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Tuskegee Airmen will no longer be taught to Air Force recruits

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BNIBoiler said:
That is exactly my point in all of this. These right wingers say merit this. Merit that. And seeming every black selection by Biden and others are DEI hires. But yet Hegseth is arguably the most non-qualified for Def Secretary that I can remember. These same folks even called arguably the most qualified Sec of Defense, Lloyd Austin a DEI hire even though Biden never said that he was going to select a black person in that role. If that even makes a difference. Similarly, with Goetz and RFK Jr. Ne'er one of them is qualified for their selections. Good thing Goetz dropped out. Seemingly, his replacement is much more qualified for this role than he can ever imagine.
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For FUKKS SAKE! The reason why we say DEI this and DEI that about Biden's hires are because:

1. Biden himself stated the number one qualification was skin color, THEREFORE it's more than likely the best person for the job was overlooked. IF the best person was a black lesbian woman then that's who it was, but that's not how that brain dead imbecile hired and it showed!
2. These people he hired were SHIIT at their job!
3. MANY of them should have been fired because they were so shiit at their job, but Biden refused to fire anyone

You have no F'ing clue what Hegseth's qualifications are so you're here bitching. Perhaps his best qualification for what we need is the fact that he isn't tied to the military industrial complex, but has enough military knowledge to know how to move our military forward.

If it was a black man, you wouldn't say shiit. Even if it was Hank "Guam is going to capsize and tip over" Johnson. That guy is another example of DEI and a testament to how stupid Democrat voters can be.
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Tuskegee Airmen will no longer be taught to Air Force recruits

BNIBoiler
BB62 said:
Now I see it. My bad.

To be clear, I have not mentioned DEI once in this thread. Choosing Hegseth has nothing to do with DEI........other than one of the reasons he was chosen was to end it.

You believe his selection is merit based. From what I can tell, the arguments against DEI from your side say that people should be selected because they are the best qualified.

How is Pete more qualified than any other former army Major? Colonel? General? Has he been in charge of any large organizations? His positions at various veterans groups resulted in demotions and forced resignations. His best job since his military career appears to be the Fox News weekend gig. Please tell me how his appointment is merit based considering all the above.
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That is exactly my point in all of this. These right wingers say merit this. Merit that. And seeming every black selection by Biden and others are DEI hires. But yet Hegseth is arguably the most non-qualified for Def Secretary that I can remember. These same folks even called arguably the most qualified Sec of Defense, Lloyd Austin a DEI hire even though Biden never said that he was going to select a black person in that role. If that even makes a difference. Similarly, with Goetz and RFK Jr. Ne'er one of them is qualified for their selections. Good thing Goetz dropped out. Seemingly, his replacement is much more qualified for this role than he can ever imagine.
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"It's just like a dream come true, really," Goldsberry said of his new offer from the Boilermakers.
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Tuskegee Airmen will no longer be taught to Air Force recruits

BB62
tjreese said:
Bob, if you read what you quoted you would not only see the answer, but the differentiation between individual appointments and DEI. It's all there. BTW did you see that the DEI material was removed from the Tuskegee airmen but the rest of the historic video's were retained. Not sure if this hits CNN and it's ilk?
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Now I see it. My bad.

To be clear, I have not mentioned DEI once in this thread. Choosing Hegseth has nothing to do with DEI........other than one of the reasons he was chosen was to end it.

You believe his selection is merit based. From what I can tell, the arguments against DEI from your side say that people should be selected because they are the best qualified.

How is Pete more qualified than any other former army Major? Colonel? General? Has he been in charge of any large organizations? His positions at various veterans groups resulted in demotions and forced resignations. His best job since his military career appears to be the Fox News weekend gig. Please tell me how his appointment is merit based considering all the above.
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B1G Tourney tickets

Chi-Boiler
Not that I'm planning to go, but I'm sure a lot of you got the email this week regarding BTT tickets. It came with the following note/warning:

Important Updates for 2025

With the expansion of the Big Ten to 18 schools, ticket allotments for each institution have been significantly reduced to accommodate all programs. This means fewer seats than ever are available in the official Purdue block. To manage this transition, ticket requests will be capped at two (2) tickets per account.


Ok, fine, makes sense. But there are only 15 teams that make it. Debate if you want about that whole idea, but my next question is, do the 3 teams that don't make it get an allotment? They shouldn't, other than maybe a box for VIPs. So really, there should only be 1 additional block of seats for the schools. Right?

The other thing about it, there's going to be more empty seats for the early rounds than we've even seen before.
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Did you know....

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Lee3370 said:
I am actually surprised Duke is that high. I know Duke was probably #1 while Coach K was there, but before the 80's didnt think they were a top profram, and that list is really about a 100 year history, not 40 years
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If you look up their YOY results, they were plenty good before Coach K. Only 14 losing seasons since 1905, and 3 of those were actually with K.
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Remaining schedule predictions

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TC4THREE said:
Conference title becomes more meaningless every time we expand. Just last year we played over half (7 of 13) the conference twice. Now we only play 3 opponents of 17 home and away. Obviously the schedule is a bigger factor than ever. Who do you have to twice? Where do you get to play against other contenders? Where do you get to play against the bottom of the league?
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Yeah, it won't be the same as football because you do actually play everyone at least. And I do think the B1G did the scheduling about as good as they possibly could. But there's no way to avoid an unbalance to some degree.

At the same time though, I keep going back and forth on whether it's better to have - in Purdue's case anyway - single road games at Illinois and Michigan State as opposed to home games. Home games would be 'easier' to win but the road games are better for the metrics.
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Big Ten only going to get 8 teams in the Tournament!

Chi-Boiler
rgarlitz said:
A lot of basketball left to be played. I don't think there are any true locks yet, if we define "lock" as doesn't need to win another game between now and Selection Sunday to be in.

MSU, Purdue, Michigan, Illinois, Wisconsin and Maryland are all contenders for Top-5 seeds and should be in barring an epic collapse. Oregon and UCLA should be ok if they maintain their current pace. Ohio State has a so-so record but more attractive computer numbers.

Beneath that is a bunch of teams that have a ton of work to do: Penn State, Nebraska, Northwestern, Iowa, Indiana.

Southern Cal and Rutgers look like they're on the far side of the bubble.

Obviously what happens in other leagues will matter as well.
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One thing that I haven't heard talked about much this year is that there's one more at-large spot because of the Pac-12 disbanding. Granted, that "extra" team will probably be one from a mega-conference, the expansion of which caused the Pac-12 to disband.
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DraftExpress scout at the game last night

tjreese
Purdue Grad in Texas said:
Despite his illness, he and Purdue (because it's the NCAA institution that makes the application) would not be able to apply for a medical hardship waiver. He played in too many games, and it wasn't season-ending.

There's chatter about a 5th year of eligibility going forward - haven't seen anything where that would be extended to players currently in their last year of eligibility.....but who knows? It's becoming a free-for-all anyway, sooner or later.

And now......back to our regularly scheduled programming - Get Off my Lawn, New Pal! I just planted that bluegrass, Kentucky bluegrass, featherbed bench and northern California sinsemilla hybrid mix.
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I could use some of that warm weather...
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DraftExpress scout at the game last night

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DwaynePurvis00 said:
I’m confused here…

He played in :
21-22 Frosh year - 34 games
22-23 Soph year - 35 games
23-24 Junior year - 36 games
24-25 Senior year - 21 games (so far this year)

A player had to play in the 20-21 season to get a covid year. And he’s played in too many games to even consider a medical red shirt.

So how would he get any type of extra year? Sorry not trying to be difficult, just trying to understand.
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They are taking about letting all players have five years of eligibility.
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DraftExpress scout at the game last night

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DwaynePurvis00 said:
I’m confused here…

He played in :
21-22 Frosh year - 34 games
22-23 Soph year - 35 games
23-24 Junior year - 36 games
24-25 Senior year - 21 games (so far this year)

A player had to play in the 20-21 season to get a covid year. And he’s played in too many games to even consider a medical red shirt.

So how would he get any type of extra year? Sorry not trying to be difficult, just trying to understand.
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I really don’t know. Just heard it was a possibility. Nothing he would sue over, more of a “if it happens, great, if not, off to med school” sort of thing.
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24 hours is long gone

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Klaus 7196 said:
Sounds like you're OK with Trump lying to the American public, if he does other stuff that you like.
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Isn't that like saying "I want to make community college tuition free" and "I'll cut college tuition in half" or is it "We are going to make the rich pay". They created one of the largest billionaire empires under his 4 years with an additional 129 from the previous administration.....who only added 66.;)

Maybe you can discuss on the promise of lowering inflation for middle to lower class American's or lowering health insurance.

This list could go on.....and on......and on.......
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Big Ten only going to get 8 teams in the Tournament!

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A lot of basketball left to be played. I don't think there are any true locks yet, if we define "lock" as doesn't need to win another game between now and Selection Sunday to be in.

MSU, Purdue, Michigan, Illinois, Wisconsin and Maryland are all contenders for Top-5 seeds and should be in barring an epic collapse. Oregon and UCLA should be ok if they maintain their current pace. Ohio State has a so-so record but more attractive computer numbers.

Beneath that is a bunch of teams that have a ton of work to do: Penn State, Nebraska, Northwestern, Iowa, Indiana.

Southern Cal and Rutgers look like they're on the far side of the bubble.

Obviously what happens in other leagues will matter as well.
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DwaynePurvis00
New Pal Boiler said:
No, heard it from someone closer to the situation.
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I’m confused here…

He played in :
21-22 Frosh year - 34 games
22-23 Soph year - 35 games
23-24 Junior year - 36 games
24-25 Senior year - 21 games (so far this year)

A player had to play in the 20-21 season to get a covid year. And he’s played in too many games to even consider a medical red shirt.

So how would he get any type of extra year? Sorry not trying to be difficult, just trying to understand.
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Gman544 said:
Here is what you need to know about Gretzky. He did not have the hardest, slapshot,wrist shot, was not the fastest or biggest player. But he was very good at all these things. He had incredible vision and an ability to know where the puck would go off the boards, and when a player would break open passing him the puck in stride. He was not the fastest, but he was quick, agile and a great passer. He saw the play developing before others saw it. Sound familiar?
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