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trump loves himself so much and it would appear most of his followers wish he would die. that is pretty strong stuff. you guys know how i feel about trump but i have never said i wished he would die but if he did i would not blink an eye.

just so you understand and i believe you do is non of the three mentioned in all this will see prison because of it. we seem to let our guys get away with stuff when i think a prison sentence or two would do wonders for politics in america. hell right now look at whats happening. trump and others believe they are mostly untouchable. if we would hold our pols accountable we would be better off.

A powerful Democratic group throws its weight behind election reform Jon Ward·Chief National CorrespondentTue, January 31, 2023 at 4:00 AM CST 7–8 minutes A polling site in Warwick, R.I. (David Goldman/AP) A new paper released Monday by an influential liberal think tank argues that changing how elections are held in the U.S. should be a top-tier issue. “There is another equally fundamental issue that has, until recently, received only niche attention. That issue is electoral reform,” writes Alex Tausanovitch, a senior fellow at the Center for American Progress (CAP). Tausanovitch’s paper is noteworthy because of his elevation of the issue. He argues that America’s current way of running elections is corrosive to democracy. And he says the Democratic Party has been part of the problem. “For the most part, instead of working together to solve the nation’s problems, the two major parties engage in an endless tug of war,” he writes. “In recent years, the core of each party has sometimes veered to ideological extremes.” “It is incumbent on those who care about democracy — organizations, advocates, funders, and commentators — to make electoral reform a bigger part of their collective work,” Tausanovitch argues. “It is increasingly clear that electoral incentives are a big part of what is driving the dysfunction in American politics.” The CAP paper does not endorse any one specific reform, but lists several as having promise, including ranked-choice voting, nonpartisan or open primaries such as the system adopted in Alaska recently, and multi-member congressional districts. Voting in the midterm elections in Anchorage, Alaska, Nov. 2, 2022. (Spencer Platt/Getty Images) CAP was launched in 2003 and is now headed by Patrick Gaspard, who was President Barack Obama’s White House director of political affairs before he was appointed as U.S. ambassador to South Africa. His predecessor, Neera Tanden, is now a top aide to President Biden. The fact that a CAP scholar is encouraging consideration of abolishing party primaries, and of reforms that make it easier for third parties to grow, indicates that polarization and gridlock have produced populist anger at Washington that is pushing major institutions to rethink the status quo. Proponents of electoral reform argue that it is the best way to fight political polarization and pressure lawmakers to better reflect the views of their constituents. The basic idea behind reform proposals is that a mere sliver of hyperpartisan voters hold too much power in many U.S. elections by deciding the winner of party primaries. Primary voters tend to be much more ideologically rigid than the broader electorate of a given area. As a result, they usually reward more extreme candidates with their votes. And because so much of the country is either solidly Democratic or reliably Republican, those candidates often face little more than token opposition in general elections. “This represents the increasingly widespread conclusion that our electoral system is fundamentally broken, and the increasing consensus that we need structural electoral reform to rebuild our creaky and dysfunctional system of republican democracy,” Lee Drutman, a leading voice in the reform movement who is affiliated with the New America Foundation and co-founded Fix Our House, said of the CAP paper. Voters casting their ballots in Midlothian, Va., on Nov. 8. (Ryan M. Kelly/AFP via Getty Images) Electoral reform is not a partisan issue, however, and has support on the right as well. Walter Olson, a senior fellow in constitutional studies at the libertarian-leaning Cato Institute, told Yahoo News that “election reform is an exciting area these days because new ideas are getting a hearing that are scrambling some of the old battle lines.” Olson noted that recent bipartisan cooperation on updating the Electoral Count Act of 1887 shows that reforms aimed at protecting democracy are possible. “The successful reform of the Electoral Count Act at the federal level has made people aware that cooperation across party and ideological divides can get real results in ways that benefit the country as a whole. I see Alex’s paper as very much in this spirit,” he said. Kristin Eberhard, director of climate policy at the centrist Niskanen Center, said electoral reform should be a central focus of anyone interested in good government. “You can’t solve money in politics if you continue to have extremist-driven primaries. You can't solve gerrymandering if you continue to elect all legislators from single-winner districts,” Eberhard told Yahoo News. Ranked-choice voting is probably the best known of the reforms mentioned in the paper. This is the system in which voters rank their top choices, and as candidates with the fewest votes are eliminated, their supporters are reallocated to candidates who were ranked behind them. It is intended to reward candidates who appeal to broad swaths of voters rather than to a small but extreme minority, and to give voters more of a sense that their voice is being heard. Ranked-choice voting has been adopted in statewide elections in Maine and Alaska, and 60 localities use it in some form, including New York City. A clerk hands a ballot to a voter on Election Day in Lewiston, Maine, Nov. 8, 2022. Maine now uses a ranked-choice voting system for some of its election races. (Robert F. Bukaty/AP) Alaska adopted a nonpartisan summer primary for the 2022 election, in which the top four vote getters advanced to the fall election. The general election is now decided by ranked choice. Much of the attention in Alaska has gone to Sen. Lisa Murkowski, a moderate Republican who defeated a Trump-endorsed opponent, and to the contest for the state’s one seat in the House of Representatives, which was won by Democrat Mary Peltola. But the more interesting test of Alaska’s reform will be to see if it has a positive impact on the state Legislature, which was dubbed “America’s most dysfunctional legislative body” just two years ago. There are signs of progress. Earlier this month in Juneau, “one of the longest-running battles for control of a legislative chamber ended Wednesday in remarkable harmony,” noted veteran political reporter Reid Wilson. As Tausanovitch says in his paper: “It is still early to judge how the system will affect future elections, but it does seem to have ushered in a number of moderate candidates who align well with Alaska voters and who may have lost in a traditional partisan primary.” Nationally, Tausanovitch concludes, “many voters — if not most — would prefer a government that is professional and responsive, in which politicians work together to solve the nation’s problems.” “Unfortunately, however, that is not the government that America’s electoral rules incentivize politicians to deliver.”

Journalist Reports Pro-MAGA GOP Insiders Secretly 'Can't Wait Until This Guy Dies' Ed Mazza ~2 minutes Many Republican officials don’t want Donald Trump around ― but they’re also too afraid to publicly challenge him, according to Atlantic journalist McKay Coppins. “They all wanted him gone, but nobody wanted to confront him directly,” Coppins said Monday on CNN. “There is just this fear that if they go after him or if they try to rally around somebody else they’ll spark a backlash from his base.” He explained on CNN and in his latest report on The Atlantic that party insiders are hoping something happens to remove Trump from the scene, such as an indictment. But there’s also another secret hope among those silent anti-Trump Republicans. “You have a lot of folks who are just wishing for [Trump’s] mortal demise,” former Rep. Peter Meijer (R-Mich.) told Coppins, according to his report in The Atlantic. “I want to be clear: I’m not in that camp. But I’ve heard from a lot of people who will go onstage and put on the red hat, and then give me a call the next day and say, ‘I can’t wait until this guy dies.’” Asked about that on CNN, Coppins said it’s not the only time he heard that sentiment. “I was taken aback by how often I heard this,” he said. “I thought it was kind of a morbid, dark joke at first. But I heard it so often that it started to become clear that this was actually what a lot of Republicans believe and it just speaks to the desperation in the party.”

#PMARSHONAU: Disappointment and hope for Auburn basketball Phillip Marshall 3–4 minutes Auburn suffered a heartbreaking loss Saturday at West Virginia in the SEC/Big 12 Challenge, but did they re-energize their season at the same time? The Tigers looked overmatched in the first half on both ends of the court, taking a 45-29 deficit to the locker room. And then they played perhaps their best half of the season, Only when Wendell Green’s 3-point attempt come up short at the buzzer did the Mountaineers escape with an 80-77 victory. The Tigers missed some free throws that could have pushed them over the top, but West Virginia missed some that could have put the game away. In the end, the hole Auburn dug for itself was too deep, but just barely. Auburn coach Bruce Pearl took no pleasure in coming up short. He clearly was not happy with what he called “ticky-tack” foul call and said he hoped SEC teams playing at home had “the same whistles.” There was much to like for Auburn in the second half. * West Virginia managed just four two-point baskets. * Guard KD Johnson played at a level not seen since last season. He made two baskets, one a big 3-pointer, in three attempts. He got a steal on an inbounds pass that gave Auburn a chance to catch up in the final minute. He had six assists and two steals. * Johni Broome, in foul trouble early, scored all 15 of his points in the second half. He also finished with seven rebounds and five assists. * Jaylin Williams was terrific, scoring 18 points and getting five rebounds. * After having nine turnovers in the first half, Auburn had just four in the second half. There was also much to not like, especially in the first half. * West Virginia guard Eric Stevenson went off for 31 points, hitting 7-of-10 3-pointers. When Auburn pulled within a point twice late in the game, he answered both times with 3-pointers. Some of his 3-pointers were from 30-plus feet away. * Point guard Wendell Green had a rough game. He scored nine points but was 2-of-10 from the field. * West Virginia was 15-of-27 from the field in the first half. * Auburn fouled too much, sending West Virginia to the line 25 times. *** Don’t be deceived by West Virginia’s 2-6 Big 12 record. The Mountaineers hammered No. 11 TCU 74-65 at home 10 days ago. In their last four games, they have lost only to Kansas. WVU Coliseum is a very tough place to play. They have lost close game after close game. 8COMMENTS Auburn turns its attention now to Georgia's Wednesday visit to Neville Arena. The Bulldogs have three SEC wins, and one of those was over Auburn in Athens. Georgia might not be going anywhere, but it will be a very important game for the Tigers as they head into a stretch Pearl has called the most challenging of his career. If the Tigers repeat their second-half performance or close to it, they should win handily. If they repeat their first-half performance, there are no guarantees against Georgia or anybody else. ">247Sports

Auburn basketball is struggling against opponent's star players Lance Dawe 2–3 minutes As expected, Auburn basketball has taken a bit of a step back from where they were a season ago. Losing first-round NBA Draft selections Jabari Smith and Walker Kessler has hurt this year's team, but the frontcourt doesn't seem to be a huge issue. Auburn's guard play has not been as consistent as Bruce Pearl may have wanted for the past two seasons. In their five losses this season, their defense has struggled. Take a look at today's stat of the day. Stat of the day: In Auburn's five losses, the opponent's leading scorer in the contest averaged 28.4 points per game. All five players were guards. What it means: It's hard to criticize because of how effective they were at times last year, but Auburn's guards are struggling on defense, mainly because of their size disadvantage. Plain and simple. Here's what each individual top scorer did in all five losses: Kendrick Davis (Memphis) - 27 points, 9-19 shooting (7-7 FT) Boogie Ellis (USC) - 28 points (CAREER HIGH AT THE TIME), 9-15 shooting Terry Roberts (Georgia) - 26 points (TIES CAREER HIGH), 8-16 shooting Tyrece Radford (Texas A&M) - 30 points, 8-17 shooting (11-12 FT) Erik Stevenson (West Virginia) - 31 points (CAREER HIGH), 10-17 shooting (4-5 FT) Auburn Today broke down the numbers a little further by comparing the scorers in the five losses to the leading scorers in Auburn's wins - by month. November - 14 PPG December - 15 PPG January - 23 PPG The Tigers are very clearly struggling against SEC guards this season, and because of their size limitations throughout the position, it doesn't seem like there's a solution on the horizon.

Despite back-to-back losses, Tigers stay in Top 25 polls Mark Murphy 4–5 minutes AUBURN, Alabama–As Auburn prepares to play its first rematch of the basketball season the Tigers will head into Wednesday’s game vs. the Georgia Bulldogs still in the AP Top 25, but just barely. Auburn fell 10 spots in this week’s ranking to No. 25, two spots behind the team's ranking in the new USA Today Coaches Top 25. Last week the Tigers set a school record with 31 consecutive polling periods in the AP Top 25. Despite losing at home to Texas A&M last Wednesday and at West Virginia in the SEC vs. Big Challenge on Saturday, the Tigers received 117 poll points, one spot ahead of fellow SEC member Missouri, which has 74 poll points. Purdue (21-1) remains atop the poll followed Tennessee from the SEC at No. 2 and Houston at No. 3. The only other team in poll is Alabama at No. 4. Arizona is fifth. In the coaches poll the Tigers dropped seven spots to No. 23 in a tie with UConn Huskies with 81 poll points, 14 points ahead of No. 25 Illinois. . Purdue is No. 1 in that ranking followed by Tennessee, Houston, Virginia and then Alabama, which joins the Tigers and Vols as the only ranked SEC team. Tipoff for the Georgia game is set for 6 p.m. CST at Neville Arena with television coverage on the SEC Network. The Tigers will bring a 16-5 record into the contest, which is the final one of the first half of the league schedule. Auburn is 6-2 in conference games. Georgia, which is 14-7 overall, is 4-4 in the league following an 81-78 overtime victory at home vs. South Carolina on Saturday. Auburn dropped a 76-64 decision to Georgia at Athens on January 4th. In that game the Tigers shot just 34.8 percent while the Bulldogs made 45.3 percent of their field goals. Johni Broome led the Tigers with 22 points and 12 rebounds. Terry Roberts scored 26 for the Bulldogs. Broome is averaging 13.4 points and a team-high 8.5 rebounds. Wendell Green leads the Tigers in scoring at 13.6 points per game and assists (4.3). Jaylin Williams is the other Tiger averaging double figures for scoring at 11.1 points per outing. After taking on Georgia the Tigers face a challenging three-game stretch at Tennessee, at Texas A&M and at home vs. Alabama. Those teams have a combined 22-2 record in SEC games. Johni Broome grabs a rebound vs. Georgia. (Photo: Dale Zanine, USA TODAY Sports) Auburn Basketball Notes: Green leads the SEC in free throw percentage at 83.7 and is fourth in assists. Broome is third in rebounding and his 51.8 field goal percentage ranks fourth among SEC players...In SEC games Green is averaging 15.75 points per contest, which ranks fifth in the league. Broome is seventh at 14.75 points...The Tigers are seventh in the league in scoring at 72.38 points per outing and third in scoring defense, allowing 64.19 points. In SEC games the Tigers are averaging 69.88 points, which ranks seventh. They are allowing 65.38 points in league games, which ranks fifth...The Tigers are fifth in scoring margin for league games at plus 4.5 per contest...Three-point shooting continues to be a problem for Coach Bruce Pearl’s Tigers, who are making just 29.5 percent of those attempts. That ranks 13th in the league ahead of Mississippi State’s 28.2 percent. SEC Standings Alabama 8-0, 18-3 Tennessee 7-1, 18-3 Texas A&M 7-1, 15-6 Auburn 6-2, 16-5 Kentucky 5-3, 14-7 Florida 5-3, 12-9 Missouri 4-4, 16-5 Georgia 4-4, 14-7 Arkansas 3-5, 14-7 Vanderbilt 3-5, 10-11 Mississippi State 1-7, 13-8 LSU 1-7, 12-9 Ole Miss 1-7, 9-12 South Carolina 1-7, 8-13 SEC Schedule (All Times CST) Tuesday, Jan. 31 * Mississippi State at South Carolina 5:30 p.m. (SEC Network) * Texas A&M at Arkansas 6 p.m. (ESPN2) * Vanderbilt at Alabama 7:30 p.m. (SEC Network) * Kentucky at Ole Miss 8 p.m. (ESPN) Wednesday, Feb. 1 * Georgia at Auburn 6 p.m. (SEC Network) * Tennessee at Florida 6 p.m. (ESPN2) * LSU at Missouri 8 p.m. (SEC Network) AP Top 25 Poll 19COMMENTS Coaches Top 25 Poll ** Subscribe: Receive the latest Auburn intel and scoops*** ">247Sports

Former Auburn defensive back joins USFL’s Generals Published: Jan. 30, 2023, 1:00 p.m. ~2 minutes Los Angeles Rams safety Blake Countess runs with the football after intercepting a pass during an NFL game against the San Francisco 49ers on Dec. 30, 2018, at the Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum in Los Angeles.AP Photo/Marcio Jose Sanchez By Mark Inabinett | minabinett@al.com While the NFL has one game remaining in its 2022 season – Super Bowl LVII on Feb. 12 – the XFL, USFL and CFL are preparing for their 2023 campaigns. The XFL kicks off its season on Feb. 18, the USFL starts on April 15 and the CFL begins its preseason slate on May 22. The roster building for the leagues’ teams has continued over the past week, and three players with Alabama football roots are among the most recent signings: · Linebacker Beniquez Brown (Florence) signed with the USFL’s Houston Gamblers. Brown played for the AAF’s Birmingham Iron in 2019, and he appeared in six games with the Gamblers last season. · Defensive back Blake Countess (Auburn) signed with the USFL’s New Jersey Generals. Countess joins the Generals after playing in 45 regular-season and seven playoff games across six seasons in the NFL. · Defensive end Wallace Cowins Jr. (North Alabama) signed with the CFL’s Ottawa Redblacks. Cowins’ final season at UNA was the 2021 campaign. Mark Inabinett is a sports reporter for Alabama Media Group. Follow him on Twitter at @AMarkG1. If you purchase a product or register for an account through one of the links on our site, we may receive compensation.

Ex-Auburn football assistant blocks a bunch of Auburn media members on Twitter... for some reason? Auburn Daily Staff ~2 minutes Bryan Harsin may have not passed much onto his assistants during his time at Auburn, but at least he showed one of them how to use the block feature on Twitter. Former Auburn wide receivers coach Ike Hilliard has gone on a blocking spree on Twitter, removing a number of Auburn beat writers, media members, and fan pages alike from his account's view - and the strangest thing about it is the fact that almost no one in the Auburn media sphere has ever said anything negative about Hilliard. In fact, some of those blocked pointed out that they haven't ever done anything other than support him. Hilliard was hired by former Auburn head coach Bryan Harsin to coach the receiver room this past offseason after the previous coaching stint with the core featured Cornelius Williams being fired four games into the season and offensive analyst Eric Kiesau moving up to take over the role. Bryan Harsin went on a similar run following his firing, blocking several beat writers and "soft blocking" others, meaning he removed them as a follower but didn't block them (which is significantly more petty).

How Auburn is retooling its defense through the transfer portal Published: Jan. 23, 2023, 3:58 p.m. 4–5 minutes Auburn football coach Hugh Freeze is introduced during Auburn basketball vs Arkansas on Saturday, Jan. 7,.2023 in Auburn, Ala. Todd Van Emst/AU Athletics Todd Van Emst/AU Athletics/AU At By Nubyjas Wilborn | nwilborn@al.com Auburn head coach Hugh Freeze and defensive coordinator Ron Roberts knew replacing All-SEC EDGE Derick Hall, team captain linebacker Owen Pappoe, EDGE Eku Leota, defensive line Colby Wooden, and several others would be a tough challenge for the program. Freeze and Roberts also were aware that solely signing high school players wouldn’t be nearly enough. The Tigers needed to improve on a run defense that was 97th in yards allowed (172.6 yards per game) and 105th at 4.64 yards per carry. Former head coach Bryan Harsin often talked about establishing the run on offense and being a physical defense that can stop the run. Auburn’s results didn’t reflect Harsin’s emphasis in the run game. Read More Auburn Football: Auburn sets date for 2023 A-Day spring game Hugh Freeze makes it a dozen transfers added, signs SEC linebacker Breaking down Auburn’s additions, losses and remaining needs after 1st transfer window closes If Freeze wants a longer tenure than Harsin’s 19 games, it’ll start with stopping the run. Here’s a look at the players Freeze and Roberts are hoping can help the Tigers in the 2023 season. Austin Keys LB 6′2 245 Ole Miss Keys had 35 tackles, 3.5 tackles for loss, and two sacks last season at Ole Miss. He started in five games and played 13 for the Rebels. He racked up 51 tackles from 2020-22 and played in 23 games. The Tigers needed an experienced linebacker with Pappoe leaving for the National Football League draft. Keys has an opportunity to play an impact role. Quientrail Jamison-Travis DL 6′4 280 Iowa Western Jamison-Travis is Iowa’s top-rated junior college prospect and America’s No. 3 juco defensive lineman prospect. He was part of a national championship-winning program at Iowa Western. He tallied 45 tackles, 13.5 tackles for loss, 8.5 sacks last season, and in 2021 posted 45 tackles, 6.5 TFL, and 2.0 sacks. Freeze told reporters that winning in the trenches is a primary focus. Keeping Jamison-Travis, who was initially recruited by Harsin’s staff, was a priority. Justin Rodgers DL 6′3 332 Kentucky Rodgers had 35 tackles last season at Kentucky. He has played in 33 games with 60 tackles, three sacks, and five tackles for loss for the Wildcats. Several recruiting sites considered Rodgers as one of the best available defensive linemen in the portal. Mosiah Nasili-Kite DL 6′2 320 Maryland Nasili-Kite comes to Auburn as a grad transfer. He played three seasons at Maryland after transferring from Independence Community College. He totaled 83 tackles, nine sacks, and 13.5 while playing for the Terrapins. Elijah McAllister EDGE 6′6 265 Vanderbilt McAllister had 65 tackles, two fumble recoveries, and forced three fumbles during 36 games over five seasons for the Commodores. He’s a former team captain who has 12 starts. He’ll add to a position group seeking depth with the losses of Hall and Leota. Lawrence Johnson DT 6′3 310 Purdue Johnson had 29 tackles, 2.5 for a loss, 1.5 sacks, and a forced fumble last season while starting in all 13 games for the Boilermakers. The grad transfer is a three-year starter with 88 tackles, 7.5 TFL, and 2.5 sacks in 46 games at Purdue. DeMario Tolan 6′2 222 LSU Tolan had 10 tackles as a freshman in 12 games last season for LSU. He was a four-star recruit in the 2022 class, and several recruiting sites had him a four-star portal athlete. Getting a youngster like Tolan is good for Freeze and Roberts for next season and beyond. If you purchase a product or register for an account through one of the links on our site, we may receive compensation.

auburnwire.usatoday.com Auburn's transfer haul among SEC's best Taylor Jones ~2 minutes Auburn Football has seen an astonishing boost in recruiting since Hugh Freeze has taken over the program. Auburn currently has the No. 17 high school recruiting class for the 2023 cycle according to 247Sports and reeled in a top-five transfer portal class during the first window. Now that recruiting has begun to wind down for the 2023 cycle, media outlets are starting to share their thoughts on how well each college football program did in their transfer portal recruiting efforts, including Auburn. Buy Tigers Tickets Athlon Sports recently dropped their SEC Football transfer portal rankings, where they have placed Auburn at the No. 3 spot, behind fellow SEC West foes LSU and Ole Miss. Steven Lassan of Athlon Sports was pleased with Freeze’s ability to fill team needs in a short period of time. This haul of transfers boosts Auburn’s chances of making marked improvement under new coach Hugh Freeze. Landing three Day 1 starters on the offensive line was crucial with the entire group in transition. (Brian) Battie and (Rivaldo) Fairweather add to a thin group of playmakers, with Battie capable of sharing carries with Jarquez Hunter. Depth is crucial to any defense in the SEC, and even if (Justin) Rogers, (Lawrence) Johnson, (Austin) Keys and (Demario) Tolan don’t start, Auburn just needed more talent on this side of the ball. These additions accomplish that, plus add starter-capable players in the front. Auburn ranks No. 3 overall in 247Sports’ team transfer portal rankings, behind LSU and Florida State. The first window closed on Jan. 15 and will open again on May 1 for a 15-day period, meaning that Auburn could bring in more talented additions before the 2023 season begins.

247sports.com Jason Caldwell's Monday morning quarterback column Jason Caldwell 4–5 minutes Junior Day a huge success We probably won’t know the true impact of Saturday’s Junior Day until months or even years down the road, but there is no question that what Hugh Freeze and his staff pulled off will be felt for a long time in the Auburn program. More than 150 kids showed up for the visit to check out the program and the Auburn facilities, which shows you the interest in the program. It’s amazing the difference in just a year’s time in that regard. There is some downside to having a group that big with some kids probably not able to get as much one-on-one attention as would be ideal, but the positives far outweigh the negatives in that regard. It’s also a case of being the first one. If you’re Freeze and his staff, you don’t turn down anyone who wants to visit the program right now. It’s all about building goodwill and relationships with players and their parents. Saturday went a long way towards doing just that. It’s also a chance to make up some ground on 2024 prospects who had pretty much written Auburn off and started looking in other directions. One of those is big-time wide receiver Mario Craver from Clay-Chalkville. One of the most dynamic wide receiver prospects in the country, Craver has offers from all over the country. After showing a lot of interest in Auburn early on, Craver had cooled considerably on the Tigers. I asked him his thoughts on Auburn after the visit and here was his response. “I can definitely tell Freeze got something special going on!” That’s a long way from getting a commitment, but it’s a big step in the right direction for Auburn with one of the top players in Alabama. Stretch run up for Auburn hoops With Wednesday night’s game against the Georgia Bulldogs marking the halfway point of the SEC schedule for the basketball Tigers, crunch time is here for Bruce Pearl’s club after dropping a second-straight contest on Saturday at West Virginia. Currently 16-5 overall and 6-2 in SEC play, Auburn’s schedule only gets tougher. After the Georgia game, the Tigers go on the road for back-to-back games against Texas A&M and Tennessee before coming home to play Alabama on Saturday, February 11. Those are huge opportunity games for this team that needs a couple of big wins down the stretch to bolster its resume for the NCAA Tournament. Even though Saturday’s game ended in a loss after trailing by as many as 17 points, I thought Auburn found something in the second half against the Mountaineers. That is going inside over and over and over again and running the offense through Johni Broome and Jaylin Williams. Playing that way helped with shot selection and led to Auburn making 5-8 from behind the arc after making just 2-9 in the first half. For this team it’s all about consistency and getting off to a good start. Two straight games Auburn has dug too big of a hole to climb out of in the final 20 minutes. If this team wants to make a run it needs to start now and it’s going to start with the ball in the hands of its two most consistent scoring threats more often. Auburn women getting healthy at the right time For much of the 2022-23 season Coach Johnnie Harris’ team has been far less than full strength, making it tough to put up much of a fight in many of the games the Tigers have played in the Southeastern Conference. Finally getting most of the key players back three games ago, Auburn has put together back-to-back wins as the Tigers look to make it three in a row on Monday evening with a home game vs. Florida. 18COMMENTS If you haven’t had the opportunity to do so, go check out Auburn junior Aicha Coulibaly. She’s quietly putting together a monster season for the Tigers, averaging 17.7 points and 5.9 rebounds per game to go along with 37 steals. Double figures in eight-straight games, Coulibaly is averaging 19.2 points in SEC play with games of 31 points and 20 points in Auburn’s two wins. She has done it while overcoming a knee injury and then a concussion. Do yourself a favor and go watch her and this team continue to battle. ">247Sports

were you in the military homie?

i dealt with several hundred classified docs when i was at the pentagon. i had to sort them for pick up to the right folks. i cannot swear on it david but i believe the crisis center i worked at everyone had to have a top secret clearance. those that did not had to have an escort at all times. and if i had to go the intelligence section i had to have an escort and i had a top secret clearance. and those guys got the really good stuff like the presidents and joint chiefs of staff got. so they did not play. again if i had done what any of those cats did i would be in prison. but they are not going to do a damn thing to ANY president nor vice president so all of this is just political crap. but it is not fair.

i said that in an earlier thread bro. my point being if I had done it i would have gone to prison and lost voting and guns rights much less probably not ever getting a decent paying job.

what else can they do with a fake affidavit and someone refuses to send all the docs as requested? this is what happens when idiots like trump are elected. trump lied dude. this is the difference.

i do not care who does it salty. to me it should not be a partison issue and i feel like some folks needed some prison time to go along with those fines. i remember back in the late nineties there was some kind of spill and there were dead fish everywhere. there were catfish the size of dee rfloating on top of the water and alive but dying. a coworker actually swam out and straddled one and paddled himself back to shore. he strapped the catfish on the front hood of his car and got a ticket for obstructing his view. but when they started putting out no swimming advisories it got my attention.

yes they did. they did not have the right to leave them lying around. but if you are trying to compare them with trump it i a bad look. they give him months to give the docs back. he refused. so they told him they were coming and he bent it all out of shape with his normal lying crap. he was crying about how unfair they did him compare4d to joe. joe did the right thing and trump did the trump bullcrap. if an enlisted man had lost docs because of carelessness when i was in the service they went to prison. and i was stationed at the pentagon so we were read the riot act on that stuff. so lets summarize. biden and i assume all others compled. trump did not. like the turd he is.