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by OmahaBen
Mon Mar 11, 2013 10:29 am
Forum: Sports
Topic: 2012-2013 Creighton Basketball
Replies: 263
Views: 22504

I'm guessing 8/9.  Lunardi is as good a guesser as anyone.  I dont see anyway that changes upward clear to 6.  Cu is not in the top 25 ish IMO. No he's not. He gets inside info and changes his bracket the morning of selection sunday to reflect that. I still remember one of the years Missouri state ...
by OmahaBen
Sat Mar 17, 2012 4:11 pm
Forum: Sports
Topic: Creighton Basketball 2011-2012
Replies: 264
Views: 28812

The real point is that if CU would have lost by one they would have complained too  to complain about Al mentioning the no cal, is laughable. The only difforence is who one and that is it. i Early start to St Patrick's day?  :;): Lol. I am trying so hard for that post to make sense. Oh stewardess, ...
by OmahaBen
Thu Mar 01, 2012 6:53 am
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: "Gas Crisis"
Replies: 48
Views: 4832

For me, it has everything to do with the much more sinister and unpopular business of discussing how and why we have become such a lame society; how and why we stopped being global "leaders" in any meaningful way; and how and why our future is getting bleaker and bleaker while we struggle...
by OmahaBen
Sat Feb 25, 2012 7:01 am
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: "Gas Crisis"
Replies: 48
Views: 4832

Re: "Gas Crisis"

With $4+ gas coming our way will anyone be changing their day to day driving habits?  Does anyone else consider it a "crisis"? I only fill up every ~2.5 weeks so I am not too worried about it.  I should also be biking/walking/taking the bus more often as the weather gets better so I am ho...
by OmahaBen
Wed Jan 04, 2012 3:20 pm
Forum: Dining/Culture/Entertainment
Topic: Benson
Replies: 458
Views: 105694

Ultimately, this is my source: http://www.amazon.com/gp/aw/d/1558347011/ref=redir_mdp_mobile But Wikipedia does a pretty good job of giving an overview. I'm working from my phone right now (not very conducive...) but I will try to find some cases and articles if I have time. Again, I'm just saying ...
by OmahaBen
Wed Jan 04, 2012 2:42 pm
Forum: eOmahaForums Bar and Grill
Topic: Traffic Gaps
Replies: 75
Views: 10519

Once again, difference in speed kills more than speed itself. OK, sure. So how the |expletive| is the person driving the safe, legal speed the one who is behaving in an unsafe manner? That's seriously |expletive| up and proves my point about how collectively flawed our thinking is as a society. Tha...
by OmahaBen
Tue Jan 03, 2012 1:10 pm
Forum: eOmahaForums Bar and Grill
Topic: Traffic Gaps
Replies: 75
Views: 10519

(as in, why should I be pressured to move out of the left lane to enable a speeder to zoom through when I am safely and legally traveling at the speed limit?). Safely must mean different things to you and me. Blocking in a speeder may make you feel smug as a speed limit enforcing vigilante, but the...
by OmahaBen
Tue Jan 03, 2012 12:44 pm
Forum: Sports
Topic: 2011 Nebraska football
Replies: 243
Views: 24423

I thought the law was that if you are in the driver seat of a car drunk you can be charged with a DUI regardless of whether you're sitting, sleeping, or driving? As with all things, it depends on the law of the state. But the general rule seems to make it depend on "control of the vehicle.&quo...
by OmahaBen
Thu Dec 22, 2011 8:48 am
Forum: Sports
Topic: Creighton Basketball 2011-2012
Replies: 264
Views: 28812

Should be close to a sell-out tonight. I know they're expecting 17,000+ so long as people haven't already left for the holidays.
by OmahaBen
Wed Dec 21, 2011 11:29 am
Forum: eOmahaForums Bar and Grill
Topic: Traffic Gaps
Replies: 75
Views: 10519

Joe, we are definitely not on the same page with whatever you are trying to say to me. Ben, I'm not really sure what you are arguing either, except that one is supposed to follow the law, but it's ok to not follow the law if one is following some vague, nebulous, "unwritten" social law, s...
by OmahaBen
Fri Dec 16, 2011 1:28 pm
Forum: eOmahaForums Bar and Grill
Topic: Traffic Gaps
Replies: 75
Views: 10519

This is virtually never enforced, contributes to the broken window effect as it pertains to our legal system, and adds to the incoherence and confusion regarding how we are to drive on local streets vs. Interstate highways. Funny how pretty much everyone agrees with what the standards and rules are...
by OmahaBen
Thu Dec 15, 2011 2:45 pm
Forum: eOmahaForums Bar and Grill
Topic: Traffic Gaps
Replies: 75
Views: 10519

"going with the flow" is still preferable over obstructing traffic. I emphatically disagree, as should law enforcement. Difference in speed kills more than speed itself. There's a reason there's a minimum speed limit on the interstate system. You can keep playing devil's advocate if you w...
by OmahaBen
Thu Dec 15, 2011 2:40 pm
Forum: eOmahaForums Bar and Grill
Topic: Traffic Gaps
Replies: 75
Views: 10519

Just saying, there are unwritten rules to the road, and people should follow them. Actually, there aren't. Plain and simple. It's a fallacy and it's an attitude that people use to justify breaking the law. Quite frankly, it's total bull |expletive|, and the sooner people realize that, the better of...
by OmahaBen
Tue Dec 13, 2011 1:25 pm
Forum: Sports
Topic: Creighton Soccer
Replies: 165
Views: 21719

I think soccer would be somewhat more interesting if they would even just add a few feet to either end of the goal... make it a higher scoring game.  It is so depressing watching a team meticulously work their way down the field... only to see them come away empty handed over and over again. Except...
by OmahaBen
Tue Dec 13, 2011 1:22 pm
Forum: Sports
Topic: Creighton Soccer
Replies: 165
Views: 21719

I think soccer would be somewhat more interesting if they would even just add a few feet to either end of the goal... make it a higher scoring game.  It is so depressing watching a team meticulously work their way down the field... only to see them come away empty handed over and over again. No. :e...
by OmahaBen
Mon Nov 28, 2011 3:11 pm
Forum: Sports
Topic: 2011 Nebraska football
Replies: 243
Views: 24423

It might be a stupid gimmick to some but in this day and age with everything going on, I'd rather hear and see those doing great things get honored more often. What, exactly, is so different about this day and age than any other in the grand scheme of things? And how does that make this dumb@$$ gim...
by OmahaBen
Tue Nov 22, 2011 3:56 pm
Forum: Transportation
Topic: Omaha Streetcar Discussion
Replies: 3463
Views: 436560

But with the way things are going, there will simply be alternatives to oil. Ha! In your wet dream! Besides, I was only half serious. I haven't even read the book. I'm definitely curious what it has to say and how it backs it up, though. Good god, why? Patently absurd theories should not provoke cu...
by OmahaBen
Wed Aug 10, 2011 1:42 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: How to make a good martini?
Replies: 9
Views: 1486

Omababe wrote:a glass of fine gin (Beefeater was his fave)
Your dad's definition of a "fine gin" is apparently different than most...
by OmahaBen
Tue Aug 02, 2011 9:22 am
Forum: News and Events
Topic: The Omaha World Herald
Replies: 912
Views: 233717

It upsets me off that I can't read the new stories anymore with out paying.  I would not mind paying a small monthly fee, but to know that part of my money would be paying for the salaries of Rainbow and Breaking Brad, I just can't do it. I wish they would have one price if you only want the news a...
by OmahaBen
Mon Aug 01, 2011 2:46 pm
Forum: Lincoln Development
Topic: Living in downtown Lincoln
Replies: 18
Views: 2751

...and the growing need for a grocery store. http://journalstar.com/news/local/article_6bd2ae2b-b667-57e9-95da-6bb2aa0192ee.html Ironically, while Omaha has Patrick's Market downtown and a Wholners in midtown, it is without a cvs/walgreens in the core while Lincoln has one right downtown.  Chicken ...
by OmahaBen
Mon Aug 01, 2011 9:08 am
Forum: Sports
Topic: 2011 Nebraska football
Replies: 243
Views: 24423

Greg S wrote:Preseason hype is the norm for all teams in all sports.  That's why opening day is so big in baseball.
Opening Day is so big in baseball because it's a sign spring is here.
by OmahaBen
Fri Jul 29, 2011 12:19 pm
Forum: Sports
Topic: 2011 Nebraska football
Replies: 243
Views: 24423

I agree, uninspiring.  Like the idea and what it stands for though. The idea of the Heroes Game is already played; it's called Army-Navy (because, let's face it, in this climate you know damn well the "citizen heroes" being honored are going to be in uniform 99 out of 100 times). But appa...
by OmahaBen
Fri Jul 29, 2011 8:57 am
Forum: Sports
Topic: 2011 Nebraska football
Replies: 243
Views: 24423

The Heroes game? Really? Did the same guy who came up with the Legends and Leaders Divisions come up with this name?

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by OmahaBen
Fri Jul 15, 2011 12:39 pm
Forum: Sports
Topic: Nebraska Basketball 2011-2012
Replies: 189
Views: 17741

Linkin5 wrote:
cp jay 07 wrote:I'm pretty sure BlueBlood knows a lot more about this than you do.
awesome, how?  Thats all I've been wanting to know.
I'll leave it in his hands how much he wishes to divulge. But take it from us, he's not just joe blow off the street...
by OmahaBen
Fri Jul 15, 2011 8:44 am
Forum: Sports
Topic: Nebraska Basketball 2011-2012
Replies: 189
Views: 17741

He wants a BCS school and he wants to go into engineering, take your pick.  Creighton has neither. He listed Creighton for the same reason he lists unl, he likes the local attention. He won't be going to either. So there was another reason outside of Creighton not offering degrees in engineering - ...
by OmahaBen
Thu Jul 14, 2011 11:00 am
Forum: Sports
Topic: Nebraska Basketball 2011-2012
Replies: 189
Views: 17741

People who get pedantic on the use of BCS as a reference outside of football are worse than grammar nazis. Dude, go sit on a parking cone... It was a simple question. I'm not exactly a huge sports geek and I don't cream my pants anytime big basketball news hits the printing press, I was just curiou...
by OmahaBen
Thu Jul 14, 2011 9:56 am
Forum: Sports
Topic: National Collegiate Hockey Conference
Replies: 12
Views: 1406

he also mentioned about Versus being re-branded "NBC Sports" and getting a deal with this new conference. The NBC Sports re-brand has been known for months, going back to the NHL re-upping on its NBC/Versus deal. The deal with the new conference less so (its been oft-rumored), but I wonde...
by OmahaBen
Thu Jul 14, 2011 9:52 am
Forum: Sports
Topic: Nebraska Basketball 2011-2012
Replies: 189
Views: 17741

And the BCS has what to do with basketball? Nothing, I suppose, other than the outrageous sums of money it funnels into those schools' athletic coffers, which then get spent on things like basketball. It's an easily understood moniker to reference the 6 conferences that spend more money than the ot...
by OmahaBen
Mon Jul 11, 2011 9:47 am
Forum: Sports
Topic: National Collegiate Hockey Conference
Replies: 12
Views: 1406

I don't know how much I like it yet.  Too many good teams in one conference.  Is it really possible to get every team in a conference into the NCAA tournament?  Because a lot of years all 8 teams will be good enough. Depends on the non-conference records, but doubtful. And good luck selling the 6th...
by OmahaBen
Wed Jul 06, 2011 10:39 am
Forum: Urban Omaha Development
Topic: Charles Schwab Field Omaha (TDAPO)
Replies: 1110
Views: 225012

In contrast I have not seen any other ballparks that look remotely close to TDAP.  You can say that it may not have much character but don't call it generic. It looks a helluva lot like a pre-renovation Kaufmann minus the upper deck and the fountains. Frankly, you can take any of the 1960's era bal...
by OmahaBen
Wed Jul 06, 2011 9:25 am
Forum: Urban Omaha Development
Topic: Charles Schwab Field Omaha (TDAPO)
Replies: 1110
Views: 225012

I don't get it, either. It's a ballpark, and it looks like a ballpark - a darn nice one at that. Why does it need a gimmick? Should it resemble a giant cupcake or something? If we were talking about football or hockey or basketball, it wouldn't be an issue. But baseball stadiums are different, beca...
by OmahaBen
Fri Jul 01, 2011 10:18 am
Forum: eOmahaForums Bar and Grill
Topic: MLB Dodgers
Replies: 47
Views: 7165

St Louis isn't the 2nd more storied, by far. The Yankees, the Red Sox, the Cubs, and the probably the White Sox all have bigger fan bases with a more storied past. One of these things is not like the other... The White Sox are a middling franchise still best known for having thrown a world series a...
by OmahaBen
Thu Jun 30, 2011 10:57 am
Forum: News and Events
Topic: Missouri River
Replies: 539
Views: 96192

sincitybaby wrote:Just an observation, but maybe it can be related to this?
Yeah, no. It's because of the wind.
by OmahaBen
Wed Jun 29, 2011 12:57 pm
Forum: eOmahaForums Bar and Grill
Topic: MLB Dodgers
Replies: 47
Views: 7165

Re: MLB Dodgers

Anonymous wrote:You guys think there is any chance in hll that the Dodgers could find there way to Omaha?
Lol. The Dodgers won't be leaving LA.
by OmahaBen
Wed Jun 29, 2011 12:52 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: OTA Antenna Installer
Replies: 35
Views: 5373

how big of antenna are you putting up? As an FYI, unless you're in the boonies or trying to get a signal through a solid concrete wall, you can probably get by with a $5 rabbit ears antenna. We get ~20 stations here in Des Moines: 8 primary networks in HD (ABC, CBS, Fox, NBC, PBS, Ion, CW, and one ...
by OmahaBen
Tue Jun 28, 2011 12:03 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: OTA Antenna Installer
Replies: 35
Views: 5373

a couple of months ago, I bought a $20 antenna from Target and plugged it in and could pick up all the local channels in HD The funny part is OTA broadcasts in HD are actually better quality than the same HD broadcast sent through the cable system. http://www.amazon.com/Zenith-VN1ANTP1-Indoor-Passi...
by OmahaBen
Tue Jun 28, 2011 11:52 am
Forum: Sports
Topic: The Big 10 thread
Replies: 320
Views: 35768

Stargazer wrote:Given the brutal schedule we've got... I suspect we'll get plenty.
In basketball? Bollocks. Nebraska was just called out by Joe Lunardi on ESPN as being one of the 10 worst schedulers in college basketball.
by OmahaBen
Mon Jun 27, 2011 1:27 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: OTA Antenna Installer
Replies: 35
Views: 5373

how big of antenna are you putting up? As an FYI, unless you're in the boonies or trying to get a signal through a solid concrete wall, you can probably get by with a $5 rabbit ears antenna. We get ~20 stations here in Des Moines: 8 primary networks in HD (ABC, CBS, Fox, NBC, PBS, Ion, CW, and one ...
by OmahaBen
Mon Jun 27, 2011 12:52 pm
Forum: News and Events
Topic: Missouri River
Replies: 539
Views: 96192

Fort Calhoun Nuclear Station Berm Collapses The NRC says its inspectors were at the plant when the berm failed and have confirmed that the flooding has had no impact on the reactor shutdown cooling or the spent fuel pool cooling. By the way, if anyone else saw Good Morning America this morning, thi...
by OmahaBen
Fri Jun 24, 2011 8:19 am
Forum: Sports
Topic: Stanley Cup
Replies: 23
Views: 2256

I think it's safe to say that Boston is America's best sports city. Sorry New Yorkers. With probably the worst fans, Philly excepted. What's funny is they will still have a little brother complex when it comes to New York. A significantly more frugal, cleaner, better educated little brother, mind y...