Brady Reiff cited for public intox....big deal, or no big deal?

[homes]

No. I give a shit. I'm glad that he had that nice run from '02-'04, gave us those great memories in late '08&'09 and I thought '15 was great. But the family just has a different moral code from mine and that's a big reason I don't particularly care for him.

Back when I was in college, my roommate went on food stamps and told me I should as well. No. My parents taught me that stuff was for the really needy and it came from taxes and taking that stuff so I could work less or buy dope or booze with my extra cash was akin to theft. My old man just turned 66 and his biggest complaint is that he's another year closer to full retirement age on Social Security, but he doesn't want it because he doesn't need it and is pissed about how it will be a huge burden on the younger generation. I think this is a fairly standard moral code of Iowans.

The Ferentz family has demonstrated they do not share this moral code and I find it detestable.

I'm not a defender of all thing Ferentz, but the man/family have given tons of money to the school and the hospital, and I'm aware of personal matters that I won't publicize for which he seeks no credit or offers as a rebuttal to criticism. I just think if you're going to toss out his moral imperfections as you may see them, that he's done some decent things, too. But, to each his own. I don't look to him as a moral beacon, but as the coach of my favorite college football team.

 

[okeefe4prez]

I'm not a defender of all thing Ferentz, but the man/family have given tons of money to the school and the hospital, and I'm aware of personal matters that I won't publicize for which he seeks no credit or offers as a rebuttal to criticism. I just think if you're going to toss out his moral imperfections as you may see them, that he's done some decent things, too. But, to each his own. I don't look to him as a moral beacon, but as the coach of my favorite college football team.

Well, Hitler did some bad things, but at least he was a vegetarian. Amirite? Nah, just kidding, I get it, I know he does stuff for the school and around town. But when you do stuff, and now I'm sure that this is all cleansed under the guise of GarBar doing it, like hook up your kid with an OC job that he is not on paper qualified for and then give him an $80k raise for the 116th ranked offense, it smells a little fishy. Sure, there's some rosy stuff as well, but I'm sure a cultured man like yourself remembers that '80's commercial for air freshener with the tag line "Now it smells like fish and roses."

 

[Fryowa]

Let's be honest, Kirk has all the wiggle room he wants. He could put all his kids, wife, in-laws, and cousins on Iowa's payroll and I'd still be the only person that would give a shit.

For the record I’m staunchly against BF being an OC by somehow “out interviewing” dozens of people who had more experience and better resumes for what is technically (but not in practice) a public job. I give a shit.

 

[Northside Hawk]

No I can't answer that. Sorry. I do have a couple of hot button issues as we all do, yourself included. You wouldn't think about some of these if we weren't on opposite sides of the coin. Sorry to wind you up. We all come on here with personality twists which includes yourself. Since you feel free to give feed back, you should also accept it. You and a couple of others (one of which has toned things down) struggle with impulse control on insults are rates higher than most. If you check back, therein is where most of my more detailed responses come from. Sometimes you do it in fun and to be frank it is hysterically funny. Sometimes it's over the top. Your style is naturally on the not so subtle subtle side and at times quite pointed. If you don't care for ramped up responses, don't ramp it up yourself and curtail the HF sound alike gig which btw, he generally didn't do. Generally if there is an argument on here you are involved most of the time.

Much of the arguing on here is really quite similar and wouldn't happen if we weren't fans of a certain sports program that at times has been of the verge of greatness, but always seems to manage to pull agony out of excitement due to very little things. In reality though, this forum is actually quite tame. There was a poster who would post under different names and argue with the same person (s) but that has greatly diminished.

Btw, how is your baseball team doing or did it do? Must be in football practice mode now?

You didn't necessarily ask, but our baseball season ended Saturday. Knocked out by the ten run rule thanks to two timely grand slams. Kids were over it and eating pizza within half an hour. Parents went on a two day bender (Just kidding, I drank Pepsi.) Youth football practice starts in two weeks, and the occasional fill in for summer varsity or varsity reserve basketball games.

 

[HawkGold]

You didn't necessarily ask, but our baseball season ended Saturday. Knocked out by the ten run rule thanks to two timely grand slams. Kids were over it and eating pizza within half an hour. Parents went on a two day bender (Just kidding, I drank Pepsi.) Youth football practice starts in two weeks, and the occasional fill in for summer varsity or varsity reserve basketball games.

Kids are usually pretty resilient. Grand slams...quite dramatic. Over the fence or in the park?

 

[hawkeyebob62]

Was there about 13 years ago and was very nice. Been there?

Too many times. #Dump

 

[homes]

Well, Hitler did some bad things, but at least he was a vegetarian. Amirite? Nah, just kidding, I get it, I know he does stuff for the school and around town. But when you do stuff, and now I'm sure that this is all cleansed under the guise of GarBar doing it, like hook up your kid with an OC job that he is not on paper qualified for and then give him an $80k raise for the 116th ranked offense, it smells a little fishy. Sure, there's some rosy stuff as well, but I'm sure a cultured man like yourself remembers that '80's commercial for air freshener with the tag line "Now it smells like fish and roses."

Hitler was a vegetarian?

 

[Northside Hawk]

Kids are usually pretty resilient. Grand slams...quite dramatic. Over the fence or in the park?

Both over the fence. This was 15U. With fourteen years old playing up. They can smack it. It was 300' all the way around. Legit shots. And good pitchers who can change speeds, hit their spots, and keep the hitters off balance.

 

[HawkGold]

Both over the fence. This was 15U. With fourteen years old playing up. They can smack it. It was 300' all the way around. Legit shots. And good pitchers who can change speeds, hit their spots, and keep the hitters off balance.

Aluminum bats?

 

[Northside Hawk]

Aluminum bats?

It was indeed aluminum but a couple kids from the team, including mine, played for a team last year where wooden bats could be used at the discretion of the two head coaches.

 

[Northside Hawk]

Guys like me? Laughable. Stricter enforcement of current laws is fine. No idea about Utah. An no, my head wasn't involved but it sure did hurt like hell. I was 9 or so. You also have no real idea about statistics and how they are done.

I don't know if I have any real idea but I remember my academic advisor telling me in 1987 that actuarial scientists would someday rule the world. A fair number of decisions made by these people sitting at desks crunching numbers affect the very livelihood of thousands of employees at the companies they work for. They affect insurance rates. And every decision an actuary makes is intended to generate as much revenue as possible for somebody's bottom line.

 

[Ree4]

The sophisticate upper-classmen types do their drinking in Coralville, the Cicero to Iowa City's Chicago.

Heck yeahhh the Nickelodeon!

 

[okeefe4prez]

Heck yeahhh the Nickelodeon!

Last time I went to the Nick, I was harassed by a much older woman who had a Dale Jr. cigarette lighter (so this was long ago enough that there was no ban on smoking indoors). She rubbed my head a bit and said my hair reminded her of Junior and asked if I wanted to accompany her to her trailer. Hard pass. #MeToo

Is Charlies still around or did the flood do it in?

 

[MelroseHawkins]

Last time I went to the Nick, I was harassed by a much older woman who had a Dale Jr. cigarette lighter (so this was long ago enough that there was no ban on smoking indoors). She rubbed my head a bit and said my hair reminded her of Junior and asked if I wanted to accompany her to her trailer. Hard pass. #MeToo

Is Charlies still around or did the flood do it in?

Charlie's is something else now.

 

[hawkeyebob62]

Heck yeahhh the Nickelodeon!

Anyone remember Diamond Mil's? Unfortunately, I do...

 

[hawkeyebob62]

Charlie's is something else now.

Charlie's rack was something else, IIRC