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President Biden: The NEW one and only politics thread

Discussion in 'Sports and News' started by Moderator1, Jan 20, 2021.

  1. Twirling Time

    Twirling Time Well-Known Member

    I haven't dealt with Arkansas high schools in years, but they do have a smart, albeit flawed, system in place that deals with privates that started a couple of years ago.

    First of all, private schools with enrollment below 7A are automatically bumped one classification right from the start. Then, a "competitive balance factor" is applied to private schools that awards points based on district, playoff and state success over a 4-year rolling period. If you exceed 10 points, you get bumped another classification. Theoretically, privates who keep getting bumped and win could make it all the way to 7A.

    The kiss to the sad-sack privates is that if your CBF score is zero, you can go back to the classification your enrollment indicates you belong in. So it's all a little like pro-rel.

    The flaw in the system is it makes realignment a hot mess every 2 years. The public schools are ranked and classified first before the privates get added in, CBF and all. It means a lot of odd-numbered districts in a state that's hard enough to fill open dates unless you want to drive to the other side of the state or find an OOS opponent.
     
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  2. Della9250

    Della9250 Well-Known Member

  3. tapintoamerica

    tapintoamerica Well-Known Member

    I have wondered this. My guess:
    They have decided they can earn brownie points with the full-on Trumpist klan by bashing the prosecution and calling it political, etc. For now, there's no down side to this.
    Applauding the prosecution and criticizing the Lord and Savior is not a viable strategy with any faction of that klan under these circumstances. For now, Trump looks like a victim to them.
    Deep down, however, they know criminal proceedings are their only way to the nomination. And that only happens if the various legal actions limit Trump's ability to campaign. And that's down the road a bit.
    They're taking the attitude that says, "Yeah, it's a shame Trump has been confined to a courtroom. But Amurrikkka still needs a new president. We can't have Biden and more libruhls with their DEI and CRT running the country. So I'm going to step heroically into the breach and deliver us. If Trump can't be the voice of angst and retribution, I'll take on the task."
     
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  4. Inky_Wretch

    Inky_Wretch Well-Known Member

    Yep, I believe Pulaski Academy will be playing 7A football next reclassification thanks to the points system and 4A in all other sports.

    And of all the threadjacks on SJ, I never imagined a AAA one the politics thread.
     
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  5. DanOregon

    DanOregon Well-Known Member

    I'm stuck on who the two on the back left are supposed to be.
     
  6. Octave

    Octave Well-Known Member

  7. DanOregon

    DanOregon Well-Known Member

    There is a way to "back Trump" without promising scorched earth and revenge down the line. It's called. "I'm confident the President will beat these charges." You hear people say charges like these "criminalize politics" when really, those involved are just politicizing crime.
     
  8. Twirling Time

    Twirling Time Well-Known Member

    Lady G is neck-deep in Fulton County and has criminal exposure. No wonder there is a meltdown.
     
  9. HanSenSE

    HanSenSE Well-Known Member

    Every paper in the country needs to get in on that suit if it happens.
     
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  10. garrow

    garrow Well-Known Member

    Donald J6 Trump attacks a judge....again

     
  11. Deskgrunt50

    Deskgrunt50 Well-Known Member

    Meh, trump's mug shot will be like Tom Delay. He'll smile like a just got free McDonald's stuffed with KFC.
     
  12. wicked

    wicked Well-Known Member

    Trump hasn’t yet used a racial slur to describe the judge or told him to go back to his own country. He’s too busy measuring his dick (in centimeters).
     
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