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I think you guys are gonna win...

HA! I played little league with Nick DeLuca. Ithought he was destined for pro hockey, not football. Nice guy as an 11/12 year old..small world.. I hope Rienk's recovery is uneventful

Wow, that's a new one for me. How often do college athletes get caught betting against their own team?

My question is why do this? What does he hope to accomplish? He can't seriously think there's a chance they reinstate him after what happened? Bob you need to go to therapy and find some hobbies. Basketball is bye-bye.

There's something about smoking the whole plate that delivers a much more robust bark than the individual ribs. I also feel that the end result is more succulent, but I could be wrong. Similar to you guys, many grocers now seem to just receive pre-cut ribs (either individual ribs or cross-cuts that are commonly used in East Asian cuisine BBQ dishes). I like the braise the individual ribs -- either the classic French approach w/ a celery-carrot-onion mirepoix, tomato paste and red wine, also works very well for barbacoa/birria tacos. Seems like the pandemic has caused a shift in the market or something...when I made beef ribs a few years ago, it was as simple as picking up a plate from Costco. My regional chain grocery store still gets the whole plates and I'll call them in the next couple days to reserve one. I love the thin cuts because they are cheap at Walmart and they finish cooking in like 5 minutes. Preheat my gas grill to just under 500F, sear on both sides and its done. Brainless easy weeknight meal with some potatoes and bagged salad.

grilled chicken breasts...no thanks. In fact -- no thanks to chicken breasts cooked any way that isn't battered and fried. favorite grilled foods -- no order 1. bone in thighs; plain bbq rub and glazed with sauce, or tandoori/shawarma/asado marinade 2. Thin center-cut pork chops 3. Quarter-pounder cheeseburgers, ground chuck or sirloin 85% 4. New york strip 5. Jalapeno poppers Definitely want to do a smoke-fried bologna chub this summer. All the rage on Facebook reels over the past year. Gonna be firing up some ribs next weekend for visiting family. TBD pork or beef. Smoked beef plate ribs are incredible with chimichurri or horseradish sauce, but the cut can be a bit difficult to procure.

I never thought it was about the money from Arizona, and selfishly, I am glad that he committed elsewhere so those rumors could be quashed.

apparently the international rules are bogus. You can pay them, you just can't pay them for their name, image, or likeness. So those insurance commercials that aired during the tournament -- you can't pay an international student for those engagements. R2 received money from our NIL committee this season. This move is perplexing but it probably boils down to money. The rumor is that he is headed to Arizona.

Sallis is intriguing but that's it. I watched his 22-23 highlights, lots of potential. He looks and moves like an NBA player, but that doesn't change the fact he's an unproven commodity. High major coaches are probably wary of his inability to impact the game consistently in the WCC. There were multiple Gonzaga fans in the comments of his transfer thread on Reddit, to paraphrase: 'can't dribble or shoot and has a poor feel for the game'. While in the same breath complimenting his defense. I think CU would offer him a starting spot if Trey Alexander moved on. He has so much potential, maybe it really is a matter of him just not seeing the court enough. But he's had lots of practice time the past couple years with not much of it translating to results.

I would be surprised if Sallis didn't transfer, but why would Traudt?? He knew what he was stepping into, in a spotlight article a couple weeks ago he seemed pretty confident about his place and future role in the program. I've watched Hunter play, maybe, 10 minutes over the past two seasons. No one on their board can clearly articulate the reasons he isn't seeing the court. I'm guessing Hunter has not shown the skill development he needed to in order to get significant PT. But that's just speculation because I haven't seen him play much..is a change of scenery all he needs?

@Huskerpapamaybe their friendship prevented the difficult conversations from happening. Just a thought. True friends hold each other accountable, but that always isn't the case in professional settings.

I would say it happens more often than we think, Norm. Russell Westbrook may have been unranked up until the recruitniks caught wind of his commitment to UCLA. Curry was unranked. Then you have journeymen like Kent Bazemore and Delon Wright. Lots of guys like that who just inch their way up to the league. Lightly recruited, make improvements during their college years to the point where an NBA team can see their potential.

Trying to choose my words carefully. I remember when this story was unfolding and it became more and more bizarre with every update. You could tell that he'd been suckered by someone who was taking advantage of his relationship naivete. The weird part of it was that he was in college, whereas most kids in my generation experienced their first "fake online relationship" in middle or high school. This documentary was interesting for sure, but I thought it was fairly light on new information. It just confirmed what I and I presume many others had thought about this incident for a long time.

Curious how he failed the physical. If it was related to the heart issues, how does that pop up? Do sports physicals include ECG's? I suppose anyone who collapses like that should get readings done pretty regularly. Damn that sucks.

I had no clue they were related, much less brothers. Thanks for that tidbit. Their situation reminds me of Gordon Ramsay's. He also grew up in an alcohol-tainted household and cooking was his exit strategy after his football career didn't pan out. His brother ended up as a heroin addict. I've read that Gordon paid for treatment multiple times, and after a string of failures he went no-contact, which is really sad. Not everyone has limitless compassion. I would say the odds are low.