It seems like the online testosterone is flying out of folks on Hbot lately. Who is the baddest of the bad Hboter of them all?

Former congressman Jim Leach passed away, and here is what the obit in the CR Gazette had to say about his wrestling career:

"But Leach’s humility receded when it came to his accomplishments as a wrestler. He won a state title in 1960 for Davenport High School.
“He liked to say that he'd been inducted in the Wrestling Hall of Fame,” Wierzynski said.
"I’ve always thought that the most equalitarian place in the world is the wrestling mat," Leach said in a 2009 interview. "You have two people operating with the same goal in mind and abiding by the same rules. Wrestlers may differ in height and body type, but it’s hard to say who has the natural advantage." "

Always a maverick, and always an Iowan. We will miss him.

I gotta be honest, I fear that it's going to be a massive disappointment. It was trending downwards when the last season was released. Without Costner I have the feeling that Sheridan went through the motions in order to wrap things up and get paid. I'm most interested in Jamie getting whacked in a spectacular fashion.

Someone has stepped up their basketball game over the off-season!

I’d like to know who guarded Miles and Hidalgo they had a combined 45 points. I’m being petty here I know, but PB isn’t in the same stratosphere as CC. I suppose she likely is a better defender, but she’s not a lock down defender. For instance (poor comparison overall I know) but she doesn’t defend like Kylie Feurbach. I don’t think she even defends like Lucy.

She doesn’t pass like CC, she doesn’t even rebound like CC. She’s a more efficient shooter, maybe even a much more efficient shooter, but she never forces shots. And she really only shoots open 3s (0-4 tonight)

I doubt her effective FG% or true shooting % is higher than CC ( heavily weighted towards 3s) and she honestly isn’t as quick with or without the ball as CC.

As for UCONN, I’ve said multiple times now this year. There are no unbeatable teams.

Incidentally JuJu, who I love, isn’t having a year like last year as of yet and she also isn’t the same player as CC. 1st off, she’s a combo 2/3. She’s a willing passer but not spectacular. Nor would she be.

She also shoots a similar, but lower FG% than CC does & doesn’t shoot at nearly the same 3pt volume. She also plays inside more.

It would be nice if these girls could organically grow their game without certain factions trying to make them better than CC.

A long-deceased boss I had about 25 years ago (a retired professor) was convinced the have-nots would be coming over the wall for the haves before too long. He also argued that we wouldn’t be able to build walls high enough.

Leaving aside that we just elected a billionaire who seems intent on stocking his administration with fellow billionaires, thoughts on whether this is a realistic possibility?

What is his current excuse for the way its acted since he was elected again?

So the Pentagon comes out and says they just found out we have double the amount of troops in Syria than they thought.
Good management going on it appears

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Dick. Head.

President-elect Donald Trump has stunned lawmakers in Washington by calling for the suspension — or outright elimination — of the federal borrowing limit, introducing an explosive new demand into last-minute negotiations over averting a government shutdown this weekend.
In social media posts and interviews on Wednesday and Thursday, Trump called on congressional Republicans to lift the debt ceiling, a law that limits how much money the federal government can borrow.

I am a fan of high rye and high proof bourbons. I have the means to get what I want within reason. "Within reason" is different for everyone including me and my wife. I have multiple bottles in my cabinet that are in the $150-$200 range and a couple more than that.

Right now, I'm on the lookout for a bottle of Little Book Edition 1 "The Infinite". The msrp is $200 with secondary markets selling it for double that. I'd probably be willing to go to $300-$350. My wife doesn't understand that at all. What would you be willing to pay for a single bottle?

Just my two cents, but Traore is the total package. His play makes the whole team better. I think they'll be even better with Freeman. I'm back to thinking a 7th to 10th place finish in conference is possible as long as Iowa is healthy. Hopefully that's enough to get in the tournament as an 8 to 11 seed.