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.....which speaks volumes about the Cowboys since then..............

This either requires support or retraction, IMO.

Banana bread Bacon one of each!

.....and he's an expert on Worse.....

The Wherewolf...can precisely locate any wolves within 100 miles.

I got around it, but it was annoying...anyway...thing is, juvies? In the daytime? At a massive public gathering? It's still possible there may have been booze, but it feels unlikely. TMZ...who else, right?...has some video. https://www.tmz.com/2024/02/17/kansas-city-shooting-teens-arguing-video-before-shots-fired-juveniles/ If the 2 they highlight ultimately became the spark that set off the shooting? Looks like they were arguing, but we certainly have no clue why.

Yeah, if you're throwing around quesadillas, many things will need a wash....

Keep going. No playoff appearances since the SB. 8 seasons. 7 straight seasons under .500. Just making sure we keep the facts straight....

There's some big differences... 1. I'm thinking the KC incident was impulsive. Tempers flair. Juvies' impulse control is poor. The impulse to violence...if there's the wrong words exchanged, the "you can't say that to me!" mindset, that you can't ever be dissed like that...and then you throw in guns. 2. The impulse to violence doesn't contradict the reluctance to kill...when that killing situation is known in advance? That's entirely different...if there's no guns in the picture, it would've been a fight. The reluctance to kill doesn't come into play when the Fight side of Fight or Flight kicks in. It comes into play when you have to think about what you're doing in the first place. 3. Wasn't in the military, but...I'll argue they work really hard to beat gun romanticism out of all recruits, before they ever leave boot camp. That they drive home the point that Guns Are To Kill People When You Use Them. When you pull that trigger, your goal is to kill. 4. And let's not forget, in the military, if you're shooting at someone, most of the time, someone's gonna be shooting back.

Someone will probably sign him as a backup, but...looks like Jimmy G can start singing Glory Days. Benched last season. Just got a 2 game suspension for PEDs. Expected to be cut by the Raiders, to save the guarantee from kicking in, in early March. $18M in dead money but still, saves $11M on the cap.

And whether Putin was directly responsible or not is basically irrelevant; he put Navalny there. In KC, 2 juveniles have been charged in the parade shooting. How fast did this go? https://www.kansascity.com/news/local/crime/article285579522.html What happens when tempers get a bit frayed, and guns are present? ~ 25 shots in 4 seconds. It's currently being processed through the juvenile system, but they may be certified to stand trial as adults.

Verdict in the Trump civil fraud case...subject to appeal, of course. $350M fine. Barred from running a company in New York...including his own...for 3 years.

Eh, forget the terrible selections they made. Trading up for the #1 pick in their situation is disastrously bad. It'll cost them draft capital because they fell down into the middle, and they have MULTIPLE needs. It'll cost them $$$$...mostly signing bonuses, but the cap hit's still the highest. They still have Wilson's contract. TL;DR: it'll be another attempt at an instant fix Right Now, limiting chances long term. Of course, this is nothing new in American pro sports; heck, it's practically the norm.

Detox...his power is to make you think you're going through 2 weeks' worth of cold turkey tobacco, opiate, and caffeine withdrawals...in 5 minutes.

https://www.nytimes.com/2024/02/15/us/politics/fbi-informant-bidens-ukraine.html?unlocked_article_code=1.V00.Tqtn.9Qr_0dO2kxGv&smid=url-share

But that's the events...and a bit of hyperbole, altho not nearly as much as I'd like. The parade? I re-checked the Denver incident; report is the timing was largely coincidental.

Has there ever been a shooting at that kind of parade? I can readily enough see fist fights occasionally, but a shooting? No. Granted, not many shootings register for all that long, but it's bizarre for it to relate to the parade, IMO. EDIT: DOH! Denver's title celebration last year. Well, we'll likely hear more over the next few days. TRY to find an impartial jury for when this goes to trial. I mean, seriously, a significant fraction of KC was there, and *schools were closed*...LOTS of kids were at the parade and IIRC several were hit. Impartiality might be as uncommon as Bronco fans.

Recommended only if you live in Georgia, tho.... watch basketball

Maybe. I'm leaning to "philosophical differences" between Shanahan and Wilks. AP reports Shanahan wants "a better fit" for the defensive scheme, based on the personnel they have. THAT can, of course, be read to support either one.........

I shoulda known...it was either you or the fuzzball, I suppose.

Well, next up? The combines...if you're that type of fan. I'm not. The draft...and the fun of second-guessing SO MANY choices. Came across this article just now: https://www.foxsports.com/stories/nfl/how-nil-has-led-to-a-glaring-lack-of-depth-in-the-2024-nfl-draft It's becoming somewhat similar to the NBA draft...but the NBA core situation is, there's so few slots that come open each year. But there's also this chart...couple years old now, but I doubt things have changed that much. (from https://medium.com/@burakcankoc/what-are-the-odds-to-become-an-all-star-for-each-draft-pick-2d113d6b82e5) Another analysis showed that only 20% of NBA players drafted in the second round are playing, between 5 and 10 years after the draft. That's likely why the NBA dropped down to only 2 rounds...let the players try to latch on where they can. In the NFL, from the sound of it, the analogous situation would be that 3rd and 4th rounders might well represent the new threshold of expecting someone who can stick. Heck, success rates for later rounds *now* are pretty poor, and with a much thinner pool? It'll only drop, clearly.

Interesting points made during studio show just now. The OSU men's basketball coach was fired today. His track record wasn't great; 4 times in the NCAA tourney, 3 times losing in the second round, the other time losing in the 1st round *as a #2 seed.* That's still rare, and really bad. Then no tournament last year cuz they went 5-15 in conference. This year...lost 9 of his last 11. The timing is what Farnham and Greenberg examined. Their position: because of the transfer portal. The firing itself, because patience is virtually non-existent...and the lack of success in the tourney doesn't give any leash. The timing is due to the portal. The portal opens up right after the regular season ends...so if you only fire the coach after the season, you're gonna have no time to convince your players to stay, AND you'll lose potential transfers because they won't make the move when there's no head coach named. Firing during the season at least allows lines of communication to be open, and the new coach can be in place faster. That makes a lot of sense. College basketball actually only *has* one portal window, too. College football splits its 45 days, there's a 15 day window in the spring, along with the postseason window.

Sitting down to eat dinner, ESPN college hoops on...so on the crawl, the Nets-Celtics score flashes by. Celtics 109-60, 10 minutes left in the 4th.................. Nets starters were 11-39 from the field. The NBA clearly needs a mercy rule.........but hey, both coaches can empty the benches to get those tail-end Charlies some actual court time...

So where's ours?

No motive yet for the shooting. Elsewhere...RFK Jr. apologized for that *bizarre* Super Bowl ad. He claims it was his SuperPAC's creation...and not approved. Yes, well, that never flies very well, does it? The family's irate...apparently not for the first time. His campaign staff is also leaving...even before the ad...citing malfeasance at the upper echelons.