Thread Of The Day

On ESPN.com there is an entertaining contest called Streak for the Cash. Everyday, ESPN post a few different sports matchups. You have the choice of picking the winner for which ever games you want. If you correctly pick 27 times in a row, you win a million dollars.

Of course the games they let you choose from are not usually easy picks, so it’s difficult to put a long streak together. My current winning streak is two. The highest right now is 12.

In today’s Thread of the Day, there is a genius who insists ESPN is fixing the games that are broadcast on their network. This includes tennis, soccer, basketball, football, etc., college and professional. ESPN is doing this to keep players from putting a long streak together. He even has “proof”. The teams that the majority pick are losing too much. He is absolutely convinced and nobody can change his mind.

As one member stated: “this has to be the dumbest thread I’ve seen on this message board in quite some time.”

I couldn’t agree more.

http://boards.espn.go.com/boards/mb/mb?sport=fanboard&id=916&tid=4111731&tsn=1

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Today’s Thread of the Day is at the parents forum of CollegeConfidential.com. A parent of a soon to be college student wants to know if Ivy League schools are hiding something when they take prospective students on tours.

The schools are historical. On the outside, the centuries old buildings are an architectural delight. But this parent says it is difficult to see the insides of ones their child will actually be using; such as classrooms, dorm rooms, library, cafeteria, etc. The tour guide takes them in places their child will never spend time.

Yale shows the cannon ball room, but not a dorm room. Penn will show off the Wharton building, but that is a newer facility. Harvard won’t show the freshmen cafeteria because of Domna, the Nazi-like cafeteria lady.

What is the real reason they don’t show more of the insides of these prestigious buildings?  Is it because once inside, they are nothing but unimpressive, old, dark, gloomy, out-dated facilities? That is what the original poster of this thread is beginning to think:

http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/parents-forum/595754-ivy-league-tours-hiding-something.htm

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High school graduation is upon us. For college bound seniors, it is time to think about who you want your college roommate to be.

Should it be a friend you already know, or should you take a chance on a stranger? Both have pros and cons.  Living with a friend often ruins the relationship. On the other hand, you never know what you will get with a complete stranger.

In today’s Thread of the Day, the members of CollegeConfidential.com discuss this topic.

http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/college-life/509759-don-t-room-people-you-already-know-do-you-agree.html

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You may have already heard about this nice story. It has been in many news outlets.

Sara Tucholsky, a senior softball player for Western Oregon, hits a home run. It is the first one in her career.  While rounding first base, she blows her knee out. She is unable to continue.

If anybody from her team’s bench touches her, she is out. She can stay at first base and get a pinch runner, but then it is only a single and not a home run.

As the coach is getting ready to call a substitute, two players from the other team, Central Washington, offer to help. There are no rules on the book against the opposing team actually helping the runner. So Mallory Holtman and Liz Wallace carried the injured opponent around the bases, stopping at each on so she could touch them with her good leg.

The good samaritans’ team loses what is a very important game in the battle for their conference title and their season ends.

The members of the UltimateCollegeSoftball.com forum started discussing this amazing act before it became such a big story around the country.

Here is the thread.

http://www.websitetoolbox.com/tool/post/robocoach/vpost?id=2668189

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