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  1. ISUCubswin

    Washington hires Jedd Fisch

    FWIW, UW Dawg Pound did a fan poll of 8 coaches and who the fans would want. CMC finished last. I don't think CMC leaves, but I have a fairly good inkling he was all but gone to USC until Riley took it last minute. Penn State, Ohio State, and Michigan don't appear to be hiring any time soon, so...
  2. ISUCubswin

    ***Official 2023 Chicago Cubs Thread***

    - Nightengale says it's hard to see Chapman signing anywhere other than San Francisco with the Cubs being the lone possible exception. - He also believes the Cubs will be the most aggressive team to end the offseason. - Levine wouldn't be surprised if Bellinger is a Cub in the next week or...
  3. ISUCubswin

    ***2024 NFL Season***

    I do, sadly, agree with this. I'd argue Tua is the most accurate QB in the league and Tua's success is that McDaniels played to this strength by drawing up quick plays for Tua to hit. However, I'd also argue Tua is the worst QB in the league at making positive plays happen when his first read is...
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    ***2024 NFL Season***

    Dolphins fan seeking advice - Chiefs defense is great and they earned that win, so I want to preface with that before my next comment. Also, couldn't be happier the game was played last night in a true football weather game as it should be played. Maybe it's bias, but I feel like Bradley Chubb...
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    ***Official 2023 Chicago Cubs Thread***

    It’s been brutal. Marquee Network is and always has been terrible. My hope was by opening it up to subscribers that they would improve on the technological side but they have not.
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    ***Official 2023 Chicago Cubs Thread***

    Fun notes I’ve seen from social media - Shaw has spent “99%” of his offseason at third base - Swanson said “before we get to 2024, we have to sign Bellinger”
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    ***Official 2023 Chicago Cubs Thread***

    Craig Counsell takeaways - Unprompted, talked about how excited he is to see Wesneski in Mesa because he was always interesting to watch from the other side. - Best players should play; regarding young players, baseball has a lot of numbers and sometimes young players don't have enough data to...
  8. ISUCubswin

    ***Official 2023 Chicago Cubs Thread***

    I'm probably only watching the Jed/Carter portion of CubsCon today unless I find time for others. Counsell is at 11:00 and I'm hoping he gives some insight of his philosophies. Key notes - Cubs don't plan on deploying a 6 man rotation but do plan on toying with it in a way that can give extra...
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    ***Official 2023 Chicago Cubs Thread***

    TIN FOIL HAT THEORY They just announced just about everyone who has played with the Cubs the last 40 years, the coaching staff, all prospects, and then anyone who's had a cup of coffee at Wrigley. Interestingly enough, they announced everyone in alphabetical order by last name. They went...
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    ***Official 2023 Chicago Cubs Thread***

    CubsCon takeaways so far - PCA looks like the "after" picture of what 5 years of meth does to somebody - Tom Ricketts announces Michael Busch and Shota as two recent additions and that there's more to come this offseason. Cubs fans start chanting "Cody, Cody, Cody" and he mishears it as...
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    ***Official 2023 Chicago Cubs Thread***

    It's important to preface, because I think it's forgotten here and most certainly on social media, it is the organizations intent for Busch to be the "primary first basemen," per Sharma, who is one of the most in-the-know Cubs reporters. . Busch was primarily a first baseman in college. In the...
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    ***Official 2023 Chicago Cubs Thread***

    Morel will certainly be the main piece. I do think there will be some smaller-market teams that would like to see Mervis solely for the pop of the bat. I wouldn't consider observing that there's no room for a player on a roster as giving up on a player. If there is a 3B, and Bellinger is...
  13. ISUCubswin

    Washington hires Jedd Fisch

    Imagine going from a fast-paced, fun to watch, score a **** ton offense to a coach who wants to slow things down, control the clock, and focus on defense first. *looks at pictures of Hoiberg and Prohm*
  14. ISUCubswin

    Washington hires Jedd Fisch

    The team loses everything from the Natty team this year. It's going to be ******* BRUTAL for the next coach to live up to the fans expectations, especially since they won't be playing cupcakes week in and week out like they did in the PAC 12
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    ***Official 2023 Chicago Cubs Thread***

    1) If you want to believe the Cubs current views, Busch will be at 1B. This means 3B is your last unfilled hole, which means Chapman is alive. 2) It's entirely possible this is a false narrative pushed by the Cubs to lower Hoskins asking price and they want Busch at 3B. For the time being, I do...
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    ***Official 2023 Chicago Cubs Thread***

    Morel has been removed as a participant of CubsCon Very well could be weather related if he opted to wait until tomorrow to come in. Could also be something else related.
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    ***2023-24 MLB Off-Season Thread***

    Dude is electric when he’s on, but biggest head case the Cubs have had in awhile. He didn’t have a very positive exit from the Mets, so the Subway series should be fun.
  18. ISUCubswin

    ***Official 2023 Chicago Cubs Thread***

    I love it. Tauchman as a 5th OF is a pretty good deal. That being said, he and Madrigal both would be serving as the high contact bench option, so I wouldn’t be shocked if one goes.
  19. ISUCubswin

    ***Official 2023 Chicago Cubs Thread***

    Maybe you now look at Mervis/Morel/P for Bieber and Clase
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    ***Official 2023 Chicago Cubs Thread***

    Sharma, who is in my top 2 of in the know, says Busch is entering the Spring as the primary 1B Either this is a ploy by the FO to get Hoskins to go down in price or it’s an indicator we’re focusing on Chapman