Irishman

Not sure that really addresses the question, and while you are correct about zero indictments for election interference, there certainly were plenty of other indictments, convictions, and guilty pleas that came from the investigation. I am not excusing anything that has been done in the past. I do believe that the Republican congress and whoever is on the oversight committee could have and should have done more with regard to the DNC servers, emails, interference, etc. I put the fault for that squarely at Trey Gowdy’s feet...at least for the Clinton investigation.

From that article...the part that seems confusing... "The message I’m getting from all this is apparently what we were supposed to have done was to ignore the Russian interference, ignore the Russian meddling and the threat that it poses to us, and oh, by the way, blown off what the then commander-in-chief, President Obama, told us to do, which was to assemble all the reporting that we could, that we had available to us -- and put it in one report that the president could pass on to the Congress and to the next administration. And while we’re at it, declassify as much as we possibly could to make it public, and that’s what we did." soooooooooooooo, if Obama’s goal was to turn the report over to congress and the next administration, knowing full well that congress had a Republican majority, AND that there was a possibility of Trump winning; is this REALLY about digging up dirt on Trump? Or just simply looking into Russian interference? Another glaring difference that comes up is that Obama used the federal government resources available for handling these investigations, whereas Trump used two of his personal attorneys. That difference, in my mind is the real issue that leads to the impeachment questions.

No need for taking responsibility. I chuckled when I read it, but you went right back to the game discussion. Someone else chose to go “deeper”. 🙂

This may be the longest stretch of time on this topic that a question about a Trump policy/policy change has gone unanswered by his staunchest supporters here. Also interesting to see a number of prominent Republican legislators speaking up in opposition. It even sounds like the change will not be approved by congress.

Get back to the game talk. If you have other questions, there is already a topic on the ongoing matter in the Out of Bounds forum. I love seeing these two teams playing each other. Both are well coached teams. Having friends on both teams’ staffs, I am staying neutral. Best of luck to both teams.

The Vatican has paused the decision in Indy until a full hearing takes place. https://www.indystar.com/story/news/education/2019/09/23/brebeuf-jesuit-vatican-temporarily-suspends-indianapolis-archdiocese-suspension-over-gay-teacher/2421202001/

Nope Browns 2-3 Steelers 1-4 Bengals 0-5 Tampa 2-3 no quality wins in my opinion.

A bit surprised that nothing has been posted about the foreign policy shift with Turkey. I see a lot of concerns being posted about the Kurds. They are really upset. I saw this posted this morning and am wondering...why are we abandoning them now?

Hoping the Hoosiers can get on a roll here. The next four are definitely winnable. I get that this is a pivotal moment for Allen here. But reality is that there are not a lot of coaches knocking down the door to take the program over. If there is a change even after next season, then it sets the program back yet again. It is a vicious cycle the AD has in place here.

Jones was THE difference maker today. I thought the Cowboys had a horrible gameplan. If they give Elliott the ball 25 times or so, I think they wear down the Packers defense. I am ok with it. That is a huge road win. It was good to see Jimmy Graham make some plays. The crazy thing is, if they beat the Lions next week, they take a firm grip on a tough division. I will be curious to see how the Cowboys respond. Even with two losses, they have a lot of personalities that demand a lot of attention on the field.

OSU historically has started classes late. If I remember right, it usually is around the end of September or beginning of October. I was working the Pan Am games back in 87, and most of the security people around the IUPUI Campus were college aged. The crews changed late in the games because a lot of them were heading back to school. The replacements all came from OSU. They to.d us even back then they did not start classes until the end of September.

I like your top 4 Temptation. I would flip OSU and Clemson at this point. Maybe Clemson is going through a bit of a sophomore slump, and they kick things in as the season goes along. We will see. I like OSU’s defense. I think defense is what separates the men from the boys. And it hurts to say I like anything about OSU too 🤣 I like Georgia or Auburn in the 5 spot. I hesitate with LSU, again. Great win at Texas, but they did give up a LOT of points. I do think Texas is still an unknown as far as just how good they are. Georgia and Auburn post big wins early, and looked good doing so.

I have said that for years as well. Aerosmith has a few songs that apply as well.

Here is what does not make sense about what Graham says. I am by no means a Pelosi fan. But if someone in law enforcement receives a tip, they investigate, correct? That seems to be what is happening now. After an investigation, if it turns out a crime was committed, law enforcement will go to the prosecutor to file charges, correct? , There was a tip about a whistle blower. There is now an investigation to see if there has been any criminal activity. Graham is an attorney and should know better. He wants the vote to take place before the investigation is complete. While there may be nothing to the story or investigation, one thing is certain, Trump is doing nothing to help himself. The best interview this weekend was from Chris Wallace on Fox News. The President has the full use of the Department of Justice at his disposal to investigate Joe Biden and his connections in the Ukraine. They have diplomatic protections that private attorneys would not have.....so why hire two private attorneys to investigate?

Oklahoma is my pick at an outside shot at being the best. As far as the SEC, I will hold off on giving anything to LSU. Bama and Georgia are the top two in my mind. The difference for me is defense. LSU gives up a LOT of points; no way they can just outrun the likes of Bama, Auburn and Georgia. Washington was impressive in beating SC. I think we are all in agreement when it comes to USC though. Going into this week, I was ok with Clemson on top. They will get everybody's best effort, and UNC gave them all they could handle. I was shocked to see that the Heels D could limit Clemson to just 3 scores. I also think this OSU team is the real deal; better than the teams they had the last couple years. Where they used to let the likes of IU and Nebraska hang around mainly because of sloppy play and mistakes; they are now blowing those teams out, like they should have in previous years. Funny thing is the last few years with the playoff and talk of expansion, it has been obvious there were just two teams really worthy of competing for a title. A year like this may be what is needed to have a real conversation about expanding. I still say 8 is enough though.

That whole sequence of four downs after the DPI call was just bad.

Locker room had different rules. 🙂

We tell our kids up front, no foul language in it, and no songs about explicit things. They know where to find the “cleaner” stuff. I think if the standard is clearly explained, most will figure it out.

The Eagles have run the ball all night at will. They have had a great mix of run and pass to keep the defense guessing. Eagles defense has played well most of the night. I am still puzzled at how the hit that took Williams out could not result in an ejection. It seems like that kind of late hit and targeting hit are tailor made for an ejection.

https://twitter.com/nfl_memes/status/1176326120972718083?s=21

Worth posting in a second spot on the site. I am still laughing