for the last couple quarters in american companies earnings reports SO many of them have used the excuse of the super strong dollar...while your right it does effect earnings it should no longer have an effect on projetions nor should have it mattered with those reporting this month. sooner or later the excuse just has to stop and they need to adjust and realize it is what it is and cant be used anymore to say why earnings are weaker than projected. Projections need to be made considering those other factors.

in comparison to recruiting we've had mormon missionaries forever now in and out of the program. I know the LDS church changed age policy (dont know details) but its also had plenty of time to work itself through. At this point we cant go back and look at each class and factor in mission trips, injuries, redshirts etc. a class ranking is what it is b/c there aren't any new factors...other schools dont way well if this guy handt gotten hurt and if this guy hadn't sat out or if this kid wouldnt have done a mission trip this is really what our class ranking would be.