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Quix0te said:

I have been reading the NY Times for years and I am shocked by what I am reading today. They published an op-ed by the Editorial Board entitled “A Big Idea to Solve America’s Immigration Mess.” Yes, they actually admit that there is a problem with our current immigration system! The Biden/Mayorkas/Harris border is NOT secure and our immigration system is a “mess.”

And here’s the really staggering admission. In the ninth paragraph in the gift link below, the NY Times Editorial Board says that illegal immigrants are here ”illegally”! Yes, that is the word they used! Not “undocumented”, they actually came right out and said the illegals are here illegally!

https://www.nytimes.com/2025/01/10/opinion/american-immigration-immigrants.html?unlocked_article_code=1.ok4.tfEE.tgbPjo3RwnJY&smid=url-share

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Surprised at that admission...and that you read the NYT given its highly biased, inaccurate reporting, as reflected in this acknowledgement by the editorial board.

Given your long and admirable service to our nation, I am sure you have a good reason - but I cannot imagine what it might be. The crossword puzzle, perhaps?

Katscratch said:

They beat both teams from last year’s National Championship game.

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This irrelevant, inaccurate comment demonstrates a complete lack of understanding of cfb on your part.

Schmedly_Whiplash said:

Why? Not like he rebounded a lot. Mostly camped at the 3 line anyway.

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Yeah you’re probably right I don’t want to act like wheeler was actually good. I retract my statement about him.

Doesn’t change the fact that Colvin is playing himself out of the rotation.

Watched that game and the post game. They discussed how the players gave up on the game early. Don’t see how Woodie can last much longer

Also watched Auburn and seen Big Broome got a very nasty ankle injury.

The big (dummy) didn't realize he was left handed

HUD628 said:

Guess I’d rather have the 6’9” guy who can’t shoot

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Why? Not like he rebounded a lot. Mostly camped at the 3 line anyway.

Yeah, he is really good. Judge Nap interviews many patriots.

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bonefish1 said:

Wait..,,so you’re saying there are lefty liberal Jews? No way!

This professor accuses Net of systematically trying to dismantle Hamas and Hezbollah?

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The goal has always been Greater Isarel. Israel believes the Middle East belongs to them.

Good afternoon, ladies and gentlemen. Today, it's the Nebraska Cornhuskers (12-3; 2-2) visiting Mackey Arena to take on the #20-ranked Purdue Boilermakers (12-4; 4-1) in the only regular season meeting between the schools this season. Tip is scheduled for around 12:00 noon (Eastern time) with television coverage on the Big Ten Network. Nebraska won the only meeting last season, in Lincoln, 88-72.

Projected starting line-ups:

Nebraska - Burke Buyutuncel, Juwan Gary, Braxton Meah, Rollie Worster, and Brice Williams

Purdue - Trey Kaufman-Renn, Caleb Furst, CJ Cox, Fletcher Loyer, and Braden Smith

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Nebraska is coming off a tough loss in overtime at Iowa, a game that ended the Cornhuskers' six-game winning streak and in which they saw an early second-half lead of 15 evaporate. Nebraska shot 46.5% from the floor, including nine of 23 from three-point range, missed 10 of 22 free throw attempts, and turned the ball over 14 times. Brice Williams led the Cornhuskers with 28 points in the loss. Purdue has won four straight games (three of them in conference play) since it's tough loss in Birmingham to Auburn and has been buoyed of late from stronger defensive performances.

Nebraska scores an average of 77.5 points per game this season, putting them 122nd in the nation in scoring offense. Nebraska also pulls down 37.3 rebounds a night (127th) and dishes out an average of 13.6 assists per contest. The Cornhuskers have been well above average on the defensive end, ranking 65th in the nation by holding opponents to 66.7 points per game.

Brice Williams leads the team with 19.4 points plus 3.6 rebounds per contest. Juwan Gary (11.7 points, 4.5 rebounds) and Connor Essegian (11.3 points as a transfer from Wisconsin) are solid secondary options as well. Berke Buyuktuncel, Rollie Worster, Andrew Morgan, Gavin Griffiths, Ahron Ulis, Braxton Meah and Sam Hoiberg are other important rotation pieces for coach Fred Hoiberg. Nebraska is shooting 46.3% from the field and knocks down 7.5 three-pointers a night while shooting 34.3% from beyond the arc. The Cornhuskers are above average at the free throw line: they are hitting 75.9% of FT's, which is 58th in the nation.

Nebraska is currently 33rd overall in the KenPom ratings, 73rd in offensive efficiency and an impressive 15th in defensive efficiency. The Cornhuskers' pace of play is 151st in the adjusted tempo rating. Purdue is 16th overall (11th offensively and 44th defensively). The Boilers' adjusted tempo is currently 310th.

Look for this to be another tough, physical Big Ten conference battle. Purdue will need to continue its solid play on the defensive end that was evident on TH at Rutgers, and hopefully for the Boilers, being back at home will help with the long-range shooting. Expect Nebraska to try and play similarly to its style that has given Purdue some trouble at times in the recent past. Even though the roster has changed a little, the program principles haven't. Matt Painter commented on that - "They've gotten better from year to year and they keep building. And that's a heck of a statement because even though they have experienced players, they don't have a bunch of experienced players of being there."

Look for Purdue to focus on Williams primarily, and then Gary and Essegian, but Nebraska has others it can rely upon, and they can also get production in transition and at the FT line.

Additional keys from Matt Painter - "Obviously they've got one of the best defenses in the country. They obviously beat us last year. I thought they were the tougher team last year and normally the tougher teams win........Taking care of the basketball helps you on defense because you're constantly setting your defense instead of playing from behind in transition. These guys [Nebraska] are really good in transition, so I think that's going to be an important piece for us because even when you take good shots and you miss 'em and you don't get the rebound....yeah you still haven't surprised anybody.....but you have rebound balance and you're getting people back and you're setting your defense."

This is an opportunity for Purdue to continue some momentum and stay just a step behind the two conference leaders, Michigan and Michigan State. Purdue will need to expect a battle and put forth a spirited effort to come out on top as a trip out West looms next week. Can the Boilers keep things on track going into it?

We shall see, starting in a bit over an hour or so.......

Boiler up, my friends.

CJ is becoming a favorite of mine already.
With very little court time.
I just like what I see at both ends of the floor.
I see some (very early) signs of leadership and I think he can be another guy that can get his own shot.
Not a lot of 'freshman' mistakes.
I think he and Gicarri are going to be dynamic back court together.
With DJ protecting the rim and Raleigh banging low and Myles/Cam at 3 this could be a very good defensive team down the road.
As is they might be the X factors for next years team if they can clamp down guys going off and slow the big time scorers that Fletch and even Braden struggle with.
WE could be one of those teams with dominating backcourts that are the type of team we struggle with even now.

OneWayStreet said:

Sometimes I think Braden's high assist stats contribute to a lesser functioning offense. As you said, he's always in the action and I see other players standing in the corners not really certain where he's going to be or how to react to where he is. Which to me, leads to a lack of movement and other players not being involved in the offense...who should be.

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Run hard, cut to the basket and keep your hands up and ready and your eyes on the ball at all times.
Watch Furst going forward.
Not complicated when you have a distributor.

Boiler Buck said:

Not true.

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hmm, I think it probably is true. If Catchings was the new guy that can get his own shot and if DJ had continued to be a presence at the rim and shooting it outside to open the middle for Trey against 4's. 2 more bigs up front. One a dynamic (maybe) and tall swingman.
What would Matt looking for if that worked out as planned?

BoilerDaddy said:

What separates Painter from other coaches is that he is highly disciplined in how he directs the allocation of limited NIL resources. In some ways it’s a zero sum game so he needs to avoid overspending in the portal, which is really difficult to do once you go down that path. Loyalty is a two way street. Purdue does not have to go to the portal to compete for a national championship next year, but Purdue does need to retain its key players, in my opinion.

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Educational post for me ....
I did not think schools had any NIL $ to direct until next year.

I thought NIL was directed by those business owners that want to advertise that way

Little did I know, it was really Painter directing all those resources.
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Bippus33 said:

Good info, hopefully someone can make the light come on......

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Would be nice to not look at these portal kids like damaged goods but after Walters and his lack of success with them I’d like to see them be an asset for us again like they were for Brohm.

POTFHBTFU said:

They got SMOKED by them.
None of those are metrics for the worthiness of CFP lol.

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They got “smoked?”

Lots of CFP teams got smoked worse.
You can’t have it both ways; if you assess by final score? They lost to ND by 10. If you assess by mid-game? They were down 7 at half at OSU and had more yards from scrimmage at that point.

Both were solid wins by the home team; the two eventual teams in the National Championship game.

You want to know what “smoked” looks like? Try what IU did to then #25 Nebraska, what they did to UCLA or MSU on the road, or what they did to Purdue in the Bucket game.

That’s “smoked.”

BB62 said:

Fall back on Thomas when you get stuck. Again.

Please state the fundamental difference you reference as it applies to current events.

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Nobody is stuck...now, or ever by you. It is a figment of your imagination. I offered a book that would help you understand. Naturally it requires more thought than much of the media, but it is there. I went farther to touch on the constrained and unconstrained definitions inside the book and referenced the reviews if interested is short explanation. Had you understood them you would see that for 200 years they have held pretty much true, but instead in your ignorance, you lash out with a red herring truly not trying to understand what several hundred pages state or even get a glimpse from the reviews when I point out the two differences in thought. The only thing missing in your replay was not labeling someone.