Why would anyone want to keep Fran?
He makes a third of what Fran does.
Being afraid of change is not a good thing.

ELYRIA TOWNSHIP, Ohio (WJW) – The list of local communities asking residents to ‘stay home’ during the upcoming Total Solar Eclipse is growing.

Elyria Township in Lorain County posted a message on its website telling residents that while the rare phenomenon is expected to last only a few minutes, the area is anticipating an infiltration of out-of-town guests putting a potential strain on emergency services for several hours.

“It will be crazy especially after the event is over,” warned the Elyria Township Fire Department.

According to the fire department’s message, officials anticipate the ‘most significant problem’ to occur immediately following the eclipse.

“History has shown that most spectators will immediately attempt to leave the area. This event, given good weather, will bring traffic to a crawl. This will increase response times and possibly block our crews from responding to emergencies involving our residents and their homes,” read the fire department’s message.

According to township officials, the department is attempting to add extra manpower.

Officials in Summit County released a similar warning last week and also asked residents to stay home during the event.

Experts suggest that people should stock up on three days worth of food, fuel and water as the increased population could also put a strain on grocery stores, gas stations, and cell phone services.

For more on how to prepare, you can find FOX 8’s complete Total Solar Eclipse coverage, HERE.


Yes, traffic jams will happen. But that last bit of advice is a waaaay over the top.

Thoughts, GIAHORT?

Our governor is so ridiculously ignorant. Passing up free federal money that goes straight into our local economy, and then trying to tie SNAP benefits for kids to obesity. It actually has the opposite effect. EBT helps low income people have money to buy healthy food, that is typically more expensive.

Four visitors this weekend for the Wisconsin game.

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Caught up with Dietrich last night to talk about his visit this weekend and waiting on an Iowa offer. Highly recommend watching the highlight clip attached. Big fan of his game.

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When are they going to do away with after game handshakes! This is getting out of control! Unfortunately sportsmanship is a thing of the past. I remember when Fran pulled the team in a game a few years ago and didn’t even shake hands with the opposing team.

A former member of the Nebraska women's basketball team is suing the University of Nebraska after she was dismissed from the team amid allegations of an inappropriate relationship with an assistant coach.
In a lawsuit filed in U.S. District Court on Sunday, Ashley Scoggin accused former associate head coach Chuck Love of using his position and influence with head coach Amy Williams to groom her into a sexual relationship.
The lawsuit also alleges Williams and Husker Athletic Director Trev Alberts failed to ensure the coaching staff maintained appropriate boundaries with student-athletes and of violating her rights.
Scoggin was removed from the team and Love was suspended from his coaching duties in February 2022 after other members of the team discovered them together in a hotel room on a road trip.

According to the lawsuit, Scoggin said Love began grooming her months earlier, in the summer of 2021, when she secured an internship within Husker Athletics and was invited to work in his office, spending one-on-one time with him.

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Love began contacting Scoggin late at night on social media, asking the college student to meet him, and sometimes Williams’ husband, for drinks, the lawsuit alleges. Scoggin said she initially declined the invitations, but later accepted, meeting Love in the parking lot of a Costco.
At Love’s request, Scoggin said she brought alcohol with her to a subsequent meeting in the parking lot, according to the lawsuit, where he kissed her and asked if she had previously ever had an intimate relationship with a coach.

“Love had already offered and given her mentoring, individual practice sessions, academic coaching, and the implied promise of support of her career,” the complaint states. “It was now undeniable that Love wanted a sexual relationship.”

Scoggin said in the lawsuit she felt “confused and trapped” by Love and feared retaliation from Williams, which led her to keep the interaction to herself. Love would share information about discussions among the coaching staff with her, she said.

“Love, acting in the course and scope of his employment and under color of state law, created the perception for (Scoggin) that he could ‘make her or break her’ in terms of her participation on the women’s basketball team and her future,” the lawsuit states.


The relationship eventually became sexual, according to the lawsuit, and the two would meet “in different locations” in university athletics’ facilities, or in his hotel room during road games: “Love expected her to become available whenever he texted or messaged her.”
The complaint indicates Scoggin began to suspect others were aware of the inappropriate relationship but did not know how to remove herself from the situation before the Huskers traveled to Penn State for a Feb. 17, 2022 game.

There, according to the complaint, a member of the practice squad represented himself as Love to an employee of the hotel in order to obtain a copy of the room key. Two members of the Husker squad later confronted Scoggin in Love’s room, recording the interaction.


“Love instructed (Scoggin) to deny anything improper, and he told her that he would talk to Williams,” the lawsuit states.
Williams called a team meeting before the game where she allowed other players to “interrogate” both Scoggin and Love about their relationship for hours, but both denied anything improper, according to the complaint.

“(Scoggin) felt panicked, trapped and profoundly ashamed,” the lawsuit states. “She could not, in that setting with Love inches away and watching her, admit the truth of what was happening.”
Love was suspended with pay before the game, while Scoggin was removed from the team. The lawsuit states another unnamed player told Scoggin that Love would lose his job if she said anything, while Love encouraged her to claim she was mentally ill.

On Feb. 20, 2022, after Nebraska's win over Minnesota, Williams declined comment when asked directly multiple questions about the situation.

“All of those things are questions that, at this time, I can’t really answer,” Williams said. “We’re going to keep our focus on the team that we have moving forward.”
Scoggin later had a meeting with her parents, Williams, and Alberts, in which she said the university employees “were motivated to avoid scandal and embarrassment” to the women’s basketball team instead of protecting a student-athlete.

The lawsuit states Alberts did not acknowledge it was improper for coaches to pursue sexual relationships with athletes, and there was no discussion about whether or not Love had acted inappropriately leading up to Scoggin being in his hotel room.

Alberts later told Scoggin and her parents that Williams would decide how the situation would be handled, in which the punishment was affirmed.

Scoggin said in the lawsuit no investigation was ordered until she started a Title IX complaint on March 11, 2022. The Title IX investigation was later dropped after Love resigned in May.
As a result of her being removed from the team, Scoggin lost her housing, access to game film, and other athletic amenities, and finished the academic semester online.
She eventually transferred to the University of Nevada, Las Vegas.
Scoggin is seeking punitive damages, attorney's fees, and other compensation for her physical and mental pain and suffering at a jury trial, as well as "other and further relief as this court deems equitable and proper."

25- dec drake 3-0
33-not sure what Iowa is doing here. I’ll say Teske goes and it’s major for fix 3-4
41- dec woods 6-4
49- dec Rathjen 9-4
57- dec Franek 12-4
65- Osu guy has looked good this year. I’ll go dec osu 12-7
74- dec PK 15-7
84- I think Gabe goes. Til I see it I’ll go with Plott 15-10
97- dec Glaizer 18-10
285- Hope Kueter goes. No point saving him for 5 years down the road. Til he beats a solid guy I’ll go with Osu here 18-13 Iowa

University release here: https://hawkeyesports.com/news/2024/02/14/budmayr-elevated-to-receivers-coach/

Our story here: https://iowa.rivals.com/news/jon-budmayr-hired-as-iowa-s-next-wr-coach

A little bit of coaching continuity for the returning quarterbacks, at least — something to be said for that if Iowa's going to have a more coherent passing attack under Lester this season.

Gawd I love solidarity.

Spoke with 2025 F Brady Wooley about his visit to Iowa last weekend.

A versatile, 6’9 forward that has loads of potential and could ultimately be a steal.

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A student at the University of Colorado - Colorado Springs has been arrested for allegedly killing his roommate and a young woman in a double homicide in a dorm room, according to officials.

Nicholas Jordan, 25, was charged with two counts of first-degree murder for the deaths of his roommate, Samuel Knopp, and Celie Rain Montgomery, who were found shot dead on Friday, according to the Colorado Springs police.

Jordan, who is from Detroit, was found in a vehicle early Monday and taken into custody in Colorado Springs on Monday without incident, police said.

Montgomery, 26, of Pueblo, Colorado, and Knopp, 44, of Parker, Colorado, were found fatally shot Friday morning.

Knopp was a registered student at the school while Montgomery was not currently registered, police said.

The shootings appear to be "an isolated incident between individuals who were known to one another and not a random attack against the school or other students," police said in a statement.

Knopp was an "uplifting" person and "probably the best musician on campus," student Gibson Marable told ABC News.

"We are in shock as we process this tragic loss of two lives," university Chancellor Jennifer Sobanet said at a news conference last week. "My heart is broken for the victims."

Jordan is being held on a $1 million bond and is scheduled to appear in court Tuesday afternoon.

Hunter Biden Claims DOJ Mistook Sawdust for Cocaine​

The legal team for Hunter Biden on Tuesday argued that the Department of Justice (DOJ) had mistaken sawdust for cocaine in photos found on his phone and used as evidence in court against him.

Context:​

Hunter Biden, 54, is the son of President Joe Biden and has, for the last several years, been embroiled in numerous legal battles pertaining largely to his tax history and history of drug abuse. His troubles, and his international business dealings, have frequently been used as political ammunition by Republicans against his father.

The younger Biden is currently facing three gun charges leveled against him by federal investigators, alleging that he lied about his drug use while applying for a firearm permit. These charges were brought after the FBI claimed to have found cocaine residue on a gun pouch that he owned in 2018.

"To be clear, investigators literally found drugs on the pouch where the defendant had kept his gun," prosecutors said.

What We Know:​

On Tuesday, Hunter Biden's legal team filed a new motion attempting to compel the provision of discovery documents, arguing that prosecutors had not provided enough material to that point. Within the filing, Lowell also dismissed photo evidence prosecutors used in court, which they claimed showed cocaine.

According to the attorney, the photos, which were taken from Hunter Biden's phone, actually show sawdust. He also claimed that the photos were sent to his client by someone else, his former psychiatrist, Dr. Keith Albow.

"The prosecution's latest filing amplifies why Mr. Biden and the Court cannot take the prosecution's assertions concerning its discovery production or what that discovery reveals at face value," Lowell wrote in the filing. "The prosecution is flat out wrong — both that Mr. Biden 'took' this photograph and in claiming that it depicts 'cocaine.' Multiple sources have pointed out, and a review of discovery confirms, this is actually a photo of sawdust from an expert carpenter and it was sent to Mr. Biden, not vice versa."

He added later: "Mistaking sawdust for cocaine sounds more like a storyline from one of the 1980s Police Academy comedies than what should be expected in a high-profile prosecution by the U.S. Department of Justice."


Newsweek reached out to the District of Delaware via email for comment on Tuesday afternoon. Any responses provided will be added in an update.

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Recently, Special Counsel David Weiss, who has been overseeing the cases against Hunter Biden, indicted FBI informant Alexander Smirnov, alleging that he had lied to investigators concerning Hunter's business dealings in Ukraine, which were some of the most prominent claims used against President Biden by Republicans in their attempts to impeach him. In response to the indictment, some Democrats called for the proceedings to be dropped outright.

"James Comer's lead informant in his sham impeachment against POTUS was just indicted for lying and making up his claims," Representative Robert Garcia of California wrote in a post to X, formerly Twitter. "We demand Comer apologize to the President and end this political stunt immediately. What a joke."


"James Comer's star witness against Joe Biden was just charged by the TRUMP-APPOINTED Special Counsel with making false claims," posted Congresswoman Jasmine Crockett of Texas. "THIS is the informant who provided the core 'evidence' in the GOP impeachment investigation. According to a federal grand jury, he made it all up."

In a prior statement to Newsweek, House Judiciary Chair James Comer claimed that the impeachment of Biden did not hinge on the claims from Smirnow.

What's Next :​

Hunter Biden has pleaded not guilty to the gun charges against him. He faces up to 25 years in prison and a fine of $750,000 if found guilty.

https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/poli...S&cvid=ab36fadf3c63453cb402e6e72d7bc8ef&ei=25

This conference is there for the taking in the next few years. It’s down even bringing in the PAC 12 teams. Iowa is one coach away from being a contender. Would this be a difficult decision if Barta didn’t extend Fran’s contract. Holtmans buyout is the same and I know Ohio St has big pockets but a coaching change is needed in order for the program to take advantage of this window of mediocrity in the conference!

LIST YOUR TOP 5 NATIONAL PARKS... National Monuments would work also..

#1 CANYONLANDS (needles district)

#2 ROCKY MOUNTAIN NATIONAL PARK

#3 YELLOWSTONE

#4 ARCHES

#5 ZION

South Carolina still one, Ohio State jumps to two, and Stanford at three.

Iowa track and field continued their blistering indoor season with another strong weekend at the Iowa Open last week, highlighted by Kat Moody reaching 2nd-all-time in the shot put at Iowa. Moody launched a 17.00m throw that was a career-best, the 20th-best throw in the country this season, and an event winner, one of eight winners for the Hawkeyes on the weekend. Iowa Track and Field has continued to be one of the strongest programs at Iowa and will look to put a stamp on the indoor season when they compete in the Big Ten Championships next week.

Elsewhere, Iowa baseball kicked off its season, Iowa softball saw their young stars continue to put up big numbers, Iowa gymnastics took on Ohio State, and Iowa tennis picked up a pair of in-state victories.

You can follow along with all things Iowa Olympic Sports here.

She gets some things right.

However, Iowa has at most 13 more games left this season (4 reg season + up to 3 B1G Tourney games + up to 6 NCAA Tourney games).

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