Bobref

I don’t know who would have stopped them. Certainly not Penn.

Yes, we had the 5A game, Warren Central vs. Penn. 50-0 at halftime … and it wasn’t that close.

This stuff is gold. I especially enjoyed his observations on their famous Bantam program and the relationship between football success and track.

Stax, don’t shoot the messenger just because the message doesn’t jibe with your xenophobic notions of the King’s English. 😜

Offence vs. Offense—What Is the Difference? Offence and offense are both correct. Offence is the spelling more commonly used outside of the United States. Offense is the spelling more commonly used in the United States. Offense is spelled differently based on where you, or your audience, are. But neither offense nor offence are wrong. https://www.grammarly.com/blog/offence-offense/ What I find most interesting about this is a site that calls itself “grammarly,” but displays a lack of subject-verb agreement in the bolded clause. “Neither” is singular, while “are” is plural. It should be “neither … is …” The grammar police are on the job.

I know they actually lost a game or two, but the best single game team performance I ever saw was Warren in 2003. What they did to a good Penn team in the Finals was almost criminal.

If there was anything left of the concept of amateurism in college sports, yesterday’s 9-0 SCOTUS ruling in NCAA v. Alston took care of that. Many of the stories written about the decision describe it as “narrow,” i.e., limited in its application to a peculiar set of circumstances. But it is anything but, from a legal standpoint. The decision specifically said the NCAA cannot limit the benefits provided to scholarship athletes, provided those benefits are “tethered” to education. Things like computers, and other learning aids are now freely available. But that is not nearly the most significant part of the decision. The real landmark aspect of the case is that, in terms of antitrust law, the NCAA has lost its special status, and will now have to behave just like any other big corporation. Its actions will now be judged under the “rule of reason” analysis, rather than a much more deferential standard. In essence, it will be up to the NCAA to prove its regulations don’t have an anti-competitive effect — a standard they can never meet. This ruling has huge implications for the gathering storm over NIL (name, image and likeness) compensation for athletes. It means the NCAA should not even attempt a uniform set of regulations governing NIL compensation, because it won’t legally stand. Instead, the laws that various states are now passing (19 at last count) will control how NIL compensation will allowed. Thus, there will be a hodgepodge of laws unless and until Congress acts to pass a nationwide law. But the overarching significance of the decision is found in Justice Kavanaugh’s concurring opinion, when he pronounced that “the NCAA is not above the law.” From this point forward, every restrictive policy that the NCAA has will be scrutinized under a much less forgiving standard, and college athletics will have to be conducted like any other multi-billion dollar business. This is going to dramatically accelerate the changes that have been coming for a while. Stay tuned.

They played sloppy, undisciplined football against a team that was exactly the opposite of that.

I wish those hosers up north would concentrate on getting the border back open so I can go fishing! Then they wouldn’t have so much time to think up this kind of idiocy.

As we emerge from the pandemic, it’s clear that some things have changed forever. For example, in my business - I’m an attorney practicing civil litigation - we conducted court hearings exclusively via ZOOM, and found out we can do that very effectively. So, even as the pandemic winds down, many courts are expanding their use of technology to address routine matters. Same goes for depositions. I used to travel all over the country, taking depositions and meeting with experts. If your bills are being paid by an insurance company, it is getting increasingly difficult to get them to pay for face to face meetings and depositions, since doing things electronically costs a pittance by comparison. Reasonable people can debate whether the cost savings is worth the lack of face to face interaction. But if your client focuses on cost containment to the exclusion of all else, that debate becomes largely irrelevant. How have practices that developed during the pandemic now become firmly entrenched in your personal or professional life?

Regrettably, no.

It did not escape notice that there was no one from the 1/4 of the state north of Hamilton County and west of South Bend.

I can’t believe how insensitive that is to those of us dealing on a daily basis with the heartbreak that is arithmophobia. https://indianexpress.com/article/lifestyle/life-style/arithmophobia-fear-of-numbers-causes-symptoms-treatment-5971353/

I’m not sure … but I think you’re being micro aggressive. 🤣

Don’t shoot the messenger It’d take more than 8 hours, but for better or worse, you can’t deny the transformative impact.

You’re assuming that the book “follows the true life story to script.” I’m not nominating him for Citizen of the Year. But Facebook is one of the most significant developments in interpersonal relations in the last 100 yrs., and it paved the way for the social media revolution that has, in important ways, transformed our society.

Sounds to me like you just need to be polite and mind your own business, and you’ll be OK.

Don’t believe everything you see at the movies.

How about judging someone by how much they’ve contributed to our society? By that measure, Zuckerberg is a hero. He changed the world.

A dork whose net worth is estimated to be north of $100 billion.

Can someone give me an example of a “microaggression?” I’m not sure I fully understand the concept, and would hate to unintentionally offend.

I believe his real name has been concealed. It’s actually Long Duck Dong … and he’s no prize catch. https://youtube.com/watch?v=7HO57oMHTcw&feature=share

Sorry. I cannot be seen to do anything to aid a Highland fan. Go Mustangs!!

There may be time, but the most recent case shows there is no need … if what you’re after is an objective and non-partisan interpretation of the law. Of course, if your goal is actually something else …