COMMON SENSE SAYS....

While we all watched Tebow running across the goal line at around 11:28PM last night, the same thought crossed through every Jets fan's mind "Its over". But before we all cause mayhem jumping off the Verezzano, pause for a second and see what common sense says.

The Jets are 5-5 and are currently 1.5 games out of a wild card spot. With a light schedule ahead with games vs BUF, WAS, KC, PHI, NYG and Miami, common sense says that a 5-1 record is ahead, making the overall record 10-6. IF that were to happen, Jets fans everywhere would probably jump for joy, BUT is that enough to get in?

First team to look at is the one right above you, the Buffalo Bills. If the Jets handle their business in their next game, they would hold the tie breaker. With their remaining games being against MIA, TEN, SD, MIA, DEN, and NE, even if they went 5-1 that would give them a 10-6 record and the Jets would with the head to head tie breaker would rank above them.

Next is the AFC North, with PIT, BAL and CIN so closely bunched together it may seem that the wild card chase is over. Looking at the Steelers first, they are currently 7-3 with games against KC, CIN, CLE, SF, STL, and CLE remaining. If you say they split between SF and CIN, that has them at 5-1 and finish 12-4 with the division title.

With the Steelers out of the WC hunt, next is the Ravens at 6-3. They finish with CIN, SF, CLE, IND, SD, CLE, CIN. In being generous to Cincy I'll say the Ravens split with them and split between SD and SF and go 5-2, making their record 11-5 and a WC spot.

Last in the AFC North is the Bengals who are 6-3 with remaining games against BAL, CLE, PIT, HOU, STL, ARI, BAL. Splitting with the Ravens, losing to the Steelers, winning against CLE, STL, ARI, it seems like it all may come down to their game vs the Texans. With a win they would be 11-5 and surely get the last WC spot. A loss to Houston and they are 10-6 and tied with the Jets.

Three way tie breaker rules apply. First the Jets have the head to head over the Bills so that leaves them against the Bengals. No head to head so it goes to record in conference games. The Jets would be 7-5 in conference and the Bengals would also be 7-5. Next is best record in common games (min. 4). The Bengals would be 3-2 in common games vs Broncos(0-1), Ravens(1-1), Jaguars (1-0) and Bills (1-0). The Jets vs those teams: Broncos (0-1), Ravens (0-1), Jaguars (1-0), Bills (2-0) which is also 3-2. Next tie breaker is strength of victory, since I cannot predict the scores to future games I can only say where it stands now. The Jets are +72 in 5 wins and the Bengals are +62 in 6 wins.

So there you have it. That is a "realistic" look at the Jets chances at making the postseason. Unfortunately the biggest leap I probably took was the Jets going 5-1 in their last 6 games. I know I did not include the Titans or any teams from the AFC West, once they are seen as more realistic I will include them in this discussion.
As of now, maybe every Jets fan should start Tebowing for them to make the playoffs. I guess we'll have the next 10 days to try to convince ourselves that this scenario is a realistic one.

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IT250 WEBDESIGN

Looking threw the web i found a couple of websites that can help with webdesign...

The first one is http://www.wpdfd.com/articles/
In it, it describes basically everything that we have gone through and how to apply it to create a good webdesign for your website..reading through all the short posts it shows how through css and other formats a clear and clean web design is simple to make

The other is http://konstruktors.com/blog/design-suggetions/118-web-design-critique-consistency-and-homogeneity-of-blog-layouts/
This one is the better of the two..it shows you examples of what a good webdesign is and how to go about creating a good website...It goes through the website Blogherald.com and how from the use of its icon to how it uses white space to seperate things it uses its web-design very well to get its message across..
It lists 8 things

1. It's Logo
2. The Logo Title
3. The related network links
4. The search bar
5. The main navigation - which we have used in Dreamweaver
6. The section headings
7. The way the post tagline is styled like the rest of the page
8. The post related information and its links

All of these things are part of what makes up a good webdesign for a good website that can get its point and its information across to its user, which is every websites ultimate goal....

ps. from the time he looked at the site till now the blog herald has changed its look but they still remain true...

IT250 OPINION

As i sit here in my chair I am pondering my thoughts about how this IT course has been going. It all started with alot of tags and typing..and identifying which tags go where..which kind of gave me a migraine...FINALLY! this thing called "CSS" came along and was the aspirin for my headache...it organized things in such a good manner..i just pray and hope that CSS doesnt become a mess/headache that the original html was...GO DREAMWEAVER!! WHERE'S FIREWORKS!! I HATE ELEMENT TAGS!!

IT250 POLITICAL APPEAL

Finding each of their websites was quite simple barackobama.com and johnmccain.com simple!
Obama's webpage starts with a splash page asking you to donate money to them but also giving you the option to continue to their site..i guess money is one issue for them..once you enter the site they use the main color of blue their party's color to influence individual and it is a recurring color throughout the web pages...they also use different letter sizes to get their main message across of CHANGE..he sets up his home page with main tabs to easily get to where u want to..this webpage has a flow to it and is very well organized..and is appealing to young voters trying to get involved

Switching over to the Mccain website it is unorgainized there are many different colors maybe the main one is blue which is not his party's color. i found his site to be very annoying having random links and photos very poorly placed..

Also when you scroll over one of Mccain's tabs you get a one long list that goes beyond ur webpage..but when there is a long list on Obama's site they spread it to two columns...

Obama's site is big on getting voters registered and places that picture in a key place on his webpage and it is working as many more democrats have registered this year then republicans..

Also, it seems that on Mccain's webpage the pics of him and governor Palin are small and even cut off on top..but Obama's and Biden's seems to be in good resolution and quality and are in a goo dplace on the webpage...

Also i found the points total on the Mccain page to be quite annoying always sitting on th eleft column of the page...

It saddens me to say this as someone who is leaning towards Mccain..but Obama has the better webpage and because of it is getting more registered voters that can help him win this election...the only problem for him is..its great to get them registered but will all these young new registered voters get off their couch and vote for him..

I commented on Chris K's blog http://ckapsaskis.blogspot.com/

IT250: COLOR DESIGN

After listening to the podcast, i now have a better understanding of what a good website should look like. The overall lesson here is "Less is More". A pallet should include about 4 colors, but is not limited to that number. Another way to have an inviting web page is the right amount of contrast as to not hurt someone's eyes when looking at it. Also, black can be used as a color when used in creative ways.

One interesting thing i learned was taking color from images and using it in your web page. Also how background color can really set the way someone will look at your page as a whole.

One website that uses color well is our own Monmouth University Home Page. It sticks to the main color of the school, while still using other colors to distinguish between links and headers. It is also set up in a good manner and it is easy to read and find your way around.

A website that i found difficult to look at is http://everlucenthometheater.com/ its use of color makes it very difficult to look at and even had me squinting to get through it. (However, if you highlight the words with your mouse it turns to a normal white and black background.) They need to reorganize this site badly! Even the "SIGN IN" link is all the way in the far bottom right corner all by itself. it is also difficult to see the "Products", "Services" and "Contact Us" tabs with its use of color.