October Banter 2025

[Maestrobjwa]

2 hours ago, H2O said:

Someone getting fired this week. They will start with the D coordinator 

You may be underestimating Harbaugh's innate resistance to making a coaching change. He gets dug in sometimes (i.e. Greg Roman). So who knows, smh

[RickinBaltimore]

Harbaugh and the coaching staff into the damn sun. 

[CAPE]

Again, the path we are on here is Coughlin and the Giants. He won 2 SBs. It got stale. The fans were restless and saw the need for change. Clamoring for it. Same as we are now. The front office sat on its hands. It got worse. 3 straight losing seasons- they still didn't fire him! He fucking resigned.

[Maestrobjwa]

34 minutes ago, CAPE said:

Again, the path we are on here is Coughlin and the Giants. He won 2 SBs. It got stale. The fans were restless and saw the need for change. Clamoring for it. Same as we are now. The front office sat on its hands. It got worse. 3 straight losing seasons- they still didn't fire him! He fucking resigned.

I really don't think it's gonna get that far (that is 3 straight losing seasons). Biscotti got rid of Billick even after giving him an extension ahead of the awful 2007 season...so we can't say definitively what he's gonna do this time. This is the first year in the Lamar era that we've struggled in the regular season like this and where the coaching issues are reaching an untenable level.

[CAPE]

14 minutes ago, Maestrobjwa said:

I really don't think it's gonna get that far (that is 3 straight losing seasons). Biscotti got rid of Billick even after giving him an extension ahead of the awful 2007 season...so we can't say definitively what he's gonna do this time. This is the first year in the Lamar era that we've struggled in the regular season like this and where the coaching issues are reaching an untenable level.

Yeah but is has been stale under Harbaugh for awhile. While they have won a lot in the regular season- they have been front runners that blow teams out while often losing the closely contested games, with a good chunk of those being leads blown late. On top of that they underachieve in the postseason. Just saying, don't let it get to the point where changes aren't made until its too late- i.e. multiple losing seasons. Despite the injuries, this team should NOT be 1-5 at this point. Something is seriously lacking.

[Maestrobjwa]

47 minutes ago, CAPE said:

Yeah but is has been stale under Harbaugh for awhile. While they have won a lot in the regular season- they have been front runners that blow teams out while often losing the closely contested games, with a good chunk of those being leads blown late. On top of that they underachieve in the postseason. Just saying, don't let it get to the point where changes aren't made until its too late- i.e. multiple losing seasons. Despite the injuries, this team should NOT be 1-5 at this point. Something is seriously lacking.

Yeah I don't think they're gonna let that happen--we're not at the "too late" point. Moving on from Harbaugh this season still leaves some of Lamar's prime left! See it's different this year...and the wheels have legit fallen almost all the way off. Even if Lamar comes back and saves the day again and we somehow back into the playoffs...there's no erasing the stench of what's happened so far. You can cover up a lot when you win the division and make the playoffs...but once crap happens in the regular season too? No kidding it. That's another reason why I think this is gonna be Harbaugh's last season. It is becoming painfully clear that coaching is at the heart of the problem here.

[Jebman]

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Woolly Cam's another good one! https://www.mammothmountain.com/on-the-mountain/mammoth-webcam/woolly-cam

Trust me I should KNOW, after three seasons!!!!

 

This ain't just only The Beginning of the season.

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Let's Get It Started.

 

[Jebman]

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Mt Bachelor has picked up their very first 4 inches from the ground up, in the past 24 hours!!!!!!!

 

[WolfStock1]

Hi all - got a couple of questions if I may.   I tried posting this one thing in the Meteorology 101 section but it seems like no one pays attention there, so figured I'd try here.

My son's looking to go into meteorology, and I was wondering about a couple of things.   

First - since we live in VA, he was looking to most likely do the program at VT for meteorology.   What are folks' thoughts on that program vs other ones around the east?   It seems pretty good (we just visited), but it sounds like there are other ones around that may be as good or better - e.g. PSU, UMd, FSU.   Rankings are all over the place, so not reliable at all.  

One disadvantage is that the VT program is only undergrad.   We were wondering how much that might matter though - if desired he could do undergrad at VT and graduate school at one of the others.   Also it seems like most meteorology careers don't require graduate degree - fair to say?

Cost of course is a consideration, and a big driver towards VT - getting in-state tuition.

Other question I had in the other thread is about AI and about the impact of NOAA cuts.   Thoughts?

(below is link to the thread)

Thanks!

 

 

 

 

 

[MN Transplant]

1 hour ago, WolfStock1 said:

Hi all - got a couple of questions if I may.   I tried posting this one thing in the Meteorology 101 section but it seems like no one pays attention there, so figured I'd try here.

My son's looking to go into meteorology, and I was wondering about a couple of things.   

First - since we live in VA, he was looking to most likely do the program at VT for meteorology.   What are folks' thoughts on that program vs other ones around the east?   It seems pretty good (we just visited), but it sounds like there are other ones around that may be as good or better - e.g. PSU, UMd, FSU.   Rankings are all over the place, so not reliable at all.  

One disadvantage is that the VT program is only undergrad.   We were wondering how much that might matter though - if desired he could do undergrad at VT and graduate school at one of the others.   Also it seems like most meteorology careers don't require graduate degree - fair to say?

Cost of course is a consideration, and a big driver towards VT - getting in-state tuition.

Other question I had in the other thread is about AI and about the impact of NOAA cuts.   Thoughts?

(below is link to the thread)

Thanks!

 

 

 

 

 

VT is a relatively small program compared to the others that you've listed, but that isn't necessarily a problem.  I don't feel like meteorology has the same "ranking" hierarchy like law schools or business schools do.  It is more about what skills you can develop.  One thing to recognize is that meteorology has a very high "quit" ratio.  A lot of students are attracted to it for all the same reasons why we are on this board, but the math and physics weeds out a lot of them, so it is always good to keep your options open.  And with the job market the way it is and AI looming, the best candidates for jobs in the future in meteorology are probably going to be people that have diversified in some way.  So, things like computing/AI, emergency management, energy, transportation, etc.  The days of just getting a standard meteorology Bachelor's degree and then getting hired right away by the NWS or media is not dead, but a dwindling path.