Engineers
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No dude, you are "clue-ness" and you're bringing seven different kinds of stupid! Good job!
Webster's Dictionary defines "troll" as: one who starts obviously inflammatory thread for no other reason than to start **** and then sits back and watches the commotion. see also: mauiclone
I'm not an engineer. I am a huge Cyclone fan. Combine those two things, and I still don't understand diddly-squat about basketball and how it works. I have a tenous grasp of a few basic concepts, and that's about it. And I'm fine with that. I like cheering for the guys and gals representing my school, and therefore representing me. They are my ambassadors, and I'm going to go cheer them on. Does that make me some kind of scumbag or something?
Maybe you just work with a bunch of idiots...engineers or not. Based on your post, I'm thinking you might be included in the "idiots" category.
What if I knew an engineer who played basketball for ISU, graduated with honors from undergrad, and was/is getting his masters in Structural Engineering from ISU? I think he might understand how the game is played.
Guys, this is the same jack*** who said he expects ISU basketball to be in the Final Four every 5 years. Please don't listen to a thing that he says. Ever.
You can thank me later.
You can thank me later.
The ability to PLAY basketball well is not necessary to understand HOW basketball works. I am not a good athlete. I am coordinated, but I can't run fast, or for long periods of time. I'm short, and I suck at basketball. I'm small, and I suck at football. But that certainly doesn't mean I don't understand the mechanics of sport. Generally speaking, most Engineering students are individuals who maintain powerful skills in logic and mental problem solving. These traits enable "us" to understand the strategy of the game. I love watching basketball, and I know how it works. I can tell from watching a team play if they are good or bad, and why they are so. I can use statistics to make a batting order. I can watch tape of a defense and show you where a defense is weak. Mark Mangino coaches Division 1 Football (pretty well, really), and he never played college ball. Charlie Weis, while a flop as a head coach, was an excellent NFL Coordinator because he understood tactics and strategy.
Conversely, there are numerous examples of great athletes that don't know jack. This is why a lot of quarterbacks fail at higher levels. They are excellent athletes, and relied on their physical strength to take them to the next level. When they get there, they realize that everyone is just as good of an athlete as they are, and all of a sudden have to outsmart the other guy, not just outrun him.
I have an immense appreciation for great athletes, as I will never in my life be able to do some of the things they do. BUT DO NOT insinuate that my choice to major in engineering somehow makes me unfit to understand sport. You are pathetic.
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CycloneErik
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You may have gotten a little defensive regarding an Internet post. Relax. Some people like to aggravate other folks, like the troll definition that SeattleClone gave.
Sorry to pile on and keep this thread alive, but it reminded me of an engineer related story from my Cyclone days.
I lived in a fraternity on Welch Ave, and after homecoming one year, we were dismantling our Lawn Display that was built for the Homecoming competition. Eventually it was down to a pile of 2 X 4's that needed the nails pulled out so we could use the wood again. I grabbed a claw hammer, handed it to one of the Freshman in our house, and told him to take all the nails out. I went about doing something else and eventually went back to check on him. I found him standing on the first board, with a foot on either side of the first nail, claw hammer hooked on the head of the nail and he was pulling straight up with both hands. (Not using the leverage aspect of the hammer, trying to brute force pull the nail out.)
After considerable laughter on my part I showed him how it was supposed to work. This kid was in his first semester at Iowa State, but was already a sophomore classification wise, as he had somehow tested out of his entire freshman curriculum. He had a 4.0 GPA in one of the engineering disciplines (Mechanical I think), and was an exceptionally smart kid, but couldn't figure the hammer thing out.
I lived in a fraternity on Welch Ave, and after homecoming one year, we were dismantling our Lawn Display that was built for the Homecoming competition. Eventually it was down to a pile of 2 X 4's that needed the nails pulled out so we could use the wood again. I grabbed a claw hammer, handed it to one of the Freshman in our house, and told him to take all the nails out. I went about doing something else and eventually went back to check on him. I found him standing on the first board, with a foot on either side of the first nail, claw hammer hooked on the head of the nail and he was pulling straight up with both hands. (Not using the leverage aspect of the hammer, trying to brute force pull the nail out.)
After considerable laughter on my part I showed him how it was supposed to work. This kid was in his first semester at Iowa State, but was already a sophomore classification wise, as he had somehow tested out of his entire freshman curriculum. He had a 4.0 GPA in one of the engineering disciplines (Mechanical I think), and was an exceptionally smart kid, but couldn't figure the hammer thing out.
so....is that like, um, when, um, the football coach gets penalized for, um, being on the field to much?
CycloneErik
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so....is that like, um, when, um, the football coach gets penalized for, um, being on the field to much?
We found an engineer!!!! Get him!!!
To be fair, I wasn't defensive until the very end. By then, the post had built up and I was more frustrated than when I began.
CycloneErik
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CycloneErik
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Eh. I said what I said, and I'll live with it. I didn't say anything to make me ashamed. I've done way dumber things for way worse reasons.
Here's an engineering joke i told a friend of mine who is EE.
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