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Whether this prediction comes true or not, it feels great to hear an AD talk about winning a national championship openly instead of talking about "competing nationally and at the top of the ACC."

I'll probably regret this, but as our resident Ravens fan i'll chime in. Ray lewis isn't some amazing guy or stand up citizen, but it's been made pretty clear he didn't murder anyone based on the google-able articles. Expecting the ravens or the NFL to not advertise him or try to profit off of him was a pipe dream.

Why scale it down, lol? Doesn't everyone have room in their fridge for 4 gallons of Duke's Mayo!

Ray Lewis and how the Raven's treated him is the basis of my hatred for that team.

You'd probably be good with a Kenwood or something of that sort. I'd say maybe check out Crutchfield as a research avenue. They have good compatibility tools to help find something that will properly fit your car, vs "fitting" your car. Find it there & see if you can buy on Amazon or they frequently have sales in their own right. Other thing to be mindful of with cars these days is what vehicle functions are tied into the factory entertainment system. Some things may stop working or require additional wiring/harnesses with the replacement unit.

Complete agreement - But they should have said that. Instead of saying:

Your Petition does not... ...demonstrate accountability for your conduct or indicate whether, or how, you would adhere to the League's rules and policies governing the integrity of competition. Instead, even after receiving notice of the NCAA's decision rescinding your college eligibility in May, you sought to avoid the consequences of that determination through litigation rather than accepting responsibility for your actions, and you pursued entry into the NFL only after abandoning those efforts.

As Commissioner Goodell has emphasized, participation in the NFL is a privilege that carries with it significant responsibilities, including accountability.

The league could have said something to the effect of:

Our league is built on trust from fans, owners, and players. Fan love the NFL because it showcases the worlds' best athletes competing at the highest level. In order to ensure the competition remains free from coercion or conflicts of interest, the NFL and the CBA have enacted rules and policies governing the integrity of competition, which ultimately help us maintain trust with our fans, owners, and players.

Your petition does not provide adequate information about your disease, or the measures you've taken to treat/manage it. Thus, we cannot in good faith grant you access to the supplemental draft at this time.

Goodell chose to personally admonish Sorsby because it was the easy/popular thing to do. Instead he could have been honest. The end result would have been the same, he just chose to be a grandstanding dick.

Don't buy Boss audio or toto. They are both budget options that I have purchased off amazon. They work fine for a year or so, but eventually break down.

Somewhat of a different travel experience for me, I just came back from doing a week long tennis camp in Mallorca at Rafa Nadal's tennis academy. They have an "adult summer tennis camp" program which was amazing. I only started playing tennis a year ago, mostly just taking lessons and playing recreationally here and there. The coaches were great and they're very welcoming to beginners. They helped me a lot with technique and I learned so much in a week. The program isn't cheap, but if you go on an off week, you could potentially pay around 1500 euros for tennis lessons plus a room at the hotel on campus as well as daily meals all for a week, which is fairly reasonable imo. Didn't get to meet Rafa, but some other folks in the program got to take a pic with him! He seems to be at the academy a lot these days.

I didn't really get to explore much of Mallorca - I had 4 hours of tennis lessons perday and some other lecture sessions/mobility sessions, etc. But the parts I saw were wonderful! Pama is a really nice city, and there's tons of gorgeous coastline, cool caves on the eastern side, as well as mountainous villages on the north western side.

"...he [Coach Franklin] is going to win a National Championship at Virginia Tech and I want to be a part of it and I want to help him do it..."

It will now, since Mike's is closed. /shrug

Yeah, I kinda hate that.

This is the league that helped turn Ray Lewis into an adorable figure after he helped murder someone. Jameis Winston is another personality at the NFL relies on who at the bare minimum has made light of sexual assault.

I agree that Sorsby acted irresponsibly and unethically, and I don't have a problem with his punishment(s) but I don't think anybody can look at his betting patterns and suggest that he was ever trying to fix a game. (Simultaneously, I can also recognize that any result from any game he ever plays in again will be tinted).

And despite all that, I think his actions are significantly less reputable than murder, sexual assault, driving under the influence, etc. - all of which the NFL has varying levels of interest in punishing players/personalities for.

I think the NFL took an unusually aggressive approach relative to the "crime" because (1) it was actually a bigger threat to their brand than any of the actual crimes that I would find quite concerning, (2) it's an easy way to score points with the public, and (3) Sorsby isn't that good of a player. (sidenote, I bet the NFL takes a much gentle approach if the player is Joe Burrow or Cam Newton or Caleb Williams or some other quarterback with real potential to be the face of the league)

TLDR I think this is quite a bit of moral grandstanding from the NFL

There is no competition their. El Rod's South beats El Rod's north hands down and it isn't close.