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Lrm – that’s why in those open water swim I try to get either on the far inside or outside at the start…then I try to work my way out of the herd.
Also, if the bowies are to my right I will lift my head totally out of the water (since I typically breathe left side.) Those things have helped me avoid kicks in a lot of the swims I have been in. …but also have been very lucky too. (Knocking on wood.)
Also, how bout the 43 year old lady who won the time trials. Awesome.
Cow – it was cool watching the us dominate that. Happy for the “old” guy.
The event I was on the edge of my seat was the women’s 100 M backstroke. I have lived in Winston for last 20 years so I was pulling for Baker pretty hard. My dog hasn’t seen me yell this much at the TV in a while (in a good way.)
The women’s breaststroke was awesome too.
Cow – you have some good bloodlines… explains some things. I have some decent ones on one side of the fam, but nothing Olympian.
Lrm – my swim is about as good as it can get for a 46 year old who spends 30 minutes a week in the water. I finish in the top 3rd or better of the water in pretty much every race I enter. It’s not a weakness – which separates me from a lot of triathletes.
Plywood – interesting info on Spitz. What I that same dude was covered in hair like he was?
Yea – it’s hard to beat the excitement of the short relays for big events. As someone a former mediocre swim team member and current solid triathlon swimmer, I geek out on the swimming. And when I swam – the relays were the most intense event and were my favorite.
I was nervous for Held last night. The young man handled the moment very well and I thought his post-race comments were very telling. (“I said to myself it’s just another 100 meter delay.”)
The mental makeup of these successful Olympians is just as important as the physical attributes.
We will continue to take our sheckles. Look for Yurt to skate through the eligibility process without issue. We will continue to get those bids every time we end up on the NCAA bubble. We will get some decent bowl games.
I would be extremely proud of my alma mater if we announced that we would no longer play UNC due to their admitted academic fraud and failure to do anything about it.
However, the signals from our adminstration seem to indicate an acceptance of the status quo. And if our hands are dirty too, well what else can you expect our “leaders” to do. (I am not saying they are.)
Thanks VA Wolf – should be interesting to see how we do defensively. Looking at the 2nd half of the season, you might think we fired the wrong coordinator.
This year should tell us.
I think it’s a legitimate criticism about the other items. I can understand both the early voting reductions or the closing of some polling stations, but coupling both with the id requirements does make it pretty easy to question the motives.
While the legislature did bend over backwards for the id requirements, the other items make this look pretty bad. Yet another chance to occupy the high ground blown.
Actually, surprisingly enough, the NC legislature bent over backwards to make sure that those who were economically disadvantaged had the ability to vote.
I don’t understand the objections to this Bill. I think it’s perfectly reasonable to ask those who are seeking to vote that a) they are who they say they are and B) they haven’t voted more than once.
No matter what people think – right is right.
To me, where the NC law went too far was the birth certificate.
I think a good rule of thumb is the plumbing rule. As for those who are in transition…l have no idea the best way to handle on a public / government basis. However, I digital businesses should be able to handle as they see fit.
Ugh.
Understand – these folks want us to hate one another. It appears to be working.
All sides had the opportunity to take the higher ground – most sides didn’t take it. The Charlotte legislature didn’t. The NC legislature didn’t. Big business certainly didn’t and local media certainly didn’t either.
I think the local media did a disgusting job of covering the story. The coverage was and remains decidedly one-sided. Of course, I am not surprised ; I subscribe to a paper that rivals Joseph Goebbels when it comes to propaganda.
The NBA’s, Springsteen’s and the boycotters action upset me most. These folks are intentionally inflicting pain on innocents. The mark of decency is how you act when you have the power to inflict pain. Their response is very telling about just how morally shallow they are.
The true heroes here are those in tbe LGBT community who are growing to stay and visit. These are truly the most persuasive instruments of change and they deserve the support of all of us provided they aren’t destroying livelihoods and spreading hatred.
I believe this issue is very complicated. The heavy-handed response of government – no matter which side you are on – is likely to be clumsy and full of unintended consequences.
Both laws have their “high points”. Charlotte’s laws expand requirements for those who wish to do contracting for the city – which – imho is totally justified. The state’s laws allows businesses to expand whatever restroom policies they’d like.
Unfortunately, middle ground isn’t sought. And we have all taken the bait. Both sides got what they wanted
The link to Charlotte’s law if you want it. (That I could find.)
http://charmeck.org/city/charlotte/nondiscrimination/Pages/default.aspx
Ugh.
Understand – these folks want us to hate one another. It appears to be working.
All sides had the opportunity to take the higher ground – most sides didn’t take it. The Charlotte legislature didn’t. The NC legislature didn’t. Big business certainly didn’t and local media certainly didn’t either.
I think the local media did a disgusting job of covering the story. The coverage was and remains decidedly one-sided. Of course, I am not surprised ; I subscribe to a paper that rivals Joseph Goebbels when it comes to propaganda.
The NBA’s, Springsteen’s and the boycotters action upset me most. These folks are intentionally inflicting pain on innocents. The mark of decency is how you act when you have the power to inflict pain. Their response is very telling about just how morally shallow they are.
The true heroes here are those in tbe LGBT community who are growing to stay and visit. These are truly the most persuasive instruments of change and they deserve the support of all of us provided they aren’t destroying livelihoods and spreading hatred.
I believe this issue is very complicated. The heavy-handed response of government – no matter which side you are on – is likely to be clumsy and full of unintended consequences.
Both laws have their “high points”. Charlotte’s laws expand requirements for those who wish to do contracting for the city – which – imho is totally justified. The state’s laws allows businesses to expand whatever restroom policies they’d like.
Unfortunately, middle ground isn’t sought. And we have all taken the bait. Both sides got what they wanted
The link to Charlotte’s law if you want it. (That I could find.)
http://charmeck.org/city/charlotte/nondiscrimination/Pages/default.aspx
Ugh.
Understand – these folks want us to Right one another. It appears to be working.
All sides had the opportunity to take the higher ground – most sides didn’t take it. The Charlotte legislature didn’t. The NC legislature didn’t. Big business certainly didn’t and local media certainly didn’t either.
I think the local media did a disgusting job of covering the story. The coverage was and remains decidedly one-sided. Of course, I am not surprised ; I subscribe to a paper that rivals Joseph Goebbels when it comes to propaganda.
The NBA’s, Springsteen’s and the boycotters action upset me most. These folks are intentionally inflicting pain on innocents. The mark of decency is how you act when you have the power to inflict pain. Their response is very telling about just how morally shallow they are.
The true heroes here are those in tbe LGBT community who are going to stay and visit. These are truly the most persuasive instruments of change and they deserve the support of all of us provided they aren’t destroying livelihoods and spreading hatred.
I believe this issue is very complicated. The heavy-handed response of government – no matter which side you are on – is likely to be clumsy and full of unintended consequences.
Both laws have their “high points”. Charlotte’s laws expand requirements for those who wish to do contracting for the city – which – imho is totally justified. The state’s laws allows businesses to expand whatever restroom policies they’d like.
Unfortunately, middle ground isn’t sought. And we have all taken the bait. Both sides got what they wanted
The link to Charlotte’s law if you want it. (That I could find.)
http://charmeck.org/city/charlotte/nondiscrimination/Pages/default.aspx
Guys – congratulations to the beach chickens.
And fwiw – strippers, bartenders, bouncers, waitresses, and beer cart drivers, and strippers = blue collar
Roo – first off Summit was a great coach. Heck, if there is a woman out there who could coach an SEC football team and coach it well – it’s her
Secondly, graduation rates above 90% should be treated with skepticism – especially for undergrads at a school that isn’t so, err selective.
Thirdly, go beach chickens. A true Cinderella story. That area is pretty blue collar (Conway) – a victory for Coastal would make a lot of us grin from ear to ear.
Am I wrong to be ok with being done with recruiting now? The guys we have thus far are unblemished and we don’t have a lot of scholies left.
I think a huge thank you goes to Morley(?) – we certainly stuck with Yurt – and for that gott and staff deserve huge credit and it ain’t luck.
As for he latest, between Lenard, Mav, Dennis and Markell – well, lets just say that someone is maximizing what he can do in this space and thus far, I really like the quality of kids who fall into this category.
Adventuroo – I got this book for my birthday and I am looking forward to reading it.
I have read alot of feinstein’s other stuff and thoroughly enjoyed them.
Thanks cow – I have studied Gott’s career and he was knocking at the door at Bama and I would never say he can’t coach. I have also been unequivocal that he deserved another year.
I try to keep an open mind, but like you, I got that elephant in me, so when it comes to evaluating a coach, it works both ways. But at 46 I have been wrong enough times to not be sure about nothing but death and taxes.
But these are good developments. We are aggressively pursuing guys and building up some depth.
No. It is not. I wonder how coach k or coach self or a young Dean Smith or wooden would have answered the same question?
No it’s not bjd. I think for most kids the full ride is a fair deal. However, for thd big 10, acc, sec and Pac10 – that’s debatable. What isnt debatable is that the NCAA and schools generate the majority of their revenue from basketball and football; all other sports lose money and a ton of it.
Hmm. Personally, I think this rule is hilarious.
You have easy-arse degrees sanctioned by the NCAA and / or you keep these kids at school year round, then you whine like a baby when a kid doesn’t get an MBA he had no plan on getting.
This entire system is a joke. Half of these kids are only in school to ball, which is a good thing for the school because they have no intention of treating them as students.
It’s a bastardized institution and the best thing that can happen from a morality pov is that the institution as it exists today is terminated. (And college football is my favorite sport by a country mile.)
Yep. This is all about the rpi and playing to win every time you suit up.
Glad to see we are fighting. And what a shot!
