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I’ll bite: Spencer is more desirable for the Iowa job. Jordan is more desirable for every other job.6 points
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As president of the University of Iowa will Spencer really have time to be the head wrestling coach and AD?3 points
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Like the time I caught the ferry over to Shelbyville. I needed a new heel for my shoe, so I decided to go to Morganville which is what they called Shelbyville in those days. So, I tied an onion to my belt which was the style at the time. Now, to take the ferry cost a nickel. And in those days, nickels had pictures of bumblebees on ‘em. ‘Give me five bees for a quarter,’ you’d say. Now, where were we? Oh, yeah! The important thing was that I had an onion on my belt which was the style at the time. They didn’t have white onions because of the war. The only thing you could get was those big yellow ones.2 points
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Because those fees are up front and easy to understand, and the banks compounding interest is not. When the financing options are presented to you, they are designed to look simple and easy to understand, like a car payment, but many student loans essentially become negatively amortized by the low-paying jobs students get when they first get into the workforce not matching up with what they were sold when they entered, leading to students being stuck with non-subsidezed compoundingi nterest loans where they end up paying close to double the original loan amount thru interest accruing; that is where the colleges are most at fault and predatory, IMO, in their fudging the numbers on employment rate ("our finance majors are employed at a rate of 94% within 6 months of graduation" while leaving out the fact that many of them are employed as waiters or something unrelated to their degree.)2 points
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Yes, but people misunderstand who the real beneficiaries of that are. It's legacy students, who are overwhelmingly white. Sure, there might be some black students who are less qualified than some of the asian applicants rejected, but that is a small number compared to the amount of white legacy students who get in over better qualified applicants. I'm fine with a totally blind admissions process, but that has to include legacy admissions. If it doesn't, you're singling out a small number of minority students (who are still clearly brilliant btw) while ignoring the rich white kids *who are actually stealing the spots.* Plus, the idea that admissions is a purely objective process is stupid to begin with. Who's to say that a student from an impoverished background at lower quality schools (regardless of race) isn't a more impressive applicant than a student with higher grades/scores, but has had every resource and opportunity handed to them?2 points
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Flo came out with preview for Okie State. Had both Carroll andThompson redshirting. Talked a bit about Carroll not redshirting. But did not talk about Thompson starting, Whitlake dropping to 174 and Plott redshirting. Also had Alvarez and Jamison fighting for 141 spot and Williams at 149. Did not talk about K Mirzo at all let alone about him at 157. My view is both Thompson and Carroll start, Whitlake drops to 174 (if he comes back) and Jamison and Williams fight for 141 spot while Alvarez starts at 149 (though I admit I could be off base here). I also think good chance Mirzo goes at 157. There view seems to be Okie State is top 10 team, and a chance for more. I agree with that.1 point
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I laughed because I worked at a place called Fox River and the founder had a website picture with him in the power stance while people off camera threw chickens in the air so they could get a "fox in the hen house" pic. It was cringy.1 point
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That sounds like the case. That one was about a restraining order that was not enforced by the local police. Apparently that is not required. So what is the purpose of a restraining order? 3 people are dead as a result. mspart1 point
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Nor am I necessarily endorsing student loan forgiveness carte blanche. I just try to present all the facts (as I see them). Too many people get their panties in a wad over what some rich guys want them to get their panties in a wad over, and totally ignore the fox in the henhouse. I merely point out the fox. (This is obviously NOT a reference to you. I know better than that.)1 point
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Believe me, I am in no way endorsing Trump's business practices or ethics.1 point
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I buy porterhouses, she gets the filet, I get the strip.1 point
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SCOTUS and the lower courts accepted they had standing. Perhaps going to one of these courts to get an understanding will be better than getting understand from one of the yokels (myself included) on this board. Let's accept that they had standing (just as SCOTUS and lower courts did), where did the 6-3 ruling go right, and where did it go wrong? Same for the dissent. My simple opinion is as I have explained. Using the Constitution, a President's executive order does not carry the weight of law. In financial matters all bills start in the House. There was no general student loan bill started in the House. It started on the President's desk. Therefore, not valid. Period. That's my very simple opinion of this. This is assuming that you can't use a law made specifically for military personnel to apply to the general public. I believe that is where the dissent and Biden get it wrong. mspart1 point
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This is one of the best takes I’ve seen on this issue not just in this forum but anywhere. Surprised we do not see it more. Relatively small adjustment that could go a long way. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk1 point
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Debates were an important piece when people's source of information was one TV in the house and the local newspaper on your doorstep. Today people are rarely swayed by debates because their positions and character are already well known. Or at least, discussed heavily. "well known" depends on how much of that discussion is accurate.1 point
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You really are not very good at this. There are a lot of tips to be offered here, let me start with tip #1: you should just stop on this subject now. You're not doing yourself any favors. Tip#2: Stick to what I said, not what I didn't say. But for my part it is difficult to take someone serious that refuses to acknowledge that RFK Jr IS a candidate for the Democratic nomination. Here's a tip: When someone does all the paperwork necessary to become a presidential candidate, they are a legit presidential candidate. It doesn't matter if you approve or not. I never said RFK is not an official candidate who didn't turn in his paperwork. In fact my initial statement about him made zero mention of his Presidential candidate, and my points about him have had absolutely nothing to do with whether he did or did not file. You brought in bona fide candidate, and I agreed he is not a bona fide candidate, in fact even mentioning I would not be a bona fide candidate even if I declared to be. The fun part of that is, if you look up bona fide, you will see words like 'sincere', 'without intent to deceive'. Guess what words you won't find.....'official', 'paperwork', 'declared'. Now, maybe you realized that, and that's why you started twisting it in to claiming I was denying he officially had declared himself a candidate. Or-maybe you did actually look into his past, and history, and realize what a POS he is, and had to acknowledge he isnt' to be taken seriously, but are just incapable so you had to do some twisting of words. I don't know. I'm not sure what it is that goes on in that mind of yours, but it is interesting. Tip#3: Remember which side of the argument you are on when you are arguing. (we may have a whole new 'dumbest thing you have ever said here') I knew nothing about Clinton when he was running. Hick from AK is all I knew. Therefore, he was not a legitimate candidate if I go by your philosophy. Listen closely here Sparty so you can follow me: YOU ARE THE ONE SAYING YOU KNOW NOTHING ABOUT RFKjr OTHER THAN HE IS SR'S SON. I am saying I know a lot about him, and that is why I'm saying he's not to be taken seriously. (Again, I never used the word legitimate. Please review tip #2 before proceeding) And finally tip #4: Dude, lose your hard on for Biden. I'm not a fan either, but wow. It's not healthy. I would prefer Biden win the nomination. He's as weak as it gets. I think in the end he won't be the nominee. It will be like Lyndon Johnson, just not enough support. He's running on "Bidenomics" and 34% of the people polled approve of his handling of the economy. There is no there there. And no one even on the left wants Biden for a 2nd term. While yes, there has been discussion in this thread about Biden/RFK, my initial comment, which you responded to, had nothing to do with Biden vs RFK in anything. It was strictly about RFK. I made that clear again, I'm talking about RFK. Yet, you have typed the name Biden 11 times, not including 'Bidenomics', while twisting things I did not say in regard to RFK. Seriously dum dum......let it go limp. I worry about you.1 point
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Bankruptcy serves a vital role that makes financing possible. Without an orderly process for unwinding a business when there are not sufficient assets to satisfy all claims, it would be chaos, and whoever goes first could screw everyone else. This would make capital too expensive, as everyone would need excess returns to cover the risk. For me the big issue is that student loans are not forgivable in bankruptcy. Even though they are often what drives someone into bankruptcy. This is bad because it means the backer of those loans (the government) need have no discipline in making the loans. The idea that if you extend credit to someone who cannot pay it back means you will lose money, acts as a natural governor on making dumb loans. Remove that governor and we get loans made to people for garbage degrees at for profit universities that will never result in good jobs, or any job at all, and universities inflating tuitions to unsustainable degrees. Allow student loan forgiveness in bankruptcy and a lot of problems we currently have will correct themselves over time.1 point
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I'm not against debates between same party candidates, those are a little more productive. Debates between different parties are progressively getting worse and worse. Very few people are swayed by the debates and have already declared a winner before it starts.1 point
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Cael can't coach and he seems to be doing fine.1 point
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What I have not heard is the Scotus reasoning on this case. Was it solid? How about the dissent? Was it solid? I am not for loan forgiveness in general. You take out a loan and you pay it back, simple as that. You don't expect your neighbor to pay it off for you right? But more than that, this was attempted to be done by Presidential dictate, not by Congress. The law they were citing for loan forgiveness was strictly written for servicemen. How can that then be applied to general population? If Congress passes bills to the effect, and the President signs them into law, then it is law and we can not be happy but it was done right. This was not done right, and for that I am grateful SCOTUS stopped this. This is not government by a person, it is government by the people. The people (Congress) had no say in this. Why? Because it wouldn't have passed so Joe just said, well, I'll make it happen on my own. That is not the way to legislate laws. SCOTUS was correct, dissenters not. I agree with Husker, the fact that there were dissenters tells me they have no idea what the Constitution says. mspart1 point
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I disagree, it’s not banks that offer worthless degrees. Actually, I thought the gov’t had taken control over education loans under Obama. I think it would make more sense to let the schools and banks do the financing. Maybe the schools would be more inclined to graduate students with marketable skills over what they currently produce. I don’t consider current interest rates to be terribly high, they’re not, historically. Seniors used to plan on their savings yielding 5% in a CD. My parents paid about 6% on their home, I had one at 13%, and knew of 18% mortgages. An economy that has low productivity and inflation outrunning wages is the problem.1 point
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the mere concept of student loan forgiveness is fucking stupid. it's more worrisome that 3 people on the bench voted for it.1 point
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“It's like, ‘Hey man, what's this dude gonna do to you?’ I'm like, take me down, lace me. That's it. Like, my mom and dad still gonna love me. My wife still loves me, my kids gonna love me […] So yeah, I think just have fun with wrestling,” That was Dom Bradley, who has been wrestling on the Senior level since 2008. Bradley sits back in an office chair with a Mizzou Wrestling Big 12 Champs shirt, having just been pulled away from teaching at Mizzou’s Tiger Style summer camp. In 2023, Bradley competed in his 12th U.S. Open since 2008. That doesn’t include four Senior Nationals in pre-Olympic years to make it 16 altogether. His Senior level wrestling started as a high school senior, placing eighth at the 2008 U.S. Open. As his international career was kicking off, Bradley was also one of the top heavyweights in the country as a three-time state champ for Blue Springs High School in Kansas City, MO. Despite his ranking and expectations, however, Bradley came off a redshirt in 2008 only to find himself in a lineup battle for the next two years. Fellow KCMO heavyweight Mark Ellis and Bradley went back and forth, with Ellis winning the starting spot and becoming the first Mizzou heavyweight to win a national title in 2009, followed by an All-American finish in 2010. Bradley didn’t sit idly by, however, as he dominated his way to a Junior (U20) World Championship in 2009, only giving up points in one period. “I could sit there and complain about Mark Ellis being a starter or I could just go wrestle the next big tournament.” Bradley said. “I just wrestled as hard as I could.” He also made the World Team Trials for the first time, making the National team with a third-place finish. In 2010, Bradley finished third at the World Team Trials to make the National team for a second time. That tournament saw one of his career favorite outcomes: sweeping the first two periods to beat the legendary Tommy Rowlands. “He was my favorite wrestler growing up,” Bradley said. “A three-time NCAA finalist, two-time NCAA champ.” Outside of Kyle Snyder, Bradley has beaten every heavyweight national champ since 2009. Through all of that, Bradley still had years of eligibility for the Tigers. After Ellis’ graduation in 2010, Bradley in the starting spot was a two-time All-American in 2011 and 2013, with an Olympic redshirt in 2012. In that same time, he had another third-place finish at the 2011 World Team Trials, was a two-time University Nationals finalist, won the Dave Schultz International tournament, and won his first U.S. Open in 2013. Dom Bradley at the 2013 US Open; Photo courtesy of Tony Rotundo; WrestlersAreWarriors.com The 2013 U.S. Open was a monumental one, as he beat Olympic medalist Tervel Dlagnev, and world team members Zach Rey and Nick Gwiazdowski. That momentum came to a screeching halt, however, as an eighth-month suspension hit after a positive test for methylhexaneamine. A quick Google search for this drug reveals it listed as a stimulant, commonly found in over-the-counter supplements and not always listed on the label ingredient list. When asked about it, Bradley had one thing to say, “Don’t take pre-workout.” After a fourth-place finish at the 2013 NCAA’s as the top seed, he was devastated. “We were just working out on spring break cause I didn’t know if I was gonna wrestle yet,” Bradley said. The suspension not only affected his freestyle aspirations, but coaching opportunities as a new graduate. “I turned down four coaching jobs right before that. [...] I failed the drug test and everybody’s just done.” The setback didn’t keep him down for long however, as Bradley went on to spend time at Iowa State and Nebraska’s RTCs as an athlete before returning to Mizzou in 2019 as a volunteer assistant coach. He stayed active domestically throughout, with two Pan-American championships and eight finishes in the top three in the U.S. Open and World Team Trials from 2014-2019. On top of that, he placed 3rd at the 2016 Olympic Trials and won Senior Nationals in 2015 and 2019. Bradley described his goal in competing to be explosive, and finding ways to go through and around fellow heavyweights. However, his intense, competitive style has been misconstrued previously. One story, in particular, garnered a lot of attention for Bradley. At the 2019 Senior Nationals semifinals, Bradley squared off against the recent NCAA champ Anthony Cassar. With under a minute left in the match, Bradley led 5-2. During a double leg attempt from Cassar, he came down holding his left shoulder. The same shoulder had kept Cassar from competing for two years at Penn State. The match ended, and Bradley shook his opponent's hand off the mat before storming back to get his own hand raised and shouting “Grown ass man strength right there!” While many took that as a celebration, Bradley said it was directed at a media member who had said that Cassar would tech fall him in the tournament. That prediction didn’t sit well with Bradley, who in his career at that point had only been teched by Steve Mocco, Tervel Dlagnev, and Tommy Rowlands. Bradley said, “I’m a nice guy. A lot of people think I’m an asshole or they think I try to hurt people. I’ve never, never tried to hurt somebody. My parents raise me to be like that. They raised me to compete hard, have fun.” The longevity and competitiveness of his career have also had a significant impact on his coaching. He’s been pivotal in the development of Mizzou’s most recent heavyweight All-American, Zach Elam. Going into this year’s US Open he convinced the Tiger’s two-time NCAA champ Keegan O’Toole to compete with him instead of going on spring break. That led to O’Toole finishing 3rd to make his first Senior National team and represent the United States at the upcoming U23 World Championships. Bradley discussed how results have become less important to him over the years. Instead, he focuses on himself as an individual and his coaching. “In five years nobody’s gonna care about it,” Bradley said. “They’re gonna be like, ‘Was this guy a good person or a good coach or did he care about me?’ [...] That’s me. I wanna be a better coach.” Despite being one of the older competitors on the senior level, Bradley has continued to find success. Since 2020, the only tournament he hasn’t placed in is the 2020 Olympic Trials. But in that time, he’s finished top-five at two Senior Nationals, three World Team Trials, and two U.S. Opens. He even won his third Pan-American title while representing the United States in May 2023. “Wrestling’s really, really hard,” Bradley says. “I want people to realize that you’re gonna have fun wrestling too.” After an hour of talking about a career that spans almost four Olympic cycles and is filled with highs and lows, Bradley leaves his office and heads straight back to the mat, this time to return to the youth wrestlers at camp ready to learn. Dom Bradley at the 2023 Southern Scuffle with Cam Steed; Photo courtesy of Tony Rotundo; WrestlersAreWarriors.com1 point -
It is the right decision.1 point
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My kids and I paid a fortune for their education and they will continue to pay what loans they have remaining. If Universities feel they failed to provide value, they can jump right in and provide a refund.1 point
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And Dake had those 11 fantasy losses to Taylor.1 point
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I threw a large sirloin on for dinner, quick marinade in Worcestershire (this for some reason has to be capitalized?) and soy sauces with a hit of garlic. Smoked for about an hour at 225, then cranked the Traeger up to 450 for the final 15 minutes and boom. Only reason I went that long is my wife doesn't like medium rare, so I had to at least give it a bit more than I normally like.1 point
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In terms of what’s best for the country, I believe RFK Jr would be a better president than Biden, not as good as Trump, but better than Biden or Harris.1 point
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Californian isn’t a race or sex, it’s just a defect.1 point
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If you have seen the big, fat, orange dummy in person you would realize that the camera doesn't do him justice. He's more orange in person.1 point
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He didn't call "people" big, fat, orange dummies. Just one person. THE big, fat, orange dummy.1 point
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Jimmy just...doing Jimmy things. 125-Ayala dec Howard 3-0(Toss up) 133-Nagao dec Teske 3-3 141-Woods dec Bartlett 6-3 149-Van Ness Dec Voinivich 6-6 157-Haines Dec Franek-6-9 165-Messenbrink Maj Kennedy 6-13 174-Starocci Maj Brands 6-17 184-Truax Dec Calliendo 6-20 197-Brooks maj dec any realistic, none fantastical option 6-24 HWT-Kerk dec Cass 6-27 I think 125-141 are toss up's. I think the new rules hurt Nagao just a bit, but he'll adjust. He was just so good at Wrestling smart on his feet, maybe giving up a TD, but then getting out and then punishing guys on top without actually turning. But he was also a Freshmen. 141-Batlett just keeps improving. Woods was the best in the weight last year(not the champ, but IMO, the best overall). I think Howard could easily win, but he hasn't Wrestled and he's finally gotten that shoulder properly repaired. I think the 3 point TDs are going to help the guys like Brooks and Starocci. I think they're REALLY gonna help a kid like Messenbrink who will shoot 45 times a match. Haines is a guy I think will just keep getting better. I just don't see this being all that close.1 point
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