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Ha! Well I've barely fished this year and the fishing at the Cape has apparently sucked. It was blowing 25 plus for 3 days straight. I had multiple refusals in bad conditions and this fish just cared to oblige me I suppose
I wonder what happened with Bryce Woods. Did they think he committed to the pre-JMFF Virginia Tech?
The bite thing happens quite a bit always good for drama
I'll do that warming up...1-3 pumps...kind of ratchet my way into a full swing.
I don't think he's saying that at all. Maybe he's not hammering on Texas Tech hard enough, but he appears to be separating the offenses as they are related but not the same. The individual did a number of things to skirt rules, regulations, best practices, etc. to do an activity that he knew was not acceptable. Texas Tech may be guilty of not punishing him for doing this, but I think the point is their culpability in his initial action is small. They do own 100% of how they handled the situation based on the how they proceeded once they were aware, but that doesn't have much to do with the initial offense.
Bar them both from NCAA if they put him on the field would be fine with me and likely the vast majority who have commented.
Norvell having a $60M-$70M buyout would be #1
Heard from him yesterday. He's living the life and really into smallmouth fishing right now.
Locally here in the Bay, bow fishing for cownose rays got a little out of hand. The guides were just dumping the dead rays at the end of the day and they started washing up on our couple of small beaches in Mathews. Anger ensued and the behavior stopped, but not long afterward, the sport must have moved on and we don't see them around.
I've got one of pretty much any brand you can think of. Bamboo: Duck Camp, or Freefly.
Polyester: dealers choice - I'd get what style you want that you can find on sale, the only real difference is weight but they all breath well enough that they don't get too hot. Poncho makes one thats Poly Cotton and is much softer than the other brands, I like it but it does tend to get smellier than 100% poly.
I played with my brother this past weekend at Pohick Bay and finally got my first eagle on par 5 (at least I have a witness!). Been playing for about 10-12 years and have had an eagle putt probably a dozen times and never made the putt. The best part? it was a zero putt eagle (nice little chip from about 10 yards from green). So I guess the trick is to land close to the green and avoid putting :-)
Flying to Utah next week to play some golf with family in Park City. Never played there, so looking forward to the high elevation distance gains.
To quote myself: ( you may want to read an entire statement to understand the intent and context)
And with regards to Texas Tech, they clearly knew about his gambling in April, their activity (or lack thereof) since that time is IMHO pathetic
I have zero support for Texas Tech not immediately dismissing him. My point was that the idea that they could have easily detected or known about Sorsby's Gambling when he transferred isn't established or clear.
He clearly wasn't forthcoming or going to be until he was forced to. There was nothing requiring Cincinnati to disclose information to them and the idea that they just could have called HardRock Bet and asked for any information linked to Brendan Sorsby to be disclosed to them is not rational.
Texas Tech is a Bad Actor in the NIL/TransferPortal/NoRules era. They have made it clear that their goal is to buy their way to a Championship. Everything about the way they conduct their Athletic Department is contrary to the spirit of meaningful competition.
But to imply that they could have easily detected Sorsby's activity and simply chose not to is not based on anything evidential.
It's wild that you're coming to the conclusion of supporting Texas Tech in this. You're all about "personal" responsibility, but feel like the institution bears none? Give me a break. As soon as it was clear that Sorsby was gambling on his games, it was Texas Tech's RESPONSIBILITY to ensure he never plays a down for them. Instead they're doing the opposite. The fact that you're supporting their decision is insane.
How does that impact mayonnaise discussion?
You dropped this, king 👑
I have not, but I might give it a try this afternoon. Thanks!
Yeah, except the Sorsby case is equivalent to someone showing up at a bar and telling the bartender they're drunk and planning to drive
Interested to know how you come to this conclusion? He was having wagers placed on multiple Gambling apps, using his Brother-in-law's information, and transferring money to multiple friends to make bets for him. His obvious goal here was to make it difficult for any tracking app, Gambling company, or School to figure out he was making the bets.
A more akin metaphor to this would be like having a friend come with you to the bar, repeatedly order 2 drinks and bring you one well after you were clearly hammered. Don't think any bartender can be blamed there.
If Cincinnati did indeed have significant information regarding large-volume illegal betting by Sorsby, then they absolutely deserve a share of the blame, I would say still only a minority, but clearly some. But there has been no credible report beyond "Cincinnati" in August 2025 "being alerted" of Prohibited activity by Sorsby---no details at all about who was notified, of what, and to what degree. I don't think anyone is in a position to make clear declarations about their culpability with the amount of information available.
And with regards to Texas Tech, they clearly knew about his gambling in April, their activity (or lack thereof) since that time is IMHO pathetic. But to suggest that there was a clear, established process or due diligence that they willingly ignored prior to Sorsby's transfer isn't fair or supportable by what is known.
At some point, there cannot be a reasonable expectation that a Univesity provide athletes with a free education, free academic support, free nutrition, free athletic training, free equipment, gear, and clothing and in addition be expected to also be responsible for protecting Athletes from their own vices. What is next---do they have to co-sign for their first Mortgage???
She isn't much of a football fan but did say she wants to come back for a game sometime. All she does is fish and hang out with her dogs.
As other posters have noted, 247 released their updated Top 250 rankings for 2027. Impacts to VT commits are discussed at this LINK. Summary below:
Peter Borque: Grade 92 to 94, Now #75 Overall
Jordan Karhoff: Grade 90 to 93, Now #93 Overall
Dylan Latell: Grade 86 to 91, Now #142 Overall (HUGE move)
Kaden Buchanan: Grade 90 to 90, Now #169 Overall
Joseph Bucanan: Grade 90 to 90, Now out of Top 250
Bryce Woods: Grade 90 to 88, Now out of Top 250
Duck Camp if you want Bamboo style
12 composite 4 stars now and 6 using the 247 rankings only....7 for on3 only,
Re-rated by 247 from 90 -> 93
I saw a local article recently about bowfishing some sort of invasive snake-like fish taking off. I had no idea that bowfishing was a thing before that.
It's amazing what people will think of, I guess.