Lunardi Redefines the Mid Major Label

[ShockTalk]

This has been re-hashed here recently, but this is a new article where Lunardi does away with the BCS/Big 6 labels and actually puts some logic to NCAA DI groupings.

http://insider.espn.go.com/ncb/blog?name=ncbexperts&id=5938515&addata=2009_insdr_xxx_sce_ncb_xxx&action=login&appRedirect=http%3a%2f%2finsider.espn.go.com%2fncb%2fblog%3fname%3dncbexperts%26id%3d5938515%26addata%3d2009_insdr_xxx_sce_ncb_xxx

Eventhough it's an Insider article, anyone can read about a page of the article which gives the basis of his groupings. I don't have a subscription to the rest, so anyone who does might let us know anything else worth while.

Brings other SN discussions to mind where someone coined the phrase "making the MVC the Atl-10 of the plains". Would be nice to add Butler, Cleveland St., Oral Roberts, and St Louis while dropping Evansville and Drake. They could join the Horizon which probably fits them better anyway.

[MadDog]

This makes me think back to what I suggested a couple of weeks ago. If we want to be high major, we need to form a conference of other, non-football playing wannabe's like us and go for it. I don't think just ejecting Drake and Evansville from the MVC will be enough. I think we need to think outside the box and forget the geographic boundaries and go with a bunch of like minded instituitions that want to play with the big boys and have enough resources and fan support to do so. Cherry pick the WCC, MVC, Horizon, A10, WAC, and CAA to form the best conference you can get. That would certainly be equivilant to the Mountain West and CUSA. I'm concerned with this new effort to redefine mid majors which seems to be a popular thing to do these days, we're going to fall yet another notch on the ladder.

[wsushox1]

Can you resize your link?

[ShockTalk]

Can you resize your link?

Not a clue. :noidea: I just copied/paste what the link was. I'm lucky I can do that. You know us "old fart" crowd.

[ShockBand]

Can you resize your link?

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[ShockTalk]

Can you resize your link?

http://goo.gl/4Hoq5

No idea what you just did. :shock:

[ShockBand]

Can you resize your link?

http://goo.gl/4Hoq5

No idea what you just did. :shock:

To shorten a URL, go to http://goo.gl/, paste in your long URL, click on the Shorten button, and it will give you a shortened link. This is especially useful in something like Twitter where character limits can be a problem. There are tons of other shorteners, bit.ly is one that springs quickly to mind.

[ShoxFan963]

Can you resize your link?

http://goo.gl/4Hoq5

No idea what you just did. :shock:

To shorten a URL, go to http://goo.gl/, paste in your long URL, click on the Shorten button, and it will give you a shortened link. This is especially useful in something like Twitter where character limits can be a problem. There are tons of other shorteners, bit.ly is one that springs quickly to mind.

You could also use the BBcode on the board here. Example when posting: Name of Link/Article

[wu_shizzle]

You can do it like this as well: Text

[WstateU]

Can you resize your link?

Not a clue. :noidea: I just copied/paste what the link was. I'm lucky I can do that. You know us "old fart" crowd.

ST, you might find this useful... :D

Since seniors are texting and tweeting (and tooting) more and more there appears to be a need for a STC (Senior Texting Code). If you qualify for Senior Discounts this is the code for you.

ATD ~ At The Doctor's
BFF ~ Best Friend Farted
BTW ~ Bring The Wheelchair
BYOT ~ Bring Your Own Teeth
CBM ~ Covered By Medicare
CUATSC ~ See You At The Senior Center
DWI ~ Driving While Incontinent
FWB ~ Friend With Beta Blockers
FWIW ~ Forgot Where I Was
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LMDO ~ Laughing My Dentures Out
LOL ~ Living On Lipitor
LWO ~ Lawrence Welk's On
OMMR ~ On My Massage Recliner
OMSG ~ Oh My! Sorry, Gas!
ROFL-CGU ~ Rolling On The Floor Laughing-Can't Get Up
SGGP ~ Sorry, Gotta Go Poop
TTYL ~ Talk To You Louder
WAITT ~ Who Am I Talking To?
WTFA ~ Wet The Furniture Again
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GGLKI ~ Gotta Go, Laxative Kicking In
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[ShoxFan963]

Can you resize your link?

Not a clue. :noidea: I just copied/paste what the link was. I'm lucky I can do that. You know us "old fart" crowd.

ST, you might find this useful... :D

Since seniors are texting and tweeting (and tooting) more and more there appears to be a need for a STC (Senior Texting Code). If you qualify for Senior Discounts this is the code for you.

ATD ~ At The Doctor's
BFF ~ Best Friend Farted
BTW ~ Bring The Wheelchair
BYOT ~ Bring Your Own Teeth
CBM ~ Covered By Medicare
CUATSC ~ See You At The Senior Center
DWI ~ Driving While Incontinent
FWB ~ Friend With Beta Blockers
FWIW ~ Forgot Where I Was
FYI ~ Found Your Insulin
GGPBL ~ Gotta Go, Pacemaker Battery Low!
GHA ~ Got Heartburn Again
HGBM ~ Had Good Bowel Movement
IMHO ~ Is My Hearing-Aid On?
LMDO ~ Laughing My Dentures Out
LOL ~ Living On Lipitor
LWO ~ Lawrence Welk's On
OMMR ~ On My Massage Recliner
OMSG ~ Oh My! Sorry, Gas!
ROFL-CGU ~ Rolling On The Floor Laughing-Can't Get Up
SGGP ~ Sorry, Gotta Go Poop
TTYL ~ Talk To You Louder
WAITT ~ Who Am I Talking To?
WTFA ~ Wet The Furniture Again
WTP ~ Where's The Prunes?
WWNO ~ Walker Wheels Need Oil
GGLKI ~ Gotta Go, Laxative Kicking In
NCDCWPH ~ Never confuse denture cream with preparation H

[ShockTalk]

Thanks to all up to, but not including WstateU. I'm not that friggin' old! ;-)

[wsushox1]

Thanks to all up to, but not including WstateU. I'm not that friggin' old! ;-)

What I meant was to press "enter" or "return" midway through the link so that it doesn't stretch out the entire posting screen.

[wsushox1]

At least on my screen I have to scroll to the right a ways to see the entire post.

[ShockTalk]

At least on my screen I have to scroll to the right a ways to see the entire post.

Sorry, wsushox1. I may not be that "techy", but I have gotten very use to my wide (24") flat screen. :D