Fru

There doesn't appear to be a truly dominant B1G team thus far, and that definitely plays in NU's favor. Wisconsin, Purdue and Indiana are obviously the top teams right now, however none of them appear overly intimidating. I think you're dead on with the "Win the home games" sentiment. If NU can keep this momentum going, 10-6 does not seem outrageous. That is a mighty big "if" though. I hope they do. I'd happily take a steaming bowl of crow, if it means NU can get a tournament berth.

Tanner Lee. Don't rush POB into something he's not ready for.

Good work GOP *eye roll* http://abcnews.go.com/Politics/wireStory/house-gop-votes-gut-independent-ethics-office-44521722

I just gave you several reasons why I do not think this game will go well. So it's solely because you are pessemistic about Nebraska and has very little to do with Tenessee's actual capabilities. TA, Westerkamp, Newby, Gerry being out is pessimistic? Ryker having a cast on his wrist is pessimistic? Tennessee having higher recruiting classes is pessimistic? Tennessee playing basically a home game is pessimistic?

US Representative Trent Franks commends Russia's hacking as a public service. http://www.usatoday.com/story/news/politics/onpolitics/2016/12/29/rep-franks-if-russia-hacked-public-service/95965990/ A US Representative lauding a foreign government for hacking into a US election. Wow.

Even if we did, I doubt we would. I dunno, I am just "sold" on Danny Langsdorf as an OC. I don't think he's very creative, I don't think he actually watches any film. If he does watch film, I doubt he's looking for fronts or coverages that can be exploited by a play or a tweak of a play. I mean take our games against Purdue the last two years. They were awful at defending the run heading into our game. But, the day the play us, they looked a bit like Alabama defending the run. I am certainly not demanding a huge play every time, but so often our offense just looks inept. Part of that could be our limitations at QB though so who knows? I think this is probably more significant than some folks may think. TA is not the kind of QB that DL or MR have coached or game planned with. He's a tool that they don't quite know how to use most effectively. I think the offense next year will be far more representative of what DL and MR are trying to install and run. I think Tanner Lee will be Zach Taylor-esque. He'll be competent and mostly reliable, but POB is hopefully the QB that NU has been waiting for.

I just gave you several reasons why I do not think this game will go well.

I think this game is going to be about like Ohio St. Curious why you think that Lack of depth at key positions, starting QB is out, best WR is out, starting Safety is out, LB that contributes a fair amount is out, one of the younger stronger RB's is out, UT has a boat load more talent and it's essentially a home game for them. So the fact they are pretty banged up too and have had a pretty crummy season overall puts them on par with Ohio State why? I did not say they were Ohio State. I said I think the game will be similar. Iowa is not Ohio State, yet they still seemed to handle NU just fine. They have SEC talent. The last 4 years they've had top 20 classes, with the last two being in the top 5. NU could literally not be more vulnerable, having so many players out and playing a solid SEC team.

I think this game is going to be about like Ohio St. Curious why you think that Lack of depth at key positions, starting QB is out, staring QB has a cast on his non throwing wrist, best WR is out, starting Safety is out, LB that contributes a fair amount is out, one of the younger stronger RB's is out, UT has a boat load more talent and it's essentially a home game for them. Not saying I hope NU gets blown out, I just don't see a lot of positives or things that would make me think differently. Perhaps they'll put it together and make a game of it. I'm just not banking on it.

I think this game is going to be about like Ohio St.

He's thrilled. Whenever I see this kid, all I can think of is Happy Gilmore's caddy

It's Fru, and I never left.

I'll GLADLY eat my crow when this team wins 20 games and gets a tournament berth. Otherwise it's just a highlight to another year of the same ineptness that's defined this program for decades.

This

With an all white leadership and this photo of the interns, kind of looks like the power structure of the pre-civil war south; you know, before the republicans freed the slaves. Again, the "White Establishment" phrase came from conservative carnival barker Bill O'Reilly. Not Rachel Maddow or Bill Maher. And it is beyond disgusting for you to compare democratic interns to the horrors of slavery. Your party's standard bearer has the full ringing endorsement of the KKK. You are not the party of Lincoln. And as Zoogs pointed out, political parties have switched names. This article sums it up pretty well. http://us-presidents.insidegov.com/stories/3613/republicans-democrats-switch-platform

You'd probably want to ask Bill O'Reilly, since it's his quote. But maybe this will help

You're happier not knowing.

Agreed. I was simply trying to challenge BRI on his thought processes and elicit constructive discourse. I think most people held their nose as they cast their vote this year.

Soooo.....you said something that wasn't true, I disagreed with that. I'm the one not understanding. Ok. You said that you didn't agree with this statement. "Miles has been here for 5 years and all he's managed to recruit are washout transfers and kids from Australia and New Zealand." Miles has been here for 5 years, so there's no disputing that. I made an off the cuff, hyperbolic and exaggerated statement about Miles penchant for transfers and players from New Zealand/Australia. You seemed to take it as literal, that I believed 100% of Miles' recruits were transfers or from New Zealand/Australia. I assumed that was exaggerated enough for you to understand it was hyperbole. You clearly did not. And that's fine. So, then when I say I disagree with it, all you need to say is.....Hey, I was being hyperbolic and not serious.....instead, you went on to try to defend your statement. Now, your hyperbolic statement makes me believe that you believe he has only been able to recruit transfers and players from New Zealand/Australia that contributed to the program (since we all know he has recruited players from HS in the US. That's the only logical assumption that can be made by your hyperbolic statement. Well....so.....I don't even agree with you on that because he has brought in a number of good players from HS in the US. So....if I am way off base, then what were you meaning by your hyperbolic statement? Yes. We all know that, (which I thought was implied), which is the essence of my exaggerated statement. I just meant he recruits foreigners and transfers often. That's all.

I'm not asking you to be defensive, to be clear. I haven't followed this discussion all the way back, and I'm just asking you to support an assertion you freely made: that Obama, while saying the right things, did the wrong ones regarding law enforcement, and that Trump was different in this particular regard. Like, when you say "Trump has shown a huge amount of respect in his speeches towards LEO" -- as you have before -- this points to a difference in saying the right things. But you specifically emphasized that Obama also said the right things politically, and that words don't count, only actions. So as far as actions go, it's abnormal for Obama to contact widows of fallen officers personally. It's normal for Trump to do this. Is this a fair summary of your stance? Are there any other major contributing factors, or actions you will expect from the new administration? I'm very sorry if you see this as piling on. Only trying to understand your perspective more comprehensively. Words are the only thing I have to go by with Trump at this point. He isn't the sitting President yet so what can he really do? He didn't get the largest police unions support for no reason. He takes time to speak with us at his events, take photos with us, speak about what we're dealing with while he was on the campaign trail. And yes, he's called some widows of falling police officers. Now, if he starts showing that he only used us as puppets in his show, then I'll most certainly speak out about that. I want action, not words..........increase federal funding for local law enforcement to have access to funds to help assist them with building community programs. Re-open the door to have access to equipment necessary to deal with the changing environment we operate in today, i.e. terrorist attacks, civil unrest, etc. appoint justices to the supreme court that will protect rights, but not make our jobs harder as officers. Obama has said things during his speeches that we see are in support of us and then we'll hear a back handed comment that enrages us. Actions of things he's done to irritate us and make us wonder if he even supports us are things like sending white house staff to Michael Brown's funeral, appointing a lawyer and financial backer of a cop killer to a civil rights post, not speaking out for days, weeks, ever when numerous cops are killed in a few days, not inflame racial tensions between police and the community they serve with some of the words he's using in the discussion, see the Dallas Police Officer's Funeral as an example. So some of the things Obama has done/hasn't done have offended you as a police officer? Must be difficult for a politician to upset or offend you like that. Would you consider standing in solidarity with some of the people that Trump has openly mocked/offended? POW's, the disabled and women come to mind. I get it, maybe more than you know and more than I'm willing to let you know. I don't expect anyone to feel sorry for me, not asking for that, just stating where I'm coming from is all. I can appreciate where anyone is coming from, however I don't think you got the point of my post. Not liking Obama for doing/not doing something that resulted in you being offended, and then you turn around and vote for the candidate that has employed exceedingly offensive rhetoric and is openly supported by Nazi's and the KKK, arguably two of the most offensive organizations on Earth. I have trouble reconciling how someone can come to that conclusion. No, I got the point of your post, you aren't in my shoes, just like I'm not in yours. I understand the situation and I'm not here to justify my vote for Trump. Like I've said in several posts, I had my reasons for voting for him. This is a perfect example of why I said months ago Trump supporters can't come out and say they are Trump supporters. Because now we have to justify why we voted for him or supported him and now it's perceived we're bigots. I had my reasons and I chose my candidate just like everyone else did. I thought Hilary was a disgusting individual..............so we had two disgusting individuals to pick from..............so I chose the one who supports the police.............she doesn't and came across more of the same as Obama from my perspective. It's a personal thing for me, I don't care how my vote affects so and so down the street, it's personal for me as it should be. So and so down the street isn't going to care about how they vote for the president affects me and rightfully so. I'm not seeing why that's so difficult to understand at this point. For the record, I didn't call you a bigot, nor was I implying that you were one. However, your candidate has the undying support of Neo Nazis and the KKK and that apparently didn't bother you enough to vote for someone else, which ties into the second bolded part where you say you don't care how your vote affects others. That's really the essence, in my opinion, of the Trump voter. You can recognize that his policy proposals are unconstitutional. You can hear his disparaging remarks about POW's. You can watch him mock a disabled individual. But ultimately, you don't care. Either you don't care because "Hey, doesn't affect me" or that kind of behavior simply isn't alarming to you.

Soooo.....you said something that wasn't true, I disagreed with that. I'm the one not understanding. Ok. You said that you didn't agree with this statement. "Miles has been here for 5 years and all he's managed to recruit are washout transfers and kids from Australia and New Zealand." Miles has been here for 5 years, so there's no disputing that. I made an off the cuff, hyperbolic and exaggerated statement about Miles penchant for transfers and players from New Zealand/Australia. You seemed to take it as literal, that I believed 100% of Miles' recruits were transfers or from New Zealand/Australia. I assumed that was exaggerated enough for you to understand it was hyperbole. You clearly did not.

I highly recommend this. But then how would I be entertained by his delusions and distortions of reality? Dude is either the greatest troll I've ever seen, or a highly disturbed individual. Anyone remember or see his post about how Tanner Lee is improving his 40 time with super secret space age robotic technology? But according to 84 Tanner Lee's body is unfortunately rejecting it and is on pain medication. Why can't it be both? Or, considering this board's penchant for painting with brushes the size of baseball bats, we could just simplify things and say 'Trump voter'?

I highly recommend this. But then how would I be entertained by his delusions and distortions of reality? Dude is either the greatest troll I've ever seen, or a highly disturbed individual. Anyone remember or see his post about how Tanner Lee is improving his 40 time with super secret space age robotic technology? But according to 84 Tanner Lee's body is unfortunately rejecting it and is on pain medication.

I'm not asking you to be defensive, to be clear. I haven't followed this discussion all the way back, and I'm just asking you to support an assertion you freely made: that Obama, while saying the right things, did the wrong ones regarding law enforcement, and that Trump was different in this particular regard. Like, when you say "Trump has shown a huge amount of respect in his speeches towards LEO" -- as you have before -- this points to a difference in saying the right things. But you specifically emphasized that Obama also said the right things politically, and that words don't count, only actions. So as far as actions go, it's abnormal for Obama to contact widows of fallen officers personally. It's normal for Trump to do this. Is this a fair summary of your stance? Are there any other major contributing factors, or actions you will expect from the new administration? I'm very sorry if you see this as piling on. Only trying to understand your perspective more comprehensively. Words are the only thing I have to go by with Trump at this point. He isn't the sitting President yet so what can he really do? He didn't get the largest police unions support for no reason. He takes time to speak with us at his events, take photos with us, speak about what we're dealing with while he was on the campaign trail. And yes, he's called some widows of falling police officers. Now, if he starts showing that he only used us as puppets in his show, then I'll most certainly speak out about that. I want action, not words..........increase federal funding for local law enforcement to have access to funds to help assist them with building community programs. Re-open the door to have access to equipment necessary to deal with the changing environment we operate in today, i.e. terrorist attacks, civil unrest, etc. appoint justices to the supreme court that will protect rights, but not make our jobs harder as officers. Obama has said things during his speeches that we see are in support of us and then we'll hear a back handed comment that enrages us. Actions of things he's done to irritate us and make us wonder if he even supports us are things like sending white house staff to Michael Brown's funeral, appointing a lawyer and financial backer of a cop killer to a civil rights post, not speaking out for days, weeks, ever when numerous cops are killed in a few days, not inflame racial tensions between police and the community they serve with some of the words he's using in the discussion, see the Dallas Police Officer's Funeral as an example. So some of the things Obama has done/hasn't done have offended you as a police officer? Must be difficult for a politician to upset or offend you like that. Would you consider standing in solidarity with some of the people that Trump has openly mocked/offended? POW's, the disabled and women come to mind. I get it, maybe more than you know and more than I'm willing to let you know. I don't expect anyone to feel sorry for me, not asking for that, just stating where I'm coming from is all. I can appreciate where anyone is coming from, however I don't think you got the point of my post. Not liking Obama for doing/not doing something that resulted in you being offended, and then you turn around and vote for the candidate that has employed exceedingly offensive rhetoric and is openly supported by Nazi's and the KKK, arguably two of the most offensive organizations on Earth. I have trouble reconciling how someone can come to that conclusion.

You said you didn't agree with "the rest." I backed up 3 claims attributed to "The rest" because there was relative truth to it. -Miles has been here for 5 years. Fact -This team currently has two players from down under. Fact -Miles has a history of acquiring transfers. Fact The line "all he's managed to recruit are washout transfers and kids from Australia/New Zealand" is hyperbole. There's relative truth to it but of course not ALL of his recruits fall under that category. I'm sorry that wasn't clear enough for you. I'll simplify it next time.