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I thought Dozer's Gift would never end! Also, is that Hill in the lead pic looking like he's about to go all David Wilson? Greatly appreciated, as always.

Half of those 3's should have never been attempted. If you can't hit a 3 from the line 5' back isn't going to make it more likely.

Do you think our women lost confidence in January? Because our January schedule post-BC was pretty tough. In a 7 game stretch we had to play at Cuse, at UL, at ND, Miami and at FSU. When you have to play the 5 big dogs of the ACC (4 on the road) in one month and keep getting blown out, I imagine your 13-1 confidence wanes.

After that stretch, we lost some games that VT probably would have won if they played like they played in the non-conference. Why did we only score 34 at home vs GT? Why did we lose to Pitt and Duke at home? Why did we lose to the worst Carolina team since the late 80s?

He has constantly been tweaking his defense. We had Mihota play very well at DE for us and make plays in ways Dadi couldn't because of his size last year. Granted 6'5" 278 might be a little big for DE just based on quickness but if he has the ability to shoot a gap fast enough, he can play DT for us. He won't change the scheme but he will adapt his scheme to the players and to the changing trends of the game. If he can have a quick DL with one set and bring in a bigger more physical DL for a different situation, that only benefits us.

He adapted to a 4-2-5 over the 4-3 when we didn't have a Cody Grimm that could play the Whip. If we don't have the speed end, he will put a stand up LB there to accommodate.

I wish I could give Facyson a leg.

Well struck.

I haven't read the comics at all, but my understanding is that Daryl isn't really in them. It was supposed to be a bit part that gets killed off or leaves on the show, but fans loved the character so much that they greatly expanded the role. Not that this means he'd be easier to kill off than any other main character.

(this post turned out to be much longer than what I originally intended. whoops.)

Well, the original AP article is far from damning as Mr Spano, a reporter for the Denver Broncos, makes it out to be. The fact that she made 33 claims is also not damning. She could have reached her tolerance limit and listed as many claims as she had on her mind at the time. Or she could have fabricated them. The problem is that is all speculation and not evidence. While Spano spins a tale of distrust it fails to prove anything. And the fact is the school settled.

I am not saying I believe one side or the other, but for sake of argument lets say this lady is as vulgar as they say and can "talk like the boys", let's say she dresses suggestively, let's say she was vague on facts in claims. Does any of that prove that her claim is false? More to the point does any of that mean that harassment was welcomed, invited or warranted?

Let's go beyond and say she was actively sexual within the Athletic Department having multiple partners. Does that matter? Does it mean she should be subject to harassment? The answer is no. Women shouldn't be ashamed from being sexually active, nor should they be treated as lower morality than others if they are. None of that has any bearing on whether or not this one incident took place. Even if every one of her other claims are falsified it doesn't prove this one is. It just calls it into suspect, which again Spano fails to prove.

It's easy for things to get out of hand in environments like this. Young boys/girls in peer pressure environments like sports can get out of hand quickly. But there is too much polarity in blame in these cases. Maybe this did happen and Peyton thought that she really did want him to expose his junk to her. Is it irrational to believe that? A star qb who likely gets his way as the big man on campus with a woman that clearly can swear like a sailor and from time to time partake and dish out vulgar and suggestive banter, dresses scantily accentuating her sexuality, drops innuendo and double entendres believes that she really wants him. A mindset, reinforced by his daily environment, like that can in itself be suggestive making him think "of course she wants me". That's not irrational either. That can and does happen every single day with young men and women. Doesn't make what he did, if he did it, not harassment but it also doesn't mean he is some sexual deviant with deep rooted issues with women. It could just mean he was an irrational young man that did something incredibly stupid and took things way, way to far.

In my speculation, the fault here likely is on both sides and on the leaders of the Athletic department and teams. A) if she was really this bad and coaches saw it then they could have made claims against her behavior. Instead it seems that the behavior was enabled through a cavalier attitude until it reached its boiling point. And like all things cavalier it went off like the Hindenberg. B) If they did make claims against her and no action was taken then they could have made claims against that. Universities are not despot, banana republics. Everyone has a boss and even the president has to answer to the board of regents and beyond. C) This is, despite all the rehashing, still a he said / she said case until real evidence comes to light. Which is to say, beyond the salaciousness of a future hall of fame, superbowl winning QB it would not be news as it all happened and was settled long ago. D) no matter how vulgar, how many claims proved or unproven, how sexually suggestive this woman is it doesn't justify harassment.

The last point is what I feel the real conversation should be about. Not the blame, but the question of "where is the line" which I often discuss with friends and old colleagues in the field. Factually, any overt, unwanted sexual overture could be considered harassment at any moment. But in a situation like this with a woman that perhaps partook and contributed to sexual overtures and a persistent sexual environment, is the threshold of what is considered harassment moved? If so, to where? How does one define that personally if you are in that environment and how do you define it legally if considering the case? That to me is the much more interesting and much more relevant topic.

This.
It's my favorite of all times.
(Now, it we could just get Emma Watson and Joey Phillips to recreate this, the internet would break.)

This is great! I never understood Bayside HS parents' apprehension towards having their kid atheletes sign with VT. I mean why would one pick Jefferson State University (LOLUVA) over VPI?

As a future doctor he wants to be able to relate to his future patients.

Of all people we should know not to overlook an FCS team.

But we haven't lost to UVA in over a decade