@rawsalerts I’ve long been a republican voter in Texas but I am voting democratic this time.
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zach swinney
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🚨#BREAKING: Newsweek are reporting that Republicans could lose control of Texas for the first time in nearly 30 years, raising major concerns among Republican leaders and voters across the state.
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@CSURamT @jarosh_xander Very true. But also, some of these programs like TCU are running out of money to spend. It’s a matter of time before you see some of the bottom feeders leave the FBS for the FCS.
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@jarosh_xander @swindo417 The only reason those teams are where they are is because of the money they spend. You give the PAC12 teams that same money and the success in the conference would be the same.
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False. The PAC12 is the fifth best FBS conference.
West Coast College Sports Guy@WCCSG_
True or False? The PAC-12 is the best Group of 6 conference! 🏈🏀⚾️
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@SuperFrogBurner You’re full of shit dude. Oregon St and Wash. St would be better additions to the Big 12 than TCU. The only thing TCU does is take away from the conference. TCU literally adds nothing to the big 12.
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Shit isn’t even close in the one sport that actually matters for realignment
Mr. Beavv@MrBeavv
Oregon State and Washington State are better brands across all 3 major sports than Baylor, BYU, and TCU
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@MrBeavv Idk about BYU but definitely better brand than TCU and Baylor. Both of those programs are just shit and haven’t accomplished a damn thing. Oregon State has a bigger stadium, draws better TV numbers and bigger fan base.
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Oregon State and Washington State are better brands across all 3 major sports than Baylor, BYU, and TCU
Ŧ-Rell🌵@TTU_Ty
#BigACC Texas Tech Baylor TCU BYU Utah Arizona Arizona State Colorado Oklahoma State Kansas Kansas State Iowa State Notre Dame Clemson Florida State Miami Georgia Tech Louisville North Carolina Duke
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@JamieSchlosser @CSURamT @realbeaverswag Preach it. The Big 12 is full of programs that don’t even pull the media audience than half of the PAC 12 teams do.
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@TheDeadDistrict This IS extensive damage, don’t even act like it’s not. Just like Russia, the U.S. military is proving to not be as formidable as it once was.
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Shrapnel damaged KC-135 arriving in to RAF Mildenhall a short time ago.
A U.S. Air Force KC-135R Stratotanker tanker aircraft, covered in patch repairs, was damaged by shrapnel following an Iranian ballistic missile strike on Prince Sultan Air Base in Saudi Arabia in mid-March.
The aircraft was able to conduct a self-deployment flight to RAF Mildenhall in the United Kingdom, from where it will later proceed to the United States for repairs. Evidently, the damage was not critical.
Via Mark Lynham Instagram.
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@BabakTaghvaee1 This is extensive damage. Damage like this is not repaired. Instead, it was likely temp repaired and will be flown back to the U.S. where it will be divested. The U.S. military has sustained significant and unrecoverable losses.
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BREAKING: A KC-135R of the Ohio Air National Guard, which was damaged as a result of a ballistic missile strike by the IRGC Aerospace Force at Prince Sultan Air Base in Saudi Arabia, arrived at RAF Mildenhall today, en route to the United States for final repairs.
You can see multiple patches on its fuselage caused by shrapnel from the ballistic missiles that struck the tankers parked next to it. That day, the U.S. Air Force lost a pair of KC-135Rs, one KC-46A, and one E-3G at Prince Sultan Air Base.
Additionally, two EC-130H Compass Call aircraft, another E-3G Sentry, and at least seven KC-135R/T tankers were damaged.
Credit: Mark Lynham
#OperationEpicFury #OperationLionsRoar
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@JohnnyJ31458195 @mark_hokie The only programs in the Big 12 that hold their weight are Texas Tech, BYU and Utah. The rest of are just glorified G5
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@mark_hokie All programs in Big 12 hold their weight and I’d say do a full merger between the two if UNC and Virginia are still there (I think one if not both will be) then absorb Big East for b-ball (UConn full member) add Gonzaga Dayton b-ball also see how things are…
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What if, instead of a full-on merger, the ACC and Big XII formed a new conference composed of the "best" program from each state, plus a bonus from FL, TX, and CA? It might look like this:
accfootballrx.blogspot.com/2024/08/best-f…
It works out to 12 on each side of the Mississippi River!
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@JaguarGator9NFL I hope it does destroy the league. Football is not meant to be played in the spring!! It’s a gimmick league with players that have no talent or washed up. Just kill this experiment and move on.
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I’m kind of terrified this might destroy the league to some extent
Louisville’s a great market
Fans braved the poor weather to watch their winless team play
To have it end on a walkoff pass interference where no one knew what was going on? I don’t know if they’ll come back
United Football League@TheUFL
ORLANDO WINS IT ON A PENALTY IN OVERTIME ‼️ Dean Blandino is in the Command Center with more ⬇️
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@The_UFM I’d imagine most Louisville fans don’t care anymore at this point. If I were them, I wouldn’t go to another game, even if the rule gets changed.
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So rule change incoming? 👀
#UFL
Repole Stable@RepoleStable
Fans don’t like the rule. I don’t like it either. I hear you guys. The rule has been in place for 3 years to prevent defenses from repeatedly committing penalties to stop a score and to protect players from injuries after 3+ hours of play. It was a great game. Intense, action-packed, and an incredible, loud Louisville crowd. We owe our fans better.
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@ByAnthonyMiller The UFL is so trash. It’s already gimmicky and to add this shit to it just adds more fuel to an already loud debate on the league’s survivability going forward.
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Jesus. No one knew this was a rule. Anthony Becht is telling his team they won and the players were like “What?” This was a great game absolutely ruined by officials. So disappointing. #UFL
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@CardChronicle Just another example of how shitty this league is. The gimmicky bullshit like this is exactly what none of these fly by night leagues work.
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Not exactly an ideal way to reel in a new market, UFL
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Scissors on the field during a UFL game, as QB Jason Bean finds and hands to the ref. 🏈✂️
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@Firstand16_Pod TCU at 6 is crazy. They lost a ton to the portal and have a new QB that is unproven. Utah is too low.
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Yes, yesterday was an April Fool's joke. Here are my actual Spring Football rankings!
First and 16 - A Big 12 Podcast@Firstand16_Pod
First and 16 Power Rankings Spring.... What do you think? What did I get wrong?
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@ProFootballTalk Absolute shit. This league will die just like the rest of them.
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The UFL returned last night, and the best moment featured a halftime fracas between Louisville Kings fans and Birmingham Stallions players. nbcsports.com/nfl/profootbal…
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@VicLombardi Seaton isn’t wrong. CU and the rest of the Big12 need to watch this over and over again to understand why they’re not relevant in the sport. Athletes will go where the money is. They want the nicest facilities.
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Man, these former Buffs taking subtle shots at CU is downright disingenuous. Just say it. Higher-paying job. We all leave for higher-paying gigs. Happens all the time.
Dov Kleiman@NFL_DovKleiman
Oh Boy: New LSU OL Jordan Seaton speaks on why he left Coach Prime and the Colorado Buffaloes… "Being here, it just means more. Being here is different from how we train to how we work. When it comes to work, thats what this place is about." 😬😬😬
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@Mr_AlbieShore It’s irrelevant because TCU doesn’t recruit anybody worth a shit so any athlete that is half way decent is going to Tech, Baylor, TAMU, UT or Houston. Nobody gives a shit about TCU.
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Recruits should know about this. This is what he is saying publicly about a guy who was there for 4 years and a starter for almost 3.
Idc how it ended, talking about a former player like this is a reflection of poor leadership
Bussin' With The Boys@BussinWTB
TCU HC Sonny Dykes didn’t hold back talking about Josh Hoover heading to Indiana “Josh started 31 games here as a quarterback, and turned the ball over 42 times.”
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@zacharyebell @sircalebhammer There’s a lot of fraud.. I’m a veteran and all of my veteran friends are disabled and most of them are 100% total and permanent.. yet, they’re out there making $100,000/yr as an electrician. This is the bullshit the VA has to stop
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A new @sircalebhammer video just dropped, which means everyone is about to become an expert on VA disability and fraud.
A few things:
1. Is there fraud? Yes.
There’s fraud in every federal program.
Keep that same energy for Social Security, Medicare, HUD, and the rest.
2. There are about 9 million veterans who have interacted with the VA, and about 14–15 million veterans total in America (per the VA Secretary when I interviewed him).
3. Just about everyone who goes on Caleb Hammer’s show is a financial disaster.
You could give them a million dollars a year and they would still screw it up.
VA disability isn’t the problem.
Financial literacy is.
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@Danrockymtfront @DOGE_DOW Exactly!! Dudes with no combat service or experience need to sit down and go get a job.
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@DOGE_DOW Simple way to combat most of the fraud is make it where no one that was in a combat zone can receive compensation for "mental illness". Allow them to receive treatment, but no rating for it.
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DOGE is working on a review focused on strengthening the integrity of disability claims and preventing fraud, while safeguarding access for veterans who rightfully receive benefits.
If you are a veteran or service member with relevant experience and would like to help, please send a DM.
Paul@WomanDefiner
I am begging someone, anyone to clean up the disability fraud in the VA. This guy was a Navy reservist who went to school for the Government and got out after 2 years with disability benefits for anxiety and depression. This has to end.
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