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I admit I was nervous after Beanie Wells long run...

Felt good again after Hester blew up Malcolm Jenkins on that run. Hester almost put him out of the game, and you knew that was coming all night long.

I thought we killed their qb later in the game.

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Why are liberals obsessed with the World Cup?

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Because the rest of the world, Europe in particular, loves soccer.

You see Liberal non-sports fans get excited about it, because this lets them feel like they are bonding with the "cultured" Europeans.

This is also why they're so alarmed by Europeans having positive experience with rural and everyday American things; it's like a betrayal to them. The Germans and such were supposed to come over and recognize how enlightened Seattle is, but instead they're falling in love with Raising Canes, free drink refills, and Buc-cees.

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One should get Duke, one UNC. It will happen...the fricking two conferences will keep expanding, there are probably not many limits now. So UNC, Duke, Vtech, FSU, Texas Tech, Oklahoma State, Miami, etc will all be in the 2 conferences..it will suck arse beyond belief..it will basically be the NFL. Two divisions(conferences), Free Agency, Paying Players, Playoffs, etc.

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I used to think 2 conferences was the outcome. Longterm, I'm not quite as sure now.

The Big 10 taking in the heart of the Pac 12 seems like a bigger move to me. Groundworks for taking over ALL of college football; you'd eventually have multiple divisions within the Big 10, and the Big 10 championship replaces the CFP. Right now, the SEC is standing in the way of that, but we're getting flanked. They have the West, can NOT let them take the Southeast part of the ACC or they cut into our territory.

If they take enough, they get a disproportionate amount of tv money compared to us, and over time squeeze the SEC until you eventually see teams defecting from here to them.

That's why I mentioned the Arizona schools and Notre Dame. You can't concede the West entirely, and getting into their base territory would potentially force them to rethink. It's probably too far gone to knock them out, but you want to maintain parity so we'd have an equal footing on setting up the new system.

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1. Garrett Nussmeier - Heisman favorite, the next Joe Burrow. Finished 7-6.

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HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA

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I don't think I'd be laughing about this if I were an Ole Miss fan.

If Nuss had a great year, some things wouldn't have happened, and Hot Yoga would still be a thing in Oxford

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I miss that old griping about which conference was better.

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As do I.

I think college football was at it's best when you had multiple teams that could claim they were the best after the season was over. The goal of the SEC teams was to win the Sugar Bowl, plain and simple.

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Stands to reason something like that would occur with this, especially if there are multiple witnesses to ongoing events

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I mean there's at least one video of the dad making vulgar gestures with a police officer parked right next to him.

It seems like he was somewhat sure that nothing would come of any report.

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So... I'm going to guess that you can act like you want in your own yard, as long as you aren't breaking any laws. I know there's noise ordinances, so he can't crank up music too loud, but crotch grabbing is probably legal.

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I think both parties are at fault here.

The family seems to be mad at the church for some reason (seems to stem from the Covid thing) and the church has a problem with them as well, no telling who actually started it really.

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Well, I can see where the two don't mix well. Problem for Spell would be that land is getting pretty expensive out there, so I'm guessing other side was there first.

Like I said awhile back, it wouldn't surprise me if Spell tried to buy him out and get that land, and he refused. Maybe that set it off, and then the covid thing worsened it.

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As you posted earlier, you have an axe to grind with the pastor/church. Fair enough.

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First impressions are hard to shake. Fair enough.

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But it seems like the composite narrative you're forcing yourself into is something along the lines of:
- The pastor, on a whim or maybe he didn't like that someone from across the street was filming, stopped what he was doing, ran/walked across the street, and engaged the son? That there was no pre-history, just an unhinged pastor?

OTOH, the photos others have posted in this thread, the oddity of someone standing on the shoulder and filming (may be legal but who does that?), that the son tries calling for someone as the pastor approaches, that he immediately kicks-off his crocs and starts punching, those who were willing to stand behind the pastor at this press conference - all support his assertions.

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Not really sure what I believe.

I'm sure there is some history between Spell and the family; he asserts it's been going on about 6 years. I'll point out that the guy he beat up was 20, so that goes back to when he was 14. So that, to me, makes it more between Spell and the guy's father, not this 20 yr old.

As for the assertions;
Spell, again, claims this is ongoing and has been happening awhile. He says there have been threats to rape and kill his family. He says he's reported it multiple times and the police are actively ignoring or deleting his complaints, and that they (the police) are supporting and in league with the opposing family.
He says that they are out there constantly harassing people going to his church.

To that, I would say- if someone makes a credible, believable threat to kill or harm your family, and it's ongoing, you need to involve the police. You can't be vigilant 24-7, and you can't be everywhere.
If you are attending a church and being harassed consistently, you also need to get police involvement. Somebody said there's about 1000 people who attend, that's a lot of potential victims. We have seen church shootings and it's nothing to take lightly.

I would also say this- if you have notified the (local) police multiple times with no action, and you believe they're facilitating it, you need to go upstream to State PD and the Attorney General. Maybe not a viable option for a couple of squabbling neighbors, but the pastor of a church definitely should pursue that, up to reaching out to federal entities if need be. He has the resources to pursue that.

And if that's going on, I think the people of Central deserve to know of it. I suspect most voters in the area do not want to have a corrupt police chief or mayor, etc. Some of the wealthy folk might, because they are the ones running it, but the majority don't.

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And what does it mean for the local LEO to have a record "on file?" If I wanted to report someone making lewd gestures or verbal threats, does that mean I have to physically go to a police precinct to do so? Most believers will as much as is possible try to live at peace with others so they aren't trying to escalate things.

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We supposedly aren't talking about isolated incidents. Crazy dude yells at you once in a parking lot, you're a little shocked and disturbed, watch yourself as you leave, and let it go after awhile.
Continuing pattern, that's different. If he is out there all the time (a lot of the time) I'd be concerned that sooner or later there will be more than words flying.

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But if the son is threatening violence, is it not allowed for someone to confront him?

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At your own risk. Sounds from the timeframe, it's the dad who this started up with (assuming Spell hasn't been feuding with a teenager the whole time).
If dad is threatening to kill you and yours, beating his son up in their front yard sounds like "here I am, come shoot me". Suppose dad was there and took him up on the offer? Then what, you're dead and your family is still in danger.

I'd not go over, but I'd file some police reports and make it clearly known I take these threats seriously, and would not hesitate to use deadly force to protect my family if necessary.

The situation is shitty and I'm glad I don't have to deal with that myself. Wouldn't wish it on anyone. But yeah, if I believed someone intended to harm my family, I treat that person as a threat accordingly. We ain't throwing hands, one of us isn't walking away.

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The days of some trashy person talking shite and then someone confronting them are over. If someone yells obscenities like that I’m confronting them. A bunch of pussies now including this poster. Gtfo

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Spell's stated justification was that those people made credible threats against his family that he took seriously, and that the police didn't act on despite him reporting it. And that it had been ongoing for years.

That's different than talking shite.

Do we know for sure these crazies actually threatened to rape and kill his wife and kids, or is that solely based on what Spell has said?

Because Spell is also saying he's filed multiple complaints with the police and they have denied that.

I don't know. Im not on Facebook, all I've seen is a photo of trailer trash grabbing their crotch. That's trashy, but isn't a stated threat.

If he did make those threats, then Spell has right to be concerned. Especially considering his position and visibility. He should have called the cops, should have got a restraining order.

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Maybe I’m just getting older, but all this transfer portal and NIL stuff has really made me lose interest. I’ll still watch and be passionate for the games, but the buildup and excitement from the anticipation just isn’t really there anymore.

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Yeah, with you there.

As an LSU fan, I'm more excited about Kiffin than I was for Kelly the past couple seasons, but that's about it.