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    Illinois is broke(n) ...

    One Chicago Trib writer is saying "dissolve Illinois". http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/columnists/kass/ct-dissolving-illinois-kass-met-20170620-column.html But seriously, would Wisconsin want to absorb Chicagoland? Would anyone? I could see Missouri pulling in the southern end of the...
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    O Dam: I fear this won't end well

    BREAKING: No word when evacuation order for 188,000 will be lifted as Oroville threat remains Read more here: http://www.sacbee.com/news/state/california/water-and-drought/article132332499.html#storylink=cpy At least 188,000 people were asked to evacuate in the area near the Oroville Dam...
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    Online Shopping Discrimination?

    From CBS Miami: http://miami.cbslocal.com/2016/11/14/secrets-of-online-shopping-discrimination/
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    Caption the Photo! Week 2

    OK, most weeks someone (me? others?) will start a thread to caption the best photo from that week's college hockey action. (The USCHO scoreboard page says it's Week 2, so it is.) But this week, the best photo from "the action" has to be this one. Caption away. <img...
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    Creepy Clown Sightings

    Make your reports here. :cool:
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    NFL 2016: Now in 3D!

    I play a weekly game with some folks we've taken to calling "3D" for "three teams' differentials". It's pretty simple: Each week you pick three NFL teams. You accumulate points based on the game margins from that week's game. The game resets each week. For example, this week if you'd have...
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    Monday Night Fight Night

    < cue Michael Buffer > https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=I6eQ78HCGEA Good evening political fight fans! Ever wish you could do more than just watch the verbal sparring and the physical gesturing? Well, here's your chance. Welcome to ... Monday Night Fight Night! Tonight's format is six...
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    No WCoH Thread?

    This place doesn't have a World Cup of Hockey thread going? What, we won't acknowledge it until the NCAA allows "Team NCAA" in the tourney? :D CAN/USA tonight is going to be a lot of fun ... for the Canadians, as they stick a fork in US. The only hope for the US is a slog-battle 1-0 win. I...
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    How to deal with annoying callers

    I have every phone line I have on "do not call" lists, but I'm still getting them. The call that claims I called for information. The Robot Voice tells me I R S will be filing suit. The nice young man with the Mumbai accented English named "Larry" tells me he's from Windows Support. So...
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    The Alaska Problem: Why the NCAA is broken, and a fix

    By now most of us have seen that hockey, and probably all of athletics, at UAA and UAF is headed for the gallows. I say part, a significant part, of the problem is the NCAA's model of "divisions". The NCAA mandates 14 sports if you're DI (FCS) or 16 sports (FBS) or some other numbers for DII...
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    Happy Independence Day (Weekend)!

    Happy Independence Day weekend. Hopefully it's more than just a three-day weekend. Not for these folks I guess ... :o https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2-Be9f7Ovgg&feature=youtu.be
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    Your "NCAA Mens Hockey Titles" Claim?

    It's summer. Time to kill time until hockey season. What's your "NCAA Mens Hockey Titles" claim? Here's how to calculate it. Method One: Linear, Unweighted I have degrees from UND and RPI. My Method One claim is 10 (8 titles from UND, 2 titles from RPI). Method Two: By degrees...
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    Most Interesting Man Retiring ...

    ... to Mars. http://www.usatoday.com/story/money/2016/03/09/dos-equis-most-interesting-man-in-the-world-retiring/81432356/ He gave his father "the talk". Presidents take his birthday off. His signature won a Pulitzer Prize. His only regret is not knowing what regret feels like. Honestly...
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    The Political Pendulum

    Posit: The American political pendulum swings too far the other way after a change. Evidence: Donald J. Trump is the standard American political response to Barack H. Obama. Barack H. Obama was the political pendulum over-swing after George W. Bush. Discuss amongst yourselves. </...
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    Conspiracy Theory Du Jour

    There are so many fleeting, yet beautifully absurd, conspiracy theories out there I thought we need a space to share and enjoy.
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    Advanced Shark Jumping: When Hollywood folks know it's over

    Welcome to "Advanced Shark Jumping". This is where celebrities end up when they are even less consequential than before and have to revert to the bizarre and outrageous to get any attention. Thank you for your attention and contributions.
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    Solar Eclipse: Oct 23, 2014

    So, is anyone else going to be looking at this one later today? http://earthsky.org/tonight/partial-solar-eclipse-for-north-america-on-october-23
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    "Autonomy" - Will this affect NCAA Hockey?

    Welcome to the proposal for "autonomy" for the Power 5 conferences. http://www.ncaa.org/sites/default/files/DI%20Steering%20Commitee%20on%20Gov%20Proposed%20Model%2007%2018%2014%204.pdf Will this affect college hockey? Is so, how? Discuss.
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    The Unintended Consequences Files

    Every idea, every new law, every action has some unintended consequences or impacts. And those impact are in places or on people that you wouldn't expect. Welcome to the new home to sharing that information. Welcome to ... The Unintended Consequences Files.
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    NCAA fixing important rules: Cream Cheese.

    http://rivals.yahoo.com/ncaa/basketball/blog/the_dagger/post/By-2012-cream-cheese-may-no-longer-be-an-NCAA-v?urn=ncaab-wp4181 Thank goodness they're looking at fixing this. It's not like there's graft in college football to be addressed. :rolleyes:
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