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this is what you wrote:


this is what you wrote:

 take the money from predominantly black and profitable sports and give it to the predominantly white and unprofitable sports
 

whether it’s NIL “tax” or title IX the mechanism is the same as you describe above. One sport earns it, another benefits from it. The sports that earn it are, as you describe, predominately black.

Aren’t you describing Title…

Aren’t you describing Title IX?

OP is catching some flack,…

OP is catching some flack, but I got a chuckle out of it and it reminded me to check out some baseball this spring.

Only +2 for Buc-ees? I’d at…

Only +2 for Buc-ees? I’d at least +4 that. I’ve always wanted to open a franchise store on I75 somewhere south of Gaylord. Always thought it’d do well.

I don’t think either game…

I don’t think either game tonight will be all that competitive. Baylor is a really bad matchup for Houston, unfortunately.  Monday should be a great game. If Gonzaga is making shots away from the basket they’ll be tough to beat.

edit: I could see this playing out like the 2016 FF. Where two teams are just kind of happy to be there and get blown out. And that sets up a great final game.

This was a game Michigan…

This was a game Michigan should have won. Michigan needed one or two players to play just a little better, make a couple more shots, get another defensive rebound or two, and this would have been a close, but not nail biting, win.

That said, UCLA coaching staff deserves a lot of credit for giving them the best chance to win. Michigan’s biggest offensive weakness is the lack of 1v1 prowess. UCLA switched effectively to negate Michigan’s great ball movement, and UCLA had Michigan’s individual players well scouted. For example, Hunter needs to win pre-catch if you defend his right shoulder. UCLA was all over that (not just their bigs but all players that switched into him). Wagner goes right - they tried to take that away. Etc, etc. that was the game plan they had to execute to have a chance, and they did. Like I said above, Michigan still should have won. 
 

edit - just an add (and this is complete hindsight type stuff here): at times Davis is more effective in the post 1v1 than Hunter.  It may have been worthwhile getting him in on a possession or 2 down the stretch to see if he could make a basket. We had fouls to give to get Hunter back in on defense. Again, complete hindsight, but something that might have worked.

Whoa. That is a complete…

Whoa. That is a complete home run hire. Hard to think any team will make out better in the carousel this year.

While I’m not #OUTRAGED!!!,…

While I’m not #OUTRAGED!!!, and respect their right to prioritize and choose how they want to spend their time, at least they should have withdrew from the state tourney before it began knowing they wouldn’t be playing the whole thing. 
I think there’s a lot of extreme takes in this thread both ways ha.

That Franz 3 I don’t hate,…

That Franz 3 I don’t hate, but that early in the clock, and looked like Hunter had deep position... 

Keep getting stops. 

Keep getting stops. 

Need to get it together in…

Need to get it together in this next 4 min. Can’t inspire an inferior opponent like this. 

I’d be surprised if one of…

I’d be surprised if one of the B1G openings didn’t take a long look at Pikiell.  I think he’s actually a decent fit for Minnesota. Not sure he’d leave Rutgers for that job though. 

Holtmann is a really good…

Holtmann is a really good coach. Honestly reminds me of Beilein in some ways. Also seems like not a complete ass like typical buckeye coaches. 

Be of his good CBS is at…

Be of how good CBS is at showing replays and looking into and sharing issues that actually affect the game (big /S) I have no idea on this. 

Multiple things bother me…

Multiple things bother me about that last play. Leaving the actual play aside (which was an issue but possible just an individual decision by Smith), why not call a TO with 25 sec left?

I think game theory would dictate running offense immediately there. Just thinking through outcomes, I’d rather be up 1 or 2 playing defense with 10 sec left than down 1 with 20 left. Worst case you miss and foul and get the ball back down 3. 
Smith didn’t have a very good game, which is fine.

But I’m really confused with what Howard is thinking there. And also, not knowing Franz had 4 fouls. Kind of a rough day from the coach staff. 

He hasn’t played well today,…

He hasn’t played well today, but possibly:

1) saving him for tomorrow’s 3 pt barage

2) in the locker room talking down Juwan

Which team would take the…

Which team would take the 4th spot in that scenario? Alabama? I think if M makes the final and loses to Ill they’ll both be 1 seeds.

No Beau Borofski today. He's…

No Beau Borofski for us  today. He's doing the Wisco Iowa game and there is a video review every third play

ND lost this weekend also. I…

ND lost this weekend also. I know it’s Bball, but that’s still a superfecta in my book.

WRT the bolded statement …

WRT the bolded statement “Lots of two point jumpers seems to put a ceiling on your offense.” I’m curious about causation.

Is there data around distribution of “other 2s” as a function of time in the possession for a given team? I think there is a lot of “this coach doesn’t embrace analytics and has his teams shooting low % shots” type criticism (and in some cases it might be true and warranted). In some cases though, it might be that bad offensive teams can’t generate statistically better opportunities early in the shot clock and need to expand what’s considered a “good shot” as the possession goes on.

Alabama is the antithesis of this where they’ll take some questionable shots early in the shot clock as long as they’re 3s or layups (even if guarded or on the move, etc). Seems to have worked out for them.

EDIT: teamteamteam asks essentially the same Q above.

If I’m an AD, I have a ref…

If I’m an AD, I have a ref hit list and wait for the most opportune time. When the conference was deciding whether to play and how during the pandemic, that’s the time to say “we’ll play, but we believe in fair play, get that chump ref out of the rotation or we’re out”. Also sends a message to the rest of the officials.

100% agree. Franz had also…

100% agree. Franz had also already passed the ball when the dude slid under him and fell down. Could have easily been a no call too given M was about to have a layup.

Playing well so far, but it…

Playing well so far, but it’s a make or miss game. Need to hit our open looks if they’re going to make contested 3s

I’ve always been supportive…

I’ve always been supportive of players leaving early to pursue professional basketball and making monetary decisions for themselves and their families above the school, but this is a bit too far for me. I’m not saying he shouldn’t be allowed to quit and I don’t think he should be punished in any way, but I just think it’s a bad look. He had options other than playing for Duke or even playing NCAA bball this year, and by committing I feel like he should at least follow through on the season.  This really is just giving up. You can’t do that in the NBA, even if your team is tanking for a draft pick (not equating NCAA to NBA, just saying this might be a negative impact to his draft status). Also, the roster spot he took up may have prevented someone else from fulfilling their dream or goals.  Again, just my opinion - and assuming there isn’t something else going on here that has changed since the season started like player abuse or unsafe playing conditions, etc. 

Yeah, that’s the great thing…

Yeah, that’s the great thing about being a student athlete at UNC, if you don’t make the pros, you always have a great education to fall back on.

Isn’t that a HIPPA violation…

Isn’t that a HIPPA violation? Now everyone knows the Teske grandparents were in the housing market.

Assuming there really have…

Assuming there really have been no bball program positives, the second week of complete isolation really seems to be more about optics and signaling more than rational risk/value management in my opinion. That’s a failure of leadership. There could have been many many ways to safely manage this. For example, after a week of all negatives why not allow the team the relocate to a remote site with dedicated housing and a gym to get back into it while remaining isolated and maintaining strict protocols outside of bball activities (could even do it in pods to mitigate risk).  Is it as low risk as keeping everyone in their apartments alone? No. But again it’s about value vs risk management. 

Congrats!  My advice to your…

Congrats!  My advice to your son: plenty to do in AA outside of night putting. 

That was the dominating win…

That was the dominating win. Road game vs a solid team where the refs were trying so hard to get Purdue back in the game. And it was never really close. 

There has been a lot of…

There has been a lot of accusations about worse teams using Covid to “duck” games or avoid losses. It’s possible, but I think it’s a lot more likely that teams that suck and are losing and have less and less to play for with each loss kind of lose focus and get lax with the protocols. All it takes is a couple guys losing discipline and the exposure risk goes up fast.

After the game Seth…

After the game Seth Greenberg made a great comment about this team, and specifically what Howard has brought: the NBA is a league of specialists. I don’t look at the roster and see many, if any, “elite” players. But, each player has a critical role, and they are all becoming elite at performing their specific role. Davis gave some impact minutes off the bench, especially on defense but also on offense screening, sealing, passing, and finishing. He’s become a real contributor. 

Wow. On one hand I’m annoyed…

Wow. On one hand I’m annoyed that as a season ticket holder this is the one season I’m not at the games. On the other hand, I’m just so happy with the way this team is playing. 

While I’m not sure he’s the…

While I’m not sure he’s the best candidate out there, it’s tough for me not to see him as an upgrade over Patricia for the Lions.

Brown has had a huge impact…

Brown has had a huge impact on this game guarding Carr off the bench.

The Colgate note reminded me…

The Colgate note reminded me: I think the back-to-back games that mid-majors are playing is a Covid year oddity (I don’t recall this many of these college hockey-like weekend series in the past). The results of these series have been... bazar.
Brian gives the Colgate v Army example above (40 pt win followed by loss), there have been many others like it (another example is BSU vs SJSU - 50+ pt win followed by a 1 pt game).  Kind of an interesting artifact of the season.  I’d be interested to hear how the professional gamblers are playing those, or if they’re staying away. 

Wrt the bench, I think Brown…

Wrt the bench, I think Brown had a rough night, particularly the first half. That said, Johns played some great first half minutes. 

I know this would never…

I know this would never happen, but that’s the kind of ref jobbing that if I were a coach would cause me to take an iPad to the press conference and go through in detail pointing out all the inconsistent calls and calling out the refs who call or didn’t call them by name. Pikiell should have taken the tech earlier, honestly. 

Yeah, tough finish for Wisco…

Yeah, tough finish for Wisco. I’m not sure I agree that losing on a fluky last possession to a solid team on the road qualifies as “exposed for being a fraud”.

Speaking of Virginia, this…

Speaking of Virginia, this Wisco v Marquette game is a pretty solid contest. Good Friday watch.

This is going to sound crazy…

This is going to sound crazy, but I think we should take a long look at Tom Herman.

Also, from my understanding…

Also, from my understanding pregnant women were excluded from the studies, so there aren’t actually stats or results on that specific demographic. Also, rational people can disagree on the risk/benefit of vaccinating young children with these early C19 vaccines (who are much much less severely impacted by C19 on average, and likely contribute less to community spread).

 I think being aware of what the generalized data actually shows and does not show, and thinking about what’s best for the individual and family, and discussing this with a PCP doesn’t make someone “anti science” or a moron. It’s pretty reasonable. 

Question I have for anyone…

Question I have for anyone knowledgeable on the subject: this vaccine requires 2 doses, one month apart. What happens if the person gets infected with C19 between the doses? Does the first dose provide any protections?

Thanks for the detailed…

Thanks for the detailed response. The reason I asked is bc a student at my daughter’s preschool tested positive (he got it through his family). The school shut down for the week and I just assumed there would be at least 10 other cases and was worried about the teachers bc I just always kind of assumed preschoolers are just trading boogers all day. Also I figured I’d have it in a week. Turns out, there were no other positive cases or sicknesses. I’m still trying to wrap my head around that. 

I sincerely hope she gets…

I sincerely hope she gets better soon. Out of curiosity, did she get it from a kid or another teacher?

I tend to think that…

I tend to think that valuations are high (as a generalization), but I wouldn’t characterize this as a VAST disconnect. As is typical with recessions, the lowest portion of the income/wealth population distribution as been most adversely impacted. Furthermore, this portion of the population is less likely to own stock or have excess cash lying around to spend, so their weighted impact on forward corporate cash flows or stock valuations is lower.
This is overly simplistic, and not meant to be an endorsement for buying in right, but for those that have savings beyond their immediate living expenses, there are a  finite number of options of where you can put that money to maximize value. With the recent vaccine news out, the Main Street issues might seem temporary.  IF you think the economy is going to get better in the next year or so, buying stocks might make more sense than bonds or holding cash. The market has historically been a leading indicator for similar reasons. If the Main Street  struggles really do last for <3 years, why should long-term stock ownership slow down? For some perspective, the S&P 500 is up ~16% over the past rolling 12 months. That’s a good year, but not crazy, especially given the help from congress and the fed. 

by the way, most Americans do own stock, at least based on polling (link to Gallup).  Edit: Beeks beat me to it, despite being tied up in a gorilla suit.  My damn sausage fingers couldn’t get out 3 sentences without ridiculous typos on my phone...

Independent of the issues…

Independent of the issues associated with gathering indoors and Covid spread, I remember reading a few years ago that the night before Thanksgiving is one of the biggest drunk driving nights of the year. So I guess that could be one silver lining to not having a giant bar night this year. 

In a vacuum I didn’t hate…

In a vacuum I didn’t hate that call, but you can’t call that play and then not go for it on 4th down. Makes no sense! Especially, with a shaky kicker.

Hurst dropped Bc of a heart…

Hurst dropped Bc of a heart issue. While unlikely to be #1 overall, he was projected broadly as a high round pick before that health issue popped up.

Outside of the top of the…

Outside of the top of the ticket, I would remind/encourage everyone to look at the MSU regents and think about whether you think the incumbents have performed well. 

I would have probably waited…

I would have probably waited one play on the TO, but glad they’re thinking score.