this is a 3/4 of the way drunk post, but seriously, we all know this is different. This coach is different. My sober mind says I’d wait till the Maryland game, but f-it, do it now. I’m just blown away with what this guy has done in 4 games.

And by the way, a lot of us had questions about the players that came with him, 3 of our best defensive players were 0 star recruits to JMU, and almost every player he brought with him are crucial parts of this team. What else can you say? I’m seeing stuff I’ve only dreamed about.

John Pont, Isenbarger

What will they be this year?

For Harris, I have no idea.

For Trump, there are rumors of a tape on which he says the N word. It wouldn’t surprise me if they’re holding that back for October.

Don't just look for the best coach, but also one that can bring 13 good players with him

Nice block

This man is truly satanic. A truly evil human being.

I do ascribe to the view that stupid people should be able to say stupid things so we can point and laugh at them, but if you are going to platform the person, you have to actually do a little of that pushing yourself.

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Like...wow...

Gabe had a great interview with Miller Kopp about improving, what it was like playing for his dad, etc. Worth watching.

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Now that the season is over for us, I thought I would start a thread where all of the portal news coming out would be under one thread and not spread out. The portal opened for baseball on the date the tournament field was announced which would be May 27th and it's open for 45 days. That would put the window closing around July 10 or 11 for players to enter the portal and be eligible for next season. There are exceptions to the eligibility rules with players being able to transfer whenever there is a head coaching change or there are changes in financial aid from previous years. There might be some other exceptions that I'm unaware of. Hopefully, I've got all of that right.

Right now, the only name in the portal that's listed for IU is Brooks Ey and I don't remember him being on the opening day roster. He's listed as entering the portal on 05-25-2024 which is a couple of days before the portal opened on selection Monday, and I don't know the situation on that, but that date may be for players that were officially on the roster ending May 27th.

I hadn't, so this was certainly an eye opener... We throw around terms like Christian Nationalist with a vague idea of what some of these folks believe in and advcate for. I'm sure we have a few on this board- you can read the posts...

So hearing them advocate for things like repealing the 19th Amendment and replacing the Constituion with the Ten Commandments may seem like the rantings of a lunatic minority. But combine the interwoven ties to Project 2025, the fact that Peter Thiel is a main mover and shaker, and JD Vance is Thiel's guy and you can start to see how all of this has relevance for 2024 and beyond.

It seems like it's ultra,ultra MAGA and when you dig deep you can start to see why certain groups worked hard to promote Vance as Trump's running mate. And while Vance will work hard to transform his image and keep these links as hidden as possible, it's not as if he can disavow his connections to Thiel, who after all convinced him to run for the Senate and basically financed his campaign...

I knew some of this but had no idea how intertwined these various actors actually are. So on the oft chance that some others are in the same boat and are currently as ignorant on the subject as I was myself, here is the tip of the iceberg...

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This is a sick one @BradStevens. Dealing with the variance in poker is one of the hardest things to do mentally. I got my start playing heads up PLO and the equities run even in closer than NL. Also, playing heads up PLO, stacks can get in pretty quickly and before you know it you’re down 4 or 5 buy-ins.

The craziest run I went on was over span of about a month. I played mainly 2-4 (400 dollar buy in) and somehow got down 40k in about 3 weeks. I couldn’t have a winning session no matter how well I played. 2 weeks later I had made it all back and some. I swear I was playing well the entire time. The variance is brutal and a mind f#ck. I was ok with losing the money, but couldn’t stand not beating the other person.

On a positive note, poker has helped me in multiple ways when it comes to Bitcoin. I’m much more immune to large swings and think I’m good at seeing value where others don’t.

By the way the girl had roughly 1/400 chance of scooping. That’s the crazy thing with probability, no matter how small the chance, it’s going to happen sometimes. I’ve lived it.

An elderly Scottish Jew has decided to take it a little easier and take up golf. So he puts his name down at the local club. After a week he receives a message that his application has been turned down. So he goes down to the club to enquire why.

Secretary: You are aware that this is a Scottish golf club?

Scot: Aye but I am as Scottish as you are Jock.

Secretary: This means that on formal occasions we wear kilts.

Scot: Aye, so do I.

Secretary: You are aware that we wear nothing under our kilts?

Scot: Aye, neither do I.

Secretary: But you are a Jew?

Scot: Aye, I be that.

Secretary: So you are circumcised?

Scot: Aye, I be that too.

Secretary: I am terribly sorry, but the members just would not feel comfortable with that.

Scot: Ach, away with ya man. I know that you have to be a Protestant to march with the Orangemen. I know that you have to be a Catholic to become a Knight of Columbus. But this is the first time I heard that you have to be a complete prick to join a golf club.​

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and a chick...

So what’s everybody reading or watching? My new favorite tv show is Killing Eve. It’s about a female assassin, on BBC , starring Sandra Oh as the detective trying to catch her. Creepy good. I’m reading Killers of the Flower Moon, about the murders of Native Americans in Oseage County and the beginnings of the FBI. Just saw RBG, and was surprised at how gorgeous she was. Also had no idea she was involved in women’s issues since college and tried 6 cases at Supreme Court, winning 5 of them. What’s everyone else enjoying?

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