Just got back from a 2,600 mile trip to Western slope of Colorado and back (to California - 30 miles south of Fresno). Of course filled up before venturing out ($4.83/gal), this lasted until got outside of Vegas. Filled up at Primm's (in Nevada), but those crooks (in Nevada mind you), still nicked us for $4.00+. Next fill-up was after a right from I-15 to I-70 (where it starts or ends depending on which way you're going), in Utah for $3.36. That tank lasted until Delta, Co (drop down from I-70 in Grand Junction, going south east ($3.06/gal). On way back, filled up in Delta ($3.04/gal)!, then back to same station in Utah ($3.40). That lasted though Barstow Ca, across the Mohave Desert, back into California where final tank was ($4.20) ugh. The seemingly randomness of the stops in no way indicates trying to stretch the miles per tank, but taking into account at wifey and my ages, the old body needs servicing more than the machine (Highlander hybrid). And acceptable bathroom facilities for the missus. Anyway, California once more leads the nation in higher costs per gallon (thank you governor NumbNuts). Ask any Californian, we do NOT want this guy as our President. He's just now trying to bolster his resume by using Trump's schemes (police rousting city homeless encampments, enforcing shoplifting/other laws in cities) etc and in general doing what's good for the people of Cali, not the illegals. Anyway great trip, and can't wait to get moved back to C'bus. Great win today, Buckeyes!

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Baylor Head Football Coach Dave Aranda apologizes for offensive statements made at conference

Earlier this week, the advocacy campaign ‘Mascots Matter’ sent an email to Baylor President Linda Livingstone demanding a public apology from Aranda.

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Dammit Dave you had one job this season!

Thump said:

Qmum?

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Can science make people sterile until they pass a competency test? Idiocracy was a documentary.

Jagdaddy said:

Honestly, even if he's done, he had a lot more of a pro career than I think most of us expected. And at least he didn't play for scUM teams that cheated.

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Just sayin': Do we really know that? At least he never played for a scUM team that got caught cheating.

Navy's Blake Horvath is elite college football quarterback who earns no NIL money​

Consider these rankings.

At No. 10 is D.J. Lagway, a five-star recruit from a year ago, a trendy Heisman pick who likely saved Billy Napier’s job and has Florida fans legitimately excited for the first time in years.

At No. 9 is Arch Manning, the most recognizable player in college football, as close to a Chosen One as has existed in football for a long while.

At No. 8 is Blake Horvath. Navy’s quarterback.

That’s the way EA Sports College Football 26 ranked those three quarterbacks ahead of the game’s release this summer, putting Horvath in an elite tier next to the game’s best. He’s part of a top 10 that includes Clemson’s Cade Klubnik, LSU’s Garrett Nussmeier and the rest of the names you’d recognize.

This being college football in 2025, that means everyone on that level is being well-compensated. It’s probably conservative to estimate that every elite quarterback in the country is at least a millionaire, with plenty of those names earning way more than that. Duke quarterback Darian Mensah is making a reported $4 million a year. Klubnik has an NIL valuation of $3.3 million, per On3. Manning is estimated to make more than $6 million.

“It’s funny sometimes to look around and be like, ‘Wow, that guy’s getting $6 million, that guy’s getting $4 million,” Horvath said at American Conference media days in July.

Horvath’s valuation is simple, and it isn’t an estimate. It’s $0.

Athletes at service academies are considered government employees and are not allowed to make money off their name, image and likeness. The service academies are also barred from opting into the House v. NCAA settlement that allowed schools to directly pay athletes for the first time.
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Unlike Manning and Lagway, Horvath was not a five-star recruit. He grew up just outside Columbus, Ohio, born into a family of diehard Buckeye fans. It’d take longer to list the members of his extended family who didn’t go to Ohio State.

A three sport athlete (basketball, baseball and football), Horvath ran the triple-option offense at Hilliard Darby High School. Former coach John Santagata estimates they’d throw the ball an average of five times a game.
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Just sayin': Anyone else a Horvath fan?

want to send shivers down the spine of a coonass from Southeast Louisiana?
mention the date "August 29th"

today is the anniversary of 4 different storms in the last 20 years that all made landfall in really close to same area.
(red star marks rough location of my house back home)

Katrina - 2005




Gustav - 2008




Isaac - 2012




Ida - 2021




Katrina obviously gets all the headlines due to sheer size of the are she fucked up. 20 years later, she's still the benchmark for worst storm I ever personally witnessed.

Gustav and Isaac were both smaller and weaker storms. Gustav was a Cat 2 and Isaac was a Cat 1. Gustav did some moderate damage to my hometown, but effects were extremely local and not very widespread.
Isaac was a weird ass storm. Not really potent and not a ton of damage. Due to its kinda doing a circling action, it's the only storm to this day that I have been in all 4 quadrants and the eye.

Ida - HO. LEE. SHIT.
tied for the strongest (windspeed) storm to ever hit Louisiana.
thank god I evacuated for this one.

Wiped the western end of Grand Isle off the map.
in my local area:
my grandparents' house - total loss
best friend's parents' house - total loss
my parents's house - around $20k in damages
my house - about $60k in damages
house across street from me - about 1/2 of it has never been found
2 area high schools - destroyed
3 local middle or elementary schools - total losses
complete decimation in spots unlike anything I've ever seen

went right at a month without running water
3 weeks without electricity

and more indirectly, but the aftermath of Ida ultimately led to me doing something I never thought I would do - leave South Louisiana (and I moved to a god damn desert).

Bucklion said:

Well, wonder no more, apparently they released him today because…reasons?

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The reason(s) so far: to add Will Wilson to the roster, a 27 year old who made his MLB debute this season and is hitting .197. But Wilson is a good bunter, which I hear is nice!

scarletandgame is sensationalist trash

billmac91 said:

Terrible trade for the Pack.

Micah is a head case and paying $188M on top of (2) first rounders and a solid DT…..it’s pricey.

Frustrated the Browns didn’t trade Myles Garrett if that’s the type of return they could’ve gotten.

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Thank you Dallas ….. GO Pack Go!

He gets to cover the best WR in High School at every practice. I was really impressed with his play against St. Tomas Aquinas. He made a tackle for loss where it looked like he was shot out of a cannon. Glad that THEE Ohio State Buckeyes are at the top of his list. Hoping for a commitment this weekend.