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softlynow

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  1. This is a fine take. But it’s ok to be concerned about both of them. I can only think Sark expected Arch to settle in and find his accuracy and rhythm running what they planned. Clearly blew that call. There’s also the matter of Arch having his success when tOSU’s defense was clearly not fresh, and quite possibly against a shifted late game defensive plan from Patricia, so how much of the success was because of those factors.
  2. It’s a data point that he isn’t up to it against great defenses. You have to consider that we ran the ball well and the defense gave him plenty of chances. This wasn’t a young QB being asked to overcome multiple other team failures. This was a young-ish QB being the obvious weak link while guys around him were succeeding. Out rushed them, outgained them by 133 overall, 2 more converted 3rd downs, only -1 TOs, penalties weren’t out of control (though timely in the way they fucked us), 5 more first downs. This wasn’t a mediocre performance by a QB, this was full on shitting the bed for 3+ quarters of the game. I’m not saying hope is lost, but this was concerning.
  3. Agreed. If Arch looks like ass against Florida or OU, we’ll have 2 data points to know that we’ve got a problem.
  4. We may have cursed Arch by not putting a “seems like he sucks” in the title of this thread. Guess he won’t be winning the Heisman. As far as optimism about improvement, he’s in year 3 here, so I’m not gonna be surprised if this is just who he is against great defenses. Maybe it’s first game rust. Maybe.
  5. Which Jesus? Evangelical Jesus? Well then:
  6. Mental illness on display. Don't be angry at him, pity him. Then ignore him. He knows he needs help, but refuses it.
  7. There was a bit on The West Wing about a message board made for fans of Josh Lyman in which Josh muses about the moderator being a dictatorial leader wearing a muumuu and chain-smoking Parliaments. Made me think of Katy when I heard that line.
  8. Would we know what we know w/r/t the OL if Sark didn't want it known / didn't care if it was known?
  9. I haven't looked into it, and I was still in HS at the time, but I was convinced an Aggie threw the flag on that play. Weakest unsportsmanlike I can recall seeing live.
  10. 29 years ago, and I can still feel it:
  11. $500 for something you get for free at Costco?
  12. Where in his quote does he talk about an action this statue prohibits? I'll help you out: it doesn't. Being here "illegaly" is what he talked about. Presence in this country without authorization MAY be the result of a criminal act, but is itself, with no other information at hand, not a crime. If no other information can be ascertained, then only civil actions and remedies can be brought to bear. For a look into the reality of how this plays out, see TH's post above, #320. I point this out to show you that your comment, while not only being a textbook example of misapplication of law to facts, is also totally unneccessary and redundant.
  13. Eh. Shadow Docket will fix that.
  14. I'm not disagreeing with you when I say he did a stellar job relative to the landscape his presidency existed on, especially considering the makeup of Congress. Now, had he rolled in the WH with 57 Dem Senators to go along with the majority in the House? Yeah, not great Bob.
  15. As someone who has done quite a bit of court-appointed criminal defense, the way we treat, and the offerings we have, for mentally ill people is immoral. Often the only results are perpetuating a cycle of misery and endangering the public. Much of the mental health services that would be "available" to "crazy" people isn't just "available" to them, it's judicially ordered. For now we just offer them your local county jail, followed by prison. You won't solve all of the problem of homelessness in this country with CJ/MH reform, but it's where we should start.
  16. There is that lake of fire bit, for the liars.
  17. So is this the imminent eschatology thread? If God has a sense of humor, I could see this being the beginning of the end times.
  18. And we know it's a politically charged issue not because of laws, but because of races.
  19. The Problem isn't that the media continues to do what it does. That's never going to change, so identyfing it as The Problem is only useful insofar as it informs and urges party reform and (lol) unity of message. An underlying cause of that problem is that The Groups, it seems, tend to put the need to justfy the existence of or grow their organization first, and not the primary need of the party, which is to win fucking elections. Really this is just Exhibit eleventy-billion of this not being an organized political party.
  20. Lack of accountability is a symptom. FUPM is the disease.
  21. Someone can certainly correct me if I'm wrong, but when I see "the groups" I don't think folks like you, that is constituents that have certain lobbies out there advocating on your behalf. I think of the advocacy groups themselves. Folks that are largely justifying their existence by bending pols to their will in order to keep the donation cash flowing. IOW, the sometimes usefull assholes that usually just stand in the way of policy that could help all the people, not just their small or even tiny underrepresented minority. This is the United States of FUPM. In the end, that's why we're so very fucked.
  22. By the time the bolded period came around, establishment Dems had become circa 70s/80s Republicans. It isn't just messaging hurting the party. Too many older Dems lacking the willingness to make a dramatic left turn on economic policy still hanging around. Just another reason I don't see a course correction in our future absent a major shock to the system. Something bigger than Covid.
  23. Dotard is Count Dooku, except played by a fat terrible community theater regular instead of a total badass.
  24. Spoon. It’ll hurt more.
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