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In like another week. Whats the problem?

Odom is not getting the UVA job, and anyone on that list will be much less annoying /head ache than Leonard Hamilton... he was a great coach that could recruit 6'09 nba types like I drink beer. ANYONE else is better for us.

When is this thing over- for the love of god?

They have been free in the past. This year we need to money to help pay into the NIL account (at least I hope that is where the money is going). 20,000 @ $20 per head would be a nice chunk into that fund.

Yeah.

I agree here. The overall talent level hasn't been good enough. And this past year is likely going to be Pry's most talented team in his VT tenure. The recruiting has largely been very disappointing as you mention under Pry, with the exception of a few really good portal additions. And the coaching has also been subpar, as evidenced by the recent firings (and I think Montgomery is a clear upgrade over Bowen). I know we have a better OC and OL coach now, wait and see on defense but schematically Siefkes seems innovative. It's obvious Pry wanted to bolster the coaching to get over the hump in 2025 as you mention - he has to win now. The problem is, with the departures of some of our best talent, do we have the talent to win now even with the coaching upgrades? Really think we may be better coached in 2025 but just flat out outmanned against better competition. Have a hard time seeing better than 6-6 again.

Some questions are better left unasked, lol

hah. have your leg. I didn't mean literally on the trail, I meant where do they stop and poop between checkpoints. How far down do they dig? Do they bury it? Do they have something to put it in and carry it with them to the next checkpoint? What about the dogs? What if you're on the homestretch and need to stop for a long call and get passed? I just don't know what the protocols are and was curious.

I have a feeling if I ate the meal above, that mule would be kicking hard somewhere a few hours down that trail. I have a feeling I'd time my "rest" based on that.

I wish I could disagree with your take, but it is realistic and well thought out. Pry has this year left to turn the corner on the coaching decisions that cost us several games over the last couple years. He needs to have a winning season to keep his job. Whit is not going to hesitate to start over if we don't win 7 games this year.

A little more about the First to the Yukon Award. Given the nature of the meal, I was guessing that it was something you get after the race, but I found this article about last year's winner, Nicholas Petit. According to the post date on the article, he had entered Ruby at around 2200 the night before, and since the article had deets on the meal (written in past tense), it seems that the first one to the checkpoint gets to dine on the meal during that layover.

Among the crafted menu was a seared scallop appetizer with a butternut squash purée and crispy prosciutto, arugula salad with a champagne vinaigrette, Italian sausage soup. For the main course, Petit dined on a ribeye steak topped with gorgonzola truffle butter, paired with smashed rosemary and parmesan fingerling potatoes and to compliment the meal, a dessert of strawberry crème brûlée with white chocolate and fresh berries.

"Petit thoroughly enjoyed his meal, which he shared with Ruby resident and long-time Iditarod volunteer, Nate Titus," according to the press release.

Did get some bad news on a video posted of her earlier today. Said one of her dogs got into a crack in the ice and she thinks they broke a toe. Has had the dog in the basket of the sled since then. Assume will drop them here in Ruby after the vet gives them a look.

I'm confused about the 15 dogs as the las video implied an injury and needing to carry one in the sled, but she pulled out at 12:16 AM local time/4:16 AM east coast with the 15 she came in with. I guess the vet checked them out and it was not a serious issue or maybe this was the first dog she dropped and I somehow got the timing confused because the video may have been posted late.

I looked at one of the previous race logs, which showed Paige's in/out at Tanana (before the 117-mile run to Ruby). It shows she entered Tanana with 16 dogs, and left with 15 dogs, so I'm guessing that the incident occurred before Tanana, and she left that dog at the checkpoint there.