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Actually, You can call it a #4 as the Republicans did a good job of pointing out the evils of the Democrats, in the sense that they supported the Obama administration.
I don’t believe in voting for the lesser of two evils. Voting for evil doesn’t seem to work well.
I believe that “freshmanin83” solidly drove the nail into the plank.The pummeling of the Democrat candidates by their counterparts was a repudiation of the Obama administration, its policies and its lack of transparency.
The Republicans seized upon the President’s lack of popularity, and his low approval ratings, by aligning Democrat candidates with him, and painting them as the tentacles of the giant cephalopod in Washington. Those that were portrayed as such were summarily dispatched. Hagan in NC, Christ in FL, and Grimes in KY were just a few that were fatally linked to to the political ebola. Very few Democrats wanted, or requested, Obama to stump for them, fearing the potentially fatal contact with the current administration.
From his heavy-handed wealth redistribution, increased taxes, and his belief in “equality of results” to Benghazi, the IRS scam, Operation Fast and Furious, and Obamacare, voters made it very transparent that they no longer wish to tolerate the perceived motives behind Obama’s lies and deviousness. The $2500.00 savings per year under Obamacare and the “if you like your doctor / insurance, you can keep it under Obamacare, were exposed as flagrant outright lies.
The Democrats insouciant attitude towards the elections, as evidenced by their poor turnout at the polls, left the door wide open for the Republicans to walk in and expunge the legislature and numerous state capitols of the political virus that has drawn their ire for six years.
No, this wasn’t so much the rejection of the Democratic Party as it were, but more importantly, it was the rejection of the left wing extremism of the President, his agenda, his administration, and those that would march in step with him. The Republicans were simply more motivated to exercise their civic duty than the Democrats were, and thus, many Democrat candidates were forced to walk the plank.
Re: Steelers vs Ravens… Cam Thomas just introduced himself and claimed to be from “The University of North Carolina.” I had to laugh. The product is so degraded…Where’s my haz-mat suit?
Pharoah showed some good speed on the return, but Dravious was pure hustle getting down there and taking out A.J. Long roundabout the ten yard line. Don’t think Long could have brought the big fella down, but he might have ridden him out of bounds inside the five. Good play by both Dravious and Pharoah.
Duke Johnson running wild. 17 carries 172 yds and two TDs..one of them was a 90 yard scamper…Go Canes!
I think that all State fans would relish the imposition of the “Death Penalty” upon UNC, but realistically, while it probably should be imposed, it won’t be. The NCAA has not levied the death penalty on any Division One program since the “Ponygate” incident at SMU in 1987. The severity of the penalty was such that the SMU football program was utterly destroyed , and when they did return to the field, twenty straight losing seasons ensued. The loss of money was devastating for the school at large. The NCAA realized the effects of the death penalty, and it has not doled it out again. The NCAA recently relaxed and lifted the penalties they handed out for the most egregious and disgusting behavior in college football history at Penn State. In light of that, I may be wrong, but unfortunately, I don’t see the death penalty being handed down to UNC. Tis a shame, but I think that the NCAA’s version of “Ole Sparky” will remain empty.
Anybody wanta roast a bushel of oysters — and a few heels ??
A pearl of an idea BOTB…I know, Aw shucks…
It seems as though Coach London has been out-coached quite a bit in his five years at UVA. He’s 24-35 in Charlottesville with one bowl appearance in 2011 where they were routed by Auburn. It looked as if he might have stepped away from the hot seat with the home upset of Louisville earlier this year, but I doubt that victory will save him at the end of the season. FWIW, (probably not much) he’s ranked #21 on coacheshotseat.com, and this screw up should move him into the top 20 next week. BTW, after State’s loss at Louisville, Doeren moved up from #33 to #27 on the same list.
What a meltdown by the Hoos. Lambert’s stupid interception, Tenuta’s defense couldn’t get a stop on UNC’s last two possessions, and then the Hoos put 12 men in formation on UNC’ FG attempt to give them a game winning first down. London inches back towards the hot seat.
Holes and Hoos tied at 21
London appears to be in position to have an NFL franchise by 2022 according to the NFL. What moniker should they have?
Is it wrong that I am watching more of Barca/Real Madrid than TX/K State?
Wrong? Probably not. Does it smack of an unpatriotic, blasphemous, and even collectivist leaning?
I’m fairly certain that it does. However, I’m still trying to erase my mental image of a biting ass.At the risk of disagreeing with Al Sharpton, and sounding politically incorrect at the same time, I believe that: in reaching the conclusion that Sharpton is correct, and that the shenanigans that UNC engaged in spell out a case of racism, one must then reason the following: (A) that the student-athletes that enrolled in these no-show classes were simply incapable of remaining academically eligible had they enrolled in bona-fide classes, (and thus they should never have been allowed into the University in the first place), (B) that these student-athletes were incapable of making their own decisions regarding their opportunity to choose their own path to graduation, (C) that the University perhaps forced them to take no-show classes against their will, and (D) that these classes were not equally available to white student-athletes.
Like most, I find UNC’s actions to be reprehensible in so far as they violate the code of conduct regarding academic matriculation and its over-sight. However, accusing UNC of racism seems to be “piling on” at this point, in my opinion. The student-athletes in question likely did not have to meet the same academic requirements and qualifications as the non-student-athlete vying for a spot at UNC, and so if anything, they were given a special exemption into the University, and thus, an opportunity to obtain a degree in the field of their choice, if they so desired to work for it. How is that racist? It sounds more like a case of affirmative action than racism, unless of course, one wishes to argue that affirmative action is reverse racism, n’est pas?
Twenty years? Really? Sell some free shoes and tickets and it’s off to Siberia. Twenty years of cheating? If any program needed to be death-penaltyed, it is Chapel College..
Surprisingly, Wake Forest is ranked #37 in Total Defense giving up 354.8 YPG. As WV Wolf pointed out, State is #72 yielding 398.3 YPG. The only team worse in this category, in the ACC, is UNC, ranked #117 allowing 508 YPG.
NCSU1987, by no means was I implying that it was okay, or even admissible on Gurley’s part. This is the nature of college football. They don’t give you a million dollars if you win the Heisman, and he may or may not have won it. But,a healthy Gurley will get much more than that come draft time. Might as well let them be one and done just like basketball. It’s all about the money to many of these kids, who have heard the rap. Todd knew the consequences of his actions if he was caught, but he chose to take the money and the chance. Now he “suffers” the “consequences,” as devastating as they are. (sarc off) Gurley probably can’t spell “betray.”
We got out-coached..They figured out how to stop our offense long before we began to figure out how to stop their’s, and then the turnovers started. Brissett’s worst game.
Observations: Defensively, we don’t swarm to the ball. We lolly-gag and hope that someone else makes the tackle. We are not very good at tackling (save the TT hit). We have good athletes in the secondary, but we don’t have a leader. No Eric Weddle to hold it together, and keep it tight back there. Manny Fernandez has potential, but he is still learning. He hasn’t tasted blood, yet. He will. I can’t wait. Outside of a learning-on-the-job Manny,linebacker is our Achilles heal. I had a feeling that the helmets would help, not.
I’m not so sure that Gurley really cares. Why would he? He’ll be a first round pick next year, and he will be in good health. The NFL doesn’t care about his taking money for autographs. Think Clowney. Only 3 sacks in his last season at USC along with some questionable injuries after 13 sacks the year before. Just show’em the money.
