Recruiting Football Talk VIII

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rikberry31 said:
I had an epiphany the other day. I have looked in the mirror. I said to myself, "Maybe everyone doesn't hold my worldview, maybe there are people who don't have prejudices that affect their every thought and move , maybe my views are influenced by the by the fact that I am an old white privileged racist.
Maybe I should be arbitrarily pigeon holing everyone into an identity based on what they look like or their wikipedia page instead of wasting time learning about them as people. Maybe people's character doesn't matter and they should be judged solely on what identity boxes they check.
I now realize that the only reason that I think Larry Bird a great player is because he is white and old. I am having a little trouble juxtaposing that with fact that I was much more a fan of Dr. J, I was probably just compensating.
Wow that was freeing. Man, life is going be a lot easier now.
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Stopped reading after you admitted you were an old, white privileged racist.
 
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LaagerVol said:
How can you not go with the cam after hearing that first big orange one chop chop as it was going down the strip?
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That truck is the original reason I wanted to put a cam in and jack it up with some big super swampers 😂

I may not lift it at all. I can do 35s at stock height and found some pretty good looking super swamper thornbirds that will fit. It already sits high enough that I need to climb in. . . probably need to put a step bar on it. May lift it 1" in the front just to level it out through. Now I just need my chickens to lay about 40k eggs so I can afford them.
 
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Weezer said:
The '80's and '90's produced the best basketball IMO.


My opinion is also a fact.
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I agree. I brought that up earlier in the week. The 80s were the pinnacle of professional basketball. The players were smarter, more fundamentally sound, and the games were played rougher, it mattered more back then. The game got sloppier and softer during the tail end of the 90s and early 2000s. LeBron was supposed to "save the NBA" but his ego and whining have hurt it. It'll be a better product when he retires.

I'll say this about Jordan, he was awesome and I'd put him number one, if I never saw 80s basketball. When MJ came along the refs called the games differently for him, he got away with stuff the previous generations didn't. Look at his highlights, on some of his biggest shots, he pushed off and you couldn't guard him because the refs would call ticky tack fouls. NBA commissioner David Stern let the officials treat MJ differently and we see the ramifications of that in today's games. Walks, double dribbles, most fouls, ect. aren't called anymore and all the "superstars" are the biggest whiners in the league.
 
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LaagerVol said:
Do it!

You know my philosophy. The answer to should I cam it or not is always YES lol
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I'm just crying to myself about tearing the engine apart. Have to do it all myself, can't afford what a speed shop would charge.

Here's the thornbirds, I think they'll look good on a gen 2 2500 ram. Wish it was a Ford, but working with what I've got 👀
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May end up lifting it a bit though, may try to go for something like this:
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TN-POSSUM said:
I agree. I brought that up earlier in the week. The 80s were the pinnacle of professional basketball. The players were smarter, more fundamentally sound, and the games were played rougher, it mattered more back then. The game got sloppier and softer during the tail end of the 90s and early 2000s. LeBron was supposed to "save the NBA" but his ego and whining have hurt it. It'll be a better product when he retires.

I'll say this about Jordan, he was awesome and I'd put him number one, if I never saw 80s basketball. When MJ came along the refs called the games differently for him, he got away with stuff the previous generations didn't. Look at his highlights, on some of his biggest shots, he pushed off and you couldn't guard him because the refs would call ticky tack fouls. NBA commissioner David Stern let the officials treat MJ differently and we see the ramifications of that in today's games. Walks, double dribbles, most fouls, ect. aren't called anymore and all the "superstars" are the biggest whiners in the league.
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That's not entirely true. I remember seeing the bad noy Pistons routinely rape MJ with no calls.
 
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SmyrnaATLVolisback said:
If this defense stays healthy this year…. They could be special…

Joseph Ross Herring
West Bailey Westhersby
Eason Moi
Hobbs Schell Campbell
Spillman Carter
Boo McCoy Gibson Hood Turrentine Farooq

Dominating
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I know this will be unpopular in Hand Wringing Season, but I think that we are about to see just how good the recruiting has been. I also believe that this years defense will be lights out and will be this teams calling card. And I think the idea that the season went out the window when Nico skated, is a lazy take. Heuple is one of the best schemers in CFB.
 
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rikberry31 said:
Well I now see that I have been looking at this all wrong. I just realized that pretty much everything that predates the Iphone is inferior, stupid, and racist.
Jokic, as did LBJ and MJ, a different NBA than Larry Bird played in. The rules have been changed to allow the modern style of play.
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Bird wasn't even the best player in his era. He literally calls MJ the Goat himself.
 
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DD4ME said:
Happy Friday

May 9, 2025: You are still haunted by your inability to make things right. Remember that you cannot undo what has already transpired. But, you can deliberately put the past behind and do the best you can with what you face today. You have a brand new clean slate to work with right now; make the most of it. Philippians 3:13-14: Brethren, I do not count myself to have apprehended; but one thing I do, forgetting those things which are behind and reaching forward to those things which are ahead, I press toward the goal for the prize of the upward call of God in Christ Jesus.
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Great message to begin each day. Easier said than done but is what Christ provides. We humans really struggle with accepting complete forgiveness and grace. Thanks for sharing these DD.
 
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Anyone have daughters that play softball?
My daughter can’t decide between Louisville slugger lxt or Easton ghost unlimited. She’s swinging both and like the differences about them both. Anyone know about durability with both and etc? I’m trying to help before I just say screw it and buy one
 
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Carp said:
40. I watched Bird when I was a kid. Along with MJ, and Olajuwon, etc.
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You were born in 85, Bird hurt his back in 86, missed most of 88 with bone spurs, and retired in 92. 🧐 . You are full of crap.

If Larry Bird stayed healthy, there wouldn't even be a debate at all.


You, @Jackcrevol, @BigOrangeTrain, and anyone else that doesn't remember what happened to Larry, read this......
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Weezer said:
That's not entirely true. I remember seeing the bad boy Pistons routinely rape MJ with no calls.
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That was the big impetuous for the "Jordan Rules." For a brief time in his career MJ played in the old NBA and got banged on. The post Magic/Bird/Dr J era the NBA lagged and need a star. MJ was the prized bull (pun intended) that they were going to take care of and showcase.
 
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Enki_Amenra said:
I'm just crying to myself about tearing the engine apart. Have to do it all myself, can't afford what a speed shop would charge.

Here's the thornbirds, I think they'll look good on a gen 2 2500 ram. Wish it was a Ford, but working with what I've got 👀
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May end up lifting it a bit though, may try to go for something like this:
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Would look great lifted with the thornbirds.
 
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TN-POSSUM said:
You were born in 85, Bird hurt his back in 86, missed most of 88 with bone spurs, and retired in 92. 🧐 . You are full of crap.

If Larry Bird stayed healthy, there wouldn't even be a debate at all.


You, @Jackcrevol, @BigOrangeTrain, and anyone else that doesn't remember what happened to Larry, read this......
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I watched the Pistons win back to back titles in the late 80s, when Bird was still playing at an MVP level. My uncle was a huge Pistons fan. Don't give me that crap.


Here, I'll let Larry Bird himself tell you who the GOAT is: Larry Bird explained why Michael Jordan was the clear GOAT even over LeBron

"Michael can beat you in a lot of ways," began Bird. "He can beat you mentally, he can beat you physically, he can guard you, he can score. I know in my time he was better than all of us."
 
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