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Post by hoyarooter on Jun 28, 2022 19:29:28 GMT -5
“Recently, I’ve heard a lot from Georgetown, Maryland, Virginia Tech, and Rutgers,” Mustaf said. “I’ve visited Virginia Tech, Rutgers, and Maryland. Those three schools will probably get official visits.” Virginia Tech: “I learned a lot about the atmosphere there. I went down for a football game, which was the craziest atmosphere I’ve experienced. Everyone supports everyone there; I wasn’t expecting that. My old teammate Rodney Rice went there, and I think I would fit in well with my knowing Coach (Mike) Jones and the coaches trusting me.” Maryland: “They just got a new coaching staff. Just it being hometown, that is big because that’s where I’m from. A lot of my family and my friends are nearby.” Rutgers: “Their facilities are crazy. I didn’t expect all that when I went in there. Their weight room had some equipment I’d never seen before. Their facilities are great. I also like their coaches; they talk to us a lot.” “LSU has reached out recently,” Mustaf said. “My teammate from last year, Tyrell Ward, goes there.” www.on3.com/news/4-star-jaeden-mustaf-talks-visits-it-was-the-craziest-atmosphere-ive-experienced/So he's heard extensively from four schools, and is planning to visit three. Makes the fourth school look real good, no?
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Post by hoyarooter on Jun 27, 2022 19:01:38 GMT -5
In my view, the ultimate goal should be an American populace that overwhelmingly understands that, from the first moment of conception, there is a human being, entitled to all the privileges and protections of other Americans. That's a long way off and I will never see it. The current Supreme Court decision is, as I pointed out in my first comment, only is small step for mankind. Rather than recognizing the right to life, it merely passes life onto the states where it will be bartered like a commodity. This is your view, but it is neither medically nor religiously correct. At least it's not correct with respect to many religions, which I pointed out in my last post and you failed to address. What makes your religious view more correct than the others?
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Post by hoyarooter on Jun 27, 2022 18:38:39 GMT -5
And millions of imbeciles will continue to believe him, no matter how ridiculous he is. Special hearing tomorrow, called out of the blue. Wouldn't it be nice if a modern version of John Dean showed up? Not holding my breath, though.
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Post by hoyarooter on Jun 27, 2022 18:28:14 GMT -5
The consistent thread across all the above scenarios is the effectiveness of the defense and that will be key factor in our success next year. I believe the 20-21 team coming together after the COVID break and accepting the roles and the responsibility to play good defense was the key to winning the BET. It was not a 4 day fluke, they played a couple of months of very strong defense up until the Colorado game. The athleticism and size of this year’s team appears to be there to play good defense. If the coaching staff can get them close to the level that we played two years ago after the break, we could have some good success against Big East opponents. If our only hope to win is a hot shooting night to offset easy baskets that our opponents are getting, it will be another disappointing season. My money is on us taking a big step up defensively but it is certainly not a done deal at this point. That team had a players’ only meeting which changed the course of the season. They played better despite Pat and staff. But kudos to Pat for sitting Blair late in the second semester to rock the boat. If we’re to believe the reports, next year we will be better defensively in every position (waiver-permitting). Wahab will be better defensively than last year’s C by committee; Akok will be better than the PF by committee; Murray will be similar to Aminu; next year’s 2 (pick one) will be better defensively than Carey; and junior Dante or Denver/Primo/Jay should be better than tired sophomore Dante. Add to that Bristol, who Collin referred to as the best defender of the team; sophomore Ryan over freshman Ryan; grad Mozone; uberathletic Bass; big guy Ezewiro; and a hopefully healthy Riley. I don’t see defensive holes, except maybe the backup 4, but Bristol, Ezewiro, Bass and Mozone can cover. If used properly, that’s at least a Top 50 defensive team. This seems like a big ask, just because, with Ewing and defense, the whole always seems to be less than the sum of its parts. I hope you are right, though, because if you are, we could be looking at an at large bid. On the other hand, assuming that Heath and Wahab get their waivers, if this team goes 5-15 in the conference, it will be an abject failure again. Perhaps not as big a failure as 0-20, because nothing could be as big a failure as 0-20, but if we go 5-15 and Ewing isn't fired instantly, I don't know that the program will ever recover.
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Post by hoyarooter on Jun 24, 2022 18:55:50 GMT -5
Glory be to God. One small step for mankind. Hmm, perhaps. I am willing to hear an argument that certain abortions should be banned under certain circumstances, such as third trimester abortions where there is no risk to the life of the mother. However, consider: On MSNBC today (I know, that radical leftist network), I heard a story from the pre-Roe days about a pregnant woman who was told that her baby would be stillborn, and that giving birth would be very risky for her, but there was nothing the doctors could do. The baby was stillborn, and the mother died giving birth. In Texas, women having problem pregnancies that might require abortions are being sent home. Some are returning with sepsis. Some of those women are going to die. Thanks to some of the crazy laws that are being passed, we will see more and more situations like this. The legislators passing these laws and the governors signing them are murderers with blood on their hands. It's that simple. As I wrote earlier when citing my own family situation, it should only happen to them. Also, note that many religions do not believe that life begins at conception, or anywhere near it, such as in the first six weeks. As far as I'm concerned, these hyper-restrictive laws are violating our First Amendment freedom of religion rights.
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Post by hoyarooter on Jun 24, 2022 18:27:04 GMT -5
I'm still waiting for the claim that the Klingons or Martians were responsible. It has to be coming, right? After all, it's a theory that's no worse than some of the other theories that we have heard.
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Post by hoyarooter on Jun 24, 2022 18:24:04 GMT -5
The Big Insurrectionist did a really rotten job hiring his DOJ assistant attorney generals. Whoever gave TBI advice on these folks should have been fired long ago. Who would have thought that they would actually have the gumption to tell TBI to go F himself if he brought in Jeffrey Clark to be AG? Shocking and shameful. But, not surprising that they lacked the cojones to go publlc with an account of that meeting as soon as it happened. I would like SS's view on this, but it seems to me that going public while still working at DOJ would not have been appropriate, even though what was happening here was truly radical and outrageous.
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Post by hoyarooter on Jun 24, 2022 18:03:56 GMT -5
I totally agree with the above ^ The lone threads for any random prospect with minimum involvement from Georgetown is unnecessary, IMO. Let’s keep the threads to players who are clearly being prioritized by the team. Yep, me too. A player who hasn't even received an offer should be lumped in with the others under the general thread for players from that class. I'm not the arbiter here, but to me it would make sense to open a separate thread for a player only if that player has expressed clear interest in us.
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Post by hoyarooter on Jun 23, 2022 20:03:06 GMT -5
Ladies and gentlemen, the Trump-McConnell court.
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Post by hoyarooter on Jun 23, 2022 19:40:48 GMT -5
The Big Insurrectionist did a really rotten job hiring his DOJ assistant attorney generals. Whoever gave TBI advice on these folks should have been fired long ago. Who would have thought that they would actually have the gumption to tell TBI to go F himself if he brought in Jeffrey Clark to be AG? Shocking and shameful.
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Post by hoyarooter on Jun 23, 2022 19:21:04 GMT -5
One interview does not a program make, although Ewing has struggled with saying the right things at the right time (e.g., saying that Mac McClung would be back, or suggesting Mohammed could come back and having it shot down by Aminu's handler). But a general does not serve the cause when he blames the troops. Dwight Eisenhower's what-if speech had the Normandy invasion failed minced no words: "My decision to attack at this time and place was based upon the best information available. The troops, the air and the Navy did all that bravery and devotion to duty could do. If any blame or fault attaches to the attempt it is mine alone." One of the lessons of coaching is that what you say has impact beyond the locker room. It may be a recruit that hears this, their parents, or a high school/AAU coach. When Nick Saban concluded a part of his press conference after a humbling loss to Georgia with these comments, he made a point far beyond the game itself: always support your players, even those who won't be playing for you again. Players heard it. Recruits, parents and high school coaches did, too. Well, this image made me laugh. General Ewing, speaking after the abysmal failure of the D Day invasion on his watch. "I needed better troops."
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Post by hoyarooter on Jun 20, 2022 18:50:44 GMT -5
So what do Republicans stand for? Their national leaders won’t say, even when asked directly; their state-level rising stars are mostly focused on fighting with Mickey Mouse and drag queens. But if you look at GOP actions taken over the past several years, including when they had unified control of the federal government, you get a sense of what Republicans are likely to prioritize. Mostly, Republicans seem to care about tax cuts for the wealthy and corporations. They want to find ways to repeal Obamacare, or otherwise reduce access to health care by (for example) slashing Medicaid. They care about installing judges who will roll back reproductive rights. They care about supporting a president who used the powers of the state to further his own political and financial interests, rather than those of the American public he was sworn to serve. They care about supporting a presidency whose few purported diplomatic achievements, in retrospect, look largely like an excuse to meet potential investors who might fund Trump aides’ new private equity endeavors. They care about defending, at all costs, a president who cheered on the mob seeking to hang his own vice president. And they care about undermining the integrity of our election system and overturning the will of the voters, if and when vote tallies don’t go their way. www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2022/06/19/voters-angry-about-inflation-should-pay-attention-before-november/You forgot at least one thing. They care about guns more than children.
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Post by hoyarooter on Jun 20, 2022 18:41:30 GMT -5
More Americans say former President Trump should face criminal charges in connection with the Jan. 6, 2021, attack on the Capitol, according to a new poll. The ABC News-Ipsos survey published on Sunday found that 58 percent of respondents said Trump should be criminally charged, while 40 percent of respondents said Trump should not face charges. Forty-six percent of respondents said that they believe Trump bears a great amount of responsibility for the Capitol attack, and 12 percent of those surveyed said that the former president bears a good amount of responsibility. Seventeen percent of respondents, by comparison, said Trump bears some amount of responsibility for what transpired on Jan 6., and 24 percent of those surveyed believe Trump bears no responsibility for the Capitol insurrection. A similar ABC News-Washington Post-ABC News poll published in early May found that 52 percent of those surveyed said Trump should be criminally charged for his role in the Jan 6 insurrection, while 42 percent disagreed. SOURCE: The Hill, June 19, 2022 So, 24% of people are completely divorced from reality and, apparently, hate American democracy? That sounds less than great. Deplorables.
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Post by hoyarooter on Jun 20, 2022 18:26:19 GMT -5
Has a coach ever thrown his entire team under bus like Ewing has? It's clear that some of these interviews from his former teammates weren't just sour grapes. He seems to truly believe nothing is ever his fault. This kind of stuff just makes me really, really sad. And to conclude that there is probably very little likelihood that the team will be as good next season as we hope it will be. Honestly, it kills me to be critical of Ewing. He's a freaking legend, the greatest player to ever wear a Georgetown uniform. But this is where we are.
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Post by hoyarooter on Jun 20, 2022 18:13:42 GMT -5
Pardon me if I don't get too excited that a kid who will be entering 9th grade in the fall currently wants to come here.
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Post by hoyarooter on Jun 17, 2022 19:15:00 GMT -5
Biden is worse. Look at inflation, and the price of gasoline, and the war in Ukraine, which is Biden's fault. And he wants to take away our God-given assault rifles. Oh, and he stole the election. And millions upon millions of illegal immigrants are pouring across the border as I write this, and the Democrats want to give them all the right to vote.
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Post by hoyarooter on Jun 17, 2022 19:02:23 GMT -5
I loved this. It should only prove true, but I'm not holding my breath.
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Post by hoyarooter on Jun 17, 2022 18:58:48 GMT -5
What happened with Vernon Hamilton?
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Post by hoyarooter on Jun 17, 2022 18:37:02 GMT -5
Didn't Matt play for Bob some years back?
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Post by hoyarooter on Jun 17, 2022 18:36:06 GMT -5
I despise the idea of a subway series, primarily because, as a White Sox fan dating back to the late 1950's, I've always hated the Damn Yankees. I particularly hated them during the Steinbrenner days. If it comes to pass, I will absolutely be rooting for the Mets. I recall that during the last subway series a friend of mine (fellow Hoya) from New Jersey was astonished that I was not happy to see that. I guess he felt the entire world revolved around New York. I think both teams have a big shot this year, but I'll be pulling for the Dodgers and Cardinals over the Mets, and everybody over the Yankees.
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