Southern Pigksin

Should Maryland leave the ACC and join the Big East?

2009-10-19T02:23:11-05:00

I would trade Maryland for East Carolina or South Florida and the ACC would lose next to nothing in football.

Just out of curiosity do you believe in dinosaurs?

2008-12-20T22:26:53-05:00

Just a thought… how many of you actually believe in fossils and disosaurs?

http://www.latimes.com/news/nationworld/nation/la-sci-dinos20-2008dec20,0,1969652.story?track=rss

Many dinosaurs were stay-at-home dads
Fossilized bones found in brooding positions near eggs were found to be male, confirming scientists’ theories.

By Karen Kaplan
December 20, 2008

Dinosaur dads played an active role in raising their young and often served as single parents, according to a study published Friday in the journal Science.

The researchers examined bones belonging to eight different dinosaurs that were fossilized in “brooding postures” near clutches of eggs. None of them included medullary bone, a form of bone tissue found in female birds and some female dinosaurs that is mined for calcium when they lay eggs, the researchers reported.

The team, led by paleontologist David J. Varricchio of Montana State University in Bozeman, also looked for signs that calcium or phosphorus had been leached from the bones—a side effect of the egg-laying process—and found none.

One of the fossils, belonging to an adult Troodon formosus, was found “in direct contact with an egg clutch,” the researchers wrote. Troodon egg clutches can be so large that experts have surmised the dinosaurs formed communal nests.

The scientists investigated the role of dinosaur fathers because they suspected it was similar to that of their descendants—modern birds. Males take on parental responsibilities in more than 90% of bird species, and in many cases they incubate and raise their chicks alone. (For the sake of comparison: In just 5% of mammalian species do males raise their young.)

Dino daddies may have evolved as active parents because the moms were preoccupied with laying eggs, which were large and could only be produced one at a time, the researchers wrote. Additionally, since unhatched chicks needed so much heat to stay warm, the dads may have had little choice but to help out with incubation if they wanted their offspring to survive, according to the study.

Jets-Giants Super Bowl????

2008-11-16T07:09:11-05:00

Something is making me feel that this year may be the best oppurtunity for it to happen. If the chips fall where they should and this miracle happens, then the neutral site should be scrapped for this game and it should automatically be played in Giants Stadium in East Rutherford NJ. SUbway Super Bowl…Now that has a ring to it….GO G-MEN!!!!

ACC Flow Chart

2011-01-15T09:10:37-05:00

http://twitpic.com/3podkb/full

Haha redhot!

2011-01-21T08:55:08-05:00

Since the post count seems to be such a big deal in these last few days I just wanted to let everyone know I beat you to our 3,000th post. Yours will prolly come before the end of the weekend so hurry up and pass me back. I’m lostdawg3….not 2 and I don’t want to be 2nd behind TBE. :- )

Obsession

2010-04-04T19:25:31-05:00

Clearly one poster here who is a few cards shy of a full deck is displaying an unhealthy obsession with me. I believe this individual to be disturbed, and will no longer pick on him as I feel that would be just like pulling the wings off a butterfly. Why should I pick on someone who is incapeable of defending himself. I will just shake my head in pity from this point foward.

The mighty Gators or wimpy lizards??

2009-09-12T17:08:33-05:00

When is the last time the Gators played an out of conference game outside of the state of Florida? Any guesses? It’s another huge challenge at the swamp today… Maybe Timmy T. can just sit this one out and watch - or play an actual challenging game on PS3. As much as I don’t like the Dawgs, I respect their opening game and they don’t have a picnic today, either. Of course, if the Noles play the way we have seen them play the past couple of years, our game today will be a challenge - at least until the fourth quarter…

Reality

2009-04-15T15:59:54-05:00

WVU’s record against the Big East since 1991

vs vtech—— 5-10
vs bc———— 9-4-1
vs miami—— 2-11
vs temple—- 12-1
vs cuse——— 10-8 (7 game winning streak. longest by either in the series)
vs rutgers— 16-2 (14 game winning streak. longest by either in the series)
vs pitt———- 11-7
vs cincy——- 3-1
vs conn——- 5-0 (5 game winning streak)
vs uofl——— 3-1
vs usf———- 2-2

LSU purple…...

2010-04-03T15:55:20-05:00

http://www.lsusports.net/ViewArticle.dbml?SPSID=27815&SPID=2164&DB_LANG=C&DB_OEM_ID=5200&ATCLID=204919830

I kinda just have to laugh at Tennnessee fans

2010-01-14T20:09:04-05:00

After that whirlwind of excitement or whatever you want to call it the last eight months he now leaves you guys 3 weeks before national signing day lol.