We live in a time that people are more inclined to obey an unlawful executive order than they are to follow a court order 🤦🏾♀️.
Dictators are created due to cruelty, cowardice, & compliance! IF THEIR ASSES will ignore the Supreme Court, we can definitely IGNORE HIM!
Of course advance information on US combat operations is classified. Pretending otherwise is an insult to our troops, who all know this.
The Secretary is unfit to lead.
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I’m going to say something that shouldn’t be controversial but will be. If you are a Christian, you can support border control and immigration being legal vs illegal. You CANNOT celebrate deportations and get off on the cruelty, and be a real Christ follower. Period
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So the Republican Party has historically blocked:
-Paid sick leave
-Paid family & medical leave
-Universal childcare
-Universal pre-K
-Expanded Child Tax Credit
-Programs to support reproductive health
And they're wondering why more people aren't having children?
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So are we still more upset about Diverse, but qualified, yet presumed unqualified hires, than DUI hires?
(Asking for anyone who cares about US National Security)
Pete Hegseth needs to go for the safety of the United States & the allies that we still have.
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He is speaking for EVERYONE; not just West Virginia!!
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Don't fully get the pessimism. Won 3 nattys, softball made a good run in the regional, women's gymnastics almost made the final show. MBB can only go up from where it is and recruiting for both MBB and FB has been way better. 21st overall in the directors cup. The major sports year was rough but Cal did pretty well outside those sports and is trending upwards.
I have grave concerns about the Pac-12 situation and the possibility that Cal could find itself reaching out to the Mountain West for a lifeline for 2024. Until that gets resolved, I have no optimism whatsoever, because all of the recruiting gains we may have made can disappear in the portal just as easily as we found them.
It's cool that some of the Olympic sports are doing well, but contrast that with the issues with women's swimming & diving and soccer.
All-in, I have trouble understanding why any Cal supporter is better than neutral right now.
I agree with the damning accusations around some of the programs. IMO that is the biggest blight. I don't agree that Cal will end up in the MWC. If the PAC12 falls apart the B10 will come in and scoop them up on a reduced payout. Which I think is truly what the B10 wants. Get Cal, Oregon, UW and Stanford on the cheap, control the west coast TV market/recruiting map, and have a conference that runs from the Pacific to the Atlantic. If the PAC falls apart those schools have zero leverage and will…
As much as I'd love to have a regular excuse to return to my hometown of Columbus, Ohio, I'm definitely not convinced of Cal's value to the B1G.
The B1G is not a charity, and they would get all the benefits of the SF media market by bringing Stanford (a team with much bigger brand value) into the conference. There's no need for Cal - we'd be dilutive to the share of media rights going to other teams (even with a reduced share). And if you think Stanford would decline that offer just because Cal …
I think its debatable that Stanford is a bigger brand. I'd say majority of Northern California sides with Cal Fandom. The B1G isn't a charity but the B1G presidents who sign these deals understand the academic implications of bringing in a school like Cal from a research funding/coordination standpoint. It's why we are hearing about UVA being vetted from the ACC (Basically our ACC equivalent). I think people are too focused on the now vs looking at the ceilings of programs. How is UVA being loo…
I'll try to take these in order.
I'd say that the vast majority of Northern California is indifferent (at best) about college sports in the Bay Area, and don't have any interest at all in either team. College football and MBB ratings in the Bay Area bear that out.
I can guarantee that none of the B1G Presidents are thinking that Cal's academic prestige has any value when it comes to making B1G decisions (other than the absence of academic reputation would be fatal). It's all about the product on …
Agree with your first point but California likes winners and shows up when teams do well.
Academics does matter/certainly does not hurt when your academics are as elite/powerful as Cal/Stanford. If that was the case why didn't the B10 go after UO or specifically UW and grab the Seattle market? UCLA is an easy travel partner but if it's purely about the product on the field...
This is a recent article so maybe you have missed it but it outlines why UNC/UVA are most desired by the B10 as of now. It…
I assume, based upon reporting from Wilner, et al, that the B1G *has* been talking to UW and UO, and if the Pac-12 falls apart, they'll land in the B1G. Uncle Phil can make sure that happens. We're really talking about whether there are 5, 6 or more former Pac-12 teams in the B1G.
On UVa, I wasn't saying that people weren't looking at them - I read your comment to suggest that UVa was somehow more valuable than Clemson. I think we probably agree that if the ACC were to blow up, there's no way that Clemson goes anywhere but the SEC (or vice versa).
I think it ultimately breaks down like this over the next decade.
1. Cal, Stanford, UW, UO go to the B10.
2. The Four Corners (maybe not Zona) go to the SEC to form a western wing for them.
3. The B10 then gets UVA, Duke, UNC and Miami.
4. The SEC grabs FSU, G tech, Clemson and Vtech.
(Kansas/TCU I think could also be in the mix but tbd)
5. The B10/SEC each have 24 teams. The B12 takes the leftovers plus a few of the top G5 schools to get to 24 and Notre Dame remains independent.
I concur, but my fear (and why I'm no more than neutral in the survey) is that if our product on the football field and the basketball court don't improve considerably over the next decade, we won't get an invite from any of the P5.
I have no more than hopes at the moment that it will.
