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Post by Elvado on Jul 29, 2023 13:34:13 GMT -5
Tim Scott or Nikki Haley. DeSantis is simply a different flavor of buffoon. As always, thanks for just answering and not feeling attacked. I just want to understand your position. Does Tim Scott win a GOP primary? How does he win the white supremacy vote? Is Nikki’s changing position on abortion viable in a primary and a general election? The sad reality is that neither Haley nor Scott is likely to win. I remain hopeful thatTrump’s legal issues rise to the level of critical mass and he is forced out of the race.
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Post by Elvado on Jul 29, 2023 12:51:16 GMT -5
Is NoLab Manchin? I will not vote for either of Biden or Trump under any circumstance. I remain hopeful that Trump is not on the ballot. Who knows at this point with Manchin… Who would be an acceptable alternative to Trump for you? Tim Scott or Nikki Haley. DeSantis is simply a different flavor of buffoon.
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Post by Elvado on Jul 29, 2023 12:43:04 GMT -5
Mr Family. There’s a bastard in this story and it ain’t little Navy… Who are you voting for in 2024 if it is Biden vs Trump vs NoLab. vs sone other independent? Is NoLab Manchin? I will not vote for either of Biden or Trump under any circumstance. I remain hopeful that Trump is not on the ballot.
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Post by Elvado on Jul 29, 2023 11:32:40 GMT -5
Mr Family. There’s a bastard in this story and it ain’t little Navy…
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Post by Elvado on Jul 27, 2023 7:17:47 GMT -5
It seems clear this young man is committed to Georgetown.
Is there any evidence Georgetown is committed to him?
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Post by Elvado on Jul 18, 2023 17:07:08 GMT -5
Two of the biggest NCAA Championship game brain farts in history- Fred Brown & Chris Webber. Clips will forever be shown. And both times Carolina the beneficiary.
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Post by Elvado on Jul 17, 2023 15:34:07 GMT -5
Serious question: can someone like McKenna at the same time (a) be finishing up high school credits to graduate from high school and (b) be enrolled at Georgetown University? It would seem to be odd to be enrolled before you are a high school graduate? Many kids at my son’s and daughter’s high schools were taking college courses early. Fundamentally, it is no different.
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Post by Elvado on Jul 17, 2023 4:06:13 GMT -5
You have to go some to disgrace the Kennedy name.
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Post by Elvado on Jul 15, 2023 14:24:23 GMT -5
How can the people sitting there keep from laughing in his face? They're being polite? It's not kind to laugh at those with special needs. Democrat right?
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Post by Elvado on Jul 13, 2023 12:23:02 GMT -5
Edmund Walsh SJ is among the four greatest figures in Georgetown University history. All the presentism in the world doesn't change that. At a Southern college of the 1910s still framed by Catholic paternalism and the Ratio Studiorum, Walsh brought Georgetown into the 20th Century, framing a modern curriculum and calling for real scholarship in the cause of international service, a concept largely unique in American higher education. He brought in thinkers (and doers) from around the world to come to Georgetown to teach and established Georgetown as a center for leadership in the areas of international relations and the political economy of world affairs, even when the University constrained the school to rent space off campus or the decrepit "Annex" where Village B stands. SFS (and its spin-off schools of Languages and Linguistics and Business) were bellwethers of the University because of Walsh. Was Walsh an anti-Communist? Absolutely, even if that's not so popular today. He saw the horrors of Lenin and Stalin first hand, something few Americans did. He was a part of a US mission to the Russian famine of the early 1920s, and knowing that 5-10 million Russians died of starvation because of politics would affect any rational man, and especially a religious one. He was in the USSR during the campaign to eradicate the Russian Orthodox Church. Nearly 100,000 priests were executed by the Soviet Union and thousands of churches were burned to the ground. That can change a man. In my days at Georgetown there was a Jesuit, Richard McSorley SJ, who was "linked" (as they say) with all sorts of sketchy anti-war and pacifist organizations of varying repute, and was left by the school to teach a odd course in peace studies--the contemporary thinking was that as long as you agreed with him, you would get an A. To some, he was a nut or a gadfly. Except McSorley saw the horrors of war first hand, as a prisoner of war by Japan for three years in World War II. To be a POW in the Pacific theater wasn't Hogan's Heroes-- 40 percent of Allied prisoners died of starvation or outright murder. McSorley saw the need for peace above all things first hand and devoted his life to it. You didn't need to agree with his position on ROTC to understand his sincerity. McSorley's opinions on other issues would not be as politically correct or DEI-friendly today, but that is not what he is remembered for, nor what he tried to do. Similarly, Walsh was an anti-Communist because he saw its dangers first hand, and knew enough of the Soviet leadership first hand to know they were not content until their expansionist policies were worldwide. His solution was not to kill Communists, but to establish education as a bulwark against it. That's a legacy worth supporting. Thank you John. Well said.
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Post by Elvado on Jul 12, 2023 15:22:01 GMT -5
This continues to baffle me. You'd think that Georgetown could attract a major donation to rename the school, if there is a desire to do so. I think everyone would understand and appreciate that. And just in general, the school needs to be careful about stripping names off of things. When a building or school or professorship is named after someone, there is the general sense that this is permanent. (I have similar concerns about knocking down Gewirz--need to make sure that donors continue to be appropriately honored.) Thoughts: 1. This appears a ham-handed effort from the start. There is no discernible reason why SFS would or should be renamed, and such offers by wealthy individuals should not be done in private. Joel Hellman knows better. 2. Madeline Albright is not an alumna and not the only secretary of DOS to have taught at Georgetown. The same concerns would be raised if someone wanted to rename it the Kissinger School, the Haig School, the Clinton School, etc. Albright's record on some international issues is a point of legitimate concern, but that's going to be the case with any recent official. In 50 years, she may be as notable and relevant as, say, Warren Christopher or Mike Pompeo. 3. The rules on naming gifts are so obtuse that a building (or school) can be named without any gift whatsoever (Harbin, Arrupe, Thompson Center) or a more sizeable one. But schools should not be for sale, and certainly not in a cloak of darkness. It would be Virtue-Signaling and thus right up Jack’s alley…
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Post by Elvado on Jul 11, 2023 18:15:35 GMT -5
Hardest thing about loving pets. However, Jack, more than others, will live on, in our memories and in the form of his successors.
When Harry was 6 and still in treatment he met Jack at a game thanks to Father Steck.
It may have been the predecessor but it was Jack. And the next beautiful dog will be Jack, too!!
RIP. May doggie heaven be trees, fire hydrants and bones as far as the eye can see.
Rest well knowing you carried the torch well and that it will be carried on in your name.
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Post by Elvado on Jul 11, 2023 18:10:57 GMT -5
This discussion starts with Sleepy. And there might be some more discussion about others. And then it ends with Sleepy. Could not agree more. The saddest part of Fred’s pass is knowing, not thinking, that Sleepy buries the game winner.
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Post by Elvado on Jul 9, 2023 4:42:26 GMT -5
Just rewatched the ‘08 home game against Syracuse and I have to say summers made some huge 3s. Plus the regional final against UNC as a freshman in OT. That dude wasn’t afraid of any moment. Agree. He disappeared in a lot of bigger games, too. But, no denying that he had no fear in trying to step up to be the guy. No shame in trying and he wasn't a guy that took a lot of bad shots. He, generally, didn't force much from the perimeter and he could carry the team for stretches when he was hot. That said, he wasn't a "great" shooter so much as he was a solid, versatile player and a great Hoya. He was a guy of whom a lot was expected because he had the size and the strength and enough skill. He just never seemed to put it all together consistently. But, he affected a lot of games with his shooting and with his rebounding. If expectations weren't what they were because of the flashes he showed, we'd probably consider him underrated during his college career. Due to (not so recent) recency bias, I'm going with Jon Wallace. I remember losing my shiite when he hit that shot against UNC vividly and I very much look forward to the day when I can do something similar. My absolute favorite thing about that shot is it came literally as the bobble head announcer (Nantz I believe) said “Hoyas don’t need the three”.
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Post by Elvado on Jul 9, 2023 4:18:57 GMT -5
Good night on the MLS pitch for ex-Hoyas.
Muyl, Yaro, Marcinkowski, Rosenberry, Romero and Zawadzki, who had Columbus’ only goal in a 1-1 draw all played big minutes for their clubs.
It is really nice to see Josh Yaro getting consistent run for a very good St Louis side.
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Post by Elvado on Jul 8, 2023 6:37:22 GMT -5
I’ll play: who preceded Earl Warren as Chief? For the “stare decisis” crowd, Plessy and Korematsu were once precedent as well.
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Post by Elvado on Jul 8, 2023 6:05:30 GMT -5
Congrats to Coach Casper.
This is a big loss to the staff but is one of the happy hazards of sustained excellence.
I am sure Coach will fill the position with a quality hire.
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Post by Elvado on Jul 6, 2023 17:01:04 GMT -5
Those teams needed more from Duane Spencer. In my time as a Hoya follower, Spencer is the most disappointing McDAA the team has ever had (again it was a weak class nationally in retrospect). More disappointing than Anthony Perry. I guess for older dudes that distinction may go to Anthony Allen or Jonathan Edwards ( one or both were a McDAA I believe). Michael Tate Venson and Milton Bell say hi.
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Post by Elvado on Jul 6, 2023 8:53:12 GMT -5
At 20’9” Floyd would have scored many 3’s in his Hoya career.
At the original 19’9”, even more.
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Post by Elvado on Jul 6, 2023 8:47:28 GMT -5
He gave me Othella Harrington vibes. Taller than O. Better rim protector than O and seems better capable at switching. Finishes through context better than Othella. Much better passer than O. Can go over both shoulders better than O. Has even better hands than O. Doesn’t need to gather or over-pump to get off his shots next to the basket unlike O often did. Othella remains one of my all time Hoya faves and I frankly thought JT didn’t use him properly. He needed to be a PF working on his face up game and paired next to a long five (Rasheed Wallace would have been perfect if he picked the Hoyas). I think Othella’s rebounding numbers were outstanding in high school but it did not translate to that level of dominance in college. Ok In short Sorber does not remind me of Othella at all. Othella always struck me as a superior basketball player without being a superior athlete. Put another way, his skills far outstripped his natural ability. Kind of a bizarro Macklin if you will.
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