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  1. CaliforniaTide

    Weather thread, Part III

    I have similar thoughts from growing up in the Central Valley of California. Moving away from CA introduced me to the national media's obsession w/wildfires in the summer. The wildfires in the West have been a problem that growing up, we called it "wildfire season". It is so dry and hot in the...
  2. CaliforniaTide

    The Manufacturing of the Russian Conspiracy

    I'm thinking this as well. I don't think Trump would be going all-out in saying any connections to Epstein are false and unimportant/irrelevant if he wasn't truly concerned about the info that is in the files. Plus, he's the POTUS - I'm confident he knows what's in there. The MSM has been...
  3. CaliforniaTide

    NIL/Pay for play strikes Maryland's Mike Locksley's lockerroom

    I did mean it sarcastically, as well as the Captain Obvious reply. My apologies for not making that clear with a blue font.
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    NIL/Pay for play strikes Maryland's Mike Locksley's lockerroom

    Thanks Captain Obvious...
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    NIL/Pay for play strikes Maryland's Mike Locksley's lockerroom

    So, NIL brings uneven pay to the locker room, b/c different players w/different success and attributes are rewarded differently. The pro sports players all have differing salaried contracts, so why are the college players acting like they all should make the same high number?
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    In N Out Burger leaving blue state

    I love In N Out, but they're not leaving CA. The original HQ will be in charge of western U.S. operations, and the TN location will be in charge of eastern U.S. operations. So, misleading article headline, but I wouldn't expect anything less from an industry looking for clicks.
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    On3: Crimson Tide Disrespected?

    I wish some Alabama fans would stop acting like any doubt about elements of Alabama's team is disrespect. Like you said, there are plenty of unknowns on this team, and we won't know anything until they start playing the schedule.
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    Confident QB play vs Not confident QB play

    On the one hand, Mac Jones didn't enter his only starting season with a ton of snaps. However, he did have more meaningful snaps than Simpson has at this point. Not a slam on Simpson, just being objective. Right now, I tend to think that Simpson is much more what CKD wants to do at the QB...
  9. CaliforniaTide

    2025 Roster Rundown: Special Teams

    I was excited to see Asparuhov, as he graduated from my HS, but I'll have to wait another year to see him play for Alabama.
  10. CaliforniaTide

    Your window on your world? - Part 2

    My boys couldn't believe it was a real rock, until we got as close as we could to it.
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    The transfer portal is hurting my son's chances of playing on the college level.

    I probably haven't bought a college football preview magazine since I was in my early 30s.
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    Your window on your world? - Part 2

    Took my family to my old stomping grounds in CA a few weeks ago. Knocked out Fresno, Yosemite, Monterey, San Simeon, Morro Rock, LA, and Disneyland.
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    The transfer portal is hurting my son's chances of playing on the college level.

    I'm at that point too. I'll be excited when the first game rolls around the day-of, but anything leading up to it, I couldn't care less. I think it's more that my family is the priority (I have 2 littles) than the NIL-related stuff. I don't even care about the other teams Alabama faces, or the...
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    The transfer portal is hurting my son's chances of playing on the college level.

    I was a walk-on at Alabama for XC/track, and I'm pretty sure in the new landscape, there's no way I would get the same opportunity at Alabama or other D1 schools that are strong in XC/track. Washington State is moving to a distance-runner focused squad, but most other programs will eventually...
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    UW Tailback Corey Dillon Best Quarter ever

    Seemed the entire first drive was out of the same formation - 2 WRs to the right, and off-line TE on the left. Clearly the WRs were excellent decoys.
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    Kern River Valley

    I just spent 2 weeks driving my Alabama-born wife and kids b/w Fresno, Yosemite, Monterey, San Simeon, LA and Orange County, especially driving through the non-typical stereotype California. It was fun and beautiful.
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    LSU Football Plans to Sell Jersey Patch Advertisements

    I'm surprised Hot Dog on a Stick hasn't already announced a collaboration with LSU.
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    Kern River Valley

    That's one of the few places I've never spent time in as a CA native, along with north-of-Sacramento CA, and the desert. Bakersfield is a blue-collar town, but expanding quickly. I grew up in Madera/Fresno so the Central Valley brings good memories for me.
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    BREAKING House Versus NCAA Settlement Reached

    One potential change in all of this is if other professional leagues get involved to pay for the running of the sport in the U.S. Track and field is a massive sport across the world, and U.S. college track and field is essentially a high level minor league for professional track and field. IAAF...