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Ukraine….what’s our endgame here

The problem with Nato attacking Russia, is that this would probably bring the whole evil axis into the war. N Korea, Hungary, Iran, Syria, Belarus, & China, would likely not stand by while Nato attacked Russia. Then other states might pick a side, like Turkey, India, Saudia Arabia, Egypt, etc. That's what holds Nato back from getting involved in a direct conflict.
Putin can withstand missiles raining down on Russian cities. The thought of places like London, Paris, Berlin, etc…being hit is something the leaders of those countries cannot stomach. The last thing Europe wants is a widespread war in the European theater. NATO would win but at a huge price. Thus….those European leaders will remain on the sidelines and quietly push for peace.

Ukraine….what’s our endgame here

Do you believe that the Russians are capable of such a thing? It is hilarious to me what people think this country is capable of. A government virtually annihilated their Black Sea fleet with virtually no navy. Russia would lose its northern baltic fleet in days just like Iran did in the 1980s. They have not even faced militaries with real air power and air defence, let alone navies. Ukrainian mechanized divisions are nothing compared to what they would be facing. Now, they have brought Finland and Sweden into the fold. Sweden produces some great, great defence weaponry.

I don't think people realize just how enormous NATO's combined air power is. It would be nasty.

Would some people die? Sure. Would a lot more Russians die? Yup. Russia would lose Kaliningrad, and they would have no warm weather port other than on the black sea. The Turks would probably love to have Crimea. They have a long history of ruling crimea for hundreds and hundreds of years. The Russians and the Ottoman Empire have traded that back and forth for centuries. I mean, Putin is all about history and stuff, right? The poles have ruled Kaliningrad, too.

We have a bunch of peacenik faux badasses. It is Donald Trump junior types that like to dress up in tactical gear, wear camo, fire guns, snort cocaine and cry about freedom but don't know what any of that means. They want this country to be totally insular and build everything here, but eventually, they are just going to give up control of it to every country in the world. Putin and Xi will realize that between Afghanistan and Ukraine, the Trumps have no stomach for the long game and are billionaire hippy faux badasses.
The problem with Nato attacking Russia, is that this would probably bring the whole evil axis into the war. N Korea, Hungary, Iran, Syria, Belarus, & China, would likely not stand by while Nato attacked Russia. Then other states might pick a side, like Turkey, India, Saudia Arabia, Egypt, etc. That's what holds Nato back from getting involved in a direct conflict.

Ukraine….what’s our endgame here

lol. Europe isn’t going to start an air war or put boots on the ground. They understand such an action would quickly escalate into a widespread conflict across Europe. Ain’t going to happen. Europe wants peace and will quietly back a peace accord in the next 6 months. Sit back and watch which one of us is correct.
Do you believe that the Russians are capable of such a thing? It is hilarious to me what people think this country is capable of. A government virtually annihilated their Black Sea fleet with virtually no navy. Russia would lose its northern baltic fleet in days just like Iran did in the 1980s. They have not even faced militaries with real air power and air defence, let alone navies. Ukrainian mechanized divisions are nothing compared to what they would be facing. Now, they have brought Finland and Sweden into the fold. Sweden produces some great, great defence weaponry.

I don't think people realize just how enormous NATO's combined air power is. It would be nasty.

Would some people die? Sure. Would a lot more Russians die? Yup. Russia would lose Kaliningrad, and they would have no warm weather port other than on the black sea. The Turks would probably love to have Crimea. They have a long history of ruling crimea for hundreds and hundreds of years. The Russians and the Ottoman Empire have traded that back and forth for centuries. I mean, Putin is all about history and stuff, right? The poles have ruled Kaliningrad, too.

We have a bunch of peacenik faux badasses. It is Donald Trump junior types that like to dress up in tactical gear, wear camo, fire guns, snort cocaine and cry about freedom but don't know what any of that means. They want this country to be totally insular and build everything here, but eventually, they are just going to give up control of it to every country in the world. Putin and Xi will realize that between Afghanistan and Ukraine, the Trumps have no stomach for the long game and are billionaire hippy faux badasses.

I need some new music

I looked up the Beer City Music Hall, which incidentally I'd never heard of, to learn a li'l more about the show. I'm not sure I trust Greg Ginn to invest my time. Anyhoo, The Queers are opening up, whom I was never impressed with. We opened up for them at the Vanguard and somewhere else I can't remember.
Beer City Music Hall seems like a pop up venue for events only. Only holds 500 people, and there is a moderately limited bar, with no reentry. So you have to stay within the confines of their fenced in area out front, or the inside the building. They have a three burritos available, and that's it on the food. It seemed like s very corporate minded money maker type of place. Didn't care that much for the venue, but if that's where one of the artists you like is going to play, it suffices to see them live.

They seem to find local groups to open for most acts. Some OKC chick that did soul music contacted Lola Young, and she used her as her opening act. Same kind of deal as using the Queers. A low cost solution to opening acts, that don't tour with you, at a place that doesn't have much SRO room.

Fire him TOMORROW!

Looks like the message board pundits have a two year window and if things go south then fire the coach !
Same as OSU fans clamoring for Gundy's dismissal and OU's problem with Venables , all three teams
have lousy offensive lines . Hell , TU plays a true freshman at left tackle and a redshirt freshman at
center, plus if the upper classmen were any good the majority of the true freshmen would have been
redshirted . We are talking about 18 year old players going against 21 & 22 year olds , I think they have
done a credible job
The young player and especially the o-line are fair points.

My major issues though are related to coaching and management. Great leaders do not micro-manage they hire strong people and ensure those people understand what is expected and allow those people to do their job. Wilson has tried to run the offense and without success. You can’t be HC and OC, it’s the same issue (just one of many) I had with Monty. The second issue is in most games our competitors made better in game and halftime adjustments. The obvious exception was UTSA. The final point is we haven’t progressed week to week with the UAB to ECU (bye week) exception.

If I saw better in game and week to week improvement I wouldn’t be as critical.

Fire him TOMORROW!

I keep waking up everyday and it's "Fire him tomorrow"... I guess you guys want him forever!!!! Never put off tomorrow what you can do today!
Looks like the message board pundits have a two year window and if things go south then fire the coach !
Same as OSU fans clamoring for Gundy's dismissal and OU's problem with Venables , all three teams
have lousy offensive lines . Hell , TU plays a true freshman at left tackle and a redshirt freshman at
center, plus if the upper classmen were any good the majority of the true freshmen would have been
redshirted . We are talking about 18 year old players going against 21 & 22 year olds , I think they have
done a credible job

I need some new music

Thought I'd mention this for anybody that didn't know. Black Flag is on their farewell tour Dec 6 at Beer City Music Hall in OKC.(Where I recently saw brit chick Lola Young) @Li'l Eric Coley @HuffyCane

No Henry Rollins, sadly.

I looked up the Beer City Music Hall, which incidentally I'd never heard of, to learn a li'l more about the show. I'm not sure I trust Greg Ginn to invest my time. Anyhoo, The Queers are opening up, whom I was never impressed with. We opened up for them at the Vanguard and somewhere else I can't remember.

GAMES OF INTEREST (11.20.24 - 11.22.24) LITTLE ROCK

Holiday tournaments are underway as of yesterday. I know that some of the games have already played but with work I cant get this out sometimes till the afternoon.

FAU Lost to Drake today in the Charleston Classic 75-63. Oklahoma State is also in Charleston and they are currently taking on Miami on ESPNU. East Carolina is currently playing Stetson on Baller TV for the Boardwalk Battle in Daytona Beach. Middle Tennessee is taking on USF currently in Conway South Carolina in the Myrtle Beah Invitaional.

Later today You have Wisconsin taking on UCF in White Sulphur Springs, West Virginia at the Greenbrier Tip Off. Temple Faces Florida State in Uncasville, CT in the Hall of Fame Tip-Off.

Today’s games

Full Schedule is below

GO TU!!!

Today’s games

TeamRatingTeamRatingTimeTV
Drake47atFla. Atlantic3410:30 a.m.ESPN2
Longwood160vsUAB11211:30 a.m.ESPN+
East Carolina186vsStetson20912:00 p.m.Baller TV
Middle Tenn.289vsSouth Fla.781:00 p.m.ESPN2
Miami#N/AvsOklahoma St.1201:00 p.m.ESPNU
Wisconsin22vsUCF614:00 p.m.CBSSN
Temple224vsFlorida St.954:00 p.m.ESPN+
N.C. Central258atGeorgia St.2206:00 p.m.ESPN+
New Orleans339atTulane1356:30 p.m.ESPN+
Rice238atHouston Christian3557:00 p.m.ESPN+
Little Rock182atArkansas1098:00 p.m.SEC NET
Saint Louis196atWichita St.1579:30 p.m.Peacock

📝 Larry Lewis TU at USF: Young talent finally emerging for struggling Tulsa squad

The emergence of a playmaker like Joseph Williams gives Tulsa hope for not only the last two games of the season, but also for the future. A true freshman, Williams is coming off a career game that helped TU almost defeat East Carolina in a heartbreaking loss last week. Young freshmen receivers like Williams and Corey Smith are the types of players that Tulsa needs to develop in order to create a potent passing attack in the future. Those youngsters, along with the not so young, will get a chance to see what they can do Saturday afternoon when the Golden Hurricane plays South Florida at Raymond James Stadium in Tampa at 2:30 p.m.

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📝 Larry Lewis Young talent finally emerging for struggling Tulsa squad

The emergence of a playmaker like Joseph Williams gives Tulsa hope for not only the last two games of the season, but also for the future. A true freshman, Williams is coming off a career game that helped TU almost defeat East Carolina in a heartbreaking loss last week. Young freshmen receivers like Williams and Corey Smith are the types of players that Tulsa needs to develop in order to create a potent passing attack in the future. Those youngsters, along with the not so young, will get a chance to see what they can do Saturday afternoon when the Golden Hurricane plays South Florida at Raymond James Stadium in Tampa at 2:30 p.m.

Ukraine….what’s our endgame here

What escalation? It is hilarious.

The Russians just send endless glide bombs and 1000-mile cruise missiles into Ukraine, and then when they send a cruise missile back, they call it escalation.

The Russians lob a medium to intermediate ballistic missile, and everyone is :crap:ting themselves like the Russians launched a nuclear-capable weapon. News flash: they have been lobbying nuclear-capable weapons virtually this whole war.

The amount of stupidity in how this war has been talked about is pretty sad. Biden has been around since the Cold War. He understands the Russians and Vladimir Putin. He has seen his BS since starting in Chechyna, Georgia, Ukraine. It is sad to me that people on the right never talk about the Orange Revolution, Victor Yanukovych and Viktor Yushchenko, the Revolution of Dignity. People don't understand how Yanukovych bilked the country for billions personally while allied with Russia, and the Russians tried to poison Yushchenko with Dioxin in 2004. This stuff goes way, way back and is much more complicated. All of this seems lost. In Nov 2013, Yanukovych (a Russian puppet) decided not to sign the EU-Ukraine Association agreement after their parliament overwhelmingly approved it. Protests broke out. They stayed for months. 100s were killed, and Yanukovych fled in the middle of the night. Feb 22 2014, taking with all these super expensive paintings and other belongings that he had amassed by bilking the Ukrainian treasury.

Guess who invaded crimea on Feb 27, 2014? War in the Donbas broke out in April?

But if I listen to that sniffling little bitch Vivek Ramasamay. It is all the US's fault. The guy has zero clue.




I digress though.

My curiosity has always been about NATO's red line. When do the Europeans start with a bare minimum, start an air war, and then move on to putting troops in the theatre? Lots and lots of troops have moved into Poland, Romania, and the Baltics from all the NATO countries. They are just waiting for the word and will start pounding them into oblivion.
lol. Europe isn’t going to start an air war or put boots on the ground. They understand such an action would quickly escalate into a widespread conflict across Europe. Ain’t going to happen. Europe wants peace and will quietly back a peace accord in the next 6 months. Sit back and watch which one of us is correct.

Ukraine….what’s our endgame here

My position hasn’t changed since day 1. I would have given Ukraine the necessary assets (not personnel) to repel the Russian invasion. Not a military guy but I assume that would include advance air defense batteries, artillery, armored personnel carriers, etc. Long range weapons would not have been on my list as I don’t consider them necessary to protect the Ukrainian border from invasion. My hope at the time is that such arms would have deterred the invasion. At worst those assets would have made the invasion very difficult. Could the Ukrainians have succeeded in repelling the invasion with those assets in place….no idea. I do believe it’s almost certain the Russians would control less territory if Ukraine had those assets .

The current escalation bothers me do in part to it’s timing. We have a leader with greatly diminished cognitive abilities who has less than 60 days left in office. Those are a dangerous combination imo. Additionally, he has not had any type of press conference where he’s outlined the reason for the escalation or the goal of the same. The US striking targets deep in Russia will have no effect in retaking that lost territory btw.
What escalation? It is hilarious.

The Russians just send endless glide bombs and 1000-mile cruise missiles into Ukraine, and then when they send a cruise missile back, they call it escalation.

The Russians lob a medium to intermediate ballistic missile, and everyone is :crap:ting themselves like the Russians launched a nuclear-capable weapon. News flash: they have been lobbying nuclear-capable weapons virtually this whole war.

The amount of stupidity in how this war has been talked about is pretty sad. Biden has been around since the Cold War. He understands the Russians and Vladimir Putin. He has seen his BS since starting in Chechyna, Georgia, Ukraine. It is sad to me that people on the right never talk about the Orange Revolution, Victor Yanukovych and Viktor Yushchenko, the Revolution of Dignity. People don't understand how Yanukovych bilked the country for billions personally while allied with Russia, and the Russians tried to poison Yushchenko with Dioxin in 2004. This stuff goes way, way back and is much more complicated. All of this seems lost. In Nov 2013, Yanukovych (a Russian puppet) decided not to sign the EU-Ukraine Association agreement after their parliament overwhelmingly approved it. Protests broke out. They stayed for months. 100s were killed, and Yanukovych fled in the middle of the night. Feb 22 2014, taking with all these super expensive paintings and other belongings that he had amassed by bilking the Ukrainian treasury.

Guess who invaded crimea on Feb 27, 2014? War in the Donbas broke out in April?

But if I listen to that sniffling little bitch Vivek Ramasamay. It is all the US's fault. The guy has zero clue.




I digress though.

My curiosity has always been about NATO's red line. When do the Europeans start with a bare minimum, start an air war, and then move on to putting troops in the theatre? Lots and lots of troops have moved into Poland, Romania, and the Baltics from all the NATO countries. They are just waiting for the word and will start pounding them into oblivion.
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