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Hey all. Been a long time since I've been around. Life and all that. But this was the first place I thought of when I heard the news.

Last year my wife, parents, and I went up to Toledo to see Clem perform. Afterwards he came out and we got to talk for a few minutes. Just such a great great man. So interesting and kind and talented.

This is a true loss. Just a huge loss.

I never said most. I said a large portion. I will say that places like Iran, where the religion has become the political voice, it seems like most. It also seems like there isn't a lot of other Muslums speaking out against, but I do understand it is probably out of fear.

How many Muslims do I know or have spoken to? I don't know just like I don't know how many Jews, or for that matter the numbers of Christians I know or have spoked with. I don't make it a point to ask people about their religious belief.

I might not say never, but no doubt it is a big part. If the team is good enough, I don't think you need an elite QB, but you do need a good QB.

I'll respond truthfully. I love two things the Donald has done for the country. FIRST, he has closed the border/s essentially. I hated watching democratic states giving hotel rooms in immigrants thousands of times. They didn't care if they were legally in the country or not.....and JMHO, they want as many illegals as possible because they'll vote Democratic once "they become legal citizens". TWO- I'm a right to life person. Religiously, how can anyone support killing "potential children"- don't understand the term....let nature take its course see if a child is born.

Lots of things I despise about the Republican leader- he is unPresidential, he is a liar, and he pardonned those who caused millions of dollars of damage to our Capital....yet, they were released from prison....what a guy.

The Democrats, jmho, will open the borders again if they win the Congress/ next Presidential election. They support "naturalized citizens" like those in Minnesota- Somali illegals/new citizens who defraughted the US out of millions/ could be billions of dollar in false claims in numerous federal programs.

Plus they support a woman who probably shouldn't be in Congress. Too old when she got citizenship, maybe, married her brother, maybe, has a net worth of less than $100,000 or could be worth millions and millions--- bottomline, she's the best we can have in Congress.

I've come to the conclusion most politicans are crooks, both parties, and the good ones leave after couple sessions because they can't stand the stink.

How to fix, term limits, flat tax for everyone, and help the bottom earners when they prove they need help......won't happen.
I'll vote Republican because I think they on the whole are less wasteful.....het our current "war" in Iran is stupid.

After getting this news in the morning.

The game took a backseat. I just wasn't into it.

RIP, my friend. While we never met, I learned so much from you.

I hate to say I told you so but……

Well..

Poor Clowns. Poor Clowns indeed.

Thanks man! A win would have been a nice birthday present sigh ...

Fate…that wasn’t a burp

So who is your bonafine you want to draft Pit? I don't see one. All I see are a bunch of mediocre garbage. I don't see any elite QBs that scream we have to have this guy. Honestly, I find it hard to watch college football these days because the level of play just seems putrid anymore. The portal is flat our ruining college football to where only rich college programs are going to be able to keep any talent and smaller teams will just get striped bare. They will stop developing players because they have to win now while they have them for a year. QBs take the most time and effort to build up and why would any team bother when the second they get good they will just bail to a team that can pay them?

So I get that you WANT one. IS there one to be had especially where we will be drafting at?

Jfanent , I was only able to watch into the early part of the 3rd quarter .. Up to that point I felt sorry for then kid .. Running for his life.. Non consistent play calling . Dont care much for Arthur Smith..

Dude. Seriously. I don't know what your problem is anymore.

Now you're telling me what threads to start?? GTHOH. 🤣 I knew this one was locked and there was no other thread to express my celebration for the end to this mess. It was only a matter of minutes before you started the new republicans thread... I did you a favor. And you actually piss your pants over it? Seek help.

Oh wait, is there some award for starting threads too? Another trophy next to your "I start 35 arguments a day" trophy?

Maybe I cheated you. Just start another Trump thread. I heard he burped out loud yesterday, maybe start there.

This applies to most of the conversation at hand. Ran across the premise a couple weeks ago so I asked for a direct explanation...


I saw a short explanation that a lot of the reason NCAA teams don't have solid backups any more is because of NIL money. Does this actually make sense?


Yes, it absolutely makes sense, but it is actually a two-part equation: NIL money is the fuel, but the Transfer Portal is the vehicle.
Together, they have created a massive "backup crisis" across college sports, most notably in college football. Elite programs can no longer easily stockpile four- and five-star talent to sit on the bench.


Why Teams are Losing Their Backups

The drop-off in reliable roster depth comes down to three interconnected shifts in the modern NCAA landscape:
• The "Play and Get Paid" Incentive: In the past, a highly-rated backup quarterback or defensive lineman might wait two or three years for their turn at a powerhouse like Alabama, Georgia, or Ohio State. Today, a school with a lesser roster can offer that same backup hundreds of thousands (or millions) of dollars in NIL money to start immediately.

• The Power of Freedom of Movement: NIL alone wouldn't strip depth if players were locked into their schools. Because the transfer portal allows players to move freely without sitting out a year, a backup who realizes they won't start can instantly shop themselves to the highest bidder. For example, Ohio State coach Ryan Day explicitly noted that the portal-and-NIL combination makes keeping a deep quarterback room nearly impossible.

• The Death of "Stockpiling": Head coaches like Texas A&M's Mike Elko have stated that it is practically "impossible" to recruit depth out of the portal because elite transfers do not go where there is an established starter. Talent has essentially been flattened and distributed across the country, creating unprecedented parity but leaving top teams dangerously thin if a starter gets hurt.


The Backup QB Crisis: A Clear Example

The impact is most visible at the quarterback position. During the 2026 season, half of the 18 teams in the Big Ten have had to start or rely heavily on second-string quarterbacks due to injuries.

When powerhouse programs lose their starting quarterback, they no longer have an experienced, elite backup waiting in the wings. Instead, they are forced to hand the offense to unproven true freshmen or lower-tier recruits because their previous quality backups left to become starters elsewhere (such as former Ohio State backup Lincoln Kienholz transferring to start for Louisville).


Incoming Changes: Roster and Spending Caps

To fight this exact issue, the NCAA and major conferences are implementing guardrails. For instance, the Big Ten established a $49 million total NIL and revenue-sharing cap, and new 105-player roster limits are specifically designed to prevent wealthy schools from hoarding players on their benches.

Thankfully I don't see the adverts .... The only ones I have seen are Trump advertising himself at the taxpayers expense during couple of football games I watched. And then Trump advertising himself via an official Social Sec email.

A mid term election thread would be nice. Is this what the intent of this thread is for? If so that's a very weird title for it.

I'm just as sick as anyone else is of the ads. It will be nice when they are over.

It is hilarious how you never address the topics in those threads but now wish to mock them. Not unexpected behavior however.

This could go in either thread, but I thought I'd throw it here and kick this one off for y'all.


Two. More. Days...

And we're done with political ads! It's almost over, dawgs!

J/C

Watching a lot of college games, it feels like there's more parity than ever - even week to week teams look good and then bad, etc. Not sure what the reason is behind it (NIL, portal, lack of QB development, coaching carousel, etc) but NCAAF is very volatile

I am, and I shall always be your friend Robert Clemens. I'll see you someday

It is most certainly is a religion. As with all religions throughout history there are those among that religion who have warped and bastardized it to be something it was never intended to be. The same as been done with Christianity throughout history at different points in time. Millions of people throughout history have been killed and slaughtered in the name of Christianity as well.

You call it "taken over the religion". At this time there are just over two billion Muslims in the world. There is a difference in taking over the headlines and taking over the religion. What makes the news and what gets shown to many are just the extremes of the Muslim religion, not the religion as a whole. You know how that works. Only the most extreme things hit the news. It makes for ratings.


I get that. We never see what we haven't been shown or haven't looked for ourselves. There are a lot of peaceful Muslims leaders who have spoken out and this is by no means a compete list. It doesn't even account for the peaceful Muslims around the globe that speak out against it................

• Muhammad Tahir-ul-Qadri: The Pakistani-Canadian Islamic scholar issued a comprehensive 600-page Fatwa on Terrorism in 2010—endorsed by Cairo's Al-Azhar University—declaring that suicide bombings and terrorist attacks have no place in Islamic law and branding terrorists as unbelievers (disbelievers of peace).

• Grand Mufti Ibrahim Abu Mohamed: The Grand Mufti of Australia has repeatedly issued public statements and fatwas condemning violent extremist acts, including the 2014 Sydney hostage crisis and subsequent acts of terror, emphasizing that such violence contradicts Islamic teachings of peace.

• Dr. Zafarul-Islam Khan: The prominent Indian Muslim scholar and former head of the Delhi Minorities Commission has publicly condemned mass atrocities and acts of terror committed by militant groups like the Pakistani Taliban, calling them "a blot in the face of Islam".

• Imam Azam Akram: Local and international community imams (such as Imam Akram in Chicago and various leaders organized through groups like the Islamic Network Group) regularly hold interfaith forums, lectures, and condemnations explicitly rejecting ISIS, Al-Qaeda, and domestic radicalization.

• Hassan Rouhani: As president of Iran, Hassan Rouhani condemned international extremist massacres—such as the 2015 Paris attacks claimed by ISIS—publicly labeling them "crimes against humanity".

• Jama Masjid Trust (Delhi): The leadership of India’s historic Jama Masjid explicitly refused Islamic burial rites to the perpetrators of the 2008 Mumbai attacks, stating that those who commit such heinous acts against innocent people cannot be considered true followers of Islam.

The issue as it seems to me is reporting things like this doesn't help feed into the agenda that you seem to be convinced of.

A fraction of all Muslims are actually violent extremists. Convincing people to believe otherwise seems to be the ultimate goal.

There's 2 billion Muslims in the world. And your belief is most of them aren't peaceful.

Our of interest, how many Muslims do you know or have spoken to?

I’m heartbroken at this news. Clem was one of the people in my life that inspired me to make a run at my art career. He was a huge cheerleader of my creative spirit and was one of the first to congratulate me when I finally made the leap of faith and left nursing for art for good.
Last time I was home in NW Ohio I looked him up and we met for coffee. We’d planned on making that a yearly thing with my visits home. I’m so grateful I got at least one in. He and I hit it off in person just as we had on the web.
My heart hurts knowing he’s gone.
He was a sweet, genuine, and creative man.
The world lost a great.
May you rest peacefully Clem.

Does it define innocent? To some infidels are guilty of a crime against God.

It's great those words are written. Unfortunately, a large portion of the religion seems to not pay attention. I know some say Islam is a peaceful, loving religion. I am sure that is true for many, but a seemingly larger portion don't agree. I don't see the peaceful ones speaking out against the radicals who have taken over the religion. I am not even sure it can be called a religion at this point.

So Sorry to hear about Clemdawg...Has always been one of my favorite posters on the site.

Has not been a good year

RIP Clem

The reality of the matter doesn't always mesh with a persons preception.

Very sad news to read. He was a smart, eclectic guy - and he loved this forum. Prayers to him and his family