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I thought that the linemen had to be down and relatively still when the ball is snapped, not waving to the sidelines and all of them making signaling motions. Still not sure how that wasn't a penalty, certainly is (or atleast once was) in the Florida high school system. The announcers were calling it a 'good play', and I was there thinking, "No, that's actually a pretty straightforward penalty..." But I guess I'm wrong.
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Amadeus and CB4 are probably the only ones that strictly qualify as I've never been a big theatre goer. But as for movies that after first watch I bought the soundtrack:
Highlander
Dangerous Minds
The Lost Boys
Highlander
Dangerous Minds
The Lost Boys
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The Sherman Act, and all anti-trust laws, are Acts of Congress. If Congress passes a specific act allowing schools to police NIL contracts with boosters, as proposed in the House settlement and the SCORE Act, that specific act will override all general federal anti-trust statutes, and pre-empt any state claims, too.
Congress (and even the Executive to some extent through EO's) can extend and elaborate those rights guaranteed under the U.S. Constitution. This has been done through labor laws, anti-trust laws, commerce laws and regulations, etc.... But Congress cannot repeal or 'override' those rights guaranteed under the U.S. Constitution. And I'm amazed at how many people keep arguing that this is somehow a thing that can be done. The Supreme Court will smash with a firm gavel any attempt to do that to pieces - unanimously. As they should, since that's what they are there for.
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And, all of that will survive a court challenge because it will be enshrined in statute.
Until the Supreme Court unanimously strikes those statutes down because of those annoying pesky 13th and 14th amendments.
Now if Congress can find a way to repeal those amendments, then what you suggest might be possible.
re: Questions about Star Trek Strange New Worlds. Obvious spoilers.
Posted by ouflak on 10/31/25 at 12:07 pm to TigerMyth36
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Didn't they have the Gorn in Enterprise?
In their Mirror universe episodes, yes.
re: AP Top 25: Week 9
Posted by ouflak on 10/19/25 at 3:40 pm to Raoul_Duke
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... 2 Big 12 teams (Tech & BYU) one loss each ...
Pretty sure BYU is undefeated as of this poll.
re: If you have traveled a lot or lived abroad, see places in movies that you have been seen
Posted by ouflak on 10/16/25 at 1:46 pm to travelgamer
One of the reasons I wanted to walk out in the late evening when visiting Prague was because of Mission Impossible.
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I also wonder how long before the Tolkien Estate starts to try to squash this stuff, and whether it might lead to them releasing some of the other works to become movies before someone beats them to the punch.
I'd be pretty surprised if the Tolkien estate gives much of a crap about this kind of stuff. There's a diluge of AI Tolkien related content out there and it's only piling up. Now if somebody tried to monetize it main stream... That would be a very different story....
re: B1G working on $2B Private Equity deal
Posted by ouflak on 10/2/25 at 1:33 pm to southernboisb
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To defend soccer, how many football athletes can run constantly for 2 45-minute periods?
Completely different sports with specialized physical requirements. And I actually did play football with some cross sport football/soccer athletes in high school. So I guess I knew a few. I'm sure my school wasn't any special case either.
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Any time a private equity firm gets involved, it’s a disaster.
This can't be stated enough. They will wring every greedy penny they can out of such a deal, especially knowing full well that they can expect a state bail out to help fill their coffers. They don't care if sports get cut, if people get unemployed, if athletic departments get shut down. "Here's the contract you signed, where's our money? And no more sob stories about you having to sell your stadium, just give us the money!"
Did not know there had ever been an attempt. With some decent production, I could see a short 1 year/8 episode TV series, maybe even two seasons - with the second dealing the repurcussions and aftermath, or perhaps even another flukish Night event happening again in the short term. There are possibilities.
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sooners must have a subpar s&c program. troubling
I admit to having my concerns about not only this, but also just the general way we handle injuries, and even the practice philosophy of Venables. Some of the rumors I've heard have not been kind to the staff. This year is seemingly markedly better, but I think that has to be a cultural shift as much as a procedural shift. We'll see if that's really taken place.
Much more confident. Hope we can clean some of the other areas and stay in sync as a team.
re: Jackson Arnold
Posted by ouflak on 8/30/25 at 3:33 am to Boomdaddy65201
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...put the entire weight of a program on a true freshman’s shoulders...
He's not a true freshman though. He started most of the games he played at OU last year. And that's not exactly a low pressure/expectation situation (and he had some success at times). The fact that you perhaps mistakenly thought he was a true freshman ought to maybe raise some flags however.
He played well, but I expected a rather different version of Arnold than what was seen - and what we saw a lot of last year.
This game may just turn ought to be one of those playing-to-what-the-defense-gave-us games. We'll see.
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If those receivers are even just 80% talented as advertised, and are actually on the field playing to somewhere near their ability, Jackson Arnold and Auburn are going to have a very good night of it.
Ok, that didn't quite work out like I thought it might. Were Auburn's receivers healthy and in the game?
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It’s not an outlandish argument. Auburn’s loaded at WR.
If those receivers are even just 80% talented as advertised, and are actually on the field playing to somewhere near their ability, Jackson Arnold and Auburn are going to have a very good night of it.
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It’s also in a better position to keep what is has than the current ACC.
That's not really saying much. The ACC has still got some big-draw brands in it.
Sully at left tackle. No way. Sully has got to be your quarterback.
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What is your take on pro sports clubs building stadiums with tax payer dollars?
I disapprove of it. Highly.
re: RIP Terence Stamp
Posted by ouflak on 8/17/25 at 3:49 pm to Fewer Kilometers
A commercial he did.
re: Alien: Earth Discussion (FX/Hulu) *spoilers* Renewed for S2
Posted by ouflak on 8/17/25 at 7:59 am to theunknownknight
I think they are going to have to explain why the brother didn't mention that there was atleast one creature around capable of the carnage that they all came upon just after reuniting with the sister - and that he was pretty sure that wasn't any 'bear'.
I wonder if they won't have exactly that happen, but the other specimens that were collected prove to be a considerably more difficult challenge. Unless they are hoping the audience will take some gigantic leaps of faith, they are going to have to work this out somehow.
Yeah that stood out to me as well. Pretty cliche of plot device used throughout Hollywood, but kind of glaringly so here.
On a side note: I really like Lily Newmark. A former model turned actress, and had some decent success at it so far.
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Otherwise, the show ends 3 minutes into the next episode when the alien runs to the super-synth chick like a buzz saw
I wonder if they won't have exactly that happen, but the other specimens that were collected prove to be a considerably more difficult challenge. Unless they are hoping the audience will take some gigantic leaps of faith, they are going to have to work this out somehow.
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Why didn't the xenomorph kill the brother just as instantly as it killed everybody else, including trained/armed security personel???
Yeah that stood out to me as well. Pretty cliche of plot device used throughout Hollywood, but kind of glaringly so here.
On a side note: I really like Lily Newmark. A former model turned actress, and had some decent success at it so far.
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