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    Off-Topic A Poetry Thread

    Love Song: I and Thou Nothing is plumb, level, or square: the studs are bowed, the joists are shaky by nature, no piece fits any other piece without a gap or pinch, and bent nails dance all over the surfacing like maggots. By Christ I am no carpenter. I built the roof for...
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    UNC Sports UNC Basketball Possible coaches - UNC hires ex-Nuggets HC Michael Malone

    Earlier I posted links to youtube videos of IC staff analyzing McCollum and Byington. How did both coaches do in the NCAA tournament? Vandy [1-1] • Round 1 -- W 78-68 McNeese St • Round 2 -- L 72-74 Nebraska Iowa [3-1] • Round 1 -- W 67-61 Clemson • Round 2 -- W 73-72 Florida • Round...
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    UNC Sports UNC Basketball Possible coaches - UNC hires ex-Nuggets HC Michael Malone

    Mark Byington - UNC Candidate Closer Look | Inside Carolina Basketball Analysis
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    UNC Sports UNC Basketball Possible coaches - UNC hires ex-Nuggets HC Michael Malone

    Ben McCollum - UNC Candidate Closer Look | Inside Carolina Basketball Analysis
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    UNC Sports UNC Basketball Possible coaches - UNC hires ex-Nuggets HC Michael Malone

    and just for the record I want everyone to know that I am an ignoramus and make no claim to any special insight or knowledge. :)
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    UNC Sports UNC Basketball Possible coaches - UNC hires ex-Nuggets HC Michael Malone

    Ben McCollum 44 y.o. Three-time winner of Clarence Gaines Award as the best NCAA Division II coach. Northwest Missouri State: 395-91 81.3% 15 seasons Drake: 31–4 88.6% 1 season Iowa: 24–13 64.9% 1 season 5× NABC Division II Coach of the Year (2017, 2019–2022) 3× Clarence Gaines...
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    UNC Sports UNC Basketball Possible coaches - UNC hires ex-Nuggets HC Michael Malone

    Understood. I completely respect your position. I just mentioned Hurley only as an example. I am sure outstanding assistant coaches could be obtained from many other programs. Opposing fans may not like Hurley, but his players would run through a wall if he told them to do it. They play hard...
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    UNC Sports UNC Basketball Possible coaches - UNC hires ex-Nuggets HC Michael Malone

    I would take a look at the assistants for top college coaches. Many of the successful coaches were assistants for accomplished coaches (Dean, Roy). Certainly not guaranteed, but worthwhile. CURRENT NAMES: Mark Byington (Cremins) Billy Donovan (Pitino) Ben McCollum (---) NO LONGER AVAILABLE...
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    Politics OLD Iran thread

    I wonder if Donnie is worried about the Iranians targeting him since he had their head of state killed.
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    Off-Topic Country Joe...No Longer Just Fixin' To

    slight update: and it's 1, 2, 3, what're we fighting for? don't ask me, I don't give a damn next stop is eye-ran and it's 5, 6, 7, open up the pearly gates well there ain't no time to wonder why whoopee! we're all gonna die
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    Politics —> ICE / Immigration |

    [Sorry if this has been posted already] I'm a former Houston police chief. This immigration crackdown isn't policing. It's theater. Opinion When fear replaces trust, writes Art Acevedo, public safety collapses. Department of Homeland Security must adopt basic policing principles. By Art...
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    Off-Topic This thread is totally random

    Using an inflation calculator and assuming your job was in 1960, today the equivalent is $.55 per pint. Not bad at all!
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    Off-Topic This thread is totally random

    The official state blueberry of North Carolina is . . . the blueberry. Explanation
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    Politics “No Kings" Protests (Latest, 3/28/26)

    This frog makes a lot of sense: "We are not supposed to treat other people unfairly, just because we have the power to do so. Since you have that power, you should be even *more* careful with how you treat people because you have that much power and it comes with a lot of responsibility."
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