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Your RBR Word of the Day: cormorant

cormorant \KOR-mur-unt; -muh-rant\, noun:
1. Any species of Phalacrocorax, a genus of sea birds having a sac under the beak; the shag. Cormorants devour fish voraciously, and have become the emblem of gluttony. They are generally black, and hence are called sea ravens, and coalgeese.
2. A gluttonous, greedy, or rapacious person.

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We quickly condemn coaches like Bowden and Paterno as cormorants more interested in their own legacy than the good of the programs they built, but considering the recent resurgence of Penn State maybe these guys should be allowed to walk the sidelines until they're ready to retire.

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I think PSU's recent success

has more to do with good assitants than Paterno himself. They had back to back 9-4 seasons followed by 11-2 this past year, but were they that good in 08 or was the Big Ten that bad?

I mean the Big Ten was like 1-6 in bowls this past season. I think they are the weakest BCS conference and the Mountain West would give them a run for their money. I can’t see Joe Pa winning anymore NC’s.

I hate the NCAA more than UT & AU combined. At least with UT & AU you got a fighting chance.

by 5026 on Mar 24, 2009 9:19 AM CDT reply actions   0 recs

Joe Pa

In Paterno’s case “walk the sidelines” might be poetic license.

by Watchman on Mar 24, 2009 9:35 AM CDT reply actions   0 recs

Haven't they earned the right to leave when they want...

Its obvious both should have left YEARS ago but you can’t ask..force…buy out the coach who is 100% the reason your program is what it is….fans can bitch and moan all they want but these two guys are legends…they can stay as long as they want..

I am personally enjoying the demise of FSU and Bowden. I got SOO sick of the constant love fest that FSU fans had for them…its funny to me how quickly they have turned against the man they once worshiped.

When you are an Alabama fan you are expected to hate Auburn, I hate Tennessee because I want to.

by bammer on Mar 24, 2009 9:48 AM CDT reply actions   0 recs

Agree--Jo Pa and Bowden have the

right and the power to run their respective programs into the ground if they want. At PSU it appears to be harder to do than at FSU.

I hate the NCAA more than UT & AU combined. At least with UT & AU you got a fighting chance.

by 5026 on Mar 24, 2009 10:22 AM CDT up reply actions   0 recs

Agreed 5026

You took the beer right out of my can!!

The fear of the Lord is the beginning of knowledge.

by jtCRIMSON on Mar 24, 2009 12:42 PM CDT up reply actions   0 recs

Agree-

They’re just going to leave them the way they found them-irrelevant.

by yellowhammer on Mar 24, 2009 1:40 PM CDT up reply actions   0 recs

zing!

‘When you build a house and you make it hurricane-proof by putting certain kinds of windows in it, and use cement instead of stick construction and all that kind of stuff, you’re getting prepared for what? A hurricane that may or may never every come." ’We’re going to have 12 hurricanes next year, we know they’re coming.’
- Coach Nick Saban

by bammer on Mar 24, 2009 1:57 PM CDT up reply actions   0 recs

Assistants or the HC?

No matter, the team that plays on the field is a TEAM effort of preparation, discipline and chemistry. That being said, USC played both tOSU and Penn St last year, both teams were quality. It’s tough to see that considering they both lost to ’SC, but:

WRT: tOSU- the team was disciplined and well-coached- they just didn’t have the personnel to expose any of ’SC’s weaknesses and didn’t have a QB or RB that could dictate the pace of the game. (sidenote: it needs to be said that, in viewing the game live, it seems as though all those 3 – 5 Star athletes had their egos handed to them on a platter of shit because by the middle of the 3rd quarter they all but gave up. As if they couldn’t believe there was better talent across the board on the other sideline.

WRT: Penn State- they DID have the O and D line personnel to manhandle pretty much ANYONE in Div I football, they didn’t have the schemes or disguises to be opportunistic and make plays when they needed to. They got blown out by ‘SC in the 3rd and parts of the 4th quarter and just couldn’t recover. (sidenote: THIS TEAM NEVER GAVE UP! I could say that 100 more times and it still wouldn’t grasp the awesomeness of what I witnessed. They are BALLERS one, and all. Coach JoPa? He’s still “got it” and I am grateful that I can tell my grandchildren I met him in person and watched him coach a helluva game.

I’ve never liked Bowden nor his epic teams of the past. I never revered any other coach than Bear Bryant, but JoPa is a considerably spaced #2 on my list. (if I have one. which I don’t. there’s only room for ONE)

Comer4tide to Nico2.0: "How come I've never heard of any of your random songs?"
Todd to Comer: "Because if you had, he wouldn't listen to it. BOOM. Roasted."
Nico to Todd: "Shouldn't you be off voguing somewhere?"

by BixBeiderbecke on Mar 24, 2009 2:09 PM CDT reply actions   0 recs

I would

think the Big 10 would be use to being outmatched in OOC games…especially when the play the SEC..USC is basically an SEC team that gets the luck of playing in the weak Pac-10…so yeah i could see USC dominating them..

‘When you build a house and you make it hurricane-proof by putting certain kinds of windows in it, and use cement instead of stick construction and all that kind of stuff, you’re getting prepared for what? A hurricane that may or may never every come." ’We’re going to have 12 hurricanes next year, we know they’re coming.’
- Coach Nick Saban

by bammer on Mar 24, 2009 3:56 PM CDT up reply actions   0 recs

Remember when you wrote. . .

. . . .“Oregon State’s 2-0 win over Pitt (in this year’s ?whatever? it’s called bowl) SHOULD be counted as a LOSS!”

That was, and is still, so money- I’m laughing right now as I write this.

Comer4tide to Nico2.0: "How come I've never heard of any of your random songs?"
Todd to Comer: "Because if you had, he wouldn't listen to it. BOOM. Roasted."
Nico to Todd: "Shouldn't you be off voguing somewhere?"

by BixBeiderbecke on Mar 24, 2009 7:58 PM CDT up reply actions   0 recs

So. . . .

. . . .after fully comprehending the first of the definitions for cormorant, I ask you this:

If, say- one was considered a cormorant ladies man, would that not flip the whole “shag” thing upside down on it’s head? (pun, definitely intended)

Comer4tide to Nico2.0: "How come I've never heard of any of your random songs?"
Todd to Comer: "Because if you had, he wouldn't listen to it. BOOM. Roasted."
Nico to Todd: "Shouldn't you be off voguing somewhere?"

by BixBeiderbecke on Mar 25, 2009 2:08 PM CDT reply actions   0 recs

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