DrunkOffPunch

27 minutes ago, Danny Bateman said:

 

After seeing this presidency play out over three years I'm growing more convinced people who say things like "We need someone who isn't a career politician" 

Thanks for the reply. One of the reasons I brought this up is the current internet popularity of Yang similar to that of Trump or Sanders.

I occasionally listen to Joe Rogan’s podcast and he has Yang on. Didn’t pay much attention to who he was until I was on the internet and/or playing games and random people are shouting/typing ‘YANG GANG’. I think to a certain extent the whole ‘internet crowd’ is a huge boon to someone’s campaign. I kind of see that crowd as the type that doesn’t delve deep into the details and rather watches a short clip on YouTube. They probably don’t largely care how experienced someone is as long as the message resonates with them.

I could be wrong here but for those reasons I see Yang as a big player in the upcoming elections. To me, it’ll be interesting to see who encapsulates that crowd. Be it Yang, Sanders, or someone new.

Gonna start this off by saying I’m a younger guy who doesn’t follow politics closely, and I’m no wordsmith like knapplc so if this post seems sorta amatuerish, it is.

I’m sure non politicians running for the highest government office in a country isn’t a new thing, but with the advent of the internet and social media these people that were once probably largely pushed aside for more experienced candidates are able to generate an equal or even greater following compared to their peers.

My question is do you more politically educated people see this as more of a fad? A somewhat anti establishment growth that is prone to wane at times? Or more of a trend that is shaping future global politics? Any other thoughts are appreciated. Thanks.

9 hours ago, Mavric said:

 

Brett Froendt was my dads best man. Huge Husker fan and alum FWIW.

12 hours ago, Mavric said:

Player: Ajou Ajou

Bless you.

1 minute ago, OTHusker said:

That is 100 percent true 

 

however choosing to aggressively engage is an attitude and dna thing

So like being from a naturally strong family?

28 minutes ago, SouthLincoln Husker said:

Your missing the under age portion. One is being charged with child porn & the other was not

1 hour ago, DrunkOffPunch said:

It’s not inconceivable that Mo takes a plea deal to get the child pornography charges dropped given the context. 

I didn’t. 

14 minutes ago, Huskinator said:

Literally the ONLY similarity is the revenge porn part.   

And the fact that it’s an athlete that was being charged in the same state hence the same laws. It’s not inconceivable that Mo takes a plea deal to get the child pornography charges dropped given the context. I don’t know exactly what will happen in Mo’s case and I’m sure neither do you but any info that can give some sort of insight into what MAY happen is always appreciated and shouldn’t be met with being called a ‘terrible terrible post.’ 

26 minutes ago, Huskinator said:

 

I can see why he got negative rep though.  Terrible terrible post. 

How is that post terrible? A large segment of this thread has been about what sort of punishment Washington could face and he posts a recent article about a similar situation in the same state that uses the same laws. 

If it’s unavoidable it shouldn’t be a penalty.

2 hours ago, Landlord said:

QUIT CHEWING

8 hours ago, Big Red 40 said:

As a father of 2 daughters I would have been much more accepting of the Second example than the first . That is a strange law . 

It isn’t really. It’s just covering HS aged kids. Probably makes more sense for smaller schools  like the one I graduated from where we only had like 20 girls total in HS.

40 minutes ago, B.B. Hemingway said:

 

Have we checked in with President Xi, to see how he handles these situations? 

A name I saw get thrown out on another message board was Jerry Montgomery, the Packers current D-line coach. Before joining the Packers he coached d-line at Wyoming, Michigan and Oklahoma. Played with Chin at Iowa and coached d-line at Northern Iowa while Chin and Frost were there. 

Edit- I’m dumb and didn’t realize Montgomery was already mentioned in this thread my apologies.

8 minutes ago, Hedley Lamarr said:

The only connection Frost and Parrella have is they are both alumni, if that is the requirement we have a long list of potential candidates. I floated out Aiken for the reason you mentioned with having coached together at Oregon. He makes more sense to me than Parrella 

It’s hard to say what sort of relationship they have. It’s reasonable that beings they’re both alumni that they have met. I’m sure they played against each other a couple times in the NFL and beings he was on the previous staff you’d imagine Parrella probably tried to keep his job. I’m not saying Parrella should get the job, just that I think ‘hire the best guy available’ is not going to be what Frost does unless that guy also has some connections to Frost.

Personally I like Parrella. Think if given time to build connections he could be a great recruiter. Either way I’ll support whoever Frost hires.

38 minutes ago, Hedley Lamarr said:

and if he never played here he wouldnt be considered...I just want to hire the best damn coach and recruiter we can buy. I hope Frost feels the same way 

That’s not true at all. Frost’s staff here isn’t his staff because they were the best guys Frost could get. It’s because they’re guys Frost had a relationship with and could trust. I don’t know the extent of their relationship but beings they’re both former players and he was on the previous staff I’d at least assume they have some form of relationship. Dante was considered one of the best recruiters in the nation and a rising coaching star but got the boot because Frost had a relationship with Fisher.

We just had the best recruiting class avg ranking wise and the only notable recruiter we have IMO is Held.

Lets get some more context before we make blind accusations.

22 hours ago, Red Five said:

I see Sam already floating Parrella.  Hopefully that is just Sam thinking out loud with no sources.

 

Scott needs to get the best available DL coach, not some “former player”.

I’m willing to bet Frost will hire someone he has some form of relationship with. I think Parrella would be a good fit for this staff. Like Mav touched on its hard to judge his coaching ability but I would say he was the 3rd best recruiter on the staff after the Williams’. Which I thought was pretty surprising given his probable lack of connections. 

32 minutes ago, Moiraine said:

 

 

I didn’t say you were. But you are arguing that people are giving it a pass because it’s a sports game they enjoyed, and comparing it to GTA which glosses over the important part, that it’s a sports game. The replayability is different. In GTA releases I expect a new story, new characters, a new environment, and maybe some new features (like when they added exercise and diet and gang turf). In a sports game I want the same sport, same stadiums, updated rosters, and maybe improved graphics but that’s not a huge deal. The fact it’s a sports game is very important and comparing it to GTA doesn’t make sense. 

I would’ve liked if EA fixed issues with the game instead of them being carried through to the next 5 games. I would’ve liked a better player career. The NBA 2K games had way better player careers. A lot of the mechanics in the passing game were bad. The momentum system needed an update and switching players on defense after a completed pass was similar to gambling. I didn’t play 2014 so it’s entirely possible a lot of those things were fixed but the issue is that they should’ve already been fixed.

Also the GTA comparison works because my arguement stems around whether the new game is worth its asking price. There were some that had major improvements and were, and others that barely added anything and weren’t.

Edit- Also losing the FCS schools and getting them replaced with Directional State blew.

2 hours ago, Moiraine said:

 

 

You act as though the fact it’s a sports game isn’t an important factor in whether it’s enjoyable when it doesn’t change other than the rosters, when it’s actually an integral part of the discussion.

But I’m not arguing whether it’s enjoyable. I said I had fun playing the game. 

13 minutes ago, Husker in WI said:

 

It was a good game, the issue there is they were reselling largely the same game at the price of a brand new one each year. That doesn't affect the game's quality, it was still really solid. Just absolutely not worth the extra $60 each year. 

You’re telling me if GTA VI came out this year but it was just GTA V with slightly better graphics and and a couple new missions and things to do and was being sold for $60 it would be a great game because GTA V was a great game? 

No. You’re giving it a pass because it’s a sports game that you enjoyed.

26 minutes ago, Cdog923 said:

 

8 minutes ago, B.B. Hemingway said:

 

I get your point. It was always my favorite game, but that probably had more to do with it being the only college football game available most of the time.

Which is exactly my point. Like I had fun playing the game too because of that. Back in HS/MS I realized how bad the game really was and stopped buying it every year and started buying it every 2 or 3 years unless there was a major update to it. 

1 hour ago, Cdog923 said:

 

This is the worst take in the history of this message board. Congrats to Scotty for finally being off the hook, where ever he is. 

So $60 yearly for a game made by a company that yearly gets voted the worst company that had rather lackluster additions to the game, half of which had been on Madden for a year or two, is a good game to you?

EA knew what was going to happen to the franchise and cut spending on it. People whine and complain about FIFA/Madden/NBA Live but act like the NCAA franchise was any different. If it was still around today it would just be ultimate team and loot crates.

I’m not saying you couldn’t have fun playing it, but without a doubt it was a bad game.

19 hours ago, BigRedBuster said:

I've always found it fascinating how people don't care if a company does something it shouldn't do by using something that isn't theirs and someone is wronged while creating a game....if it's a great game.

Wasn’t even a good game. Just had the licensing.