Big Red 40

7 hours ago, knapplc said:

 

"I'm afraid they're talking about me!"  That's what I hear when people bitch about hearing a foreign language.  It's crazypants behavior.

 

Mostly when I'm in America and I hear someone speaking with an accent, I'm jealous because they know more languages than I.  And they're probably half again smarter than me. 

 

Also, if you live in a highly Hispanic population area, how good is the food you have access to?  That's the thing that I love MOST about immigrants - they bring unique cuisine to the area. 

I work in a factory with hundreds of Hispanics and the language thing bugs me because I didn’t go to Mexico they came here and in my opinion  they should adapt to what is here, not the other way around . If I was going to spend much time in a foreign country, or move there yes I definitely could /would learn the native tongue . 

We also had pot luck dinners at work and I thought the food the Hispanics brought was terrible  lol . Greasy stuff with lots of peppers mostly . I’ll take the Americanized version with lots of cheese and tomatoes myself . Different strokes for different folks I guess . 

There are still enough checks and balances in place to keep Trump from totally running wild with his agenda, so i think well survive him just fine. The bigger problem to me is the unfortunately large amount of people who support him. If we get to the point where the majority blindly follow and support people like Trump we are screwed. I don't think we are to that point though, and i think people will turn out in droves to get rid of this guy in 2020.  

4 hours ago, Dewiz said:

 No different than a so called comedian holding a decapitated trump head, rapper pretending to assasinate Trump in music video, a Caesar play showing an actor dressed up as Trump getting ambushed and murdered, Madonna saying that she’s thought about blowing up the White House, Scalise getting shot and almost dying, assault a politician in his own yard, send powder in a letter to Trump Jr. I could keep going

 

Btw the douche who shot up the Synagogue wasn’t even a trump supporter lol

Very different. Only one of those (Scalise) was actual violence caused by politics. Rand Paul was an argument between neighbors over a brush pile, not politically motivated. Powder was determined to be cornstarch, and while the rest was in poor taste, it was not illegal and didn't physically harm/ kill anyone. Right wing extremists have been responsible for many actual human deaths, and physical harm. Stats on that issue have been posted in this thread.  

I think Trump has been able to lie and spin everything as “fake news” “ witch hunt “ blah blah, and unfortunately tons of people believe everything he says . There’s not much concrete proof of anything that would get him impeached, indicted etc YET  but it could be in the tax returns . If there’s black and white proof of something I don’t think he’ll be able to get out of it, or convince his followers he’s innocent any more . He’s trying very hard not to let them be released for a reason . I want to know what it is . 

So is Dems gaining control of the house a big deal or not ? How so ?

Is the GOP increasing their majority in the senate a big deal ? Why ? 

I’m Getting mixed answers all over on those questions what do you guys think ? 

I don’t think we’ll ever be able to load our team with talent like OSU, Michigan,  etc but with the right guys, coached the right way we can compete with anyone . I think we saw that last week and it will only get better . 

Of course more talented players at many positions would help , but I think Frost is getting everything he can out of the talent we have and will recruit more of the right kind of players in the future .

I think the most important thing he’s done though is instilling a different mentality to the team . Through some heartbreaking, tough luck losses , self inflicted wounds and one major beat down this team could have easily folded and lost the rest of our games but they didn’t . They  worked hard , got better and more confident every week , and kept  fighting the entire game , and I think those things will pay off big time eventually . Win loss record aside I’m as proud of this team , and as optimistic for the future as I’ve been in a long time . 

Spoke to soon lol 

Gotta get some pressure on Haskins he has all day . Ugh 

Religion is based on beliefs . There’s no factual data to prove any of them are “right” or “wrong “ . Science is based on factual data but it doesn’t provide answers to questions like “why are we here?” What happens after we die ?” Etc, so people turn to faith for answers . They don’t need to cancel each other out . 

4 minutes ago, lo country said:

If we could stop the slant to the slot receiver, we would ruin every OC's game plan........Why we can not seem to stop that (EVER) is beyond me.  Talent?  Scheme?

I think chin is blitzing more trying to get pressure on the QB . The best way to beat a blitz is screens and short passes getting the ball out of the QBs hands quickly . I think other teams OCs are reading the blitzes  and adjusting . 

Yeah I’m pretty sure Purdue was a 2 touchdown dog when they played Ohio state too . I think the Huskers are playing better than we were when we played Purdue , so anything can happen . Last year OSU totally dominated us and i don’t see that happening again . 

3 hours ago, BigRedBuster said:

 

I believe your statement is lumping together a group of people with about as wide of range of views on this subject as can be.  I think when you use the word "most" you are basing this off of the most vocal members of the anti abortion crowd.

If a person bases their views about abortion strictly on the bible /Christianity i don't know what other conclusion they can come to.  Don't all forms of Christianity teach that abortion is wrong under any circumstances, and that others should be stopped from doing it too ? 

The only way i see us losing to BC is if we have a letdown of some kind, or shoot ourselves in the foot again, and i just don't see that happening. I think we'll come out confident and energized after our first win and blow these guys off the field. 

Riley wouldn’t have been fired but only because Eichorst wouldn’t have done it . Nothing to do with his win loss record or coaching abilities . Most of us didn’t want Riley here and would have been calling for his firing but it wouldn’t have mattered . We saw the future of our team against Minnesota and it looks pretty damn bright . It was the first win of many wins of the Frost era , and I believe this program will keep getting better . The stain that was the mike Riley era will fade to just a distant lousy memory . GBR

Against Minnesota I did see Chin  try some different things to pressure the qb, but I also saw many times they didn’t get there and didn’t finish the play. If you bring those extra guys you really need to get there because someone is left uncovered making you vulnerable to a big play . It’s a gamble that sometimes works sometimes not . I was glad to see him trying different things though . 

Our d looked good at times and bad at times but in the end held them to 28 points . With the dynamic playmakers we have on offense , and the type of offense we run that should be enough to win most of our games . 

1 hour ago, TGHusker said:

I have no problem with what you said.  That is why I said, that the Dem party would gain more pro-life voters if they moderated some on their policy in  that area - because the  Dems tend to push other 'life' issues more than the repubs. 

I doubt it . Most anti abortionists are hard line and closed minded about it . God says it’s wrong under any circumstances from the moment of conception , it’s murder  etc, and that’s that  . Changing their mind or their votes is unlikely imo. 

Osborne was great at getting the most out of  home grown Nebraska talent but the thing that finally got us a championship was having that AND stud recruits like Tommy Frazier, Lawrence Phillips etc  . The mid 90s teams were a good mix of both .  I think we needed those high star recruits to win it all though   . 

As far as this year I think the work ethic, attitude , and effort have been much better this year than last . That plus developing some of the young talent we have will eventually lead to wins . They are a better team than last year and they keep fighting every week that’s the encouraging part to me. 

Riley was Eichorsts hand picked guy no way he would have fired him no matter how bad he did . Especially in his first year .

I think many Christians are willing to ignore Trumps sinful behavior, and Ungodliness,  as long as he's anti abortion, anti gay, anti Muslim etc.  Its true that the bible teaches love, forgiveness, fidelity, and all the things the OP stated, but their views on what God has told them is wrong, and the fear of those evil people overrunning their country, are more important, in many cases.

Maybe the “eye roller”should jump in and join the conversation . Cmon lets hear it 

Many of the Christians I grew up with had the same type of closed minded, judgemental  attitude that Trump,  and many of the GOP leadership have . They have  decided the “right “ way to live according to the Bible,  and the preacher , and that was it . Not only were many things wrong in their eyes,  it was their duty to “Fix” the “wrongdoers “  Gays, abortion , other religions , criminals , addicts etc aren’t things that merit an honest discussion, they are simply wrong , and need to be severely punished , abolished , or be met with the  wrath of God . There is a safety to clinging to values like that, and a great fear that anything differing opinions will be the downfall of mankind . The GOP seems to prey on fears like that . 

Lastly many Christians I’ve known  thrive as followers . God , the Bible , the clergy , and authority in general are to be followed without question . Trump has done a good job of painting himself as a great  , upstanding , godly man, and strong leader who should be followed in the same way . 

Personally I’ve seen little or no evidence backing Trumps claim to Christianity,  I think it’s just another tool he uses to control his base. 

YIm sure this Reich guy is just some looney “Lib”who’s losing his mind and spreading fake news  but he makes some good points here I think . https://www.newsweek.com/robert-reich-truth-about-trumps-booming-economy-opinion-1169901?fbclid=IwAR2l_GhDD5KRiMZ8e6lx5kPd3PT-u1d1zaH9LhLJ3bYk4SQoJxqcGV0NMM0

Too often, discussions about “the economy” focus on overall statistics about growth, the stock market, and unemployment.

But most Americans don’t live in that economy. They live in a personal economy that has more to do with wages, job security, commutes to and from work, and the costs of housing, health care, drugs, education, and home insurance.

These are the things that hit closest home. They comprise the typical American’s standard of living.

It was a joke to me  but I guess I can kind of see some merit to the gripes . To me her intentions were good and if attempting to help stop childhood obesity is the worst thing you did I’d say you did pretty well .