Just like the men.......

just another ref · #1 (**permalink**) Sun Apr 05, 2009, 11:47pm

I was watching the baseball game tonight and they cut in to show the end of the first women's semifinal. On the last second shot there was a travel you could see from the parking lot.

JRutledge · #2 (**permalink**) Mon Apr 06, 2009, 12:01am

I thought you were going to be upset that Courtney Paris is going to have to give back her scholarship.

Peace

just another ref · #3 (**permalink**) Mon Apr 06, 2009, 12:06am

None of the men would be crazy enough to make a promise like that..............

and then really crazy enough to keep it, which she said she intends to do.

We'll see.

just another ref · #4 (**permalink**) Mon Apr 06, 2009, 12:07am

This could be the inspiration for a new signature line:

"Not a dime back."

Jim Calhoun

JugglingReferee · #5 (**permalink**) Mon Apr 06, 2009, 04:33am

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Originally Posted by just another ref

None of the men would be crazy enough to make a promise like that..............

and then really crazy enough to keep it, which she said she intends to do.

We'll see.

I thought it was a crazy promise to make as well. It reminds me of Celebrity Apprentice Sunday night. One woman volunteered to support Melissa Rivers, her product manager by going back into the boardroom. Just by doing that, Trump fired her. "Never volunteer for execution."

mbyron · #6 (**permalink**) Mon Apr 06, 2009, 06:13am

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Originally Posted by just another ref

None of the men would be crazy enough to make a promise like that..............

and then really crazy enough to keep it, which she said she intends to do.

We'll see.

If she gives back her scholarship, they'll probably just give her a different one.

w_sohl · #7 (**permalink**) Mon Apr 06, 2009, 11:55pm

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Originally Posted by just another ref

None of the men would be crazy enough to make a promise like that..............

and then really crazy enough to keep it, which she said she intends to do.

We'll see.

Not a big deal for her to pay her scholarship back, her dad is former NFL player Bubba Paris. He cut the check the other night.

just another ref · #8 (**permalink**) Tue Apr 07, 2009, 12:18am

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Originally Posted by w_sohl

Not a big deal for her to pay her scholarship back, her dad is former NFL player Bubba Paris. He cut the check the other night.

Doesn't have quite the same ring:

If we don't win it all, my daddy will pay my scholarship back.

Raymond · #9 (**permalink**) Tue Apr 07, 2009, 07:40am

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Originally Posted by just another ref

Doesn't have quite the same ring:

If we don't win it all, my daddy will pay my scholarship back.

I thought that was assumed from the minute she made the promise.

tjones1 · #10 (**permalink**) Mon Apr 06, 2009, 01:25pm

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Originally Posted by JRutledge

I thought you were going to be upset that Courtney Paris is going to have to give back her scholarship.

Peace

I was wondering what the heck they were talking about when they were interviewing her. Obviously, I figured she made some kind of guarantee but I couldn't figure out the somewhat odd ball figure of $60,000.

refguy · #11 (**permalink**) Mon Apr 06, 2009, 02:08pm

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Originally Posted by tjones1

I was wondering what the heck they were talking about when they were interviewing her. Obviously, I figured she made some kind of guarantee but I couldn't figure out the somewhat odd ball figure of $60,000.

$16,000 a year for 4 years was the amount of her scholarship.

Juulie Downs · #12 (**permalink**) Mon Apr 06, 2009, 12:39am

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Originally Posted by just another ref

I was watching the baseball game tonight and they cut in to show the end of the first women's semifinal. On the last second shot there was a travel you could see from the parking lot.

That one wasn't nearly as bad as the one they missed in the first few minutes of the game. It was at least 4 steps, maybe 5. I wouldn't have signalled travel, I'd have signalled marathon.

grunewar · #13 (**permalink**) Mon Apr 06, 2009, 02:20pm

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Originally Posted by Juulie Downs

That one wasn't nearly as bad as the one they missed in the first few minutes of the game. It was at least 4 steps, maybe 5. I wouldn't have signalled travel, I'd have signalled marathon.

We discussed it last night in the Chat Room.

And, Juulie's right, the travel in the first half was so long it made Lebron's crab dribble look like a short stroll........

PS - Join us in the Chat Room tonight and tomorrow to discuss the championship games real time......

Juulie Downs · #14 (**permalink**) Mon Apr 06, 2009, 02:49pm

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Originally Posted by grunewar

We discussed it last night in the Chat Room.

And, Juulie's right, the travel in the first half was so long it made Lebron's crab dribble look like a short stroll........

PS - Join us in the Chat Room tonight and tomorrow to discuss the championship games real time......

Yea, we had some pretty interesting stuff to talk about, at least in the first game last night, and good discussions. Although it was pretty depressing to see Stanford get beaten so badly.

Nevadaref · #15 (**permalink**) Mon Apr 06, 2009, 06:32am

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Originally Posted by just another ref

I was watching the baseball game tonight and they cut in to show the end of the first women's semifinal. On the last second shot there was a travel you could see from the parking lot.

I'm not sure that is a true statement.

She took a bunch of quick, choppy steps just prior to receiving the pass, but once she caught the ball she may have had only one foot one the floor and then executed a good jump stop by jumping off of that foot and landing on two followed by going up for the try.

I haven't seen it is slow motion and picked it apart yet though.
It looked odd, but I'm not convinced that it was illegal.