RIP. He had some great posts.
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Show posts MenuQuote from: LennG on April 10, 2023, 04:57:12 PMI haven't been on BBH for a while, but I got an email from Dan and a call from Ed today about Jim and his health. I would say Jim and I were very good friends and this news really disturbed me. I speak with Jim all the time, about once a month, and last time he sounded well and was in good spirits.
I kind of knew something was up when he didn't send me a Passover greeting and when I sent him an Easter greeting it bounced back to me.
Anyway, I just called his home and spoke with his daughter. As said Jim is
terminal and expected to pass away any time now. He is at home but not conscience and it is just a matter of time. He had skin cancer problems but was OK until a couple of weeks ago when it seemed to have spread to his brain and he went downhill very quickly. His daughter said she will notify me when he does pass.
Just unbelievably horrible news. There wasn't a nicer man around and as huge a Giants fan as anyone could ever hope to be.
Quote from: Jolly Blue Giant on February 03, 2023, 05:15:10 PMExcellent stuff. The one line that stuck out on me was "The Athletic's Charlotte Carroll dropped the tidbit that Schoen had seen Princeton's Andrei Iosivas (N9) on YouTube and impressed him on the first day of practice with some big plays deep down."
Just glad he is on Schoen's radar. I think the kid is going to be a big time NFL receiver in the future. Yes, he's a track star and is one of the fastest kids in this draft, and that's at a tad over 6'2 (some are saying he's 6'3). Most people think he was a track star who decided to tryout to become a football player...not so! He was a football player first and foremonst. After the end of Princeton's football season, he decided to try out for track and he excelled, setting Princeton's school record on the track and field team as a heptathlete and was named an All-American. Not bad for a football player's hobby on the side. Plus, coming from Princeton you know the guy is smart. From a track and field perspective, he was timed (with exacting professional equipment) at 6.71 seconds in the 60-meter indoor sprint – that translates to a 40-yard time of 4.22 seconds. Think that would stretch the field???
On the football field he made tough catches, including contested catches. He caught 66 balls last season for 943 yds and 7 TDs at Princeton, and his QB was not exactly the second coming of Marino (or even a Tim Couch for that matter). I can only imagine how many passes he would have caught with a solid QB at the helm. The kid is a burner who would stretch the field immediately. Some of the beat writers have him going middle to late rounds (I read one writer say he's worked his way up to a 5th round pick...lol), but that's not going to happen. I think he could go on day two by some savvy team needing a vertical threat. I really hope he becomes a Giant and I hope that doesn't jinx him
Quote from: DaveBrown74 on November 05, 2022, 10:12:38 PMYup. Tennessee is real but I don't think they're better than UGA.
LSU has improved a ton this season from week one. I thought Bama would handle them more easily than this. Bama's D is a little bit iffy.
Quote from: Slugs Narrows on December 23, 2021, 04:35:05 PM
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Quote from: LennG on December 21, 2021, 01:22:30 PM
I have a few questions, I hope people can answer for me.
First, I am simply amazed at the speed of the Omicron strain has taken to overwhelm this country. It seems as little as the beginning of Dec, 3 weeks ago, we were counting the cases on our hands for many states and now it is the prevalent strain all over the country.
I was watching a news show last night and someone brought up a very interesting theory. If this Omicron strain isn't anywhere near as deadly as the Delta or past strains, maybe it would be a good idea for people to actually get it and build up immunities. If, as many say, it is like the flu or a cold, would this not be a good idea. Yes, there ate certain people who would not want to get it, but wouldn't that be a much smaller group, and the masses could get it and live thru is and hopefully be immune, especially if they have been vaccinated. Anyway, I thought maybe a different way to look at it. BTW, this question was asked to whoever is in charge of the CDC and they basically avoided giving a straight answer, just the same, get vaccinated and boosted.
So, a couple of things. I am 75, my wife 70, both vaccinated with Moderna and boosted with the same. is it wise to keep doing things we have been doing, going out to eat, socializing in small groups, and most important, having our young grandkids over for a few days who have not been vaccinated?
Is this Omicron variant spread the same way as past strains? Like we now know that with the past strains, it is fairly hard to get the virus if you are outdoors and not in a large crowd?
I know 'older' people are at a higher risk, but myself, fairly healthy at 75, but I do take medication for cholesterol and high blood pressure. With the medication I am normal (health-wise) but does that put me in a higher risk category?
So many more people who have been vaccinated and boosted and are still getting this variant, it does make it so much scarier. yes, they are not hospitalized but getting this seems inevitable.
Quote from: AYM on December 20, 2021, 02:08:59 PM
The hope in a world full of anti-vaxxers was that the virus would mutate into something harmless.