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#21
Quote from: hazzben on Yesterday at 09:34:18 AMFollow up question. What's the Australia version of Sioux City or St. Cloud in terms of meth production? A guy on my team has a brother on the St Cloud SWAT team, man are there some interesting stories coming out of the Granite City.

I honestly don't know.  Probably Geelong.
#22
Quote from: hazzben on Yesterday at 09:27:59 AM
Quote from: OzJohnnie on March 26, 2024, 10:07:05 PMA potential major situation brewing in the Australian Football League over the last few hours.  It's come out, and the AFL has admitted, that they are faking injuries in order to keep players who fail secret AFL-arranged drug tests away from World Doping Authority testers and, thereby, avoiding a doping ban.

Apparently, players call the league CEO or Commissioner or other executives (sometimes at 2am we've learned) and let them know they have been blowing coke or smoking meth or whatever.  The AFL then fires up their private testing lab to see if the players will fail and arrange fake injuries if needed.  All the while keeping clubs in the dark and avoiding club doctors.


Genuine question. They've been covering up the testing. Do we really think it's "only" for blow and meth. My gut reaction was, there have to be guys also taking PED's, and this is a method of covering that up. Which is what WADA really cares about to begin with.

The rabbit hole could be very deep. PEDs, of course. But now that you're facilitating one crime's cover-up, why not another?  Once you have convinced yourself that you're doing the right thing evading WADA rules, it becomes very easy to convince yourself that it's OK to evade other rules.  Perhaps the league should supply the drugs to make sure players aren't getting crap off the streets?  Or maybe the league should test a player's supply to make sure it's not contaminated with something even more dangerous. Maybe inform players which dealers are the 'good ones'?  Yes, the rabbit hole could be very deep indeed.

Todays reveal is that over 100 players' drug use was being managed by the league, facilitating consumption without being caught.
#23
Region 7 men's basketball / Re: MBB: Michigan Intercollegi...
Last post by TUAngola - Yesterday at 04:47:46 PM
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#24
The people who make the conference decisions are the school presidents, though it helps if the AD and coaching staffs are in agreement.  It's hard to say what Austin might think about a move - @Jekelish is a supporter of their program, if he happens to see this, he can give a much better perspective.

The previous moves of the 'Roo football team were because they didn't have a home conference option, so they had the freedom to find a best fit.  I don't think the SCAC is going anywhere (especially after swallowing half the ASC) but with only six teams to play football and no Pool A bid for several years still (clock starts two years after they have six-2026 if Schreiner follows their current plan, so 2028 for a bid?) AC might at least think about it if they get an invite.
#25
Quote from: GroundandPound on Yesterday at 11:32:42 AMI agree Wesleyan QB should be considered top 3 pre-season.  So, I think it would be
Tufts, Wesleyan,  then ???  I do not know if Boel is returning.  Bowdoin people, any information on this?
I do not know much about Trinity's QB, but Trinity will have a top 2 OL in the conference, with the best returning RB and WR, so it is not much of a stretch to see a very good year ahead for their QB.

There is one guy that is being overlooked.
#26
Quote from: Ron Boerger on Yesterday at 11:25:56 AM
Quote from: Etchglow on Yesterday at 10:47:59 AMGeographically, it'd be interesting if the SAA + ASC joined forces... And had Trinity, Southwestern, UMHB, ETBU, HPU and HSU in one division and then Centre, Sewanee, Berry, Rhodes, Hendrix, and Millsaps in the other.  Downside would be having HPU, UMHB and Trinity all together lol. 

Just can't see the SAA presidents going to this extent for football.  The SW/Trinity moves were done with full knowledge that BSC was in trouble, and there may be more to come, so it was a proactive move to ensure the conference would not be where the ASC finds themselves today. 

What I *could* see is them extending an invite to Austin College, which has a great deal in common with the SAA schools and was part of the pre-split SCAC as were Southwestern and Trinity.  They could pair with Hendrix for travel purposes in other sports.  And if they do that, it throws the SCAC into a situation forcing them to align with the ASC Football Four (or a subset) to get the Pool A bid they have planned for since bringing the sport back. 

Would you think Austin College would listen if they thought they thought the SCAC was solid? I got the sense that they even came to the ASC because they weren't winning in the SAA anyway so why travel that much further just to lose either way.
#27
Basketball Open Dates / Re: Men's single games
Last post by TrinBantams - Yesterday at 03:00:01 PM
Trinity College (CT) looking for a single game on 1/21 or 1/22.

Please reach out to Trey Witter at trey.witter@trincoll.edu or 8608399636 if interested.
#28
Basketball Open Dates / Re: Men's tournaments
Last post by Coach McGrail - Yesterday at 02:55:15 PM
Rhodes College is Hosting a Classic on December 7-9th, 2024 and needs 1 more team.

2 game guarantee
Call for more details

Zo Goodson
651-387-2319
goodsons@rhodes.edu
#29
Basketball Open Dates / Re: Women's single games
Last post by coachmcdowell - Yesterday at 02:18:29 PM
Knox College looking for a tournament or classic Nov 21-23 2024
Preferably within 5-6 hrs

If no tournaments, open to playing two single games if the schools are relatively close in distance

Please contact Seth McDowell stmcdowell@knox.edu
#30
Basketball Open Dates / Re: Women's tournaments
Last post by coachmcdowell - Yesterday at 02:17:51 PM
Knox College looking for a tournament or classic Nov 21-23 2024
Preferably within 5-6 hrs

If no tournaments open to play two single games if the schools are relatively close in distance

Please contact Seth McDowell stmcdowell@knox.edu