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10 years 7 months
# | Buzz Williams teaching players about honor, country and service, honors Veterans If you look at the video you will see that Air Force COL(Ret) Patience Larkin, VTCC Alumni Director, is one of the 20 veterans included in the ceremony.
I would guess that how finals went plays a big part in it. If he did enough to fix whatever the problem was with his grades before the end of the semester, than I would guess we would see him back at the start of next semester, or around January 18th. If he didnt do enough, than it may be a moot point, with the possibility of being academically ineligible. Nothing has been announced by the program so its tough to know exactly though.
He did tweet these the last few weeks though:
Don't mourn over your bad decisions just start overcoming them with good ones.— Motivation for Life (@MotivatedLiving) December 11, 2015
What's next! #stayfocus #workharder— Johnathan Hamilton (@johnny_tall) November 22, 2015
One other thing to note is that he has been dealing with the loss of his grandfather this semester, so there have been other things going on that probably played a role.
Done.
Hastily, I might add, just for the Saturday bowls, because I'll be driving all day back to VA. I'll fix the other picks tonight/Sunday. Let's just say I hope a certain major upset doesn't go down today.
You could also make the assumption that Rey is kind of like a Rey of Light, no?
I know that Benicio del Toro has been cast for the next film as a bad guy so shit is seriously about to get real in the SW realm.
I'd assume they probably go after Chip Kelly (sad that the eagles rallied so he might not be going anywhere).
I know we did a few years ago on an intentional miss. Eddie made the dunk. It was on an uncalled infraction.
TEEMING WITH INTEL
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10 years 7 months
# | OT: Star Wars Episode VII (SPOILERS. SO. MANY. SPOILERS.) Some food for discussion:
Anakin's light saber (not Luke's, he built his own green one for Return) being attracted to her is interesting because that's never been a thing before. Sure building your light saber is special but up until now Jedi have used each other's light sabers pretty frequently with no drawbacks. Makes me think they are establish Luke - Rey connection.
Snoke, old powerful Sith Lord from past or out of left field villain?? (Kylo Ren is stated to not be a Sith)
Kylo Ren is a pussy.
Expect more new force powers and less epic light saber duels, is my guess.
Love Han forever, my favorite character and Harrison Ford is my favorite actor and was kind of my hero growing up (Han Solo and Indiana Jones) even though they came out before I was born. BUT I knew they would kill Han, HF is 73 and pretty openly doesn't care, keeping him around was unlikely.
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# | QB Jerod Evans Sees Situation at Tech That's "Almost Too Good to be True," Picks the Hokies And hoping that CJF completely understands that he doesn't have to go after the same recruits as he did at Memphis (going forward)...he can actually compete and have a real chance at top level talent. (unless he's installing the flexbone)
I guess you missed the bit about OVERARCHING story. This is not a standalone film, but one rather one more cog in a large machine. The destruction of the New Republic will have far reaching consequences for the Star Wars universe beyond 5 minutes of screen time in the first movie of at least three.
We'll let you know as soon as we find out...
Boys and girls, I got another idea! Don't worry, #LOLUVa already have their full staff. Okay, here we go:
Besides VT and #LOLUVa, UMd also have a turnover amongst the coaching staff. Among the coaches who will not be retained is this gentleman, one Chad Wilt. He coached the D-line for UMd. He was also their primary recruiter for Montgomery County, MD. Since we still have one more coaching hire to make, and it is on the defensive side of the ball, this could be really good for us. What do you all think?
Here is his bio on 247Sports:
247Sports Link
Here is the article that inspired my idea:
SB Nation - UMd Article
Yeah. There made it pretty darn clear, pretty darn early.
I guess he's planned for a heck of a redemption arc.
The entirety of the New Republic was four or five planets in the same system? No wonder "the Resistance" kept itself separate.
And it's not like the New Republic seemed to play much part before then. Their first five seconds of screen time was to be obliterated. Just write them out completely, and have the Rebellion still dragging on.
Well, I guess we have an explanation as to who got Kylo Ren off Starkiller Base...
It may not have had a major effect on the plot of this movie, but they did use it to destroy the ENTIRE New Republic, which is kind of a big deal as far as overarching story goes.
The T2 awakening was because it was time for Luke to reveal himself and R2 had the remaining portion of the map to lead his daughter to him. That is also the reason why she was able to draw from the force much greater than Ren.
She is cast in the next movie.
If they're firing anyone this late in the game they'd better have a big name NFL guy lined up already.
That's what's bugging me the most
I think what bugs me the most, is that apparently everyone in a starship / gun-using galaxy knows how to fight with a sword. No accidental injuries, no Obi-wan drills, every damn person picks it up and throws down. What ever happened to that lifetime of training being required?
all it took was the comment about his family
Yeah, Snoke saying "Han Solo, your father," in the first third of the film was kind of a strong clue.
The Empire/First Order/whatever imperial remnant [...] "let's build another planet-destroying laser, but let's make it big enough to destroy 5 or 6 planets at once!!!"
Where do they get the resources, and the manpower?
I loved the X-Wing vs TIE fighter dogfight scenes around the planet. The actual planet, not the artificial one.
Abrams could have skipped the planet-killer completely. It really served no purpose, plot-wise. You could just as easily had Kylo Ren on a Star Destroyer; he just needs a platform to pursue and harass the heroes, and to take Rey to set up the escape / rescue.
Skipping the Star Killer (despite the reference to Luke's original name) could have avoided some plot holes: How does a remnant of the Empire have the resources to build something that size? How does an infantry company commander have access to shut down the only shield system for something that size? Why can't they muster a fleet larger than a dozen TIE fighers?
I was asking myself, "Another Death Star? A trench run again?"
Captain Phasma. She's played by the same woman who does Brienne on GoT. I figured she'd have a bigger role, but she really didn't. Just the commander of Finn's unit. I didn't like that they made the new TIE pilot uniforms look so similar, cause it got a little confusing.
edit: Nevermind, I'm not awake yet