Dbqgolfer

It would have been kind of funny if the judge would have taken the case and ruled that homosexuality was not sinful....and I say that as someone who believes it is.

Fantasy Draft today. Took Dustin Johnson with 6th pick (McIlroy, Stenson, Bubba, Spieth, Day were already taken). Ended up taking Tiger in 3rd round with 22nd overall pick.

This is so bad/sad on two levels. First and obvious, horrible for the Frat.

Second, this will make a true victim of sexual assault on campus either less likely to be believed, or less likely to come forward. This reporter/Rolling Stones did great damage to a cause that they felt they were trying to help. Note to reporters, truth and fact finding usually a good policy.

I participate in a Masters pool with 8 people. We have a draft where we draft the entire field to make up your team (the top 3 on your team make up your score). Where would you draft Tiger this year? I am thinking I wouldn't take him anywhere in the first round (top 8 picks), not early in second round (picks 9-12), but perhaps late in second round or later.

I still have no idea what exactly happened on the day of the Brown shooting.

 

it is very clear the police department in that city had major problems with racism. It is also clear that Brown on that day was overly agressive to other people.

 

Both of those are wrong but other than that we don't know squat about what happened.

 

From that came the protests that (I my opinion) were done in a wrong way that created violence and actually hurt their cause and more innocent people.

 

Change is being made and a healing process needs to happen.

 

Here is something that bugs the hell out of me about the police getting shot. Yes, it's bad and the people who did it need to be punished. However, there is a part of me that gets pissed when I hear media say..." They were shot just because they were police". Well, in my mind, the police are in large part responsible for the tensions that caused the shooting due to their racism and actions. So, spare me the pity train.

 

Fix the Fing racist problem.

For what it's worth, the officers shot were not from the Ferguson Police Department, they were there to help, neither you nor I know if they came from a racist police department.

The kool-aid is flowing here. I don't see a game on the schedule we can't win (not saying we will win them all). I really like the attitude and demeanor of this staff.

I am very optimistic about the future of Nebraska Football under Mike Riley. If he can can be competitive with the resources he had at OSU, I see no reason to see why we won't be competing for conference championships (and that's different than just making it to the Conf. Champ. Game and getting smoked) and being "nationally relevant" again.

I'd like to see running quarterbacks utilized the way they were before people called them Dual Threats.

 

Give the ball to your running back on running plays. Drop back to pass on pass plays.

 

But if you look up and see 10+ yards of wide open space, you take it. Quickly and decisively. Hook slide if you need to, but you're not afraid to cut inside and take (or give) a hit, because you're tough as nails yourself.

 

Not a designed play, but not a scramble. The quarterback makes a defense pay for sagging coverage. Just do it a couple times in the first half and you've helped both the running and passing game, and the QB might not have to run much at all.

100 % agree

Could the NCAA implement a rule setting a "NSD" for coaches that requires the staffs to be in place a month before the actual NSD for recurits? You would probably have to move NDS back to March or April to give coaches a chance to interview etc after the football season ends.

 

I think it would be fun to use some of it to set up a business to help others chase their dreams. Don't know how to structure it , but if someone had a great idea, or certain skill, but no capital, offer $100,000 forgivable loans. If they make it, pay me back, if not, no problem, but at least they were able to "take their shot", and move on with life knowing they were able to chase their dream.

And that's a great way to lose all your cash. You do that 100 times, you will be out $10M.

 

Yeah, like I said, not sure how I would structure it. But if you bring home roughly 150 million. Set 50 million aside and live off interest, 50 million aside and give interest to charity, 50 million aside and use interest on that for my "forgivable loan program". 50 million at 3 % gives me 1.5 million to "invest" each year.

I think it would be fun to use some of it to set up a business to help others chase their dreams. Don't know how to structure it , but if someone had a great idea, or certain skill, but no capital, offer $100,000 forgivable loans. If they make it, pay me back, if not, no problem, but at least they were able to "take their shot", and move on with life knowing they were able to chase their dream.

Currently reading his autobiography. Pretty interesting. But he was born in 1911, so would be 104.

 

I am hoping that will all the emphasis on social media Riley will be able to keep Nebraska in the top 10 recruiting classes.

 

 

Not gonna happen.

 

Yeah, I would say top 20 recruiting classes a more realistic goal.

 

Jeff Mason ‏@JW_Mason 40s40 seconds ago

#Huskers 2015 signees average rating:

247: 3.15

Rivals: 3.10

ESPN: 3.29

Scout: 3.10

2015 Class Rank:

247: 30

Rivals: 30

ESPN: 29

Scout: 31

ESPN hates us!

 

 

 

....oh wait.

 

And will go up in ESPN ranking as I don't think they have Talan listed as a signee yet

Maybe focus on the just he respectful part.

Differing opinions are definitely allowed. Just be respectful. I Like Strigori's rule of thumb, don't type anything you wouldn't say to someone to their face.

just for perspective on the record argument, bo's 2014 team is mince meat against callahan's 2007 schedule. even if 2014 was preseason SOS 18th (lulz!).

Probably true; but at some point it does come down to wins and losses.

I would say they are totally different and one doesn't affect how I feel about the other. With Callahan it was obvious by the end of his final season that it was time for him to go. With Bo, not quite as obvious just because of the win-loss record. I do think that if you switch the records but keep the personalities; Bo would have been gone quicker than Bill with Bill's record, and Bill would still be here with Bo's record. At least that's my opinion now, perhaps time has made me forget what Callahan's personality was like.

 

 

So why do some of you think having a better voter turnout will enhance any of our choices?

As a very simple matter, the fewer people who actually vote, the easier it is for a candidate to get elected. It's easier to convince six out of eleven people to vote for you - and far less expensive - than it is to convince 501 out of 1,000. So the harder it is for these candidates to get elected, the better.

 

As Dbqgolfer accurately pointed out, it is not simply "being a voter" that makes things better, but being an informed voter. I get it - this is terrifying and challenging for some people. But it is utterly necessary for this country to get back on its feet, to stop the madness of this current trend of garbage government. The more informed voters we have, the less likely it is that sh#t candidates make it past the primaries.

 

It goes far deeper than that. But the simple answer is, people need to demand better. We have the mess we have now because people do not vote, and when they do they don't know what they're doing.

 

Educate yourself, educate your children, and vote EVERY. SINGLE. TIME.

 

It is not difficult. They make you think that because they don't want you to vote.

 

 

I guess what I'm trying to say..Is...Having more or even better informed voters will have very little effect if your choices (Even in the primaries) all pretty much suck and/or are controlled by the same special interests groups..And I'd imagine the nice folks seeking office have all had those Civics or History or Government courses so there's not much improvement to be gained there.

 

I understand the cynicism, but I just have to believe that a better informed and involved citizenry leads to a better government.

 

So why do some of you think having a better voter turnout will enhance any of our choices?

To me, only better informed voter turnout will. And having a basic understanding of how our government works will help with the better informed part.

 

oops. posted this before I read knapps response

So why do some of you think having a better voter turnout will enhance any of our choices?

To me, only better informed voter turnout will. And having a basic understanding of how our government works will help with the better informed part.

I mean this is already a big part of pretty much every history/government required curriculum ever

It should be. I don't know if it is or not. There's got to be some reason only 5% of Arizona and Oklahoma high school students could pass it.

I think kids need an education in the structure & purpose of government. Sadly, because most parents refuse to (or don't have the intelligence to) educate their children, I support schools doing this.

 

I actually think what this test asks is not remotely the *minimum* we should be instructing students on. At the LEAST we should be teaching kids:

 

1. The basic structures of all levels of government to which they will have to answer, including local police procedures & city/county laws, on up to the Federal level.

2. The powers of the three branches of government, how they interact, and HOW THEY CAN BE ABUSED.

3. How to vote, why to vote, when to vote, and what to think about when voting. Every effort should be expended to make this a non-partisan effort, with dire penalties for those who transgress those boundaries.

4. CRITICAL THINKING should be a year-long, mandatory course for every student regardless of grade point average. Tie it to civics, fine. It would encompass every facet of their lives from sports to finance to romance, but it would be critically important in politics.

5. Civic responsibility. Students should have it impressed upon them that not voting is killing this country, that every time a person doesn't vote it's a victory for bad government, and that it is not only a freedom and a right, but a responsibility that they vote. They can choose not to, but they are helping to make this country worse every time they don't vote.

 

There's more, but this would be a start. It's a pipe dream - by and large, Americans are too mentally lazy to push for these basic education points. But one can dream.

I agree. The only thing I would add to #5 is that it is a duty to be an informed voter. But, that should probably go without saying.

 

 

 

If i'm reading the explanation of the test correctly, this is the test that the US Citizen and Immigration Service already administers, and the initiative is to require the test for high school graduation. Seems reasonable to me.

Is Civics a required course? I don't remember ever taking one

 

I remember taking one. The requirement probably varies from state to state, and states that don't require one, it probably varies from school district to school district. I personally don't think it is a bad idea to require one.

 

There's just so many cutbacks these days...My Son had to give up Band to be able to take Phys Ed and a Computer class when he started "Middle School" because he could only take two electives..

 

Civics just seems like a "fluff course" that serves no purpose.

 

I would argue it's less of a "fluff course" than band and phys ed; and I say that as a supporter of band and phys ed.

 

If i'm reading the explanation of the test correctly, this is the test that the US Citizen and Immigration Service already administers, and the initiative is to require the test for high school graduation. Seems reasonable to me.

Is Civics a required course? I don't remember ever taking one

 

I remember taking one. The requirement probably varies from state to state, and states that don't require one, it probably varies from school district to school district. I personally don't think it is a bad idea to require one.