dgibbons said:

This is a truly remarkable post. First, you did not know that Pelosi is now the former speaker, despite me referring to that several times, and Jeffries assuming the office nearly two years ago. Second, you want to continue this conversation despite that giant gaping hole. Third, you have the temerity to accuse anyone of naivete regarding politics despite not knowing who is the speaker of the house. Fourth, your analogy to Nixon is not even kindergarten level. Nixon was in his second term, not campaigning for president, and looking at impeachment. Biden was not looking at impeachment, and was running for a second term when Pelosi "suh-sided" to force him out, after the primaries were complete.

Maybe you're a Russian bot instead of a Manchurian Candidate.

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dgibbons said:

I've got it narrowed down to writing in you or writing in Ed. In fact, I might put you both on the ballot. Would you like President or VP?

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COUGinNCW said:

Conspiracy theory -
Dickert heard from good programs last year during the bye week when we were 4-0 but after we crapped the bed they all disappeared.
Thinking about the shine wearing off again had him severely agitated Saturday night.

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KRUSTYtheCOUG said:

So who do you support if not trump?

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KRUSTYtheCOUG said:

Well great technical point. And true she ain't even the majority leader. But she clearly is very prominent in the leadership position.

Had Hakeem Jeffries made the push (I don't deny there was a push or pressure) it still would have been reasonable even tho (as majority leader) no one outside his district voted for him.

Your last two sentences clearly show you are very naive about national party politics.

When the party leaders "pushed" Nixon out, was that outside the bounds of democratic rules?

I get you're a trump supporter, but you should still be objective about this. Taihtsat

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dgibbons said:

I've never voted for Trump. I've said so on this board many times.

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dgibbons said:

Your programming will probably not allow you to process this- I’m saying the democrats do not give two shits about democracy. Their rhetoric is as hypocritical as it could possibly get.

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Coug90 said:

lol at everything here. FFS be honest. You’d vote for Trump if he was running against Jesus Christ. And you’d be saying the same thing about Jesus. A pile of shit with an R next to its name is still an R and there’s still the illusion that it will be better for your checkbook in the long run. Seriously, be honest.

This argument has nothing to do with “having a better D candidate”. It’s simply that Trump was going to win with Biden on the ticket so the alternative scenario “isn’t fair”. Same bullshit as “mass voter fraud/rigged elections”.

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Coug90 said:

lol at everything here. FFS be honest. You’d vote for Trump if he was running against Jesus Christ. And you’d be saying the same thing about Jesus. A pile of shit with an R next to its name is still an R and there’s still the illusion that it will be better for your checkbook in the long run. Seriously, be honest.

This argument has nothing to do with “having a better D candidate”. It’s simply that Trump was going to win with Biden on the ticket so the alternative scenario “isn’t fair”. Same bullshit as “mass voter fraud/rigged elections”.

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COUGinNCW said:

Conspiracy theory -
Dickert heard from good programs last year during the bye week when we were 4-0 but after we crapped the bed they all disappeared.
Thinking about the shine wearing off again had him severely agitated Saturday night.

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dgibbons said:

I’d be OK with the Ds having a better candidate. How about you? I’m tired of Trump, but Harris is Paul Wulff terrible.

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longtimecoug said:

what difference does it make to you? should the DNC have gottten your permission first?

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KRUSTYtheCOUG said:

Trump used the term coup. You seem to be sympathetic to the GOP argument that something nefarious happened here.

Are you saying you don't agree with their claims?

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dgibbons said:

Never said he was. But he got all the votes in the primary until Pelosi decided to knee cap him.

If the Ds wanted a good candidate Pelosi should have hand picked someone else since she’s the one that gets to “suh-side.”

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dgibbons said:

Pelosi is not the Speaker of the House. I guess this dates when you received your programming.

But hey, good point. Why does Pelosi have so much power? No one outside of her district ever voted for her. But there she was, sabotaging the candidacy of the sitting president of the United States. Not very democratic.

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M-I-Coug said:

Yeah, Puck went ballistic. I think it just was his Seattle feed, or something....but it was fine at our place. He said it was absolutely not tolerable. Interesting.

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dgibbons said:

Manchurian Candidate- I never said there was a coup. Does this prove to you that you’ve been programmed?

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dgibbons said:

Jack Smith doesn’t work for the judicial system. He’s an assistant US Attorney. Not a judge. He’s part of the executive branch.

But I’ll tell you what might happen if Trump fires him- You’ll be outraged because Rachel Maddow and Joe Scarborough tell you to be outraged. You might even be so outraged that you support another impeachment that will stall anything and everything Trump wants to get through Congress for like a year while Nancy Pelosi and Adam Schiff get their sound bites on the Sunday shows. Because that’s what is important of course. Culture is wars and outrage. Then the senate will acquit him again and half of Trump’s term will be over with and the winners will be gridlock.

Or maybe Trump will just pardon himself and then you can be outraged over that.

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Stretch 74 said:

Pretzel logic? That's rich, coming from you!

As I have stated many times, look at the context. If Trump called up and immediately started demanding that GA took whatever actions necessary to overcome the Biden vote lead, you would have a point. When he said he just needed to find those votes after the hour long discussion, where they presented their evidence/arguments that they firmly believed were irregularities, then it is an entirely different situation.

I really, really love all your far out hypothetical questions that you always throw out there. Do you actually believe all the lies thrown out there by Kamal, MSNBC, CNN, etc? Do you actually believe that Trump (or any other president) will activate the military to ATTACK strictly peaceful protestors? That is just bizarre. But how do you define "peaceful" anyway, because that is the key to the issue. If it is truly peaceful, then Hell no you do not send in military to attack protestors. But if they are protesting peacefully like back in 2020 where there was billions in damage, buildings and neighborhoods burned, or they are breaking laws by not vacating when told to or blocking PUBLIC roadways, then I have no problem having National Guard, even enlisted military take whatever actions are needed to restore order.

Jack Smith doing his job? Yes, he is doing what he is told to do by his boss Garland and his boss Biden. All the "lawfare" unleashed on Trump is quite obviously politically motivated. Would Trump return the favor and tell the DOJ to prosecute Biden for his security violations, Hunter for his crimes, etc? I doubt very much he will. I need to remind you that he already declined to do that with Hillary, which would have been an easy case to win, and he said he is thinking about a pardon for Hunter.

Pelosi? That hag went after Trump with a vengeance. Two ridiculous impeachments, and the kangaroo court on January 6th. All those actions totally one sided, she wouldn't let the R's participate, and they did a Salem witch trial, withholding evidence that they didn't like. Evil, pathetic.

Why do you believe Kelly, guy that was fired and has an ax to grind on Trump, when five other named officials (not the typical anonymous source) all say Kelly is wrong? TDS? And what do you mean by having Trump go after someone for what they say? Have them arrested? Is saying your opinion a crime? Do you believe the ridiculous bullshit about Trump being worse than Hitler? And asking what I would do if Trump does "go after them"? WTF can I do? I guess I could agree or disagree on an internet message board, but we all know that is a pretty impotent thing to do.

While we are at it, what are YOU going to do about Biden, Harris, Obama, Schumer, Kelly, Hillary, etc all telling lies about Trump, Republican, and by inference those of us that support Trump and/or other Republicans/conservatives? They are creating a terrible division in our country, so what are YOU going to do about that?

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KRUSTYtheCOUG said:

Why is this such an issue for you? Why would you be surprised that the speaker of the house (the one who pushes and leads legislation - in this case the party in power - would have a huge influence on who leads the party's ticket in November?

Also, as I already pointed out to you, cloony's editorial on July 10 predated all the documented action Pelosi took. She was pretty non- committal prior to that date, saying it was "the president's decision" Taihtsat

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KRUSTYtheCOUG said:

He had all the votes because it is highly unusual to challenge a sitting president from within their own party. If they had done so, he wouldn't have received nearly as many votes. Using those vote totals as cause for claiming some sort of anti-democratic process or a "coup" is total BS

For those that believe the party covered up Biden's diminishing mental acuity, the debate and a lack of transparency prior to the primaries demonstrated this.

Maybe the 2 smartest things the biden braintrust ever did was push for a debate BEFORE the convention and then to decide to step aside for Harris. Taihtsat

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cr8zyncalif said:

I glanced down the above posts, going quickly past those more interested in name calling than offering actual thoughts. Here is where I land, for the one or two of you who care:

- Our punting has been outstanding when you consider that a placekicker is doing it. And the place kick game has also been good.
- There is no denying that we are winning close games. That alone is such an improvement over last year!!
- The difference between attitude of the offense with Mateer vs. Ward is shocking to me. I'll take Mateer, warts and all. Better leader.
- If I could make only one change in our D it would be continuous review of tackling fundamentals. If I could make 2 changes, I'd ban the soft/ prevent defense.
- There is no doubt that our coaches can develop players. The recruiting stars have always been somewhat of a joke, but to be 7-1 with so many starters that were walk ons/unrated/minimal P4 offers is significant.
- That said, the tackling fundamental thing (while improving slowly) is still an issue.
- We held most of the team together last season with minimal NIL money. That makes it clear that the players believed this was going to be a good season, with a good coaching staff.
- Our staff clearly favors aggressive play calling. I'd rather have that than be fully predictable. But we are probably a bit too far into the aggressive side of things at this moment, at least when looking at the risk/reward situation. Still, no one can accuse us of not using all of the playbook, or of not leaving it all on the field.

Bottom line? We are 7-1. It has not been pretty, mistakes have been made, it took several opportune (lucky) breaks, and we may really be (as the thread title suggests) the worst 7-1 team in the country. But don't tell the team, because they won't believe you. And that reflects well on the coaching staff.

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Loyal Coug1 said:

I sure am looking forward to November 6th. Never in my lifetime have I seen so much lying, hatefulness, division and stupid mindedness. Predominantly on the D side, but the R's aren't immune from some of it.

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