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The end of divisions

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In some respects, the end of divisions in CFB could be very very good for IU, but as a college football fan in general, I hate it, given how huge the leagues have gotten in the past 20+ years.

The problem with it, to me, is the opponents that teams will play every year. Now I'm 100% in favor of protected rivalries, but I also recognize that if Indiana plays Purdue, Illinois and MSU every year, but then Michigan is saddled with Ohio State, Penn State and...???

I think we'll have even less of a true champion of each conference than we already do with this method. And I haven't heard specifically, but I believe there would still be a conference championship game, right? Just decided by whatever method the conference choose to use? Top two. Top two rated. Whatever.

Thoughts?
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Trumpflation

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how bout we reinstate the ban on the US exporting crude oil, which Trump and his partners in crime did away with during Trump's administration.

if we weren't exporting it, we wouldn't have to import it.

and how bout if Trump in spring of 2020 hadn't strong armed the Saudis into cutting oil production 2.5 million barrels PER DAY. (which i don't think the Saudis have increased since, and can't help but wonder if Trump isn't asking them not to).

and SA and others to cut production 9.7 million barrels per day.



excerpts from an April 30 ,2020 article,
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WASHINGTON/LONDON/DUBAI (Reuters) - As the United States pressed Saudi Arabia to end its oil price war with Russia, President Donald Trump gave Saudi leaders an ultimatum.

In an April 2 phone call, Trump told Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman that unless the Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC) started cutting oil production, he would be powerless to stop lawmakers from passing legislation to withdraw U.S. troops from the kingdom, four sources familiar with the matter told Reuters.

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Trump delivered the message to the crown prince 10 days before the announcement of production cuts. The kingdom’s de facto leader was so taken aback by the threat that he ordered his aides out of the room so he could continue the discussion in private, according to a U.S. source who was briefed on the discussion by senior administration officials.

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A senior U.S. official told Reuters that the administration notified Saudi leaders that, without production cuts, “there would be no way to stop the U.S. Congress from imposing restrictions that could lead to a withdrawal of U.S. forces.”

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On April 12, under pressure from Trump, the world’s biggest oil-producing nations outside the United States agreed to the largest production cut ever negotiated. OPEC, Russia and other allied producers slashed production by 9.7 million barrels per day (bpd), or about 10% of global output. Half that volume came from cuts of 2.5 million bpd each by Saudi Arabia and Russia, whose budgets depend on high oil-and-gas revenues.
On March 16, Cramer was among 13 Republican senators who sent a letter to Crown Prince Mohammed reminding him of Saudi Arabia’s strategic reliance on Washington. The group also urged Commerce Secretary Wilbur Ross to investigate whether Saudi Arabia and Russia were breaking international trade laws by flooding the U.S. market with oil.

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On March 18, the senators – a group that included Sullivan of Alaska and Ted Cruz of Texas – held a rare call with Princess Reema bint Bandar bin Sultan, the Saudi ambassador to the United States. Cramer called the conversations “brutal” as each senator detailed the damage to their states’ oil industries.

After prolonged and fractious negotiations, top producers pledged their record output cut of 9.7 million bpd in May and June, with the understanding that economic forces would lead to about 10 million bpd in further cuts in production from other countries, including the United States and Canada.

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Trump hailed the deal and cast himself as its broker. “Having been involved in the negotiations, to put it mildly, the number that OPEC+ is looking to cut is 20 Million Barrels a day…” he tweeted shortly after the deal.


https://www.reuters.com/article/us-global-oil-trump-saudi-specialreport-idUSKBN22C1V4


TRUMPFLATION..
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ACC to scrap divisional play? Maybe the B1G should look into it....

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The ACC is mulling scrapping divisional play and going with a format that allows schools to play each other more often. This might help solve the current situation of a top-heavy B1G East vs a more competitive B1G West divisional setup.

www.espn.com

ACC discusses 3-5-5 football model, no divisions

ACC commissioner Jim Phillips and multiple ADs discussed a 3-5-5 conference scheduling model for football in which league teams would play three permanent opponents, then rotate through the rest over a two-year period (five one year, five the next).
www.espn.com www.espn.com
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Government now investigating Musk

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"Get out of line, the man come and take you away".

This is outrageous. But not surprising. Meanwhile, Hunter gets a $2 million 'gift' to pay taxes he avoided and *crickets*.

www.dailywire.com

Feds Open Investigation Into Elon Musk, Report Says

The U.S. government has reportedly opened an investigation into Elon Musk’s business dealings surrounding his recent $44 billion purchase of Twitter. “The Securities and Exchange Commission is probing Mr. Musk’s tardy submission of a public form that investors must file when they buy more than...
www.dailywire.com www.dailywire.com
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Something to think about

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Dan W of yahoo sports, reported that "Cincinnati (9). Each Bearcat was a Rivals three star or below recruit out of high school." Coaches able to develop players can overcome teams with higher rated talent. Cincy has a schedule that helps them develop players without crushing them with top teams. How much does IU's schedule work against them. I hope IU's current coaches develop players better than the coaches that left and I hope IU brings in an OL coach that can develop players to create strong OLs.

There is hope for IU to move up in the B1G if our assistant coaches can develop talent as well as Cincy has done recently.
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It's the damnedest law I ever read . . . .

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I'm talking about this “Women’s Health Protection Act of 2021”.

First, the comedy: The title Women's Health Protection Act of 2021. You know Women . . . .gotta have "women" in the title because ya gotta have the women's vote. But wait . . . . . .men can get pregnant too. Right? The drafters deftly solve this problem by saying women doesn't mean women. "This Act is intended to protect all people with the capacity for pregnancy—cisgender women, transgender men, non-binary individuals, those who identify with a different gender, and others—who are unjustly harmed by restrictions on abortion services." Problem solved, it apples to all others (?) who can become pregnant.

The serious part: This law, under the purported authority of the commerce clause and various provisions of the 14th Amendment purports to instruct state governments how to legislate. Along the way, Congress purportedly abrogates Constitutional 10th Amendment reservation of authority in state government and additionally abrogates state government 11th Amendment immunity from suits in federal court.

This is dangerous stuff. It is highly toxic to every principal of federalism embedded in the Constitution. If this law passes, and if the Court's allow it to stand, the federal takeover of state government would be complete. The Democrats who claim to be pro-democracy and pro-constitutional principals seem wiling to eviscerate federalism and democracy in state and local government instead of letting state-level democracy play out. Presently federally imposed criteria on state and local government is usually leveraged through strings attached to federal funds. This law eliminates that requirement and would permit Congress to impose its will on state and local government in any circumstance that involves interstate commerce or individual rights--which means everything.

This law wouldn't stand a chance in the present day SCOTUS. But if the Democrats have their way with the court, I suspect it would.

I'll finish with more comedy. Read the 27 paragraphs of legislative findings in the law. This doesn't read like a law, it reads like a speech of NARAL, by NARAL, and for NARAL.
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How long until China invades Taiwan?

Hoopsdoc1978

"It's our view that they (the Chinese) are working hard to effectively put themselves into a position in which their military is capable of taking Taiwan over our intervention," Director of National Intelligence Avril Haines told the Senate Armed Services Committee.

I’m guessing not long. Just a matter of time, imo.
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