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To WR: There was a half hearted attempt to stop the count, yes. Definitely wrong and I can see charges for that and trespassing and nothing more. To your analogy, the capitol police (CP) held the door open for the folks going in. Yes, there is culpability on all sides of this, yet only one side is getting prosecuted. Shouldn't the CP who let the folks in be fired? Shouldn't there be an investigation of the one death on the day from a gun fired by a CP? Shouldn't there be an investigation on why threats were not forwarded appropriately? Shouldn't there be an investigation on why there were 200 FBI folks among the demonstrators? There are plenty of question for the other side of this equation that have not even been officially asked yet. Certainly there is blame on both sides of this. mspart

Yes, way more difficult. Our first lab ran off July 3 due to fireworks. He never came back. We found out he got ran over on the big road at night. Being a Black Lab I'm sure they car never saw him. We finally found his body at an animal hospital frozen. We took him home and buried him. That was really a very very sad day. We were all crying about it. It was difficult. I put him in the hole and he wouldn't fit, he was a big American Lab. So I turned him over to the other side that none of us had seen. That is where he got hit by the car and it was not pretty. So I had to turn him back before anyone saw. I was successful at that. Very Very Sad for Lucky. We were lucky to have him. Smart as a whip, great dog. mspart

No doubt about it. mspart

The flame leaves people at different times. Perhaps the flame to be the best in the world doesn't burn brightly for him anymore. mspart

Not sure what you are saying. You expect everyone to wrestleback if they lose? I'm thinking Lee, Gilman, Richards at the very least would not. Arujau I don't think will, as he has further NCAA competition to do as well as international aspirations and won't want to get injured. The others, may. I don't see Lee, Richards, or Gilman trying to get one of the 3 spots on the Olympic team if they lose. mspart

With the apparent lack of ordnance, small arms, and organization, calling Jan 6 an insurrection is laughable. Calling it so does not make it so. If Trump is guilty of insurrection, then why is DOJ not charging him with that? Oh yeah, no evidence to pull that off. When was the last insurrection in a country not self described as a government takeover? When was the last insurrection acccomplished without weapons and explosives, fire and massive damage? An insurrection is a bloody revolutionary type action. Is that what happened on Jan 6? So insurrectionists leave after a couple of hours after being asked to vacate? I think it is apparent that an insurrection did not happen. Riot is a strong word but is probably applicable. Should people be prosecuted for trespass and the like? Yes. mspart

Cute Labs. We had to put down our two black labs recently. They were brothers and died about a year apart. It pretty much broke the family. mspart

These Olympic Trials will be epic no doubt. Just a killer. mspart

I have met Eggum and he seems like a stand up dude. Granted he is not running the program like J Rob but J Rob wasn't runnning it like J Rob when he got relieved of duties. It would be nice for MN to make it back to the top echelons for sure. mspart

I don't think Zane gets there again. I agree with de4856. I think they will be the two finalists for best 2 of 3. mspart

That works! mspart

I never knew that. Very interesting. I just looked it up and it is a thing. Very cool. mspart

How would you then get a conference champion. mspart

I have read where the first 4 games will be played at one team's home field and this is not a bowl game. After this there are 8 teams left 4 byes and 4 winners. The Next set of games are bowl games for 1/4 and semi. So yes, they will use the bowl system to carry out the bracket. The final will be toward the end of Jan. The semi will take place 2nd weekend of Jan. From https://www.ncaa.com/news/football/article/2023-12-03/how-12-team-college-football-playoff-will-work-teams-schedule-bids 2024 quarterfinals: Fiesta Bowl, Peach Bowl, Rose Bowl and Sugar Bowl 2024 semifinals: Cotton Bowl and Orange Bowl Fiesta Bowl | Quarterfinals Dec. 31 Peach, Rose, Sugar Bowl | Quarterfinals Jan. 1 Orange Bowl | Semifinals Jan. 9 Cotton Bowl | Semifinals Jan. 10 Atlanta, GA | National Championship Jan. 20 I understand this and the article explains qualifiers but it seems disjointed to me. Thanks for the input everyone. mspart

Pac-12 is now the Pac 2. Yes it is gone. SEC, ACC, B1G, Big12, that's 4 of six. Are there other conferences in the list? mspart

OK, so how exactly does the new 12 team format work? mspart

Yeah, it was back in the day. I was scorekeeper and was bored to death. No, I don't remember the final score. No one could buy a basket though. mspart

Yaaaaaaaaaaahhhhhhhhhh!!!!! mspart

In all seriousness, I have not seen that report and that is extremely troubling if true. mspart

I remember my sister was in a basketball game. Score was 0-0 for most of the game. mspart

Yeah, that play was a real head scratcher. Who calls for a QB sneak 3 yards out with the game on the line? Maybe the QB just did it. But he got stuffed. Not Bama's high note for sure. mspart

There is nothing to see here obviously. mspart

This just seems like a no brainer. Get rid of them. If he doesn't, then he needs to lay down the law and stick to it like with DeSanto. But the fact eveyrone is silent does not bode well for that either. How do you control people like that? You don't. Then you have to kick them off the team or ruin the brand. And if that happens, both the AD and Brands are out. Not a gamble I'd take. mspart

My son had a 10 acre farm for 7-8 years. It was fun to go out there, but then if we did, he put us to work. It was still fun out there. mspart

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