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Beermaker
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You forgot to mention this to Russ Howard, he has been raving about this ice ever since the Tournament started.
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| 02-20-15 09:11AM |
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curlerbroad
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Interesting comments about the ice. However, Homan has been struggling for most of the season, no wins except in skins. NB may have brought their game up too. I think if they had met TC on the opening weekend, it might have been a bit different!
NO is not to be sneezed at, even though some are scoffing at her victory over Jones at the DeKalb because JJ left early, the other 3 members of Team Jones aren't exactly knee-sliders either. NO could very well win their game this morning.
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| 02-20-15 09:39AM |
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nelsosi
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Re: Team Homan Future?
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Originally posted by Manitoba Legend
Wonder if Homan bows out of the event (either to the fresh-faced Horgan or to Lawton) whether she is scouting to replace Joanne Courtney?
That would indicate that Courtney is the problem. And I don't think that's the case.
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| 02-20-15 10:53AM |
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Deucey
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Originally posted by ObsessiveCurler
A draw Homan said wasn't there. Oops 
I'm glad she made it just because I thought it was there all along. Tough, but there.
I think Richard Hart thought it was there too, but didn't want to mess with Homan's head space too much. The last thing a coach wants to do is step in and convince a player to play something they don't believe in.
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| 02-20-15 10:56AM |
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NitDuck
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What a Scotties we are having so far. Some incredible stories, crazy upsets and some great curling.
I recently published a new #TwineTime blog, offering up Mid-Scotties grades to the action we have seen so far.
I wanted to share it with everyone in this thread. You guys seem to have great opinions and generate great conversation. Take a read and please feel free to share what you think.
#TwineTime: The Red Grading Marker Is Out
Enjoy the closing draw this morning and, what should be, outstanding playoff action this weekend.
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| 02-20-15 11:03AM |
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ngm
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Re: Team Homan Future?
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Originally posted by Manitoba Legend
Wonder if Homan bows out of the event (either to the fresh-faced Horgan or to Lawton) whether she is scouting to replace Joanne Courtney?
Homan absolutely needs to panic unless she wants to follow in the footsteps of previous Team Canada failures. Let's look at this veritable hall of shame:
1987 Team Canada Marilyn Darte missed the playoffs. No person named Marilyn Darte has ever won another Scotties.
1991 Team Canada Alison Goring missed the playoffs. She accomplished nothing ever again aside from two more trips to the Scotties including a final.
1993 Team Canada Connie Laliberte missed the playoffs. Never heard from again by people who watched her win in 1995 with the TV muted.
On it goes.
Even losing a Scotties final can destroy an entire career. Jennifer Jones lost the 2013 final and didn't even appear at the 2014 Scotties and has been largely forgotten. She currently lives in a van down by the river.
So to complete this insightful analysis I believe Homan should replace everyone on her team, including herself, with clones who go by the same names, and recruit Zombie Ken Watson as coach, going for a 100% chap-and-lie approach to the game going forward.
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| 02-20-15 11:04AM |
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doubletakeout
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I've been enjoying reading your content on the TwineTIme blog - but having a very, very difficult time visually. The white text on black background makes it very dizzying and eye-straining to read. Any chance of a quick redesign?
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| 02-20-15 11:14AM |
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NitDuck
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Originally posted by doubletakeout
I've been enjoying reading your content on the TwineTIme blog - but having a very, very difficult time visually. The white text on black background makes it very dizzying and eye-straining to read. Any chance of a quick redesign?
Thank you for the kind words. Glad to hear people take the time to read the blog and enjoy it. Just one fan's perspective on the sport of course.
Hmmm, I never thought of that before. I will have to give it some serious consideration now and see what I can do. I don't have much experience in website design mind you but I do enjoy playing around and seeing what I can do. I'll give it some thought. Any suggestions as well are always appreciated.
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| 02-20-15 11:18AM |
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Jimbobogie
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Call me crazy, but women's curling has made advances since the days of Laliberte, Darte (Bodogh), Goring and Jones (C)-although each of these fine ladies made great contributions, especially Marilyn & Colleen.
I really don't think that a Team Canada loss in the Scotties will bean that we never see Rachel again. In the unlikely event that Rachel's rink packs it in (and with an Olympic spot on the horizon that would be 3 years away) it will be more a result of young women becoming older women and changing life priorities.
Call me sexist if you insist, but...
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| 02-20-15 11:43AM |
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Squiggsy
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Re: Team Homan Future?
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Originally posted by Manitoba Legend
Wonder if Homan bows out of the event (either to the fresh-faced Horgan or to Lawton) whether she is scouting to replace Joanne Courtney?
Did they give Courtney a long-term Olympic cycle commitment to move east?
or does Rachel bite her tongue and invite Earle Morris back into the fold as their coach?
As far as free agent curlers out there - I'd say the one big name that's emerged is Stephanie Schmidt, the late replacement 2nd for Stef Lawton. However, if Lawton can somehow muster up STOH GOLD, there's no way she lets Schmidt off her roster - even if she has to ask long-time 2nd and confidante Sherri Singler to retire (Singler is close to 40)
Also wonder if they can convince Schmidt to stay with the promise she'll replace Sherry Anderson (Anderson will be 55 for the Olympics) at 3rd.
Other free agent out there is Andrea Crawford but I'm sure Rachel & Emma have seen her curl. They won't pick up Andrea.
Bigger chance they'd pick up Dana Ferguson before Crawford and Dana ain't movin' nowhere!!!
The Richard Hart Coaching Experience has not worked out! Who would be potential coaches if Hart is replaced and Earle doesn't want to return to the fold?
Rachel doesn't need to bite her tongue. Earl isn't coaching them this year has nothing to do with friction between the two. He just didn't want to go through the grind this year. He's only coaching Johnny because that's his son and he has a bye to the Brier.
Once again you've gotten caught up in a fresh face. Schmidt has been excellent this week, but just because someone has a good week doesn't mean they are automatically the future. You said Van Osch would be winning BCs for years. I think she lost about 80% of her games this year.
Crawford's not a free agent. She left Sweeting because she was homesick after a week. Why would you even suggest Ferguson? That's such an asinine thing to type.
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| 02-20-15 11:53AM |
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misty1
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2 brilliant shots by tracy to save the end for northern ontario
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| 02-20-15 12:02PM |
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misty1
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i wish vic would stop quoting numbers. i didnt mind when linda did it because she did it occasionally . vic does it multiple times in every game
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| 02-20-15 12:09PM |
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krisblonski
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Re: Team Homan Future?
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Originally posted by Manitoba Legend
Wonder if Homan bows out of the event (either to the fresh-faced Horgan or to Lawton) whether she is scouting to replace Joanne Courtney?
Did they give Courtney a long-term Olympic cycle commitment to move east?
or does Rachel bite her tongue and invite Earle Morris back into the fold as their coach?
As far as free agent curlers out there - I'd say the one big name that's emerged is Stephanie Schmidt, the late replacement 2nd for Stef Lawton. However, if Lawton can somehow muster up STOH GOLD, there's no way she lets Schmidt off her roster - even if she has to ask long-time 2nd and confidante Sherri Singler to retire (Singler is close to 40)
Also wonder if they can convince Schmidt to stay with the promise she'll replace Sherry Anderson (Anderson will be 55 for the Olympics) at 3rd.
Other free agent out there is Andrea Crawford but I'm sure Rachel & Emma have seen her curl. They won't pick up Andrea.
Bigger chance they'd pick up Dana Ferguson before Crawford and Dana ain't movin' nowhere!!!
The Richard Hart Coaching Experience has not worked out! Who would be potential coaches if Hart is replaced and Earle doesn't want to return to the fold?
Homan's team has finished 2nd or 3rd in 6 of 7 events listed on the CTRS results, as well as the Skins victory. I would say that's far from a horrifying blow-up-the-team season.
Courtney is a fine player who's playing with a new team for the first year. Let them all figure out the nuances of each other before jumping to conclusions.
Only thing I agree with you is that I don't believe that Richard Hart is the right fit for the team. Definitely comes across as a little aggressive during timeouts, but I don't honestly remember how Earle used to do it.
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| 02-20-15 12:27PM |
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OverAndOut
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Originally posted by NitDuck
I recently published a new #TwineTime blog, offering up Mid-Scotties grades to the action we have seen so far.
I wanted to share it with everyone in this thread. You guys seem to have great opinions and generate great conversation. Take a read and please feel free to share what you think.
#TwineTime: The Red Grading Marker Is Out
Nice blog report. Insofar as the concept of relegation is concerned (... not its 2015 execution), there is no other way to be inclusive realistically. As a televised tournament from beginning to end, adding more teams adds too much time and waters down eyeballs ... that which makes the money to pay for the coverage. A 9-day televised event is a blessing for our sport. Weak teams are a viewership curse. Let's be happy that TV doesn't want more teams in a relegation pool. Furthermore, a relegation event is not a novel concept ... even for curling ie., European Championships. And as for the doomsday mongering that such tiering will kill interest, the European Championships are a case in point that such is not the long term reality.
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Ajay
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Earle..I have watched most televised games that they have played. The last walk he made on a time out that I remember - she commented on camera to her team that " I really don't need him, I just want to tell him what I'm going to do". When he got there he gave his views which differed from hers and she went ahead to do her thing. At that time I thought to myself that he is done, and she demonstrated a very young, arrogant attitude.
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| 02-20-15 12:49PM |
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misty1
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well with massiv3 dose of luck team canada looks like they will make the playoffs
and dont give that whole you have to be good to be lucky crap.
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nelsosi
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NOnt booted this game - they had it in hand.
But, what's done is done. Would anyone be shocked if Homan went on to win the title on Sunday night?
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| 02-20-15 01:10PM |
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misty1
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NOnt booted this game - they had it in hand.
But, what's done is done. Would anyone be shocked if Homan went on to win the title on Sunday night?
no, i wouldnt. but i personally hope they dont. i always like to see teams that havent won it before win it. so at this stage im pulling for alberta or saskatchewan
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mcgregorm89
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Re: Re: Team Homan Future?
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Originally posted by ngm
Even losing a Scotties final can destroy an entire career. Jennifer Jones lost the 2013 final and didn't even appear at the 2014 Scotties and has been largely forgotten. She currently lives in a van down by the river.
So to complete this insightful analysis I believe Homan should replace everyone on her team, including herself, with clones who go by the same names, and recruit Zombie Ken Watson as coach, going for a 100% chap-and-lie approach to the game going forward.
This is just too funny, but seriously people Rachel hasn't lost the Scotties yet. Are her chances great, probably not but you never know.
Even if she does lose 2 Scotties at 25, that's pretty impressive. She's young she's not going down just yet. And if she does maybe she can live with Jones.
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peteski
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Originally posted by misty1
well with massiv3 dose of luck team canada looks like they will make the playoffs
and dont give that whole you have to be good to be lucky crap.
ok, they were lucky in the sense that they didn't play their best and won anyway, but they did deserve to win, no?
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sooner
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The ninth end for northern Ontario was a lesson in how not to call an end.Absolutely brutal
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misty1
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Originally posted by peteski
ok, they were lucky in the sense that they didn't play their best and won anyway, but they did deserve to win, no?
anyone who wins deserves it but wow did they get let off the hook there
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nelsosi
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The ninth end for northern Ontario was a lesson in how not to call an end.Absolutely brutal
I missed most of the 9th end (work beckoned), but I saw the final few rocks. I did not understand the last rock call - why wouldn't you just take your single and then try to hold Canada to a single in 10 and have hammer in the extra?
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| 02-20-15 01:25PM |
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nelsosi
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Re: Re: Re: Team Homan Future?
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Originally posted by mcgregorm89
This is just too funny, but seriously people Rachel hasn't lost the Scotties yet. Are her chances great, probably not but you never know.
The scary thing is that they have played quite poorly, but still managed to make the playoffs.
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