I hope we hear UNLV, Tulane and Memphis are coming. Best markets and best brands.

So now we send six masked ICE agents to arrest this Tufts PhD student (Masters at Columbia) here since 2018 on a student visa and whisk her 1500 miles away. Because she wrote a pro-Palestinian op-ed a year ago? A) Is she a criminal and/or gang member that I thought was the ICE focus? No. B) are you telling me that ICE has gotten rid of all the criminal migrant and are down to this level of "bad guys"?

How about we/they just warn these protesters. Maybe haul them in for a day to scare them. "Look, any more of this activism, protesting, etc. and you will be deported immediately"? This is becoming Orwellian.


And Greenland. Are you F-ing kidding me?

President Donald Trump told NBC News on Saturday: "We'll get Greenland. Yeah, 100 percent."

"I don't take anything off the table," Trump told NBC News on Saturday, when probed on whether he would authorize the use of military force to take control of Greenland.

There is a "good possibility that we could do it without military force," he said.

WTF has America become in a short 2 months? If Greenland is so important, have an agreement to bolster our existing military presence. You know we have bases in countries all over the world but we aren't threatening to take them over. Absolutely F-ing insane. We are the new Russia.

I truly hope it works out for him, but this feels like a stretch to say he's the top player in college football.

If I am the Titans, I'm trading for a team desperate for a QB and I get Jeanty. Look at the success Philly had with a top notch running back.

Link below. So I confess that I haven't been in Martin Stadium since GameDay in 2018. So for those that have, what is wrong with our videoboard and lights? The sound system has always sucked, but that, IMHO, is due to the crap that they blast at us, rather than the system itself. Enhanced food and drink? How expensive is that? Go get new vendors. And until they have beer in the stadium, why bother?

Is Riley doing anything or hosting any recruits? I’ve seen nothing.

As the Mighty Loyal One endorsed but did not predict. And rumors are that Texas State is turning us down.

since this is a football board, can someone refresh my memory, didn’t Trump have a major impact on bankrupting that league as well as his casinos and the world economy?

and ironically doesn't understand the definition of the word "literal"...

Here's some literal levity. Its a bit of a throw back but always good for a laugh or two.

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Texas St was offered a half share to join the Pac today and said no. I really don’t think the Pac is in any shape to dictate membership Let ‘em in, full share. If not, they will be in the Big 12 in 2 years.

To Maryland

The Feds need to fix this mess.

The only thing I see being liberated so far today is $20-30 grand of my retirement fund. I'll check the carnage tomorrow. Luckily a big chunk is in very safe stuff.

So tariffs. I'm no expert, so please educate me. I always come here thirsting for knowledge. Although I often leave still thirsty.

-Every economist says that tariffs hurt the buyer. So since we have a trade deficit, and if reciprocal tariffs are being levied (they are), aren't the tariffs going to hurt the US more than other countries? Hmmmm

-You know there is an easy solution to the trade deficit. Quit buying cheap shit from countries like China, buy American even if it costs a couple of bucks more. Problem? Try finding a shirt that is made in America at any price. Greedy companies shipped their manufacturing overseas to capitalize on the slave wages and lack of environmental standards of other countries. But you all know that.

But then there are autos. I admit that I drive a Subaru (and a Chevy Silverado), but my Subaru may have been made in Indiana. So you don't need to buy a Kia or Toyota pickup or a BMW. With cars and especially trucks you CAN buy American at a competitive price. I spit on every Tundra I see. Especially the ones with Trump stickers.

Resources like oil, electricity - different cats, but hey. Either pay the going price or quit driving so much and put on a sweater. But it's more complicated.

Are there aliens among us? Did Oswald act alone? Translations on what Trump said to make Biggs stroke out.

Put them all here and the magic 8 ball will answer.

Four radical ideas for Pac-12 football to boost value with it's schedule...​

Jon Wilner
April 5, 2025 at 6:00 am

Pac-12 commissioner Teresa Gould has used the phrase “blank slate” to describe her strategic approach to the next era, particularly with regard to the rebuilt conference’s pending media rights package.

Because it has six new schools and no existing media deal, the Pac-12 can follow a proven path or clear new terrain, or find a middle ground for a contract cycle that will begin in the summer of 2026.

Multiple industry sources have indicated the Pac-12’s likely valuation range is $7 million per school per year on the lowest end and $12 million per school if everything breaks just right with the number of bids and the structure of the deal.

That structure depends, in part, on the football schedule. For the linear TV networks, dollars offered and flexibility obtained move in lockstep. Whether it’s ESPN, Fox, The CW or Turner (TBS, TNT), they likely pay more if given freedom to create quality matchups in optimal broadcast windows.

The Pac-12 discovered that relationship 15 years ago, when then-commissioner Larry Scott, under orders from the university presidents, traded away full control of the kickoff times to ESPN and Fox in exchange for additional revenue.

The strategy led to a heavy load of night games and six-day kickoff selections, which combined to create years of angst and frustration across the conference.

But the dynamics are different this time. The seven football-playing schools committed to the Pac-12 starting in 2026 have embraced a startup mentality.

If so inclined, they could schedule games on Tuesdays. Or have teams play twice (like the NFL does with intra-division opponents). Or set kickoffs for 9 a.m. on the West Coast. Or play conference games at neutral sites.

The Hotline has written frequently about football scheduling strategy. Many of the concepts are as viable for the rebuilt conference as they were for the Pac-12 six or eight years ago.

Four come to mind, in particular:

1. Labor Day weekend​

The Sunday and Monday of Labor Day weekend are there for the taking with no NFL, but college football has been slow to occupy the space.

Just two games are scheduled for Aug. 31 next season (South Carolina-Virginia Tech and Notre Dame-Miami), and there’s only one lined up for Labor Day itself (TCU-North Carolina).

Projecting out to 2026 and beyond, the Pac-12 would have numerous broadcast windows available for nonconference games. Or it could take a bold approach and slot high-level conference matchups (think: Washington State-Boise State) into the open real estate.

2. Friday nights​

The slot once reserved for the Pac-12 has gained popularity with the networks and will be crowded next season.

The ACC recently announced 12 Friday games, the Big 12 revealed plans for 10, and the Big Ten could play nine or 10 based on its 2024 schedule.

All 30-something will be shown by the Fox and ESPN networks, but most will start at 5 p.m. or 6 p.m. (Pacific) in order to maximize the prime-time window on the East Coast.

If we assume that broadcast plan remains in place for 2026, there could be room for a doubleheader, with the Pac-12 providing the nightcap at 7:30 or 8 p.m.

It would be the Friday equivalent of the #Pac12AfterDark broadcast that was a Saturday staple for years. And it would offer a terrific vehicle for the network to promote its lineup of Saturday games.

3. Thanksgiving Eve​

The Hotline has long viewed the Wednesday of Thanksgiving week as the greatest untapped terrain available for the major conferences and their media partners, with an audience desperate for football and nothing available.

“It could be the right opportunity for somebody and a way to separate themselves from other conferences,” Dave Brown, a former ESPN executive and creator of Gridiron, a popular scheduling service, told the Hotline last fall.

Preparation time is the greatest obstacle. Players need at least four days between games, meaning the participating teams would need to play the previous Thursday or Friday, which disrupts two weeks of competition, or they would need a bye the Saturday before the game.

In our view, the payoff — in dollars and eyeballs — would be worth the effort.

4. Sunday evenings​

The Hotline’s most radical idea might prove too aggressive for the Pac-12, but it’s worth considering a few kickoffs each season on Sunday at 7:30 p.m.

The first quarter would overlap with the final 45 minutes of ‘Sunday Night Football,’ so a selective approach by the Pac-12 and its media partners would be required: Avoid Sunday night at all costs if the Chiefs are playing the Cowboys; but take your shot if the Colts are facing the Vikings.

Fox could promote the game during its afternoon NFL broadcast and use it to pump the Big Ten or Big 12 game scheduled for the following Friday.

We know at least one subset of the football audience — the gamblers — would love having a Pac-12 game on Sunday night.

Jon Wilner

Honestly either drop to D2 or close up shop.

What's the point?

Apparently hit the portal.

I expect that several of you will need to get help from a mental health professional when you think about this. This wild idea came to me last night. Yes, it is unlikely, but as far as I know, it would be legal. Maybe CougEd was kind of right all along, just not at all in the way he thought.

So, Ed has claimed that Trump would never leave office if he was elected again, and I have totally dismissed the idea. The Constitution would not allow it as Trump would have already served full terms, and I would never support him doing that unless there was a situation in which the US had been invaded and we were in a full scale war on our own territory. But is there any other way in which he would be eligible to run for president in 2028? I believe there is.

Take the example of Lyndon Johnson. LBJ took office in November of 1963, and was elected (not re-elected) in 1964, and served ~15 months of the first term and 4 full years of his second term. Since his first term was less than 1/2 of a full term, he was eligible to run for and be re-elected in 1968, however he decided not to run even though he could have.

So, if Donald Trump were to step down as president in December of 2026, elevating JD Vance to president, Trump would actually be eligible to run for president to run for president again in 2028 because he had served less than 1 and 1/2 full terms. And if he were to win in 2028 he could serve the full term. Wouldn't that be great?

BTW, Vance could actually appoint Trump to be his VP, as he would meet the requirements for the office of president. Better clean out things to make more room for Trump to live rent free in your heads!

...seems very TV biased if you ask me. Network knows the SEC fans will watch these games.

I would have moved on Feb 12th, but the Idaho passes were very dangerous, ICY.

My RV lot #30 is $520 a month.

I'm paying $1150 to a friend who is going use a semi freightliner, semi semi truck to haul my 2011 Shadowcruiser 19 ft Travel Trailer down there.

I have $2500 left, on Friday March 28th.

$1000 to my friend + $300 for 1 bed apartment where I live + 150-250 for prorated RV Lot 30 rent that will leave me with about $900 left over + $1000 that I get on April 4th = $1900 - $550(Rent for RV lot 30 in April) = about $1350 left over.

I had a communication problem with the RV park manager. In, on Mid February, when ICY Idaho passes prevented moving on Feb 12th, the Manager said that could, would hold RV lot until March 30th.

At end of February, Beginning of March, I left 3,4 text messages, 3,4 voice mail messages over 6,7,8,9 days, and management didn't respond, contact me back for 6 to 10 + days.

Management finally contacted me today. Manager had lost cell phone, so that why took them so long to respond, contact me back.

The RV park is legit. They are on Yahoo, Google, yelp, have gotten 5 star reviews, and Apache Junction City Hall backs up that they the RV park is legit, etc.

MI, who lives in Scottsdale, helped by also calling the RV park Manager.

So on Thursday the 27th, I'll Pack, fill up RV with my stuff, and on Friday the 28th, in the morning, I and my RV will leave, move down there.

That's the plan at least, and got plan B of Ben Avery Campground, Shooting Range, as back up, and another friend to back up my friend that hauling RV, in case something happens.

So it's all finalized. I'm moving down there. I'll be closer to my 6 year old daughter, and will be able to visit her in person now.

And Phoenix Area is not as desert wasteland as I thought, as when I google search to find things to do there, I found out that Phoenix area actually has a National Forest extremely close by, and waterfalls, etc.

That said, I'll still miss the forest, trees, mountains, green, lakes, rivers, etc, up here, and I'll miss going to the WSU football and basketball games, etc.

But that said I'll go anywhere to be closer to my daughter, and I'll take either a bus or air ticket up here, once every 1,2,3 years.

Thanks to those here who have helped, encouraged me.

Or don't let the door hit you in the ass on the way out thread

Feel free to leave pleasantries and well wishes.

Or curse.

Just read this new twist - apparently there was blood from two additional males found during the investigation, which wasn’t revealed to the judge. Also wasn’t submitted for identification, although the article isn’t clear on exactly why.

Most of the defense’s moves have reeked of desperation, but this could be something. I don’t agree with them that it impacts probably cause, but this is the kind of thing that could turn into reasonable doubt., especially based on the people who are likely to be on this jury.

Still think he’s guilty as hell.

Story

I got nothing.

A lot of guys seem to like to kick the dog around here. Plenty to question.

Here’s a dog. 🐶

Much as I despise Brand X, they come up with some pretty good shit. The linked articles within this article are great reads too. I was a student during many of the Raveling years. Was there for the UCLA win and Pollard's backboard shattering, among others. I loved how he would stand up and raise his arms and often full student sections would go nuts. Met George once at some ceremony (his Hall of Fame induction maybe?). What a class act. I met him and he called me "sir". I'm like uh, no, I call YOU sir. Still a great ambassador for our Cougs.

I watched about 3 minutes of tonight's game (still in progress as I type this) and had to turn it off.

I admittedly haven't watched any of the team this season, but Riley looks to have the team playing sloppy AAU ball -- no fundamentals. This guy got an extension?

WSU v. Georgetown at 8:00 pm on FS1.