O.k. I realize that the information is fast and furious concerning the immenent commit of Dontre Wilson and the fate of Vonn Bell. Go ahead and throw in Clark. But I have yet to figure out the mystery of what exactly is the Gray Box? I have even went so far as to Google it, but all that comes up is porn involving old ladies. Please help.
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Hahahahahah I laughed so hard at this but the gray box is referring to an article Alex creates when a commitment is confirmed. It's outlined in gray so I guess that's where the name comes from
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Haha it is the way on 11W that the staff alerts us of news, whether it be good or bad. For example it can be a commitment, or news about a certain tattoo problem. Recently, besides a decommitment or two, it has all been good news.
Thank both of you - I was too stupid to see the forest for the trees.
“You have to make decisions, ... I've never pretended that every decision I've made was right. And I've been reminded of that.”
- James Patrick Tressel
And as I've said in other posts when someone inquires about the gray box, back in 2011, they were mostly bad. I used to hate the gray box. I've come a long way, baby.
When any breaking news is released such as a commit/ decommit it appears on the main screen as set in a grey box instead of the normal screen. Hence a graybox watch means news
Thank you. Please see above.
“You have to make decisions, ... I've never pretended that every decision I've made was right. And I've been reminded of that.”
- James Patrick Tressel
Apparently, based on your Google search, you found the forest, but the bushes were gray and the apples were drooping. LOL
11 Warriors does a great job keeping us up to date. Gray boxes are instant almost, inside information.
+1 for googling Gray Box!
Just to give a little history... and i could be wrong, but I think the first gray box came right before Christmas in 2010. It signified the beginning of tat-gate. The "Gray Box of Death" as they would later be dubbed, became one of the most feared sites on the 11W front page. It seemed like gray box after gray box of bad news for an entire year. Thankfully, Urban Meyer happened and the gray boxes turned into mostly positive *breaking stories* but don't ever let your guard down. The Grey Box of Death could always be around the corner waiting to ruin your day / week / month.
Hope this helps!
Time and change will surely show how firm they friendship... O-HI-O.
Whiz-Gate and Brionte gave us a few interesting gray boxes this year.
Quite the forum historian accrossthefield. Whenever I see your posts I think of the bearded guy they bring in on pawn stars to answer all their questions on historical items.
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my guess is that you will have nightmares for the rest of your life
That us awesome that you googled gray box... made my day a lot better, hahahaha
Hahaha!! Gray box!! That was funny man but at least you were honest and asked!
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The "gray box" is what is known to behaviorists as an intermittent reinforcer, a nefarious and effective way to guarantee that people keep hitting your web site, over and over, until they get their next fix, which could come, you know, at any time.
Maybe I should write up a definition on Urban Dictionary so you can find it on the internet.
Ohio State's band SLAUGHTERED Michigan's band. If this were a football game, it would have been Florida State vs. Savannah State. - SB Nation following OSU vs. UM 2012
This makes a lot of sense because I check the boxes on here and there are no ladies!
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As relatively new to this site, I always wondered what the 'gray box' was but was afraid to ask. Thanks to 1995, I am saved the indelible images of the google search. Thank you
God I love this site
“You have to make decisions, ... I've never pretended that every decision I've made was right. And I've been reminded of that.”
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Best OP ever.
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