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That's Billswire now. Their content is really good but it is slide show presentation which is a non-starter for me. Bleacher report is much improved yet there is still a lot of nonsense to wade through. They can't be as easily dismissed as they once were though imo.

Not saying it is right or wrong but I loved the irony of this: Scout's Quote: "Why does the league like him more than Twitter? Because we know what we're doing. Allen had nothing around him and people expect him to complete passes? To who?" vs. Scout's Quote: "And, by the way, he completed like 57 percent of his passes. There are a lot of question marks about this dude."

Few things... 1. How did Emmert escape having to step down after the MSU mess? 2. ASM is really dumb with their money. Repeatedly the guys didn't sign with them after being given loans 3. Didn't see any guys on there that went to SU or that I heard were recruited by SU but I admittedly don't really follow the recruiting trail. When they list schools it goes like this "Duke, North Carolina, Texas, Kentucky, Michigan State, USC, Alabama and a host of other schools" imo if SU was indicted they would have certainly been listed as they are a much more high profile program than Texas, USC, and Alabama. Possibly good news there for Cuse. 4. Agents paying players isn't something that schools should have to monitor. It should be the NCAA's job to monitor that. The schools can't be expected to police their athletes to this level. Schools should have to monitor and get in trouble when their institutions bend or break the rules. I just rechecked my memory but you have to apply to the NCAA clearinghouse to play sports in school and they verify your amateur status. This is on the NCAA if these allegations are true. Will they fine themselves?

Nah not worked up at all. Just tired of the whole "it's so hard to be me right now I can't even talk to a girl without worrying I'll get in trouble" that is pervasive in many of these threads. The previous thread had gems such as "put women in their place" among others. I wanted to jump in early here to derail any of that...

I seriously can't roll my eyes hard enough. He works in the public eye. What happens in the NFL will be leaked immediately especially a high profile investigation like this. He wasn't "destroyed." He was given a paid vacation and cleared of all wrongdoing and then promoted. cucks and sjw? Good lord man. What if it was true? He should have worked until they had proof and then acted? I am assuming you have little to no experience conducting work place investigations. The Panthers care about their reputation much more than they care about the reputation of Marty Hurney. Any time serious allegations are levied against an employee they are suspended with pay. Companies do that to show they don't condone the behavior but that they will investigate accusations made. The Panthers did this and then promoted him. Clearly it did not hurt his professional reputation. I just googled his name. Not one result on the front page was about the accusations they were all about his promotion. Again this is all to ask you to please stop pretending like the world is crashing down around you and it isn't safe because you are a white male. It isn't surprising that these accusations are flooding out right now since people feel confident enough to speak openly about things that were previously "dirty secrets". It also isn't surprising that there are leeches that will make false accusations to try and sully someone's reputation. As with anything in life you have to take the good with the bad and trust that the truth will set you free. Like it did in this instance.

The thread where I laid out exactly how this would go after you did the same exact thing there? Please do go back and read that thread. The only people that overreacted were the ones that were upset that he was suspended for the investigation. Here it is for anyone who wants to read it. Boyst does the same thing there and yet when called out on page 3 he doesn't answer. Here is the post again for you Boyst in case you would like to respond this time... He isn't losing wages. He was placed on administrative leave for an investigation to take place. He will be cleared and return to work once this blows over if they are indeed false. Should the company (Panthers) do nothing with the complaint because it might not be true? Boyst I don't even know what to say. Stop with the victim complex. He IS innocent until proven guilty. That is what is going on now. His employer received a complaint and is investigating it. As much as you are complaining about this it is happening exactly as you say it should. He doesn't have to answer to us. Not a single post has said he was guilty. The couple you took issue with said there MIGHT be something there. His company has a reputation to uphold so no he doesn't have to break the law to get in trouble at work. He signed an policy that explicitly states "It is not enough simply to avoid being found guilty of a crime. Instead, as an employee of the NFL or a member club, you are held to a higher standard and expected to conduct yourself in a way that is responsible, promotes the values upon which the League is based, and is lawful. Persons who fail to live up to this standard of conduct are guilty of conduct detrimental and subject to discipline, even where the conduct itself does not result in conviction of a crime." Further down the policy "Violent or threatening behavior among employees, whether in or outside the workplace" also "Conduct that imposes inherent danger to the safety and well being of another person" They received information and are investigating it. Isn't that exactly what you are banging the table for? I will guarantee he is on paid leave. So he isn't losing money and if the allegations can't be further substantiated he will bear no scars from it. He will return to work and that's that. What are you even complaining about? I get that you are a white male and therefore have it harder that anyone else in America but put it to rest in this thread.

I have brought this up before but I played D3 soccer in school and it was hard to manage both. I can't imagine what D1 athletes have to do to juggle everything successfully especially in revenue sports like Basketball and Football. He was spot on with what he was saying. Easy answers could be have a pro football feeder league (maybe the xfl's niche?) or lower academic requirements as far as credit hours for student athletes. Both of these would effect the image the NCAA thinks they have of "student athletes" so they won't happen but the reality is they are athletes first and students a distant second. The problem with your posts are that you are solely focused on Alabama and are reacting as a fan. Pretend he said The OSU or a school you aren't so quick to blindly defend. The school he chose had more to do with their football success than it does as an institution. BTW your links hardly prove your point for student athletes. The first one talks a bout a guy picking UA over Ivy league because he was given a full ride and even then he had to do some "soul searching" before deciding on UA. The second one also got a full ride. Neither of them are student athletes which again was the point he was making. I root for Alabama before you come at me saying anything like that. Put your rooting interests and pay attention to what he actually said not what the sound bite painted him to say.

Can't argue any of this. Paul George for sure but who is the second max? I thought it would be boogie but then he got hurt. I see LeBron as a possibility but wouldn't be surprised to see him stay in Cleveland either. Lakers have an exciting young core with randle and ingram improving greatly but they need that star power still.

I wouldn't be shocked to see SU involved but I would be surprised. With the sniffing around lately I feel like we would have heard something. I WILL be shocked if UK isn't involved in this. We already know about Pitino and I think he is the HOF coach and it will be a let down when everything comes out. I'm thinking Louisville and UK's championships get vacated. It wouldn't surprise me to see UNC involved either. Maybe that is why the NCAA went light on them with their academic scandal? I'm interested to see where this goes but I feel as if it were incredibly explosive details would have leaked not this teaser.

I'm 36 but yeah bust my ass all week and blow off steam at night and on the weekends playing video games. I'll get on tonight around 9:30 and play until 2 am lol. My respect for the military has never waivered. My grandfather spent almost 2 straight years on a boat in ww2, 2 uncles in the marines, 1 in the Navy, a cousin currently in Naval intelligence. Been to Arlington a few times. I'd give him credit for trolling but he never came back

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Not above your pay grade you are just smart enough to not have it effect your opinion However you can't think that it doesn't color some people's opinions. Again the same vocal minority that I spoke about in my last post. I am open to hearing what you liked about Peterman though and why he deserves an era. God knows if I'm wrong about him it wouldn't be the first time I was wrong about someone!

Okay I've seen you post this numerous times so I will bite (again) Why does Peterman deserve an era. He was drafted in the 5th round. I laid out in another thread 5th rounders with the Bills and how nobody was heartbroken when they were cut often without even seeing the field. Here is something you might find interesting. It lays out draft picks and time with teams. 5th rounders make year 1 at 81% of the time and only 56% of the time in year 2. By year 3 they are down to 37%. If and it is a huge if Peterman was successful he would be the outlier for his draft position. There is no Peterman era. Zay Jones showed flashes of ability to play in the regular season Peterman looked kind of sort of decent in preseason. The only reason people aren't ready to move on from him is he is white and not named Tyrod Taylor. He hasn't shown anything that should make people think maybe with time he will be something. Sure it's a possibility that he makes the greatest 180 in the history of the NFL but I for one wouldn't bet on it. as an aside it wasn't Robey it was Darby that a very vocal MINORITY was screaming about being a bust in preseason. When the real bullets flew everyone shut up quickly. On topic I like this hire. I love when coaches get hired at a lower level than they have been previously. Usually the Peter principle correcting itself. You see it when coordinators get HC jobs and fail only to return to success as a coordinator. Nice to see some experience to mix with the youth.

I like Mayfield the best myself but don't mind Rosen. My completely uneducated opinion has a top 3 of Mayfield, Rosen, Jackson. I don't care for Darnold and Allen screams bust to me. I was hoping it came through clear . It makes perfect sense and I think if it happens this would be the logic they use. I've thought since the end of the year that the Giants and Colts should be the target if they are set on moving up. If Rosen can be had at 2 the Giants make sense. If not I would still go to 3 for Mayfield as I think he doesn't make it out of the top 10 either.

I finally figured out how to articulate my thoughts on the GIants trading. It does make sense for the Giants to draft a QB this year, however, it also makes sense that they grab a developmental guy instead of a top choice. If they can get an Allen, Jackson, or Rudolph they can all sit for 2+ years and mature while Eli finishes up his career. Taking a Darnold, Mayfield, or Rosen would make it difficult to have them sit even a full year. Giants fans would scream loudly the first time Eli has one of his terrible games. If they traded down to 21 and 22 and got say a Glenn (who I don't want to see traded), they would fix LT, get a developmental QB, and possibly a rb or another o-lineman. They could still have their QB of the future and get their team help now instead of the either or they are facing sitting at 2.

I hate to admit as a Lakers fan but I loved Rondo, KG, and Ray Allen as players even when they were on the Celtics. Paul Pierce can go poop himself (again). Rondo was surly sure but he was mr do everything. He always had triple doubles where the hardest part for him was the points, he is what Lonzo Ball should aspire to be. KG I loved back to his Minnesota days (better than Duncan imo just never got the support Duncan did) and Ray Allen as I love watching lights out shooters play. It is really weird with IT on the team now. His heart is still in Boston and he will be back on a team friendly deal imo so I'm having a hard time getting excited about him.

I got sidetracked with ww2 and haven't played sp in well over a month. I got it and stick of truth for $30 but with my time restrictions ww2 gets all of my focus. It is really well done and my favorite since black ops 1. Fortnite is free with your ps plus subscription and one of my friends plays that pretty exclusively. Might be worth checking out while you wait for farcry. I downloaded it but haven't played it yet lol.

I've been trying to toe the line and not give advice!!! (seriously though Marcus King won't disappoint ) Is it the nugs.net app? I just looked it up on the app store and that most closely resembles what you are talking about. I would love something like that! Youtube is a treasure trove of live shows and what I normally use but I'm always willing to check something new out.

They'll be live streaming their show tomorrow starting at 730 est on youtube. Marcus king is opening and great on the guitar he's worth checking out then right into umphrey!

I have South Park Fractured But Whole and COD WW2 that I am playing now. Unfortunately I only get time to play after everyone has gone to bed around 9/930 so I don't have too many games in the rotation. I love Madden but play it on my phone (seriously its a great mobile game) I only buy that for console every couple of years and I skipped this year with Brady on the cover. Didn't want that dude staring me in the face lol. Let me know if you get cod be fun to play with a hometown guy. I have gotten much better and now actually kill more people than kill me which is nice

To the bolded: discovering that in my early 20s was a complete game changer for me. So many people are scared to ask and fear the rejection. On the flip side many people hate saying no so you get a lot more yes' than expected. The second sentence is so very true too. Can't be mad something doesn't happen for you if you don't try to make it happen. I had a friend yell at me once that I only looked for #1. I said yeah who else is looking out for me if I'm not looking out for myself? I beat him out for a promotion he felt he deserved and that as a friend I shouldn't have gone for it. I explained that I went for it because I thought I could do it and do well at it. You are dead on with the last part. People get weighed down by rejection. I keep it moving. 100 nos 1000 nos 10000 nos doesn't matter it just makes the yes that much sweeter! My story for the original topic we were talking about though was a bit of a long con on my part. I'll pm you if you'd like to hear it but don't want to put it on the main board lol. Great band!!! Last year they had a band called Big Something opening for them. They are an excellent band that you might also like if you haven't heard them. (I'm not giving you advice! )

Well if we are going acoustic... It might be cheating to use Clapton here but I have always loved this song and the way it is performed. Clapton does an excellent solo on his guitar followed by a piano solo that I always felt "answered" the guitar solo.

Let me know when you get it all set up. I'm on ps4 as well. PM me and I'll send my user name.

I'll second Tom Morello. Really innovative with some of his sounds and Rage has long been a favorite of mine. For guitars though Joe Bonamassa is my absolute favorite. He is just phenomenal. His work with Beth Hart is some of the best blues I have ever heard. So much good work and they released a new album that got me listening again. Anyway here is just one of my favorites.

I've got some stories but don't want to sound like Boyst... Bottom line be upfront about wanting it, see where it goes, rinse and repeat. Remember if you try 100 times and get 99 nos you still got 1 yes!