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Random musings

Independence.

I was thinking about the gist of this when I ran across this add that sums up my thoughts about this election.

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We begin with the fact that just a few months ago, Harris was the least popular VP in history and there was serious talk urging Biden to dump her. Prior to that, she couldn’t even manage to get out of the starting gate in the 2020 Democratic primary. Now she will likely be the next president.

How did this happen?

We saw it in real time.

This election is not Trump v. Harris. It’s The System on the one hand, and the people on the other. The System is big government, big media, social media, big tech, big education, big NGO, and big corporate all working in simpatico. Not too long ago, these institutions operated as a self correcting check and balance. Now there isn’t. We have policy without meaningful review or accountability. Thus we have an impossible fiscal situation, third world conditions, bad education for those who need good education the most, violence, drugs, and the rest. There is no other reasonable explanation for the meteoric rise of Kamala in just a couple of months other than The System pushing her. She hasn’t changed. The System changed our view of her.

On the other hand we have Trump. He certainly has baggage. But he also has a striking number of positive policy initiatives that ought to be important, but aren’t. He has a self- destructive behavior pattern. But more importantly, The System exploits, exaggerates, and even lies about him, leaving The System’s chosen candidate without an effective opponent.

I like independence. I wish we had a different champion than Trump. But we don’t. Kamala is too high of a price to let The System in.

Watch the Matrix. Are we living the prequel?

My own mock CFP projections

Power 4 conference winners

B10 - OSU over Oregon
ACC - SMU over Miami
SEC - Texas over Ole Miss
B12 - Iowa State over BYU

G5 top ranked - Boise State

Fairly obvious at large's

Oregon
Notre Dame
Miami (Obvious due to undefeated regular season)

That leaves the following teams for the remaining 4 spots.

Indiana (11-1, loss at OSU, no elite wins)
Penn State (11-1, loss home to OSU, no elite wins)
Georgia (Loss at Bama, and loss at Ole Miss, but win at Texas, over Tennessee)
Bama (Loss to Vandy, Loss to Tennessee, wins over Georgia, Mizzou, LSU)
Tennessee (Loss at Georgia, and at Arkansas, but win over Bama, no other huge wins)
BYU (Loss in B12 title game, no huge wins)
Ole Miss (3 losses, but win over Georgia, and played in SEC title game)
LSU (3 losses, but win over Ole Miss, and at Vandy)

Projections

1 seed OSU, playing winner of 8 Georgia v 9 Penn State

2 seed Texas, playing winner of 7 Miami v 10 Bama

3 seed SMU, playing winner of 6 Notre Dame v 11 Indiana

4 seed Iowa State, playing winner of 5 Oregon v 12 Boise State

I would actually love this draw. I do think IU's relative lack of SOS will hurt our seeding, if we do lose to OSU. But its hard to see us not making it. 1 loss BYU team might be biggest threat to bump a team like IU. But it would take that, AND a 2 or even 3 loss SEC type team to also leap frog IU. Don't think that happens.
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11/4/24 Indiana Sports Beat Radio with Don Fischer and Greg Rakestraw

Indiana football sets a new program mark with a 9-0 start, but are looking for more. Don Fischer joins to talk about the dominating performance from both sides of the ball in East Lansing and the weekend ahead as Michigan comes to Bloomington. Hear from Curt Cignetti and Kurtis Rourke. Indiana high School playoffs continue, and the Colts are, well, not good at the moment. Much more.
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11/4/24 Indiana Sports Beat Radio with Don Fischer and Greg Rakestraw

Indiana football sets a new program mark with a 9-0 start, but are looking for more. Don Fischer joins to talk about the dominating performance from both sides of the ball in East Lansing and the weekend ahead as Michigan comes to Bloomington. Hear from Curt Cignetti and Kurtis Rourke. Indiana high School playoffs continue, and the Colts are, well, not good at the moment. Much more.
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11/4/24 ISB Radio with Don Fischer and Greg Rakestraw

Indiana football sets a new program mark with a 9-0 start, but are looking for more. Don Fischer joins to talk about the dominating performance from both sides of the ball in East Lansing and the weekend ahead as Michigan comes to Bloomington. Hear from Curt Cignetti and Kurtis Rourke. Indiana high School playoffs continue, and the Colts are, well, not good at the moment. Much more.
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Humble question

IU will be playing with 3 pretty good sized guys on the floor most of the game, Reneau spends a lot of time in the lane. Woody seems to have recruited quards whose scoring ablities utilize speed and quickness over spreading the floor with shooters. Is there a chance of all that size could clog the lane and impede our guards? Not a coach but somebody has got to light a fire on this board. ;)

10th in Coaches Poll/8th in AP Poll


Thoughts after 2 exhibition games

let me start out by saying Marian looked like an average HS Team

Ballo- Love him so far. Fills the middle. Rebounds, plays D, hangs around the bucket.
Rice- Best player on the team. Lighting quick in transition and can shoot.
Tucker- Only played against Marian but unlike Mgbako, a true 5 Star. He can shoot outside and create his own shot.
Goode- Very confident in his shot. Great form. One thing....the ball hasn't gone in yet
Mgbako- Looks the same as last year. We will see if he improves.
Galloway- no comment, injured. He might not get minutes if Tucker keeps getting better
Cupps- Can't play passive this year. Rice will take all his minutes
Reneau- He's looked really good. Would love to see him develop a 10ft jumper.
Carlyle, James, Newton, Hatton- remains to be seen
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Rourke Heisman Odds

From USA Today:

Heisman Trophy odds list​

Here are the odds from BetMGM as of Saturday night:

Travis HunterColorado+200
Cam WardMiami+200
Dillon GabrielOregon+300
Ashton JeantyBoise State+500
Jaxson DartMississippi+2000
Kurtis RourkeIndiana+3000
Cade KlubnikClemson+4000
Shedeur SandersColorado+4000
Jalen MilroeAlabama+6600
Garrett NussmeierLSU+8000

Needs a win at Ohio State to move this needle perhaps.

IU's CFP odds increased significantly this weekend

We are now at 87%, up from 63%, to make the CFP. TX A&M, Iowa St, and Clemson all lost and that raised our odds. If we go 11-1 we are at 98% to qualify, and if things continue to trend our direction, host a 1st round game. TN is ahead of us and they will lose at GA. Bama or LSU will have 3 losses after this week. GA still has to go to Ole Miss. Beat O$U and none of the projections matter, but 11-1 has become a sure thing to qualify.

Clark County Sheriff (Ohio) posts that he won’t help Harris voters..

And yes, that’s more bad headlines for my hometown of Springfield.

He has since apologized, but I’d have to think he’s going to be out of a job soon. Pretty effin’ dumb:

“I am sorry. If you support the Democrat Party I will not help you” and “The problem is that I know which of you supports the Democratic Party and I will not help you survive the end of days.”
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Women dominate early voting

The pundits are wrong. This is good news for Trump. These women are voting Daddy Trump, protector of women.


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