Ryan G Thomas 🇺🇸🇺🇦🐈‍⬛🐈‍⬛🐈‍⬛🐈‍⬛

At heart I believe all of us are children of God who are siblings to one another. As such, each of us has the inherent right to liberty, freedom, and the ability to pursue our dreams and create value for ourselves. We ought to stand for those principles and defend them for every human being regardless of race, creed, gender, orientation, or nationality. We may all be different in our unique ways, but we ought to treat each other equally before the law and afford dignity and respect to one another. We should show love, kindness, and decency to others in our private lives. Compassion, empathy, and mercy are strengths because they are virtues. Integrity and charity above all.

The rest of the article is far more concerning. The Congressional Black Caucus killed the SCORE act as political retaliation for redistricting. National partisan politics has entered the fray. This is really not the thing the CBC should be undermining because the results could be catastrophic for EVERYONE.

CFB PATC Live Show Wednesday - Approx: 8:15pm EST "Split River" water is rushing between Big Ten/SEC Islands and Big 12/ACC Islands. sports.yahoo.com/college-footba…

@flugempire Yup. I have always said a new subdivision in D1 should be created based on revenues. It would remain open to those who could build to that point but create a realistic demarcation.

P4 Split from G6? Unfortunately, most likely after current CFP media contract ends. But that's small potatoes from possible P4 splitting away from each other. Kumbaya has never been farther away. Yes, everyone talks. All get along professionally. Blah,blah and blah. Split

@RobLogic Oh to be young and athletic again!

She’s too good at this...

@twitVonwill @flugempire I don’t think those being left behind will allow them to have their cake and eat it. Pollard’s comments were those of frustration and indicate a willingness by many to self destruct the entire system.

@Running_Ryan @flugempire Here’s an example of what I meant. B1G AD discussing conf governance—likely bc of dismissed antitrust case in Choh vs Brown—bc a conf isn’t a monopoly like the NCAA. But maybe conf governance would not be a total break—all could do it. x.com/WinterSportsLa…

Breakaway with Conference Silo CBA’s in Football & Basketball could be next steps. Inter-conference play only during regular season would be distasteful in my opinion. *SEC only playoffs *Big Ten only playoffs Would be terrible outcome, again, in my opinion. Delicate times

@LDS_Dems @michcooley Ken Paxton is morally bankrupt.

Ken Paxton made sure his lawyer buddy only spent 60 days in jail after raping a little boy for three years. There is no more corrupt politician in this country ....outside of the man who endorsed him.

@LVCoug @AndyAriOn3 @AndyStaples @AriWasserman @BGInews In case you haven’t noticed, the first game of the existing series starts in Provo. If it is extended it will follow that. Provo 2026, 2028, 2030, 2032, and 2034 and South Bend 2027, 2029, 2031, 2033, and 2035.

@Running_Ryan @AndyAriOn3 @AndyStaples @AriWasserman @BGInews The long game is always get the home game in Provo first. And no more 2 for 1 stuff. Never go to ND first and trust them to return. That won’t happen as we have already learned.

Should Notre Dame make BYU a permanent annual opponent? @AndyStaples explains to @AriWasserman why the answer is yes, @BGInews youtu.be/ZM6UwHTUTTU

@MathewJFicht @Heroiam_Slava I don’t think Lukashenko is that stupid. He knows if he joins, he has a year in power left, tops.

@Running_Ryan @Heroiam_Slava With the right trap, watching for build-ups, and a massive kinetic strike, Belarus will fare worse than russias invasion. How the Belarusians could possibly be that ignorant to make that move seems unrealistic, but then again, Russia certainly wasn't prepared. We will see.

The threat from Belarus is real The front will expand many times over: the Russian Federation is actively calculating offensive actions. — Commander-in-Chief Oleksandr Syrskyi.

@MathewJFicht @Heroiam_Slava I agree. If Putin is pressuring him, then Russia is desperate because it knows it could lose everything anyway.

@Running_Ryan @Heroiam_Slava He has 3 months' worth of soldiers, tops. I dont think he could expand the front without losing every single soldier he has.

@jbartee @2025_bill @beleagueredst @ProjectLincoln There definitely are elements of fraud here.

Courts could, but it'd have to be extremely strong and narrow - like fraud, or coercion. Argument could absolutely be had here the President is coercing his employee, but the proponent would need to raise that and provide evidence. the AG themselves, the DOJ, couldn't be the party to raise the issue...

Absolutely insane levels of corruption happening right before your eyes.

@NAFOvoyager They KNOW Ukraine is winning and Moscow is on the verge of collapse so they are running to take credit.

Vance: “There’s been no President who’s done more to ensure that Ukraine survived russia’s invasion than Trump.” This is false and frankly insulting. Ukraine survives because of its people and armed forces. Javelins helped — but this is absurd rewriting of reality.

@2025_bill @jbartee @beleagueredst @ProjectLincoln Courts can invalidate the contract if it is unconscionable, which this clearly could be found as such.

@jbartee @beleagueredst @ProjectLincoln Illegal contracts aren’t binding. Trump cannot give himself protection against civil liability. It’s the definition of self dealing. The next admin DOJ can rip it up.

If Russia thought using Belorussians was wise, it would have done so. It has already used North Koreans, African mercenaries, and prisoners. Putin is looking for expendable cannon fodder. I think he knows Belarus is unreliable and could create a bigger headache for himself. Ukraine also has forces covering that flank right now, so its physical army would not be spread out more than it does. It will stretch resources but incoming EU aid of 90B Euros will help offset that.

@Running_Ryan @Heroiam_Slava It would thin out ukranian defence. On the other hand, Lukashenka is risking inner politic issues, which he would probably not survive. Very hard to guess, what’s going on in Lukashenkas brain right now, how much pressure he gets from Moscow.

That’s exactly right and it is there right now. If the B1G and SEC gut the ACC and Big 12 of what’s left and partner in postseason and scheduling games, then we are in Sherman land. There is also the tax angle where all athletic revenues will no longer be tax exempt for member institutions. Leaving the realm of NCAA amateur athletics puts this in UBTI territory. There are a whole bunch of tools the DOJ and Treasury could use to totally castrate those two conferences as a response to the inevitable backlash.

Not to throw another legal wrench in the conference breakaway proposal, but it might not solve the antitrust problems. Some have suggested that the appeal of conference-level governance is antitrust protection, bolstered by the recent Choh opinion. And that's true to an extent. The idea is that no single conference has sufficient market power violate the Sherman Act, so if one conference implements overly restrictive rules then players can simply go play in another. This assumes the relevant market is comprised of many conferences on relatively level terms competing for the top players. But if we reach a point where one super-conference clearly becomes it's own separate "market," and other conferences really aren't competing with it for the top talent, then you're back where you started on antitrust terms.

Conversations about an SEC/Big Ten breakaway from the NCAA are more real than they’ve ever been. But given how badly those two leagues have mismanaged self-governance in the NIL era, it’s not a credible threat. Column for @yahoosports sports.yahoo.com/college-footba…

I totally am onboard with this. I love this podcast and as a BYU fan I would love to have the last game of the season be this every year.

@HorsemenPod This BYU fan would love playing ND as much as possible. BYU has a student body of 37K and a fanbase that travels well. We realize you don’t need us, but if we can work to our mutual benefit, then I am happy to partner with the Irish.

I’ve got no problem playing BYU more often. They’re a small private religious school that many programs don’t want to play, while also having internal hurdles/standards that make acquiring talent difficult. Yet despite this, they’ve become a great program. Sound familiar?

@BoozeCougs @AndyAriOn3 @AndyStaples @AriWasserman @BGInews You don’t want to be on Prime time on NBC every other year for the last game of the season when played in South Bend? That kind of visibility propels our brand more than anything.

@AndyAriOn3 @AndyStaples @AriWasserman @BGInews No. We get 1 non con P4 opponent every year. As a fan I’d much rather play someone new every year. It’s okay to schedule them every once in a while but not every year. If BYU was still independent then absolutely.

The problem is no major SEC or B1G team is willing to schedule us. The SEC and B1G will both have 9 conference games and they each usually play a G6 or FCS team. That leaves two spots and many of those schools have a seventh home game and prefer eight. It has been extremely difficult to get those schools on the schedule and moreso after realignment. If we got a perpetual series with ND every year alternating between South Bend and Provo, it would be a tremendous boost for BYU’s visibility and brand. ND doesn’t need us but if realignment provides an opportunity for a long time relationship and rivalry, you take it.

@AndyAriOn3 @AndyStaples @AriWasserman @BGInews I would absolutely take it. Perfect end of the year game.