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[jerryskids 6,799]

9 minutes ago, cmh6476 said:

pretty interesting (if that's the right word  ) Mormon history in my area that drove a lot of them out West

https://daviesscountyhistoricalsociety.com/1838/04/21/whats-the-mormon-war/

Some I've heard believe the second coming of Christ will happen at that area near Gallatin, MO

Interesting.  What I've read of the "Mormon War" was when the US Army fought Mormons in Utah.  But apparently there have been at least three such wars (Mizzou and Illinois as well) according to this link:

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The Mormon War

Sunday, March 1, 1857

The Mormon War, otherwise known as the Utah War or Mormon Rebellion, describes the violence surrounding an armed confrontation between Mormon settlers in Utah Territory and the U.S. Army, which lasts from March 1857 to July 1858. Tensions between followers of the Latter Day Saint movement (Mormons) and Protestant Americans had simmered for two decades, including intense conflicts in the 1838 Mormon War (otherwise known as the Missouri Mormon War, involving David Rice Atchison as a militia general and resulting in the death of the movement's founder, Joseph Smith Jr.) and the 1844-1846 Illinois Mormon War (resulting in the Mormon Exodus to Utah Territory under the leadership of Brigham Young).

In the 1857-1858 Mormon War, President James Buchanan sends U.S. troops to Utah Territory in the so-called "Utah Expedition." The Mormons, fearing violent persecution, arm themselves and occasionally skirmish with U.S. soldiers. No casualties result from battles with the U.S. forces, but in total, approximately 150 people die violently in the conflict, most notably in the Mountain Meadows Massacre, which involves the Mormon slayings of between 100 and 140 migrants of the Baker-Fancher wagon train in southern Utah, between September 7-11, 1857. The various factors and motivations instigating the massacre remain unclear, but it is notable that roughly as many lives were lost in the Mormon War as in the "Bleeding Kansas" era.

Also notable is the apparent involvement of future Missouri bushwhacker and famed raider of Lawrence, Kansas, William Clarke Quantrill. Quantrill goes to Utah in the spring of 1858 to resupply federal forces, and he supposedly befriends Southern-sympathizing guerillas and acquires a taste for banditry, and a year later he returns to Kansas and falls in with Missouri border ruffians.

https://civilwaronthewesternborder.org/timeline/mormon-war#:~:text=The Mormon War%2C otherwise known,March 1857 to July 1858.

Anyway, all the more reason to root for ASU.  Jihad!!!   

[jerryskids 6,799]

18 minutes ago, cmh6476 said:

Yeah the norm seems to be spending about $1k to get a family of four to any outing, be it sports, concerts, amusement parks or whatever.  It's kind of sad how much it cost just to have those experiences with family and friends.

It's why I've started investing in season tickets. What's nice is being able to offer up experience to friends and family for very reasonable prices, which will be even easier next year when my Chiefs prices are cut in about half.

On that note, @jerryskids -you still have the opportunity to take advantage of two free tickets to the best basketball experience in the world on january  8 if you want them  

Appreciate it.  I'm not sure watching my team get biotch-slapped by the #1 team in the country would qualify as "the best basketball experience in the world" for me, but if the season starts well for ASU, I'll consider it.   

[cmh6476 1,025]

Quite a bit on the line in the final minutes of these big 12 games.   Iowa State and Arizona state with an opportunity to potentially creep up the rankings. 

Hopefully they are letting Devin Neal use CEH's locker and just let him keep it from here on out.  Hard to ever tell if a college player's skillset will translate to the NFL but man he looks like a player to me. 

[Gepetto 1,368]

Yeah NEBRASKA!! Good job.

[patweisers44 845]

14 minutes ago, cmh6476 said:

Quite a bit on the line in the final minutes of these big 12 games.   Iowa State and Arizona state with an opportunity to potentially creep up the rankings. 

Hopefully they are letting Devin Neal use CEH's locker and just let him keep it from here on out.  Hard to ever tell if a college player's skillset will translate to the NFL but man he looks like a player to me. 

Colorado may be the dumbest, non-tacklingest, "good" CFB team that i have ever seen.

[cmh6476 1,025]

Just now, patweisers44 said:

Colorado may be the dumbest, non-tacklingest, "good" CFB team that i have ever seen.

Loaded with superstar athletes.   Not well coached, maybe?

[cmh6476 1,025]

On 11/9/2024 at 9:04 AM, cmh6476 said:

The 4-0 run to a crappy bowl game starts today

One to go

[cmh6476 1,025]

What is going on with this asu/ byu game?

[patweisers44 845]

6 minutes ago, cmh6476 said:

What is going on with this asu/ byu game?

Premature storming of the field for a win over the #14 team in the country. 

I dont care about either of these teams, but a successful hail mary would be hilarious.

[cmh6476 1,025]

6 minutes ago, patweisers44 said:

Premature storming of the field for a win over the #14 team in the country. 

I dont care about either of these teams, but a successful hail mary would be hilarious.

I was hoping for the same.   I wonder if Jerry was there. 

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[cmh6476 1,025]

I kind of feel sorry for the team that gets stuck drafting Sanders.  He's definitely a talented athlete, I just don't see it translating to success as a qb in the NFL.

 

[jerryskids 6,799]

1 hour ago, patweisers44 said:

Premature storming of the field for a win over the #14 team in the country. 

I dont care about either of these teams, but a successful hail mary would be hilarious.

 

1 hour ago, cmh6476 said:

I was hoping for the same.   I wonder if Jerry was there. 

Wasn't there; all tickets were >$200 and our daughter came over who I hadn't seen in a month.  Couple of friends went tho.  To Pat's comment, the excitement is because with a win over a down Arizona team in the Territorial Cup next week (never underestimate a rival), they are in the Big 12 championship game.  I'm 99% sure.  As CMH implied, it looks like ASU and Iowa State control their destinies.

That being said, that coaching by Kenny Dillingham for ASU at the end of the game was about the most full retard coaching I've ever seen.  They won despite, not because, of his idiocy in that sequence.   

[jerryskids 6,799]

Also, I made myself a double old fashioned after that game.  I think my heart was beating faster than after my HIIT workout this morning.  

[cmh6476 1,025]

1 hour ago, posty said:

Mountaineers become bowl eligible

[cmh6476 1,025]

30 minutes ago, jerryskids said:

Also, I made myself a double old fashioned after that game.  I think my heart was beating faster than after my HIIT workout this morning.  

Too bad KU didn't win the games they should have early in the season, because this will be a fun finish. 

[jerryskids 6,799]

1 hour ago, cmh6476 said:

Too bad KU didn't win the games they should have early in the season, because this will be a fun finish. 

Glad ASU beat KU, will help in the tiebreaker of record vs common teams.

 

[weepaws 3,193]

Nebraska six wins , yes.   Next season playoffs, and another championship. 

Numbers 6:24.  The Lord bless you and keep you.  Indeed Amen Thanks 

[Voltaire 5,316]

Wolverines finally found an offense in the week before the Ohio State game. Hopefully it translates and salvages this lost season. I don't expect it though,  they'll be big underdogs and deservedly so, they've played like crap all year until yesterday.

[posty 2,700]

17 hours ago, cmh6476 said:

Mountaineers become bowl eligible

Yeah but I don’t think this is a good thing…. I have lost all confidence in Neal Brown as head coach and think they need a change at the helm…. A 5-7 record would definitely have canned him, but now with six wins and making a bowl, might keep him around longer…

[patweisers44 845]

On 11/23/2024 at 10:26 PM, weepaws said:

Nebraska six wins , yes.   Next season playoffs, and another championship. 

Numbers 6:24.  The Lord bless you and keep you.  Indeed Amen Thanks 

Here are some numbers for ya.....They are expected to lose 45-50 players to the tranfer portal this offseason.  College football has become a crappy, watered down version of the NFL with even crappier QB play.

[jerryskids 6,799]

On 11/23/2024 at 6:55 PM, cmh6476 said:

Mountaineers become bowl eligible

 

On 11/23/2024 at 8:26 PM, weepaws said:

Nebraska six wins , yes.   Next season playoffs, and another championship. 

Numbers 6:24.  The Lord bless you and keep you.  Indeed Amen Thanks 

One of our best friends works in finance at a major university.  She said that they (finance) hated making low-tier bowls -- they typically lost millions of dollars.

[posty 2,700]

Hopefully today’s performance (so far) but the Mountaineers against Texas Tech gets Brown out the door…

[patweisers44 845]

Ryan Day angling to find himself with Matt Eberflus in the buffet line at Golden Corral.

[weepaws 3,193]

Next season, Nebraska will dominate Iowa.  And then start a 9 year win streak vs Iowa.  

Hebrews 13:7.  Remember them which have the rule over you, who have  spoken unto you the Word of God, whose Faith follow , considering the end of their conversation.   Indeed 

Sharing the Word, Jesus Christ is the Word, is Jesus Christ your Lord and Savior?   Indeed Amen Thanks 

[Voltaire 5,316]

Most satisfying Michigan win over Ohio State ever. My #1 all time favorite game in this rivalry.

Well that salvaged this otherwise forgettable season. Although it was spoiled a bit by the classless move to plant the Michigan flag on their field after. 

[Mike Honcho 5,281]

17 minutes ago, Voltaire said:

Most satisfying Michigan win over Ohio State ever. My #1 all time favorite game in this rivalry.

Well that salvaged this otherwise forgettable season. Although it was spoiled a bit by the classless move to plant the Michigan flag on their field after. 

As a Badger alum who lives in Michigan now, I'm thrilled with the result. I'm always happy to see OSU lose and seeing them lose as a 23 point favorite at home is extra great!

[seafoam1 3,025]

I just need Notre Dame and SMU to come through for a big day in the books. 

[supermike80 1,911]

Absolutely hate Michigan.  But hate The more.  Good win Wolverines. 

Ryan Day cant survive this. Unleas somehow he makes a run in the playoffs 

[cmh6476 1,025]

On 11/24/2024 at 6:48 AM, Voltaire said:

Wolverines finally found an offense in the week before the Ohio State game. Hopefully it translates and salvages this lost season. I don't expect it though,  they'll be big underdogs and deservedly so, they've played like crap all year until yesterday.

They put up quite the fight.   Literally. 

[cmh6476 1,025]

On 11/23/2024 at 7:23 PM, jerryskids said:

 

Wasn't there; all tickets were >$200 and our daughter came over who I hadn't seen in a month.  Couple of friends went tho.  To Pat's comment, the excitement is because with a win over a down Arizona team in the Territorial Cup next week (never underestimate a rival), they are in the Big 12 championship game.  I'm 99% sure.  As CMH implied, it looks like ASU and Iowa State control their destinies.

That being said, that coaching by Kenny Dillingham for ASU at the end of the game was about the most full retard coaching I've ever seen.  They won despite, not because, of his idiocy in that sequence.   

You going to Dallas next weekend?

[jerryskids 6,799]

23 minutes ago, cmh6476 said:

You going to Dallas next weekend?

Sigh... Probably not.  My wife is a big sports fan but she is neck deep in a work project, and not feeling it, tonight anyway.  Also that is her birthday, so she wants to do a brunch at our house with our kids (all of our kids, and myself, are ASU alums).  But... tomorrow we might re-address.

[Gepetto 1,368]

https://www.sltrib.com/sports/byu-cougars/2024/11/30/byu-football-eliminated-big-12/

[posty 2,700]

WVU fires Neal Brown as head coach…

 

https://wvusports.com/news/2024/12/1/general-west-virginia-makes-leadership-change-in-football-program.aspx

[cmh6476 1,025]

Arizona State wasn't messing around. 

[jerryskids 6,799]

1 hour ago, cmh6476 said:

Arizona State wasn't messing around. 

That was awesome!  I really hope that the committee puts them above Boise State, whose best win was a loss to Oregon, to get the bye.  One of ASU's two losses was without their QB, so they are basically a one-loss team.  Boise State's only good wins were over UNLV twice, yippee.

Alternatively, if Clemson beats SMU, ASU might stay ahead of them.  But Clemson has more name recognition.

If they get the bye, they would play the 5/12 winner in... the Fiesta Bowl here.  I would definitely try to get tickets.

 

[jerryskids 6,799]

I'm not terribly impressed with either Texas or Georgia.  

[jerryskids 6,799]

Congrats Georgia.  I don't have a rooting interest, but it helps my parlay (also pulling for Clemson and Oregon for the parlay).  

[jerryskids 6,799]

SMU blows.  How the hell are they 11-1?  They look like high school kids.  How bad is the ACC this year?   

[Nomad99 742]

1 hour ago, jerryskids said:

Congrats Georgia.  I don't have a rooting interest, but it helps my parlay (also pulling for Clemson and Oregon for the parlay).  

Same