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  1. Greenland is going to be even more strategic going forward, he’s not wrong on that he’s just completely immoral for trying to grab it from a friend. The jokes about melting sea ice are closer to the truth— we are getting really close to having almost ice free summers. The Russians are investing heavily in icebreakers in an attempt to make sure the Arctic is their turf. The PRC is demanding to be allowed into the Arctic Council as a “near arctic nation.” The high north is going to be valuable from resources to geography and that’s largely due to global warming.
  2. Nah, Eli’s star seems dimmer than it is because he isn’t Peyton and because of some truly great QBs in the era. He was a 4X Pro Bowler and his passer rating is above guys like Elway and Aikman. I wouldn’t put him as a first ballot HoFer and he might linger around before getting in but he isn’t average, he’s in the Hall of Very Good.
  3. Right on. One of the shittiest things you can do as a human is to in any way hinder someone from quitting the use of a substance or potentially harmful behavior. Doesn’t matter what you can handle, it’s about what they WANT to handle.
  4. This is a BFD and not in a good way. Laura Cooper is for sure not everyone’s cup of tea but she is a badass and one of the most capable and realistic Russia hawks out there. A big loss for us and for Ukraine. The Pentagon is going to have a huge knowledge and credibility gap in the Russia space, she was the big gun in an agency that has been zeroed in on the sandbox and Pacific. It’s super fucking embarrassing for our country that it’s worth Zelenskyy’s time to go on his platform.
  5. Something is off here, because I’m positive that kids who were in high school in 2008 are for sure still in college.
  6. This is fucking mental behavior.
  7. Dan Marino and Jim Kelly are legends who will be remembered as all time NFL greats. Trent Dilfer and Jeff Hostetler are not. Theres more that goes into it, Brady and Mahomes and Montana are all not just multiple champions, they are/were widely recognized by peers as the best at what they do. And I’d argue college is even harder to get to the top of the heap— you only have four years max to do it, and really three for most of college history. Teams also we-rent built around you like with franchise QBs. There is a lot more that’s chance.
  8. This is legit deplorable behavior, Denmark is a treaty ally (and one of our most reliable and capable that deploys with us—and fights— everywhere). Truly unhinged and we have Real Serious NatSec dipshits writing articles about why we should think about it.
  9. Street is interesting because he was playing the position at a time when the game was really changing; he captained the wishbone to perfection and could make the throws when it counted. But in 1969, the two All-American QBs were Jim Plunkett and Archie Manning who were playing the position in a way modern-day fans would recognize. What’s wild is that over 20 years earlier Layne was putting up much bigger numbers on the ground and through the air than Street was. And his numbers were very, very good for his era and his pro career bore out his talent. A lot of this comes down to how you weight championships versus stat lines versus dominance at the position, and also how much you weight overall career. As a fan, I completely get strong bias toward the person at the helm when you win it all. As an outsider, I lean towards dominance relative to their competition and a dash of overall career. I’d put Dan Marino over Ken Cavanaugh (had to look him up, 1976 Pitt QB) or Peyton over Tee Martin. I’d rank them: 1. Vince 2. Layne 3. Colt (very close) 4. Street 5. Ewers
  10. Layne had two. I get the modernity bias, and for sure the title is what fans care about in college. Only one player is in both the NFL and CFB halls of fame. He also played in an era where media bias for northern schools was very real. He can’t be left off.
  11. Yep, and not a lot of FBS coaches are going to sign a player from 8 or 9 man, especially at FBS schools that are a better place to play than NDSU or SDSU. But plenty of guys who could easily play at that level.
  12. Take a look at these schools’ rosters especially along the lines. They recruit heavily from their home states and neighboring states/upper Midwest. They are stocked with a lot of corn-fed beef of the phenotype below, from states that have very few FBS schools. They would be getting FBS offers if they weren’t playing in little towns on the prairie or tundra, especially now that so many southern FCS schools jumped up.
  13. I thought I was stroking out trying to decipher “Nodak State” in the thread title.
  14. I’d like to drop here that in a Cotton Bowl win Bobby Layne scored every single one of Texas’ 40 points. He led the SWC in total offense one year and passing two years. There are some really stupid takes in this discussion and I’m an Aggie. Relative to national competition while playing he’s absolutely in your top 5 and probably top 3.
  15. Does NOT want to build a snowman.
  16. Kinda got derailed, I love my dog to pieces, but only take him to spots that are specially advertised as dog friendly, not just “dog allowed.” The difference in kids and dogs are that the one is always going to be a dog, but all kids are going to be adults some day and have to learn to navigate the world. Also, all of us are going to be relying on either our kids or someone else’s to wipe our asses or just keep the lights on when we are old. I did used to wish for a drink when I had to take them on errands though.
  17. It’s hard to quantify “losing their luster,” although I agree that in the current era of college football, big programs balk at hiring people like Campbell or Fleck. That may be to their detriment because it’s not like hiring the hot hand is a more likely path to success. The fact is that a career 8-5 coach at Iowa State is a damn good coach. The may be on the Ferentz program. Which you can laugh at the Hawkeyes’ miserable offense (and I do) but in terms of W-L since 2001 Iowa quite literally has probably enjoyed the best case scenario for them.
  18. I don’t think it’s CR until it veers into US politics; but I’m unclear as to what CR really means.
  19. Their population growth is at close to 3 percent a year, compared to the U.S. at about .5. Which does not help with housing at all. Builders can’t keep up. https://www.nerdwallet.com/ca/mortgages/harsh-housing-market-how-did-we-get-here
  20. Justin Trudeau resigned today has stepped down as leader of the Liberal party and as PM. Up next: a national vote for leader of the Liberals and then likely a vote of no-confidence in parliament to set off a new round of national elections. It’s wild that he’s been in office since 2015, almost a decade. There’s a lot going on up north but one thing that’s been an issue is broad dissatisfaction with what has been some extremely loose immigration policies. Almost 23 percent of Canada is foreign born with huge proportions coming from South Asia and that is a recipe for social instability no matter how well managed.
  21. One of the things that critics forget about MeToo and false accusations (which there have been) is that there used to be no accusations at all— true or false— because it was just the way things were. It’s for sure better that we aren’t in that space anymore.
  22. Guessing he’s thinking of Casey Hampton. It’s really close between the two, different positions. Both amazing resumes, Hampton was on the ballot this year. He has great case to be in eventually. Kind of similar players in terms of accolades thus far. I don’t know where I’d rank Mike Evans for A&M NFL players. Vonn Miller probably has a better on the field resume but is a mess off the field. Myles Garrett will be better individually than both but needs to get out of Cleveland. All three betting favorites for HoF.
  23. There’s been some talk of repealing the Impoundment Act.
  24. All the time I’m hearing about how fucking smart “tech founders” are and how we need more disruption and to listen to their TedTalks and then they get into cars designed by Elon Musk and just let themselves get steered onto railroad tracks.
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