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This makes my head hurt. I'm sorry, but they wanted to be employees. Welcome to the real world where you pay taxes. Unless you're a billionaire or multi-billion dollar corporation, then it's fine to not pay taxes (throwing up in my mouth). But the rest of us, we all pay taxes.
In what fucking world are paid athletes tax exempt? in what fucking world? Oh, the baller complex world. I forgot.
So we are in the brief window for decent catch and release cobia fishing at Buckroe Pier in Hampton VA. Unfortunately the weather has messed things up. I have fished five days since the Thursday prior to Memorial Day. The first four I didn't see a fish, although a couple of those days bottom fishing for spot and sea mullet was pretty good.
Yesterday things turned on a bit. I saw 9 cobia landed, although the biggest is only 41 inches, which would not have kept during the season. However, the hookup rate was awful. On incoming tide, by myself I had five runs. Each time the fish would take off with the bait, I would come tight and set the hook, and the fish would immediately come up top and roll to spit the hook. I would blame angler error, but the exact same thing happened at least 20 more times from other anglers. Part of the issue was that most of the cobia were really small (you could see them up top- 30-33 inch fish) but I can't remember seeing that many near misses.
We also have a huge green leatherback turtle hanging around the pier. I used to see them oceanfront pretty often but that was a first for me in the Bay.
So, I am 0 for my targeted species so far in the salt this year. I am going to try again early next week before the season official opens and things turn into a dumpster fire at Buckroe.
Something doesn't seem right on the spending per athlete for the G6 schools - 36-199 million per student?
Agreed, probably less than a million or two to each state total but just one more selling point for their schools.
Seems like a strategy that you are supposed to use for toddlers. Give in on things that matter a lot to them, but little to you. Give up a small amount of tax revenue to increase interest in state schools.
This raises the question of the goal of athletics at universities. Should athletics add value through revenue and thus a school should specialize across a few sports or are they intended to add enrichment to the educational experience by providing diversity that a student may not have the chance to take in otherwise?
I think this is a good point, but I think this is a result of the Southeast (+ Texas, who consolidated their biggest brands + OU into the Southeast) and the Midwest being the most popular areas for college football is what caused the realignment. You saw the biggest brands from those areas head to the SEC or B1G because those were the markets with more long term college football sustainability. So the underlying issue is still that those two areas, and by extension, those conferences, were sort of destined to consolidate power for money, a la my third stance.
I still see him at Lane, in a one-orange sleeved Marcus Vick jersey at least twice a year.
Still? After everything?
EDIT: referring to the Marcus Vick jersey
Fuck 6 or 7... how about 14? Like the SEC got this year. Those 17-14 teams were awesome I tell you. Especially the ones that finished 5-13 in the SEC and didn't win a league game after Jan 15th.
Phillips will sell our soul in football if it means an under the table guaranteeing us of 6 or 7 autobids in basketball
And softball, and sometimes baseball.
(sometimes for the Olympics, not the $EC)
Depends on the sport but in general yes. Gymnastics has a strong SEC footprint.
In a world where legit conferences literally die- the Pac 12, and The SEC poaches Texas and Oklahoma and UCLA plays road conference games at Rutgers, Notre Fucking Dame- One major bowl win in 32 years- has as much power as the entire SEC. fucking mind boggling.
Been to the Old Town Tortilla Factory. Great vibe with the outdoor patio if it's not 100 degrees outside.
As long the 2 autobids excludes Notre Dame, he should jump on that deal.
So if interested in an Olympic sport don't go to an SEC school.
AND I bet the ACC agrees to it in exchange for 2 autobids, because Phillips thinks that the ACC is too pathetic to have 2 teams finish top 16 in most years.
I truly think that cutting out the fans of 100 teams will really hurt the ratings of a super league long term
I think the majority of the country consumes college football in a very different way than you and I do.
This is primarily a consequence of playoff expansion rather than NIL, in my opinion.
Realignment is the primary culprit IMO. If we returned to 2010 conferences, and had NIL + Transfer portal + playoff, none of this would be an issue. Nebraska/Texas/OU would be in the B12, USC/Oregon/UW still in the Pac12, and the B10/SEC wouldn't have enough bluebloods to demand double the TV revenue as the other conferences. Each power conference would get 1-2 autobids; the idea that the SEC/B10 should get double the autobids of the other conferences would be laughable.
Its not dreaming, its the proposal that the SEC and Big Ten are trying to force on everyone else starting this upcoming season. They want 4 auto bids each, and the rest of us can fight for scraps.
Gilbert Farmer's Market is legit
Live Music- Wasted Grain... Sports Bar- K ODonnells... Food... The Mission or Old Town Tortilla Factory . There is also golf of course- you can play the TPC stadium course now for a reasonable fee. Talking Stick casino is close and about as Vegas style as you get out here if that is your thing. Some cool walkable shops in old town scottsdale too.
Going to my first Grand Prix next weekend. I know nothing about F1 or what do do while I'm there. I'll have Paddock Club access, which seems like a big deal, but again I know nothing about F1.
I've already watched the Monaco Grand Prix episode of Archer, so I'm set for that.
What should I do, what should I see, what should I eat/drink while I'm there?