Northwestern is starting to get on my nerves.

Section9.RowD said:

My thoughts are with folks in Florida awaiting the arrival of Milton .. but also wondering if this could give the Gulf Coast classic organizers a good excuse to cancel given that the storm may come ashore very close to Naples and since there appears to be no progress on the final 3 teams of the MTE.

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I had this same thought. Seems like there could be a schedule reduction in the making.

I went to check on the doomsday clock (46 days, 21 hours, 18 minutes, 47 seconds by the way) and got a look at the women's bracket which is easily far ahead of the mens side. If they could do that side right what was the hold up on the mens side 🤨

like we could ever get into the Charleston Classic...

SFspidur said:

JOC burner account?

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Mark seems to have an interesting set of opinions based on his twitter history.

I have said it before and I will say it again, Burton leaving was a win-win. As far as JOC and the disloyal outcast classification, I think that is an exaggeration no question. There are of course a few people that may have felt slighted, but there is no way the majority is going to fault a UR graduate for going with his best monetary option. What would have been extremely surprising is if Burton WASN’T welcomed back with open arms.

He seemed to drop off the radar, so glad to hear he is on the road to recovery and is spending time at his alma mater. Having former players back is always a good thing and it sounds like he is doing some good with some middle schoolers as well. Got to like it when a player gives back.

Good luck Tyler.

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Saddened to hear this. Buster was a friendly all around fun person to know. Looked forward to having the opportunity to see and talk with him. He and Walker put Spider football on the map. The Tangerine 68 Bowl win was a high point, some might say, the highest point of Spider football history. Glad I had the privilege of knowing him. His was a life well lived. Prayers for his family and all who miss him.

Northwestern gets another guy we were involved with. Big get for them.

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I was hoping it was for this year so we could scoop up 3 teams for the dumb MTE we are in now.

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Charleston Classic will be paring back to four teams. With fewer power conferences and the one-per-conference rule for MTEs, gotta make sure to cut out the second-level conferences from being able to get a foot in the door.

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just saw this news as well - so lame - always has been a great tourney

Charleston Classic will be paring back to four teams. With fewer power conferences and the one-per-conference rule for MTEs, gotta make sure to cut out the second-level conferences from being able to get a foot in the door.

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With it being fall ball right now, its too early to tell. Willing to bet VCU would still perform well in the A10 with only 4 players. Cant imagine they won't have 6 come spring time.

I saw that we had the River City Tennis tournament at UR this past weekend and was curious and looked up VCU’s tennis roster. They only have 4 players listed on there. Is this right? I’m sure there were a lot of transfers leaving after their coach left after last season, but I would think they would’ve replaced them with incoming transfers or recruits. If so, would they have to forfeit courts 5 and 6 in order to compete? Could mean A10 tournament is open for other teams to win for the first time in awhile.

brooklyn brownstone said:

Whereas Noyes seemed to be in "run the offense" mode when he started last year and overthinking what he was supposed to do every play, rather than just playing loose.

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Great point. Noyes fell into this trap and we've had other players fall into as well and when they do it never ends well for them. You have to wanna make plays when you are in the game, if you are playing just to run the offense or to make a mistake, you are going to end up like Noyes did on the bench.

My thoughts are with folks in Florida awaiting the arrival of Milton .. but also wondering if this could give the Gulf Coast classic organizers a good excuse to cancel given that the storm may come ashore very close to Naples and since there appears to be no progress on the final 3 teams of the MTE.

VT4700 said:

I would give JOC the benefit of the doubt here. Sure, most of us on here were more than okay with Tyler's decision, but how many people is that who shared this opinion? Maybe 10-15 of us on here at the most? It's not like we have a huge message board here. So, it is very possible that JOC heard from several people whose opinion differed from ours. There will always be people out there who get on guys for transferring or leaving school early. I'm not sure it's fair to get on JOC and say "no one feels that way about TB". How would you know that?

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Fair point. No one feels that way was probably hyperbole. But as Brooklyn said, given the transfer portal, NIL landscape, it you are gonna hold grudges, well be prepared to hold a lot of them. Plus TB graduated, gave us 4 years on the team. He literally fulfilled every responsibility when he committed, which is a rarity these days.

Harris doesn't appeal to union votes.

Anachnid said:

Keep in mind the EVs don’t build themselves.
Oh yes and then there is Woodward’s new book about Orangeman’s ongoing relationship with Comrade Vladimir.

And then there is the felon himself….

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Most EVs will be made in China. All of the components, including batteries, will be made in China. We could dominate this sector, but environmental rules instituted by Biden prohibit it. This will cost Union votes in Michigan.

Keep in mind the EVs don’t build themselves.
Oh yes and then there is Woodward’s new book about Orangeman’s ongoing relationship with Comrade Vladimir.

And then there is the felon himself….

Burning through fact checkers

Keep this in mind. A UAW study in 2019 projected that EVs would kill 35,000 jobs at its plants. “The workers who are making engines and transmissions today, their jobs will be eliminated when we make a transition to electric vehicles,” said UAW research director Jennifer Kelly.

All of this is creating the popular backlash that the GOP is understandably using to good political effect. The election is forcing the policy debate that Congress never had. Michigan’s Senate and presidential races are tight, and if Democrats lose either one, their EV coercion will be a big reason.

Sure, you can choose any car you want as long as it's an EV.

Here’s the policy background: The Environmental Protection Agency’s new greenhouse gas emissions rules require that battery-powered and plug-in hybrid vehicles make up 32% of auto maker sales in 2027. By 2032 no more than 29% of new cars can be gas-powered. Ergo, there will be only one gas-powered model for every two electric cars on dealer lots.