I love the MAC as well bluez, went to Kent State! I don't see this coming to fruition though. Joeckel has the OT first choice locked imho...but to be the second off the board is a HUGE accomplishment. I also see the savior for the BigTen in Kawann Short...although it is possible he goes in the second round...
Which makes me ask the question... What the hell is a young millionaire professional football player doing paying for sex?
LMAO !! all he had on him was a 195.00$ . low end stanks or has the economy issues also affecting the worlds oldest profession .
I Love Little Feat ..Waiting on Columbus was a classic i still jam frequently . I bought the orginal on vinyl which i stll have and also bought it on Casette & CD ! Feats dont fail me now
NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell expressed concern on Wednesday about the federal investigation of Pilot Flying J, the family-founded company that helped fund the purchase of the Browns by Jimmy Haslam. ?Well, of course, when you have that type of thing,? Goodell said in response to a question. ?But I?ve spoken with Jimmy several times and met with him. ?Jimmy is doing everything he?s asked. He?s cooperating. He wants to make sure that he is doing all of the right things in that regard and he has assured us that he is going to.? Goodell made his comments to reporters at an appearance at a youth football clinic in New York. Goodell said he met with Haslam on Tuesday. A league spokesman has said the NFL has no plans to ask Haslam to step aside from operational control of the Browns during the investigation. Federal agents raided Pilot?s Knoxville, TN, headquarters on April 15 as part of an investigation of fraud. An affidavit used for search warrants said that Haslam?s company fraudulently withheld promised rebates from smaller trucking companies that purchased fuel from Pilot Flying J. Haslam, CEO of Pilot Flying J, has said he did nothing wrong. Haslam has launched an internal audit to determine if promised rebates were not paid and has personally apologized to some companies that have publicly criticized Pilot as a result of the federal probe. Haslam also has put some sales executives on leave and said he intends to have an independent investigator probe the company. Haslam came through the NFL?s background check process on two occasions, first as a minority shareholder in the Pittsburgh Steelers and then when he purchased the Browns from the Lerner family for $1.05 billion in August of 2012. Goodell said the NFL was unaware of the FBI probe, which began in May of 2011, according to an affidavit. ?It?s an investigation and it was held very tightly by the FBI and the authorities,? Goodell said. ?They didn?t share this information with us and they shouldn?t. That?s something that is their prerogative.?
NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell told reporters at a predraft event this morning that he met with Browns owner Jimmy Haslam on Tuesday about the FBI's investigation into Pilot Flying J. When asked about the NFL not knowing about the investigation during the vetting process, Goodell said, "The FBI didn?t share that with us, nor should they have,'' per Bart Hubbuch of the New York Post. Haslam's Pilot Flying J travel center company is under investigation for an alleged fraud scheme in which the corporation failed to pay rebates owed to trucking companies. An NFL spokesman said last week that "there are no such plans'' for the league to ask Haslam remove himself from the day-to-day operations of the Browns while the investigation is underway. Haslam plans to be in Berea for the NFL draft, which is Thursday through Saturday. In a press conference on Tuesday, Haslam maintained his innocence, but outlined a five-pronged plan to rectify the situation internally. More from Goodell's comments: On any concerns about the investigation with Jimmy Haslam and his private company: Commissioner Goodell: Well, of course, when you have that type of thing, but I?ve spoken with Jimmy several times and met with him. Jimmy is doing everything he?s asked. He?s cooperating. He wants to make sure that he is doing all of the right things in that regard and he has assured us that he is going to. On if the league had any indications that this was happening: No. On how recent he met with him: Yesterday. On how the investigation got through the NFL security?s process: It?s an investigation and it was held very tightly by the FBI and the authorities. They didn?t share this information with us and they shouldn?t. That?s something that is their prerogative.
HAPPY HUMP DAY Lounge Houndz The first round is on me. With all this ugly press surrounding our beloved team... Duff I?ll take a supersized mug of your special draft brew. ( ) (_)> Kicks Juke box [video]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZzP0GCILr7c[/video] Crex?s Crazy Duff Kool-Aid inspired mock draft: #6 ? Trade, NYJ for #9, #72 ? Jets need to replace Revis and have the ammo to move up and get Miliner #9, #68 ? Trade STL for #16, #46, #78 ? Fisher wants Austin here and gets him. #16 ? Tyler Eifert TE: the Browns add the last major piece to the new aerial attack of Chud and Norv. #46 ? Jonathon Banks CB: Should provide a solid cover corner in Horton?s new attacking D. #72 ? Le?Veon Bell RB: The other half of the next Byner/Mack tandem. #78 ? Bacarri Rambo S: Should do well next to TJ. #104 ? AJ Klein ILB: Could take and OL here as well #139 ? Zach Dysert QB: Compares to another big AFCN QB and has raw potential. #175 ? Lonnie Pryor FB: Marecic just can?t get it done. #227 ? Ryan Allen P: Kid?s got good touch/accuracy on the ball.
CLEVELAND ? There are a lot of elephants wandering around 76 Lou Groza Blvd. these days. They?re in the Cleveland Browns parking lot, the media room, the draft room, the locker room, the training room, the players lounge ? they?re just about everywhere. In the owner?s office, there are actually a few of these animals with trunks. Yes, they?re the elephants in every room. Because while the team tries to go about its business this week during the draft, the owner is embroiled in a federal investigation. This issue likely won?t be discussed this week, but it?s there in everything the Browns do. If a team thought it was tough to play with the sale of a team hovering, imagine what it will be like playing with the owner?s future in doubt. A year ago, the season was blown up when the sale was announced the first day of training camp. This season, it may have gone to smithereens earlier. Just like a year ago, the coaches will work like crazy to win, but it?s going to be tough with this cloud following them. Jimmy Haslam on Monday acted like a man who knows his company is teetering, with the FBI and IRS checking into alleged fraud in a rebate program that allegedly ripped off its customers. Friday Haslam insisted he hadn?t done anything wrong. Monday, he clearly understood (at a minimum) that folks at his company had. He was embarrassed and said he had the worst weekend of his life reading the affidavit. He put some folks on administrative leave (which means they?re still paid), ordered an internal audit and hired an independent investigator to find out what happened. Perhaps Haslam did not know of the activity that took place on his watch. But he is the man who said when he took over the Browns that he would be involved and active with the team the same way he is with his truck-stop company. A man who portrayed himself as the white knight coming in to save the franchise. The city embraced him, welcomed him. Even though nobody really knew him aside from the brief news conferences and time spent sitting in the Dawg Pound or watching his behind-the-scenes TV show. He?s an effervescent man. Well-spoken. Bright. All that stuff. But now the feds claim in an affidavit that he knew about a plan to defraud customers out of money, a plan that his employees talked about in casual, profane and dismissive ways. As if fraud is a laughing matter. Try laughing while looking down the barrel of a federal investigation. At least Haslam acknowledged that some of his employees acted and talked in abhorrent ways. Whether Haslam is charged remains to be seen. At present, there are no indictments, no charges. It could well be he?s not, but people familiar with federal investigations would be surprised if he?s not. As one person who is intimately familiar with these investigations said: ?What does his lawyer say? Yeah, he was involved and knew about it, but can you put somebody else in jail?? If that happens, the NFL?s next step will be interesting. Haslam was unanimously approved as Browns owner by the other 31 owners in October. Now the league learns on the day the company is raided that their new partner is under investigation for some serious breaches of the law, according to USA Today, which described the league as blindsided. The fact that the investigation stayed so secret in this day and age is a testament to the feds. They are the one investigative agency that keeps a tight lid on things. The league said it has no immediate plans to ask Haslam to step down. But if he?s indicted ? ask yourself: How can the league allow an owner indicted of such a serious crime to remain when it disciplines players so severely? League rules apply to everyone, though it?s probably safe to say the league doesn?t have a specific ?fraud by-law.? Where this investigation goes or how long it lasts is anyone?s guess. There may be difficult times ahead. No matter what happens, there has been damage to Haslam?s reputation and stature, and his company. As he admitted, his company now has the worst reputation in the trucking business. Then consider this scenario for the Browns, with the proviso that it?s merely a possibility. The league eventually decides that it cannot have Haslam as an owner, so he?s asked to sell. He does, bringing in a new owner. New owner of course wants his own people, which means another housecleaning and, yes, another re-start in Berea. Hoo hoo! (Sarcasm font.) It should be no surprise there are elephants in Berea. It?s the home of the Cleveland Browns, where the circus always seems to be in town.
I Lik it Crex ..call Berea and make it happen ! Loved the Bluez Bros ..classic movie . funny stuff RIP Belushi ..another one gone far to soon .
You'll just have to wait until tomorrow Crex, when I will unleash......ahem........unveil my Super Duper Extra Strength Duff's Draft Day Kool-Aid. Guaranteed to make you the happiest and most satisfied Browns fan. And if you don't like the pick/s, just take a second swig and it'll wipe away any and all memories.....those of the Browns draft included. But don't take my word for it......just ask my guinea pig.....errrr......taste tester. Happy with Draft Pick Results Unhappy with Draft Pick Results
Thanks Duff ..me thinks i will need mass quanities of the good stuff. we kick it off Fri night ..more than ready tooooooooo Ruuuuumbbbble
off turn two at Limaland can be an adventure to say the least ..lots of track to use ..then the wall as you can see from the vid comes up quick ..the trick is to just clip it or graze it with your rear while keeping the hammer down to rocket off the turn to get into postsion to make something happen goin into turn three ..never a dull moment at the high banks !
i tried to meet DGN up there a couple times after racing ..we ran late a couple times . you cant tell what time we will be done exactly .cautions & red flags slow the program at times ..i stopped in a Ralphies bar & grill where he wanted to meet up at ..he was already gone ..shame as i really wanted to mee the guy being that close and all and i am in Lima most Fri nights ..if there racing i am there .
Good luck to you and your team this Friday Bluez. And if you're ever down Cow-lumbus way, you're more than welcome in the Casa De Duff. Or let me know where to meet.
Sources tell Draft Insider Tony Pauline there's a "99.9 percent" chance Davone Bess is traded to the Browns for "mid-round picks." If the Fins could get "picks" for Bess, it would be a huge win. The 27-year-old doesn't have a role in Miami after the Brandon Gibson and Mike Wallace additions. In Cleveland, Bess would likely compete with David Nelson for slot duties. He has one year left on his contract. Per the Miami Herald, the Dolphins called the Jets, 49ers, Cardinals, Vikings, and Rams to gauge their interest in Bess.
