Irishman

This may be my favorite event to watch. I am not sure I can even ride a bike this fast. https://www.nytimes.com/live/2021/07/31/sports/olympics#marcell-jacobs-italy

Just saw a commercial that featured Melissa Stockwell, so I did a quick search, quite an impressive leader. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Melissa_Stockwell?scrlybrkr=3b37ddf7

I would say a field that had the top ten golfers in it ranked 26th or higher in the world is a strong field. Not like a regular tour tournament, sure, but that does not mean it was not solid/strong.

I am not the one making the claim that people are acting like victims. Standing up for some belief that others are being treated poorly does not equate to those voices being victims themselves. You have never spoken up or taken a stand for someone that cannot do so themselves?

Congratulations to Xander in what was a really strong field.

Not buying it. Name the athletes that you think hate this country. Equating hate with wanting things to be better for others than they currently are are two COMPLETELY different things. Even if you do put together a list, of what 5? MAYBE 10 athletes? Out of how many that are competing for the US? Or do you just assume they ALL hate this country, or that there are actually very few that do like this country?

Back to the topic Notre Dame has 20 athletes and alums participating…including one in the Paralympics. https://und.com/2020-tokyo-olympics-central/

Does it say football in the description here? Someone who left the forum vowing to never return….pointing out hypocrisy 🤣🤣🤣

he made a great post. just an fyi…..if you scroll over the heart, the word “like” pops up…….did not realize that reactions were so critical though. To think that someone is going to dedicate something between 8-12 years working their asses off with the goal of representing their country….because they hate it? yeah, makes perfect sense.

Back on the topic…..there does seem to be a lot of firsts for athletes competing for the US https://www.kaaltv.com/minnesota-news/walz-proclaims-friday-sunisa-lee-day-in-minnesota/6188930/?cat=10151&fbclid=IwAR2-aCnQk8MZxqu7Q784xfXdRLZCfJfb7KqrmcOCxRPUtUw1qe7PDw6Nxas Other firsts….not just from the US https://www.nbcolympics.com/news/first-not-last-list-firsts-tokyo-olympic-games

Really did not want to see this devolve like this….pretty sad Not in the least bit interested in knowing who was not watching or why….it was simply a post to highlight something cool about the Olympics. Also not interested in the childish jabs back and forth……but the fact is that anyone from this country who is competing for this country….does not hate this country. It’s a ridiculous and childish notion to say otherwise.

Still love seeing young people on this stage in sports that RARELY gets any attention, if any.

I was thinking that too….and more for the little talked about “country club” sports.

I kept seeing posts about IU swimmers, so I looked it up. IU has 12 people on the Olympic Swimming and Diving teams. That is impressive. They are also racking up quite a few medals. https://www.idsnews.com/article/2021/06/iu-athletes-2021-olympics-tokyo-indiana

Now that the Rodgers situation is settled; let's move on to the team. I cannot say enough how happy I am that Randall Cobb is back. Losing Corey Lindsley was a big loss, but I like the pick up today. Curious to see what is done defensively.

Reading some fan pages this am aka completely wasting my time lol…..like others, I am shifting to the problem in the front office, and believe there need to be changes made there. Aaron had quite a long list of players that were let go, and the lack of communication even with the players involved, is a big problem. Granted, the people in the front office don’t have to listen to him or his suggestions, but what appears to be clear is that there was no communication at all. Most people, after working for an employer, will have ideas to improve or change something, and offer suggestions. What keeps employees around is effective communication. I will admit that I was one of the people who said this makes Aaron look bad, but now think it is on the front office. I am glad the air has been cleared….now let’s go win a Super Bowl, huh? 😁

Oh trust me, I get it. I am a Cubs fan as well.

He might be sharing the spotlight come October/November. The Brewers are playing great baseball now.

Have to remember too, it took a LONG time for Favre to be welcomed back. Even I got rid of my Favre stuff when he landed in Minnesota. I was mad that he was treated poorly, but he did initiate things. Without question though, THE single most harmful front office blunder…..letting Holmgren go. A battle of egos between him and Ron Wolfe played out in the worst possible way for the organization. That set the program back for several years. Winning heals a lot of wounds.

I think he belongs up there. The disadvantage in the comparison to Manning and Brady is who they followed, and where the franchise was before they took over. Manning replaced Harbaugh, although there were three QB’s that season before. Bledsoe had a decent career in New England. But neither Harbaugh or Bledsoe played on the same level as Favre. I would also add that changes in the front office helped for Manning and Brady. Bill Poulian was a HUGE factor in the Colts success in that era. Belicheck’s involvement in the front office and scouting is a huge factor in their success, but Parcells did put the foundation in place. Rodgers has been able to put up some huge numbers in spite of poor coaching for most of his career as a starter. Ask Dallas fans about that now. 😁

It was nice to hear him speak directly to the matter. He did not hold back or mince his words. He makes some valid points. It does appear that some changes need to be made in the front office; not because of how Aaron has been ignored, although that is a part of it, but when he read that list of names….as a fan, that had a huge impact on me. Every name on that list….great guys, the types of guys every team needs on and off the field. I still feel that Adam Schefter was the driving force for blowing this thing up. Teams may have made offers for trades, but the thing that is crystal clear now is that he was either retiring or playing in Green Bay. And from what he was saying today, retirement was only a small thought.

This may be my favorite highlight video; ESPECIALLY the play at the 1:03 mark 🙂

If Aaron did call for this, I am fine with it. I HATED seeing Cobb (aka Bear Killer 😄 ) go. I am REALLY fired up he is back

Aaron has 2 years remaining on his current contract, with an option for the 23 season. Under the current deal, he will be a UFA in 24.

The bar has been raised, but there are still some things that have not been done yet. Beat OSU is likely highest on the short list. Getting to and winning a major bowl follow that. Beyond that, beating Michigan and Penn State in back to back season would be another step up.