Gravitiger
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re: Indiana basketball down 30 at home to Illini
Posted by Gravitiger on 1/15/25 at 6:12 am
Also proximity to Chicago and St. Louis. Seems like half the undergraduate student body is from Chicago....
re: The NCAA NIL fiasco
Posted by Gravitiger on 1/13/25 at 7:43 pm
[quote]So why are universities already dissolving their collectives? You actually think they will keep collectives after this year?[/quote]They will re-form in ways that don’t make them subject to FMV oversight. The current groups and individuals are tainted as "affiliated entities/individuals" unde...
re: Just how bad is Love?
Posted by Gravitiger on 1/13/25 at 8:43 am
[quote]That was the issue again and again, never an immediate impact player at WR #1.[/quote]So why cite Javon Walker as the exception?...
re: Just how bad is Love?
Posted by Gravitiger on 1/12/25 at 10:16 pm
[quote]Drafted in the 2nd round, had a lot of dropsies during his first few years.[/quote]2nd round is still a pretty high pick and a decent place to target a potential #1 WR. Highly productive college guy who fell because he lacked elite measurables. Walker didn't break out for several years, eithe...
re: Just how bad is Love?
Posted by Gravitiger on 1/12/25 at 9:55 pm
[quote]When is the last time they signed a FA like this or even attempted to draft one? The last one that I can think of is Javon Walker in 2002.[/quote]Adams?...
re: Why did this Blue Chip Opelousas RB just commit to ULM with Powerhouse offers?
Posted by Gravitiger on 1/12/25 at 9:38 pm
[quote]I've said it for 2 seasons now and just get downvoted everytime.
Its time to join forces with another Louisiana school, like UL. Why? Because when we have recruits who we want to keep in our "program" but dont have spots for them on our roster or can't offer them playing time, just have em...
re: Why did this Blue Chip Opelousas RB just commit to ULM with Powerhouse offers?
Posted by Gravitiger on 1/11/25 at 9:08 pm
[quote]
Prob made a single digit number on his act[/quote]ACT and SAT are no longer required to play D1 sports.
If it were academics, he wouldn't be going to ULM, either. They have the same initial eligibility standards as every other D1 school....
re: NIL + Expanded Playoffs = R.I.P. SEC
Posted by Gravitiger on 1/11/25 at 8:07 pm
[quote]Its a fairly understood fact that the practice started in B1G country in the late 60's into the 70's
[/quote]What? Bagmen were helping Harvard, Yale, and Princeton by the late 1800s. Doc Fenton got paid to come to LSU in the early 1900s. Kentucky basketball boosters were paying players by ...
re: LA 2028 Olympics
Posted by Gravitiger on 1/11/25 at 7:43 pm
[quote]Bruh. It’s LA and L.A.
I hate that they have somehow managed to steal our letters. It’s like how gays took the rainbow.[/quote]The city of Los Angeles existed long before US postal code abbreviations. ...
re: Louisiana has some of the richest history in America why isn’t there a museum to show that
Posted by Gravitiger on 1/11/25 at 6:25 pm
[quote]How have I never heard of this? My family has been in New Orleans since the 1700s.[/quote]Because you are too busy being a dumbass online....
re: Patented invention from 1963 designed to help women give birth easily
Posted by Gravitiger on 1/11/25 at 10:19 am
[quote]That wouldve been great while giving birth - vomit all over everyone[/quote]Probably why the technician is wearing a hazmat suit....
re: California's Water Problem - Privately Owned by Resnick Family for Profit
Posted by Gravitiger on 1/11/25 at 9:46 am
[quote]Certainly, the "shady" part is that it was governors and likely a limited circle of legislators involved in making the deals.
Not something that was put before all the legislators, notably those who's regions stood more to lose and would have objected or blown the whistle so to speak.
N...
re: California's Water Problem - Privately Owned by Resnick Family for Profit
Posted by Gravitiger on 1/11/25 at 9:33 am
[quote]Shady deals made with governors in the 1990s to acquire tax funded public works (without the input of many legislators)
is precisely
"politicians doing the bidding of billionaires"[/quote]You’re kidding yourself if you don't think legislators were also involved....
re: The final 4 teams all had average QBs at best.
Posted by Gravitiger on 1/11/25 at 9:32 am
[quote]Crazy to see the defenses of Both Ohio State and Notre Dame look so strong.[/quote]Why is that crazy? Both those teams usually have strong defenses. OSU is usually elite. Look at their defensive recruiting and coaching staff....
re: California's Water Problem - Privately Owned by Resnick Family for Profit
Posted by Gravitiger on 1/11/25 at 9:25 am
[quote]Is there anyone who believes all the BS isn't created by politicians doing the bidding of billionaires?[/quote]Yes, the author of the article, who says all this occurred "without any input from legislators." Also, the OP....
re: California's Water Problem - Privately Owned by Resnick Family for Profit
Posted by Gravitiger on 1/11/25 at 9:18 am
[quote]Those crops consume an estimated 150 billion gallons of water a year, two thirds of that on nuts, which would be enough to supply San Francisco’s 875,000 residents for a decade. The Wonderful Co. says the estimate is high, but declined to comment further. For comparison, San Francisco uses ab...
re: Do you turn your engine off when pumping fuel?
Posted by Gravitiger on 1/9/25 at 8:42 pm
[quote]I don't like putting my engine through an unnecessary stop and start and depreciating it by that much every time I fill up gas.[/quote]This is why I leave mine running 24/7....
re: Suits with casual tennis shoes.
Posted by Gravitiger on 1/7/25 at 9:44 am
[quote]The super tight suit trend is going to be hilarious to look back at. People are going to be so embarrassed. Like when people see pictures of themselves in the 70s wearing polyester, bell bottomed leisure suits.[/quote]+1, especially with the highwater pants...
re: All this inheritance talk has me curious, fill all the cup equally? Or fill it the same?
Posted by Gravitiger on 1/7/25 at 9:27 am
[quote]If it’s a good amount, vacation home you also earn income on.[/quote]SIL's soon-to-be ex-husband can fund her vacation home. That's not what my wife is authorized to pay for out of the trust. SIL is already trying to convince her to get a boat, even though FIL isn't even dead and the trust ha...
re: Is marriage worth it?
Posted by Gravitiger on 1/7/25 at 9:18 am
[quote]most marriages now end in divorce[/quote]False. Though probably most marriages of self-described "car guys" do....
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