet, no one had to resort to reductio ad Hitlerum, except for you. Reasonable minds differ...I'm even open to the fact that I could be wrong, but based on what I saw and know, I came to a different conclusion about who was at fault.

[beelzebabette]

And yet, no one had to resort to reductio ad Hitlerum, except for you. Reasonable minds differ...I'm even open to the fact that I could be wrong, but based on what I saw and know, I came to a different conclusion about who was at fault.

Dude, take it back to the Scott Norberg thread if you want to fight this battle.

[Jarid in Cedar]

This colorado sport writer is just saying all of this because he wants BYU to stay in the MWC so when the presidents and chancellors vote against the Pac-10 expansion in October CU has a decent conference to land in. The Big 12 isn't going to take them back but they will take their money.

I've been thinking about that. I really doubt it happens and I think that the Pac 10 is too far down the rabbit hole to not approve the expansion, but what if they voted it down? Like you, I don't believe for a second that the Big 12 takes back CU. But I could see them adding BYU and Utah together. So where would CU end up? The MWC? LOL. That'd be awesome.

Also, how does the presidents/chancellors vote work? Majority? 2/3? Unanimous?

As a seventh grader, you are enough of a stud to score a date with Mandi Shiner(the most popular girl in school) to the Jr. High Valentine Dance. At the dance, things are going well. Your friends are giving you air high fives as there is only 2 pieces of polyester separating you from your divine date.

Later, at the group after party, you are amazed that end up alone with Ms. Shiner in her bedroom(despite the dogged efforts of all of the adult chaperones). As you kiss and gently caress, your pulse quickens and a thin layer of sweat starts to form on your skin. You decide to ignore the pervasive voice of Mr. Higgenbotham(the seminary teacher) who warned you about the evils of finding yourself in such a situaton. Your hands are shaking as you try to unbutton the back of her formal dress. To your amazement, your voluptous date helps you with the buttons. Her dress slips down to her waist, and only a thin satin cloth separates you from her dazzling 34D's. You reach around her back, and to your astonishment, you are able to undo the strap on your first try. Her bra slides gently down her arms. You start to reach to give them a gentle caress, when your alarm clock wakes you, and realize that you are alone in your own bed

As you are hauling your sheets to the washing machine, you sadly realize that you are more likely to reach 2nd base with Ms. Shiner than the chancellors are to nix Pac-10 expansion

[Jeff Lebowski]

And yet, no one had to resort to reductio ad Hitlerum, except for you. Reasonable minds differ...I'm even open to the fact that I could be wrong, but based on what I saw and know, I came to a different conclusion about who was at fault.

If I were you I wouldn't be drawing attention to that thread.

[YOhio]

As a seventh grader, you are enough of a stud to score a date with Mandi Shiner(the most popular girl in school) to the Jr. High Valentine Dance. At the dance, things are going well. Your friends are giving you air high fives as there is only 2 pieces of polyester separating you from your divine date.

Later, at the group after party, you are amazed that end up alone with Ms. Shiner in her bedroom(despite the dogged efforts of all of the adult chaperones). As you kiss and gently caress, your pulse quickens and a thin layer of sweat starts to form on your skin. You decide to ignore the pervasive voice of Mr. Higgenbotham(the seminary teacher) who warned you about the evils of finding yourself in such a situaton. Your hands are shaking as you try to unbutton the back of her formal dress. To your amazement, your voluptous date helps you with the buttons. Her dress slips down to her waist, and only a thin satin cloth separates you from her dazzling 34D's. You reach around her back, and to your astonishment, you are able to undo the strap on your first try. Her bra slides gently down her arms. You start to reach to give them a gentle caress, when your alarm clock wakes you, and realize that you are alone in your own bed

As you are hauling your sheets to the washing machine, you sadly realize that you are more likely to reach 2nd base with Ms. Shiner than the chancellors are to nix Pac-10 expansion

34D's on a 7th grader? WTF?!?!

[SeattleUte]

If I were you I wouldn't be drawing attention to that thread.

The thread of shame.

[Jarid in Cedar]

34D's on a 7th grader? WTF?!?!

You went to the wrong Jr. High my friend

[LA Ute]

If you click on the Replies link in the main sub-forum page you can see the number of posts by every poster in that thread. Thus far in this thread we have:

It definitely makes you look kinda psycho.

What is the "main forum sub-thread" and what kind of geeky person knows things like that?