Yeah, not a lot of people start their bachelor party with, "going to be an expensive weekend so get your venmo accounts ready." Love ya though, hope you all crush it.
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Baker is out and has missed 4-5 practices lol. He’s never playing here.
I’m not actually sure he exists.
Not the time to be taking shots, man. It hurts too much. Huge fan. I mean I know I’ve never gone to an Ohio State game even though I live less than 2 hours away, but this year might’ve been the year.
Dude looked the other way at Florida and is doing the same thing up there. Can’t get away with that **** these days.
I guess I’m old school on the domestic violence thing - meaning that while I understand that violence against a spouse is horrific, it’s also a very complicated situation in that when you punish the abuser (loss of job, jail, fines), it negatively impacts the victim as well.
Take Ray Rice’s wife: not only did she get knocked out, the release of the video and subsequent banning of her husband from the NFL meant that her income went from roughly $3.5M in that year alone to $0.
So in regards to Meyer’s situation, I can understand a guy having pause to report a co-worker for domestic violence when the guy’s wife doesn’t want it to go public. If she left him it would be a different story, but she didn’t.
I’m not trying to cover for any abusers. The ideal situation is that if domestic violence occurs, the woman divorces the guy and presses charges. But we know this isn’t what happens, and therefore I can understand parties aware of the situation wanting to tread lightly in terms of passing this info over to an employer.
Take Ray Rice’s wife: not only did she get knocked out, the release of the video and subsequent banning of her husband from the NFL meant that her income went from roughly $3.5M in that year alone to $0.
So in regards to Meyer’s situation, I can understand a guy having pause to report a co-worker for domestic violence when the guy’s wife doesn’t want it to go public. If she left him it would be a different story, but she didn’t.
I’m not trying to cover for any abusers. The ideal situation is that if domestic violence occurs, the woman divorces the guy and presses charges. But we know this isn’t what happens, and therefore I can understand parties aware of the situation wanting to tread lightly in terms of passing this info over to an employer.
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It does? Who knew. But that doesn't answer the above question, because there are thousands upon thousands of football players without any known issues.
Did you know binge drinking leads to a myriad of health issues? Or an unhealthy lifestyle as well?
Did you know that as we grow older, we will all have some serious health problems?
Pretty certain her yearly income wasn't top of his concerns when asking her to not go to the cops. Guy could've easily killed her.
Typically not a fan of a guy getting canned b/c one of his employees acted out but in this case Urban was being a selfish piece of garbage and it's not his first offense. He's covered **** up for years.
What about sleeping around? Can that lead to STDs?
We're on the very front end of the research, dumbass. It'll take decades to figure out the actual damage, causes and how to prevent it. Just like drinking and getting old have been researched so we know how to do those things responsibly.
* Some thoughts on Urban Meyer....
- brett mcmurphy claims to have uncovered proof urban meyer knew about the domestic abuse, but all he has is texts from smith's ex wife to meyer's wife claiming meyer knew. that's it.
- meyer may have known, probably knew, but you'd better bring it if you're going to fire someone from their job over this
- domestic violence is extremely serious, and i'm very happy that it's being taken more seriously and given more awareness, but this particular situation is a little misguided, imo. osu, and the general public, now seem more satisfied with firing the victim's ex-husband's boss than they do protecting the victim or punishing the abuser.
There are better ways to protect the accuser, and there are better way to punish the abuser, but I don't think this is it.
Fire away.
* Now that everyone's permaboners are hopefully settled down over our thundering uphill 4% gdp growth economy, it's probably worth pointing out the Dow is up 1.5% this year, and the S&P 3%. Don't spend it all in one place.
Thundering. Uphill.
* I'm well aware that drinking alcohol leads to health issues, which is why parents shouldn't let their small children do that, either. Dumbass.
* Mississippi is now taking sports bets. Anyone up for a road trip?
* Had an amazing time in Colorado last weekend, and came home with a big fat DNF. 18 miles in about 8 hours, including close to 10,000 feet of climbing at altitude. Here's a movie about the race I attempted...
(free on amazon prime)
To give you an idea of the course, here's a photo of my buddy Vale (in the back) on the course around mile 15...
:scream::scream:
* Here are some things that are very dangerous....
- riding a motorycle thru traffic at high speeds
- playing football
- using heroin
- flying a single engine airplane
- base jumping
- rock climbing with no ropes
- tightrope walking without a net
There are quantifiable, known, huge risks. If you are a parent, and you happily encourage your child to do any of the above, you're a moron.
* Local water company has updated their billing system, which has miraculously "uncovered" $22 million of unpaid bills. Luckily, they are working diligently to help thousands of customers resolve the issue in a nice, timely, simple fashion. Including my buddy here...
http://www.fox8live.com/clip/14533039/swb-customer-gets-more-than-12000-bill
....who has owned a rental property for 10 years. and got a $102 credit.....and a $12,131 bill.
Thanks, Obama.
* We desperately need a cocky, in your face, pull-up-from-anywhere, ****-talking white boy. Duke has like 3 of them every single year. Come on Herro. Be the hero we've been waiting for.
- brett mcmurphy claims to have uncovered proof urban meyer knew about the domestic abuse, but all he has is texts from smith's ex wife to meyer's wife claiming meyer knew. that's it.
- meyer may have known, probably knew, but you'd better bring it if you're going to fire someone from their job over this
- domestic violence is extremely serious, and i'm very happy that it's being taken more seriously and given more awareness, but this particular situation is a little misguided, imo. osu, and the general public, now seem more satisfied with firing the victim's ex-husband's boss than they do protecting the victim or punishing the abuser.
There are better ways to protect the accuser, and there are better way to punish the abuser, but I don't think this is it.
Fire away.
* Now that everyone's permaboners are hopefully settled down over our thundering uphill 4% gdp growth economy, it's probably worth pointing out the Dow is up 1.5% this year, and the S&P 3%. Don't spend it all in one place.
Thundering. Uphill.
* I'm well aware that drinking alcohol leads to health issues, which is why parents shouldn't let their small children do that, either. Dumbass.
* Mississippi is now taking sports bets. Anyone up for a road trip?
* Had an amazing time in Colorado last weekend, and came home with a big fat DNF. 18 miles in about 8 hours, including close to 10,000 feet of climbing at altitude. Here's a movie about the race I attempted...
(free on amazon prime)
To give you an idea of the course, here's a photo of my buddy Vale (in the back) on the course around mile 15...
:scream::scream:
* Here are some things that are very dangerous....
- riding a motorycle thru traffic at high speeds
- playing football
- using heroin
- flying a single engine airplane
- base jumping
- rock climbing with no ropes
- tightrope walking without a net
There are quantifiable, known, huge risks. If you are a parent, and you happily encourage your child to do any of the above, you're a moron.
* Local water company has updated their billing system, which has miraculously "uncovered" $22 million of unpaid bills. Luckily, they are working diligently to help thousands of customers resolve the issue in a nice, timely, simple fashion. Including my buddy here...
http://www.fox8live.com/clip/14533039/swb-customer-gets-more-than-12000-bill
....who has owned a rental property for 10 years. and got a $102 credit.....and a $12,131 bill.
Thanks, Obama.
* We desperately need a cocky, in your face, pull-up-from-anywhere, ****-talking white boy. Duke has like 3 of them every single year. Come on Herro. Be the hero we've been waiting for.
You guys should see the way CTE wrecked the minds of my former teammates. Some of them took on student loans and became doctors, accountants, lawyers, etc. Most even have kids. It's awful.
Pti, was this harder than the first time you did Leadville? What makes this race different? Honestly don't know. Seems like a grueling uphill fast walk that never ends.
I don't think the abuser gives a damn about his spouse and her income situation, and in this case this dude should be locked up for years. But I can understand Urban Meyer's perspective - doesn't see the horrible pictures, heard about things from his wife and maybe a few others, head's down on football... not excusing it, but I can see how he could hold off on going to the school.
Leadville is a walk in the park compared to this.
Leadville = ~ 18,000 feet of gain over 100 miles
Ouray = ~ 42,000 feet of gain over 100 miles
The Ouray course is much tougher, too. It’s tighter with more rocks, whereas Leadville is s lot of dirt road.
Leadville = ~ 18,000 feet of gain over 100 miles
Ouray = ~ 42,000 feet of gain over 100 miles
The Ouray course is much tougher, too. It’s tighter with more rocks, whereas Leadville is s lot of dirt road.
You really just compared the dangers of playing football to using heroin. Wow. Your ignorance knows no bounds at times.
Guess what...this fall on Saturday mornings, there will be hundreds of thousands of moronic parents across the country watching little Johnny play in his tackle rec league. Good for them.
You're right and perfectly aligned with UKO which is exactly what I indicated would happen yesterday.
Another pointless post.
There are 10965 D1 players on scholarship across the country...football being the only way that many of them could even get into college. Take away that chance....take away many life skills/careers. They know the risks...they also know the rewards.
There are risks and dangers in every sport...some more than others. Gymnastics, cheerleading, boxing, wrestling, hockey (to name a few)....all one moment away from a serious head injury.
I understand CTE exists. My problem is with the comparison of youth/high school football with grown men that play professionally and get into car wrecks 2 dozen Sundays a year for most of their young adult lives. I don't give a **** what your kids do. Enjoy soccer. But spare me the "YOU ARE MORONS FOR LETTING YOUR KIDS PLAY FOOTBALL" shame as if it's even remotely the same thing. Good grief.
If my kid wants to play football, I'm ALL IN. If not, no problem at all. EAD.
If my kid wants to play football, I'm ALL IN. If not, no problem at all. EAD.
Youth football is our last true "integrated" youth sport ... and that will be a thing of the past within 10 years. Those lacrosse fields are getting more and more crowded.
Anth settling in Lexington, the softest little football town in the area, making even more sense this morning.
Football was the first sport I daydreamed being good at playing. I’d go in the yard and play imaginary games as a QB and all of that. I love it.
For sure, football is a sport that is incredible at teaching the value of real teamwork, accountability, and life lessons. I’ve seen guys who come from nothing take on a totally different outlook on their future because they feel like they now belong to something. Football is so inclusive and teaches the importance of doing YOUR job whether you get all of the attention or not. . .
BUT (and here’s the part that will probably piss off SAE) . . .
There are so many Football Guys out there who have a Larry Fedora mentality. Most are head coaches on any level. The mindset that football is the ONLY sport or organization that teaches those above virtues is either quite arrogant or shortsighted. To firmly believe that football is the heartbeat/Foundation/All-that-is-right-with-America and it’s “under attack” is ignorant and actually demonstrates insecurity.
Also, in the midst of its popularity and subsequent financial windfall, it has become a sport that enables questionable behavior. As long as you can play, your piss poor behavior will be swept under the rug and/or authorities will look the other way. See Urb and Jameis just to get started. That contradicts everything the sport naturally teaches. And it happens at every level.
For sure, football is a sport that is incredible at teaching the value of real teamwork, accountability, and life lessons. I’ve seen guys who come from nothing take on a totally different outlook on their future because they feel like they now belong to something. Football is so inclusive and teaches the importance of doing YOUR job whether you get all of the attention or not. . .
BUT (and here’s the part that will probably piss off SAE) . . .
There are so many Football Guys out there who have a Larry Fedora mentality. Most are head coaches on any level. The mindset that football is the ONLY sport or organization that teaches those above virtues is either quite arrogant or shortsighted. To firmly believe that football is the heartbeat/Foundation/All-that-is-right-with-America and it’s “under attack” is ignorant and actually demonstrates insecurity.
Also, in the midst of its popularity and subsequent financial windfall, it has become a sport that enables questionable behavior. As long as you can play, your piss poor behavior will be swept under the rug and/or authorities will look the other way. See Urb and Jameis just to get started. That contradicts everything the sport naturally teaches. And it happens at every level.
Parents ignoring the specter of HNI (horrific nut injury) obviously smh
This is easily the most logical and rational point UKO has made in an argument in his entire GYERO career.
I'll go on record as saying if we have a boy, I don't really want him playing football, but I agree with SAE that youth and high school football aren't likely to create long lasting neurological defects. If the kid wants to play, I'm not going to refuse to sign him up. I played football until 6th grade and it was fun. But the minute he has more than one concussion, he's done.
I mean, that's literally any mildly popular sport, though.
This country really started going in the ******* when f***ing cheerleading became "competitive," imo.
Actually it's not considering they just performed the very first youth football study within the last 2 years. So they have no idea the risks they're signing up for.
I’ve never personally known a single person that told their son he couldn’t play football because of potential CTE when the kid wanted to play. I’m curious if anyone else has either. People talk about a drop in participation because of CTE, but I’m sure not seeing it in my very small neck of the woods.
If you get a couple concussions, time to hang it up, but until then, meh.
If you get a couple concussions, time to hang it up, but until then, meh.
I received several concussions playing football and rugby but don’t seem to have any lingering horseshoes.
I never bring it up because my kids have expressed absolutely no interest whatsoever in playing football. I can barely get them to watch it. My youngest wants to play lacrosse because he thinks you can hit people with sticks, which I agree is an appealing idea.
Right or wrong, Urban Meyer is done. If you don’t see that, then you don’t understand the social/political climate of the times.
Beating your wife is actually pretty nuanced, per WayneDougan. The person getting the **** kicked out of them may be enjoying the ride? Who knows. But, we can't make that call without understanding how much the victim depends on the abuser. It's 1953, btw.
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