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    Finally hope for correcting the NIL mess?

    A discussion about NIL in which the leader (Trump) says, "I thought the system of scholarships was great." and "The whole educational system is going to go out of business because of this," is unlikely going to have a very productive outcome.
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    Worst head coach recommendation by a famous coach

    Was it: Urban Meyer recommending Chris Ash BIll Walsh recommending Terry Shea Jim Harbaugh recommending Sherrone Moore I'm sure there are more, but these must be near the top of the list.
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    Football Rutgers Football closes season with tough loss to Penn State

    1918, 1988 and ???? When will the next time be?
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    Football Rutgers Football closes season with tough loss to Penn State

    What a joke. That was a call using 1980s rules
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    OT: Car Inspection

    I agree with you on the headlights - especially on pickup trucks - so many are blinding. But, unfortunately, that is no longer checked during inspections.
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    Enforcement Arm with Teeth is Coming

    The power 4 conference football teams have over 7,000 players. If oversight is extended to all DI athletes, the number grows to about 200,000 athletes spread across over more than 300 schools. How big a "police" force is needed to confirm that rules are not being broken?
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    ***William F. Tate IV Named New President Of Rutgers University***

    Tate is willing to express his opinions on things that matter: Securing education's future From: Science 20 Mar 2025 Vol 387, Issue 6741 p. 1333 How a country evaluates student performance greatly influences the views of its government and citizenry on the quality of its education system and...
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    From the LSU football board on Tate

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    OT: RIP Jill Sobule

    Hard to believe how controversial this song was in 1995
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    Basketball Rutgers Basketball's Ace Bailey declares for 2025 NBA Draft

    40 years since RU had a player selected in the draft - why do I feel a bit depressed?
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    OT: Job market

    Donald Trump (Republican): 77,303,568 votes (49.81%) Kamala Harris (Democrat): 75,019,230 votes (48.34%) Overall, only 30% of eligible voters voted for Trump. The electoral college difference was the 26th biggest (out of 60) Since "bigly" is not a word, you can use it however you want, but it...
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    OT: Dire Wolves are back!

    It is very cool but it is widely overstated. But the hardest part was the embryology, not the genetics.
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    OT: Dire Wolves are back!

    This is being done by a company that is worth $2 billion. BTW, for every NIH $ spent, ~$3 of economic gain was achieved. So that is a pretty good use of our tax dollars.