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We call things like this "midwest good".

We're always pleased with Shoku in Grandview, and Haiku in the Short North is usually pretty good - especially when paired with mango chicken. That stuff is oh my. Also a fan of Kooma. We haven't done sushi outside of downtown/Grandview because we usually don't go anywhere else.

Indeed, good choice with Barcelona. Best paella and sangria certainly in Columbus, and held a candle to what we had at the El Convento in San Juan, PR - not an easy feat! Edit: Snap, just saw no seafood - too bad!

When we ate at M we thought it stood for "mediocre". The appetizers were not good; we had tempura prawns and crab cake and felt we've gotten much better quality tempura at several sushi restaurants (Shoku, Kooma, even Haiku) and the crab cake was b-l-a-n-d. For entrees I had surf-and-turf and she had sea bass, both "meh" and again bland. The quality, taste, and price just weren't up to par with Cameron Mitchell and vastly outshined by other restaurants in Columbus. The only really positive part of the experience was the staff. I had a very candid conversation with our server and the head chef, the house took care of most of our bill and they were very upset (at themselves) for our poor experience. I haven't chosen to go back and try it again because there are just better options in my opinion. I would think about Cameron's Steakhouse, but I haven't been back since it was sold to Ruth's Chris. I would hardly believe the quality has gone down with the ownership change. We had a fantastic experience there and it was one of few places I've actually received my steak exactly the way I want it: Black and blue, black (crisp) outside bloody inside with *no* gray or brown.

Only a bit. With any luck he'll have his own RWD car in the spring and can get plenty of practice.

Deep Wood.

I'm not getting married this time!

My buddy got in online but when he tried to finish the process the server pitched on him. Sucks. Should hire me for next year, I'd make sure there is plenty of capacity.

Agreed, I wasn't knocking Iowa. I'm glad they got the bid. Interestingly as well I read earlier that is one of a handful or maybe the only time in BCS history where they took all top-10 teams and didn't jump anyone.

I certainly don't disagree. Alabama seems to be only team with an ultimate clear case for anything, I could have it a few other ways for any of the other teams. This year was just so... strange... in how scoring and statistics came down. Did you know Cincinnati is #120 - dead last - in time of possession? Yet still undefeated. It's a relatively benign statistic, but still makes you say "huh". Iowa is 80-somethingth in scoring, yet in the Orange Bowl...

TCU is a good football team, but their schedule wasn't as aggressive as Cincinnati and for this reason alone their stats are skewed more positive. Yes they beat BYU and Utah by significant margin, and you can stretch Virgina, Clemson and Air Force as teams of significant note on their schedule. Cincinnati faced quality opponents in Oregon State, South Florida, West Virginia, and Pittsburgh and stretch with Rutgers, Fresno State, and a much stronger conference as a whole in the Big East. Their margins weren't as large as TCU, but their opponents were better. I'm not staying there is a giant margin of difference in each teams vs. Florida case, but I think Cincinnati has the edge. Personally, I think either team would be blown-out by Florida - I'd LOVE it to be the opposite and I'll cheer (and have been cheering) for Cincinnati until then end.

Agreed. What'll be even more interesting is if Alabama loses and Cincinnati POUNDS Florida, would we end up with a co-champion situation where Cincinnati is AP #1? It's possible! Ask Oklahoma. I think TCU will win over Boise, and it's going to be a fantastic match up on the national stage. It's not going to do anything for their respective national standings, but the climate this year hasn't exactly produced any better match ups. I mean, what else could we have gotten? TCU vs Cincinnati, Boise vs Florida, Iowa vs GT is about the only other way I would pick it, and TCU vs. Cincinnati doesn't do anything for either team's respective national standing, the big winner would be Boise with a shot at Florida. Give that to Cincinnati, they deserve it.

If Cinci beats Florida and Alabama POUNDS Texas it'll basically be a case builder on who should have been playing in the NCG. I don't think it'll end up like this, but oh how interesting if it does...

The season started out so strong! Need to get it pulled back together.

I think they're going to have a rough time against Florida, and the Sugar is essentially a second home to the SEC. I hope they come prepared! I'd LOVE to see Florida knocked off!

Yes, I have and have used several. Currently in Qwest in Lewis Center, and while completely worth it (three+ years without so much as a blip) they're prohibitively expensive for a small business. If you want downtown STAY AWAY from Bluemile (if they're still in business), check out Datacenter 101. Small environments are being resold through iBeam Solutions at a pretty good rate, larger/wholesale is still direct (I believe). Question for you, if you're just looking at small instances of those two boxes have you considered Amazon EC2?

Used them last time, glad I did. I now go between Bing Travel and Kayack.

Congratulations Jesse! We're in the process of as well. If we can stay on it should be less than 2 years. :nod:

It's a little to late to sit on your "principals".

I'm happy you care. :nod: But old Chris isn't coming back.

Oh and Ben if you think I was picking on you, here's a thread from May 5th where I let your stupid bullshit slide and even took up for you: http://www.columbusracing.com/forums/showthread.php?t=65922 Now you wonder why but a few days later I made you miserable for doing abusive shit? Puh-leze.

Ben fills that role for me now, Mike. ... Both of them.

You're correct, I had that backwards - I made you a miserable user well before you demanded to be removed as a mod. And it wasn't the same day, it was May 11th. You had your little temper tantrum and demanded to be removed on May 18th. Talk about not remembering and no credibility. You've already tried to accuse me of taking sides on sponsorship, which is a flat LIE. So who has a credibility problem? Stillman himself said he couldn't find what he posted. It can't be found because it was deleted so you couldn't read it. Bottom line is, you're butthurt over being treated the same as any other member and you expect some gold fucking bade of honor.

This is just going to be a defensive game for us, no question. Our offense of course has to get it done, but Oregon doesn't have a particularly strong defense. We'll have to stop them. As far as play calling, don't expect Tressel to give that up anytime soon. But hey if we need an offensive coordinator/caller I hear Charlie Weis is seeking employment! NOT!