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  1. 7 minutes ago, thatsmymammy said:

    Love took a big sack with 5 seconds left, turned into a 49 yard field goal that hit the crossbar.... no good. 

    A 2 play shitstorm that could prove costly for the Spartans.  Sheesh...

  2. 23 hours ago, just_chris said:

    That's incredible, yeah opening the history of your family is one amazing journey. Just on one branch of the tree I found that I had a 2nd great uncle who was blinded in the Battle of the Somme and was honored in Birkenhead (outside of Liverpool) by unveiling the WWI Memorial for the area. His name is forever inscribed on the memorial as having been the one to unveil it. I've also discovered another 2nd great uncle was knighted by the queen and his son actually served on a ship in WWII that was the basis for a movie that starred Steve McQueen although the story is a little sketchy as far as Hollywood goes. I've found many 2nd great aunts and uncles were born in Pakistan, and India due to my 3rd great grandfather serving in the British military. He fought in Ethiopia, Crimea and then in India. When I think about that it's amazing he wasn't killed. 

    I've only been able to get back to my grandfather's grandfather on his dad's side (where my last name comes from) because apparently many of the records for Pendlebury (outside Manchester UK) where destroyed in a flood of some sort. I've always known my grandfather's brother received a medal form the POTUS even though he served in the British Merchant Navy (I know because I have the medal) . It's something I'll pass down to my son when he is old enough. 

    My mom's side is where I'd love to dig deep because I know my great grandfather was mobbed up, we don't know the whole story which is what I'd love to find out but we believe he was killed by Lucky Luciano, maybe not personally but Luciano might have ordered the hit. 

    Sounds like you've got a weekend full of feature films in your family history.  So interesting.  Oh, and maybe you best be a bit careful in digging too deep on your mom's side.  You never know what you're getting yourself into there!  :D

    [post-edit: I always enjoyed hearing some of the old stories that my gal's father used to tell me about when he was growing up in San Francisco back in the day.  Those Italian immigrants really stuck together.  He liked to embellish sometimes, but he could sure weave a great tale.  He passed away a couple of years ago, at age 87.  He lived a vibrant life, but I still really miss him.] 

  3. 11 hours ago, just_chris said:

    I've thought about doing it because my grandmother was from Sicily and almost everybody in Sicily came from North Africa or the Middle East so it'd be cool to find out if I had any Arab or Moorish ancestry. I have done a lot of genealogical research on my grandfather's mother's side and discovered that my great great great grandfather married a woman who we believe was either Afghan, Paki, or Middle Eastern as they married in India but when I asked my friend who was Indian he said the name was not Indian. 

    I get a lot of those hints on Ancestry but I've never paid for it, I know based on names showing up in other people's trees I'm able to do more research and dig deeper but I've also found some resources online that are free that I can find. I've actually connected with a my dad's 2nd cousin in the UK via this manner. 

    I've resisted doing the Ancestry test myself due to the privacy issues. That Agreement thingamabob that you sign off on is a real piece of work.  Generally speaking, however, Ancestry is a very good genealogical resource that you should seriously consider trying out and tapping more into (insert Dre's momma joke here).  

    I've been working on several Trees over the last 3+ years.  It's addicting.  Some of the discoveries that you make are pretty cool, like discovering that my maternal great-grandfather was a doctor up in Canada.  Like many, I'm sure, I'm primarily a UK runt (English, Irish, Scottish), but finding some of the specifics are really interesting, such as which Scottish clan(s) you came from going way back, etc. (some of those families were real ass-kickers).

    My gal is Italian and doing her family research has been really interesting, too.  It's sort of humorous how some of the family stories that are passed down the generations can be so inaccurate.   You mention your grandmother being from Sicily.  Well, one of the stories in her family was that her maternal grandfather, too, was from there.   Not so fast my friend...

    I've done all the research and have also taught myself some Italian.  In doing so, I have been able to mine hundreds and hundreds of Italian Birth, Marriage and Death Records (requires a pretty expensive Ancestry World Account).  Long story short, her maternal grandfather was most definitely not Sicilian.  Instead, he hailed from the Province of Potenza.  Southern Italian, sure, but not Sicilian.  I have numerous support records that go back to the early 1800's, which also reference HIS ancestors (parents) from the mid-to-late 1700's, so my conclusions are pretty much bullet-proof there.  All from that comune in Potenza.

    Anyway, the free resources that you mention are a good complement to Ancestry.  My $0.02 would be to go with a larger community like Ancestry first, but to each his or her own (is only $7.00 or $8.00 per month).  Back to the original topic, one day I will probably do the DNA test, but maybe thru 23andMe, etc., first...  

  4. 2 hours ago, ph90702 said:

    No disrespect to San Jose State, but the conference is really bad when you beat UNLV (twice), San Diego State, and New Mexico in the same season.

    Actually, I think there's a level of disrespect lurking in that statement somewhere.  No matter.  I do agree with you that the conference is pretty bad.  If it was the MWC, what, 3+ years ago, no question we would not be enjoying the same level of success.  However, we (all) are where we are.  To the extent that SJSU is no longer the anchor that we've been in this conference this should still be at least somewhat palatable to our conference brethren.  Even if losses are now coming at many of those teams' expense...  

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  5. 2 hours ago, FalesGoesB4Carr said:

    Lol. Look at the cute SJSU fans. So giddy about basketball suddenly. You might even think the gum flappers actually had a shot at the championship. 

    LOL at the guy that seems to feel pretty threatened by a level of success by our usually crappy basketball team...

  6. Thanks for the props, Reb fans.  I know it's difficult for many of you to see the Rebs struggle so much, but just know that some of you guys are all class.  Hard to believe the Spartans swept UNLV this year (assumes we do not meet in the conference tourney, of course).  I'm sure your team will be back in force, and soon.  Just far too good (storied) a program to not be.  

    Good luck the rest of the year...

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  7. 1 hour ago, SleepingGiantsFan said:

    Not just attendance. As I mentioned during football season, I'm in the Bay Area for several days at least a couple times per year and always tune in KNBR when I'm there. As I said then, granted it's a small sample, but there is never a scintilla of discussion of San Jose State on that channel. Not a single Spartan stepped in to argue to the contrary. Honestly, does anybody from the media except Wilner ever discuss SJSU?

    The conclusion to be drawn is that despite the huge metro area in which SJSU is located and the university's substantial student population, it simply has next to no media relevance even in the Bay Area. As a former resident of the Bay Area who feels allegiance to the school because a couple of its graduates hired me for my first professional job, I like the school and wish it was otherwise but those facts can't be ignored.

    Yes, with all the sports competition in the Bay Area (mostly all Professional, as Stanford and Cal get pretty small scraps themselves), media attention for SJSU is very hard to come by.  However, you seem to suggest that we have no value to the MWC media contract.  Or, at least, that we would have less value than, say, Montana - simply because they fill out their stadium locally in a miniature-sized market. I don't negotiate TV/media deals (nor, do I suspect, do you or anyone else here, for that matter), but I'd be willing to bet that a sparsely attended SJSU program is nonetheless still worth far more than the reputed King of Montana.  Like yours, this is simply one person's opinion...

  8. 29 minutes ago, #1Stunner said:

    Check the title of the thread.  You are getting confused.

    SJSU poor fan attendance and poor success (poor recruiting) have a direct correlation.  

    I'm a big proponent of SJSU making an improvement.  I'm surprised how you are focused so much on excusing the school's terrible fan support and and lack of success.

    The attendance argument is lost.  Most reasonable Spartan fans know this, so the don't argue it, nor excuse it.  You (and others) seem all too ready to dismiss anything that might be of value with SJSU.  It's pretty funny to think that attendance is somehow the final arbiter of a school's value to TV.   Is that really the case?   If so, then BYU, what with it's stellar Home attendance and National following, etc., would've surely been P5 long before Utah made the step up... right???  Or maybe Montana is an even better candidate than the Cougs.  You know, because they both sell out their stadium and also deliver the Missoula market...

  9. Lots of Lobo fans here being classy in a loss.  Thanks for that.  Your program has come on tough times and ours is, finally, not an absolute drag on the conference.  Shet like this happens.  I know you don't want to see continued SJSU improvement at your expense, but, ultimately, it's not such a bad thing.  Good luck the rest of the way...    

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  10. 5 minutes ago, #1Stunner said:

    You guys would be a power in hoops if you humbled yourself, ignored the Fresno fans, and recruited Asia.  You'd be a destination school for Chinese basketball players.  China is stacked with talent.

    You should hang up a portrait of Mao in the arena, and offer Chinese food at concessions.  Give free tickets to the Chinese consulate in San Jose.  Until you start thinking outside the box like this, the students and recruits won't show up.

    We're still waiting for Yao Ming and wifey to have a boy...

  11. Yes, our attendance sucks ass, as does our fan-base in general.  No arguing that.  Personally, I have my doubts that we'll ever get our act together, but the fact that it roils some of you so much is still pretty humorous to me.  It's a pretty big honor to be the primary scape-goat for all of your athletic departments' problems.  As if we go away and your fortunes will somehow turn 180-degrees for the better.  Right.  Let me know how that one goes... 

    A few of you (CSU, SUDS and Boise) are just aching to leave the conference and a few more (UNM, UNLV and Frestucky) not far behind.  The rest of you (USU, Nevada, AFA, WYO and UH) are stuck, just like us.  Such is the current state of affairs... 

    Speaking strictly here as to Montana's steady attendance, this might have something to do wth it...

    https://www.distancesto.com/city/missoula/us/21312.html

    The only sports competition on a given day for Griz fans is whether they decide to go fly fishing or drink craft brew.  Since the beer is portable and the fish are almost always biting, I guess the Griz games will continue to be a draw for the foreseeable future.  Imagine that...  

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  12. 8 hours ago, SleepingGiantsFan said:

    My bad. Been 30 years since I lived in the Bay Area and although I get up there on business every year, I only see bits and pieces. Thx for the correction.

    I'm just giving you shet.  I've lived in the Bay Area 50 years and still get lost sometimes...

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  13. 2 hours ago, SleepingGiantsFan said:

    The schools are more like a dozen miles apart. Although SJSU and Santa Clara might be in the same county, Santa Clara is an academically well regarded Catholic school located in Sunnyvale, which has a per capita income that is 27% higher than San Jose: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_California_locations_by_income

    This is not meant to criticize SJSU because it is what it is. However, SJSU is a school for the unwashed masses whereas Santa Clara is a school for kids with excellent test scores and HS grades and/or kids from wealthy families.

    LOL... while you're citing Wikipedia, you might want to check on your geography, too.  The schools are more like 5 miles apart. Also, Santa Clara is most definitely not located in Sunnyvale.  Hence, the name Santa Clara...

  14. 1 minute ago, Fido said:

    4 season ending injuries in 5 seasons--3 of those injuries are against USU.  Its the craziest sad career story you could come up with.

    Sometimes, you need to listen to the Football Gods.  I get that he's tough and that his story of working hard to return after prior injuries is inspirational, etc., but sometimes a person also needs to get out of the game before the game out and out maims them...

  15. San Jose is a bland a$$ suburban city with soaring crime rates after it was discovered that SJPD was fabricating crime statistics. Their biggest plus is being a short drive away from a real city like San Francisco. Any Bay Area resident outside of SJ will echo the same sentiment  

     

    ​LOL… With apologies to some of the more sane Fresno posters, In Roget's Pocket Thesaurus, Fresno is identified under boring, bland, arm-pit stained, sweltering, boring, smog-ridden, suburbanly-choked, fugly, boring, gang-ridden, Hot-As Hell, stanky, boring, uninteresting, strip-mallish, cow-dungish, boring, retail-jobbish, architecturally uninspiring, dirty, boring, lung-choking, pesticide-ridden, toxic-friendly, boring, fertilized-infested, cookie-cutter subdivisionish, get-me-the-frack-outta-here, mind-numbingly boring.  

    Otherwise, it's just ducky...

     

     

  16. Will there be any sjsu fans there to pop my cherry....or should I bring a pillow because the stadium will be quiet :P

     

    The students showed up well for the N. Dakota Home opener.  Remains to be seen if they do again vs. the Wolf Pack next weekend.  Not saying that an SJSU win over Minnesota this weekend is critical to their attendance, but it sure wouldn't hurt.  The alumni?  That's a whole 'nother story...

  17. Essentiall what SDSU did last year?

     

    Quite possibly, but without Derek Carr and his WR's I don't think Fresno's offense is as good this year as the SDSU offense was last year (primarily running the ball as the Aztec's do).  The MWC as a whole was no great shakes last year either.  Not trying to take away from what SDSU accomplished last year, BTW.  I'm just saying that, given the Bulldogs being essentially rendered non-competitive in these three early losses, to have them turn around and win the MWC would be a pretty bold statement as to the quality of this conference as a whole.  I also think that Fresno's OOC schedule this year was pure folly.  Virtually all MWC teams would go 0-3 to those teams so a (better) balance needs to be had, schedule-wise...

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