HOT COUGAR ACTION: Tuesday Morning Links
by Mark Sandritter on Jan 17, 2012 6:01 AM PST
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PrintYou know it's a light day on links when I'm linking to a story about license plates and one about a player who thought about committing, but didn't commit. I'm a little disappointed we didn't get a full play-by-play with details of the several times Lewis nearly committed. I imagine it might have gone something like this.
FRI, 12:23 p.m. - Lewis lands at the airport and is met by inside receivers coach Eric Morris who compliments his hat. Lewis likes the idea of playing for a coach with good taste in hats, nearly commits.
FRI, 2:46 p.m. - The group stops for lunch at Cougar Country, Lewis orders a peanut butter milkshake which he calls, "the bomb." He likes it so much, he nearly commits.
FRI, 11:35 p.m. - A few current players take Lewis on a tour of campus. They stop by several student housing complexes to introduce Lewis to some of his potential future classmates. A good time is had by all, Lewis nearly commits.
SAT, 1:17 p.m. - Lewis meets Coach Leach for the first time on the visit. Leach explains the importance of taking frequent showers in order to be a better wide receiver. Removing the dirt allows a player to become more aerodynamic. The idea of playing for a coach with such attention to detail is intriguing, he nearly commits.
SAT, 4:11 p.m. - The entire football team engages in a game of capture the flag in a snowy Martin Stadium. Lewis scores twice and drills Gino Simone in the ear with a snowball, it turns red and everyone laughs. Lewis nearly commits.
SUN, 10:51 a.m. - Chief of staff Dave Emerick drops Lewis off at the airport. The two share a personalized handshake before Lewis departs. Lewis appreciates the close bond, nearly commits.
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Lewis nearly commits to Washington State - Football Recruiting - West Region Blog - ESPN
Robert Lewis (Los Angeles, Calif./Southeast) took an official visit to Washington State over the weekend. The athlete didn’t commit on the trip, but said he came very close several times.
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10. Washington State: The Cougars have had a tough run in the schedule lately, playing three straight league road games since Jan. 5. All three ended in losses, including this week's 10-point defeat at Washington. In other words, the Cougars might not be quite this bad. But at some point, you have to compete on the road, and Washington State hasn't been able to do that lately.
PULLMAN, WA - A new Washington State University Cougars license plate will soon be available to motorists and fans.
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TUE, 7:21 a.m. Lewis reads this post
nearly commits
by bosweesy on Jan 17, 2012 7:20 AM PST reply actions 8 recs
It must be hard to not commit when you are Leach's office admiring his skeleton.
Dang, now I want to see it.
If My Life Is Great, Why Am I Not Happy?
by well you win some and lose others on Jan 17, 2012 7:47 AM PST reply actions
Do we know if it is there yet?
It could still be in a box from the move. This could be why he did not commit!
I thought the move in committee would of handled that.
If My Life Is Great, Why Am I Not Happy?
by well you win some and lose others on Jan 17, 2012 7:58 AM PST up reply actions
They would've had to set up the whole office to start filming!
There’s no way they wouldn’t show that skeleton.
Last I heard, the skeleton was in storage in Lubbock
Apparently, it didn’t make the trip to Key West.
Around these parts, a man could get hurt for wearing purple.
Like the new license plates
May have to get me one of them
The mess on Wilson Road
It is an absolute mess on Wilson Rd. today as they continue to work on the stadium rennovation. They are backing concrete trucks among other equiptment. I didn’t know you could even pour concrete in freezing temps, but I’d image this project is on a tight schedule. They are calling for 6-10 inches tomorrow here in Pullman, and I can’t imagine they will be able to work in that.
For all of you on the Westside, be cautious. It sounds like it is going to be brutal. Plus, you have the danger of having to deal with all those Huskies that can’t handle the snow.
Around these parts, a man could get hurt for wearing purple.
There is a special additive you can add to concrete during pours in freezing tempuratures.
This helps jobs stay in track in the northern hemispheres. Otherwise there would be a lot of cities that could not be built. Also, most projects incorporate possible delays into their construction schedule and this is what weekend work is for.
CougCenter OG since 9/2/2008 | @TheSoCalCoug
Good points
Now I know how there can exist an Anchorage Alaska.
Yes, Hoffman Construction (out of Portland) is building the stadium and I know they work weekends and pay overtime on these big projects.
Around these parts, a man could get hurt for wearing purple.
Most projects don't incoporate weekends into their schedule
because that is really expensive, especially on union projects. They usually avoid it because that is time they can use to get the schedule back on track if they have major delays.
CougCenter OG since 9/2/2008 | @TheSoCalCoug
Hoffman uses union employees and does pay them weekends
but you are absolutely right. I had a friend that worked for them building an Intel plant. I think they worked 10 hours a day and alternated working on Saturday. If the incentive is there for them to finish something by a certain time, they will pony up on the working hours.
Around these parts, a man could get hurt for wearing purple.
Incentives, in the form of cash to the contractor, ALWAYS work
For proof, look at that I-405 project in LA.
I'm here to kick ass and chew bubble gum, and I'm all out of bubble gum.
Yes, other cities have done that as well
I wonder if the contract for this project is public. I would be curious to see how it is written up in terms of deadlines and if such incentives exist.
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It has to be public.
Not sure how easy it would be to find, but a FOIA request would do the trick. Anyone can do it.
by Jeff Nusser on Jan 17, 2012 12:16 PM PST up reply actions
FOIAs are PIAs for administrators and university employees
It would be easy for me to request it, but it would waste a lot of human resources and time for the school. I remember having to dig through a bunch of old files because of one in the past.
Around these parts, a man could get hurt for wearing purple.
This is what I do for a living.
I would doubt that there is any incentives in this market. People just want work. People are taking dirt-cheap-stupid work right now just to get work. Why would you give someone a incentive? Right now companies are low-balling left and right to get jobs and are going out of business because so. You just tell them to get it done by a certain time and if you don’t you will have pay liquidated damages every day you are not done. Liquidated damages are in 99% of our contracts. People used to get incentives when the construction market was good. But know it is like, “why should I give you an incentive to actually do your job.”
CougCenter OG since 9/2/2008 | @TheSoCalCoug
That makes a lot of sense
A bad economy favors the customer.
Around these parts, a man could get hurt for wearing purple.
Don't even need to add anything special to it besides heat
Have helped run a concrete operation in Alaska off and on, all we do is heat the water and if we poured in the middle of winter when it’s really cold, heat the rock and sand also.
Contractors have to cover it with blankets as it’s curing and the really cold stuff is done inside.
The US military has a cut off of negative 10 before they won’t allow you to poor, had a job start at that temp one time and it was negative 35 before we had finished the poor.
Warm day in Spring 2012, 10:24 AM.
Visits campus on the first warm day of spring. Commits.
"Tonight, we skate with them. Tonight, we stay with them. And we shut them down because we can!" | Herb Brooks
I think it will be a little late by the first of June
Around these parts, a man could get hurt for wearing purple.
Question for the recruiting writer(s)
Do you guys plan on listing where the decommits/guys we told to get lost end up signing, once Feb.1 comes and goes? I’m interested to see how many sign with BCS/FBS schools. My guess is not many.
I'm here to kick ass and chew bubble gum, and I'm all out of bubble gum.
Sure, I can do that.
It’s not an impressive list. Schools like Northwestern State, North Dakota State, Louisiana, Wyoming, Fresno State, North Texas, etc.
by Kyle Rancourt on Jan 17, 2012 11:52 AM PST up reply actions
Cool, thanks.
I didn’t expect the list to be a “who’s who.”
I'm here to kick ass and chew bubble gum, and I'm all out of bubble gum.
Sometimes I wonder who hates us more, the WAC, Conference USA, or the Mountain West
I just hope that we start to generate some animosity with PAC12 schools in the near future.
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Woah woah woah
That’s the National Champion North Dakota State Bison to you.
"It doesn't matter what you do, be it the butcher, the baker, or the candlestick maker, be excited about what you do." - Coach Mike Leach
by tclaus on Jan 17, 2012 8:27 PM PST via mobile up reply actions
For what it's worth (which might be nothing)
Greg Biggins tweeted me this morning and said he’d have committed, but wanted to honor his coach’s request to check out other schools. Linky.
A lot of players could use similar guidance.
Staying off twitter/facebook would be another good bit of advice.
I wonder if Oregon will actually offer him, otherwise I’d say he’s ours.
Speaking of almost committing
Anyone following this Gunner Kiel saga? He says he didn’t realize how far Baton Rouge was from Columbus, IN until he started packing. Apparently MapQuest hasn’t made its way into Indiana yet. Even better, the scoop was picked up by the ND student newspaper, which got a tip from a dorm RA who had to get a room ready for him. Take that, Joe Schad!
I'm here to kick ass and chew bubble gum, and I'm all out of bubble gum.
Kiel is a cousin of the Forciers
by Brian Floyd on Jan 17, 2012 12:11 PM PST via mobile up reply actions
You mean Team QB Force?
This page is pretty high on the unintentional comedy scale. Pay attention to the second photo.
I'm here to kick ass and chew bubble gum, and I'm all out of bubble gum.
Link fail, I guess. I suck at this.
http://www.qbforce.com/main.html
I'm here to kick ass and chew bubble gum, and I'm all out of bubble gum.
Isn't he related to former ND quarterback Blair Keil?
Around these parts, a man could get hurt for wearing purple.
That is probably how he got in.
If My Life Is Great, Why Am I Not Happy?
by well you win some and lose others on Jan 17, 2012 12:18 PM PST up reply actions
No he was highly recruited
He actually first committed to Indiana so this is his second change of heart.
Around these parts, a man could get hurt for wearing purple.
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