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Let me point out what was posted two pages ago...

Agreed. Ultimately the whole toe thing (or "foot thumb" if you prefer) brings into question his sense of commitment. Hard pass.

Okay. If not $100 million, how many millions of dollars shall we agree that he blew? 🙃

For the click averse, below is the original Facebook post from exactly one year after the incident: Rebecca Hendryx March 25, 2022 After a year of being silenced while this case was ongoing, I’m here a year later standing up for myself, bringing the broken system to light, and sharing the most vulnerable story of myself. March 25, 2021 I was raped in my own dorm room by a boy I had only met once before, a boy who was an early enrollee and had only been on campus for 8 weeks, a boy who was and STILL IS an active member on the University of Kentucky's Football team. The past twelve months have been exhausting, humiliating, and beyond frustrating. I've had to do things that I hope and pray no other 19-year-old goes through, but unfortunately, I know they will. Throughout this year-long process I have been forced to recount my story dozens of times, further deepening the trauma into my mind. I have been questioned about my choices, my response to the assault, and have been made to believe that I somehow asked for this. There is no right way to “act” or respond when you’re being assaulted, or the long days that follow. Although there is no right answer, I did everything I believed was right, everything I had been taught was the “right” thing to do if faced with such circumstances. I stayed up all night immediately following the incident making sure I did everything to “protect” myself in a hope of holding my assaulter accountable. I contacted officers, friends, and family to make them aware of what happened. I immediately went to the University of Kentucky hospital and spent hours therel having an extremely invasive exam done on my body. I was escorted by police straight from the hospital to the Lexington Courthouse to file an emergency protective order against the perpetrator, which was granted. I was then met at my dorm room by three detectives who took fingerprints and photos from my room, but this was just the beginning. I then hired an attorney and began fighting for justice and protection. After a Fayette County Judge heard my testimony (and my perpetrator was given the opportunity to do the same) I was granted an order of protection for the next 3 years. I was hopeful. Hopeful that people would hear me, believe me, and fight for me. I was hopeful that I would be actively protecting other victims of sexual assault by my own story and trauma. That hope was met with dead ends at every turn. I was told criminal charges would not be brought because there wasn’t “force.” Meaning because I didn’t physically fight back, there was no hope of accountability. My next hope was a Title IX hearing with the University of Kentucky. I was fully prepared for another disappointment, but I wanted to keep going. After giving testimony about my story, having my friends give their testimony about the story and letting my perpetrator do the same, I felt hopeful again for the first time in months. My case was devastatingly clear. I thought a small sliver of justice may be served. But once again, I was let down. Despite an audio recording I secretly filmed immediately following the incident where he never denied the fact I told him multiple times I did not want to have sex, and that he forced it, the SANE kit from the hospital, the dm’s between myself and the perpetrator, and the witnesses I provided, the law turned their cheek. I was given a choice and chance to file a lawsuit against the perpetrator, but money was never the solution. I want people to know the disgusting truth of what it looks like to be ignored, made “at fault”, and let down by the system that is supposed to protect individuals against sexual assault. I’ve been abandoned and left to fight on my own by the University of Kentucky, Title IX UK, and mostly the detectives, police, and law. If perpetrators are not held accountable it is clear that it will inevitably happen again. There needs to be change. College athletes need to be held accountable for their actions regardless of the status that they have. Change cannot happen when victims of rape are being silenced and belittled everday. The heartbreaking fact of the matter is that athletes are valuable to the school and the University will invest in attorneys, scholarships, and time into anything to make sure they’re protected. The University is alternatively willing to turn a blind eye to events that happen to non-athletes, especially women who are victims of sexual assault. Thank you to my family, attorneys, and friends for loving me and supporting me through the hardest year of my life.

To re-state and add to your point: There is more than one law enforcement agency with possible jurisdiction. There are confidentiality concerns in these types of cases. Credible media outlets reported that she posted the report on her social media. The civil suit stated that a report was filed. In addition, there's a 3rd possible law enforcement agency where the report may have been filed... The University of Kentucky Police Department. I don't get the skeptical witch hunt as to whether a report was filed.

This is exactly correct. Only 2 people were present and it's possible that even they don't know definitively what happened. Wiser people will withhold judgement and let the outcome play out but I agree that we're likely to never know any more than we do now. Mostly it's bizarre and disappointing how many people believe they know what happened and feel like they have to judge one individual or the other.

Hairston was a 17 year old Freshman at that big football factory... Kentucky. He weighed 170 lbs. According to an AI query, about 5-6% of 3-star recruits make the NFL. This is prime gold country?

They ditched Robert Kraft?

While with the Bills, Sam Aiken was considered an excellent special teams player on excellent Bobby April-led special teams. I think he was a core four player too.

Warwick?

I thought Tucker was a bachelor. "Tucker is a devout Catholic and makes the sign of the cross before every kick. Tucker married Amanda Bass in March 2015. They have a 9 year old son. Tucker is a classically trained bass-baritone who can sing opera in seven different languages. He has been asked by both the Baltimore Symphony Orchestra and Opera Orchestra of New York for performances in the past, although Tucker was unable to participate. In 2015, he was contracted by Royal Farms to sing for its line of commercials. That year, Tucker sang "Ave Maria" for a Catholic Charities benefit concert with the Concert Artists of Baltimore. His opera talents also led Tucker through to the finals of the Most Valuable Performer, a talent show featuring talent performances of NFL players, where he won thanks to his rendition of "Ave Maria." For his victory, Tucker received a ring and won $50,000 for his charity through the Baltimore School for the Arts."

To the bolded, I said "arbitrary and incomplete" the criticism being that PFF doesn't use the same criteria for each team. If I put my Instructor hat on and the PFF piece was submitted to me by a student, it would be a failing grade. Like I said before, there are posters here who provide well-researched, well-reasoned, and exceptionally good content here every day. Funny (and sad) how commercial enterprises can be outperformed by amateurs. Probably, and it underscores what more and more people are understanding which is that not all AI content is created equal.

Here's the actual PFF link (not the Twitter link). It's not behind their paywall which is good because I see better content produced here daily by many of our excellent posters. I can't imagine having to pay for this drivel: https://www.pff.com/news/nfl-2025-nfl-defensive-line-rankings PFF doesn't give any criteria other than to state "We're ranking the best defensive fronts in the NFL heading into the 2025 NFL season." For the Steelers they include new draftee Derrick Harmon and for the Browns they include rookie Mason Graham. While new veterans Ogunjobi and Bosa are included in the Bills summary, new veteran Michael Hoecht isn't mentioned nor are the three highly-drafted and highly-regarded defensive linemen Sanders, Jackson, or Walker mentioned. The summaries are so arbitrary and incomplete as to make the whole work virtually worthless.

Justin Tucker grossed $51 million during his career. Why can't these guys satisfy their sexual needs without committing crimes? What a scumbag loser.

Who's Moss?

Someone had to do it... from the posted link: "The Bills' unit might lack a true star — none of their defensive linemen ranked among the top 10 players at their positions in PFF overall grade in 2024 — but there are no obvious weak links and it is one of the NFL's deeper defensive lines. Ed Oliver and DaQuan Jones have formed a reliable interior defender duo for the past couple of years, and the Bills added veteran Larry Ogunjobi to the mix this offseason. Similarly, the team signed veteran edge defender Joey Bosa, who could be a significant addition if he can stay on the field. Opposite of him is Greg Rousseau, who ranked as a top-20 edge defender in PFF overall grade in each of the past three seasons."

Remember the time he sued his Mom?

It's an interesting question. I sometimes wonder how Ralph would feel about about Pegula's exploitation of child labor... specifically the drafting of Tremaine Edmunds at the age of 15.

"Hated" was not a word he used in that clip. Philbin said that he had a "vendetta against Buffalo" because they felt he was too small. That's the same reason he signed with the Jets instead of Detroit... because Detroit had some concerns about him playing D-line. Philbin played at 220 pounds when he was a senior at UB... his lack of size was a chip on his shoulder that motivated him to a great career... so when you say to the deceased, "we hated you too" please speak for yourself.

The day of Gerry Philbin's passing cannot pass without acknowledgement of his greatness as a player. His gridiron accomplishments: 4-year starter at the University of Buffalo Bulls Only the 4th UB player drafted by an NFL team and the first to play in a regular season game in the NFL 3rd Round pick in 1964 by both the NFL (Detroit Lions) and the AFL (NY Jets) AFL and Super Bowl Champion (1969) 2-time All-AFL 1968 AFL sack leader (unofficial, before they became a stat) with 14.5 in 14 games 66.5 career sacks (he's still 4th all-time in sacks for the Jets with 65) NY Jets Ring of Honor member Member AFL All-time Team as voted in 1970 (he and Tom Sestak were first team, Tom Keating and KC's Buck Buchanan were second team) John Schmitt, the center for those Jets teams of yore, reflected today on Philbin's toughness. "I do remember when we played the Kansas City Chiefs in the playoff game [after the 1969 season] — he had a separated shoulder. They made up a leather harness that was a half-inch thick that was wrapped around his chest, and they had chain-link fence holding the leather arm piece to the chest piece. You never saw such a barbaric thing. And he played the whole game against Kansas City. ... He was a damn tough player and I loved the man." "He was one of the best teammates I ever had with the Jets, and I played right beside him," said Ralph Baker, the Jets' left-side LB at the time. "I really believe he should've been a Hall of Famer. He was just a good guy, a regular guy who worked hard and shared his feelings. When teammates needed to be set straight, Gerry was the guy to do it." After his playing career, he sold real estate in Florida, moved back to the Northeast and to New Hampshire, then back to Long Island, where he owned a sand and gravel business, before returning to the Sunshine State and Palm Beach Gardens to be near to his children in his golden years. Schmitt, one of the on-field and emotional leaders of the Jets' Super Bowl era, put it well when he said of Philbin: "He was a man's man, he was a good father, he was a great teammate. And he was one of the leaders on our team." RIP Gerry.

Did he make any mention of the condition of his spleen?

Was that possibly Jordan Palmer?

Fixed it for you!

This is my last basketball post in this topic... I don't want to hijack anymore. To make the playoffs and advance in the NBA, teams absolutely have to play defense and to your point about 3 pointers, defenses know they have to defend the arc so they have more court to defend. If a shooter is left open from the arc, defenders have to closeout on the shooter leaving the entire team vulnerable to a drive. Even if the ball handler isn't someone who finishes at the rim, on a closeout play the shooter has the opportunity to exploit the mid-range. Besides having to be able to defend on the ball, teams now have to also be proficient at switch and help defense. Team defense is much more important and coordinated today than it was in the days of man to man defenses. JMO.

Did you guys know that a 21 Formation is thus called because it has 2 running backs and 1 tight end?