BigRedBuster

I know. I just felt I needed to make that point clear. Sometimes I read the title of the thread and wonder when I see the phrase "idiot US missionary".

Gee.....another guilty plea in this which hunt.

You do hit on an important topic. Technology is a major part of education right now....and a very important one. Our students should be working with the latest and greatest. That all takes more money and infrastructure than when I was in college. That same wifi that you mention, is used for students to actually do their studies.

There are missionaries that do amazing work. Not just preaching, but bringing aid to poverty stricken areas. I have had family members who have been pilots flying medical aid to remote areas as missionaries, as an example. And, some of that was in very dangerous situations. Just because a person is a "missionary" doesn't mean their mission they are/were on shouldn't be respected, even by atheists.

Ummmm.....so is the trumpet section.

@TGHusker how did your trip go? Ours was incredible.

Does that go onto 100th street? Interesting.

How do we pay for this?

True.

OK....this band member obviously was a kid who said something really stupid on social media. It took off like a wild fire. It's pretty clear she has had some type of meeting with adults at Iowa. She has caught a lot of hell on Twitter. Hopefully she has learned her lesson and people need to move on. Mark it up as a lesson to a lot of people that just because you CAN say something on social media, doesn't mean you SHOULD say it.

I can already tell this season is going to be one where my opinion of the team is going to have big swings. I was really optimistic after the first 4 games. The TT game made my optimism take a dive. Now, it's back on a big high. Hopefully, as we rack up wins, those down swings will become less and less. What I'm very optimistic about with this team is that we seem to have 5 guys really contributing well. When one is having an off night, the others tend to step up and the "off" guy isn't selfish about it. That is totally different than Mile's first tournament team. I continue to be concerned about the lack of a bench. But, at least we have 5 guys starting that are playing at a high level. I would love to see Illinois be another 20-30 point win. Those help build the bench with experience.

I still will not support a minimum wage of this type. There are way too many variables. Do you have the same minimum wage for an engineer living in Minden Nebraska compared to New York City? I agree with the bolded. This idea is one that sounds great....but, in reality, it would be a disaster.

I pulled that number out of my a$$ just like JJ did his. These numbers are for discussion sake.

You're saying a billionaire from New York City doesn't understand farming? Shocking.....

That's pretty much my point too. And.....it's idiotic that the government (Trump) has even put them in this position.

I'm sure most of these farmers are in the process of mailing back their government checks Trump paid them because of his idiotic trade wars. That report is on the editor's desk as we speak....I'm sure.

I completely agree there is a problem. I just do not and will not support this as the solution. You say there are exceptions. That's where a good intentioned idea like this goes haywire. There would be so many exceptions and special considerations with this in an effort to make it workable that it would be a disaster. You really said that if I have a struggling start up, I should be forced to pay someone possibly $100,000? Are you kidding me? This would hinder a large number of start ups from being able to get off the ground and ultimately become a great company. You say I should be forced to pay a mechanical engineer $100,000. So.....are we going to pay all teachers $100,000? The cost of their education at UNL is roughly the same. Are you going to agree to that when your property taxes go through the roof to pay for it? It wasn't too long ago that we were in a bad recession and these kids with engineering degrees weren't finding jobs out of college. An engineer is a position where the degree is actually needed in most of the positions they go into. So, what's worse, these kids getting a job starting at $30,000 - 60,000 with possibility to growing into something more? Or, not have a job at all because legally I can't hire them and pay what the law says I have to pay? Again, I acknowledge the problem, I just think this idea is something I can not support.

I guess he didn't fumble this season. That's awesome.

I agree. I'm just wondering how long that support will last.

I added to it. So, I have a startup company that’s strughling to get off the ground. I really need a machsnical engineer and I am mandated to pay them 100,000 day one? No. and no.

No. ...no ....and no.

I’m actually shocked that number is so low nationally.

It surprises me that 15 pass breakups is tied for second in school history. Seems like that that should be higher.