NJHoops17 said:

Disagree. I think that team can be good given the two transfers can be solid starters and one of the freshman can be a decent Big 10 contributor. To have a competing team in the Big Ten, I'd say you need 8-10 players that will be effective in conference play, with 2-3 of those players being true impact players.

I think Grant has already started to prove he can be an impact player, and Lathan has had some moments as well. I think one of the freshmen can hopefully be a solid contributor right away, and JMike, Ogbole and Dortch will improve. The key is Pike being able to get two good transfers that can be viable to solid starters. They don't have to be elite, just have to be Big 10-caliber.

It's too early to say where RU will compare to other Big 10 teams for next season before transfer portal departures/additions, but if Pike can retain the right guys and get a couple nice portal additions, it can be a solid team.

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Hope you are right. You have a lot more confidence in Pike as a coach than I do.

One thing I have not seen the sports media dig into is the possibility of certain politics bleeding into college sports revenue.

The US and New Zealand are the only countries that allow direct to consumer advertising by pharmaceutical companies. The new admin has talked about ending that, and if it came to pass it would be a $15 billion+ annual advertising customer disappearing from the media companies that pay the college sports revenue.

How is a 7:30pm local tip off a disgrace btw?

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Remind me how many of those programs voted against Big Ten expansion and against the media deal?

Mr Magoo said:

Two from the portal, regardless of who they are, with this group and Pike will get us last place in the B1G

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Disagree. I think that team can be good given the two transfers can be solid starters and one of the freshman can be a decent Big 10 contributor. To have a competing team in the Big Ten, I'd say you need 8-10 players that will be effective in conference play, with 2-3 of those players being true impact players.

I think Grant has already started to prove he can be an impact player, and Lathan has had some moments as well. I think one of the freshmen can hopefully be a solid contributor right away, and JMike, Ogbole and Dortch will improve. The key is Pike being able to get two good transfers that can be viable to solid starters. They don't have to be elite, just have to be Big 10-caliber.

It's too early to say where RU will compare to other Big 10 teams for next season before transfer portal departures/additions, but if Pike can retain the right guys and get a couple nice portal additions, it can be a solid team.

Nor a Constitution. Nor a division from Britain. Nor a Dunkin Donuts/Starbucks.

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The Articles of Confederation was a constitution of the United States, just not what we refer to as THE constitution. We divided from Britain as the United States of America as of the declaration of Independence. Can't confirm the first DD.

MadRU said:

Jaw

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DHajekRC84 said:

yes I took me almost an hour to do it all because I had to gather all that info on the fly and create that id.me
It would be nice if they told you all you will need as a list before you start the process.

As I also noted a few weeks ago when I posted about this process and changes is that the base year for Anchor has eliminated 2022 & 2023 to harmonize the basis for income . for non-seniors this could screw them out of the program or reduce their benefit because their income could have changed as well as their residency as home owner vs. renter.

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The form does ask for 2023 and 2024 income, so presumably benefits are based on that income.

newell138 said:

thank god this is a bust, i have a flight to board on Saturday

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You'll still likely get 1-2" with the potential for a few more... it's Cape May County's winter.

DowntownT_Brown said:

While NIL is a challenge this is somewhat of a red herring as we have offensive talent currently on the roster that is not being utilized to it's potential due to scheme.

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This is true. Also, Brian was way ahead of the curve in utilizing the portal to address immediate holes in the roster, which gave us a sizable advantage for a time. The rest D1 caught up and NIL has only accelerated that process.

I think the issue is 50/50 personnel and scheme. Some of the scheme issues are a direct result of not having the right mix of skill sets on attack. But that doesn’t explain everything. If your scheme relies on having a perfect blend of specific skills in order to function, it is a bad scheme.

This has been an issue since at least 2023, and I would argue longer but we had some pretty talented attackmen that masked the issue. If you look at how badly the offense went in the tank when Brian Cameron went down in ‘23 or last year not having a big right dodger / finisher when Kelly got hurt and this year not having a true X attackman — that really should never happen and definitely not 3 years in a row. There is something fundamentally wrong with the offensive system if one missing piece causes a complete collapse in productivity. It’s not like we do not have skilled offensive players but it seems we just don’t have players with the exact skill set for specific roles.

I really think it is because our offense simply relies on our guys beating their guys and either taking themselves or dumping to the open look. That works when you have superior talent at every position but it is way too easy for good defenses to defend against. We have to run an offense that schemes guys open and creates mismatches.

NotInRHouse said:

There are small public schools too, though. Certainly I think TCNJ or SUNY Geneseo is considered as prestigious as some. Maybe not Bucknell but it is pretty darn close IMO.

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TCNJ has 7000 undergrads; Genesco 4000; Albright and Franklin & Marshall are in the 2000 range. There are kids who want a smaller school or can't get into TCNJ or Genesco, both of which are pretty selective.

RUPete said:

This was a good thread to start…

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Still is, just needed a cleanup in Aisle 12.

thank god this is a bust, i have a flight to board on Saturday

forget high school. no win situation.
most frosh can’t play. Those that do, will soon be out the door chasing the cash.
portal or bust!

rutgersguy1 said:

Once again INTC bounces off that 19-20ish area of support on takeover news. This like the 3rd time iirc lol. 24-25ish area usually resistance.

https://www.cnbc.com/2025/02/16/broadcom-tsmc-eye-possible-intel-deals-to-split-chipmaker.html

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INTC up 10% again on the TSMC AVGO news. Don’t know if I’d say it’s a breakout yet but it’s above a resistance area for now.

Still wonder about a takeover but new admin might be amenable takeovers in general but the other side of that is would they be as amenable to foreign ownership.

29PAS said:

Glass

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Jaw

Source said:

Well, as the poster who started this thread, I think it's (way) past time to move it to the CE Board.

I just wanted to have a little lightheartedness with the holiday but now I can see why we can't have nice things.

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I appreciate your posts. Keep up the good work. Those were important years also, and I'm sure the mechanics of early government activities in war and governance has some interesting nuggets. I started John Adams but didn't watch it all . Time to go back to it.

iReC89 said:

Given there was no other president at the time, nor an executive branch to preside over, it does not seem like a meaningful distinction to the nugget of history offered by Source. There is a place for abridged information.

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Nor a Constitution. Nor a division from Britain. Nor a Dunkin Donuts/Starbucks.

DJ Spanky said:

In truth these men were President of the Continental Congress, which was a wholly different role than President of the United States.

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Given there was no other president at the time, nor an executive branch to preside over, it does not seem like a meaningful distinction to the nugget of history offered by Source. There is a place for abridged information.

MadRU said:

Shot

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T2Kplus20 said:

Still rocking on NKE. Got stopped out of it but will relook if it gets into the mid-60s.

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NKE a little bump off this news. Wouldnt think much of it myself but 4-5% gain.

I don't have a big fascination either, but I do get a kick out of some of these stories hearing funny or interesting interactions, many showing who these people really are ie Chevy Chase or that they are regular people.

Met Jackie Mason in a NYC restaurant as he walked by our table and said "oye, crowded in here tonight", and we all cracked up just hearing his voice. For you younger people, pull it up on Youtube and you'll understand.

Checked the IDs of the whole band Anthrax when they came into the bar I worked at. I had no idea who they were, even the dude with the long beard.

Took a leak next to a VERY drunk Bruce at a restaurant/bar down the shore 25 years ago.

Met Dwight Gooden while getting a haircut in Metuchen. Very nice guy, talked to me an my son for 10 minutes.

Saw Charles Oakley in Miami airport.... gave him a very wide berth as he did not look happy, so I never said hello.

Met the former and current POTUSA, plus once when he was "just" the guy on the Apprentice. Talked golf briefly. Also met his daughter... failed to make a lasting impression....

Met Supermodel Nikki Taylor. Also failed to make a lasting impression.

Met Elle MacPherson at a Knicks game. Once again, failed to make a lasting impression... but whatever perfume she was wearing was amazing.