Titan78
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Titan78
@SterlinMerlin
Michigan Fan. Detroit sports fan.
Phoenix, AZ شامل ہوئے Kasım 2023
686 فالونگ88 فالوورز
@Matt_of_MI @SterlinMerlin @TomOsburner5 @Genetics56 Zero chance it would have been a slaughter. Either way.
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Kids these days don't know how good Nebraska 95 was.
Hot Take City 🤧🤧🥴🥴@HotTakeCity904
Do you agree??
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@Matt_of_MI @LiveZomby @TomOsburner5 @Genetics56 You must be an MSU fan.
U-M would have won, U-M had 2 first rd, and one second rd draft picks on the O-Line. They wouldn't have had any issues playing smash mouth with Nebraska.
U-M's defense was lights out and had a Heisman Trophy winner.
Nebraska should've lost to Mizzou.
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@SterlinMerlin @LiveZomby @TomOsburner5 @Genetics56 It would have been a slaughter. Everyone knows it. I wish they would have played too.
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@LiveZomby @TomOsburner5 @Genetics56 I agree with you on both points, but it is the only objective comparison we have.
I'm just disappointed that the 1997 U-M team tends to get overlooked as it was a stacked squad that year.
I wish they had played each other as well. That game would have been one for the ages.
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@SterlinMerlin @TomOsburner5 @Genetics56 Colorado/Nebraska was a rivalry, hard to make that comparison. As for the NFL, Nebraska offense didn't really translate to the NFL, so it was always bound to be a bit lighter on NFL talent. Wish they had played each other.
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@TomOsburner5 @Genetics56 I agree with you on the Rose Bowl. This is why I'm so glad there is a playoff now
Unfortunately, the only mutual opponent that both teams faced that year was Colorado. U-M won 27-3, Nebraska won 27-24
Hindsight 20/20:
U-M = 31 NFL players, 3 HOF
Nebraska =27 NFL players, 0 HOF
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@SterlinMerlin @Genetics56 All of these arguments (like 94 PSU) could’ve been avoided if big ten teams didn’t play shit opponents in the rose bowl. Hard to not give a share to an undefeated team that blows out another top 3 team in the bowl game
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@dannybigo8 @Genetics56 Is this Scott Frost shamelessly campaigning for another championship?
Nebraska SEC'd their way into a Natty.
Try to catch a pass without kicking it first. Nebraska should have lost to Mizzou
Also, Michigan had the toughest schedule in the nation based on the prior years record
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@SterlinMerlin @Genetics56 the 97 huskers would’ve beat Michigan that year by two touchdowns
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@chrisfallica SEC propaganda starting already.
I'm so glad they are going to a 9 game schedule like everybody else.
They will now have a clear pecking order about who the best teams are in their conference.
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Really good visualization here of "Top of Big Ten is the best but the depth of the SEC is still better"
parker fleming@statsowar
2026 Projected Depth by conference according to SP+
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@Genetics56 I was surprised as well. I think everybody is still trying to figure it out from the schools to the conferences and everything is still fluid for everybody.
I don't think we will know until we get close to the TV contract renewals to know where things stand.
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I took a listen. That is an interesting comment, which is a new tidbit for me. If that is true, which I wouldn't think he would lie about such a thing, then the Big Ten could have a shot with UNC, UVA, Florida State, and Miami
Titan78@SterlinMerlin
@Genetics56 UNC to SEC vs. BIG may still be fluid. Here is a Virginia Tech BOV member discussing everything from NIL, AAU, and Conference Realignment. Entire video is interesting. He gave a juicy tidbit about UNC saving $ if the BIG calls. (Stamped) @ImmaculateView youtube.com/watch?v=2UDmtX…
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@ImmaculateView @Genetics56 I agree on NC State etc.
In regards to VaTech he said that they have the same metrics for AAU as Miami did so that may be on the horizon.
They are strategically positioning themselves for either one. They do believe it will be a P2 of either 20 or 24. He didn't say which thoug
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@SterlinMerlin @Genetics56 Smart on their part but they would still have to get approval from the NC Board of Governors. I think the SEC would be willing to take NC State in order to get UNC. I dont think the B1G would.
Did he say anything about VT and realignment?
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Fwiw, when the ACC lawsuits stuff were going on, the Big Ten would have added Miami and Florida State. I found that out this week. Now we have to wait.
The othet group is Stanford and Cal.
If UNC end up in SEC and UVA goes Big Ten, then it's likely Grorgia Tech with UVA.
Immaculate@ImmaculateView
Projected Governance/Realignment timeline. With discussion now happening within the D1 governance apparatus for creating the new A4 subdivision, I figured its time I put together a potential timeline projection. This will be more of a chain reaction projection than a date and time projection. We can now see that the first step in this chain reaction will be the creating of the new subdivision. After that I would expect The Cabinet to also pass some other rules that create the environment for movement to happen. I have recently illustrated for you how this happened in 1987 when they created the football conference championship games. When they created that, they also created the 12 team and 2 division requirement for being able to hold them. At the time of that creation there was no such thing as a 12 team major conference divided into two divisions. This rule's creation was intended entice expansion. The same will be the case for the rules that The Cabinet creates to go along with the new Subdivision's creation. What other created rules should you watch for? The main two are rule changes that allow for an extended conference post season and then a change to the rule that limits conferences to only having two divisions. They will return to divisions but they will want to have more than just two. With these new rules in place, there will then need to be decisions on how to execute them in a way to increase value enough for expansion to happen. In my opinion, the noise will at this point come from the CFP. We will see some major changes happening within the CFP. With the new subdivision being created, the CFP will have Member Conferences in two different subdivisions in the future. That means the CFP will have to run two different tournaments. So that will start to come up, whether its via the usual sports media or from the CFP itself, could be both. In my opinion, when that comes up, that will be the signal. Moving to two tournaments instead of just one, that is the revenue generation increase signal. This is when realignment in earnest begins, in my opinion. So who first? Well, initially my thoughts on this haven't changed much at all. I still think this begins with UNC and Clemson moving to the SEC. That gets quickly followed up by The B1G taking FSU and GT. After that we hit a period of heavy noise in the media about the SEC being at 18 and whether they follow the B1G to 20. In the end, after all the noise, I do still believe this ends up with NC State and VT moving to the SEC. It might mean lesser payments for them, a first for the SEC, but it might not. We shall see. At this moment, everything is up in the air and it will be clearly evident to everyone just how different this future of CFB will be. At this point, after seeing all those publics leaving the ACC, this is when I think Louisville makes a fateful decision. I think they see the writing on the wall with the ACC and where it is going. They will see how the new ACC payout policy could help them but it also could hurt them. The ACC will have shifted to being heavily controlled by private universities. They make the move to the Big 12. This is where I think The Big 12 puts the ultimatum to Pitt to join with Louisville. I could be wrong about this one but I think Pitt chooses to stay and play by the rules of those Privates. The Big 12 likely wont feel they have much time to be idle at this point. Soon after the Louisville announcement, they reach out to USF and come to terms for an invitation to the Big 12. That puts the Big 12 at 18 and the ACC at 11. All of this is subject to change of course but it is at this point when the biggest surprise might happen. This is when I think BYU might shock the world and jump over into the ACC at the behest of Notre Dame and their friends. I also think this could be when Notre Dame announces that they will be joining the ACC as a full member. Part of the creation of the new subdivision is that I do believe it will be for the autonomous conferences only. There wont be Autonomous Independents. With that momentum of adding BYU fully and ND in football, I think then the ACC quickly follows that up with announced invites for Tulane and Rice. All eyes are on the Big 12 and ACC at this point, Big 12 at 17 and ACC at 14. With the new divisional rules that I brought up earlier, it would seem pretty clear that both conferences would be looking to get to at least 16 or 20 teams. Now with only four in the West, it would look like the Big 12 would have to add at least one in the West. A solution for them would be to plan for Colorado to actually move into the midwest division made up of old Big 8 members. That leaves two spots out East. So the Big 12 brings in OSU and WSU. It brings in the rivalry and it brings in their ties to B1G teams Oregon and Washington. In the future the A4 conferences will have early season cross conference play so with everything taken into account, those two teams likely have the highest value for the Big 12 to get to 19. So everyone is wondering at this point, who the Big 12 will add to round it out at 20? Well the ACC wouldn't have been just sitting back at this point when looking for who the next two would be. Will they reach out to the Army and Navy? With the ACC becoming Private controlled, that may interest those two Academies but jumping up to that level of competition across the board, that may be too much for them. At that point, there might be some SMU folks travelling across town to talk to folks over at TCU. These last additions, that is where I think the fight really will be because this is true realignment. Members could go in either direction between these two, it truly becomes about fit at this point. I do think that the ACC will want to stop at 16 with whatever they decide for #15 and #16. We still dont have the answer for the Big 12's final spot. If they want to have an all Texas division then I think we need to watch what is going on between Texas State and UTSA at that point. That gives a San Antonio location for the conference. My lean at this point, which is going to sound crazy, would be towards Texas State. Now if they dont care about that division being all Texas then they could perhaps throw a Memphis in there or Memphis could go with the Big 8 member division should OSU decide to roll with the Texans. Very difficult to project. This is just for the Majors. I would expect a whole lot of action down in the FBS and FCS as the news of the A4 leaving the FBS and the new FBS having its own tournament, that should lead to a whole lot of interest from FCS members. We should also see plenty of movement up from D2 to the FCS when more FCS powers have moved up. We are talking about a whole new age of realignment and of CFB when this is all over.
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@ChiefEngineerCE I would add the free trade agreements such as NAFTA and China entering the WTO during the Clinton Administration.
This started the offshoring of jobs overseas.
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How They Crashed American Wages on Purpose
After Boomers built it... Globalists came in and took it.
Boomers did not destroy the American wage. The crash was engineered through legislation, corporate lobbying, and offshore labor pipelines designed to replace citizens with cheaper foreign workers. The timeline is clear and the fingerprints are visible.
1990 to 1994. The Setup.
The Immigration Act of 1990 created the H 1 B and opened legal replacement of U S workers. Senator Ted Kennedy, Senator Joe Biden, Senator Chuck Schumer, and President George H. W. Bush all pushed it. Companies like Microsoft and Intel were the first to lobby for more foreign labor to push down pay.
1998 to 2000. The Flood.
Congress passed the American Competitiveness and Workforce Improvement Act and lifted visa caps under pressure from the U S Chamber of Commerce, Immigration Voice, and corporate leaders tied to Big Tech. Wages stopped rising in the tech sector almost immediately. It was not a coincidence.
2001 to 2008. Outsourcing Firms Take Over.
TCS, Infosys, Cognizant, Wipro, HCL, and Accenture built billion dollar pipelines moving jobs out of the country or filling them with visa labor. They replaced Americans and depressed salaries nationwide. These firms were the primary donors to lawmakers demanding more visas. Senator John McCain and Senator Lindsey Graham were their biggest allies.
2009. The Wage Collapse Begins.
The Obama administration expanded the STEM OPT program. Companies no longer had to pay payroll taxes for foreign workers. Corporations literally saved money by not hiring Americans. Google, Facebook, Amazon, and Apple all lobbied for this exemption.
2014. The Backdoor Expansion.
H 4 EAD work permits were created without a vote from Congress. This doubled the supply of foreign labor overnight. American wages stalled. Entire departments and industries shifted to imported workers. Immigration attorneys and offshore outsourcing executives pushed heavily for this rule.
Throughout the 2010s. Visa Lobbying Intensifies.
Organizations like ITServe Alliance, representing IT staffing and outsourcing firms, expanded their influence in Washington.
They pushed aggressively for:
• more visa approvals
• relaxed restrictions
• faster processing
• broader work authorizations
Their stated mission was to support companies that depend on foreign labor pipelines. This accelerated the shift away from hiring American workers, especially in tech.
2015 to 2020. The Offshore Power Grab.
Disney, Southern California Edison, AT&T, Verizon, Lowe’s, State Farm, and Bank of America used contractors like Infosys and Cognizant to replace American tech staff. Americans were asked to train their replacements. Wages stagnated for the first time in modern history while corporate profits hit record highs.
2020 to 2023. The Corporate Capture Phase.
Consulting firms like Accenture and Deloitte took over entire IT and engineering divisions for Fortune 500 companies. These contractors staffed teams almost entirely with foreign visa workers. American wages decoupled from productivity. CEOs collected bonuses for labor cost reductions.
2024 to Today. The Break Point.
Americans from both parties finally realized what happened. Wages did not collapse because of Boomers. They collapsed because corporations and globalist politicians imported a permanent lower cost workforce and wrote policy to protect it.
Boomers built the prosperity these companies looted.
Boomers built the industries these politicians auctioned off.
Boomers did not break America.
Globalists did.
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@MarioNawfal U.S. citizens could care less about a poll put out by a British News Agency (Reuters). But, go ahead and spout off the Euro-Peon propaganda.
Trump has done more for everyday working Americans than any president in my lifetime, and this includes Reagan.
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🚨🇺🇸 Trump's approval rating drops to 36%
According to the latest poll, rising fuel prices and growing opposition to the Iran war are weighing heavily on public opinion.
Not a good sign as the U.S heads to the midterms in a few months.
Source: Reuters
Mario Nawfal@MarioNawfal
🚨🇮🇷 The International Energy Agency chief said they’re ready to drop more oil into the market if things get worse. Japan’s PM already asked them to get ready, because prices are going up fast. They already released 400M barrels (biggest ever), and have still got 80% left. But yeah… even he’s saying this is a serious energy security problem now. Source: Al Jazeera
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@WesternLensman All bark, no bite. He's just showing how impotent he is.
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Philly DA Larry Krasner threatens ICE agents working at the airport with arrest:
"The president cannot pardon you. I will put you in handcuffs. And if necessary, I will put you in a jail cell."
Krasner was promising to hunt down ICE agents like Nazis a couple of months ago.
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@profstonge @USDOL @SecretaryLCD I'm concerned this will eventually turn into a scam Gov't bailout for private equity.
Wall St. has a lot of bad PE investments.
By getting retail investors involved they will try to get the Gov't to do a bailout to protect investors.
EX: Bank bailouts during the GFC in 2008
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Trump signed the executive order, regulators got their marching orders, and now the rule to open 401(k)s to private-market investments is almost here — finally leveling the playing field for regular investors 🙌
@USDOL @SecretaryLCD
Donald Trump Jr.@DonaldJTrumpJr
More promises kept: Trump is expanding opportunities to invest in America’s future washingtonexaminer.com/op-eds/4499223…
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TRUMP BOOM: China's $1.57 trillion sovereign wealth fund wants back into US private equity after pulling out in 2018. They committed $20 billion before and walked away. Now America's economy is growing so fast Beijing is willing to swallow its pride to get a piece of it.
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We are so third world. The less well-off will now be forced to go to fake foreign "doctors" -- because of Democrats and ... GUESS WHICH REPUBLICANS?
Correct: Mike Lawler, "Republican" of New York and Maria Elvira Salazar, "Republican" of Florida.
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@AnnCoulter This was planned:
twitter.com/ChiefEngineerC…
Chief_Engineer@ChiefEngineerCE
Congress Knew the Doctor Shortage Was Coming. They Froze Training Slots Anyway. For Tech Shortages They Flooded the Market with H-1B Visas. Same Result, Foreign Workers Taking Jobs from the Very Best Talent America Had to Offer. They knew for decades a physician shortage was coming. Reports warned of it in the 1990s. Congress responded in 1997 by freezing Medicare-funded residency slots at 1996 levels to save money. That cap is still mostly in place today. For tech, the response was the opposite. When shortages appeared, they created and expanded the H-1B visa program to bring in foreign workers. Both paths produced the same outcome. The brightest and hardest-working Americans who invested years and hundreds of thousands in training now compete against cheaper, more compliant foreign labor. In medicine, capped slots left 6.1 percent of U.S. seniors unmatched in 2025 while 18-plus states created fast-track licensure for foreign-trained doctors. In tech, H-1B visas depressed wages and displaced Americans in high-paying roles. The policy is consistent. Limit domestic supply or flood the market with imports. Either way, the top American talent pays the price. Citations (APA) National Resident Matching Program. (2025). Results and data: 2025 main residency match. Federation of State Medical Boards. (2026). States with enacted and proposed additional IMG licensure pathways. Congressional Research Service. (2025). Federal support for graduate medical education. U.S. Government Accountability Office. (2025). H-1B visa program wage impacts. Bookmark if you track how policy creates shortages to justify imports. Quote/repost your observation. Comment below if you’ve seen this play out.
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@timburchett They want diversity in everything, except diversity of thought.
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That is not diversity.
Mike Lee@BasedMikeLee
The balance has tipped far too much Now they’ll hire even fewer Republicans
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@hannahhill_sc The Democrats don't want to get rid of guns to protect you. They want to control you.
If the Democrats cared about safety, why are they letting criminals out on cashless bail etc.?
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Super important distinction, and one the gun control lobby is hoping you won’t make.
Taylor D. Rhodes@TaylorDRhodes2A
Gun control doesn’t disarm violence. It disarms resistance.
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@RyanHanaWWP I've never understood why we have the regional/divisional model in pro sports. Why not just allow the top teams in the league based on overall standings into the playoffs, irregardless of geography or division?
This will reward good teams instead of punishing them.
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Columbus & Ottawa, the two teams chasing Detroit for the second Wild Card spot, have a COMBINED 1 regulation loss across their past 10 games each.
Meanwhile, the Pacific division leader would be behind all 3 teams if they were in the East. Absolutely nutty playoff race. #LGRW
T Raynard@MrTRaynard
Points% Since January 1st: 1. #Sabrehood: .759 2. #CBJ: .732 3. #NHLBruins: .704 4. #CarolinaCulture: .696 5. #LetsGoPens: .690 6. #TexasHockey: .685 6. #GoBolts: .685 8. #TusksUp: .661 9. #GoSensGo: .643 9. #GoHabsGo: .643 11. #Isles: .625 11. #mnwild: .625
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