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I don’t know which is funnier, Harbaugh taking possession of the “Pete Carroll Award,” or the NCAA thinking anyone cares that they’ve now dropped the hammer on Khaki Boy. I think Harbaugh’s lawyer said it best: “The way I see it, from Coach Harbaugh's perspective, today's COI decision is like being in college and getting a letter from your high school saying you've been suspended because you didn't sign the yearbook," Mars said. "If I were in Coach Harbaugh's shoes and had an $80 million contract as head coach of the Chargers, I wouldn't pay any attention to the findings of a kangaroo court which claims to represent the principles of the nation's most flagrant, repeat violator of the federal antitrust laws," he added.

The NFL has a pretty strict dress code. I wonder if it addresses nail polish.

I know this is conventional wisdom, but does that make Center Grove an outlier?

This is a day Bears fans have been looking forward to for a long time: Mongo’s induction into the Hall of Fame. It was never better than even money that he would last this long … but he made it with his typical determination. If his story doesn’t make you tear up a bit, better check your pulse. https://abc7chicago.com/post/chicago-bears-legend-steve-mongo-mcmichael-prepares-pro-football-hall-fame-induction-amid-als-battle-homer-glen-home/15138454/

As we open the NFL season with the Hall of Fame game tonight, one of the more interesting things to look forward to is how teams attempt to utilize the new kickoff rules. Here’s what the rule provides, according to https://operations.nfl.com/the-rules/rules-changes/new-dynamic-kickoff-rule-explainer/ DYNAMIC KICKOFF DETAILS Hear New Orleans Saints Special Teams Coordinator, Darren Rizzi break down the new rule. NFL clubs have approved a new kickoff rule for the 2024 season. The ball is kicked from the A35 yard line (same as current rule) Safety kicks would be from A20 yard line (same as current rule) ALIGNMENT All kicking team players other than the kicker will line up with one foot on the receiving team’s B40 yard line Kicker cannot cross the 50-yard line until ball touches the ground or player in landing zone or end zone The 10 kicking team players cannot move until the ball hits the ground or player in the landing zone or the end zone The receiving team will line up as follows: Setup Zone – a 5-yard area from the B35 to the B30 yard line where at least 9 receiving team players must line up At least 7 players with foot on the B35 yard line (restraining line) with alignment requirements (outside numbers, numbers to hashes, and inside hashes) Players not on the restraining line must be lined up in setup zone outside the hash marks All players in the setup zone cannot move until the kick has hit the ground or a player in the landing zone or the end zone A maximum of 2 returners may line up in the landing zone and can move at any time prior to, or during, the kick LANDING ZONE Landing zone is the area between the receiving team’s goal line and its 20-yard line. Any kick that hits short of the landing zone – treated like kickoff out of bounds and ball spotted at B40 yard line; play would be blown dead as soon as kick lands short of the landing zone Any kick that hits in the landing zone - must be returned Any kick that hits in the landing zone and then goes into the end zone – must be returned or downed by receiving team – if downed then touchback to B20 yard line Kick hits in end zone, stays inbounds - returned or downed – if downed then touchback to B30 yard line Any kick that goes out of the back of the end zone (in the air or bounces) – touchback to B30 yard line MISCELLANEOUS If conditions cause ball to fall off tee twice, then kicker will be allowed to use kicking stick to keep the ball in place. The closest covering official will pick up the stick immediately after the kick Onside kick: 4th quarter begins, the team trailing has the opportunity to declare an onside kick to the officials Current onside kickoff rules would apply. If onside kick goes beyond the setup zone untouched, kicking team penalized for UNS; return team would start the drive at the A20 yard line Penalties: The setup zone and landing zone will not change with any penalties that carry over to kickoffs. Alignment of 10 kickoff team players and all receiving team players would not change – only the spot of the kick would move Penalties on scoring plays will not carry over and will be taken on the Try Penalties on the Try may carry over, and if they do, only the placement of the kicker will change Safety Kick: The kick will be from the 20-yard line, and the kicker will have the option to use a tee; the setup zone and the landing zone will not change

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Of the top 20 times ever in the 1500m free … she has all 20!

To answer the burning question on everyone’s mind: No 2 mouthguards in high school football. You see players at other levels with one in the mouth and one hanging off the chinstrap as an ornament. The second one constitutes illegal equipment.

So, he gets to keep rushing yardage even though the down is replayed?

An Indiana school cannot play a game more than 300 mi. from the Indiana state line. Used to be a limitation on how far a school could come to play an Indiana school, but that was eliminated a few years ago. That’s why you see a school from Arizona playing Crown Point. But you won’t see Crown Point traveling to Arizona.

“Encroachment” instead of “offsides.” As far as “illegal procedure” goes, if it occurs before the snap, it’s either a false start or a snap infraction. If it occurs at the snap, it’s an illegal formation. All use signal #19.

You really don’t know much about Notre Dame, do you?

On reflection, it was a mistake for me to accompany @temptation and @BTF down this particular rabbit hole. Mea culpa. No one has ever won an argument with a Trump advocate. Add to that the thorny issue of abortion (they brought it up, not me), and the discussion turns entirely unproductive. So, with apologies, I’m out.

What fun it would be to cross-examine you two!

An example? As I don’t recall doing so.

Orders of magnitude different.

That you see the situations as comparable is inexplicable, as you appear to be of at least average intelligence.

Biden has reduced himself to a non-factor in the upcoming election. So, why don’t we stop piling on him and let him just fade away into obscurity?

I have no idea because it is unprecedented in the 248 years of our republic.

Roll with whatever you like. You seem fond of generalizations. Here’s one: “All generalizations are false.” Notre Dame is, and always has been, a diverse community.

Nunya’

“Dems play dirty” is not the part I object to. Of course they do. So do Republicans. I objected to the groundless claim that “Christians have a “higher moral compass” than non-Christians. What an insultingly arrogant statement, with actual nothing in fact or logic to support it. That’s called bigotry.

No idea about the legal consequences, other than I foresee a crisis of constitutional dimensions. The rest of your post is meaningless Trumpspeak to me.

No, they didn’t. Some of them may have, like you. But I’ll bet quite a few of those 78 million were mad their side lost, but accepted the results and moved on.

The self-righteous arrogance of this statement is astounding to me.