tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9430835.post2390008002359034648..comments2024-03-15T20:52:26.967-07:00Comments on Steve Sailer: iSteve: Big 10 expands into NYC, DC media markets: Excellent ...Unknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger25125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9430835.post-37089798362843708072012-11-22T16:46:14.043-08:002012-11-22T16:46:14.043-08:00College football is big in the flyover because the...<i>College football is big in the flyover because there just isn't that much else going on. I mean, Nebraska...I rest my case.</i> -- parochial Carol<br /><br />Omaha has an opera house. How many coastal cities of similar size can say the same? Nebraska's arts scene compares well on a per capita basis with anywhere else. The Plains are full of small colleges, many founded by homesick Europeans, and one is never too far from "kulchur".<br /><br />There is a shortage of <a href="http://www.sfweekly.com/2000-02-23/music/public-enema-no-2/" rel="nofollow">Jonathan Yegge-style performance art</a> in the Midwest, if that's what you're referring to.Reg Cæsarnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9430835.post-68752374091342310112012-11-21T18:51:32.269-08:002012-11-21T18:51:32.269-08:00The Big 10 does not seem to be a very Republican c...The Big 10 does not seem to be a very Republican conference. Michigan, Wisconsin, Illinois, Minnesota, Iowa, Pennsylvania, and Ohio all went for Obama in 2012. Only Indiana and Nebraska went for Romney. <br /><br />Being from Big 10 country, I can answer that. Romney because he had to spend so much money fending off crazy Rick Santorum in the primaries, was pretty much devoid of campaign media money most of the summer. During this time Obama and associated PAC's pretty much carpet bombed Radio and TV in the Midwest from June to August. Romney had virtually no ads until the beginning of August and was still being outspent by at least 3 or 4-1, even then. Every Obama ad I saw during the summer was negative, without exception. According to a Bloomberg piece right after the election, when Romney went to Europe, Obama bought over 1,800 ads in Ohio alone. The first debate merely got Romney back to where he was prior to the summer, instead vaulting him into the lead. I began to wonder in the middle of July if Romney had written off Ohio, like NY and California, I probably saw 50 Obama ads before I saw the first Romney one, that's how lopsided the ad spending was.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9430835.post-31339586546412259592012-11-21T15:25:42.258-08:002012-11-21T15:25:42.258-08:00I'm with the Anon: video games. WoW basically ...I'm with the Anon: video games. WoW basically allows young men (and chunky young women) to play skirmish participant.<br /><br />I mean, college football improves physical fitness, but not for the fans...SFGnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9430835.post-30749329510385971782012-11-21T14:55:17.608-08:002012-11-21T14:55:17.608-08:00This trope (apparently unironic) about sports-root...This trope (apparently unironic) about sports-rooting as a diluting factor for neocon military adventuring is really silly. Not only is it obvious that the two can and do co-exist, but there's no evidence that Novak wouldn't have opposed the Iraq War even if he'd been entirely uninterested in college basketball. Remember, back in '02 the necons were fairly explicit that democracy promotion was a way to give narcissistic or anomie-addled young Americans something to improve themselves with. He just saw how silly the idea was. alonzo portfolionoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9430835.post-9666168257812501752012-11-21T14:18:23.472-08:002012-11-21T14:18:23.472-08:00Novak is a very common Czech and Polish surname; i...<i>Novak is a very common Czech and Polish surname; it's not automatically Jewish.</i><br /><br />But it's obviously not Lebanese.ben tillmannoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9430835.post-88311615756557303362012-11-21T12:40:40.819-08:002012-11-21T12:40:40.819-08:00The University of Nebraska is completely unlike th...<i>The University of Nebraska is completely unlike the way that I had always pictured it. (My wife and I saw the campus for the first time last summer.)<br />It's a concrete jungle of crowded space, which feels doubly crowded because of its surprisingly urban setting. The academic buildings are large, uninspired, imposing, cold, and unfriendly. It feels utterly disconnected from the Nebraska landscape.</i><br /><br />It's not so much that the campus was plunked down in the middle of the city, it's more that the city grew up around the campus.Peterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04266094188872421777noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9430835.post-67162821998308871242012-11-21T09:41:31.769-08:002012-11-21T09:41:31.769-08:00Novak was a convert to the Catholic Church, which ...Novak was a convert to the Catholic Church, which is an instant de-Judaizer.Dutch Boyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02687679491743923216noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9430835.post-91611371212877707812012-11-21T07:51:55.953-08:002012-11-21T07:51:55.953-08:00It was a few short years ago Rutgers would have ha...It was a few short years ago Rutgers would have had a hard time beating Bergen Catholic HS and Don Bosco Prep,now Michigan Ohio St should be fun to watch the beating they will take especially when most of the Division one talent in NJ are playing for the other teams.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9430835.post-33585667810082853242012-11-21T05:23:00.248-08:002012-11-21T05:23:00.248-08:00The Big Ten are also connecting themselves to two ...The Big Ten are also connecting themselves to two places which have benefited most from Government spending, Washington directly and New York indirectly via the bailouts and too big to fail policy. That is where the money is, not in the Midwest rust belt.<br />DJFnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9430835.post-33653579840873076502012-11-21T03:34:30.083-08:002012-11-21T03:34:30.083-08:00"The name "Novak" wasn't a clue..."The name "Novak" wasn't a clue?"<br /><br />Novak is a very common Czech and Polish surname; it's not automatically Jewish.Bob Arctornoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9430835.post-88369854894140123512012-11-20T22:00:37.396-08:002012-11-20T22:00:37.396-08:00I always thought Novak was a Lebanese Catholic but...<i>I always thought Novak was a Lebanese Catholic but I was wrong</i><br /><br />I suppose he may have ancestors from Lebanon, N.H. but he didn't turn Catholic till right at the end--his evil buddies converted him to that Da Vinci Code thingKabbalah entrepreneurnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9430835.post-615759892106686012012-11-20T21:56:37.871-08:002012-11-20T21:56:37.871-08:00Novak also loved sports cars... I would have liked...Novak also loved sports cars... I would have liked to have seen a version of Top Gear w/ Novak and Anthony Hopkinsjust the good ol' boysnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9430835.post-12765611354953377802012-11-20T21:45:35.712-08:002012-11-20T21:45:35.712-08:00As long as we're on the subject of the Big 10....As long as we're on the subject of the Big 10...<br /><br />The University of Nebraska is completely unlike the way that I had always pictured it. (My wife and I saw the campus for the first time last summer.) <br /><br />It's a concrete jungle of crowded space, which feels doubly crowded because of its surprisingly urban setting. The academic buildings are large, uninspired, imposing, cold, and unfriendly. It feels utterly disconnected from the Nebraska landscape.<br /><br />The stadium stands in the center of Lincoln like the Colosseum stands in Rome. It's the centerpiece of the city.<br /><br />Seeing the campus was a disenchanting experience. I've always cheered for the Cornhuskers as representatives of a small state, but that horribly impersonal place drained me of my Husker enthusiasm.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9430835.post-66751286539002285922012-11-20T21:32:05.918-08:002012-11-20T21:32:05.918-08:00I always thought Novak was a Lebanese Catholic but...<i>I always thought Novak was a Lebanese Catholic but I was wrong.</i><br /><br />The name "Novak" wasn't a clue?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9430835.post-30781679308368138432012-11-20T20:47:05.071-08:002012-11-20T20:47:05.071-08:00I hate when you play Republican party strategist, ...I hate when you play Republican party strategist, Steve. To hell with the Republican party. Don't waste anymore thought on how to revive that dinosaur. <br /><br />The end game of conference realignment is the cultural consolidation of the SEC and Big 12 states. Romney won all those states with the exception of Florida and Iowa. Last year, Missouri joined the SEC and West Virginia joined the Big 12. <br /><br />We love college football down here, in large part, because yankees and jews aren't involved in it. Lord knows "Northeastern men" have ruined every professional sport. For god sakes, let us have college football.<br /><br /><i>Carol said...<br /><br />College football is big in the flyover because there just isn't that much else going on. I mean, Nebraska...I rest my case.</i><br /><br />Just a reminder why I loath blue state whites. When this all falls apart -- and we all know the center cannot hold -- don't expect us bumpkins to come to your rescue.Rajin' Cajunnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9430835.post-4028549423121368392012-11-20T20:36:40.712-08:002012-11-20T20:36:40.712-08:00I always thought Novak was a Lebanese Catholic but...I always thought Novak was a Lebanese Catholic but I was wrong.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9430835.post-17422054108100353192012-11-20T20:26:22.008-08:002012-11-20T20:26:22.008-08:00I've long been pointing out that Republicans d...<i>I've long been pointing out that Republicans devote too much attention and money to college football.<br /><br />...<br /><br />Novak strikes me as an example of a healthy way for men to sublimate militaristic urges that remain crucial for the preservation of civilization in crises, but cause needless trouble during non-crises.</i><br /><br /><br />Wait, I'm confused. College football is good or bad? You say it's bad, but then say Republicans can focus on it instead of pursuing their goal of invading the next Middle Eastern country, which sounds good to me.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9430835.post-70287894306526332912012-11-20T20:04:59.315-08:002012-11-20T20:04:59.315-08:00The Big 10 does not seem to be a very Republican c...The Big 10 does not seem to be a very Republican conference. Michigan, Wisconsin, Illinois, Minnesota, Iowa, Pennsylvania, and Ohio all went for Obama in 2012. Only Indiana and Nebraska went for Romney. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9430835.post-6190131113522814652012-11-20T19:58:13.464-08:002012-11-20T19:58:13.464-08:00"Anonymous said...
""The relative ..."Anonymous said...<br /><br />""The relative lack of big time college football in the power corridor from Boston to DC leaves Northeastern men with more time on their hands to get up to no good, with both liberalism and, especially, neoconservatism as major outlets for male aggression and tribalism.""<br /><br />Get them hooked on video games, then."<br /><br />Good idea. That's what we need: "Splinter Cell Mossad" and "Call of Duty - IDF"Mr. Anonnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9430835.post-15610758126801817782012-11-20T19:19:29.491-08:002012-11-20T19:19:29.491-08:00The relative lack of big time college football in ...<i>The relative lack of big time college football in the power corridor from Boston to DC leaves Northeastern men with more time on their hands to get up to no good, with both liberalism and, especially, neoconservatism as major outlets for male aggression and tribalism.</i><br /><br />Get them hooked on video games, then.<br />Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9430835.post-22097855168836001052012-11-20T18:43:21.690-08:002012-11-20T18:43:21.690-08:00I miss Bob Novak, the Prince of Darkness.I miss Bob Novak, the Prince of Darkness.Hunsdonnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9430835.post-57785431265586853752012-11-20T18:43:04.364-08:002012-11-20T18:43:04.364-08:00College football is big in the flyover because the...College football is big in the flyover because there just isn't that much else going on. I mean, Nebraska...I rest my case.<br /><br />Even in Socal, plenty of people can take it or leave it.Carolnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9430835.post-31536853348852025342012-11-20T17:51:00.649-08:002012-11-20T17:51:00.649-08:00College football is great -- that's why we lik...College football is great -- that's why we like it.<br /><br />I honestly don't think this is a great move for the B1G. These are not going to create marquee matchups for the existing B1G schools who are good in football, and I doubt that it will generate much additional interest for these sports in the DC and NYC areas. College sports are school-related -- schools have their own traditional followings, and in the East it's mostly basketball that does well, not football. You won't turn Maryland and Rutgers into Ohio State in terms of football by this move, and it won't generate that much football enthusiasm. Basketball is different, but everyone thinks this is football-oriented.Brendannoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9430835.post-42381343361265274952012-11-20T17:38:16.596-08:002012-11-20T17:38:16.596-08:00Rutgers already is the de facto "home" t...Rutgers already is the <i>de facto</i> "home" team for the New York area, being the closest* school playing major-league football. Being affiliated with the Big 10 should make it even more popular. Another benefit of the affiliation is that it will help insulate Rutgers from competition should Fordham or St. John's upgrade their football programs.<br /><br />* = Army is closer to some parts of the metro area, but doesn't seem to have anywhere near Rutgers' fan base.Peterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04266094188872421777noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9430835.post-81262055170538240982012-11-20T17:10:41.155-08:002012-11-20T17:10:41.155-08:00Er, 'working class' Robert Novak's dad...Er, 'working class' Robert Novak's dad was a chemical engineer, ( and Jewish Novak himself became a Roman Catholic). <br /><br />Its also hard to put 'sublimated' and a reference to Robert Novak in the same sentence.anony-mousenoreply@blogger.com