Onto second year of football.
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Amazing. Genuinely sad that we don't get to watch/cover this for another year.

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I get the rule in general, but this was a stupid application of it.

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Forget about the Snoop narration. Where in the blue hell is this place?

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This could be a Rank 'Em as well.

Hi anybody know what time the Iowa women will most likely play in Minneapolis Friday?

It is great to be an Iowa Wrestling fan.

Go Hawks!

You want your driver? No, he's not my type.

Anyways, my teenager busted up my Callaway Rouge Diablo driver at Pinseakers the other day. Still probably useable but gives me a great excuse to buy a "new" driver. Not going to pop on a new driver just because I don't think they are worth the overcharge.

Looking at probably a 1-3 year old model. Was playing a regular flex, regular length, 10.5 degree previously. I'm going on 47 and am 6'4 with a moderate to fast swing speed. When I played all the time pre kids, I was probably a 4-6 handicap but you could probably add a couple to that now. Averaged around 240-260 off the tee but rarely missed fairways and played a slight fade. I have also never been "fitted" for clubs so there is that. Would like to add some yardage.

Any recommendations for drivers in that wheelhouse and thoughts on low spin drivers and loft. I have toyed with going down to a 9 degree but not sure I want to sacrifice my consistency and placement for an extra 20 yards.

They need to bring back those "Des Moines sucks!" shirts from a couple decades back.

Downtown Hy-Vee reduces hours, cites crime and loitering as reasons why​

"In a long-expected move, administrators on Friday are expected to finalize a recommendation for the adoption of a player-to-coach helmet communications system, the use of tablets on the sideline as well as in the halftime locker room and a two-minute warning in the college game."


I don't love the fact that college football becomes more and more like the NFL everyday, but the addition of helmet communication and iPads on the sideline definitely aren't a negative thing, IMO.

You be the judge. Marcus Smart would be proud.

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I just lept a few times.

Commercial shows them as well dressed and clean. I wonder.........

Turning back to what has always worked. More plants, less walls.

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Living shoreline projects are more resilient. They improve water quality and help provide habitat for plants and sea life. But in Florida and elsewhere, Barry says living shorelines have been slow to catch on. "It may be hard for some people to believe that nature can be a defense," she says. "I ... think it's just human nature to trust a wall more than something else."

In Cedar Key, because residents live so close to the water, Barry says there's public support for these nature-based projects. Working with the town, the University of Florida developed a master plan to manage the island's shoreline. And some private landowners have begun installing living shoreline projects on their properties.

Nice 7 minute video.

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That's an uncomfortable comparison to make.

Beautiful story shared by a dad in Minnesota:

Tell me about him FSU brethren. I loved his tape and it looks like he is dominating the combine today. What’s the scoop on this beast?

Johnson needs to grow a pair and bring it to a vote....


After months of protecting stockpiles in the name of readiness, Pentagon officials are now warming to accepting some risk to U.S. readiness to keep Ukraine in the fight.

Biden administration officials met Tuesday at the Pentagon to discuss ways to fill some of Ukraine’s urgent needs for artillery and ammunition quickly, including possibly drawing down U.S. stockpiles without replenishing them immediately or without waiting for more money from Congress, say two senior administration officials and a congressional official.

In the meeting, officials discussed various ways the Pentagon could resupply critical artillery and ammunition that Ukraine is expected to run out of soon, even while the White House’s request for new funding from Congress remains stalled, the officials said. No decisions have been made, according to the officials.


The discussions reflect growing alarm in the administration that Ukraine is poised to run out of key weaponry in the next few weeks, including 155 mm artillery rounds and air defense munitions.

Not all administration officials support the idea of sending a tranche of aid to Ukraine as a stopgap move, however. Some administration and congressional officials are concerned that such a move could imperil White House negotiations with Congress, particularly House Republican leaders, to get roughly $60 billion in new Ukraine aid through the chamber. Other officials are wary of the idea because it could put the U.S. military’s stockpiles below levels that are considered necessary for sufficient readiness.

But after months of fiercely protecting stockpiles in the name of military readiness, Pentagon officials are now warming to the idea of accepting some risk to U.S. readiness in order to keep Ukraine in the fight.

A spokesperson for the White House National Security Council said, "We are focused on urging the House of Representatives to pass the national security supplemental package as soon as possible. Ukraine needs the full resources in that package and Speaker Johnson should put it to a vote, where it would overwhelmingly pass, since there is no other way to fully meet Ukraine's needs."

In a statement, a Pentagon spokesperson said, “The DoD continues to urge Congress to pass a supplemental to support Ukraine in its time of need and to replenish our stocks.”