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    Jonathan Holloway could be Yale’s next president

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    Jonathan Holloway could be Yale’s next president

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    OT: Just had an earthquake

    We get roughly 20,000 earthquakes per year here in New Zealand, but most of them are fairly small and sufficiently deep to not be a problem. Depth is a real issue for earthquakes. The one that hit Christchurch so badly was "only" a 6.3, but it was close to ChCh and very shallow. That was 2011...
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    NCAA FINAL FOUR: Championship Game Thread

    He might well stay and the local connections would be good reasons to. He definitely has it all organized to be successful there. But it is Storrs, Connecticut, and the bright lights and bigger bucks may come calling. Time will tell. As to cherry picking, I said he's had two great years, but...
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    NCAA FINAL FOUR: Championship Game Thread

    Yes, I did know that. I also know that that was a span of 13 years, not exactly a lifetime. I also know that in the five years prior to the 7-24 season, URI had four consecutive 20-win and one 19-win seasons. So again, with a bit of real historical perspective as opposed to cherry picking...
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    NCAA FINAL FOUR: Championship Game Thread

    Wagner's 25-6 team lost in the NEC semis and didn't even get an NIT bid. Maybe somewhat less than great for a program that has been to the NCAAs twice, including this year. URI has been a strong program for decades, and has 10 NCAAs, including an elite 8 and a sweet 16. Not sure a round of 32...
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    NCAA FINAL FOUR: Championship Game Thread

    Looks like a really good matchup for the Nat'l Champs. I gotta think UCONN has more weapons.
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    NCAA FINAL FOUR: Championship Game Thread

    He's had two great years at UCONN. Before that, only good to very good.
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    NCAA FINAL FOUR: Championship Game Thread

    Does Hurley ever stop whining?
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    UConn vs Iowa

    I thought the call was legit. Edwards is clearly moving into Marhall and throws her elbow into her. Watch Edward''s feet for the movement. She extends her left leg into Marshall. The idea that you shouldn't referee the game at the end is ridiculous. If it's a foul in the first ten minutes...
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    The everyone gets a trophy generation is showing their true colors

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    OT: I-695 Francis Scott Key Bridge Collapses

    F. Scott Fitgerald's full name was Francis Scott Key Fitzgerald. He was named after Key, who was a distant cousin.
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    NFL Bans the "Hip Drop Tackle"

    Go to about the 1:35 mark on the link and you'll see what the league is talking about. Later in this video the guy doing it lists data that says that there were 230 instances of this in 2023, up 60% from the previous year, and that 15% resulted in injury. The one on Drew Sample in this video...
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    NFL Bans the "Hip Drop Tackle"

    Invented as a technique by the Melbourne Storm NRL rugby team in 2002. It's a nasty piece of work and deserves to be banned. All you have to do to avoid is not bring your body down on the legs.
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    NFL Bans the "Hip Drop Tackle"

    Most of the tackles shown in the video were not hip drop tackles. In order for it to be a hip drop tackle, you have to land on the legs below the knees. Most of those tackles the tackler fell on the ground next to the runner. Estimated 230 hip drop tackles last year in NFL, and injury rate...
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    NFL Bans the "Hip Drop Tackle"

    Not exactly. You can't drop your body onto his legs below the knees in doing so. Now, the natural reaction to this is Wha? But when you see it, I think you might go, "Oh that! Yeah, that oughta be banned." This clip shows examples from rugby league, but it shows the general idea...
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    NFL Bans the "Hip Drop Tackle"

    It has to do with dropping your body weight on the legs of the running back. You grab, rotate to the rear and then drop down on the running back's legs. Been an issue in rugby for a while now. There are a lot more tackles in a rugby game than in football. But it's only been banned in a...
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    OT: Grass seed recommendations?

    Who else thought this was going to be a thread about marijuana?
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    Steelers trading starting QB Pickett to Philly for draft picks

    It's easy to make a mistake, but now you're just lying. Tomlin has only had three 8-8 years in his whole career, and only one in the last ten years. In the same time period, Green Bay has had four losing seasons. The pro bowl differnce is 4.1 per year to 4.5 per year. And during that period...
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    Steelers trading starting QB Pickett to Philly for draft picks

    Good post. Good points. Actually, Tomlin has been with the Steelers for 17 years and Roethlisberger 19 years (Common mistake, you can't just subtract the first year from the last year -- think of someone who has been with a team for 10 years. You have year 1 through year 10, but you can't...
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