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Comment on 'College Football 2022: Week 6 Recap and Week 7 Preview' by Ken

Ken — Sat, 15 Oct 2022 10:52:51 +0000

Yeah, we've both had our share of hope and disappointment in this game. Let's just hope for a good battle, and that we don't have to grumble too much about Big Ten refs. And yeah... beat Ohio!

Comment on 'College Football 2022: Week 6 Recap and Week 7 Preview' by Dan (Guest)

Dan (Guest) — Fri, 14 Oct 2022 13:31:30 +0000

I'm not sure how I feel about this game. On one hand, I feel pretty optimistic that we have the talent to pull off an upset here. But on the other hand, I feel like I've seen this movie a few times already it doesn't end well. I don't mean specifically versus UM, but just generically with an over-hyped PSU team falling flat in a key game on the road. I've reached the point of having almost zero confidence in James Franklin's gameday abilities. Still waiting for him to prove me wrong.

Anyway, good luck this weekend Ken. No matter who wins, may we both pummel OSU later on down the road!!!

Comment on 'College Football 2022: Week 1 Preview' by Dan (Guest)

Dan (Guest) — Sat, 03 Sep 2022 20:30:08 +0000

Glad to see you'll be back writing football again, Ken! Congrats on the easy win today. You didn't have to sweat things out like Ann and I both did in week 1.

I think your preview of PSU is spot on. O-line will be our biggest weakness for about the 10th straight year. The linebacking corps will probably be a weakness as well (it's painful for a Penn Stater to say that). The rest of the position groups should be pretty solid, but if those 2 can't step up, our overall outlook is limited.

Would have been nice to beat Purdue in a less stressful way, but you'll never hear me complain about a road win in the Big 10. You take 'em any way you can get 'em.

Comment on 'College Football 2021: Week 10 Recap and Week 11 Preview' by Ken

Ken — Mon, 15 Nov 2021 13:59:01 +0000

Yeah, sorry one of our teams had to lose. I've come to appreciate Penn State as a classy and sympathetic football team. I think Michigan and Penn State share a lot of characteristics.

Mike Hart has definitely brought a lot to the Michigan running game; most notably, the backs play with patience and wait for the holes to develop. That's been missing in previous years.

As for Penn State, yes, injuries have been a problem and I feel like Clifford has not been 100% for these past couple of weeks. But the offense line is a serious issue, mostly on target identification, and maybe that falls on OL coach Phil Trautwein? And definitely, I feel like Franklin dials up gimmickry way more than he should. If I were a Penn State fan, I'd have been fuming about that fake field goal attempt. Michigan was on its heels; a run up the gut would have been more likely to work there.

I think the issue with Ta'Quan Roberson's readiness is that his style is a lot different from Clifford's, and the first team offense doesn't get much chance to practice the sort of zone-read run-heavy game that would fit his talents. He got thrown into the Iowa game with very few first-team snaps and a very limited playbook, I think. You have to have an identity as an offense (as Michigan finally seems to be figuring out) and you have to recruit to that identity, if you want to maintain continuity.

Anyway, I do appreciate you being a reader and offering up your comments. I'll still be covering Penn State (and rooting for them to beat MSU). And we'll see if Franklin ends up going to LSU or USC or something. Penn State is still a prestige job but coaching transitions are always difficult. Joe Moorhead might be a leading candidate if there's a change.

Comment on 'College Football 2021: Week 10 Recap and Week 11 Preview' by Dan (Guest)

Dan (Guest) — Sun, 14 Nov 2021 16:52:15 +0000

Hey Ken, congratulations on the win yesterday! Some really odd choices by our coaching staff in that one, but at the end of the day, Michigan was clearly the better team and it showed. I blame it on Mike Hart. We could never stop that guy when he played. Now he's finally back at UM and he obviously whispered his Lion-killing secrets into Haskins' ear.

By the way, your preview on this one was incredibly accurate. You hit all the keys to the game and the reasons why Michigan would probably win. You even pretty much nailed the score! Ever think of doing this for a living?

Ahh well... I think this is the end of my season for the most part. It's been one of the most disappointing PSU seasons in my lifetime. Don't get me wrong, we've had worse seasons and plenty of worse teams, but those all came with lower expectations. This one had so much promise and potential, and the early success to go with it, only for us to watch it all go down the toilet in stunningly painful fashion.

Some can be blamed on the injuries. Clifford of course, and the season ending injury to PJ Mustipher in the Iowa game gets overlooked - he was the keystone of our defensive success. But from where I sit in my armchair, I feel like the failures of this season rest on the shoulders of James Franklin and his staff. They came into the season with a decent plan that worked for a few weeks. But when adversity came along, they didn't or couldn't adjust. And I mean that from both the perspective of in-game adjustments, and from the bigger picture of season long strategy issues which stemmed from lack of foresight and preparation. For example, our backup QB was the #9 dual-threat prospect in the nation coming out of high school and has been with the program for 3 years! How is it possible that he is STILL not ready for game action? After 3 years, you either coach that kid up and have him ready to go, or you need to recognize that he doesn't have it and make sure you find a viable alternative from the transfer portal. Either way, it's inexcusable.

And it isn't new. We've seen similar patterns for years. I was grumbling about Franklin's in-game adjustments during his first season, but I naturally assumed he would get better. Now we are in year 8, and still no evidence that lessons are being learned. So, while I've never been in the "Franklin must go" crowd and still am not, I can now say that I have reached the point where I no longer care if he stays.

Best of luck to you and the Wolverines going forward! I'm ready to see anyone other than anOSU win the BIG 10. As usual, I very much appreciate the blog and getting to read your perspective every week. I probably won't pay much attention to the games from here out, but I'll still be here as a reader. Keep up the great work!

Comment on 'College Football 2021: Week 4 Recap and Week 5 Preview' by Dan (Guest)

Dan (Guest) — Fri, 01 Oct 2021 19:43:31 +0000

Hey Ken, thanks for the write-ups. I'm enjoying them as usual.

I'm not sure what to make of PSU yet. On one hand, this is the best we've played in aggregate through 4 games in a very long time (probably since 1994). The defense is legit, Sean Clifford is playing great, Jahan Dotson is a star and there are a slew of playmakers to complement him. But on the other hand, there are some very obvious problems. The running game is brutally bad, the place-kicking unit is suspect, and Franklin continues to exhibit poor game management skills (imo).

I guess we will see, but recent experience has conditioned me to be prepared for some big disappointments. I'm still expecting to lose at OSU (probably badly), lose at least one of Iowa/Michigan, and lose at least one more that we shouldn't. Hopefully that's not Indiana tomorrow.

I haven't watched any Michigan games yet, but I might try to catch part of tomorrow's game against Wisconsin. If Gus Johnson is on the Fox crew, you may as well know 2 things up front: 1) Chez Mellusi is the greatest running back in the country, and 2) The jumparound has no rival in college football tradition. Those are things that I learned from Gus in week 1.

Ann, Ben, and I went to the NCSU/Clemson game last week. Crazy finish! We had a great time of course. I'm not sure what to make of NCSU either. Was it great defense, bad execution by the Clemson offense, or some combination of both? I don't know. But at least they gave their fans a night to remember, and they haven't had that for awhile. I will say that I like Devin Leary. I don't think he's ever going to blow us away with his talent, but he makes smart decisions and accurate throws. You can win with that in college.

So, pretty good start to the season for these 3 teams that you cover. Here's hoping the the good times continue. It sure is great having real college football back, and I'm looking forward to reading your recaps throughout the year.

-Dan

Comment on 'Big Ten Football 2020: Week 4 Recap and Week 5 Preview' by Dan (Guest)

Dan (Guest) — Tue, 17 Nov 2020 01:03:01 +0000

Ooof. What a horrible season for both of us so far.

At this point, I've mostly lost interest in this season. I'll still follow our scores, and may tune in for parts of the games, but I feel like there are better uses of my Saturdays now. But if you keep writing, I'll still be reading. Hey, at least one of us will get to win a game on Thanksgiving weekend!

Comment on 'Big Ten Football 2020: Week 1 Recap' by Ken

Ken — Fri, 30 Oct 2020 18:12:21 +0000

I stand corrected. I looked at the ESPN play-by-play to count IU's timeouts and they must have not included one. Here I was trying to give James Franklin the benefit of the doubt about the ambiguity of the situation, but if IU only had one timeout, you're right... the scenario is this:

1:42 1st and goal from the 1. Indiana calls its final timeout.

1:42 1st and goal from the 1, QB kneel. Three seconds of game clock elapse; the 40-second play clock starts at 1:39.

1:00 2rd and goal from the 1, QB kneel. 40-second clock starts at 0:57.

0:18 3th and goal from the 1, QB kneel. Clock runs out.

I see this as a coaching mistake. Sure, Ford could have figured out that he needed not to score on his own, but good coaches would have told him that before he got to the huddle.

And yes, you're certainly right about all the other points PSU gave away. The game should never have been that close. Sorry, man. It sucks.

Comment on 'Big Ten Football 2020: Week 1 Recap' by Dan (Guest)

Dan (Guest) — Mon, 26 Oct 2020 19:46:18 +0000

Hi Ken, good to see you back for another season of commentary! Looking forward to some football.

Congrats on the Wolverines' win! First game with a new QB is always nerve-wracking, but Milton passed the test.

On the PSU ending, I have to point out a small error. When PSU got the ball at the IU 14, Indiana only had one timeout left, not two. They burned one early in the half, as you pointed out, but they also used their 2nd on their last possession before turning the ball over to PSU on downs. So, if Devyn Ford stops at the 1 yard line with a first down, IU could only stop it once more and we could have just run out the clock on 3 kneel-downs.

So, Ford learned a huge lesson there, but he wasn't the only goat. Three turnovers, three missed field goals (one that's a chip shot), 10 penalties for 100 yards (many in crucial situations), poor use of our own timeouts, an "accidental" touchdown, and finally a bad call (my opinion) on a 2-point conversion that gives IU the game.

It's 2020, man. Whaddya gonna do?

Comment on 'College Football 2019: Final' by Ken

Ken — Tue, 10 Dec 2019 17:26:50 +0000

Hey Dan, thanks for being my only subscriber! Yeah I'll be rooting for Penn State (Memphis is a weird matchup). But not for OSU, lol. And I'll be closely watching to see who replaces Ricky Rahne at OC.

Comment on 'College Football 2019: Final' by Dan (Guest)

Dan (Guest) — Mon, 09 Dec 2019 22:34:36 +0000

Thanks for the great articles this year Ken! I hope the Big 19 kicks ass in the bowl games. See you next year!!

Comment on 'College Football 2019: Week 9 Preview' by DANIEL STAHLMAN (Guest)

DANIEL STAHLMAN (Guest) — Thu, 31 Oct 2019 23:49:59 +0000

Almost 2 weeks later, and I finally watched my recording of the game. It's probably good that I didn't see it live because my blood pressure would have been dangerous. Total domination by Michigan in the second half, no doubt about it. From my perspective, it was mainly the Michigan D stepping up and shutting down our offense, which lead to a lot of short possessions, which in turn left our defense out there way too much. They were just dead by the fourth quarter. It was all eerily similar to the OSU comebacks against us the last 2 years. James Franklin still hasn't learned how to finish these kind of games against good teams. He got lucky in this one.

On the PI calls, I'll agree with you on one and disagree on the other. The Freiermuth push-off was almost impossible to see in real time (I watched it 6 times, knowing it was there, and still could barely see it). It looks obvious in slow-mo, but even there, you can tell that it didn't affect the outcome of the play. I'll bet that gets a no-call 98 times out of 100. The John Reid play on Tarik Black, on the other hand, was definitely PI and was a crucial moment. I feel a little bit bad about it, but only a little :-) Maybe we will see PI replays in college soon, and if we do, it will be because of plays like that one.

Finally, was Chris Fowler drunk or something? He made all kinds of mistakes in this game. Kept using the wrong player names, screwed up the down and distance a few times, and even referred to "crossing the line of scrimmage" when questioning a possible backwards pass that had nothing to do with the LOS. Weird.

Comment on 'College Football 2019: Week 8 Preview' by Dan (Guest)

Dan (Guest) — Tue, 15 Oct 2019 13:12:57 +0000

Great summaries of the games as usual, Ken. Penn State struggled in a lot of phases, but I was encouraged that our offense was able to grind out yards and eat clock in the 4th quarter. We haven't seen much of that under Franklin, and it has cost us some games. So, it was good to see, especially on the road against a quality defense.

As a side, if you haven't seen the video of the Pat Freiermuth non-touchdown, you have to check it out. It's not the worst call in history, but it's quite possibly the worst replay overturn in history. Whatever happened to the standard of indisputable evidence?

I'm excited for the game this week! I won't be able to watch it live (at least not the first half), but I'll catch as much of it as I can, and will probably be sweating bullets for the whole evening.

Comment on 'College Football 2019: Week 3 Preview' by Dan (Guest)

Dan (Guest) — Thu, 19 Sep 2019 00:32:05 +0000

Hey Ken. Glad you are back for another year of college football! As always, I appreciate the insights you bring and am looking forward to reading the blogs.

There's a lot of angst among Nittany Lion fans about not destroying Pitt and the first-half troubles we had against Buffalo. Personally, I don't get it. Neither game ever felt like we could possibly lose (unlike App State last year which had me scared to death). This is a young team, and we should expect a few struggles along the way. Wins are wins.

There are lots of positives. Our depth is better than it has been at any time since the sanctions. We finally have backups who can handle things if the starters go down. Our defense is incredibly talented. They are inexperienced and will make dumb mistakes like letting the opponent's best receiver get behind them, but those are correctable things, and this unit could be a real force for the next couple of years. On offense, the talent at WR and TE is remarkable. Sean Clifford certainly has all the tools that he needs to be a successful college QB. And, we have 4 very talented RBs fighting each other for playing time. Special teams, which were terrible last year, have become a strength thanks to the addition of new ST coach Joe Lorig and new long-range kicking stud Jordan Stout.

But there are a lot of negatives too. It starts with the offensive line. A unit that was thought to be a strength has clearly been the biggest weakness so far. They are struggling with BOTH run and pass blocking. Not helping matters is the fact that none of the 4 previously mentioned RBs have shown the ability to get in the way of a blitzing linebacker. As for Sean Clifford, for all his tools, he has been making far too many mistakes on his option reads. That should get better as the season goes on. A bigger concern for me has been his accuracy on deep balls. Even when the receivers are wide open, they have to adjust to the ball or are getting overthrown. It worries me because I'm not sure how fixable that is. There are surely mechanical things that can be tweaked, but part of deep ball accuracy has to be instinctive, doesn't it? Either you have the touch or you don't? I don't know, but if it doesn't improve quickly, the better DBs in the conference will be licking their chops.

Well I didn't mean for this to be so long. I just got on a roll I guess. Thanks again for having this blog. You will have at least one loyal reader this year.

Comment on 'College Football 2018: The End' by Dan (Guest)

Dan (Guest) — Sat, 01 Dec 2018 14:35:47 +0000

I can't believe the regular season is over already.

I love your remarks on fandom. Whenever I can, I like to wear my colors after a big loss. People will say things like "Why did you wear that today?", or "You know they lost, right?". But I believe that if you don't support your team after a loss, then you aren't really a fan of the team, you're just a fan of winning. So, they can go pretend to be an Alabama fan and leave me alone :-)

Thank you again for the Penn State coverage this year. I've enjoyed it from start to finish. I hope you have the time and interest to continue blogging about college football next year. I'll be a reader whether you include PSU or not.

Comment on 'College Football 2018 Week 11 Preview' by Dan (Guest)

Dan (Guest) — Sun, 11 Nov 2018 13:12:17 +0000

Hey Ken, thank you for the Penn State coverage this year! I tried to comment earlier but the captcha wasn't working. I'm glad that it's fixed.

You've been pretty fair and accurate with your analysis of PSU all season. A lot of our fans thought that having McSorley back and an experienced O-line would be enough to keep us in the hunt for the Big 10 title. But, I think the silent majority knew that losing 7 starters on D, most of our receivers and tight ends, and a generational talent at RB would make this more of a rebuilding season. For me, assuming we can beat Rutgers and Maryland, a 9-3 season will be just about what I expected, though I'll admit I didn't think it would be this painful.

There is hope for the future. Only 2 guys who played key roles on D will graduate. FR LB Micah Parsons and SO DE Yetur Gross-Matos will be household names by the time they leave Penn State for the NFL. On offense, McSorley is the only first-teamer who will graduate. That is of course a big loss, but Tommy Stevens has had some opportunities and shown that he can move the team with both his arm and his legs. Miles Sanders will be back, and hopefully KJ Hamler can show the rest of the receiving squad how to, you know, catch footballs.

My biggest concern is our head coach. James Franklin has proven to be a world class recruiter. But, nearly 5 years into his tenure, I'm still waiting to see a game - any game - where he out-coaches his counterpart. His in game adjustments are either non-existent or mind-numbingly stupid. His clock management skills have gotten worse instead of better, and he still hasn't learned how to finish games with 4th quarter leads. (I'm not giving him credit for yesterday because the Badgers simply had no passing threat at all.)

Well, sorry for the long comment. I guess I've been waiting all year for it. Thank you again for the PSU coverage! I've truly enjoyed it.

Comment on 'New CBS Show Scorpion Riddled with Errors' by e. (Guest)

e. (Guest) — Tue, 23 Sep 2014 14:28:41 +0000

also, 7a: disk-based backup targets don't work that way. you don't back up anything to one single solitary drive, especially things that need lots of streaming bandwidth like backups. you're configuring those in big disk or raid groups, thus they would need to pull, oh, probably a dozen of them. and then carry them around. with the storage system. oh and...

Comment on 'New CBS Show Scorpion Riddled with Errors' by Stephen J (Guest)

Stephen J (Guest) — Tue, 23 Sep 2014 13:56:27 +0000

Wasn't planning on watching, now definitely won't.

19a: if the whole Ethernet cord to sportscar thing took anything more than about 30 seconds, that runway was long enough for the plane to land.

Comment on 'College Football 2013: Week 10 Preview' by Ken

Ken — Sat, 02 Nov 2013 12:07:46 +0000

Update: Bryan Underwood is out with an injury. Umm, that's not good.

Comment on 'It's Just (a) Lunch (Scam)?' by kiki (Guest)

kiki (Guest) — Thu, 25 Jul 2013 22:28:59 +0000

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Comment on 'It's Just (a) Lunch (Scam)?' by Informed (Guest)

Informed (Guest) — Wed, 08 May 2013 01:21:50 +0000

Guys and women,

Amost everybody seems to be scammed by this company. Why then are they in business and why are so many people out of money.... your voice matters. Do file complaints and get a refund. A few years ago plenty of people got refunds because they complained. Goodluck.

Your best bet in seeking a refund is probably the New York Attorney General's office.

Don't worry_ They are familiar with It's Just Lunch, who they sued in 2007. See:
http://www.everyjoe.com/articles/dating-franchise-its-just-lunch-fined-by-ny-attorney-general/

Comment on 'It's Just (a) Lunch (Scam)?' by Angela (Guest)

Angela (Guest) — Sat, 16 Mar 2013 07:45:35 +0000

OMG! I wish I would have read all these complaint blogs before i signed up....It's just lunch is a total joke and rip off scam. Anyone that reads any of these comments and complaints and still signs up is insane! The company sucks!!!!!!!!!!

Comment on 'It's Just (a) Lunch (Scam)?' by victim2913 (Guest)

victim2913 (Guest) — Mon, 04 Mar 2013 10:23:43 +0000

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I recently closed my case with 'It's just lunch' Singapore (IJL) at the Singapore Subordinate Court. So I just want to share my experience with anyone who might have the intention to join this service; this is my warning to you: DO NOT TRUST THEM AND AVOID THEM IF YOU DON'T WANT TO HAVE TROUBLE AND A NIGHTMARE DATING EXPERIENCE - see my case below.

I joined IJL in Nov 2012, paid the full amount of $2,568 for a one year contract with 14 dates. Actually I did not really want to join this service after my face to face meeting with one of their consultants due to so many complaints I found on the internet, however she kept calling to hunt and recruit me. When I raised my concerns regarding my doubts she gave me such confidence and assured me that their database had more than enough suitable matches for my requirements. Moreover she confirmed firmly all of the men on their database were serious about relationships and nice gentlemen. If they are just looking for fun or not qualified they will not take them in as a member and they do verify their profile if they are found out to be lying! She insisted to offer me help and promised to find a match for my specific requirements. I was convinced by her sweet words and after meeting her at least after 2 times in person. She just knew how to play on a woman's psychology so well, her face just looked so sympathetic, trustworthy and she seemed to be a professional match marker. But that trust lead me to the most foolish mistake that I ever made and from there my nightmare dating started.

I went through two dates that were arranged by them and both turned out to be ridiculous, lousy and 'waste of time' dates! The first man came late without informing me; disappointedly he had nothing in common with me. Likely IJL just picked up any random man who was available to date with me! There was no follow up calls from IJL after my date at all. I had to call them and left my name but they did not bother to call me back. This means they just hunt you when you are not yet a member but when you are a paid member they do not care for you because you are just totally in their entrapment!

My second date was a nightmare date. The man did not turn up until I called him. He said he was on bed and not informed of the date with me from IJL that particular day. He turned up 45 minutes late in a scruffy T-shirt. He then told me he is just looking for fun! He was not interested with the service any more but he was rejected for a refund from IJL. He did request that they do not arrange anymore dates for him but the staff of IJL still kept calling to insist that he turn up for some random dates! I am sure if you were in my shoes at that time and heard those words, you would understand how bad I felt. I had to pay a big amount for this service only to be arranged to meet a man looking for fun! It also strongly proves that this company is really unprofessional and unreliable. They do not consider the clients requests. They did not take note of my feedback from my first date, to please arrange a proper 2nd date for me. The fact is they do not have enough suitable men for all their female members, so they just try their best to find any man to show up for a date to fill in the numbers for the contract regardless of matches. Their consultants know nothing about match making, they don't have enough experience about matching and they are just working like sales persons trying to trap as many clients as they can and earn their commission.

It took sometime to bring my case to the Small Claim Tribunal which was found inconclusive, after that I was determined to bring them to the Singapore Subordinate Court. At the court, I called them a professional scam, and when they tried to defend themselves; they said "the behavior of male members is out of their control". Meaning if a man comes late or does not show up, or is looking for fun or bad behavior they can't control it! That also means that we are as paid members to have to carry this risk with their service. If you are lucky enough to meet nice guy or you are in bad luck, you may have a bad date like a man that never shows up or late or misbehaves! These risks are not their fault their problem and not their obligation as a professional match making agent. This is adsolutey not an acceptable answer!

Only when I asked in front of the Judge " so why at the consulting meeting, did the consultant not tell me the truth that I have to take risks when I joined the service and be frank with me by telling me that my date might be late or not turn up or might be looking for fun! Instead she just convinced me that all her clients were nice gentlemen, serious and qualified! They shut up after this comment and the Judge allowed me to claim back a portion of my original investment.

I did a bit of digging around on the net and found many women - just like myself (in Singapore, Thailand, and USA) - who had been ripped off by IJL. I was one of the lucky ones as I got part of my money back, but many more didn't and the company is still operating to this day. There will be a big outcry about this company before long and I want to warn everyone not to get involved with them because if you do, you stand to lose a lot of money only to get back trouble and grief. I knew some other woman like me where the date did not turn and no calls from IJL for a few months, or even they arranged non suitable men for dates. So to all ladies who are thinking of joining this company, I honestly tell u don't waste your hard earned money and your time in this scam. You can use that money for travel or donate it to charity, which is better than supporting this kind of nasty service existing.
Finally, As an ex paid member of IJL in Singapore, and on behalf of all members who were victims of this nasty service I would like to " thank" the owner who established this lousy service. She did a very good job in creating a very professional scam dating agency! Spend some of your time and search how many complaints are pertaining to your company online!

Comment on 'It's Just (a) Lunch (Scam)?' by kathy (Guest)

kathy (Guest) — Sat, 23 Feb 2013 19:43:08 +0000

I completely agree that Its just lunch a business that profits from misrepresentation. I noticed that the only time they contact you to set up a date is after your credit card had been charge for the monthly fee. Every person I was matched with stated " who protofilo are they going by" I was not what they wanted and same for me. They match you up with anyone. Their employee lied about location of meeting 1.5 hours for each other with stories told to each of us that was location of jobs.

What I want to know is were is a lawyer that would be willing to take on a class action law suit against Its just lunch for the fraud that they are. A recent suit against Match.com was won for misrepresenting the number of members. IJL is the same for a lot more money.

Any takers in joining is such a suit, plus we need a lawyer with class action experience.

Comment on 'It's Just (a) Lunch (Scam)?' by Hate IJL VANCOUVER BC (Guest)

Hate IJL VANCOUVER BC (Guest) — Sun, 27 Jan 2013 00:26:54 +0000

Now I'm not sure if this company is still around since I stopped using them last year as they ripped my off for $3,600. But I've noticed they no longer advertise in the Georgia Straight - probably for good reason.

I see my last comment has disappeared off this site so just to make sure people are aware....one simple word is you consider 'It's Just Lunch' just say NO.

Total rip-off. SCAM. And quite frankly the biggest mistake I have ever made. They are scam artists and full of sheeeeeeeeeeeet.

Move on. Sign up for eHarmony. Call them, they'll give you a great deal of $9.95 per month!

Better that $3,600 for 6 dates that aren't even available or married or just too old.

Comment on 'It's Just (a) Lunch (Scam)?' by Tarek (Guest)

Tarek (Guest) — Sat, 26 Jan 2013 12:05:14 +0000

Casey,

I don't believe you. I don't know ONE pretty & slim 25 year old woman who doesn't have 20 men chasing her at any given time and would ever need to use a singles service. I have been to singles events and the vast majority of women are extremely short short (4'11-5'1), unattractive and usually chubby or flat out borderline obese.

Comment on 'It's Just (a) Lunch (Scam)?' by salim (Guest)

salim (Guest) — Thu, 24 Jan 2013 13:14:28 +0000

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I suggest, someone, like an attorney, honest in himself, take all the cases in his hand and fight for your valuable money.

My name is on their data base so I get on and off calls with beautiful voice when I am ready to date a lovely girl. Just two days ago, I got a call from them.

Thank you, thank you and thank you to you all for posting your tearful stories and sadness that this company took all your hard earned money.

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In the end, I wish that this does not happens to any one else out there.

Good luck fellals and fellies.

salim

Comment on 'It's Just (a) Lunch (Scam)?' by Real (Guest)

Real (Guest) — Sat, 19 Jan 2013 09:39:03 +0000

THEY ARE OVERSOLD AND UNDER DELEIVERED. THEY CLAIN THAT THEY DONT TAKE EVERYONE WELL YES THEY DO EVEN IF THERE ARE NO MATCHES FOR A CLIENT. THEN IT TAKES MONTHS TO EVEN GET A RESPONSE. tHEN IT TAKES MONTHS FOR THEM TO GET THEIR MONEY BACK...IF YOU GET IT BACK AT ALL

Comment on 'It's Just (a) Lunch (Scam)?' by Dave L (Guest)

Dave L (Guest) — Mon, 26 Nov 2012 13:08:22 +0000

IJL is a scam. Take it from me, take your money and go to a Casino. More enjoyment at a Casino.

Comment on 'It's Just (a) Lunch (Scam)?' by I worked there (Guest)

I worked there (Guest) — Mon, 12 Nov 2012 18:35:37 +0000

I worked at It's Just Lunch (Houston location) and this company is ran by unscrupulous individuals who pride themselves on duplicity and subterfuge. The same tricks that are used on clients are essentially used on employees, hence the extraordinary high turnover rate with the exception of the the most dubious one, the regional director.

The abuse that you encounter from a franchise owner who promotes chaos, noise, and disorder, along with no benefits, long work hours, no job security, pressure to make quota, minimum compensation, is enough to drive anyone to quit and find better.

The irony is that if the company was ran right there would be higher customer satisfaction, more joins, and less turnover. However "management" is stubborn, blind, unprofessional, uneducated, with the business acumen of a 7 year old. They blatantly lie, and encourage you to lie to get a decent paycheck, and therefore deserves to be sued.

I enjoyed working with my clients, getting to know them and setting them up with successful matches, however I was reprimanded and told not to do so, and that doing so is not the IJL way. IJL would like you to rush through all calls, not listen during in feedback, because in essence you "work in matchmaking" but are not a matchmaker.

My heart goes out to each and every one of you, a company that functions like this should not exist in any civilized society and I support your decisions to sue. We had drawers filled with pending lawsuit, it's better to join together in a class action lawsuit.

All the Best!

Comment on 'It's Just (a) Lunch (Scam)?' by Karma (Guest)

Karma (Guest) — Thu, 04 Oct 2012 18:15:23 +0000

Wow I must say when I first googled finding single men in Toronto Canada and came across IJL I called almost right away expecting it to cost a few hundred but they quoted a 'PROMOTION' till Oct 31 at $500 OFF Bringing the price down from $2,300 to $1,800 PLUS HST!!!! And that was without them saying anything about the $200 interview fee which makes sense cause the girl i talked to asked very random easy questions and Wouldnt even do the short over the phone interview until i made a payment... that was my first clue...!!!

I'm a single mom tired of asking the now 'age old' question ... 'Where do I meet quality single men who aren't creeps?' !!!!!!!

I'm sorry to hear all these horror stories but would like to say THANK YOU ALL for your comments and reviews cause now I won't get scammed or always wonder 'what if...'

Comment on 'Shame' by Lang (Guest)

Lang (Guest) — Sun, 01 Jul 2012 01:09:20 +0000

Man,

That's just said, and you shouldn't be wasting your time arguing with people on facebook. They could be a troll.

Good to know you're still blogging from time to time, you're blog helped me when I was depressed a few months or is it years ago ?

It's been so long.

Anyways,

Cheers

Thanks for writing!!

Comment on 'It's Just (a) Lunch (Scam)?' by paula (Guest)

paula (Guest) — Thu, 07 Jun 2012 12:12:24 +0000

omg I'm from Ireland and feel such a fool I have the same complaints as most of you above there must be some way of shutting this place down.

Comment on 'It's Just (a) Lunch (Scam)?' by Claudia (Guest)

Claudia (Guest) — Tue, 22 May 2012 20:31:33 +0000

I used the NY dating service IJL in the Fall of 2011 and into the beginning of 2012. If you are
considering this "matchmaking" service, save your money. Like me, you may be thinking that you want to meet quality people,unlike people you have met through the internet.Believe me,your matches through IJL for over $300 per date, will not be any.better than if you had arranged them youreself. One date was nit-picking the wine menu with a waiter, the next was totally disinterested in being on a date, and the 3rd and last date asked me for my phone number and never called. SAVE YOUR MONEY!!!!!

Comment on 'It's Just (a) Lunch (Scam)?' by Bailey (Guest)

Bailey (Guest) — Sun, 18 Mar 2012 00:58:52 +0000

I joined recently and very quickly got a bad vibe.
The person I signed up with over the phone said most clients pay $4,000/
Year and that I was getting a special valentines rate of 2,500
From reading this blog - clearly they scammed me for higher than what most
pay.... Notice how the never tell us their last names just first initial.

What really bothers me is they know my credit card number / the security digits from the back/ my drivers License number and they took a photo of me
Just waiting for my identity to get ripped off next

Comment on 'Finduslove: Now, Seekhotdates' by lisa (Guest)

lisa (Guest) — Wed, 07 Mar 2012 23:15:46 +0000

my credit card got charged , so when i checked my account online it says ccbill.com WBE INC. AZUS , COULD YOU TELL ME PLEASE WHAT COUNTRY ARE THESE PEOPLE WHO SCAM US FROM ?

Comment on 'It's Just (a) Lunch (Scam)?' by Gina0817 (Guest)

Gina0817 (Guest) — Tue, 24 Jan 2012 22:39:23 +0000

Swimmergirl: I'm in Austin too and am suing IJL! Will you email me? gina.lynd@gmail.com. I'd love to swap stories and see if we can get our money back. I'll do all the leg work! :) They got $2700 out of me :(

Comment on 'It's Just (a) Lunch (Scam)?' by Swimmergirl (Guest)

Swimmergirl (Guest) — Mon, 09 Jan 2012 20:33:13 +0000

IJL Austin, Texas is an unbelievably unprofessional service with unethical business practices.

1. IJL does not match you with dates who meet your specific criteria. They match you with anyone of the opposite gender that meets your age requirement, but not the specific criteria you have for meeting a mate. I repeatedly told my coordinator what I was looking for, and I was constantly set up with men who did not meet my personality criteria.
2. Because they are short on quality male members, IJL offers discounts to existing male clients to extend or re-activate their enrollment while continuing to charge women full price ($1,800 year).
3. IJL accesses county divorce records and solicits newly divorced men for membership because they don't have enough quality potential male members who wish to participate in the service.
4. The quality of men is no better than you find on online dating sites or in the bars. Some of the men are decent, but others are unbelievably rude, unsophisticated, and even unemployed (ironic for a dating service for professional people). My first date was with an unemployed man who was sleeping on his buddy's couch until he could find a job. This man was a long-term client of IJL because they continued to give him a greatly discounted membership to continue with the service.
5. IJL offers no refunds because they know they don't offer a quality service. If they were truly exceptional at matching people, they would stand behind their product like many of the elite match-makers found in NYC, Chicago, LA, etc.

In short, this is not an elite match-making service. It's an over-priced below-average service that does not deliver what it promises. IJL lacks a true understanding of the psychology of dating, fail-proof tricks of the dating trade to match compatible people, and the sophistication of a legitimate match-making service to attract quality members.

Ladies (and gentlemen), please don't waste your time or your money. You will live to regret it.

Comment on 'Apple Watch: 2012 Predictions' by John (Guest)

John (Guest) — Sat, 07 Jan 2012 22:26:26 +0000

RE: Prediction 2... I am pretty sure they don't care what retail employees have to lug around.

Comment on 'It's Just (a) Lunch (Scam)?' by Dragon (Guest)

Dragon (Guest) — Mon, 12 Dec 2011 01:15:17 +0000

wow... I got a call a couple of nights ago from IJL - I figure they must be desperate for new members (suckers). I had phoned them 5 years ago and decided at that time it wasn't for me. This call was a follow up to see if I was still looking. We talked for a bit and I asked about cost - $3,000!!!!! but this was a special for 18 months instead of 12! Sorry - still not for me, especially after reading through the above. I tried Lifemates 3 years ago and my experience there was as much a farce as the people who have had bad experiences with IJL. it appears that if you are isngle and don't want to hook up at bars that these people think you are an easy mark - and apparently I was when I tried Lifemates - I sure as hell am not going to give my money away again unless it is to a good charity...

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Cori (Guest) — Sat, 05 Nov 2011 19:01:39 +0000

This rocks.

Comment on 'It's Just (a) Lunch (Scam)?' by Lilie (Guest)

Lilie (Guest) — Sat, 08 Oct 2011 01:20:18 +0000

I joined ITL in Orange county California in May 2011, reading all the reviews, I know, I got doubly ripped off. $3000.00 to join for a year!!! When I went for the interview I was told about three matches that were already available. So far I had 4 dates, that went from bad to worst!! only one was half OK and he didn't seem to want anything serious.
By far worst experience I had was dealing with the date coordinator, who lives in Florida! Never returns phone calls, or emails.
If anyone is taking this company to court, please contact me at lukylil7@yahoo.com. Also has anyone else paid this much for a year?

Comment on 'College Football Week 5 Games to Watch' by Steve (Guest)

Steve (Guest) — Sat, 01 Oct 2011 15:15:33 +0000

"Michigan Game Prediction: Michigan 48, Minnesota 10."

well, you got the total score correct...

Comment on 'It's Just (a) Lunch (Scam)?' by Derek L (Guest)

Derek L (Guest) — Wed, 31 Aug 2011 13:12:29 +0000

They have no mention of price at all on their website, I honestly had no idea it would cost so much for their service! 1500/year is insane!

For those who are single in Toronto, please check out my new matchmaking service at www.endlessorange.com. It's MUCH better than IJL I promise! We're all about the customer experience. And its just $30 for men, $20 for women, and includes food and drinks already!

Please check out my site, we are 1000x better than IJL!

Derek Lau
Endless Orange Matchmaking
Toronto, ON, Canada
www.endlessorange.com

Comment on 'Steve Jobs Resigns from Apple' by Noelle (Guest)

Noelle (Guest) — Sat, 27 Aug 2011 22:57:36 +0000

This was very well written and just lovely.

Comment on 'Asian Sesame Chicken Salad' by Kena (Guest)

Kena (Guest) — Sun, 21 Aug 2011 10:36:02 +0000

Target sells them. I picked a bottle up the other day and recreated the salad yum!! I too was obsessed with trying to recreate and it was just getting too cumbersome. For $4.50 just buy it if you have a superstore near you... Worth it!!

Comment on 'It's Just (a) Lunch (Scam)?' by Its Just Lunch DC (Guest)

Its Just Lunch DC (Guest) — Fri, 12 Aug 2011 13:45:21 +0000

Due to the highly confidential nature of our service it is challenging to respond to reviews. Please watch this video containing our Social Media Policy http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=15PyGy5QYNU We thank you!

It's Just Lunch Metro DC Staff & MGMT

Comment on 'How to Audition for American Idol' by Dawn Hunter (Guest)

Dawn Hunter (Guest) — Fri, 29 Jul 2011 09:01:21 +0000

This pretty much sums it up!!! You did forget to mention that they have to come back in August or September to sing in front of the REAL judges. Love the identical cousin theory.

Comment on 'Asian Sesame Chicken Salad' by Dorothy Becker (Guest)

Dorothy Becker (Guest) — Tue, 26 Jul 2011 20:53:59 +0000

Absolutely gross, I can't believe they have sucralose in their dressing, I will never eat it again!!! So disappointed!

Comment on 'Current Events' by Ken

Ken — Mon, 25 Jul 2011 23:17:17 +0000

No, Charleston... it's quite a bit closer.