buddha

but it hasnt increased a lot nationally, but i think it has increased slightly. it has increased in certain places (like chicago). it increased a lot in the late 80s and early 90s (pre-internet, btw) due to the explosion in use of crack cocaine and the violent gangs that ran that industry. then it decreased substantially in the late 90s and into the 2000s. now, it has increased again in the late 2020s in certain areas, especially after the pandemic and the riots from that summer. why is it increasing? you get explanations from everything from the pandemic to decreasing incarceration in cities to police disengagement to the internet. i suspect that the increase in crime is different depending upon where you live. the one constant in crime is the availability of guns. i dont presuppose to know if local strict gun laws make a difference (i suspect a full ban on guns anywhere would make a difference). i think local gun laws in places like chicago are undermined by the availability of guns in cities adjacent to chicago and that most guns used by gangs are made by straw purchasers or stolen.

ok. ymmv.

it stems from the drug trade and the violent gangs that control it.

he grew up in detroit and went to my high school (u of d cubs!) so him being a michigan fan is probably right.

i've seen enough people call him an ass hole to think that where there is smoke, there is likely a little fire.

huge battle in tankathon 2021/2022.

rodon was below average until he suddenly starting throwing harder and faster. but when he did that, he became injured all the time. im not sure his success is sustainable. in order to be good, he has to throw at maximum effort. bit when he throws at maximum effort, he gets hurt quickly. i wouldnt touch him on a big deal. a deal for short money? hmmmm....that i would think about.

because he was an ass hole.

goff is awful no matter who is calling plays. they won that game because zimmer turned off the pressure and played prevent, rushing three on a qb who couldnt handle any kind of pressure at all. thanks mike zimmer. you just got yourself fired after this season.

i'm all about NOT taking a qb this year.

in pre-transfer portal ncaa michigan would have mccarthy starting this year with milton as a junior, mcnamera as a soph and mccarthy as a redshirt. but nowadays you have a situation where the team will have to make a choice next year as to mcnamera or mccarthy and the other will leave.

i think the better question is what would this team be doing if mccarthy had stuck around? or if the team hadnt fallen in love with milton's arm in 2020 and driven mccarthy out of town.

i appreciate the response. suffice to say, i think you've vastly overrated the influence of those you disagree with politically, and vastly underrated the effects of technological and political progress in the lives of women. so much so, that i would argue that there are no women in the history of the world who have as much freedom, power, well being, and progress as women in the united states in 2021. and call me whiggish, but i think that will continue to increase in the upcoming years no matter what happens at the supreme court.

i'll dump on that ex-buckeye all i want! 😉

the point that georgia had "zero" to play for is false.

the us is regressing how?

i would do that all day of i were a talent strapped team like the lions. i dont think there is a player worth trading three first round picks for. that's only for qbs and there isnt one worth that this year.

below average athlete. not a great nfl arm. not a lot of upside. tiny hands. i dont see a first round pick, i see a game manager like dalton or goff as his ceiling. more likely a career clipboard holder. if you're gonna take a qb, take willis in the late first and bet on upside. maybe take corral in mid round 1 if he's there (hint: he wont be).

finally beating alabama and winning the sec title isnt something to play for? herbie is all wet, georgia just got their asses kicked by bryce young.

the tigers signed another shortstop besides baez? who?

pickett is a young jared goff. no thanks.

why would philly do that?

georgia opens as a 7 point favorite.

draaaaaaaaaaaaging out the announcement......

i was just kidding to you and your negative nancy friend tater.