DrDawkinstein

If it were any other coach, I'd say maybe. But Harbaugh is nuts. This is pretty on-brand for him. And when you're a 5* recruit, you get to make those decisions. If ANYTHING seems off, it's best to cut that school off your list. This is a major decision. Possibly the biggest decision of their entire lives. Michigan fan, I take it?

No idea, but crazy either way. He reportedly wears his cleats on their plane as well. Imagine being the assistant coaches that worked really hard and got this 5* OT to be a heavy Michigan lean. You send in the big gun, the head coach, for a home visit to help seal the deal and afterwards the recruit is just done with you. All that work gone because in an effort to show off a brand deal he lacked basic courtesy.

I'd think he LOSES leverage since it pushes his contract years back. No?

Ok, I'm jumping in here with what I think (hope) most of yall will be surprised is a fairly balanced take. There is a lot of lingering bad PR for Chick-fil-a, which they brought on themselves. I'll touch on why that started, and what they've done about it since. It isn't so much about their own Christian beliefs, but rather the use of their wealth to fund anti-LGBTQ groups, and using their "Christian beliefs" to justify it. Additionally, and to your question, as an example of pushing propaganda, up until only a few years ago the location on Peachtree at Collier was decorated with posters advertising their "Family Camp". Which was actually a Christian Gay Conversion camp. The owners of CFA were also partially funding those camps. They also had pamphlets available in the location which detailed "signs to look for", if you thought you needed to send your kid to get the gay converted out of them. I know that wasn't the only location to have all that. Chick-fil-a has since shifted a bit. They've taken down all the posters and distanced themselves from the conversion camps. And they've drastically changed where they are donating money. Although it still isn't perfect. Here is a great article that provides a lot of detail on the subject: Link So that is why you will often find people who have problems with CFA. THAT ALL SAID... When the controversy first hit back in 2011-12, I was working at a small startup where about 1/3 of the staff was gay or trans. There was a CFA right next door, and we all ate there pretty often. I remember asking the group if they wanted us to join the boycott, as we would happily support them. They all said no. They said they were always accepted and treated well there, and that there was even a noticeable amount of gay people working there as it was. CFA never discriminated against customers or denied service to anyone. So if they didn't mind, I didn't mind. As the link above notes, CFA has changed their donating practices a bit. Which is a step in the right direction. NOW, THE IMPORTANT PART... That Popeye's sandwich is a GAME CHANGER. I'll always love CFA, but Popeye's really nailed it. It is exactly what I've always wanted a "fried chicken sandwich" to be. It is perfection. There is no contest.

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I'm not a big "blame everything on CTE" guy (not saying you are either), but it does make a lot of sense here. The rest of his family all have good heads on their shoulders, and he always seems a little... off. He took a ton of hits in his career, right? At the same time, he's always been a dick too. So maybe not. lol

This is NOT a satire site or article: https://www.elevenwarriors.com/college-football/2020/08/115520/jim-harbaughs-weird-insistence-on-wearing-cleats-inside-cost-michigan-a-five-star-commitment Jim Harbaugh's Weird Insistence on Wearing Cleats Inside Cost Michigan a Five-Star Commitment How disrespectful is it to refuse to remove CLEATS on someone's hard wood floors? What a dummy. Classic Harbaugh.

Love this idea https://www.msn.com/en-us/sports/mlb/white-sox-fan-buys-100-cardboard-cutouts-of-himself-to-take-up-infield-section-at-guaranteed-rate-field/ar-BB174NRq White Sox fan buys 100 cardboard cutouts of himself to take up infield section at Guaranteed Rate Field

Weirdly dead-on. Even got his half droopy face right.

They didnt do full rankings. Just most, least, best, and who to watch in 2020. Here's what it said on 11

Yeah, that's why I downplayed the one Group we were actually mentioned in. I dont think it's a big part of the Ravens Offense either (16 times to our 15 times). I think they were just in the same situations we were. Gaining good yards on 1st and 2nd down, and being in a lot of short yardage situations. When you have a QB who is also a running weapon, like Jackson and Allen are, you can "waste" personnel on extra blockers since Defenses have to respect the RBs and QB.

It's not a bad thing to be in Goal-and-Short, or 3rd-and-short situations, and be able to run this formation more. Just means we're getting good yards on 1st and 2nd down, and not in 3rd-and-long situations.

Can "Eddie Robinson gets juked by Chad Pennington" have its own day? I feel like I need to sit in a dark room all by myself that day.

ZERO people from the big bad "PC/Cancel Culture" group are calling for this or have even mentioned it. ONLY Tom Bauerle, as a fear-mongering tactic. And he has managed to play a lot of people in this thread like a fiddle. So it seems Tom Bauerle is the only one not in their right mind here. But for someone who thinks people in invisibility cloaks are camped in his yard to spy on him... that sounds about right.

ESPN+ has an article up today breaking down the different Offensive Personnel groupings, and who used them the most & least last year, and who to look out for in 2021. Link to Article The Bills had one mention, and it came in the "23" group: Nothing really groundbreaking, and no mentions in the "sexier" groupings. But hey, it's not COVID related either.

I like it. Should be a decent crew.

What happens today to any player that shows up, cant pass the fitness test, but stays on the team? They still get paid for being held out as a fatass?

Joe Burrow's dad on $36.1 million Bengals contract: 'We finally got him outta our basement' https://www.theadvocate.com./baton_rouge/sports/lsu/article_633b31a6-d1a8-11ea-be5b-230c1821cc58.html lol, Dad...

I wonder if this could turn into a situation where the Bills "threaten" Star with making the team next year and having to play to get his money, in order to push him to be the one to retire so we get that money back.

Not abolished and not everywhere. Not sure where you came up with that leap. Those 3 states should collect, but keep the money for themselves and use it for their own citizens. In my single post unrealistic fantasy idea.

Good lord, there are enough insufferable pedants on here already, dude. Go back and read my first post without snipping one small part. I know you're upset because VA is a welfare queen too, but the joke scenario was about 3 states stopping and crippling other states that constantly bash them.

Right on. I was just posting for general discussion since a lot of folks only think of Beaches, Hollywood, and Silicon Valley when they think of California. But there is a crazy amount of farming there too. Heck, our own QB has a pistachio farm, and I personally cant wait to taste "Josh's Nuts"!

All literally explained in the article. https://theconversation.com/blue-state-bailouts-some-states-like-new-york-send-billions-more-to-federal-government-than-they-get-back-137950 It isnt a realistic idea, just a joke for perspective.

lol, The Village. Didn't mind it, but yeah. For what it's worth, California produces the most food (by value) in the United States followed by Iowa and Nebraska. California is the world's 5th largest supplier of food, cotton fiber, and other agricultural commodities. In the U.S., California is the largest producer of food despite having less than 4% of the farms in the country.